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Friday, November 8, 2013

Greek deflation accelerates after wages drop

Compared with a year earlier, fees for private education fell by 4.4 per cent in October, while transport prices were down 3.5 per cent and hotel and restaurant prices by 3 per cent. Food and clothing prices declined by a smaller margin of 0.5 and 1.1 per ...

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Greece: The New Eurozone Colony

As is many socialist states, most Greeks were dependent on cash, infrastructure, and incentives to flow in and out of the ... to place specialist and much valued administrative staff into the mobility scheme our universities are at risk of ...

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Greek coastguard halts ship carrying 20,000 Kalashnikovs

The Greek coastguard on Friday intercepted a Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship in the southeastern Aegean Sea with around 20,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles on board, officials said. The cargo ship, Nour M, was taken to the island of Rhodes where its Turkish captain and seven crew members were placed under arrest, coastguard sources said. In a statement, the coastguard said efforts to give a full ...

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EU eyes Greek trade credit insurance curb

Regulators are reviewing the role of state-funded protection as private sector insurers say they are more willing to provide trade credit cover

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MSCI index entry to boost Greek stocks

KathimeriniMSCI index entry to boost Greek stocksKathimeriniThe Greek bourse had already been surging in heavy volume as international investors took a fresh look at a country whose debt crisis hammered asset values. MSCI, which has $7 trillion benchmarked against its indices, said National Bank of Greece, ...Greece, Morocco Closer to Moving to Emerging, Frontier ETFsETF Trendsall 19 news articles »

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Town Of Greece v. Galloway Oral Arguments Reveal Indefensible Case For ...

PolicyMicTown Of Greece v. Galloway Oral Arguments Reveal Indefensible Case For ...PolicyMicThe controversy centers on the tradition that commences official board meetings of the elected government of the town of Greece, N.Y. "At least 30 minutes" before the actual meeting begins, the board hears a religious prayer written and delivered by ...God's Amicus Curiae on Town of Greece v. Galloway SCOTUS CaseReligion DispatchesBlomberg on Town of Greece v. GallowayNational Catholic Reporter (blog)Court weighs constitutionality and tradition of town council prayerThe PilotAmerican Spectator (blog) -Baptist Standard -The Economist (blog)all 23 news articles »

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Greek government to face no-confidence vote after ERT police raid

The Greek government is to face a vote of no-confidence in parliament following the police raid on the headquarters of the former state broadcaster. The evacuation of dozens of journalists who had been occupying the building brought protests outside from staff laid off after the government ...

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Greece were not leaving ERT is on air

ERT have been continuing to broadcast from outside the company’s Athens headquarters – after riot police evicted them from the building on November 7. The Greek government pulled the plug in June, turning ...

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European court rules against Greek civil-union law

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Greece's civil union law violates the European Convention on Human Rights because the law does not provide for homosexual civil unions. "The Court reiterated that same-sex couples were just as capable as different-sex couples of entering into stable committed relationships," according to a November 7 press release. The court ...

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ECBs Mersch tells Greece another debt relief only last resort

ATHENS Nov 8 (Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board member Yves Mersch urged Greece on Friday to push on with reforms to bring the country back to growth without relying on more debt relief. Greece's debt problems marked the beginning of the euro zone's debt crisis in 2010. The country had to be rescued by international lenders in exchange for tough reforms. Mersch said Greece ...

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A Microsoft Support Centre in Greece

A regional support centre will be set up in Greece by Microsoft, as notified after the meeting between the CEO of the company in Greece, Peggy Antonakou, with the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. The investment plan of the American software company foresees the creation of 550 jobs. The new support center will be able to […]

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Athens Today Looks Like 1970s Turkey

Protesters during the Dekemvriana, a period of clashes between left and right in Greece in December of 1944 that left many people dead and tore the country apart. On Nov. 6, I tried to reflect "an island's view" over whether the murder of two Greek neo-Nazis (members of the Chrysi Avgi, the Golden Dawn party) last week was a reminder of the days of the Dekemvriana" a December ...

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Evicted Greek TV channel goes on air from street

Protest An Athens street was turned into a live studio by employees of Greece's former state TV broadcaster, after riot police evicted them from their offices, which the journalists had refused to leave, despite the government shutting the channel ...

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Prosecutor slates conditions in northern Greek jails

Thessaloniki's chief prosecutor says people are being kept for months in police cells during whic...

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NGO claims Greek authorities are 'pushing back' Syrian refugees

In one incident, refugees say there were detained incommunicado and subjected to severe beatings ...

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‘We’re not Leaving, ERT is On Air!’ – Evicted Workers Continue to Broadcast

Former employees of Greek television channel ERT have been continuing to broadcast from outside the company’s Athens headquarters – after riot police evicted them from the building on November 7. The Greek government pulled the plug in June, turning off ERT’s signal and sacking its 2,600 staff. Many workers refused to accept the shutdown and […]

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Athens Ledra Marriott Quits Greece

The multinational corporation, Marriott International, decided to quit the Greek market after 30 years of operation. While the Greek government is advertising the myth of the “success story” and is talking about foreign investments in our country, the reality is completely different, as even major Greek companies leave the Greek market. The international hotel chain, […]

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Cyprus: Call For Missing Persons

Nikos Anastasiades, the Republic of Cyprus president, addressed a call to anyone who might know or have information about places where missing Turkish Cypriots, or missing Greek Cypriots who died during the years 1963-63 during the invasion of 1974, are buried. This information will help the authorities and the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus […]

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UAthens Staff Extends Strike Again

Administrative staff at the University of Athens, one of eight Greek colleges where workers have been striking for two months to protest government layoff plans, said on Nov. 8 they would continue the work stoppage even as authorities said they would go to court to try to force them back to their jobs. Education Minister […]

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2% Deflation in Greece

A 2% decrease in inflation was found this October, compared to a 1.1% decrease in September and 1.6% increase on October last year. Data collected from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported that deflation was recorded for the eighth consecutive month, and in October, Greece registered the highest rate of decrease in the general price […]

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Tourist Agreement with Kenya to be Signed

The Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni with the Secretary of Commerce and Tourism of Kenya Phyllis Cady, expressed their willingness to sign a cooperation agreement in the sector f tourism at yesterday’s (Thursday) meeting at the Ministry of Tourism. Present at the meeting also was the General Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism Anastasios Liaskos. […]

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Greek riot police raid ERT broadcasting headquarters

Giorgos Kogiannis, a former head of news at ERT who joined the protest outside the building, said at least one employee remained inside. ''It's a big building,'' he said. ''They didn't find everyone.'' Nikos Korovilas, a former sports reporter, told the ...

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Index entry means billion-dollar boost for Greek stocks

But many analysts reckon Greece will benefit hugely from the move, which follows similar action from index providers Russell Indexes and Standard & Poor's. FTSE may also follow suit. "It is in the longer term a much more positive outcome for ...

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The 2,300-year-old collar painstakingly pieced together after being discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian undertaker

Researchers from Pennsylvania found fragments of the 16-inch colourful collar in a tomb in Greece. It shows the Egyptian god Horus plus other religious symbols.

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Riot police evict sacked Greek TV staff

Greek riot police have stormed the headquarters of shuttered public broadcaster ERT, which former employees had been occupying after it was suddenly closed down in June as part of government cost-cutting measures. Following prosecutors' orders ...

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Michael O'Leary's 33 daftest quotes

The Ryanair boss regularly causes an outcry with his unreconstructed, often foul-mouthed, statements. Here are some classic he-didn't-just-say-that moments from the past

Despite them both wearing suits and helming huge commercial operations, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary isn't quite as well-loved as his namesake, X Factor host Dermot O'Leary. The 52-year-old multimillionaire aviation magnate is outspoken, unreconstructed and makes headlines every time he opens his mouth. Fasten your seatbelts for 33 of O'Leary's most turbulent utterances …

1 "Germans will crawl bollock-naked over broken glass to get low fares."

2 "The French have never produced a great philosopher. Great wine maybe, but no great philosophers."

3 "If drink sales are falling off, we get the pilots to engineer a bit of turbulence. That usually spikes sales."

4 On passengers who forget to print their boarding passes: "We think they should pay €60 for being so stupid."

5 "Anyone who thinks Ryanair flights are some sort of bastion of sanctity where you can contemplate your navel is wrong. We already bombard you with as many in-flight announcements and trolleys as we can. Anyone who looks like sleeping, we wake them up to sell them things."

6 "Ryanair brings lots of different cultures to the beaches of Spain, Greece and Italy, where they couple and copulate in the interests of pan-European peace."

7 "One thing we have looked at is maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door, so that people might actually have to spend a pound to spend a penny in the future. Pay-per-pee. If someone wanted to pay £5 to go to the toilet, I'd carry them myself. I would wipe their bums for a fiver."

8 "Do we carry rich people on our flights? Yes, I flew on one this morning and I'm very rich."

9 To a Ryanair employee who dared to join the Twitter Q&A: "Get back to work you slacker or you're fired."

10 Opening a press conference to announce Ryanair's annual results: "I'm here with Howard Millar and Michael Cawley, our two deputy chief executives. But they're presently making love in the gentleman's toilets, such is their excitement at today's results."

11 On why his bride arrived 35 minutes late for their wedding: "She's coming here with Aer Lingus."

12 "You're not getting a refund so fuck off. We don't want to hear your sob stories. What part of 'no refund' don't you understand?"

13 "Screw the travel agents. Take the fuckers out and shoot them. What have they done for passengers over the years?"

14 "Why are we carrying 81 million passengers if we're this terrible? We have the lowest fares, we have brand-new aircraft, we have the most on-time flights. It sounds like kind of a fucking Mormon Moonie session but we do."

15 "The most influential person in Europe in the last 20 to 30 years has been Margaret Thatcher. Without her we'd all be living in some French bloody unemployed republic."

16 "We want to annoy the fuckers whenever we can. The best thing you can do with environmentalists is shoot them. These headbangers want to make air travel the preserve of the rich. They are luddites marching us back to the 18th century. If preserving the environment means stopping poor people flying so the rich can fly, then screw it."

17 On the British Airways/Iberia merger: "It reminds me of two drunks leaning on each other."

18 "MBA students come out with: 'My staff is my most important asset.' Bullshit. Staff is usually your biggest cost. We all employ some lazy bastards who needs a kick up the backside, but no one can bring themselves to admit it."

19 His response to the first questioner, a woman, during a live Twitter Q&A: "Nice pic. Phwoaaarr! MOL"

20 "All flights are fuelled with Leprechaun wee and my bullshit!"

21 "If global warming meant temperatures rose by one or two degrees, France would become a desert, which would be no bad thing. The Scots would grow wine and make buffalo mozzarella."

22 "I'm Europe's most underpaid and underappreciated boss. I'm paid about 20 times more than the average Ryanair employee and I think the gap should be wider."

23 On transatlantic Ryanair flights: "In economy, no frills. In business class, it'll all be free – including the blow jobs."

24 On Bertie Ahern: "I'm disrespectful towards authority. I think the prime minister of Ireland is a gobshite"

25 "The airline industry is full of bullshitters, liars and drunks. We excel at all three in Ireland."

26 "The airline business is it is mostly run by a bunch of spineless nincompoops who actually don't want to stand up to the environmentalists and call them the lying wankers that they are."

27 "People either see me as Jesus, Superman or an odious little shit. I think I'm Jesus. A prophet in his own time.

28 "Ryanair's biggest achievement? Bringing low fares to Europe and still lowering 'em. Biggest failure? Hiring me."

29 On a bomb scare in Scotland: "The police force were outstanding in their field. But all they did was stand in their field. They kept passengers on board while they played with a suspect package for two and three quarter hours. Extraordinary."

30 "I should get the Nobel peace prize – screw Bono."

31 "Nobody wants to sit beside a really fat bastard on board. We have been frankly astonished at the number of customers who not only want to tax fat people but torture them."

32 "I don't give a shit if no one likes me. I'm not a cloud bunny or an aerosexual. I don't like aeroplanes. I never wanted to be a pilot like those other platoons of goons who populate the airline industry."

33 And finally, O'Leary on readers of this very organ: "The chattering bloody classes, or what I call the liberal Guardian readers, they're all buying SUVs to drive around London. I smile at these loons who drive their SUVs down to Sainsbury's and buy kiwi fruit, flown in from New Zealand for Christ sakes. They're the equivalent of environmental nuclear bombs!"

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Greek riot police raid occupied state broadcaster ERT

Excessive spending at the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, known as ERT, was the chief reason given by the authorities when they pulled the plug, laying off more than 2600 workers and prompting a political crisis that nearly brought down the government.

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Greek special forces push back Syrian refugees, NGO says

Greek special forces push back Syrian refugees, NGO saysEUobserver.comGreek military officers involved in the Farmakonisi incident on the island are said to have been “polite” but some of the commandoes, who had intercepted the boat, treated them with violence. “Once in Farmakonisi, they made us all lie down facing the ...and more »

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WCup: Gekas back for Greece playoffs vs Romania

Fifa.comWCup: Gekas back for Greece playoffs vs RomaniaSacramento BeeATHENS, Greece -- Veteran striker Fanis Gekas has been recalled by Greece for the World Cup qualifying playoffs against Romania this month. Coach Fernando Santos named the 33-year-old center forward in a 24-man squad filled with veterans, including ...Greece name play-off squadFifa.comall 3 news articles »

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Deflated: Prices in Greece at a 50-year low

RTDeflated: Prices in Greece at a 50-year lowRTPrices of goods in Greece, from milk and bread to medicine have fallen by 2.0 percent in the last year, and are now at their lowest since 1962. Only the price of alcohol and tobacco increased in the last year. Consumer prices in Greece plummeted 2.0 ...TABLE-Greek October consumer prices mark biggest deflation in 50 yrsReutersall 4 news articles »

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No nasty surprises

We cannot stress enough the gravity of maintaining calm. What Greece needs right now more than anything else is a political system that is stable and operating smoothly. Without this, the chances of the economy seeing a recovery anytime soon and the econo... ...

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Civil service overhaul focus of minister's meeting with troika

Administrative Development Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Friday with envoys representing Greece's troika of international creditors to brief them on the induction of 12,500 civil servants into a so-called mobility scheme of layoffs and transfers. Ac... ...

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Marriott International to cease operations in Greece

Marriott International, one of the world's leading lodging and hospitality companies, announced Friday that they will cease operations Greece. A statement on the company's website said that as of December 31st, the landmark hotel on Syngrou Avenue near At... ...

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Court workers call three-hour stoppage on Monday in protest at attack

Greece's courts will stop all operations on Monday from noon to the end of the 3 p.m. shift as judicial employees protest lax security at the country's courthouses following the stabbing of a magistrate's secretary in Athens on Friday. The union represent... ...

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Greek farmers, saffron and salvation

It's a meticulous harvest which forbids the use of a spade, let alone tractors. Crouched deep within a field full of purple crocuses, groups of villagers come together every year for a back-breaking fortnight, harvesting saffron. With great ...

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Free Friday: Toy Store Day and Telly's Tavern Greek Food Dishes

Free Friday: Toy Store Day and Telly's Tavern Greek Food DishesNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TVEach week we tell viewers what they can get for free. This week's free list: 1) Toy Store Day 2) Telly's Tavern Greek Food Dishes. Tomorrow, November 9th is the fourth annual Neighborhood Toy Store Day. The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association ...

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European Court of Human Rights rules against Greece's ban on gay civil unions

PinkNews.co.ukEuropean Court of Human Rights rules against Greece's ban on gay civil unionsPinkNews.co.ukGreece's ban on same-sex couples from entering civil unions violates the European Convention of Human Rights, a European court has ruled. On Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights declared that excluding same-sex couples from any type of ...European court condemns anti-gay legislation in GreeceCTV NewsGreece: Convicted for Banning Same-Sex Civil UnionsGreek Reporterall 20 news articles »

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N.Y. Cops Seek Suspect for Greek Church Theft

NEW YORK - Police are asking for the public?s help in identifying and tracking down a suspect wanted in connection with the burglary of a Greek Orthodox church in Queens. Just after 2:30 p.m. On Nov. 7, police said the suspect, a man wearing all green clothing, including a ski cap, entered Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Cathedral at 30-11 30 Drive in Astoria and removed jewelry and an unspecified amount of cash before fleeing. Police have released surveillance images of the suspect. They are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the NYPD?s Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS or to submit a tip online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com. All calls are kept confidential.

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Greek Gays Win Court Fight Over Partnerships

ATHENS(AP) ? Gay rights advocates in Greece have welcomed a decision by a European court condemning the country for failing to include same-sex couples in 2008 legislation that introduced civil partnerships. A panel of judges at the Council of Europe's Court of Human Rights ruled the legislation was discriminatory and ordered the state to pay plaintiffs 5,000 euros ($6,670) each in damages as well as some court costs. The civil partnerships are favored by couples seeking legal rights outside marriage or who are deterred by lengthy divorce procedures. Grigoris Vallianatos, a prominent gay rights advocate, called it the most important legal victory for gays in Greece in decades.

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Tourism Driving Greek Recovery Hopes

LONDON - Greece?s tourism industry is experiencing healthy growth and leading the country?s economic recovery, according to representatives of Marketing Greece attending the annual tourism trade fair World Travel Market (WTM) in London. Marketing Greece Chairman Andreas Andreadis and members of the new private entity?s board of directors, Andreas Stylianopoulos and Agapi Sbokou, met with members of leading British and international media outlets and discussed the progress of and prospects for Greek tourism. The year 2013 has proven to be exceptionally successful for Greece?s tourism sector, with significant increases in key indicators, including an estimated total arrivals figure of 17.5 million, a record for the country. Tourism revenues for January-August rose 13.7 percent compared with the corresponding period in 2012.

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TAXIDI: Northern Greece Draws Turkish Tourists

The Greek islands in the Aegean have become increasingly popular for the Turks over the past 4-5 years, at least those lucky enough to hold a Schengen visa. Especially last summer; it was nearly impossible to have come across someone who has not been to Mitilini, across Ayval?k or Chios across Cesme or Kos across Bodrum. While Turks? touristic conquest continues via maritime routes, they are also set to discover Greece?s attractions by land as well. Increasing numbers of Turks are opting for bus tours that take them until Thessaloniki; Greece?s second largest city, via Western Trace. Those who are going by their private cars are also on the rise. As it takes between 3 to 4 hours of drive to go to Alexandroupolis, in the border region from Istanbul?s European side, it should not come as a surprise to see lots of cars with Istanbul traffic plates on the Greek high ways, especially during weekends and holidays.

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More Greek Doctors Work in North Rhine-Westphalia

During the last year, the number of Greek trainee doctors and specialists who work at hospitals in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, was increased by 14 percent. In particular, the number of Greek doctors working in the most populous state of ...

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Greece name play-off squad

Greece coach Fernando Santos has named a 24-man squad for the decisive 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifying play-off matches against Romania on 15 and 19 November. Santos recalled experienced striker Fanis Gekas and also included Bologna midfielder ...

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Greece, Morocco Closer to Moving to Emerging, Frontier ETFs

Index provider MSCI (NYSE: MSCI) said today it will reclassify Greece as an emerging market following its November 2013 semi-annual index review on Nov. 26. The move was announced in June when MSCI became ...

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How Kenichi Ohmae Would Fix Japan (2)

By Attali’s reckoning, Japan is headed to a Greece- or Portugal-like crisis and is in denial. Ohmae agrees. If government debt continues to rise at the current pace of JPY 40 trillion a year, Japan has only another four years before it risks attacks by arbitrageurs.

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TABLE-Greek October consumer prices mark biggest deflation in 50 yrs

The EU-harmonised inflation reading fell 1.9 percent from 1.0 percent in September. The October reading was below a forecast of -1.5 percent. A combination of deep recession, wage cuts and substantial spare capacity in the economy have pulled ...

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Spice of life: How saffron could save Greek farmers

They're competing with produce from Iran and Spain, but many chefs regard Greek saffron among the best in the world, providing the villagers with some financial stability. "For some people this is their main business and way to get money.

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What Happens in Greece Stays in Greece?

What Happens in Greece Stays in Greece?National Review Online (blog)The oral argument yesterday in Greece v. Galloway convinced me of two things. One is that the Court is going to reverse the Second Circuit's opinion (holding the town's prayer practice unconstitutional). The other is that no one on the Court — based ...

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DSU student recruits civil rights group to create Greek sorority on campus

DSU student recruits civil rights group to create Greek sorority on campusfox13now.comST. GEORGE, Utah – A group of Dixie State University students are pushing forward with an effort to get administrators to allow a Greek sorority on campus. Now they have the backing of civil rights advocates. Administrators denied the request by DSU ...DSU continues to stymie sorority effortSt. George Daily Spectrumall 7 news articles »

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Greek riot police storm former TV building, break up sit-in

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Riot police stormed the former Greek state television headquarters in Athens on Thursday and evicted dozens of journalists who were fired five months ago, ending a protracted sit-in against the broadcaster's closure. The government took ERT off the air in June to meet a target for public sector job cuts set by foreign lenders, triggering a political crisis ...

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