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Sources say Turkey's prime minister has personally proposed a new level of cooperation with Greece, its neighbor and long-time rival. The proposal was delivered to the Greek government this week in the form a personal letter from Prime Minister Recep...
The Athens correspondent of The Times has reported that US President Dwight D. Eisenhower�s visit to Greece coincides with a sensitive phase in bilateral relations, following Greece�s rejection of a US demand to increase the range of the Voice of America�s...
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Kathimerini United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reveals to Kathimerini his special relationship with Greece, which he attributes to this country�s participation in the Korean War on the side of UN forces and to the crucial role Greece is invited...
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The Greek government will no longer place guards outside police stations following an attack this week on a station in suburban Athens, an official says. Michalis Chrysochoidis, Citizens' Protection minister, says he has ordered an end to a policy of...
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John Furlong, the CEO of Vancouver�s Olympic Organizing Committee, carries a miner�s lantern containing the Olympic Flame out of the Panathenaic Stadium following a handover ceremony in Athens yesterday. After an eight-day trip around Greece, the flame...
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Six police officers and a passer-by have been wounded in a gun attack on a police station in Athens...Police say two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire as they rode past the station in the north of the Greek capital...The president of the Police Officers...
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A boat carrying migrants sank near the Greek island of Lesvo this morning, killing eight people including women and children, a local official said. "A boat containing 19 people crashed into the rocks and sank," Lesvos prefect Pavlos Vogiatzis told Flash...
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Women are increasingly putting off having babies until their thirties or forties. This has sparked a devastating trend. More babies with birth defects and genetic abnormalities are being conceived. Down syndrome is the most common major chromosomal abnormality,...
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Taste of Greece' in Peoria sizzles with flavor October 23, 2009 4:27 PM Staff report The annual “Taste of Greece” Food and Dance Festival kicked off today and continues through Sunday at St...Featured authentic Greek cuisine includes homemade pastries,...
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The ratings agency said its decision reflects news the deficit is likely to be 12.5 percent of GDP, �far higher than Fitch�s previous expectation of 6 percent and compared to Greece�s official projection of 3.7 percent in January.� The higher deficit...
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