Stylianos

Laying the demons to rest

Are we prepared to face our history without fear or passion? Can we accept that we have avenues named after royalty and that the former summer palace at Tatoi needs to be salvaged because it is a piece of our collective memory? Can we finally be ruthless about the historical truth, while also respecting its monuments, institutions and protagonists?

Greece water polo team knocked out by Aussie Sharks

Aaron Younger of Australia (left) tries to pass the ball as he is marked by Stylianos Argyropoulos-Kanakakis of Greece during a men's water polo match at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Thursday. Australia won 9-8 after a closely contested match. [Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA]  

Contogoulas acquitted of conspiring to rig Libor benchmark interest rates

Two former junior Barclays traders have been unanimously acquitted by a London jury of conspiring to rig Libor benchmark interest rates in a blow to the UK Serious Fraud Office.

Ryan Reich, a 35-year-old American, and Greek national Stylianos Contogoulas, 45, walked free on Thursday after their second trial on a single charge of conspiracy to defraud.

[Reuters]

Three sought for burglary at 1967 military coup leader's home

Authorities on Thursday were investigating a burglary at the central Athens residence of Stylianos Pattakos, 104, one of the leaders of Greece's 1967 military coup.
 
According to initial reports, three unknown assailants broke into the residence at 4 a.m. and allegedly overpowered the housekeeper before fleeing with jewelry, rare coins and medals.

Untangling the tale of a Jewish WWII orphan in Thessaloniki

Just a few days before the mass deportations of Thessaloniki's Jews to Nazi concentration camps began in the cold tail-end of winter 1943, many Jewish parents left their children in the care of the Aghios Stylianos Foundling Home for their protection. Unable to bear the separation, most took their children back; but some stayed.