costas-montis The bust of Greek-Cypriot poet Costas Montis was unveiled at Columbia University in New York during an event to honor the “Year ...
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How the world sees Greece
Friday, November 21, 2014
Greek-Cypriot Poet Bust Unveiled at Columbia University
Greek-Australian Entrepreneur Invests in Luxury Car Production
In the meantime, however, 39-year-old Greek-Australian entrepreneur Alex Hatzimihail is planning to invest 35 million dollars for the production of ...
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Stolen or farmed, Greek mountain herbs take off
CHIRSTOS Mousafidis, a police officer on the Greek-Albanian border, mainly deals with drug trafficking and illegal immigration. But this year he is ...
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Fitch Affirms Greece at 'B'; Outlook Stable
LONDON, November 21 Fitch Ratings has affirmed Greece's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings at 'B'. The issue ratings on Greece's senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds ...
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Greece: 20kg of heroin found in bus with Albanian football players
On Friday Greek police found 20.6 kg of heroin in the bus transporting Albanian football players from Turkey, two persons were arrested, SRNA ...
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Turkey to bridge the Dardanelles in new mega project
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey is planning to build a bridge across the famed Dardanelles strait to help ease traffic congestion in Istanbul, a minister said, revealing the latest in a string of mega projects under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.The straits, which separate Europe and Asia, were last bridged by Xerxes the Great, the Persian "king of kings" in 480 BC on his way to defeat the Greeks at Thermopylae."We are planning to construct a new bridge across the Dardanelles strait," Transport Minister Lutfi Elvan said in an interview with Turkish television late Thursday.The Dardanelles lead into the Sea of Marmara which then goes into the Bosphorus in Istanbul itself. The waterway is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 miles) wide at its narrowest point.So far the Dardanelles strait can only be crossed by ferry. "We will turn the entire Marmara region into a ring road, so this ring system will ease the Istanbul traffic to a great extent," Elvan added.The Dardanelles, which played a key role in the great sea battles of ancient history, were also the site of one of the most famous battles of World War I when Ottoman troops resisted an invading Allied force.It was also where the founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal, the man who would later become known as Ataturk, made his name as a heroic military leader.- 'Wildly excessive' -Turkey's Islamic-rooted government is under fire for its ambitious construction projects for the mega city of 16 million people, which critics have condemned as wildly excessive and damaging to the environment.The projects include a massive new Istanbul airport, a third road bridge across the Bosphorus, and a canal parallel to the waterway to ease the permanent bottleneck of tankers and freighters waiting to pass through it.Elvan said the government was keen on the third airport project, which is expected to cost over 10 billion euros ($12.5 billion), but declined to provide an exact time for the start of construction.The gigantic new hub could be named after Erdogan, he said in August.Erdogan, who once served as mayor of his home city of Istanbul, has proudly dubbed the pharaonic Canal Istanbul a "crazy project", boasting it could not even be compared to the Panama or Suez canals.Feasibility studies are still continuing for the project -- which will be between 45 and 50 kilometres (28 to 31 miles) long -- aimed at reducing shipping traffic in the Bosphorus, which has been the scene of several accidents and oil spills, said the minister.- Turkish space agency -Nor is the sky any longer the limit for the government's ambitions, with Turkey also working to create a homegrown space industry overseen by its own space agency, Elvan said."With the creation of a space agency, we will very rapidly activate the activities in this sphere," he said.The president has said the projects are needed to create a fast-developing and prosperous "new Turkey" that will be one of the world's top 10 economies by 2023.The building industry has boomed in recent years, but while Erdogan was prime minister his government was shaken by a now-stalled corruption probe into allegations of high-level bribery linked to some construction projects.Elvan vowed that the government would move ahead with mega projects, saying the government was planning a 17 billion Turkish lira ($7.6 billion/6 billion euros) investment in Istanbul. Among the new projects is a direct metro line from Kadikoy to the Sabiha Gokcen airport on the Asian side of Istanbul, he added.Last year amid great fanfare the government opened the first ever undersea metro link beneath the Bosphorus connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.This year it opened the first high-speed train link between Istanbul and the capital Ankara.Join the conversation about this story »
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Co-ed sports come to Greek Week 2015
There's been some unrest in the Greek community after the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life (OFSL) announced earlier in the year that the rules for ...
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Greece defies troika with new budget
Move underscores tension over hoped-for exit in December from €172bn bailout programme
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St. Michael’s Closes on New Home
NEW YORK – The St. Michael’s home for the elderly, one of the most beloved institutions of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, took a giant step into the future on November 20 when it closed on the property for its new state of the art continuing care facility in Uniondale, NY. Archbishop Demetrios of […] The post St. Michael’s Closes on New Home appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greek Opposition Spokesman: Elections Necessary as Soon as Possible
Greek main opposition SYRIZA party spokesman Panos Skourletis, speaking to “Parapolitika” radio station, repeated his party’s position regarding the general elections in Greece, which, as he underlined, should be held “as soon as possible.” “Whoever wants can be confused, but things are perfectly clear. It is necessary to go to elections as soon as possible. The current parliament is not entitled to elect the President of the Hellenic Republic,” Skourletis said. Regarding the ongoing negotiations between the Greek government and the Troika, SYRIZA’s spokesman characterized them as artificial and not substantial: “The Prime Minister gave the sign of hasty retreat before the Troika and has not, at the least, disputed the memorandum policies,” he said, adding that the first step towards the memorandum’s cancelation will be SYRIZA’s electoral win. “Everybody knows that when SYRIZA wins the elections, our lenders will start an essential negotiation. Discussion with our lenders is one thing and negotiation with the Troika is another,” Skourletis highlighted. In addition, he also shared his belief that the memorandum’s extension or the country’s exit to the markets is not a real dilemma, explaining that there currently is “a primary surplus to cover salaries and pensions, and the money borrowed are used for the repayment of loans.”
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No More Jew or Greek
“Jews ask for signs and Greeks desire wisdom,” says Paul. Most interpretations focus on the objects: Jews are defined by signs, Greeks by wisdom.
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No swift breakthrough expected in troika talks
Greece and the troika are not expected to break the deadlock in their negotiations over the next few days, sources told Kathimerini after another day of tension-filled talks between the two sides. Troika sources suggested that there is still a sizable dis... ...
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Melas says more Independent Greeks MPs may defy leader over president
Independent Greeks MP Panayiotis Melas revealed on Friday that there may be more lawmakers in the party prepared to support the government in its choice of presidential candidate. Melas drew the wrath of party leader Panos Kammenos earlier this week when ... ...
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Greek Budget Forecasts Growth, but Creditors Are Skeptical on Deficit
The troika of international lenders is wary of the projections amid political uncertainty in the country.
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Two businessmen to be questioned in arms kickbacks probe
An investigating magistrate is expected to summon two Greek businessman in the coming days who have been linked to kickbacks worth 5.5 million euros for the purchase of Super Puma helicopters, including 1.6 million euros that was found in an offshore acco... ...
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More cash for banks with same papers
Greek banks will be able to draw additional liquidity from the European Central Bank after Frankfurt issued a guideline on Friday that revises the “haircut” applying to securities issued or fully guaranteed by the Greek state. The ECB announced that the r... ...
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Commercial property draws interest from investors
Investor interest in leased commercial properties in Greece has grown over the last 12 months according to leading estate agents. They stress that this property category is the only one – with the exception of tourism – to have seen any demand recently. Y... ...
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Greece submits budget without troika's OK
Greece has defied its international creditors by submitting a draft budget that they say overstates the health of the country's fragile economy. The Greek government submitted its 2015 budget to Parliament on Friday, predicting higher growth and lower ...
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Greek Govt VP Venizelos' Meeting with Former PM Simitis 'Good and Substantial'
Greek government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos met with his predecessor in the presidency of PASOK and Former Prime ...
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GREEK TRAGEDY, TRIUMPH CSL Report: Pancyprian Freedoms oust defending champs Greek ...
New York Greek Americans' second reign as Manning Cup holders lasted only one match last Sunday. On a bye to the quarterfinals, the U.S. amateur ...
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Sony chooses Piraeus as its entry point to Europe
Cosco’s Greek unit has already started supplying container services to electronics giant Sony in Piraeus, Kathimerini understands, transferring its merchandise from ships coming into the port onto railway destined for Central European markets. This is the... ...
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Greek lawyers extend strike until December 5
Lawyers throughout Greece decided on Friday to extend their strike until December 5. The action began on November 25 in protest at a bill introducing changes to civil procedural law. However, representatives of all the country’s 63 bar associations decide... ...
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Measure for 100-Installment Tax Debt Settlements in Greek Government Gazette
A decision of the General Secretary for Public Revenue Aikaterini Savvaidou allowing the settlement of debts to the public sector in up to 100 installments, was published in the Greek Government Gazette on Friday. The decision calls for the mandatory inclusion in the measure of “the sum of certified overdue debts up to October 1, 2014, that have not been settled in a legal way by suspension of payment or facilitation or other legislative measures for the payment of debts by installments at the date of application.” The debtor is also able to include debts that are in “administrative or judicial or legal suspension” or certified overdue debts up to October 1, 2014, for which a settlement for payment in installments has already been made and whose terms are being observed. The changes relative to the previous decision are that it specifies that the debts to be included in the measure must not simply be certified but also overdue on October 1, thus excluding the Unified Property Tax (ENFIA) and the third installment of income tax. (source: ana-mpa)
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Is Free WiFi in Greece Going to be a Trend Setter?
The Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras recently announced that free WiFi in Greece, available to all citizens of the country, is coming soon.
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Bourse posts weekly gains of 11.7 percent
Expectations of a deal between Greece and its creditors and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s statements for further support to the economy if necessary, which were well received across the eurozone, sent the Greek bourse benchmark mighty clo... ...
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Detroit Lions' Jim Caldwell quotes Greek philosophy while explaining the rap music at practice
Lions coach Jim Caldwell has an encyclopedic mind when it comes to quotations. That includes Greek philosophy. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com).
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Documentary on Istanbul’s Largest Greek Cemetery
A documentary on Şİşlİ Greek Orthodox Cemetery, the largest Greek Orthodox cemetery in Istanbul, will be screened for the first time at Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Congress Center on Friday, November 21. The event is organized by the ...
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Students Clash with Police Outside Greek Education Ministry
Some 1,500 protesting students, parents and teachers gathered earlier today outside the Education Ministry in Athens, Greece, in order to protest against the government-planned education reforms. The protest rally ended with tension and at least two students were detained by Greek riot police squads, who made use of stun grenades when a group of protesters tried to storm the building, while no injuries were reported. The tension rose when a group of students from Athens’ secondary schools separated from the main demonstration and tried to climb the Ministry’s fence, while they also threw stones to riot police squads that were lined up in the building perimeter. The students were protesting, mostly peacefully, against the “new school” bill, which, amongst others, includes drastic changes to the exams process, the merging of schools, the exam topics pool, and teachers’ and textbooks’ shortages. This was not the first time students voiced their objection to the government’ plans for the education reforms this month, although it was the first time protesters gathered outside the Ministry building. After the clashes, that were not extended, a group of teachers formed a line between riot police and protesters, while they requested the immediate release of the detained students. In the meantime, students from higher education institutions gathered at Athens University’s Propylaea in downtown Athens, to demonstrate against government reforms.
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Financial Stocks Highlights- National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Newcastle Investment (NYSE ...
Manhattan, NY- 21 November, 2014 – (Techsonian) — National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) declares highlights from the analysis by ...
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Greece's OTE picks Eutelsat KA-SAT for broadband service
OTE telecom has selected the Eutelsat KA-SAT to deliver new satellite broadband service to homes across Greece. The satellite broadband service will be delivered alongside OTE’s TV platform broadcast from the Eutelsat 9A satellite. The broadband service a... ...
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Israel, Greece, Cyprus see a role in EU energy security
by Kostis Geropoulos JERUSALEM, Israel – Shifting geopolitical alliances have reinforced ties between Israel, Greece and Cyprus, strengthening Europe’s energy security. “We have improved over the last five years the relationship between Greece and Cyprus dramatically,” Mark Regev, chief spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told New Europe in Jerusalem on November 19. “It all happened almost accidently. We were in Moscow for a meeting with [Vladimir] Putin,” Regev said, adding that Netanyahu met then Greek premier George Papandreou while they two were dining separately late one night at the Pushkin restaurant in Moscow in 2010. “It was the end of the day and they met at the restaurant and basically said, ‘We’re two democracies on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean, we should have a stronger relationship.’ And within weeks we had the visit of the Israeli Prime Minister in Greece and Mr Papandreou came here for his own visit. And since then the relationship has gotten stronger and also with Cyprus,” Regev said. Netanyahu’s chief spokesman admitted that relationship with Turkey has deteriorated. “I was with my prime minister when we went to Athens and I was with my prime minister when we went to Nicosia. We always said our relationship is not against anyone else,” Regev said. “We would like to have a better relationship with Turkey but it takes two people to tango,” he added. Regev said Israel is talking with Greece, Cyprus and other countries about possible ways to exploit its offshore gas reserves and export them to the markets. “Obviously it’s nice that we will become an energy exporter,” he said. “For us the big thing about the energy is that we built our economy on the assumption we had no natural resources,” he said. “For now it is an added value.” Energy ministers from Euro-Mediterranean countries met in Rome this week where Israel’s Energy Minister Silvan Shalom proposed that EU countries invest in a multi-billion euro pipeline (EastMed) to carry its natural gas to the continent, noting that the supply from Israel would reduce Europe’s current dependence on natural gas from Russia. The pipeline would carry gas from Israel’s Mediterranean cost to Cyprus, from where the gas would be carried on to Greece and Italy. Paul Hirschson, deputy spokesperson for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, told New Europe in Tel Aviv late on November 17 that potential private investors involved will make the decisions – not the government of Israel. Hirschson said “the issues that came up between Israel and Turkey” may have facilitated closer ties between Tel Aviv, Nicosia and Athens. “Israel is making a big effort to nurture improved relations with as many people as possible all over the world but particularly in our neighborhood. With the discovery of gas and hopefully oil in the region offshore it becomes even more important,” he said. “For economic reasons, political reasons but also for regional security regions, we believe that the relationships that we have seen nurtured in the last few years particularly between Israel and Greece and Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria, are critical to regional security,” he said, highlighting the instability in the Middle East, North Africa as well as economic problems and issues in Europe. follow on @energyinsider See also: Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, Israel team up for Mediterranean gas Previously on Energy Insider: EU Energy Union Chief To Tackle South Stream Hungarian Dance: Playing Russia’s Energy Tune Worries US EU Subsidy Keeps Russian Gas Coming to Ukraine
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Greece stands firm on budget plan despite protests from lenders
Greece has gone ahead with plans for a near-balanced budget for 2015, ignoring protests from the Troika of international lenders. The European ...
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EU Partners Tell Greece to Keep Working With IMF Post Programme
Greece's E240 billion support package is split between an IMF programme that runs to mid 2016, and an EU programme that should close at the end ...
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Greek Foreign Minister’s Meeting with SYRIZA Leader Is ‘Imminent’
Greek coalition government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos announced on Thursday that a meeting with main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has been scheduled to take place in the near future. The meeting will be held in order to brief Tsipras on national issues, after Venizelos’ scheduled visit to Ankara, ahead of the Greco-Turkish High Level Cooperation Council, to be held in Athens, Greece, on December 5 and 6. The announcement of this meeting comes just a few hours after a long-standing conversation regarding a meeting between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the SYRIZA leader concluded in wreck. The canceled meeting’s purpose was to inform Tsipras on the country’s negotiations with the Troika, but SYRIZA voices ruled out Venizelos’ participation in the meeting. “We think that the presence of Mr. Venizelos would be unnecessary… If the government cannot communicate or express itself with a single voice, that is its own problem,” SYRIZA spokesman Panos Skourletis said earlier this week regarding the meeting that was finally never held. Yesterday, in an attempt to contain the temper and addressing the coordinating secretariat of the National Organizational Committee for the Democratic Progressive Bloc congress, Venizelos said that tension was caused on Wednesday due to a news report “that had nothing to do with reality, because there was no plan for a joint meeting between the Prime Minister, the government Vice President and the main opposition party leader.” Regarding the upcoming meeting with Tsipras, Venizelos underlined that “fortunately, I was informed that Mr. Tsipras accepts the invitation to come and be briefed on national issues after my trip to Ankara, ahead of the Greeco-Turkish High Level Cooperation Council in Athens.”
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Church and state in Greece
Certainly there are plenty of secular leftists in Greece who would love to do all that. At a time when Greece's old left-right fissures are widening again, ...
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Vodafone Greece starts CU Free Pisiki promotion
Vodafone Greece's CU brand launched a CU Free Pisiki promotion which includes calls at no additional cost to all mobile and fixed number. The calls ...
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AP PHOTOS: The legacy of the Macedonians, who once ruled vast territory from Greece to India
A heavy wreath of gold oak leaves found in the rich, unplundered tomb of Philip II of Macedon, is displayed at Vergina museum, northern Greece, Oct.
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Greece contracts with Ka-Sat
Eutelsat has won a major new market for its Ka-Sat 'broadband by satellite' service. Greece's Hellenic OTE national telco will offer Ka-Sat connectivity.
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Greece submits 2015 budget without OK from international lenders
The budget says Greece will achieve a primary budget surplus of 3.3 billion euros (4.1 billion dollars), or 3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) ...
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'What do you want me to tell Ankara?' Biden asks Greek Cypriot leader before visit
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has reportedly called Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades to ask if he wants him to convey any messages to ...
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Spain's Volotea to roll out Greek domestic services in April 2015
Volotea (V7, Palma de Mallorca Son Sant Joan) will establish its third French base after Nantes and Bordeaux during Spring 2015. The Spanish ...
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Spain's Volotea to roll out Greek domestic services in April 2015
Volotea (V7, Palma de Mallorca Son Sant Joan) will establish its third French base after Nantes and Bordeaux during Spring 2015. The Spanish ...
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Controversial Artwork to be Removed from 5th Grade Textbook
The controversial artwork of a blender full of female naked bodies will be removed from a 5th grade textbook after media uproar and parent complaints. The illustration is found on page 19 of a physics textbook under the section of mixtures and compounds along with other pictures. It depicts a blender full of naked young females in the process of grinding the bodies into a bloody pulp. According to parents and officials, the textbook with the particular illustration has been used since the 2005-2006 school year. The Greece ‘s Ministry of Education has announced that the illustration in question will be removed from the digital version of the book and the textbook will be reprinted next year without it. Controversy has taken media by storm with parents and journalists wondering who decided to put the questionable picture with violent and sexual tones in an elementary school textbook and why no Ministry of Education official ever noticed it. The artwork belongs to 49-year old influential Japanese artist Aida Makoto. His multimedia works combine painting, video art, photography, sculpture and installations. He has also done illustrations for Manga comics. “Blender” is acrylic on canvas with dimensions 290X210.5 cm. It is on permanent exhibition at the Mizuma & One gallery in Tokyo and has also been exhibited at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. Some of his works have caused controversy for being too gory, too sexual, or misogynistic.
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Greece at odds with Trioka
Greece's budget for 2015 has put it at loggerheads again with the "Troika" of international monitors.
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10 ways Greek life prepares you for real life
If you look around your college campus it is apparent how much of a family that Greek life provides students with. However, it isn’t until you experience four years as a Greek, before you realize the benefits of the organization you committed to go way ...
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Greek gov't tables final 2015 budget draft without EU/IMF agreement
ATHENS, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Greek government tabled a final 2015 budget draft to parliament on Friday, ignoring objections from its EU/IMF ...
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New citizenship law hinges on school education
Foreign nationals living in Greece legally, who were either born here or emigrated to the country at a young age and have attended a Greek school, will soon have the right to apply for Greek citizenship according to new legislation drafted by the Ministry... ...
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New film, ‘Promakhos,’ makes case for return of Parthenon Marbles
Two lawyers fight for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum to Greece in a film produced by Greek-American brothers Coerte and John Voorhees, due to open at theaters on Thursday, November 27. The brothers were in the Greek capital la... ...
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BC-AP News Coverage Advisory
by Associated Press BC-AP News Coverage Advisory Associated Press - 21 November 2014 10:24-05:00 Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today. Some plans are subject to change. HIGHLIGHTING: Among today's coverage highlights as we see them: -- OBAMA-IMMIGRATION (sent; developing) -- BILL COSBY (sent; developing) -- WINTRY WEATHER (sent; developing) -- IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS (sent; developing) -- EBOLA-GUINEA-SAMPLES STOLEN (sent; developing) -- MERGERS-BIG CEO PAY (sent) TALKERS/READERS: -- HONDURAS-BEAUTY QUEEN (sent) -- EBOLA-GUINEA-SAMPLES STOLEN (sent; developing) -- EGYPT-COMICS (sent) -- AFGHANISTAN-AMUSEMENT PARK (sent) -- AMUSEMENT PARKS-CROSSROADS (sent) -- BRITAIN-CHRISTMAS AD (sent) -- GERMANY-HITLER PAINTING (sent) -- MOST-PLAYED RIVALRY-150TH GAME (sent) PHOTOS: AFGHANISTAN-AMUSEMENT PARK (sent; with text) GREECE MACEDONIAN LEGACY-PHOTO GALLERY (sent); MYANMAR-GENEROUS NATION-PHOTO ESSAY (sent) VIDEO: OBAMA-IMMIGRATION (sent; developing); MEXICO-CLASHES (sent; with text and photos); FL_FUN BEGINS (sent; with AMUSEMENT PARKS-CROSSROADS); PA-LEHIGH-LAFAYETTE (sent; with text MOST-PLAYED RIVALRY); EXECUTIVE SLEEPOUT (upcoming; with text) Here are details of those stories, plus others we have in the works for today and notable pieces that we sent in the past 10 hours (all times GMT): IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION —Boehner is accusing Obama of undermining his office and further damaging relations between the White House and Congress with his unilateral moves on immigration. The speaker promises the House will act but declines to say what it will, or can do, in response. UPCOMING, 850 words, 2300 GMT. OBAMA — He sets off for Nevada in a campaign to sell his actions to shield some 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation and make millions eligible for work permits here, traveling to a school in Las Vegas to appeal for support, particularly from Hispanics there. SENT: 680 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Speech at 3:55 p.m.; 860 words by 2300 GMT. OBAMA-IMMIGRATION TICK TOCK. How he got to this decision. Long and abridged versions. UPCOMING: 700 words by 2100 GMT. (This will NOT be a chunky text format) ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT BILL COSBY - As Cosby returns to the stage Friday, will he be greeted as the beloved TV dad that millions revere, or as the pariah caught in a swirl of bad press? UPCOMING: 250 words by 1600 GMT; possible developments during the day; further developing from 7:30 p.m. performance. 500 words by 1600 GMT, photos. And, continued reporting on a number of threads. MIKE NICHOLS-APPRECIATION - Nichols was the enemy of riddles, of inscrutability, of charades. SENT: 760 words, photos. EBOLA EBOLA-GUINEA-SAMPLES STOLEN - Bandits in Guinea steal blood samples suspected of Ebola infection; officials plead for return. SENT: 200 words. UPCOMING: Developing. EBOLA-US — U.N secretary-general, director of the World Health Organization and president of the World Bank brief reporters on the Ebola crisis after getting an update from UN officials. Meanwhile, the U.S. infectious disease chief speaks to the National Press Club. By Lauran Neergaard and Harry Dunphy. Ban Ki-moon speaks at 1745 GMT; Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks at 1800 GMT. UPCOMING, 500 words by 2000 GMT. WORLD IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS - With talks on Iran's nuclear program stalled four days before a deadline for agreement, Kerry embarks on a crucial round of diplomacy on Friday. SENT: 290 words, photos. UPCOMING: developing. TURKEY-US RELATIONS - Vice President Joe Biden on Friday will become the latest U.S. official trying to push Turkey to step up its role in the international coalition's fight against Islamic State extremists. SENT: 890 words, photos, interactive. UPCOMING: Developing. TURKEY-US-Q&A - Answers to questions about US-Turkey relations and the global fight against islamic State militants, Biden's visit to Istanbul. SENT: 540 words YEMEN-ISLAMIC STATE - Yemen's al-Qaida branch on Friday denounced the Islamic State group for declaring a caliphate on territory it seized in Syria and Iraq and for aggressively seeking to expand its area of influence. SENT: 350 words. ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS - The Israeli military said Friday it dispersed some 300 stone-throwing Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank city of Hebron without injuries or arrests. SENT: 280 words CHINA-PROFESSORS MONITORED —A state-owned newspaper sent reporters to secretly sit in on lectures by dozens of university professors, to catch them making remarks that could be seen as critical of the Communist Party. SENT: 1,030 words, photos. CHINA-FREE SPEECH - Closed-door hearings of two Chinese activists highlight China's contentious "rule of law." SENT: 830 words, photos. HONDURAS-BEAUTY QUEEN - The killing of Miss Honduras and a sister is a national outrage in a country caught in a homicidal bloodbath. While many of the daily dead are gangsters, drug traffickers and police officers, others are taxi drivers, journalists, abused women and other innocents. SENT: 1,520 words, photos. ABRIDGED version of 770 words also available. JAPAN-ELECTION - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolves the lower house of Japan's parliament Friday, forcing a snap election. SENT: 700 words, photos. JAPAN-ELECTION-QUOTES - SENT: 420 words. MEXICO-MISSING STUDENTS - A largely peaceful march by tens of thousands demanding the return of 43 missing students ends in violence. SENT: 740 words, photos, video. SOUTH AFRICA-RHINO RELOCATION - South African rangers are removing dozens of rhinos from a section of the country's vast flagship wildlife reserve where they are being slaughtered in increasing numbers for their horns, and are trucking them to a remote area. Moving the multi-ton beasts is no easy matter. AFRICA-ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINALS - Giraffes on a plane? Interpol releases new Most Wanted list of environmental suspects. SENT: 280 words. INDIA-ASHRAM RAID - Indian police search the sprawling ashram of a guru who was arrested on suspicion of murder and criminal conspiracy after a deadly siege at his fortress-like compound. SENT: 300 words, photos. EGYPT-COMICS - A new feminist comic book, the Jewelry Box, emerges in Egypt, as artists seek freer expression in a country where independent voices are finding it harder to speak. SENT: 880 words, photos. AFGHANISTAN-AMUSEMENT PARK - Afghanistan's first amusement park, complete with Ferris wheel and off-brand Minnie Mouse, offers a rare respite for families in a country blighted by war and poverty. By Rahim Faez. SENT: 540 words, photos. GERMANY-HITLER PAINTING - An original Hitler: Watercolor by the future Fuehrer going on sale in Germany. SENT: 310 words, photos. GAMBIA-GAY LAW - Gambia leader approves law that would jail some gays for life amid fresh wave of arrests. SENT: 360 words. BRITAIN-SPYING ON JOURNALISTS - Lawsuit, documents reveal years of police surveillance on British journalists. SENT: 590 words. INDONESIA-EARTHQUAKE - Strong undersea earthquake hits eastern Indonesia; no tsunami expected. SENT: 150 words. US WINTRY WEATHER - Snow onslaught finally stops, but Buffalo can hardly breathe easy, with cleanup and potential for rain and flooding this weekend. SENT: 500 words, photos, video, interactive. UPCOMING: Developing through the day; photos, video. FERGUSON — As Ferguson and the nation await a grand jury's decision about whether the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown should face charges, Brown's family's attorneys are joining national activists to again call for peace regardless of the outcome. Brown's father also releases a YouTube video encouraging the same. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos, video developing from 1930 GMT. news conference. BIONIC MARINE-BRONZE STAR - A Marine paralyzed by a sniper's bullet in Afghanistan will walk across a stage at Camp Pendleton to receive the Bronze Star, thanks to a battery-powered robotic exoskeleton. SENT: 460 words (NO file photos). UPCOMING: 500 words, photos from 2200 GMT. ceremony. CLAIRTON SHOOTING - Six people have been wounded in an early morning shooting outside Pittsburgh. SENT: 100 words. UPCOMING: Developing. ISLAMIC STATE-AID WORKER - The U.S. aid worker who was killed by Islamic State militants is to be remembered Friday during the first of three public services being planned. SENT: 130 words, photo. UPCOMING: Developing from 1900 GMT. service. ELECTRONIC BOOKS LAWSUIT — A federal judge decides whether to accept a settlement on the damages Apple owed to consumers for orchestrating a scheme to drive up the prices of digital books. UPCOMING: Developing from 1900 GMT. hearing, then 350 words by 2200 GMT. STAMOS-ELVIS PRESLEY — Actor John Stamos, known for playing Uncle Jesse on the sitcom "Full House," flips the switch on the holiday lights at Graceland and tells The Associated Press about what draws him and others to Elvis Presley. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos, video by 1500 GMT. MELLON-DIAMOND AUCTION - A Fancy Vivid Blue pear-shaped diamond from the estate of Rachel "Bunny" Mellon has sold for $32.6 million. It's an auction record for any blue diamond. SENT: 120 words, photo. WASHINGTON WHITE HOUSE-WOMAN ARRESTED - A Michigan woman carrying a gun was arrested outside the White House just after Obama completed a nationally broadcast speech announcing his plan for the U.S. immigration system. SENT: 130 words. POLITICS BUSINESS /ECONOMY MERGERS-BIG CEO PAY - It's anyone's guess whether the recent flurry of corporate mergers will pay off for shareholders, but one thing is for sure: the bosses who've decided to sell will do just fine, a study finds. SENT: 900 words, photos. AP POLL-EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-FUTURE - Employers consider offering health insurance a priority, but cost an important factor. SENT: 1,010 words, photos. EUROPE-STIMULUS - Japan's return to recession renews questions about the effectiveness of buying government bonds to stimulate an economy - and how far such a program would help in Europe. SENT: 990 words, photo. - EUROPE-STIMULUS-WHAT IS IT? - A look at how stimulus measure known as quantitative easing, or QE, works in practice. SENT: 220 words. - EUROPE-ECONOMY - European Central Bank head: willing to "step up the pressure" to help economy. SENT: 430 words, photos. BRITAIN-CHRISTMAS AD - Supermarket chain Sainsbury's stirs strong passions, outrage with World War I advertisement. SENT: 950 words, photos. LEXUS RECALL - — Toyota is recalling nearly 423,000 Lexus luxury brand cars in the U.S. to fix fuel leaks that can cause fires. SENT: 130 words. TECH AERO-BANKRUPTCY - Online streaming service Aereo says that it has filed for bankruptcy protection, saying an unfavorable ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court was too difficult to overcome. SENT: 130 words. DIGITAL LIFE-GIFT GUIDE-STREAMING TV PLAYERS - Even casual viewers of online video will appreciate the ability to watch it on a big-screen TV set. For about $100, you can get a great streaming TV device to do just that. SENT: 800 words, photos. POP CULTURE/LIFESTYLES AMUSEMENT PARKS-CROSSROADS - Your local fun zone, amusement center and theme park is facing an existential challenge these days. They need to lure you, the American guest, off your sofa with your high resolution, interactive video games and into their world of fun - real life fun. SENT: 750 words, photos, video. PHOTOGRAPHY MYANMAR-GENEROUS NATION-PHOTO ESSAY - "The food cart is coming!" the hungry little boy shouts, his face lighting up. Buddhist monks soon ladle up food for scores of poor people — food the monks themselves received hours earlier during their dawn collection of alms. SENT: 770 words, photos. GREECE MACEDONIAN LEGACY-PHOTO GALLERY - The discovery of a cavernous underground tomb in Amphipolis, northern Greece, dating to the twilight of Alexander the Great's reign, revives interest in the Macedonians. SENT: photos, 250 words. 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Greece is Back … It’s Not … It Is … It’s
You’ll have to watch the ending of Chinatown on slow rewind a bunch of times to figure if Greece has come back from an economic crisis. The post Greece is Back … It’s Not … It Is … It’s appeared first on The National Herald.
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