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How the world sees Greece
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Mayors convince gov’t to lift hurdles to cremation
The mayors of Athens and Thessaloniki, Giorgos Kaminis and Yiannis Boutaris respectively, on Thursday welcomed a pledge by Environment Minister Yiannis Maniatis to lift obstacles to the creation of crematoria in Greece.
Maniatis said he would tag the amen... ...
Turkish Parliament ratifies readmission agreement
In a move that is expected to ease immigration pressure on Greece’s eastern border, the Turkish Parliament on Thursday ratified a readmission agreement with the European Union.
Under the deal, which was signed by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu i... ...
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Two students stabbed in brawl outside Athens school
Two students were injured on Thursday in a brawl outside a technical senior high school in the area of Kamatero, northwestern Athens.
According to police, the fight broke out between two Albanian students, aged 17 and 19, and three Greek students, aged 16... ...
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Greek civil servants’ union calls strike for July 9
Greek civil servants’ union ADEDY on Thursday called a one-day nationwide strike for July 9 in protest at government plans to lay off some 6,500 public sector workers by the end of the year, in line with the troika’s demands.
ADEDY added that several prot... ...
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Greek Banking Sector Recovery Warning From S&P
Greek Banking Sector Recovery Warning From S&P24/7 Wall St.The good news is that S&P sees European authorities supporting the Greek banks. It also sees a fairly concentrated and stabilizing financial system. We would also point out that S&P gave a very slight upgrade on NBG back in mid-May, so we would ...
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NYC Officially Deems Hot Dogs And Burritos 'Sandwiches'
In France, a sandwich is called "un sandwich." In Spain, it's "un sándwich." Things get weird in Portugal where it's called "sanduiche". Even in Greece, the word is "σάντουιτς." And it turns out that sounds a whole lot like "sandwich." But just because inserting meat between two slices of bread is a near-universal concept, that doesn't mean it's free from the machinations of the New York Department of Taxation and Finance. In order to help businesses determine what they should and shouldn't put a sales tax on, the city has released a "bulletin" that
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Greece fans launch Facebook campaign to get 'Wee Jay' to Brazil
Fans of the Greek national squad, which made it into the top 16 of the World Cup this week, have launched a Facebook campaign, "O JAY PAEI Mundial," in a bid to convince the Greek Soccer Federation (EPO) to spring for the tickets to get an 11-year-old Sco... ...
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Sketches of love: one man's scribbled history of a marriage in pictures
Wot? No Fish!! stages the story of a couple's relationship, drawing upon the portraits that shoemaker Ab Solomons made of his wife over a period of 60 years. Take a look at these drawings, scribbled on Solomons' wage packets
Greek tragedy drawn on wage packets comes to the stage
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Greece won't need new bailout funds: Samaras
FRANKFURT: Greece will not need another bailout from its European partners once the current two programmes run out, the country's prime minister Antonis Samaras said in a German newspaper interview Thursday. Asked by the business daily Handelsblatt whether ...
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Turkey’s prime minister: Of generals, judges and presidents
In celebration of liberty
THAT long-awaited “we told you so” moment arrived on June 18th for Dani Rodrik, an economist at Princeton University, and his wife Pinar Dogan. An Istanbul court ordered the release of 230 people, mostly army officers convicted of trying to overthrow the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his Justice and Development (AK) government. Among them was Cetin Dogan, a retired general and Mr Rodrik’s father-in-law, sentenced in the “Sledgehammer” case.Mr Rodrik and his wife have campaigned hard to prove that much of the case, in which the generals supposedly planned to bomb mosques during Friday prayers and shoot down Greek fighters to justify a coup, rested on bogus digital evidence. Forensic experts concurred, in 25 separate reports. The constitutional court duly called for a retrial because the prosecution’s case was flawed and key defence witnesses were not allowed to testify, and the Istanbul court released the suspects.Coincidentally on the same day, an Ankara court sentenced Kenan Evren, a 96-year-old general and former president who led a violent coup in 1980, to life imprisonment. The same verdict was...
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Greek tragedy drawn on wage packets comes to the stage
It's hard to imagine a more complete depiction of a relationship than the one that Danny Braverman unearthed in a dusty shoebox five years ago. Laid down over almost 60 years, the 2,500 or so images were the work of Braverman's great uncle Ab Solomons, a ...
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Greece's sole oil producer raises recoverable reserves estimate
Energean Oil & Gas, Greece's only oil producer, raised on Thursday its estimate of recoverable oil deposits by more than 10 percent to 30 million barrels.
Energean, in which US hedge fund Third Point LLC holds a 44.5 percent stake, produces about 1,700 ba... ...
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Schumpeter: Hit me baby one more time
SOON after Napster’s launch 15 years ago, in June 1999, the music-sharing service became America’s most talked-about firm, and one of the fastest-growing companies yet seen. Its teenage founders, Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, were commissaries of cool. But Napster’s glory was short-lived. Record labels pummelled it with lawsuits, saying that its peer-to-peer file-sharing technology, which made it easy for people to pirate music, was as dangerous and illegal as a punk rocker’s drug habit. In 2001 a court ruled that Napster helped facilitate copyright infringement. The firm later filed for bankruptcy and its brand was sold.Having become the music industry’s Antichrists, Messrs Fanning and Parker have spent the past 15 years trying to rebrand themselves and launch new ventures, with decidedly mixed results. Mr Parker says that having survived the “epic, Greek-tragedy failure” of Napster has endowed them both with “unnatural endurance”. Today he is by far the more famous of the Shawn-Seans, thanks to his eye for business opportunities and stomach for controversy. Mr Parker has made a habit of being bumped out of one company only to pop up in another. Napster’s board...
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Wow--Icelandic Skyr Wants to Be the New Greek Yogurt--OK--Dream On
Wow--Icelandic Skyr Wants to Be the New Greek Yogurt--OK--Dream OnGawkerOkay—so it says here that skyr from Iceland thinks it is going to be the next big yogurt? Oh please—yeah right. Good luck—go fuck yourselves. You're probably thinking "What is skyr from Iceland?" Exactly—problem number one. Skyr from Iceland is ...and more »
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Town of Greece Decision May Change How Supreme Court Looks at First Amendment
WASHINGTON – A lawyer involved in a major church and state Supreme Court case has said that the decision may change how the Court interprets religious expression in the public sphere. Last month, the highest court in the land ruled in Town of Greece v.
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Firefighters battle Larissa blaze
Firefighters on Thursday were battling a large fire in forestland on the outskirts of Larissa, in central Greece, amid strong winds and high temperatures.
Four water-dumping craft and 11 fire engines have been dispatched to battle the blaze, which broke o... ...
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European court charges Greece over detention of two woman from Dominican Republic
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ordered Greece to pay 6,500 euros in compensation each to two applicants who lodged a complaint regarding the conditions of their detention prior to expulsion from the country.
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Man, 73, missing on holiday in Crete
A 73-year-old Denbighshire man has gone missing while on holiday on the Greek island of Crete, prompting a police investigation.
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Police deny report they let fugitive terrorist slip away
The Greek Police on Thursday issued a statement denying a media report that a patrol allowed fugitive November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros to slip away from its grasp.
According to a report in Ethnos daily, a police patrol last week in the southern A... ...
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Greece gets strong interest in oil, gas blocks, minister says
Investor interest in bidding for permits to explore for oil and natural gas off Greece is stronger than expected, Energy Minister Yiannis Maniatis said.
“More than 10 international petroleum companies have expressed interest in the Ionian Sea and south of... ...
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Greek underdogs come out on top, again
Brazil 2014 has thrown up its share of surprises, but one of the greatest surprises so far had roughly 400,000 Greek Australians jumping for joy. I’m talking of course about Greece making it past the group stage, progress that appeared near impossible ...
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Holiday blues? Jerry Seinfeld leaves Greek vacation clutching a stuffed animal... as his wife Jessica 'swears off booze for a week'
Jessica joked that the funny man 'refuses to leave home' without the toy, and admitted that the pair plan to have a bit of a detox after their indulgent time away. 'Just 4 hours after landing from Greece and swearing off booze for a week,' Jessica wrote on ...
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Greek refiner Hellenic to sell second bond in two months
Hellenic did not give any further details about the timing or the size of the bonds. This would be the company's second debt issue since May, when it sold $400 million of bonds to improve its liquidity. Alpha Bank, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Eurobank ...
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Eco party chief sentenced for 37 years for trespassing on state land
The chief of the Greek Ecologists party, Dimosthenis Vergis, has been sentenced to 37 years and six months in prison after an Athens appeals court found him guilty of trespassing on state property and falsifying official documents to claim ownership of 45... ...
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Athens, Thessaloniki mayors join forces in appeal for cremation facilities
The mayors of Athens and Thessaloniki, Giorgos Kaminis and Yiannis Boutaris, have joined forces in an appeal for cremation to be allowed in Greece, an option that has been enacted by law but never fulfilled amid opposition from the Church of Greece, among... ...
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‘Quick buck’ damage
There are a number of reasons why the Greek tourism sector is doing particularly well these days.
Greece has become a highly competitive holiday destination with regard to its prices, while at the same time there are a number of countries in the broader r... ...
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Politicians behaving like tribal chiefs
The establishment of a monarch-free democracy was hailed as one of the biggest achievements of the Metapolitefsi era in Greece. It is argued that by changing the regime, the root of evil was removed, staving off the kind of national crises and dramas caus... ...
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Greek e-shops showing improvement in services, confidentiality, study finds
Of the 4,500 to 5,000 e-shops currently doing business in Greece, two-thirds offer full, reliable services and safe exchanges, a study due to be presented on Thursday has found.
The annual study by the E-Business Research Center (ELTRUN) for 2013 notes si... ...
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FIFA 2014 Round of 16 Predictions: Match #52 Costa Rica vs. Greece
FIFA 2014 Round of 16 Predictions: Match #52 Costa Rica vs. GreeceInternational Business Times AUThe main issue was that it never looked like Greece was capable of scoring. It was more comfortable in staying back and defend, which did not work out anyway as it conceded 3 goals. Its second match against Japan was better for the team. Even though it ...World Cup 2014: Costa Rica vs. England, Italy vs. Uruguay, Greece vs. Ivory ...Testudo TimesUruguay beats Italy to advance; Greece late winnerKHON2Uruguay ousts Italy; Greece advances lateColumbia Daily TribuneMilwaukee Journal Sentinelall 5,221 news articles »
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Greece celebrate World Cup win over Ivory Coast with party atmosphere on team bus
Greece celebrated their World Cup victory against the Ivory Coast on Tuesday night by raising the roof off on their team bus. Georgios Samaras scored a late penalty in injury time to give the Greeks a 2-1 win over their African opponents and sneak second ...
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Greek Bonds Beat Lottery as Funds Surge on Smashed Glass
Giorgos Mastorakos poses for a photograph outside the delicatessen he owns in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Close Giorgos Mastorakos poses for a photograph outside the delicatessen he owns in Athens,...
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Fresh Ideas: Classic Greek salad easy for summer
Fresh Ideas: Classic Greek salad easy for summerThe AdvocateFor summer, easy recipes tend to be the most satisfying like this recipe for a classic Greek Salad with leafy greens, vibrant tomatoes and homemade vinaigrette. To make this salad at home, use fresh local ingredients such as cherry or heirloom tomatoes ...and more »
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Starbucks Experiments with Greek Yogurt Smoothies
Starbucks Experiments with Greek Yogurt SmoothiesEater NationalStarbucks will soon sell Greek yogurt-based smoothies, continuing its quest to become the coffee chain that sells basically everything. According to a press release, Starbucks is teaming up with Dannon to offer smoothies made with the company's Greek ...Starbucks Testing Greek-Yogurt Smoothies in Push Beyond JavaAgWebStarbucks Testing Greek-Yogurt Smoothies in U.S. StoresBloombergall 14 news articles »
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World Cup 2014: Greece delight in ‘making people proud’ after famous win
An earthquake measuring four on the Richter scale hit the west of Greece yesterday morning but that was nothing compared with the reverberations felt around the country after their footballers’ last-gasp World Cup triumph the night before. There were ...
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Souvla, S.F.: Greek meats, eats and sweets in Hayes Valley
SFGateSouvla, S.F.: Greek meats, eats and sweets in Hayes ValleySFGateIn the tradition of Spice Kit, Asian Box and a certain upscale burrito chain, Charles Bililies' 2-month-old Greek restaurant gives diners anything they want - from a short list of choices. In Greek, souvla means "spit." Free-range chickens, rolled pork ...
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Greece Advances to the Last 16
Georgios Samaras scored an injury-time penalty to put Greece into the second round of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast on Tuesday.
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Greek tragedy for Ivory Coast as last-minute Georgios Samaras penalty sends ...
The IndependentGreek tragedy for Ivory Coast as last-minute Georgios Samaras penalty sends ...South China Morning PostA last minute penalty by Georgios Samaras gave Greece a place in the second round of the World Cup finals for the first time after a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast on Tuesday. Samaras's penalty robbed the African side of the place in the last 16 as they had ...Greece vs Côte d'Ivoire World Cup 2014: Giorgios Samaras is Greek hero with ...The IndependentFernando Santos: “Delighted We Brought Joy to Greek People”Greek ReporterGreek underdogs come out on top, againThe RoarFifa.com -The Nationalall 1,631 news articles »
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Greece advances in World Cup after late penalty against Ivory Coast
Fox NewsGreece advances in World Cup after late penalty against Ivory CoastNewsdayGreece's Andreas Samaris goes up against Ivory Coast's Serey Die to head the ball during the group C World Cup soccer match between Greece and Ivory Coast at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014.(Credit: AP / Christophe Ena).World Cup 2014: Costa Rica vs. England, Italy vs. Uruguay, Greece vs. Ivory ...Testudo TimesUruguay beats Italy to advance; Greece late winnerKHON2Greece advances after late penalty at World CupThe Mercuryall 7,288 news articles »
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Greece vs. Ivory Coast: World Cup Group C Score, Grades and Post-Match ...
Bleacher ReportGreece vs. Ivory Coast: World Cup Group C Score, Grades and Post-Match ...Bleacher ReportGeorgios Samaras scored an injury-time penalty for Greece to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Fortaleza on Tuesday and book their position in the second round of the World Cup. Greece looked down and out after Wilfried Bony had climbed off the bench to cancel ...
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