Greek Olympic Odyssey Greece, an ancient land; proud to be described as the cradle of western civilization. At every turn, memories of a glorious past. Two and a half thousand years ago, the eastern M

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A Greek to Remember 一位值得纪念的希腊人 Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth century B.C.,who established the philosophy of cynicism.He often walked about in the daytime ho

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Greek New Year's Day The people of Greece hail1) September 1as their New Year's Day because it marks the start of the Greek sowing2) season,a time of hope and promise. To start things off right,farmers' families take plates of seeds to church

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After months of negotiations with its European neighbors, Greece has secured final approval of a new $170 billion bailout, the country's second rescue package in two years. Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday the first instal

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Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police. Tens of thousands of Greek workers struck and marched to protest demands

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ATHENS, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras received a bullet in the post, Greek media reported on Monday. Stournaras' aides alerted security forces, when they opened the envelope at his office and discovered the enclosed bull

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Greece's biggest bank says that if the country exits the euro currency bloc the effect on the nation's populace would be dramatic. As the country heads to a new round of parliamentary elections in mid-June, the National Bank of Greece said Tuesday th

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Europe is continuing to struggle with its financial crisis, which is threatening to result in a prolonged period of slow or negative growth and more economic fallout for the rest of the world. Just as Greece appears close to resolving its domestic po

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ATHENS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Greek three-party coalition government leaders reached on Wednesday an agreement on the framework of a series of fresh austerity measures worth 11.5 billion euros (13.8 billion U.S. dollars) to secure further tranches o

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World stocks fell sharply Monday as traders voiced new concerns about political uncertainty in Greece. Analysts say failure by the country's politicians to form a coalition government could lead to new elections. And the growing uncertainty is stokin

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Greek cabinet members are discussing how best to implement a series of budget cuts and other austerity measures that have already sparked rioting in the streets. The officials gathered Saturday in Athens, facing several difficult choices. The austeri

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ATHENS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Greek cabinet approved on Saturday evening a final supplementary austerity package to secure further international financing next week to avoid bankruptcy in March. During the euro group meeting on Monday the discussio

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NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks closed mixed on Friday as U.S. economic growth in the last quarter last year missed the expectation, while the near-conclusion Greek debt talks inject optimism. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 74.17

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The newly-elected leaders of Italy and Greece are facing crucial tests as they try to help pull the eurozone back from the brink of economic disaster. Italian Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti is set to present his new government Wednesday before

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A Greek opposition leader has called on Prime Minister George Papandreou to resign and repeated a call for early elections, ahead of a confidence vote expected in parliament on Friday. Antonis Samaras made the demand Thursday during a parliamentary m

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Striking Greek transport workers brought Athens to a standstill Thursday in a new protest against austerity measures imposed by the government to secure international financing for the debt-ridden country. Public transport workers and taxi drivers wa

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Greek unions have started a series of strikes and protests to show their resistance to the new and wide-reaching austerity measures up for a vote in parliament on Thursday. Unions representing job sectors ranging from government workers to sailors an

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European leaders have adopted another package of measures aimed at preventing Greece from defaulting on its huge public debt and stabilizing the common European currency. The European Union and the International Monetary Fund said Thursday they will

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday threw U.S. support behind the latest Greek economic reform package and said the United States would encourage the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to back this agreem

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says Greece does not need to adopt new austerity measures after six years of continuous cuts. Tsipras made the announcement at a cabinet meeting, after Eurozone members praised Athens for its recent reforms. The Eu

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