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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Former Greek PM to create new party ahead of snap election

Former Greek prime minister Georges Papandreou announced on Friday he was creating a new political party just weeks before snap elections this month, sparking anger in his own Socialist party. The move, described as "absurd" by the Socialist Pasok party of which Papandreou is still a lawmaker, is likely to complicate the potential outcome of the January 25 election. New start," Papandreou wrote ...


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Papandreou's Return to Greek Politics Adds New Wild Card to Election

But within weeks, the Greek debt crisis exploded, forcing Mr. Papandreou to eventually seek two international bailouts and embark on a painful ...


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Ancient Greek amulet with strange palindrome inscription discovered in Cyprus

The inscription, written in Greek, reads ΙΑΕW ΒΑΦΡΕΝΕΜ ΟΥΝΟΘΙΛΑΡΙ ΚΝΙΦΙΑΕΥΕ ΑΙΦΙΝΚΙΡΑΛ ΙΘΟΝΥΟΜΕ ΝΕΡΦΑΒW ΕΑΙ (“Iahweh is the bearer ...


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Turkish, Greek warplanes tangle in mock dogfights over Aegean

Turkish military sources speaking to Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity said the number of mock dogfights between Turkish and Greek warplanes in ...


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Giorgos Papandreou, ex-Greek premier to form new party ahead of poll

ATHENS — The former Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, revealed plans Friday to create a new political party — a development that further complicates the landscape in Greece ahead of a snap general election later this month. Papandreou, 62, announced the plan on his website, ahead of the Jan. 25 vote which is widely expected […] The post Giorgos Papandreou, ex-Greek premier to form new party ahead of poll appeared first on The National Herald.


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Friday, January 2, 2015

An Ancient Greek Palindrome Has Been Discovered on this Amulet

Archaeologists working in Cyprus have discovered a 1,500-year-old amulet with a 59-letter inscription that reads the same backwards as it does ...


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Greek vote threatens Euro exit

Greece has taken a step closer to leaving the Euro with parliament triggering a general election which could bring the radical leftist Syriza party to power. Syriza opposes the terms of the international bail-out which rescued the Greek economy, and some ...


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