Greek life provides social, academic experience for many at WVU

Living away from home can often be difficult for students, especially when home sickness sets in, but the West Virginia University Greek community serves as a second family to more than 1,500 students on campus. ...

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Greece Mulls Opening Makaza Crossing

Greece will decide on Aug. 19 whether to open a new border crossing point on the Bulgarian-Greek border known as Makaza which connects the cities of Komotini and Alexandroupoli in Thrace, Greece, with Haskovo and Kardzhali in Bulgaria.

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Minor earthquake

Minor earthquake - Greece on August 18, 2013Earthquake ReportMinor earthquake – Greece on August 18, 2013. Last update: August 18, 2013 at 10:48 am by By Ashish Khanal. –. Most important Earthquake Data: Magnitude : 4. Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-08-18 13:42:58. GMT/UTC Time : 2013-08-18 ...

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Greeks turning away from fast-food chains in favor of traditional snacks

KathimeriniGreeks turning away from fast-food chains in favor of traditional snacksKathimeriniIt seems that burger joints are losing the crisis-spawned battle in the fast-food world to their Greek counterpart, the souvlaki shop. Last month saw the closure of the last McDonald's outlet in Thessaloniki. The flagship restaurant, which opened in ...

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Greek crisis highlights critical point for superannuation

A RECENT email from a reader highlights the challenges facing anybody who tries to invest for their retirement.

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Greece Dismisses Head of Privatization Fund

ATHENS--Greece dismissed the head of the country's privatisation agency Sunday after a press report said that he flew in the private plane of an investor that had recently purchased a state company. In a statement, Greek Finance Minister Yannis ...

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Panathinaikos beats Panetolikos 2-0 in Greece

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Spanish midfielder Nano and Swedish forward Marcus Berg scored on debut for Panathinaikos in a 2-0 victory over newcomer Panetolikos in the Greek league on Sunday. Nano scored in the third minute from the penalty spot ...

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