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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Shakespeare's school to open to visitors to celebrate 400th anniversary

The still-functioning school in Stratford-upon-Avon opens its doors after a £1.8m restoration The school room in Stratford-upon-Avon where Shakespeare learned “small Latin and less Greek” – as affectionately mocked by his friend Ben Jonson – will open its doors, scarred by centuries of rowdy schoolboys, as part of the town’s commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of its most famous son. “We’re not opening a museum,” said Bennet Carr, head of the King Edward VI school, which will continue to use the building, “we’re welcoming visitors into our world.” Continue reading...


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EU referendum: Vote Leave's Dominic Cummings questioned by MPs

Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and Vote Leave and Leave.EU being questioned by the Commons Treasury committee * My snap PMQs verdict * PMQs verdict * PMQs - Verdict from the Twitter commentariat 6.32pm BST That happened repeatedly in the euro campaign. It has happened repeatedly in this campaign as well. Calls go out from Jeremy Heywood’s office in the Cabinet Office saying, ‘You don’t want to be on that side or bad things might happen to you.’ All sorts of people in the Cabinet Office call people all the time and make threats, some more overt and some more covert. I don’t want to say Jeremy Heywood himself has particularly and specifically done anything. But everyone close to how government operates knows the power of the Cabinet Office and the power of the cabinet secretary and the power of, subtly-worded in a very English way, threats. I think there’s a pretty good chance of that. I have spoken to people in government, in Whitehall, in the Cabinet Office who have actively been thinking about some of these schemes. One of the most obvious schemes, if Cameron and Osborne are desperate, is for them to announce some kind of ‘We will amend the 1972 European Communities Act to ensure it will not do blah, blah, blah in the future.’ They were thinking about some kind of scam like that in the hope that it would persuade Boris to support them. Of course, that did not work. Boris stuck to his principles ... But they are clearly thinking about something like that. It would not surprise me at all to see Cameron and Osborne on stage offering something like that, possibly with representatives from the European Union saying, ‘Oh yes, we’ll do this new deal, don’t worry.’ A single market in services would actually be deeply destructive for Great Britain. We attract the biggest proportion of investment into the European Union precisely because we have a different legal system to Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain etc. We have a common law system, courts, contract, insurance, etc etc, which is the reason why we suck in all this money from around the world. The idea of harmonising all our rules on all of this with Greece would be disastrous for these investment flows. So I reject your premise. The idea that we want a single market in services is false. Harmonisation of all of these rules is damaging, often. I witnessed exactly the same process on the euro campaign in 1999 when they lied repeatedly about their membership. They lied about how many members they had, they lied about how they were surveying them. They persistently lied about business opinion, and they have been doing the same thing on the EU. The CBI is so dishonest. It won’t even tell you how many members it has got. That’s the scale of its dishonesty. 5.49pm BST Tyrie thanks Cummings for his evidence. They have been going for more than three hours, he says. And that’s it. Continue reading...


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Juncker sees no need for extra measures to conclude GREEK bailout review

Greece should not need extra measures to wrap up an ongoing bailout review with lenders, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has ...


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Renewed GREEK bailout talks imply Europe-wide ramifications

The next review of the GREEK bailout agreement will be pivotal for Syriza and the European Union. Participation of the IMF is at risk, and with it the ...


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Budget Data Boost GREEK Hopes in Talks With Lenders

Senior GREEK officials say that fiscal data from the EU's statistics agency Eurostat will show that Greece had a primary budget surplus (before interest) ...


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Developing: Body found outside of GREEK Orthodox church in Racine

RACINE — Racine police are investigating a body that was found outside of a GREEK Orthodox church on Wednesday morning, April 20th. The body ...


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Greece’s Communications body forbids TV Commercial line as “sexist”

Greece’s Communication Control Council ruled that a specific line on a TV Commercial has to be taken out because of it is “sexist and dangerous” and it shows “criminal behavior” as “normal.” the complained was filed by the General Secretariat for the Gender Equality. The CCC refers to the line […]


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Football Coach Gustavo Poyet Fired by AEK

Uruguayan football coach, Gustavo Poyet, was fired by AEK on Tuesday, one day before the team would face Atromitos in the first game ever since the Greek Cup commenced again. AEK owner, Dimitris Melissanidis, labelled Poyet as “immoral,” after the coach announced to the Greek media that he would be leaving the club at the


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President Pavlopoulos Notes ‘Tragic Experience’ of the April 21, 1967 Coup

The April 21, 1967 coup that abolished democracy in Greece is a tragic experience that teaches all people to rigorously defend human rights, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Wednesday in a message to mark 49 years since the Greek colonels’ coup. “The abolition of democracy that took place with the criminal coup of April


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TripAdvisor: Santorini in Second Place Amongst World’s Top 10 islands

TripAdvisor has announced its list with the most beautiful islands in the world for 2016. With Maui being the champion of the list of most beautiful islands in the world, the Greek island of Santorini shares similar glory as it made second place. Santorini moved up two spots from a No. 4 ranking last year.


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France says leaders to discuss convening Syria support group

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the United States will discuss on Monday the need to convene a ministerial meeting of the International Syria Support Group when they meet in Germany on Monday, France's foreign minister said. "I brought up the prospect of convening the contact group (when I was) in Moscow," Jean-Marc Ayrault told reporters after meeting his Greek counterpart on Wednesday.


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The Queen has NEVER visited her husband's homeland of GREECE

The Queen has never visited GREECE. And while this might seem odd purely on the basis that it's a favourite for British holidaymakers, it's made more ...


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Rio Olympics backup flame lit in Greece

… ceremony in ancient Olympia, southern Greece, where the Olympics of antiquity … will deliver the flame to Greek world gymnastics champion Eleftherios Petrounias … miles (2,234 kms) through Greece. Stops will include a refugee …


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Rapper Ludacris' demands to play Georgia's spring football game included a 10-person meal, hygiene products, a bounty of snacks, and $65,000

[ludacris]Ronald Martinez/Getty University of Georgia recently held their "G Day" spring football game, and were treated to a performance by famous rapper Ludacris. According to Fox Sports, the performance ran for 15 minutes as Ludacris performed some of his most popular hits. More interesting, however, is the rider obtained by Macon.com (according to Fox Sports) via an open records request. The rider reveals that Ludacris was not only paid $65,000 for the performance, but that he had long, absurd list of hospitality demands. A few highlights: * A meal to feed 10 people consisting of grilled chicken, wheat pasta, brown rice, veggies, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, fruit, salad, and, of course, wings. * Peanut butter (creamy) and jelly with whole grain wheat bread. * Candy * Tazo tea, V8 juice, Snapple, orange juice, cranberry juice, Minute Maid juice boxes, coconut water, and Fiji water * Unsalted almonds and trail mix * Greek yogurt * Fruit roll-ups * Liquor — a bottle of red wine, a bottle of white win, Cognac, vodka, and tequila * Toothpaste, toothbrush, clean towels, lotion, Dove soap, hairbrush, Secret deodorant, and an iron and ironing board * A box of Trojan Magnum condoms ("excstacy") The list must be seen to be believed. This is where we remind you that college athletes are unpaid. RAW Embed   NOW WATCH: KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR: College athletes are 'being exploited'


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Greece and Cyprus Amongst Russia’s Top Destinations

Russian tourist operators have recorded an augmentation of 10-15% in demand for vacation in May, in comparison to last year, with popular destinations abroad being Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Montenegro, Italy, France, and the Czech Republic. In addition ...


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'Cool, hip,' GREEK restaurant coming to Stone & Main

“A cool, hip GREEK restaurant,” that's how John Makkas describes his new restaurant to be located at the Main and Stone development. (Jī-rōz) is the ...


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Euro zone ready to finalize GREEK deal next week, if talks succeed

Negotiations in Athens are however not smooth, EU and GREEK officials said. ... A GREEK government official said on Wednesday that the left-led ...


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Migrants block GREEK citizens from passing through border to Macedonia

'Sweden,' the GREEK man says, before pointing to his lorry of stock and ... The GREEK man even shows his ID to the migrant in an attempt to prove he is ...


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Movies Reviews: Criminal, I Saw The Light, My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2

Nia Vardalos, left, and John Corbett, right, attend the premiere of "My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2" at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Tuesday, March ...


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Ex-Sunderland boss leaves GREEK club, amidst Nottingham Forest speculation

Poyet had been a big success at AEK since joining them last October after steering them to second place in the GREEK top flight, with 18 wins from his ...


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Fears grow GREEK debt crisis could again RIP Europe apart

At the eleventh hour the GREEK government backed down and agreed to reforms in exchange for more cash that stopped the country from going ...


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Eurogroup on GREECE: Contingency measures and debt agreement with IMF on board will come first

French Finance Minister Michel Sapin (3-R) reacts with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (C) next to Greeks Finance Minister Euclid ...


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EU hits Google with anti-trust charges over Android

* Oil recovers from early falls after US crude stocks rise less than forecast * Google hit with antitrust charges * The EC case against Google * UK jobless total has risen by 21k * ONS: Jobs recovery may be bottoming out 5.00pm BST Over to Greece and there are some signs of optimism ahead of this week’s eurogroup meeting and amid talk of a second get-together next week: Rising hopes of completion of #Greece's 1st bailout review next wk. But main challenge - tackling unsustainable public debt - lies ahead. EU's Dijsselbloem: Does not anticipate a Greek deal this week; IMF intends to continue on Greek aid programme: BBG 4.47pm BST And here’s that recent jump in the oil price: Continue reading...


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European Commission Chief: Greece Doesn’t Need Additional Fiscal Measures

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that Greece does not need any additional measures, but rather time and to take ownership of the measures agreed. In an interview published in MNI and Euro2day.gr, Juncker explained that the European ...


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Greek Arts Foundation DESTE Celebrates Its Anniversary

KNOWN FOR A COLLECTION rich in work by artists such as Maurizio Cattelan, Paul McCarthy and Charles Ray, the Greek industrialist Dakis Joannou, 76, is an art-world fixture. To celebrate the 33rd anniversary of his DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art ...


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Tange of lemon juice brightens chicken soup of Greece

I have wanted to make this soup forever, and I have no idea what's been stopping me. Avgolemono is the chicken soup of Greece, and as we know, pretty much every country has its own version of a comforting chicken soup. In Greek, avgolemono means "egg lemon ...


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Bulgarian road carriers to block all checkpoints on the Bulgarian-GREEK border on April 29 at 10 am ...

Sofia. Bulgarian road carriers will block all checkpoints on the Bulgarian-GREEK border on April 29 at 10 am. That is what deputy chairman of the ...


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Refugee babies in Greek detention center not given enough milk

According to aid workers and asylum seekers held in a detention center on the Greek island of Chios, babies younger than 6 months are not being given an adequate amount of milk. According to testimonies obtained by The Guardian, around 25 infants whose ...


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Bulgarian Truck Drivers to Block Border with GREECE Before Easter

... off all checkpoints along the border with GREECE, a trade union has said. ... of Orthodox Easter holidays in Bulgaria and also in neighboring GREECE.


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ESM acknowledges, it is considering Debt Relief for Greece

The European Stability Mechanism has acknowledged that it is considering ways to grant debt relief to Greece, possibly by fixing the interest level at current low rates or by extending its maturities further. The ESM said in August 2015 that euro area finance ministers stood ready to consider, if necessary, […]


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The European Parliament has advised making Turkish an official language of the European Union, building on the initiative by Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, according to the EP’s 2015 progress report on Turkey.

… Greece took place. The two communities of the island, Turkish and Greek …


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UNICEF: One in 4 Greek children suffering from poverty

… “SOS Children’s Villages” in Greece’s initial activity was sheltering … Athens and two in northern Greece. The organization currently hosts 250 … sheltering process. Apart from sheltering, Greek Education Minister Nikos Phillis last …


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Fire at Greek migrant camp blamed on cooking inside a tent

… Diavata camp near the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki held a … , in the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. Those rescued include 23 Somalis … a refugee camp in northern Greece Wednesday, burning more than a …


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Foreign Ministry announcement on the passing of Errikos Belies

The Foreign Ministry expresses its profound sadness and grief at the untimely passing of Errikos BeliesErrikos Belies was a great Greek public administrator, distinguished himself in the branch of experts, and served in a number of important Directorates of the Foreign Ministry, as well as in the Diplomatic Cabinet of the President of the Republic.He was a distinguished writer and teacher of theater. He bequeaths to us a rich translation oeuvre, a life’s work. His passing leaves a large void in the world of arts and letters, as well as in the Foreign Ministry family.Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias,...


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Foreign Ministry announcement on the passing of Errikos Belies

The Foreign Ministry expresses its profound sadness and grief at the untimely passing of Errikos BeliesErrikos Belies was a great Greek public administrator, distinguished himself in the branch of experts, and served in a number of important Directorates of the Foreign Ministry, as well as in the Diplomatic Cabinet of the President of the Republic.He was a distinguished writer and teacher of theater. He bequeaths to us a rich translation oeuvre, a life’s work. His passing leaves a large void in the world of arts and letters, as well as in the Foreign Ministry family.Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias,...


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Euro zone finmins may meet next week if GREEK talks succeed

Negotiations between GREEK authorities and international lenders are ongoing in Athens ahead of a regular meeting of euro zone and EU finance ...


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Scholarship for GREEK Heritage PhD Physics Candidates Studying in North America

The GREEK America Foundation for Education and Culture (GREEK America Foundation) has announced that the Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis ...


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Up to 500 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck last week

Two men set a tent at a camp for migrants and refugees at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, GREECE, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Human ...


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Europe Refugee Crisis: GREECE Defends EU-Turkey Deal As Arrival Numbers Drop

GREECE A child lies on the ground as women and children queue for tea at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian ...


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Fire raging at refugee camp in northern GREECE

A fire broke out at a refugee camp in Diavata, GREECE, according to reports on social media. Many tents were reportedly burned. The fire has since ...


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Israel, GREECE, Cyprus mull joint natural gas projects

Ministry of Energy director-general Shaul Meridor met Wednesday with his counterparts from Cyprus and GREECE to discuss potential cooperation ...


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Bulgarian drivers to block border crossings with GREECE at Orthodox Easter – report

Bulgarian lorry drivers intend blocking all border crossings with GREECE during the April 29 to May 2 2016 holidays, when Eastern Orthodox Christians ...


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Lenders remain divided over GREECE'S debt relief

BRUSSELS, April 20 International lenders remain divided over whether GREECE needs debt relief, because of different growth and fiscal performance ...


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Fire tears through refugee camp in northern GREECE, destroying a dozen tents

Two men set a tent at a camp for migrants and refugees at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, GREECE, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.


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Mirolyub Stolarski, BASAT: Bulgarian haulers close the border with GREECE for Easter holidays on ...

Sofia. We will close the border with GREECE for the Easter holidays on April 29 at 10.00 am. That is what President of the Bulgarian Association of Road ...


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World Press View: Why Greece’s Fiscal Crisis Still Lingers

Greece's nearly six-year-long economic and austerity crisis shows no signs of ending despite bailouts, reforms and broken promises.


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A fire broke out in a refugee camp in northern Greece Wednesday, burning more than a dozen tents and sparking a protest by refugees

STRASBOURG, France — The Latest on Europe's response to the wave of migration from Syria and other countries (all times local): 3:10 p.m. A fire broke out in a refugee camp in northern Greece Wednesday, burning more than a dozen tents and sparking a ...


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Crisis-hit Greeks, Brazilians, ready for Olympic flame

[Greek actress Katerina Lechou, in her role as high priestess, lights the Olympic flame at the Temple of Hera in Olympia on April 20, 2016, during a dress rehearsal for the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame]Greece, beset by economic difficulties and a migration crisis, will hold a traditional ceremony Thursday for the Rio Olympics as Brazil battles its own political woes.


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10 wines to pair with Greek fare

We're getting in the kitchen with New York chefs preparing international specialties, and this month Maria Loi makes us a traditional lamb dish commonly served on Orthodox Easter and for other celebratory occasions in Greece. Loi recommends the dish for ...


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Greece 89th in press freedom, says Reporters Without Borders 2015 index

World press freedom deteriorated in 2015, especially in the Americas, advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said on Wednesday as it released its annual rankings and warned of “a new era of propaganda”. The World Press Freedom Index ranks 180 ...


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