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  • Greece PM battles to break deadlock over broadcaster

    ATHENS (AFP) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will on Wednesday make a last-ditch effort in talks with coalition allies to avert a crisis over his controversial shutdown of the state broadcaster which threatens to bring down his government.State-run television channels remained dead on Wednesday two days after Greece's top administrative court told government to restore public ...

  • Greek government back in talks to end TV crisis

    A protester stands in front of the Greek state television ERT headquarters in Athens, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT rages on despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The banner on the top reads in Greek "ERT is, and will remain ...

  • Greek yogurt enhances your cooking

    We spoon up so much yogurt at breakfast, lunch and dinner that we spent $7.3 billion on the tart stuff in 2012. Its creamy texture and good-for-your-gut benefits are draws. So are the varieties: full fat, nonfat and low fat; organic and conventional; honey sweetened or plain; fruit on the bottom or swirled throughout. Among these cultured denizens of the dairy case, it's Greek yogurt ...

  • Seven Earthquakes Overnight in Crete

    Seismologists are closely watching the course of the aftershock sequence, with 4.6 Richter being the most powerful tremor southeast of Timpaki. Great concern has spread about the ongoing seismic activity on the island of Crete. There have been more than 40 aftershocks since June 15 when a strong earthquake was felt across the island, causing fear among residents. On June 18, active seismic ...

  • Greece Tells Troika Firings On Track

    Greece has reportedly told envoys of international envoys that the firing of 2,656 workers at the state broadcaster ERT – suspended by the country’s highest court for now – nonetheless still meets the target of shedding public employees by the end of the summer and that plans are in the works to start firing lots more. Representatives from the Troika of the European ...


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The Ten Commandments [DVD]

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  • Socar Ups Bid For Desfa

    With Greece’s privatization program staggered by the failure to get even a single offer for the natural gas company DEPA, the lone bidder for the distribution branch, DESFA – Azerbaijian’s state energy company SOCAR is said to hiked its offer to 400 million euros, some $535.6 million. Reports said SOCAR made the revision in a submission to the Greek state privatization fund ...

  • Last Ditch Talks For Greek Coalition

    While still ignoring a court order to restore the signal of the state broadcaster ERT which he summarily switched off on June 11, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will have another round of urgent talks on June 19 with his coalition partners, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos and Fotis Kouvelis of Democratic Left (DIMAR) who have opposed the move. Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative ...

  • Cyprus Asks Creditors to Help Biggest Bank

    Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades now says the bailout deal to which he agreed with international lenders is so flawed that the country's biggest bank is still in trouble. NICOSIA - Cyprus has asked its European partners to help ease a cash crunch at the island's biggest lender, saying this spring's bank-rescue deal was struck "without careful preparation" and was ...

  • ERT In Limbo Samaras Coalition At Risk

    (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) An employee looks at a monitor during a live news broadcast at Greek state television ERT headquarters in Athens, June 18, 2013. State TV channels in Greece remained off-air as the political storm over ERT continued despite a court ruling that the decision to pull the plug was wrong. Crisis talks were set to resume June 19. ATHENS - With his coalition partners ...

  • Fairfax bets on Greek real estate rebound

    Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is investing $244-million to become the largest shareholder of one of Greece's top real estate companies.The Toronto-based insurer and investment manager is increasing its position in Eurobank Properties S.A. - a subsidiary of one of Greece's top lenders, Eurobank Ergasias SA - which is focused on commercial real estate and privatizations in the country ...

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