A group of youths, who broke off from the 25,000 protesters marching against austerity cuts in Athens, threw petrol bombs at the police and Greece's central bank building.
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How the world sees Greece
Friday, November 13, 2015
Athens rioters firebomb Greece's central bank as protesters march through capital
Greek strike against austerity cuts halts public services ...
Clashes erupted between riot police and protesters in central Athens during the first general strike since the country’s Syriza-led government initially came to ...
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Photos of the Day: Nov. 12
In photos picked by Wall Street Journal editors on Thursday, a U.S. soldier receives the nation’s highest honor, students protest the Greek government, Joe Biden poses for a selfie and more.
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Beating Free-Sample-Phobia: How Epic Seed GREEK Yogurt + Chia Became Our Supermarket ...
Recently, a taste of the GREEK Yogurt + Chia from The Epic Seed did just that. It was so good that I heard myself asking for coupons. I bought some that ...
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Protestors clash with police in GREECE
Clashes briefly broke out Thursday between riot police and protesters in central Athens during the first general strike since the country's left-led ...
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Migrant Children Seek New Lives in Europe, Often Carrying ...
Migrant Children Seek New Lives in Europe, Often Carrying Hopes of Their Families Thousands of unaccompanied minors are believed to be flowing into Greece ...
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Latest developments at MU: Interim director of GREEK Life appointed; vandalism found at Black ...
Nick Evans, GREEK Life coordinator with the Office of Student Life, has been named interim director of GREEK Life. Evans temporarily replaces Janna ...
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GREECE - crisis abating or more trouble ahead?
People hold placards during a massive demonstration as part of a 24-hour general strike in Athens on Thursday. Around 20,000 people demonstrated ...
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Investorideas.com
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - November 12, 2015 (Investorideas.com stocks newswire) The battered Greek banks will soon face yet another round of recapitalization this ...
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Chloe James and Kelly Ramsay review Brika in Perth ...
CHLOE and I Kelly have smashed a few plates in our lives — though not on each other. We seem to have a lot of Greek friends and at any good Greek celebration plates ...
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Explore ancient GREEK and Roman life at UNCG's annual Classics Day
There will be a puppet show, a GREEK tragedy and a Roman comedy for entertainment, and students will demonstrate GREEK and Roman military ...
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Mini-GREEK festival this weekend offers fans a fix with popular dishes
RICHMOND, Va. – With May over six months away, the folks at the GREEK Festival are offering an opportunity to get your spanakopita, mousaka and ...
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Introducing Sahar Speaks, A New Initiative Empowering Afghan Women To Tell Their Own Stories
Afghanistan is often cited as the worst place on the planet to be a woman and one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. In a country still reeling from more than 13 years of war, only a fifth of local journalists are women. And no female Afghan reporters are working on the ground for international outlets. All of this means that Afghan men and foreign reporters are the ones left trying to tell the stories of a notoriously insulated population. But here’s where a tenacious new initiative comes in. Sahar Speaks will train Afghan women as reporters and multimedia-minded journalists. With guidance and support from a network of experienced mentors, these women will produce news packages that’ll be featured on The Huffington Post and our social media channels, marking the first time female Afghan correspondents are published in a global media outlet. Color and compassion are some of the most powerful tools we have as journalists. Sahar Speaks is all about empowering women to harness those tools to tell stories about their country and their lives. We couldn't be more honored to support a platform for an under-covered demographic that’s grappling with some of the most pressing issues of our time -- relentless violence, human rights, religious conflict, the right to an education for both boys and girls, the ramifications of extreme poverty and access to comprehensive health care. “Sahar” is a common female name in Afghanistan that means “dawn.” The moniker is a fitting one because this project represents a new beginning, providing Afghan women with a skill set that will benefit generations to come. Amie Ferris-Rotman, the determined journalist driving Sahar Speaks, is a name worth remembering, too. She has spent her reporting career in London, Moscow and Afghanistan, working for newsrooms including Reuters, Foreign Policy and The Atlantic. Ferris-Rotman came up with the idea for Sahar Speaks while covering an electrifying, female-only rock festival in Kabul. The organizer banned men in order to create a safe space, but with mixed results: the event went all but uncovered, save for for Ferris-Rotman’s Reuters piece, because no other media outlets had female reporters or camera operators. “It became clear to me that we need Afghan women to be the ones to produce interesting stories about Afghan women's lives, as seen through their eyes and expertise,” Ferris-Rotman said. “My dream would be that one of the Sahar Speaks participants will be taken on by one of the foreign news outlets in Kabul, either as an intern or full-time journalist.” “Since the official U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, interest in the region has significantly decreased,” she added. “As someone who covered the country for two years (2011-2013), this infuriates me. A country does not cease to exist just because U.S. and NATO troops have left. So I'm excited because Sahar Speaks will put Afghanistan back on the news agenda, but more importantly, it will be the first time Afghan women will write for the international press -- ever.” The Huffington Post is striving to support this kind of coverage on several other fronts, too. * "Women Of War" is a series of video dispatches by Iranian-born journalist Khazar Fatemi, who has dedicated her life to shining a light on women and children in places like Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria and Iraq -- amplifying their stories beyond “the din of violence.” * Chime for Change is one way our founder hopes to help train women journalists in Greece. * Our Middle East correspondent, Sophia Jones, recently spent weeks traveling with Syrian refugees headed for Western Europe, profiling women making the arduous journey and the many other women along the way who are offering a compassionate helping hand. Sahar Speaks and Ferris-Rotman are serving as a tremendous inspiration for us here at HuffPost -- and a reminder of why we’re in this business at all. As an organization with some seriously strong female leaders at the top, with Liz Heron as our new executive editor and Arianna Huffington as our editor-in-chief, we support this project as part of HuffPost’s public pledge to empower women around the world to take a stand and share their stories. Sahar Speaks is launching this month; applications are available now. The training session in Kabul is slated for February, with an eye toward foundational journalism skills and overcoming bias against women in the workplace. HuffPost then plans to edit, publish and promote the work of these women -- and true to our ethos, we'll aim tell these stories in visual ways that leverage social media platforms so we can reach readers where they already are. But even if you’re not in Afghanistan, Sahar Speaks is a cause worth rallying around. Please join us in supporting stories of hope and survival, storylines that give us all a better understanding and empathy for the way others live, what they face each and every day. Visit the Sahar Speaks website to donate and follow us on Twitter @Sahar_Speaks. _Katie Nelson is news director at The Huffington Post. Reach her at katie.nelson@huffingtonpost.com or @katienelson._ -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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Athens erupts in violent protests over austerity measures
Workers left their jobs in droves and flooded the streets of Greece on Thursday in a massive countrywide strike aimed at sending a message against further austerity measures.
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5 Reasons We Can't Wait for My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2
Grab the Windex! Round two of everyone's favorite "big fat GREEK" family is set with an official release date of My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2 for March ...
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GREECE'S 50 First Days Under the New Government Through the Numbers and Figures
Less than a month and a half into the new administration, GREECE has already been through calamity on the political, economic and social fronts.
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EU leaders race to secure €3bn migrant deal with Turkish president
David Cameron is the first leader to pledge funds, offering Recep Tayyip Erdoğan €400m to stem flow of refugees from Syria The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and other EU leaders are racing to clinch a €3bn (£2.4bn) deal with Turkey’s autocratic president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to halt the mass influx of migrants and refugees into Europe. All 28 national EU leaders are expected to host Erdoğan at a special summit in Brussels within weeks to expedite a pact that would see Turkey patrolling the EU’s southern border with Greece and stemming the flow of hundreds of thousands of refugees, mainly from Syria. Continue reading...
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