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Gov�t prescribes tax inspections for doctors The government is probing tax evasion among doctors in order to help make up the revenue shortfall due to the dubious practices adopted in various professions. �There are net incomes of doctors living at...

Uga VII passed away suddenly Thursday morning at his home in Savannah. At 4 years old, he was practically a pup and had served as Georgia's mascot for not even two full football seasons when he unexpectedly succumbed to heart...

Nikki Reed of the “ Twilight” saga is quitting smoking for her boyfriend, Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, who is also Paris Hilton ‘s ex. [ Daily Fill ]—If John DeVore can quit for his girlfriend, then she can do...

Indoor smoking bans resulted in outdoor smoking areas but they may be creating a new health hazard, U.S. researchers suggest. "Indoor smoking bans have helped to create more of these outdoor environments where people are exposed to secondhand smoke," study...

The lender said yesterday net profits reached 219 million euros, beating analysts� estimates for a figure of around 197 million euros. �Positive signs of a recovery in the global economy are progressively strengthening while the international financial sector continues to...

Japan Week will open at the Athens Concert Hall on Sunday, with a lecture by distinguished architect Kengo Kuma as well as a concert by the Tokyo Ensemble. Events will run to November 28. Athens Concert Hall, 1 Kokkali &...

ANA Protesters during yesterday�s march in Athens to mark the anniversary of the 1973 student uprising against the military junta hold aloft a banner reading, �Remember, remember the 6th of December,� a reference to the day last year when a...

Trichet told French newspaper Le Monde that the fiscal situation in some European countries is so bad that there is a danger markets will lose faith in them, without specifically naming Greece or any other country. �Some countries are in...

Placing in the index depends on the views of business people and other monitors surveyed in each country. On a descending scale from 10 to zero, meaning from low levels of corruption to perceptions that a country is "highly corrupt",...