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How the world sees Greece
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Ex HSBC employee hopes for widening of Europe tax probe
Greek Prime Minister caught swearing on camera
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Wednesday was caught swearing on camera as he fumbled a long-awaited announcement on tax relief.
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Greek PM Samaras caught swearing on camera
It's not every day that you catch the leader of a nation drop the F-bomb. But Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appeared to do just that on Wednesday when recording a TV address on sales taxes.
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The 15 Greatest Masterpieces At The Louvre
Paris's Musée du Louvre is consistently the world's most visited museum—and for good reason.
The grand art museum houses 35,000 masterpieces, from prehistory to contemporary works. But with over 600,000 square feet of exhibition space, navigating the enormous museum can be overwhelming if you don't know what to look out for.
Christine Kuan, the chief curator at Artsy, selected 15 must-see works of art at the Louvre.
"The world-famous Musée du Louvre houses thousands of priceless masterpieces," Kuan said. "Every year more than 8 million people flock here to enjoy its magnificent treasures. It is one of the reasons Paris is the international arbiter of taste and culture."
Kuan also provided commentary on the works of art and told us why they're not to be missed.
"Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci (1503-1506). "The most famous painting in the world, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (aka La Gioconda or La Joconde) with her mysterious smile and cutting-edge illusionism for the early 1500s. This masterpiece has been on display at the Louvre since 1797. Millions make the pilgrimage to Paris to see the real thing each year."
"Nike of Samothrace" (c. 190 BC)."The Nike of Samothrace (or Winged Victory) depicts the Greek goddess of Victory as if soaring to new heights. Astounding in its expressive quality, it is considered a Hellenistic tour de force. Certainly would inspire anyone to want to win!"
"Raft of the Medusa" by Théodore Géricault (1818-1819). "Based on a true tabloid-like tragedy of shipwreck and cannibalism, Théodore Géricault painted this icon of French Romanticism at the age of 27. The blood and gore depicted here was based on Géricault’s tireless study in morgues. Of course, everyone then (and now) had to see the painting in the flesh."
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Xenios Zeus and the True Meaning of Greek Hospitality
Enlarge Police detain individuals assumed to be migrants in central Athens, on Sunday, August 5, 2012. Between August 4, 2012, and February 22, 2013, Greek police detained almost 85,000 people of foreign origin on the streets of Athens to check their identification papers and legal ...
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Greeks Arent Buying What Samaras Is Selling
(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) A protester feeds pigeons during an anti-austerity rally outside the Greek Parliament in central Athens, July 17, 2013 as protests took place ahead of a vote by lawmakers to start firing public workers on the orders of international lenders. A year ago Grexit was the summer catchphrase among Europeans who had largely written off Greece as the first casualty of the ...
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Since Crisis? Start 16 Police Kill Selves
Greece’s crushing economic crisis, in which police officers have been the line of last defense keeping protesters from getting into the Parliament, is taking its toll on law enforcement with 16 officers having committed suicide since the country’s troubles began three years ago – five this year so far – Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias told lawmakers. i Dendias was ...
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Greek Supreme Court Upholds Bulgarian Pilot Guilty Verdict
The Supreme Court in Athens has upheld the guilty verdicts for the defendants in the case of the Helios Airways crash in 2005, according to unofficial information. One of the top Bulgarian pilots, Yanko Stoimenov, is among the defendants. Initially, the three defendants were sentenced to 122 years in prison, but then because of their clean criminal records the appeals court reduced the sentence ...
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Free Greek Turkish Lessons in Thessaloniki
In the framework of the 2nd Intercultural Course in the Greek and Turkish languages, Greeks and Turks who wish to communicate by learning each others’ language will meet in the middle of August for 10 days in Thessaloniki. The course, which will be attended by 50 individuals from Greece and Turkey, is a small scale initiative of the non-profit corporation, DIALOGOS -Actions of language and ...
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Commission denies that Greece faces major bailout shortfall
The European Commission denied earlier today reports that Greece faces a EUR10bn funding shortfall for its bailout programme. However, the Commission conceded that there is what it calls a 'small' gap in the numbers. European Commission Spokesman for Economic and Monetary affairs tweeted that repots in German newspaper Sddeutsche Zeitung, of a EUR10bn financing gap in Greece's ...
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Protests mount ahead of Greek parliament vote on layoffs
Reuters © A woman holds a Greek and a black flag as she stands in front of the parliament during an anti-austerity protest in Athens July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Yannis ...
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PHOTOS: Sofia Vergara shows off stunning figure during holiday in Greece
PHOTOS: Sofia Vergara shows off stunning figure during holiday in Greece New York Post Sofia Vergara has put her stunning figure on display once again as she continues her 41st birthday celebrations in Greece. In several new photos posted on her WhoSay account, the “Modern Family” bombshell reminds her followers that she's a world away ... Sofia Vergara holidays in Greece |
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German Official's Trip to Greece Revives Tensions
Passions were high in Athens even though Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble intends to discuss a loan program for small businesses in Greece, financed by a German state bank.
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Greek PM's F-bomb caught on camera
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appeared to drop the F-bomb when recording a TV address on sales taxes.
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Lew defends Dodd-Frank, warns against delays
Business Insider Australia | Lew defends Dodd-Frank, warns against delays USA TODAY SHARECONNECT 12 TWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew outlined the benefits of the Dodd-Frank banking reform act on Wednesday at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York, and stressed that its measures were a necessary ... US's Lew to visit Greece, discuss its reforms Lew Warns Congress Against Changing Dodd-Frank Finance Rules (1) Treasury Secretary Talks Too Big To Fail, Fannie And Freddie |
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Sofia Vergara shows off monokini collection on Greek vacation
UPI.com | Sofia Vergara shows off monokini collection on Greek vacation UPI.com Sofia Vergara has spent the last several days in Mykonos, Greece having the kind of sun-drenched, carefree vacation that only photographic celebrities seem to have, and she's documented her adventures on Twitter and WhoSay. Enjoying the sand and surf ... Sofia Vergara, 41, raises temperatures in a cut-away swimsuit during Greek ... |
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Schaeuble to Offer Funding for Greek Businesses on Athens Trip
Financial Post | Schaeuble to Offer Funding for Greek Businesses on Athens Trip Bloomberg German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will offer as much as 100 million euros ($132 million) as Germany's contribution to a fund to lend to Greek small and medium-sized businesses, a government official said. The money would be contingent upon ... Greek Police Ban Public Gatherings Ahead of Schaeuble Visit Germany FinMin Source: Plans To Aid Greek SMEs W/100 Mln Loan Germany wants to give Greek SMEs 100 mln euros in aid-newspaper |
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Some 600000 Uninsured Greek Vehicles
Although there has been a significant decrease in uninsured vehicles compared to last year, there are still about 600,000 thousand of them authorities said, causing trouble to the people involved in a road accident, even when there are no victims involved. Traffic police fines are heavy and everyday almost 1,000 uninsured vehicles are detected, but it is still impossible to crack down the ...
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Samaras Says Restaurant VAT Cut To 13
Greek Prime Minister has finally gotten the country’s international lenders to agree to cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) for food services, including restaurants, hotel eateries, cafeterias and tavernas from 23 to 13 percent, which he said would help the economy during what looks to be a record-breaking tourist season. He made the announcement in a televised address and said the new rate ...
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Jeremy Irons Comes to Athens
?he famous British actor, Jeremy Irons, is going to visit Athens once again to attend the promotion of the film, Night Train to Lisbon. The 65-year-old actor will be in Athens between 18 and 21 September, invited by Hollywood Entertainment, which has the rights to exploit the film in Greece and will attend the official screening. Night Train to Lisbon, is about the sudden trip of a Swiss ...
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Sch�uble on ?confidence? trip to Greece
Wolfgang Schäuble denied his visit was related to further debt relief for Athens, but he is set to agree to finance loans to small businesses
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Greece to cut food service tax
ATHENS, Greece, July 17 (UPI) -- Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Wednesday that sales tax on dining out would be cut sharply starting in August.
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Greece bans protests during German finance minister's visit, opposition calls ...
MiamiHerald.com | Greece bans protests during German finance minister's visit, opposition calls ... Fox News ATHENS, Greece – The Greek police has banned public protests in central Athens for 11 hours on Thursday, when German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will visit, a decision the left-wing opposition party described as "fascist and undemocratic.". German finance minister to offer Greece bilateral aid Schäuble heads to Greece in 'demonstration of confidence' German Finance Minister to Discuss Bilateral Cooperation with Greece - Source |
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Greece Bans Protests During Schaeuble Visit
Greece bans protests during German finance minister's visit, opposition calls move 'fascist'
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