How the world sees Greece
Gering Citizen | Greek Festival Kicks Off in South Anchorage KTUU.com For the past 18 years, the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church has been celebrating the rich Mediterranean culture at its church location on 2800 O'Malley Road. “You do not have to be Greek, everyone's welcome to come,” said Kimberly Copadis, ... Everyone was Greek for a day |
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The Mondrian starts juicing, Pasadena Greek festival, Hendrick's voyage into ... Los Angeles Times The 55th annual Pasadena Greek Festival will take place Sept. 20, 21 and 22 at the Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. There will be performances throughout the weekend, cooking demonstrations, wine tasting, lectures on Greek history and culture, Greek folk ... |
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Washington Post | Protesters clash with Greek police over death of youth during trolley bus ... Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — Greek youths clashed with riot police in Athens on Friday as they protested the death of a teenage trolley passenger during a ticket inspection, a death that anti-austerity groups have blamed on the government's harsh economic policies. Greek teen's death after argument with bus ticket inspector sparks anti ... Greeks take to the streets over teenager's death Protests Over Teen's Bus Ticket Death |
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Co-founder of fashion retailer Zara, who was Spain's richest woman with an estimated worth of $6.1bn, had stroke in Menorca
The world's richest self-made woman, a Spanish former seamstress who co-founded the fashion retailer Zara, has died at the age of 69.
Rosalia Mera was the richest woman in Spain with an estimated worth of $6.1bn (£3.9bn), although her fortune represented a fraction of the wealth accumulated by her former husband and Zara co-founder, Armancio Ortega.
Mera suffered a stroke while on holiday on the island of Menorca. She died on Thursday night in a hospital in the town where she was born, La Coruna in northern Spain.
Having left school at 11 years old, Mera worked as a seamstress as a teenager before setting up a company with Ortega that would evolve into one of the biggest clothes retailers in the world.
Originally, the pair had planned to name the store Zorba, after the exuberant fictional Greek, but the store sign was modified to avoid confusion with a nearby bar. Today the rearranged name sits above 1,763 Zara stores around the world. The couple, who had two children together, separated in 1986.
The Zara model grew up from the idea that first sent Mera into business: producing speedy and cheap imitations of the latest catwalk or pop culture trends. Mera was one of the great pioneers of so-called "fast fashion", which sees Zara branches rapidly replace its stock with new ranges.
The chief source of Mera's wealth was the single-digit shareholding she retained after retiring in 2004 from the board of the parent company Inditex, which owns a range of fashion brands including Massimo Dutti and Bershka as well as Zara and employs 120,000 people worldwide.
Inditex said: "The group wishes to send its sincere condolences to her loved ones and friends at this extremely difficult time, after the loss of a person who contributed so much to the origins and development of the company."
Despite her vast wealth, Mera stayed close to home and was often seen socialising in Galicia's salsa bars and taverns. She added her voice to opposition to cuts to public services in Spain. She also spoke out against government plans to make it more difficult for young women to get abortions.
According to Forbes magazine, Mera was the world's richest self-made woman, and the 20th richest overall. Ortega took a much bigger stake in Inditex and is now the world's third-richest man with a fortune of $57bn and rising.
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Museum dedicated to founder of modern Turkey reopens in Thessaloniki, Greece Washington Post THESSALONIKI, Greece — A museum dedicated to the founder of the modern Turkish state has reopened in his native city in northern Greece following a year's restoration work. Greek and Turkish government officials said the museum, at the house where ... Thessaloniki's Atatürk Museum Reopens |
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The Mondrian starts juicing, Pasadena Greek festival, Hendrick's voyage into ... Los Angeles Times The 55th annual Pasadena Greek Festival will take place Sept. 20, 21 and 22 at the Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. There will be performances throughout the weekend, cooking demonstrations, wine tasting, lectures on Greek history and culture, Greek folk ... |
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Washington Post | Protesters clash with Greek police over death of youth during trolley bus ... Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — Greek youths clashed with riot police in Athens on Friday as they protested the death of a teenage trolley passenger during a ticket inspection, a death that anti-austerity groups have blamed on the government's harsh economic policies. Greek teen's death after argument with bus ticket inspector sparks anti ... Protests in Greece after fare-dodger's death sparks outrage Ticket inspection death prompts protest in Greece |
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Raw Story | Greek teen's death after argument with bus ticket inspector sparks anti ... Raw Story ATHENS (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Greek student who died after an argument with a bus ticket inspector has come to symbolize the plight of a population ground down by worsening poverty and unemployment. Thanassis Kanaoutis suffered a fatal head injury ... Protesters clash with Greek police over death of youth during trolley bus ... Ticket inspection death prompts protest in Greece Student's death touches nerve in austerity-hit Greece |
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UCA Board discusses Greek Village on campus THV 11 Friday, The UCA Board of Trustees held their monthly board meeting with Greek housing high up on their agenda. Just now in the presenting stages, the Greek village would add a new housing complex to campus specifically meeting the needs of every ... |
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Co-founder of fashion retailer Zara, who was Spain's richest woman with an estimated worth of $6.1bn, had stroke in Menorca
The world's richest self-made woman, a Spanish former seamstress who co-founded the fashion retailer Zara, has died at the age of 69.
Rosalia Mera was the richest woman in Spain with an estimated worth of $6.1bn (£3.9bn), although her fortune represented a fraction of the wealth accumulated by her former husband and Zara co-founder, Armancio Ortega.
Mera suffered a stroke while on holiday on the island of Menorca. She died on Thursday night in a hospital in the town where she was born, La Coruna in northern Spain.
Having left school at 11 years old, Mera worked as a seamstress in her teenage years before setting up a company with Ortega that would evolve into one of the biggest clothes retailers in the world.
Originally, the pair had planned to name the store Zorba, after the exuberant fictional Greek, but the store sign was modified to avoid confusion with a nearby bar. Today the rearranged name sits above 1,763 Zara stores around the world. The couple, who had two children together, separated in 1986.
The Zara model grew up from the idea that first sent Mera into business: producing speedy and cheap imitations of the latest catwalk or pop culture trends. Mera was one of the great pioneers of so-called "fast fashion", which sees Zara branches rapidly replace its stock with new ranges.
The chief source of Mera's wealth was the single-digit shareholding she retained after retiring in 2004 from the board of the parent company Inditex, which owns a range of fashion brands including Massimo Dutti and Bershka as well as Zara and employs 120,000 people worldwide.
Inditex said: "The group wishes to send its sincere condolences to her loved ones and friends at this extremely difficult time, after the loss of a person who contributed so much to the origins and development of the company."
Despite her vast wealth, Mera stayed close to home and was often seen socialising in Galicia's salsa bars and taverns. She added her voice to opposition to cuts to public services in Spain. She also spoke out against government plans to make it more difficult for young women to get abortions.
According to Forbes magazine, Mera was the world's richest self-made woman, and the 20th richest overall. Ortega took a much bigger stake in Inditex and is now the world's richest man with a fortune of $57bn and rising.
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