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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Greek Football Results


Greek Football Results
San Francisco Chronicle
Page 1 of 1. ATHENS (AP) — Results from the ninth round of the Greek football league (home teams listed first): Saturday's Games. Atromitos 2, Panthrakikos 1. Platanias 1, Kerkyra 1. Olympiakos 2, OFI 0. Sunday's Games. Xanthi vs. Levadiakos. Asteras vs.

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From Our Own Correspondent


BBC News

From Our Own Correspondent - Sweet nostalgia - Yesterday's Greece and ...
BBC News
Despatches from correspondents across the globe, introduced by Kate Adie. Will Ross describes the terror in Northern Nigeria as Boko Haram fights for an Islamic state, while the heavy-handed response of the security forces only inflames the conflict.


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Greece faces close votes


Kathimerini

Greece faces close votes
Kathimerini
New Democracy and PASOK officials were hopeful over the weekend that the coalition government will receive the necessary support in crucial votes on Wednesday and Sunday to pass the structural reforms and budget cuts demanded by its lenders, and ...


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Divided Greece torn by hard times, austerity


Greek Reporter

Divided Greece torn by hard times, austerity
Southeast European Times
With Greece running out of cash and time, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' shaky coalition government faces its most crucial test on Wednesday (November 7th) when a 13.5 billion-euro spending cut and tax hike plan goes to parliament during a planned ...
Greece's Wealthy Know How to Dodge TaxesGreek Reporter
The Latest Polls Confirm Everyone's Worst Fears About The Golden Dawn In ...Business Insider

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Germany's Merck halts supply of cancer drug to Greek hospitals


Germany's Merck halts supply of cancer drug to Greek hospitals
Reuters
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German pharmaceuticals firm Merck KGaA is no longer delivering cancer drug Erbitux to Greek hospitals, a spokesman said on Saturday, the latest sign of how an economic and budget crisis is hurting frontline public services.

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Germany's Roesler: Greek Debt Relief Would Hurt German Budget


Germany's Roesler: Greek Debt Relief Would Hurt German Budget - Report
Fox Business
Mr. Roesler, of the business-friendly FDP party in Germany's center-right governing coalition, told business magazine Wirtschaftswoche that Greek debt forgiveness from official creditors "would ultimately also bleed through to the federal budget and ...

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Greek journalist cleared over 'rich list'

A Greek investigative journalist was acquitted of criminal charges Thursday after he published the names of about 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts, a move that embarrassed the country's political and business elite.

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Both Greece And Cyprus Must Capitulate Next Week


Both Greece And Cyprus Must Capitulate Next Week
Project Syndicate (blog)
It now appears that when the German finance minister said on Wednesday that Cyprus had not engaged in substantive negotiations and had missed the deadline for a November deal, he was making an honest observation but was not speaking officially.

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Greek Transit Workers Strike


Aljazeera.com

Greek Transit Workers Strike
Voice of America (blog)
Greek transit workers struck Friday in the first of what labor officials say will be a new wave of protests against austerity measures the Athens government is seeking to impose. Subway and suburban rail service in Athens was halted as engineers ...
Greek Stocks Tumble Amid Concerns on Government StabilityBusinessweek
Greek Coalition on Rocky Ground as Tax Scandal Weakens Socialist ChiefWall Street Journal
Greek FinMin optimistic on crucial austerity voteChina Daily
Aljazeera.com -Reuters -San Francisco Chronicle
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Held to account


The Guardian

Held to account
Financial Times
The case has captivated austerity-wracked Greece, where the unemployment rate has reached 24 per cent and basic services, including discounted prescriptions and family benefits, are being slashed. For many Greeks, the rampant tax evasion highlighted ...
Greece is governed by a corrupt clique, says Kostas VaxevanisThe Guardian
Acquitted Greek journalist says press muzzled by eliteReuters
Tax Evasion Case Emerges as Latest Headache for Greece's CoalitionWall Street Journal (blog)
ANSAmed -Aljazeera.com
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Trainer overcomes Sandy to prep for Breeders’ Cup

Bill Mott’s long journey is finally coming to an end. Hurricane Sandy forced the Hall of Fame trainer to drive from Belmont Park on Monday to Albany to catch a flight to Fort Lauderdale then take a taxi to Miami International, before finally catching a flight to Los Angeles to prepare his three starters in Saturday’s $5 million Classic – Flat Out (5-1), Ron the Greek (6-1) and To Honor and Serve (8-1).


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Mayor's Invitation to Turks Hurts Greek Pride


Wall Street Journal

Mayor's Invitation to Turks Hurts Greek Pride
Wall Street Journal
THESSALONIKI, Greece—The mayor of this northern Greek city wants to capitalize on the more than four centuries that Thessaloniki was under Ottoman rule by inviting Turkish tourists to visit landmarks of that history. His message strikes some Greeks as ...


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The new dark age: Across Europe, free speech and democracy face their biggest threat since the Thirties

In Greece, a brave editor is arrested. In Italy, academics are jailed. In Paris, corruption rules and in London, the Leveson Inquiry threatens the press. DOMINIC SANDBROOK compares Europe today to the Thirties.

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Greek rail system shut down by strike

Subway and suburban rail services in Athens halted as workers protest against deeper government austerity measures.

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Pierre Guerlain: The United States and the World

American foreign policy will not change significantly with the election of either candidate, but mostly it will evolve in reaction to geopolitical or economic changes around the world.

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Greece to bring privatization plan to China


Greece to bring privatization plan to China
China Daily
A group of high-ranking Greek officials will visit Shanghai on Nov 30 as part of a road show to promote the sale of the Greek assets, aiming to "dissipate negative impressions by presenting the true economic potential of Greece", said Evgenios Kalpyris ...

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Europe must support Greece reforms: US official


AFP

Europe must support Greece reforms: US official
AFP
Europe must support Greece reforms: US official. (AFP) – 1 minute ago. WASHINGTON — Europe must support debt-riddled Greece as it struggles to undertake tough reforms under an international bailout program, a senior Treasury official said Friday.
Greece Needs a Writedown, Not a BuybackBloomberg
Debt crisis:Greece is going to default, says Pimco - liveTelegraph.co.uk
Greece caught in trap of rising national debtEconomic Times
Workers World -Benzinga
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