New feel-good website aims to cheer up crisis-hit Greeks

Fri, 06/29/2012 - 13:45 EDT - France24.com - Business

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Greeks fed up with stories of austerity and gloom can now turn to a new website aptly named Everything is OK (ola kala, OK in Greek) which aims to bring only happy news stories to the population.Describing itself as an "online health wellbeing portal", the site www.olakala.gr tells users: "If you want to change your life, come with us."Weary Greeks can now seek solace online to learn how to meditate, find out how Germany has made the most of austerity measures and search for jobs and the "solutions to (your) problems" that the site proposes.

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