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How the world sees Greece
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Bucks remind fans that Giannis Antetokounmpo is 'Greek and Growing' with ...
CBSSports.comBucks remind fans that Giannis Antetokounmpo is 'Greek and Growing' with ...NBCSports.comA while back, we told you about how Bucks rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo is still physically growing. He was listed at 6'9″ at the time of the draft, but as the poster the team put together cleverly demonstrates, he's now up to 6'10″ and 1/4 as of ...Bucks giving away fantastic Giannis Antetokounmpo postersCBSSports.comall 2 news articles »
Former CEO of Greek bank arrested in Turkey: police
The former chief executive of the Greece's Hellenic Postbank (TT) mired in an unsecured loans scandal has been arrested in Turkey, Greek police said on Saturday.
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Caurie Putnam: Greece woman has helped cats for decades
Caurie Putnam: Greece woman has helped cats for decadesRochester Democrat and ChronicleThe day I interviewed Ann Cottone of Greece was the coldest of this winter thus far. Temperatures dropped into the single digits (and negative double digits with wind-chill) prompting schools, businesses and colleges all over the Rochester area shut down.
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Greek bronzes raise hope of southern Italy revival
Two remarkably life-like Greek bronze statues have gone on show in the same Calabria region in southern Italy where they were found by an amateur diver 42 years ago. The impoverished region -- notoriously the bastion of the 'Ndrangheta mafia -- is hoping ...
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Greek TT Bank Scandal Grows, Ex-Chief Arrested
ATHENS – The former president of the failed state-owned Hellenic Postbank (TT) that is being investigated for bad loans given without guarantees or collateral was apprehended in Turkey after authorities tracked him down because he had been using his cell phone to call Greek TV stations to defend himself. Angelos Filippides had been all over […]
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Few listened to a young Greek woman before she died. Will we listen now?
The GuardianFew listened to a young Greek woman before she died. Will we listen now?The GuardianOn Wednesday, a coach carrying a group of young students, travelling along a Greek motorway near Malgara, collided with a truck. Many were injured, two women died. Angeliki Granitsa, 21, and Irini Triantafyllou, 23, two smart, involved young people ...
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Greece 5th in EU in PDO Products
Greece aims to launch 101 products with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) to foreign markets. Some which were not previously more widely available abroad, include Kasseri cheese, Gruyere cheese of Naxos, the Cretan Rusk, Apples of Zagora, the Avgotaraho of Missolonghi and Prespa Beans. The decision was announced yesterday, during […]
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Myths And Truths About Female Sexuality
National research from the International Institute of Andrology and the Women’s Institute of Sexual Health showed that when it comes to sexuality, women and men don’t think so different after all… Results acquired from research conducted on 400 women in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece, negate the dominant perception that sexual dysfunction occurs mainly in men. […]
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Greece Vows To Push For Integrated Migration Policy
(EurActiv) — Aware that some European countries do not view a common migration policy as an immediate priority, Greece is making a point to push for a single asylum system and a more coordinated management of illegal migration flows into Europe during ...
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Samaras pledges to continue Greece reforms
KathimeriniSamaras pledges to continue Greece reformsEuropean VoiceAntonis Samaras, Greece's centre-right prime minister, has pledged to continue unpopular reforms in the face of resistance from far-left Syriza, which is expected to do well in elections to the European Parliament in May. Samaras denied that Syriza ...Germany's Foreign Minister Steinmeier encourages Greece to hold austerity ...Deutsche WelleGermany pledges aid to Greece, urges reformThe Local.deNew German minister urges Greece to continue reformsEUobserver.comKathimerini -Greek Reporter -Capital.gr (press release)all 35 news articles »
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Finance minister says Greece can avoid third bailout
Greek finance minister Yannis Stournaras insists that Greece will do its best to avoid a third bailout, despite an estimated €11 billion financial gap in its current rescue programme, as Greece yesterday formally assumed the rotating presidency of the ...
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Just what Greece didn’t need: BNP leader Nick Griffin seeks Golden Dawn alliance
The people of Greece have endured years of soaring unemployment, huge public spending cuts and all the other problems associated with one of world's most serious recessions, but arguably the situation was made infinitely worse on Friday when Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, turned up in Athens with a promise of a far-right coalition in Europe.
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BNP leader promises to back Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn
Brandishing excerpts from the European Convention on Human Rights, and showing a video clip of the arrest ... fascist rapper Pavlos Fissas by a Golden Dawn supporter, it is still Greece’s third most popular party according to latest polls, with 18 ...
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Greek President Launches new EU Science Program
The research and technology program “Horizon 2020,” a new European program worth up to €80 billion was launched earlier today at the Greek National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” by the President of the Greek Republic ...
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Find Inspiration for a Trip to Greece in 'The Legend of Hercules'
JauntedFind Inspiration for a Trip to Greece in 'The Legend of Hercules'JauntedThe Legend of Hercules follows the action-packed life of the mythical Greek hero, but it might provide some travel inspiration for theatergoers, too. Even though the movie wasn't actually filmed in Greece (most of the location shoots actually took ...and more »
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TT probe into loans finds state lender broke rules as businessmen profited
A report carried out by inspectors of the Bank of Greece into millions of euros in loans issued by the state-controlled Hellenic Postbank (TT) in 2008 and 2009 discovered that the lender repeatedly violated its own credit issue policy to release a series ... ...
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Samaras insists government is strong, calls SYRIZA two-faced
With pressure from international creditors and on the domestic political front rising, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras insisted on Friday that Greece is on track with its economic reforms and that his government will not suffer losses in European Parliamen... ...
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Coca-Cola Hellenic announces initiatives to boost Greek economy
Coca-Cola Hellenic announced on Friday it has undertaken two initiatives to help the Greek economy, in contributing what it described as a “significant” amount of money to the Greece Debt Free corporation that is aimed at buying back Greek bonds, and in o... ...
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Stocks show no signs of looking back
Greek stocks continued on their northbound course for the seventh session in a row on Friday, showing no signs of looking back, as the benchmark continues to break one 30-month record after another.
The ATHEX general index closed at 1,296.39 points, addin... ...
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Animal rights group files suit against Stylida mayor Apostolos Gletsos
An animal rights group in Fthiotida, central Greece, has filed suit against the popular actor and current mayor of Stylida, Apostolos Gletsos, for allegedly ordering that a dog be put down without going through the proper channels.
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Police investigating Greek-Albanian border drug route
Police at the northwestern Greek border with Albania were examining on Friday a route that they believe was used by drug runners from the neighboring country to transport a load of 322 kilograms of hashish that was seized in Igoumenitsa.
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Greece's Forthnet successfully completes share capital increase
Listed firm Forthnet has confirmed the successfully completion of its share capital increase from December 10 to January 3.
It was oversubscribed approximately 2.2 times.
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Turkish helicopter and 12 jets violate Greek air space
A Turkish helicopter and 12 fighter jets, six of which were armed, violated Greek air space on Friday, the National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said in a statement.
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Arrivals at Greek airports rise 10.8 percent in 2013
Arrivals from abroad at Greece’s main airports posted a 10.8 percent annual increase in 2013, according to data released by the Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises (SETE), totaling 12.64 million against 11.41 million in 2012.
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Greece's industrial output continues to suffer
Greece’s industrial slump deepened further as output contracted in November for a fifth consecutive month, to the tune of 6.1 percent, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday, highlighting the ravages of a six-year recession even a... ...
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Car sales head north again as 2013 sees annual growth
Car sales posted a yearly increase in 2013 for the first time since 2008, according to official data released on Friday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
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Greek Shrimp and Asparagus Risotto
Here is a meal for people who are on a gluten free diet or for people who want to try a new meal. This recipe is called 'Greek Shrimp and Asparagus Risotto' This dish is just 426 calories per serving which is 1 cup and a half of risotto. This dish is ...
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Greece Outlines Necessity for Unified EU Immigration Policy
Greece has urged the EU to develop a common and more integrated immigration strategy, targeted at balancing the economic burden of accepting refugees. The country, which just assumed the EU's rotational presidency on Wednesday, has been feeling ...
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Monk to lecture in Huntsville about Mt. Athos, ancient Greek monastery island ...
Monk to lecture in Huntsville about Mt. Athos, ancient Greek monastery island ...The Birmingham News - al.comThe ancient monasteries of Mt. Athos, a Greek peninsula-island barred to women and non-monks since the 9th century, will be described in a free lecture and slide show in Huntsville, Ala., on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at St. Michael the Archangel Serbian ...
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Schools eat up Greek yogurt pilot
WBNG-TVSchools eat up Greek yogurt pilotUtica Observer Dispatch"Clearly New York students ate up the USDA Greek yogurt pilot program, and I am urging the USDA to continue this great work ad add it to more states," Schumer said in a news release. The USDA is currently looking to add the program in four more states, ...Schumer Declares Greek Yogurt Pilot Program Has Proven A Great...LongIsland.comChobani Proud of Expansion of USDA Pilot Program for Greek Yogurt in SchoolsSacramento BeeExpansion of Greek Yogurt School Lunch Program May Benefit ChobaniCNY NewsNews Radio 1310 KLIX -Patch.com -WBNG-TVall 43 news articles »
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Greek-American Discovers a New Life Through Comedy
Greek-American comedian, writer and actor Grigorios Kritikos has been told he was funny since he was a kid. It would be years though before Kritikos, who goes by the stage name “Greg The Greek,” became familiar with his sense of humor.
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Head of Greek bank rescue fund charged
Greek ReporterHead of Greek bank rescue fund chargedFinancial TimesThe prosecutor's 150-page report on the case, leaked to local media on Friday, exposes a web of unsecured loans made by Postbank to leading Greek businessmen and its own executives between 2007 and 2012, despite a worsening credit squeeze as the ...Greek corruption probe reveals alleged money laundering and fraud at PostBankeuronewsGreek authorities charge 25 over allegedly inadequately secured bank loans to ...Fox NewsGreek businessman, ex-Hellenic Postbank officials arrested over bad loansCyprus MailThomson Reuters Foundation -Greek Reporterall 64 news articles »
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The Best of Greece in Cranbrook
The Best of Greece in CranbrookKootenay News Advertiser“The Best of Greece” is a visual tour by Gebhart and Sabine Pfeiffer. Discover the incredible sites of ancient Greece: Tour Athens to see the Acropolis, Hadrian's Arch and Temple of Zeus. Cross the Corinth Canal to the Peloponnesian Peninsula and visit ...
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Combined Vasilopita at NY Cathedral
NEW YORK – The professional organizations of the Greek-American community in New York invited members and friends to join them for their 4th annual combined Vasilopita – New Year’s Cake cutting in the Ballroom of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Manhattan on January on January 9. The guests who filled the ballroom were welcomed by Costas […]
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The Art and Mystery of Indiana Bones
NEW YORK – Books by art historians like Paul Koudounaris are usually about more than just works of art. The historical and social forces and individual lives that are responsible for the creation of objects that seize viewers’ attention make for fascinating stories. Sometimes they are cautionary tales about what humanity is forgetting or ignoring. […]
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Cyprus Hopes Unification Talks Restart
Although Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said he believes there’s no longer a chance of reaching a solution with Turkey, which has unlawfully occupied the northern third of the island since 1974, to reunify the island, the United Nations is going to try yet again. While a resolution has evaded everyone for decades, Alexander Downer, UN […]
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Troika Watching, Greece Takes EU Helm
ATHENS – With praise heaped on crisis-battered Greece as it assumed the symbolic, essentially powerless European Union Presidency, looming in the background were unresolved issues with its international lenders. Addressing a joint press conference with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras declared that “Greece, after great sacrifices, is leaving the crisis […]
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AHEPA, Jewish Group Visits Israel, Cyprus, Greece
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA,) a leading membership-based grassroots association for the nation’s millions of American citizens of Greek heritage and Philhellenes, is participating in a historic three-country visit to Israel, Cyprus and Greece. The AHEPANS are together with representatives from the American Hellenic Institute and two American Jewish organizations, B’nai B’rith International […]
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Sluggish Olympiakos Falls to Milano
European basketball champion Olympiakos isn’t playing like it. The Reds were trounced 81-51 on Jan. 9 by one of the worst teams in the Eurogroup, Armani Milano, continuing disappointing play that carried over from lackluster performances in the Greek domestic league. Olympiakos played without its two American stars, Acie Law and Brent Petway who have […]
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Remembering Nick Stavrou, A Good Man
Although two years have passed since the death of Professor Nick Stavrou, he nevertheless remains alive in the memory of his friends and in his writings, which are as relevant as ever. My “Uncle Nick” lived a life of purity, honesty , family and patriotism. You will remember that he dedicated his life to the […]
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Greek presidency of EU combines comedy, tragedy
MarketWatchGreek presidency of EU combines comedy, tragedyMarketWatchWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The European Union is opening a new chapter this week somewhere between comic opera and Greek tragedy as Greece takes over the bloc's rotating presidency. In order to maintain the pretense that Greece has turned the ...[Analysis] Is the Greek economy ready to come off life support?EUobserver.comGreek Finance Minister Urges Troika to Be RealisticGreek ReporterGreek industrial slump persists, jobless rate at record high [Update]KathimeriniReuters -Social Europe Journal -Economic Timesall 90 news articles »
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Terrorist’s Lawyer Defends Client’s Escape
The lawyer for convicted November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros, who walked away from a furlough on Jan. 6, said he doesn’t know where his client is but said he was right to flee from justice. “I ‘ve had no contact with him,” Frangiskos Ragousis told Antenna TV. He earlier said he understood why Xeros would […]
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Steinmeier Keeps The Heat on Greece
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on a two-day official visit to Athens, said on Jan. 10 that the government must stick to reforms no matter the political cost. He met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, and the premier’s coalition partner, PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos, who is the Deputy PM/Foreign […]
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16.1% Increase in Tourism
The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) announced this week that the percentage of international tourists arriving at the main Greek airports increased during 2013. In December there was a rise of 16.1%, while overall during the year there was an increase of 10.8%. According to SETE the total number of international tourists arriving in […]
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Cruel Racist Attack in Athens
The humanitarian aid organization, Doctors of the world, reported on Friday a racist attack against an Iranian immigrant. The attack took place two months ago near Metaxourgio square, central Athens, Greece. The victim reported that while he was speaking on his cell phone, he was attacked and that his ear was bitten off by three men […]
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Journey to Underwater Greece
Eleftherios Venizelos airport will host a photographic journey into the underwater world of Greece. The exhibition entitled, “Journey to Underwater Greece,” is an initiative of Athens international airport and the NGO Ydronaftes (aquanauts). The aim is to present to the public the beauty of underwater Greece. At the same time this “dive” into a largely hidden […]
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Men from Trikala Wanted
It would appear that men from the Greek rural city of Trikala are extremely popular among women. According to information provided by the local registry office, in 2013 there were 249 marriages, four more than during the previous year. What makes these numbers so unusual though is the fact that the majority of the marriages […]
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Souvlaki and Non-Stick Pans Invented by Ancient Greeks
New scientific research reveals that the ancient Mycenaean’s, apart from being great warriors and excellent architects, were also very good cooks. More than 3,000 years ago this ancient civilization was using portable grilling trays for making souvlaki and non-stick pans for baking bread. The Mycenaean civilization thrived during the late Bronze Age from around 1,600 […]
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SYRIZA MP Resigns from Party
In a posting on Facebook, Petros Tatsopoulos, a member of Greece’s main opposition SYRIZA, said that he submitted his resignation to the party leader Alexis Tsipras on Thursday. Tatsopoulos, commenting on Christodoulos Xeros’ escape, claimed that some members of his party were sympathetic towards the disbanded Greek terrorist organization, November 17. “There are people within SYRIZA who may be […]
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