
Taste unspoiled beauty at tiny Greek island
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White houses, blue shutters, wild flowers, local food and special sweets .. the tiny Aegean island of Donousa brings you hundreds of years back to the original Greek life thanks to its remote location and rough seas surrounding ...
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Killing the Messenger: Greek Government Shuts Down the State Broadcaster:
In the name of transparency and cutting costs, the government has closed, by fiat and at great expense, the country's only public broadcaster-the only broadcaster (for all its flaws) that isn't pushing the agendas of the oligarchs. Ref. Source 7
Magnitude-5.6 quake off Greek island
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A magnitude-5.6 earthquake has struck in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete but no damage or casualties have been reported.The Athens Geodynamics Institute says the earthquake occurred at 12.39am local time on Sunday, about 50 kilometres off the south coast of Crete at a depth of 26 kilometres.A magnitude-5.9 quake had struck on Saturday evening, a little south of the ...
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Public Media Takes A Hit In Greece
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Mal Brough says he was not involved in the 'menugate' incident. He has repeatedly contacted a member of the public to request an apology after she complained about it. Ben Eltham ...
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Greek Cypriot leader meets Israeli minister
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Anastasiadis and Netanyahu discussed cooperation in field of energy, bilateral relations and developments in eastern Mediterranean JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met with leader of the Greek Cypriot administration Nicos Anastasiadis in Jerusalem.Cooperation in the field of energy, bilateral relations and developments in eastern Mediterranean were discussed during ...
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Talks on fresh bailout aid to Greece end in Athens deal likely on
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Greek government concluded on Sunday afternoon talks with troika auditors in Athens over the prerequisites for the release of fresh bailout loans to Greece this month.A final deal is likely to be clinched in Brussels ahead of the upcoming Euro group meeting on Monday which is due to decide on the disbursement of the next tranche, Greek officials and foreign envoys said before departing for ...
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Greek radical left SYRIZA coalition merges into unified party
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Greece's main opposition party, the radical left coalition SYRIZA, formally merged into a unified party and Alexis Tsipras was elected president with 74 percent of votes on Sunday evening, at the end of the founding congress in Athens."As of Monday united in our new party, stronger than ever, we embark on a great and victorious course to put an end to social collapse and rebuild ...
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US Treasury Secretary Calls For More Bold Steps Of Greece To Exit Crisis
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US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew praised Greek efforts to overcome the debt crisis and called for further reforms and bold steps to achieve the goal during a short visit to Athens on Sunday."We acknowledge the difficult decisions Greece has taken over the past years... You have worked hard," he said after a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras under the Acropolis hill.The ...
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