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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Inteview with Private Equity Leader Psaros

NEW YORK – Family, with the integrity and special bonds the word evokes, characterizes both the personal life and commercial success of Michael Psaros, this year’s Hellenic American Bankers Association (HABA) Executive of the Year. His three partners at KPS Capital Partners, the highly-successful private equity fund he co-founded and serves as managing partner, have […]

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Earth Week Hellas: Promoting a More Sustainable Lifestyle

Earth Friendly Products, the green cleaning products giant that established a sister company in Greece last year, organized the first Earth Week

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Copenhagen live: Greece’s second rehearsal

The esctoday.com team has arrived at the 2014 host city of Copenhagen and is ready to report live for another year at the heart of the contest. Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd from Greece are the thirteenth to rehearse on the Eurovision stage today.

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Greek conservatives regain lead in polls ahead of EU election

The election, which coincides with a key local vote, is seen as a test for Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' fragile coalition in a country still reeling from the debt crisis and banking on loans from the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

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Greek police raise fears extremist active again

Athens (AFP) - A Greek veteran left-wing extremist may be active again after authorities on Saturday said his DNA matched forensic evidence found on a parcel bomb sent to a police station.

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Koufonisia, Hidden Paradise in Greece

Greek ReporterKoufonisia, Hidden Paradise in GreeceGreek ReporterThe islands of Koufonisia have been many times described as the hidden paradise of Greece and is a top destination for Greek and foreign tourists. Koufonisia is a group of islands belonging to the small, east Cyclades, consisting of the Pano Koufonisi ...

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Supreme Court to decide on Golden Dawn ahead of May vote

The so-called secret charter of Golden Dawn, which came to the surface during the ongoing probe into Greece’s ultranationalist party, and the potential inclusion of candidates facing criminal charges on the party’s ticket are expected to determine whether... ...

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Xeros DNA found on bomb sent to Itea police precinct

The DNA of fugitive November 17 member Christodoulos Xeros has been found on an unexploded parcel bomb sent to a police station in central Greece last week, police said on Saturday, a day after urban guerrillas Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire claimed resp... ...

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Dutchman Sentenced for Stabbing 11-Year-Old Russian in Crete

A mixed court in the city of Neapoli, on the Greek southern island of Crete, sentenced on Saturday a 20-year-old Dutch entertainer

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Christodoulos Xeros’ DNA Found on Itea Police Station Parcel-Bomb

A day following the proclamation sent by the Greek terrorist organization “Conspiracy of Cells of Fire” claiming responsibility for the parcel bomb

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Farmer’s Markets Vendors Give Away Produce for Free

On Saturday morning, Greek farmers and producers gave away more than 300 tons of fresh fruit , vegetables and fish in the

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Cyprus Squeezed Between Turkey, Israel Rapprochement

Cyprus seems to have convinced itself that it found the silver bullet to keep Turkey at bay and make a lot of money through its alliance with Israel.

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Greece gears up for debt talks

KathimeriniGreece gears up for debt talksKathimeriniFinance Minister Yannis Stournaras is due to ask his eurozone counterparts Monday to begin considering further debt relief for Greece, with the government already having drafted a number of options to reduce the repayments the country faces in the ...

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Arms trial of former Cypriot interior minister to resume May 12

The trial of former Cypriot Interior Minister Dinos Michaelides and several others in connection to the sale of Russian TOR M1 missiles systems to Greece is to resume on May 12. Judges rejected a request from defendants for the trial to be postponed. Mich... ...

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FYROM name talks to resume next week

United Nations special representative Matthew Nimetz is to meet with envoys from Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) next week to begin a new round of talks aimed at settling the name dispute between the two countries. Nimetz is t... ...

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Acclaimed Author Nicholas Gage Tells TNH about Paneperotic Federation

BOSTON, MA – The Panepirotic Federation of America (PFA) is far from being the biggest Greek-American organization in the country, but for the past two decades it has been one of the most effective, especially in promoting the rights of ethnic Greeks in Albania. To find out how the group does it, we asked its […]

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Greece Losing Child Poverty Fight

The government has not been doing enough to combat child poverty, Deputy Ombudsman Giorgos Moschos told a Greek parliamentary committee.

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Even the youngest get involved with preparing for this annual Greek food festival

Even the youngest get involved with preparing for this annual Greek food festivalHerald & ReviewBaklava may be a sweet treat to eat, but sometimes, it's not such a treat to make. Noelle DeJaynes, 13, learned how tricky filo dough can be when she spent some time helping to prepare baklava and other Greek dishes for the upcoming Stars Over Athens ...

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Drachma debate is ridiculous

The euro-or-drachma debate should have been settled a long time ago. Even the most vocal doomsayers outside the country have stopped predicting that Greece will be forces to leave the euro area and switch back to its old currency. Back here at home, howev... ...

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Conspicuous absence

Sadly, SYRIZA chief Alexis Tsipras snubbed this week’s televised debate between candidates for the presidency of the European Commission. By doing so, the leader of Greece’s leftist opposition missed an opportunity to address a Europe-wide audience and co... ...

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Five Turkish-Cypriots Seek EU Parliament

Five Turkish Cypriots will contest ethnically split Cyprus' six allotted seats in the European Parliament. among 61 people who submitted their candidacies.

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Samaras Rejects Tsipras Debate

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras won't take a dare from SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras for two TV debates before the elections for municipalities and EU Parliament.

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Ferry Boat Goes Aground Off Santorini

A ferry boat approaching the popular resort island of Santorini island in the Aegean Sea early on May 3 ran aground but eventually made it to port after other ships stood by.

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Whale washed up on New Jersey shore gets 'tagged' with graffiti

A 15-feet-long whale has been found below Atlantic City's Central Pier in the US bearing the Greek letters that belong to a fraternity that has chapters in several schools in the area

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Greeks rising at BSU

Greeks rising at BSUMuncie Star PressMUNCIE — The Greek community at Ball State University is growing, and it's not by chance. Early in the presidency of Jo Ann Gora, the university implemented a strategic plan to encourage a stronger, more vibrant Greek community, believing it would ...

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Zeus and the Titans battle in this Greek Island

Zeus and the Titans battle in this Greek IslandSun.StarIn Greek mythology, the island is said to have been the location of the battles between Zeus and the Titans. Hercules, in one of these great battles, lured the Giants from Mt. Olympus, killed them and threw them into the sea where they were petrified ...

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Origin of the Name Britain and the Western Greeks

According to Herodotus they travelled not in merchant ships but penteconter warships. A new book The Greek Empire of Marseille: Discoverer of Britain, Saviour of Rome shows evidence of Greeks in the West, including three Greek Corinthian helmets 7th and ...

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Greece May Be Set for Hottest Summer in 10 Years

Meteorologists predict Greece will experience one of its hottest summers of the past decade, with possibly record-breaking temperatures expected to exceed 2007 highs. Forecasting models suggest El Nino will affect weather patterns this year. In the ...

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Record Greek Candidiacy for European Parliament Election

A record 39 parties, seven coalitions and one independent would-be candidate hope to stand for Greece’s 21 European Parliament seats at May’s elections. According to official

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Ask Joan: your travel queries answered

I’m working in Kuwait and hoping to travel in late May. I have a preference for taking a ferry from Alexandria to Greece, but am having difficulty finding one on a website. – DM, Kuwait It is possible to make the more than 5,000km journey crossing many ...

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Greece Failing to Protect Children from Poverty

Greece is failing to protect its children from poverty, the Deputy Ombudsman Giorgos Moschos told a parliamentary committee on equality and human rights on Friday. His opinion is based on a study conducted by experts from the National Center for Social ...

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FT: ‘Peripheral Bond Rally Reaching Bubble Proportions’

A recent article in London’s Financial Times refers to the recent Greek bond auction, cautioning that investors have not learned the lessons of the financial

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The Future: Niarchos Cultural Center

By Vasiliki Mitrakos [Excerpts from the original article, which appeared in the Spring 2014 edition of Portes Magazine] By the end of 2015, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) expects to complete a decade-long project to build an innovative and first-of-its-kind cultural center in Athens, which will house both the National Library of Greece and the […]

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Emotional Psaros Credits Parents at HABA Fete

NEW YORK –  NEW YORK  – “Tonight does not belong to me, but to my parents. It is the living example of the word “Philotimo,” Michael Psaros, the honoree, declared at the 32nd Annual Executive of the Year Award Dinner of the Hellenic American Bankers Association. The Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of the highly successful […]

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Jamaican man gets four life terms for killing three in Greece apartment

Jamaican man gets four life terms for killing three in Greece apartmentThe Post-StandardROCHESTER, N.Y. -- One of three Jamaican men convicted of murdering three others in New York has been sentenced to four consecutive life prison terms. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Friday that 44-year-old Andrew Wright is the last of the defendants ...and more »

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Deadly Middle East Virus in U.S. For First Time

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, has found its way to the United States for the first time, with one confirmed case so far

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