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How the world sees Greece
Saturday, June 23, 2012
New Greek PM, Finance Minister in Hospital
New Greek prime minister and finance minister in hospital
Donations Pour in for Bullied NY Bus Monitor
 Telegraph.co.uk | Donations Pour in for Bullied NY Bus Monitor Patch.com Three days after unsettling footage of an elderly bus monitor being bullied was posted on YouTube, donations to send the 68-year-old widow on 'a vacation of a lifetime' are nearing $500000. By Jason Bagley This "Making the Bus Monitor Cry" video has ... Video of bus monitor's misery strikes a nerve Greece bus monitor Karen Klein receives apologies for harassment For Bullied Bus Monitor, a Windfall to Ease the Pain |
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New Greek Leader in Hospital
 The Associated Press | New Greek Leader in Hospital Wall Street Journal Greece's prime minister and finance minister were both in hospitals Saturday, being treated for different ailments less than three days after a government was ... New Greek PM, finance minister in hospital New Greek prime minister and finance minister in hospital |
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Greece bus monitor Karen Klein receives apologies for harassment
 News 10NBC | Greece bus monitor Karen Klein receives apologies for harassment Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Online fund for bus monitor passes $500000, and well-wishes continue to pour forth. Rally for Greece bus monitor Kids in Greece bus monitor video receiving death threats Greece Town Supervisor John Auberger releases statement on bus ... |
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Palestinians push Nativity church as Heritage site
PARIS (AP) — The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is becoming the church of contention, with a bid by the Palestinians to use their position as the newest members of the U.N.'s cultural arm to obtain World Heritage status for the iconic Christian site — and perhaps boost their own campaign for legitimacy.
The effort by the Palestinian Authority, like its overall efforts for global recognition for an independent Palestinian state, is drawing resistance.
There is concern by the United States and others that the Bethlehem holy site and the integrity of the World Heritage process risk falling victim to the politics that for decades have torn the region asunder, with the Palestinians using their foothold in the U.N. system to grab symbolic recognition of their elusive bid for statehood in a long-disputed land.
Negotiations with Israel on the terms of a Palestinian state have been frozen since 2008, mainly because Abbas and Israel's hardline prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have failed to reach enough common ground for meaningful talks.
Angry at Palestinian membership in UNESCO, the United States pulled its $80 million in annual dues — 22 percent of the overall budget — from the Paris-based organization after the October vote that made the Palestinians the 195th member.
The Palestinian emergency application cites lack of regular restoration on the church due to the political situation since 1967 when Israel occupied the territories and difficulties procuring equipment because of lack of free movement imposed by Israeli forces.
An experts report, conducted for UNESCO by the Rome-based International Council on Monuments and Sites, which reviews all applications, concluded that the Palestinians failed to show that damage or dangers to the Church of the Nativity "make its condition an emergency that needs to be addressed ... for immediate action necessary for the survival of the property."
The June 11 letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, included what is purported to be a statement of support for Palestinian leader Abbas signed in type by the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox leaders, noting the Armenian was absent.
Despite fears by some that Palestinian backers on the committee will win the church the emergency designation as an endangered World Heritage site, others say it would be highly unusual for the voting committee to ignore the experts' negative recommendation.
The effort by the Palestinian Authority, like its overall efforts for global recognition for an independent Palestinian state, is drawing resistance.
There is concern by the United States and others that the Bethlehem holy site and the integrity of the World Heritage process risk falling victim to the politics that for decades have torn the region asunder, with the Palestinians using their foothold in the U.N. system to grab symbolic recognition of their elusive bid for statehood in a long-disputed land.
Negotiations with Israel on the terms of a Palestinian state have been frozen since 2008, mainly because Abbas and Israel's hardline prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have failed to reach enough common ground for meaningful talks.
Angry at Palestinian membership in UNESCO, the United States pulled its $80 million in annual dues — 22 percent of the overall budget — from the Paris-based organization after the October vote that made the Palestinians the 195th member.
The Palestinian emergency application cites lack of regular restoration on the church due to the political situation since 1967 when Israel occupied the territories and difficulties procuring equipment because of lack of free movement imposed by Israeli forces.
An experts report, conducted for UNESCO by the Rome-based International Council on Monuments and Sites, which reviews all applications, concluded that the Palestinians failed to show that damage or dangers to the Church of the Nativity "make its condition an emergency that needs to be addressed ... for immediate action necessary for the survival of the property."
The June 11 letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, included what is purported to be a statement of support for Palestinian leader Abbas signed in type by the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox leaders, noting the Armenian was absent.
Despite fears by some that Palestinian backers on the committee will win the church the emergency designation as an endangered World Heritage site, others say it would be highly unusual for the voting committee to ignore the experts' negative recommendation.
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Starving Greeks queue for food in their thousands as debt-wracked country finally forms a coalition government... but how long will it last?
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Greece Committed to Bailout but Wants More Time, Adviser Says
 The Guardian | Greece Committed to Bailout but Wants More Time, Adviser Says Wall Street Journal Greece's new coalition government will focus on changing the timeline for its latest bailout when it meets with European leaders in the coming weeks, a senior adviser to the country's new prime minister says in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires. Greece's new finance minister hospitalized; new PM to undergo eye ... Greece's new finance minister hospitalized Greece's new finance minister in hospital |
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