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Progress in Athens: Troika Delivers 'Positive' Report on Greece

Source: Spiegel Online, Nov 12 2012, 8:19am CST

Greece's international creditors have finally filed their report on the state of the country's reform efforts. According to top euro-zone official Jean-Claude Juncker, the document is largely "positive" i ...

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Greece: A Syrian in Greece: remembering better days, hoping to return one day

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 21 2013, 2:42am CDT

ATHENS, Greece, May 17 (UNHCR) - Leilah can't hold back the tears when she leafs through the family photo album. It's the only thing she managed to bring with her from Syria - a potent reminder of better days with her h ...

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Parthenon

Source: OpPapers.com  |   May 20 2013, 9:15pm CDT

Joseph Rodriguez Ms. Marchand Freshman Honors English 26 February 2013 The Parthenon: A Greek Wonder As I patiently wait at the airport for my aunt, I can’t help but wonder. I can’t help but wonder about what is it like in At ...

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27 weeks ago


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"There won't be any definitive decisions today, but I think the general feeling is that we would like the next disbursement to done in the most efficient way possible."


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Greece

Source: Travel Blog  |   May 20 2013, 4:30pm CDT

Athens city of history and birth of civilization. We had heard so many stories about Athens and Greece--dirty, unfriendly, broke no services crime demonstrations work stoppages. Well none of that was true during our visit to this historic an ...

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Some Thoughts On The Recent Surge In National Bank Of Greece

Source: Seeking Alpha  |   May 20 2013, 4:25pm CDT

As a result of losses sustained on Greek sovereign bonds, corporate loans and residential mortgages, the Greek banking system essentially went bankrupt soon after the 2008 financial crisis. Since then, an arm ...

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Greece’s big economic recovery – for investors

Source: Globe and Mail  |   May 20 2013, 3:45pm CDT

A year ago, Greece seemed on the verge of leaving the euro zone. Depositors were draining their savings from Greek banks and a radical left coalition that advocated a halt on debt repayments – default, in other words – seemed sure to win the elect ...

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Popular Greek beach evacuated after swimmer discovers WWII artillery

Source: Vancouver Sun  |   May 20 2013, 12:09pm CDT

 Beachgoers fish from a concrete platform next to the popular beach of Paleo Faliro in southern Athens on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photograph by: Thanassis Stavrakis , AP ATHENS, Greece - A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular ...

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Piraeus Bank Posts First-Quarter Net Profit After Merger Deals

Source: FOX Business  |   May 20 2013, 12:05pm CDT

Piraeus Bank (TPEIR.AT), one of Greece's largest lenders, on Monday reported a first-quarter net profit of 3.62 billion euros ($4.64 billion), largely due to a one-off capital gain of EUR3.4 billion relating to a negativ ...

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Dutch youth charged in Greece over Russian boy's stabbing

Source: Expatica  |   May 20 2013, 11:20am CDT

A 20-year-old Dutch entertainer was charged with attempted murder on Monday after repeatedly stabbing a 12-year-old Russian boy vacationing on the Greek island of Crete, local officials said. The suspect, ...

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Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery

Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)  |   May 20 2013, 9:56am CDT

ATHENS, Greece — A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach. Greek authorities evacuated the seafront Monday after a swimmer found a corroded artillery shell just 10 yards from dry land, fished ...

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