How the world sees Greece
An event commemorating early 20th century Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, as well as his son and three-time Greek prime minister Sofoklis Venizelos, was held in Hania, Crete, on Sunday. Among those attending were Economy Minister George Stathakis, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis and opposition Potami party leader Stavros Theodorakis, who each hailed Eleftherios
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Olympiakos landed its record 15th GREEK Cup on Sunday to add it to the League Cup “Nikos Samaras” it won earlier this season, as it seeks to recover ...
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First, ARGO was on time, something unusual for GREEK artists who have a habit of being around a half hour late. They were very pleasant and took ...
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Thousands stuck at a makeshift camp across Greece-Macedonia border are clueless about what is going to happen next.
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"We are humans and we have rights," say migrants and refugees held up at the Greek-Macedonian border. Hundreds of refugees and migrants stranded at a makeshift Greek camp protested near the border with Macedonia on Sunday, demanding that the border be ...
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A protest by hundreds of migrants, egged on by activists, demanding that the border between Greece and Macedonia be opened, gradually died down without major incident
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Scenes of chaos awaited thousands of EU staff due to start arriving on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios today to begin processing asylum seekers under a controversial EU deal to deport them back to Turkey. The eastern Aegean Islands are struggling to ...
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Dutch anti-terrorism police on Sunday arrested a 32-year-old man in Rotterdam on suspicion of preparing an attack on France and also detained three other people, national prosecutors said. "French authorities on Friday requested the arrest of the French citizen, who had been identified in a terrorism investigation," prosecutors said in a statement. He was suspected of "involvement in preparing a terrorist attack". The arrests were carried out by a specialized anti-terrorism police squad, and the Dutch intelligence agency AIVD and prosecutors also took part in the operation, prosecutors said. Two of the others detained were described as aged 43 and 47 and "having an Algerian background" while the third had not yet been identified. Police were searching two addresses in western Rotterdam associated with the suspect, and people living in nearby buildings had been evacuated as a precautionary measure, prosecutors said. The suspect will be extradited to France as quickly as possible, prosecutors said. NOW WATCH: IAN BREMMER: Greece is headed for a humanitarian disaster
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My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2, the followup to 2002's romantic comedy hit My Big Fat GREEK Wedding, managed a third place finish in its opening ...
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The number of people who cashed in savings-based insurance policies early reached a record high in 2015, owing to the drop in disposable incomes ...
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With the Troika back in Athens and the GREEKS having difficulty meeting the payment and budget constraints it previously agreed to, the refugee cost in ...
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More than 50,000 refugees are stranded in Greece. Many there have begun to worry about what it might take to integrate them should they stay. Yanis Papadimitriou reports from Greece. Fanis, the owner of a kiosk in Athens, was skimming the day's papers ...
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The analysis of ancient DNA is a new and powerful method for today’s scientists to understand more about life thousands of years ago, according to an International Business Times UK report. Ancient Greek shipwrecks can provide valuable information of how ...
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IZMIR, Turkey — The once great wave of refugees motoring in cheap rubber rafts across the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the GREEK islands has ...
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[batman v superman warner bros]Warner Bros. Though critics vilified the movie, audiences certainly didn't. The much anticipated "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," had a record-setting weekend at the box office as it took in an estimated $170.1 million domestically, according to pro.boxoffice.com. That's the biggest opening weekend figure of all time for a pre-summer release. The movie also broke the record for the the largest pre-summer opening day ($82 million), the largest opening in the month of March (beating "The Hunger Games," $152 million), largest opening ever for Easter weekend (beating "Furious 7," $147 million), and the largest opening for the film's studio, Warner Bros ("Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," $169 million). This is a huge success for the studio, specifically, as its coming off busts of blockbuster titles like last year's "Jupiter Ascending" and "Pan." But, it also proves that its launch of movies on DC Comics characters ("Suicide Squad" and "Justice League" on deck) can compete with the already successful Marvel characters that have been dominating the box office. [batman v superman]Warner Bros.However, "Batman v Superman," budgeted around $250 million, didn't get out of the gates cleanly. Going into the weekend the big news was the almost universal bashing of the film by critics (it currently has a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes). But that narrative went away when the film took in $27.7 million in its Thursday preview screenings, the biggest preview day figure ever going into Easter weekend. The movie then made $82 million on Friday, the biggest pre-summer Friday (beating out last year's "Furious 7" with $67.4 million). And overseas the news is also positive. The film has already made over $115 million as of Saturday in 17 territories, according to Deadline. And in China, the film is Warner Bros.' biggest opening ever with $57.1 million in just three days. A major reason for the record-breaking figures is because Warner Bros. flooded the film with it playing in 35,000 screens around the world. Something only done for the major summer releases. The next test for the film will be its staying power. As word of mouth floods on social media, will general audience consensus match how the critics feel, or will repeat viewings begin? Rounding out the weekend releases, Disney's "Zootopia" continues to be a hit as it came in second with $23.1 million, now at a total domestic of $240 million. While "My Big Fat Greek Weeding 2" played the counter-program to "Batman v Superman," attracting females not into the comic book characters with an estimated $18.1 million to land in third. NOW WATCH: 50 Cent says the money in his Instagram photos is fake
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[brussels protests]Yves Herman/Reuters Police used water cannon to control hundreds of rowdy protesters in central Brussels on Sunday after they ignored an official call for solidarity marches following Tuesday's bomb attacks to be postponed. Local media said about 450 protesters noisily faced off with white-helmeted riot police in front of the city's colonnaded stock exchange building where wreaths and flowers had been laid out in a tribute to the victims of the attacks. The crowd, many of whom media described as right-wing nationalists, shouted slogans vehemently denouncing Islamic State which claimed responsibility for the attacks in which 31 people were killed and scores injured. One banner defiantly read: "United against Islamic State". Ranks of riot police, carrying shields, hemmed in the crowd and then gradually pushed the protesters back into a street where water cannon trucks opened up. Prime Minister Charles Michel condemned the demonstrations. "It is highly inappropriate that protesters have disrupted the peaceful reflection at the Bourse (stock exchange). I strongly condemn these disturbances," he said according to Belga news agency. [brussels protests]Yves Herman/Reuters The mayor of Brussels, Yvan Mayeur, described the crowd as scoundrels and said they had come into Brussels from other towns, in particular Antwerp. "I am appalled at what has happened, to see that such scoundrels come here to provoke people at their place of homage," he said. _(Reporting by Barbara Lewis; Writing by Richard Balmforth, editing by David Evans)_ NOW WATCH: IAN BREMMER: Greece is headed for a humanitarian disaster
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[lahore attack pakistan suicide]K.M. Chuadary/AP Photo A suicide bomber killed at least 52 people, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday, government officials and police said, striking at the heart of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political base of Punjab. The blast occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, a few feet (meters) away from children's swings. Around 150 people were injured in the explosion, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation of 190 million people, is plagued by a Taliban insurgency, criminal gangs and sectarian violence. Punjab is its biggest and wealthiest province. Eyewitnesses said they saw body parts strewn across the parking lot once the dust had settled after the blast. The park had been particularly busy on Sunday evening due to the Easter holiday weekend. Salman Rafique, a health adviser for the Punjab provincial government, put the death toll at least 52 people. "Most of the dead and injured are women and children," said Mustansar Feroz, police superintendent for the area in which the park is located. Media footage showed children and women crying and screaming and rescue officials, police and bystanders carrying injured people to ambulances and private cars. In 2014, Pakistan launched an offensive against Taliban and affiliated jihadist fighters in North Waziristan, seeking to deprive them of safe havens from which to launch attacks in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Punjab has traditionally been more peaceful than other parts of Pakistan. Sharif's opponents have accused him of tolerating militancy in return for peace in his province, a charge he strongly denies. Last year, a bomb killed a popular Pakistani provincial minister and at least eight others when it destroyed the minister's home in Punjab. _(Writing and Additional Reporting by Mehreen Zahra-Malik, Editing by Gareth Jones)_ NOW WATCH: IAN BREMMER: Greece is headed for a humanitarian disaster
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IDOMENI, GREECE - Several hundred Iraqis and Syrians in the Idomeni border camp stood between protesters and police on Sunday, thwarting the ...
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Lack of buildings sends Rochester charter schools to Greece As charter schools in Rochester enroll ever more students, many are moving to Greece. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/1MtGSWl
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The Husainis, who have been living in an informal camp on the GREEK island of Lesbos as they prepare for the next stage of their long journey from ...
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Hundreds of refugees started returning to Idomeni on foot after a rumor that the Greece-FYROM border would reopen on Sunday. There was unrest yesterday at the refuge tent city on the Greece-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia crossing point when a rumor circulated that the border would open at noon on Sunday. More police forces arrived
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The list of people implicated in the scandal of overcharges and bribery at the Marathounda, Paphos, and Koshi, Larnaca, waste-management plants further increased on Saturday with the addition of two Greek suspects. According to a Cyprus Mail report ...
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Dreaming of making it to Europe, some wonder: “Can they really just send us back?”
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[Pope Francis waves to worshippers as he delivers his Easter message at St Peter's Square in the Vatican, on March 27, 2016]Pope Francis on Sunday spoke out against the "rejection" of refugees as the European migrant crisis saw its latest desperate scenes on the Greek border with Macedonia.
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NEW YORK – It took almost 14 years after their surprise blockbuster hit but the cast of My Big Fat Greek Wedding got together for the Premiere of the sequel in Manhattan, setting off a Greek buzz and bringing back the extended Portokalos-Miller family for the gala event. The movie opened at theaters […]
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The latest shameful act by Greece’s “Education” Minister Nikos Filis to bar Metropolitan Nicholas of Mesogaia from addressing students who invited him to their school is representative of the current state of affairs threatening Hellenism. The most disturbing thing about this action was not the government jockeying for position against the Church of […]
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It sounded really strange on Sunday morning. Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas revealed a plan Greek government has under consideration to offer refugees and migrants “residence permission if they invest 250,000 euro in Greece.” Mardas told Skai TV, that the government is styding a project to examin ethe economic profile […]
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[brussels police search]Francois Lenoir/Reuters Brussels prosecutors on Sunday said police had carried out 13 new raids in various districts in and around the capital as part of investigations following bomb attacks. In a statement, the federal prosecutor's office said a total of nine people were questioned "in the context of a terrorism file". Five were later released. It said it could not give further details. _(Reporting by Barbara Lewis, editing by David Evans)_ NOW WATCH: IAN BREMMER: Greece is headed for a humanitarian disaster
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants stranded at a makeshift Greek camp protested near the border with Macedonia on Sunday, demanding that the border be opened as they clung to hopes of making it into Europe despite new EU moves to send some refugees back.
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“If there are refugees who are able to invest 250,000 euros in the country, they will be treated more favorably in obtaining a residence permit,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas. Speaking on the refugee issue on Skai television on Sunday ...
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Leftist activists from GREECE and other European countries have staged protests outside the transit centers and appear determined to sabotage the ...
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The numbers of people reaching GREECE from Turkey have declined since an EU-Turkey deal went into effect on March 20 under which all migrants ...
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GREECE and Korea have enjoyed long friendship and cooperation through our common struggle for peace and democracy. Most importantly, the two ...
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As we wait for the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice weekend numbers to roll in, this will be a look at the other two noteworthy openers debuting on this frame. Batman v Superman didn’t stop My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 from taking its own bite out of the ...
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Since July 2015, when the Greek government and its European counterparts agreed to a new bailout deal, my country (Greece) has made immense efforts to implement structural reforms under tight deadlines. And while the reforms have at times been ...
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[Migrants scuffle with police during a protest demanding the opening of the border between Greece and Macedonia in the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Greece, Sunday, March 27, 2016. A split appears to have developed among the groups of migrants at the Idomeni border encampment, with Greek riot police who, so far, have used only their shields to protect the border. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)]IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — Several hundred Iraqis and Syrians in the Idomeni border camp are standing between protesters and the police, thwarting the protesters' efforts to march toward the fence separating Greece from Macedonia. Scuffles have broken out between the two groups.
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Access to the camp is restricted by GREEK police and army. Journalists are not welcome. To make contact with those inside, I waited until the guards ...
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Asylum seekers who arrived in Greece after March 20 held under police guard at Moira
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The often-cited and decades-old prospect of connecting various Greek holiday destinations – primarily smaller islands – with seaplanes has again fallen «victim» to «red tape» in the recession-plagued country, as another tourism season will pass ...
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… Chi about the benefits of Greek life, I decided to stick … Chi encouraged me to stay Greek, I wanted to help women …
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… makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni … border. (AFP/Sakis Mitrolidis) The Greek authorities on Friday evening began … , by some 400 people. The Greek government has said repeatedly that …
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Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Sunday will be available at approximately 12:00 p.m. ET. Volunteers aiding desperate migrants in Greece are pulling out because under new rules, the asylum-seekers are being herded behind fences and out of the ...
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GREECE'S financial woes are in large part a product of history, of political mismanagement and fiscal irresponsibility. Its migrant problems are wholly an ...
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President Klaus Iohannis – a Lutheran, and his wife Carmen – a Greek Catholic, celebrated Easter on Sunday at the Roman Catholic Holy Trinity Cathedral in their home city of Sibiu. “To all the Christians who celebrate today the Resurrection of Christ, a heartfelt ‘Christ is risen!’, and enlightened and peaceful holidays!” the President said […]
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GREEK police expect a new wave of refugees trying to cross to neighboring countries through Greece's borders with Macedonia and Bulgaria, local ...
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Hundreds take part in protest at Macedonia border as Greece tries to evacuate overwhelmed Idomeni camp Hundreds of hopeful refugees have returned to Greece’s overwhelmed Idomeni camp on the border with Macedonia following rumours that the closed frontier ...
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said his country will be forced to raise a fence along the border with GREECE if the country does not uphold ...
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... foreigners and are according to all indications members of a human-trafficking gang that is bringing migrants from Turkey to GREECE and thereby into ...
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The renewed influx came as GREEK authorities were trying to evacuate an estimated 11,500 people who were stranded at the squalid camp after ...
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