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Sunday, November 8, 2015

Government fighting the wrong war

The GREEK government, like its predecessors, is fighting the wrong war in seeking to protect the primary residences of medium-income debtors from ...


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33. Athens Marathon with record participation – 19 hospitalized

43,000 runners, a record participation, joined the 33rd Athens Marathon – The Authentic on this sunny November morning. Greek Christoforos Merousis won the 42-kilometer race from the ancient battlefield of Marathon to Athens Panathinaic Stadium with an impressive time of two hours, 21 minutes and 22 seconds. Winner  Christoforos Merousis […]


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Greece, lenders stuck in disagreement over ‘red loans’, Tsipras speaks with Juncker, Merkel & Hollande

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras did not have time to join the Athens Marathon today Sunday. He stayed in his office instead and started calling around: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Top on the agenda: the release of  the 2 billion bailout […]


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Olympiakos beats Iraklis for 10th win in a row

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Olympiakos beat Iraklis 2-0 Sunday to maintain its perfect record in the Greek league after 10 rounds. Luka Milivojevic opened the scoring in ...


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Stramaccioni named coach of Panathinaikos

Former Inter Milan and Udinese boss Andrea Stramaccioni has been named as the new coach of Panathinaikos, the GREEK Super League club said ...


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Helping hand from France for reforms

Leading the entire effort will be two supreme coordinators, one from the French and one from the GREEK side, who will supervise the progress of work ...


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Impact Lesvos: A mission to help refugees arriving in GREECE, and How You Too Can Help

A group of four young women are embarking on a mission to help refugees who make their way to Lesvos, GREECE, as they land on the shores of ...


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GREECE told to break bailout deadlock by Wednesday

A Euro Working Group held via teleconference on Sunday failed to result in an agreement between GREECE and its lenders ahead of Monday's ...


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Impact of capital controls led to August rise in basic food prices

Food prices in crisis-riven GREECE posted the biggest monthly as well as annual increase in the European Union in August, and the main cause was ...


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Amateur wins Athens classic marathon

ATHENS - GREEK amateur Christoforos Merousis won the 33rd Athens classic marathon on Sunday, which this year excluded professionals.


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Amateur runner wins Athens marathon

GREEK runner Christoforos Merousis won the 33rd Athens marathon on Sunday, completing the 42 kilometre (26 mile) course in two hours, 21 minutes ...


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do we love GREEK life? do we hate it? you'll never know!

Good news, ladies and gents. The wait is finally over. Tonight is Bwog's Semi-Annual Big/Little Reveal!! If you want to find out which Bwogger will be ...


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Angela Merkel's stance on refugees means she stands alone against catastrophe

This summer, during negotiations between GREECE and its European creditors, Merkel was portrayed as the pantomime villain of that particular story.


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Greece, lenders stuck over treatment of bad loans in first ...

ATHENS Greece and its international creditors remained at odds over the treatment of non-performing loans at Greek banks, a government official said on ...


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How ancient GREEK tragedies help those who have suffered trauma and loss

A self-described aspiring theater director and amateur classicist with an abiding love for GREEK plays, he discovered that “tragedies have something ...


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Anthimos Thomopoulos’s race to raise €5bn

The head of one of the biggest Greek banks has faced a series of extreme management challenges


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No More Road Tax Exemptions

Greece is ending exemptions for road taxes in a frantic bid to bring in as much revenue as possible during a crushing economic crisis. The post No More Road Tax Exemptions appeared first on The National Herald.


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Germany Spied on Greek Embassy

The Greek Embassy in Germany, along with others, was spied on by the German intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst. The post Germany Spied on Greek Embassy appeared first on The National Herald.


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Dead Refugee Lands on Lesbos

Authorities say the body of a young refugee has been found on a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos, another victim fleeing war and strife. The post Dead Refugee Lands on Lesbos appeared first on The National Herald.


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GREEK teen becomes youngest creator of 3D printed life-size humanoid robot 'InMoov'

In spite of the superiority of these films, it was Jackman's 2011 flick Real Steel which had a profound effect upon the GREEK teenager. The sci-fi drama, ...


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Greek tax problems here to stay warns OECD chief, as government battles for creditor cash

GREECE is battling to secure the release of €2bn in bail-out cash as one of the world's foremost tax chiefs has warned the country cannot survive ...


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The Latest: Merkel aide downplays Syria asylum flap

BERLIN (AP) — The latest news as tens of thousands of people fleeing war or poverty make their way across Europe. All times local. 15:55 p.m. Authorities say the body of a young man has been found on a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos. Greece's coast guard says the man is believed to be in his early 20s but has not been identified yet. A coast guard spokeswoman said there was no reported incident at sea Saturday and it wasn't clear when the man drowned. Well over half a million migrants have crossed the Aegean Sea to the Greek islands from Turkey so far this year — a record number of arrivals — and the journey has proved fatal for hundreds. The vast majority don't want to stay, and head north through the Balkans to other, more prosperous European Union countries. ___ 12:15 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff is downplaying a short-lived initiative by the interior minister to give many Syrians restricted asylum, insisting that the matter is settled and procedures remain unchanged. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere appeared to catch Merkel's governing coalition by surprise when he said Friday that many Syrians should get "subsidiary protection," which comes with only a one-year renewable residence permit and wouldn't allow them to bring relatives to Germany for two years. Amid criticism, he shelved the idea hours later. Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has said the idea apparently was produced in the Interior Ministry without consultation. Merkel's chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, made clear in an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio broadcast Sunday that he hadn't been aware that the initiative had been launched. Join the conversation about this story »


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The Latest: Young man found dead on a beach on GREEK island of Lesbos

... at a beach on the island of Lesbos, Greece, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. Well over half a million people have reached the GREEK islands so far this year,.


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33rd Athens Authentic Marathon Took Place With Record Number of Participants

A big celebration took place in Athens today, on the occasion of the 33rd Athens Authentic Marathon, which took place in the Greek capital with a record number of participants. The total number of entries this year reached 43,000 in all races, while for the first time there will be an afternoon 5km route. Approximately 16,000


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What we can learn from Ancient GREECE on Veterans Day

A generation of U.S. warriors and their families have fought ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. Our obligation to support veterans ...


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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks On What It Takes To End Violence In God's Name

(RNS) Religious zealots fill newspapers and screens with bloody images of bombings and beheadings. They kidnap children and make them into soldiers. They pray before they rape women. But “not in God’s name,” says Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain, who just published a book by that title. “The greatest threat to freedom in the post-modern world is radical, politicized religion,” Sacks writes. Religion News Service asked Sacks how people can kill in the name of God, and how religion can counter religious extremists. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Q: YOU WRITE THAT THE WORLD IS MOVING INTO A MORE RELIGIOUS AGE, AND THAT THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD THING. WHY? A: Ours is an age of unprecedented radical change, and people search for something that doesn’t change, that is eternal. And of all such things, God is the ultimate. And there is a specific factor in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and that is the perceived failure of Western regimes. That is leading to a whole series of religious counterrevolutions. That’s what’s happening in Iraq and Syria. It’s what happened in Iran. To some extent it is happening in India with Hindu nationalism. And throughout the world, the more religious you are, the more children you have. Simply on an actuarial basis you can predict that the world will be more religious a generation from now. I am not giving thanks here for a more religious age. The truth is that not all the great religions and not all the great leaders of religions are fully adapted to living in a world of complexity and diversity. And the face religion is showing the world today is not a smiling one. “NOT IN GOD’S NAME” EXAMINES TORAH STORIES TO SHOW HOW EVEN VIOLENT BIBLICAL EPISODES TEACH LOVE TOWARD THE STRANGER. YOU WANT THIS EXERCISE REPEATED WITH OTHER SACRED TEXTS, BUT NOT BY YOU. WHY? A: Because a Jew cannot do it for a Christian. Only a Christian can do it for a Christian. Only a Muslim can do it for a Muslim. I just thought it helpful for people in other religions to be able to see how we do it in Judaism. Q: YOU NOTE IN YOUR BOOK THAT THOSE COMMITTING THE WORST ATROCITIES IN THE NAME OF RELIGION OFTEN KNOW LITTLE ABOUT THEIR OWN FAITH AND CARE LESS ABOUT THE FAITH OF OTHERS. THEY’RE NOT READING YOUR BOOK, SO WHO DID YOU WRITE IT FOR? A: This book is meant to encourage a recruitment and inspiration of a new generation of religious leaders — Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, you name it — who will lead the great faiths a generation from now in such a way that they make space for one another, in coexistence and mutual respect. This book is a long-term call to all the faiths, to make space for the religious “other.” It’s not a quick fix. There is no quick fix. Q: SPEAKING OF THE “RELIGIOUS OTHER,” YOU TACKLE THE CONCEPT WITHIN THE BOOK IN TERMS OF SIBLING RIVALRY, IN PARTICULAR WITH THE STORY OF JACOB AND ESAU. WHY FOCUS SO MUCH ON SIBLING RIVALRY AND HOW IT PLAYS OUT ON THE WORLD STAGE? A: I was looking at the very roots of human violence. The two people who have had the most profound insight in the 20th century were Sigmund Freud and Rene Girard. Girard’s book “Violence and the Sacred” was a very prophetic work. It appeared in the 1970s, and he predicted that religion and violence would both continue into the future. Both Freud and Girard point to sibling rivalry as a real driver of human violence. Freud thought that the No. 1 driver was the hostility of sons toward their fathers. But if you look through world literature, you’ll see that sibling rivalry is much more significant — in Egyptian myth, Greek myth, the Roman story of Romulus and Remus, or the Hebrew Bible itself. If you were to rid the world overnight of religion, there would still be violence. Q: THIS WEEK MARKED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF NOSTRA AETATE, THE VATICAN DOCUMENT THAT DECRIED ANTI-SEMITISM AND PROMULGATED A MORE BROTHERLY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CATHOLICS AND JEWS. HOW HAS POPE FRANCIS MODELED ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER FAITHS? A: Francis has acknowledged the spiritual contribution of Judaism to the world more affirmatively than any previous pope. And Nostra Aetate has shown how centuries of estrangement and hostility can be reversed, by one single, generous gesture within a faith. That for me is a great signal of hope. If it can happen between Catholics and Jews, then it can happen between Christians and Muslims, and between Jews and Muslims. But it will take really open leadership that understands that what God is calling us to in the 21st century is something very challenging and very new. Q: DOES JUDAISM NEED ITS OWN POPE FRANCIS, SOMEBODY WHO CAN MODEL THIS FAITH? DOES ISLAM? A: We need that in every faith and we need it very seriously. In 1942, one of the darkest periods of human history, in Britain Archbishop of Canterbury William Temple and Chief Rabbi of Great Britain Joseph Hertz formed the Council of Christians and Jews. That was a signature gesture at a very crucial period. I  think the Dalai Lama today has shown likewise. It is a matter of personal humility and the generosity of your embrace. _ALSO ON HUFFPOST:_ -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.


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The Latest: Young Man Found Dead on Lesbos Beach

The Latest: Young man found dead on a beach on Greek island of Lesbos


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Greek Christophoros Meroussis wins Athens 33rd Authentic ...

Merroussis won the 33rd Athens Authentic Marathon to become the first Greek athlete to do so in 15 years. Athens: Christophoros Merroussis won the 33rd ...


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10 Greek Eating Habits That Will Boost Your Health

Besides the staple Greek salad on restaurant menus (which turns out is actually not the correct name for the feta- and kalamata olive-topped greens), Greek ...


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Bulgaria labour minister meets with GREEK counterpart (ROUNDUP)

“I am utterly content with the constructive and friendly conversation with my GREEK counterpart. We have common understanding about where and ...


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Things to do Sunday and Monday

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Traditional GREEK pastries made by parishioners of the Saint Nicholas GREEK Orthodox Church will be sold during ...


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GREEK runner Meroussis wins Athens 33rd Authentic Marathon

GREEK runner Christophoros Merroussis won the 33rd Athens Authentic Marathon on a sunny Sunday in the GREEK capital becoming the first GREEK ...


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Guilty as charged: Irish standup festival puts economics in the dock

In the case of GREECE, economics is guilty as charged. The point was made by Heiner Flassbeck, who is unusual in that he is a German economist who ...


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Germany Warns That HALF Of Syrians In Jordan Ready To 'Break Out' For EU

They will join a human flood that has already seen record numbers of migrants cross via Turkey to GREECE in October as Baltic states ready to close ...


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Greece, Creditors Wrangle Again Over Austerity, Bank Raids

Faced with implementing austerity measures and reforms it once bucked, Greece's coalition government was in furious talks with its lenders in a last-ditch bid to avoid implementing or changing some of the toughest conditions, delaying release of a critical 2-billion euro ($2.15 billion) installment. The post Greece, Creditors Wrangle Again Over Austerity, Bank Raids appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece Emptying of Enterprises

Greece has lost 62 percent of its investments as a crushing economic crisis threatens to leave it without any major enterprises. The post Greece Emptying of Enterprises appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Sweep in Athens Marathon

Led by Christoforos Merousis, Greek runners took the top three spots in the Athens Marathon on Nov. 8 in a weak field without top competitors. The post Greek Sweep in Athens Marathon appeared first on The National Herald.


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Anthimos Thomopoulos, Piraeus Bank CEO: A race to raise € ...

©Rosie Hallam ‘There was no breakdown in society’: Anthimos Thomopoulos says Greece’s fighting spirit has not been fully recognised


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Car Into Pole Causes Hundreds of Outages in GREECE

GREECE, N.Y. -- Several hundred power outages were reported after a crash in the area of Mt. Read Boulevard in the town of GREECE Sunday ...


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How entrepreneurs and aid groups are helping refugees with digital tools

A Syrian refugee looks at his mobile phone in the Kara Tepe refugee camp near the town of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, GREECE, Thursday, Aug.


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'A great starting point'

It's been one year since the opening of the GREEK language institute and cultural centre 'Simio afetirias' (Starting point) in Nicosia's old town, just 100 ...


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Red hot Ideye wants another chance

Olympiakos Piraeus and Nigeria striker Brown Ideye looks to have found his form at the GREEK side and is enjoying his football again after a torrid 12 ...


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Merousis and Hayakari win gold in Athens Marathon-The Authentic

GREEK Christoforos Merousis won the 33rd Athens Marathon-The Authentic with an impressive time of two hours, 21 minutes and 22 seconds on ...


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Scholastic chess is booming in Ireland

Iran, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Germany, GREECE, Uzbekistan and Vietnam won one gold medal each. Most Irish players scored close to 50pc - and all ...


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UNHCR struggling to accommodate masses of refugees on GREEK islands

[JURIST] With a tremendous influx of refugees in the GREEK islands of Chios, Kalymnos, Kos, Lesvos, Leros and Samos, the office of the UN High ...


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Fr. Metropoulos Installed HCHC Pres

BOSTON, MA – Rev. Christopher Metropoulos was inaugurated as the 21st president of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) on October 29 an a prestigious ceremony at Pappas Auditorium, presided by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America. Metropolitan Methodios of Boston read a letter by His all Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch […] The post Fr. Metropoulos Installed HCHC Pres appeared first on The National Herald.


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The Latest: Germany's Angela Merkel demands a 'fairer distribution' of refugees around Europe

A woman and children arrive at the transit center for refugees near the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija, after crossing the border from GREECE, ...


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ap-general

ATHENS, GREECE (AP) " Authorities rescued several hundred migrants from ... Even with favorable seas, GREECE'S coast guard and European Union ...


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The Record on the Road: Greece, Turkey

Cruising from Greece to Turkey . We traveled on Variety Cruise’s Athens to Turkey cruise. We started in Athens and then went to Cape Sounion, Ios ...


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Meet #TheVolunteerCook, a Malaysian helping refugees in Greece

… ,” said Rayyan who went to Greece a month ago after reading …


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