Greece, Troika Continue Talks in Athens in Bid to Release Funds

Kathimerini

Greece, Troika Continue Talks in Athens in Bid to Release Funds Bloomberg Greece's government goes into a sixth day of talks with international inspectors today on cuts to thousands of state jobs in a bid to clinch a deal that will convince euro area finance ministers to release further aid payments. “We are close, nothing ... Greece may receive Troika aid in instalmentsRTE.ie Greece, troika agree to reduce sell-off target, close to deal on civil servantsKathimerini Looting of Greece continues under new governmentWorld Socialist Web Site Channel News Asia -IBTimes.co.uk -Fox News all 48 news articles »

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Greek particularities

Kathimerini

Greek particularities Kathimerini It's been five years since Greece entered recession and three years since it signed up to the EU-IMF bailout deal, but the particularities – other people would say mysteries – of Greek reality remain in spite of the dramatic changes that have swept the ...

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Greek federation condemns slur of NBA draft pick

San Francisco Chronicle

Greek federation condemns slur of NBA draft pick USA TODAY ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's basketball federation has strongly condemned remarks by the leader of an extreme right Greek political party who likened recent NBA draft pick Giannis Antetokounmpo to a "chimpanzee." The federation on Thursday ... Greek federation condemns politician's ethnic slur about Bucks draft pickToday's TMJ4 NBA: Greek federation condemns slur of Bucks' draft pickHerald Times Reporter all 16 news articles »

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Tycoon's Rise and Fall: A Modern Greek Drama

Wall Street Journal- India

Tycoon's Rise and Fall: A Modern Greek Drama Wall Street Journal- India ATHENS—Three years ago, Andreas Vgenopoulos, a Greek lawyer-turned-tycoon, was riding high. His investment fund, which had €15 billion ($19.4 billion) to spend following one of the biggest private-equity fundraisings ever, had just snapped up Olympic ... and more »

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A weight-loss drug copes with sluggish sales, Greek works for its next batch of bailout aid, and Europe’s Parliament approves an emissions trading plan.

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Greece native embarks on 11-month mission trip

Greece native embarks on 11-month mission trip Rochester Democrat and Chronicle On July 4, the Greece native caught a flight to Atlanta, Ga., where she will be briefed and trained to perform missionary work. By Sunday, she'll start sleeping in a tent. It's not that Prince, a 2006 graduate of Greece Arcadia High School, doesn't ... and more »

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Insider Outsiders: How to Write About Greece and Italy

Insider Outsiders: How to Write About Greece and Italy Daily Beast Brechneff takes pride in the idea that in Greece a second version of himself was born; on the island of Sifnos, he is not Christian, but instead he is called Christo. And yet, as adored as this new identity is, it remains only a mask he wears on ...

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