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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Greece: Eurovision medley by Freaky Fortune & Riskykidd

Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd, who will represent Greece at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, have uploaded a Eurovision winner medley via their YouTube channel. Stay tuned to esctoday.com for the latest news on Greece and the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest.

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Tension in Greek prisons

libcom.org (blog)Tension in Greek prisonslibcom.org (blog)Conditions in Greek prisons have been worsening in recent years. A rising prison population and budget cuts have brought the prison system, like much of the Greek state, close to collapse with security services now on high alert for more incidents ...Convict fatally beaten after Greek guard deathHilton Head Island PacketAlbanian prisoner who killed Greek guard found deadGlobalPostGreek Coroner: Malandrinos Killer Beaten to DeathGreek Reporterall 36 news articles »

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When Inequality Isn't

“An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” –Plutarch, Greek historian, first century AD “In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution, a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; [...]

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Evzones at Stathakion Flag Raising, Dance Fete

Local Greek-American school children were present to sing the Greek and American national anthems during the raising of the flags outside the Stathakion, the headquarters of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater , which organizes the Greek Parade on Fifth Avenue, which is only a day away. Dimitra Karasavides of the Pontian Society “Komninoi” […]

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Greek Pensioners Face 25% Auxiliary Cut

Breaking a vow not to impose any more austerity measures, the Greek coalition government led by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, is set to slash already-reduced auxiliary pensions as much as another 25 ...

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Craig Breen holds overnight lead in Greece

Cars now return to service to change to Gravel set-up for Sunday’s seven stages. Breen finishes third at ERC Rally Latvia Ireland's Craig Breen claimed his first podium finish of the season and he claimed third place in the ERC Rally Latvia. Breen ninth ...

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Greek conservatives retake lead before key vote, poll shows

By Angeliki Koutantou and Harry Papachristou ATHENS (Reuters) - The main party in Greece's ruling coalition, conservative New Democracy, has nudged ahead of the leftist opposition for the first time in six months, an opinion poll showed on Saturday, ahead of a key parliamentary vote on more tough reforms. The poll will be welcome news for Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' fragile government, whose cohesion has been tested by the controversial reforms demanded by international lenders as a condition to keep debt-laden Greece afloat. The poll, conducted on March 24-27 by Alco for weekly newspaper Proto Thema, showed Samaras' New Democracy winning 21.7 percent of the vote if elections were held today, against 21.2 percent for the main opposition, anti-bailout Syriza party. In Alco's previous poll on March 11-13, Syriza led New Democracy by 21.2 to 20 percent, a lead similar to that in all other polls tracked by Reuters in recent months.


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