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How the world sees Greece
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Reader Mail: Looking for Greek food, Chinese pork buns
Reader Mail: Looking for Greek food, Chinese pork bunsThe News JournalWhile I love the area, there are two things I really miss and cannot find – a Japanese/Chinese/Korean bakery or grocery where things like cha siu bao (Chinese pork buns), and other bao type pastries are available, and a Greek grocery where things like ...
Is Athens Burning? Ask The Graffiti Artists
While much of graffiti is mindless spray-painting and egotistical self-aggrandizing tagging, some Greek street artists are using their talents to paint murals
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Daily Life In Greece: The Birthplace Of Democracy In All Its Beauty
Welcome to Daily Life! Each week HuffPost World will transport you to one of the corners of the Earth through images that expose the beauty and tragedy of worlds you may have never before seen.
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Newman's Own Enters Popular Greek Yogurt Market
Newman's Own Enters Popular Greek Yogurt MarketHartford CourantNewman's Own has entered the crowded retail market for Greek yogurt, pitting a well-known charitable company against a socially conscious giant, Chobani, amid low-cost store brands such as Stop & Shop. The charitable food company named for actor Paul ...Chobani has begun exporting to Asia, Latin America and the CaribbeanAlbany Business Reviewall 7 news articles »
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PAOK fan arrested for dumping anchovies on Olympiakos bench
Fan accused of dumping a crate of fish on visitors' bench Match marred by brawls between players
Police in Thessaloniki have arrested a PAOK fan accused of dumping a crate of fish on the visiting Olympiakos bench, in a stunt that delayed a tense Greek Cup semi-final for more than an hour.
Another six PAOK supporters were arrested during clashes with police before and after Wednesday's match, which PAOK won 1-0 to advance.
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Greek official requests investigation into new prisoner death
The Justice Ministry’s general secretary for crime-fighting policies, Marinos Skandamis, on Thursday asked a prosecutor to launch an investigation into the death of an Albanian inmate at Aghios Stefanos Prison near Patra, western Greece, during a brawl.
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Easter Friday and Saturday opening hours for shops in Greece
Stores across the country will be operating according to a slightly different schedule on Friday and Saturday in view of Greek Orthodox Easter, which is this Sunday.
On Good Friday, most shops will be open from 1 to 7 p.m., department stores and supermark... ...
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Government looks to kick on
After a busy but productive few weeks during which Greece secured billions of euros in pending rescue loans, returned to international bond markets for the first time in four years and received a fresh expression of political support from German Chancello... ...
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‘Palikari,’ a Greek migrant’s story destined to echo in eternity
It could have been a scene from Orthodox Easter anywhere in Greece: Relatives, friends and co-workers gathering around the fire to roast lamb, share a drink and have a dance. This particular festive scene, though, is taken from a Colorado coal miners’ col... ...
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Talks lined up in wake of ‘shameful’ soccer scenes
The government has pledged to meet with soccer officials after Easter to tackle unruliness in the game following wild scenes at the Greek Cup semifinal between PAOK and Olympiakos in Thessaloniki on Wednesday night, which led to seven arrests being made.
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A Greek Easter Feast
A Greek Easter FeastYahoo NewsPhoto credit: StockFood/Jan Peter Westermann. In the Greek Orthodox Easter tradition, it's not ham that occupies the center of the table, nor is it rabbit: It's lamb, often spit-roasted whole in someone's backyard as the family gathers over the course ...
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The Rapture of the Nerds
A new religion has set out to store memories for centuries and deliver its believers into a world where our souls can outlive our selves
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Greek police arrest PAOK fan for dumping anchovies on bench, just before cup semifinal
THESSALONIKI, Greece - Police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki arrested a PAOK fan accused of dumping a crate of fish on the visiting Olympiakos bench, in a stunt that delayed a tense Greek Cup semifinal for more than an hour. Another six PAOK supporters were arrested during clashes with police before and after Wednesday's match, which PAOK won 1-0 to advance. The game was repeatedly ...
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National Bank of Greece plans bond launch
KathimeriniNational Bank of Greece plans bond launchFinancial TimesGreece's second-largest bank plans to return to capital markets next week in the wake of a successful bond issue and two capital-raisings by rival Athens lenders. National Bank of Greece is preparing to launch a €750m senior unsecured bond, its first ...National Bank of Greece plans senior unsecured bond saleKathimeriniUPDATE 1-National Bank of Greece plans senior unsecured bond saleReutersNational Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) gets upgrade as well as ...Markets EmergingGlobalCapital -Gaining Green -Techsonian (press release)all 11 news articles »
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Nikos Dimou Says ‘Holy Fire’ Jet Flight Is Waste of Money
The Greek writer Nikos Dimou suggested on Wednesday that since the Holy Fire, which is brought every Holy Saturday from Jerusalem, is
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The Tragic Life of Greece’s Jesus Christ TV Superstar
Alexis Golfis, born in 1948, began acting aged 25 and rose to fame for his portrayal of Jesus Christ in the series “The Greek Passion”, based
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Greek Opposition Launches European Election Ad Campaign
Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA beamed its first broadcast salvo in the electioneering campaign prior to May’s European elections under the slogan “We vote; they leave.” Seeking an optimistic tone, the
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Greek police arrest PAOK fan for anchovy stunt
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Police in Thessaloniki have arrested a PAOK fan accused of dumping a crate of fish on the visiting Olympiakos bench, in a stunt that delayed a tense Greek Cup semifinal for more than an hour. Another six PAOK supporters were ...
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Dartmouth President on Sexual Assault: “Enough is Enough”
Announces he will reign in the Greek system and take a tough stance against sexual misconduct and binge drinking as applications are down 14%
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Greek Goddess Statue Found At Illegal Excavation in Turkey
A statue, believed to be the ancient Greek goddess Demeter, has been unearthed at an illegal excavation in Simav, western Turkey. The statue, weighing in at 610kg and standing 2.8 meters tall, was discovered by two Turks, Ramazan C. And Ismail G, 26 ...
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Greek Hotels 40%-95% Full for Easter
Greek hoteliers and owners of tourist accommodation seem satisfied with this Easter’s occupancy rates, which vary from 40 percent to 95 percent, overall a small
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Golden Dawn Hands Out ‘Greeks-Only’ Easter Meals
Golden Dawn distributed food to needy Greeks who could prove themselves as such outside the ultra-nationalist party’s Athens headquarters on Thursday morning. Golden Dawn spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris said:
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Uninsured patients left untreated in Greece
EurActivUninsured patients left untreated in GreeceEurActivGreece's government has failed to provide medication for hepatitis patients. This represents a 'lurking danger' for public health, according to the leading voluntary health clinic in the country. According to the Metropolitan Community Clinic at ...
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Car wash wars in Greece
13WHAM-TVCar wash wars in Greece13WHAM-TVGreece, N.Y. -- On the heels of their victory at Clover Lanes in Brighton, the Daniele family, owners of Mario's Italian Restaurant and Royal Car Wash, jumped right into another development battle. Instead of trying to stop a new car wash from coming ...and more »
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Samaras Shows How To Buy An Election
You know the American saying that “Money talks, and BS walks?” Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras must have picked it up during his years at Amherst College.
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Athens Mayoral Foes Mosque Clash
The race to unseat Athens Mayor George Kaminis has heated up over whether the government should build a state-sponsored mosque.
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Yield on first post-default Greek bond falls to issuance level
The yield on the first bond Greece has sold since its 2012 default dipped just below its issuance level on Thursday, as Athens rejoined a rally in peripheral debt markets after a brief period of selling pressure.
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Katerina Georgallas explores her Greek heritage through Baklava Gourmet
When she was growing up in Rockville, Katerina Georgallas, a Greek-American, wasn’t a fan of baklava. (For shame!) Her family’s version of the classic dessert with layers of phyllo and nuts soaked in syrup always seemed too sweet to enjoy, she says.
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EUROPE > Greek Cypriots to hold landmark Easter Mass in Famagusta
Hurriyet Daily NewsEUROPE > Greek Cypriots to hold landmark Easter Mass in FamagustaHurriyet Daily NewsFamagusta mayor-in-exile Alexis Galanos said Friday's landmark service at Saint George Exorinos church will send a message of reconciliation on one of the most important dates in the Greek Orthodox calendar. It will be the Famagusta church's first ...Greek Cypriots to hold landmark Easter Mass in FamagustaANSAmedGround-breaking Good Friday mass signals thaw in CyprusKathimeriniall 23 news articles »
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Putin says decree prepared to rehabilitate Crimean Tatars, victims of Stalin repression
Other Crimean ethnic groups repressed by Stalin would also be rehabilitated, he said, listing Armenians, Germans and Greeks
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Scary flares disrupt game in Greece
There is a reason flares are banned from all football grounds and this is why. The meeting of PAOK and Olympiakos, in the semi-final of the Greek Cup, was halted last night as fans created what must have been one of the biggest fire hazards in recent ...
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Greece to stabilise this year, but recovery road will be long
(Reuters) - The outlook for Greece's economy has improved but analysts say the revival in investor sentiment that led Athens to tap the bond markets again this month still needs to be backed up by better data, a Reuters poll found.
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First post-default Greek bond starts rewarding investors
* Greek five-year bonds fall below 4.95 pct issuance level * Italy raises 20.6 bln in bumper BTP Italia sale (Updates with new prices, Italian debt sale, adds fresh comments)
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Holy Fire Doubter Draws Fiery Retorts From Greek Faithful For Easter Holiday
A Greek writer and erstwhile politician who ridiculed the concept of Holy Fire ahead of Easter has drawn sharp rebukes from critics but also the backing of a new, rising political party leader who defended his stance in a country where almost everyone declares themselves Greek Orthodox and a Church supporter. Nikos Dimou suggested that the Holy Fire brought back from Jerusalem each Easter Saturday is not the result of a miracle.
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Greek Soccer Semi Turns Ugly
A Greek soccer semi-final game was marred by smog caused by hundreds of flares and fish thrown on the loser's bench.
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CSKA Moscow 77, Panathinaikos 74
Panathinaikos dropped the first match of its Eurloeague basketball quarter-final to CSKA Moscow 77-74 in overtime on April 16.
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Real Madrid 88, Olympiakos 71
Two-time defending Euroleague basketball champion Olympiakos faces Real Madrid again on April 17, down 1-0 after losing the opener.
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Greece Election Handouts Set
The Greek government said it will hand out benefits to austerity measure victims just ahead of May elections for municipalities and the European Parliament.
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Wearing crowns of thorns, cleaning ladies hold protest at Finance Ministry
Laid off cleaning ladies wearing crowns of thorns on Thursday protested outside the Finance Ministry in Athens, local media said.
Demonstrators reportedly waved banners against the job cuts required by Greece's bailout agreements and shouted slogans again... ...
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Homemade bomb targets car of deputy Parliament speaker's wife
A homemade explosive device on Thursday destroyed the car of deputy Parliament Speaker Giorgos Kalantzis's [photo] wife.
The vehicle was parked outside the couple's home in Kavala, northern Greece.
No one was injured in the blast.
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National Bank of Greece plans senior unsecured bond sale
National Bank of Greece, rated Caa1/CCC/B-, is preparing to sell the second senior unsecured bank bond from the country in the past four weeks, with fixed income investors increasingly willing to back Europe's most troubled credits.
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Greece startup leaders say they can't break jobless cycle alone
KathimeriniGreece startup leaders say they can't break jobless cycle aloneKathimeriniThe Greek government's recent focus on startup companies won't be enough to turn the tide on a job market in which more than one in four Greeks are without work, startup leaders in the country say. Greece needs small companies specializing in the “new ...and more »
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Blast Outside former Greek Defense Ministry Official
A minor explosive device went off on Wednesday evening outside the northern Athens suburb residence of a former Defense Ministry official who
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Greek community honors members at awards ceremony
Working with a 1920s “Flappers and Flyboys” theme, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life gave out awards to commend achievements in the Greek community over the last year. Approximately 250 staff, students and alumni attended the annual Greek ...
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Greece refuses to extradite DHKP-C leader to Turkey
A Greek court refused Turkey's demand to extradite illegal organization member Huseyin Fevzi Tekin, who was detained in his home with ammunition in Athens. A Greek court on Thursday refused Turkey's demand to extradite Revolutionary People’s Liberation ...
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East Coast Colleges Follow the Money South and West
Older universities try to keep pace with a shifting population
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Delays Could Free Golden Dawn Suspects
Golden Dawn MPs could be released from detention because Parliament has been slow to lift the immunity of others.
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Drawing Greek animators together
“Talking about Greek animation abroad 20 years ago, people would have just laughed. Now we are making an effort to open up.”
Greek director, concept artist and screenwriter Angelos Rouvas recently spoke to Kathimerini about this very distinct genre and hi... ...
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Ground-breaking Good Friday mass signals thaw in Cyprus
For the first time in more than half a century, a church in northern Cyprus will host Good Friday mass in a sign of a thaw in relations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
Off limits to Greek Cypriots for 58 years, the Church of St. George Exorinos in the... ...
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