My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding Dad: You’d better get married soon, you, you starting to look old! My dad’s been saying that to me since I was fifteen. Cos nice sweet girls are supposed to do three thing

Controversial Greek Sprinters Withdraw from Olympics

By Roger Wilkison Greece's two top track and field stars have pulled out of the Athens Olympics after apologizing to their embarrassed nation for a scandal that arose after they missed drug tests next

VOA常速英语2008年-Greek Cypriots Vote for President

By Nathan Morley Nicosia 17 February 2008 Greek Cypriots went to the polls Sunday to choose a president in what is being described as the island's most exciting election in recent history. Nathan Morley reports for VOA from Nicosia. With the island's

VOA常速英语2008年-Cyprus Peace Talks to Restart

By Nathan Morley Nicosia 21 March 2008 Hopes are now high that the face-to- face meeting between the two community leaders in Cyprus has paved the way for peace on the divided Mediterranean island. The new president of the Republic of Cyprus Demitis

2006年VOA标准英语-Turkish Cypriot Leader: EU Key to Cyprus S

By Amberin Zaman Nicosia 27 January 2006 Turkish Cypriot community leader Mehmet Ali Talat says the European Union can and must play a major role in pushing for a settlement to re-unite the Greek and

VOA标准英语2008年-Cyprus' Rival Leaders Agree to Start Historic R

Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders meeting in Nicosia have agreed to resume reunification talks in September to try and end the 34-year division of the Mediterranean island. The U.N. Chief of Mission in Cyprus, Taye-Brook Zerihoun, made the announce

VOA标准英语2011--Gas, Oil Exploration Complicates Turkey,

Gas,OilExplorationComplicatesTurkey,CyprusTalks Cyprus appears to be headed for a showdown with Turkey over Nicosia's oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean. The drilling may harm the ongoing reunification talks. Relations between Turke

VOA标准英语2011--UN Envoy Upbeat About Cyprus Peace

UN Envoy Upbeat About Cyprus Peace The U.N. envoy overseeing the Cyprus peace negotiations said he believes there is a chance of breaking the deadlock in peace talks between the rival Greek and Turkish communities on the Mediterranean island. Attempt

VOA标准英语2013--Cypriots Wait and Worry As Default Looms

Cypriots Wait and Worry As Default Looms At a shop in Nicosia, flowers are in bloom. But the spirits of those who work there are wilting. We have a problem when the banks are closed. It's like we are the living dead. We can't make any withdrawals, we

VOA标准英语2008年-Greek, Cypriot Leaders Resume Unification Talks

Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have met in Nicosia to lay the foundation for resuming reunification talks to try and end the 34-year division of the Mediterranean island. This new peace drive, backed by the U.N., is seen by many observers as the

2007年VOA标准英语-Cyprus Offshore Oil Tender Could Raise Tension

By Nathan Morley Nicosia 16 August 2007 Cyprus appears headed for a showdown with Turkey over Nicosia's plans to begin oil and gas exploration in the east Mediterranean. Nathan Morley reports for VOA from Nicosia that Cyprus wants to issue exploratio

VOA标准英语10月-'Elders' Visit Cyprus to Support Talks Between Gr

A group of international statesmen being called The Elders, including former U.S. president Jimmy Carter have arrived on the divided island of Cyprus to support U.N.-backed peace talks. For VOA, Nathan Morley reports from Nicosia. From left: Jimmy C

Greek caretaker government sworn in ahead of June polls

ATHENS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A new Greek caretaker government was sworn in on Thursday, expected to be dissolved in record time as the country heads for fresh polls in June. Following inconclusive general elections on May 6, the ministers took their oa

Greek Leaders Push For Cuts Amid Backlash

Greek leaders are issuing new pleas - and warnings - ahead of a crucial vote that will determine whether Europe comes to the rescue with another bailout loan. Socialist Pasok party leader George Papandreou and New Democracy Party leader Antonis Samar

Greek Leader Warns of 'Uncontrolled Default'

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos says his country faces an uncontrolled default unless worker unions and employers can agree on wage cuts to boost Greece's economic competitiveness. The interim Greek leader met with labor leaders and business rep

Greek Debt Crisis Still Unresolved

European finance officials are still grappling with the Greek debt crisis after returning home from inconclusive talks at the International Monetary Fund in Washington over the weekend. The United States and other nations are pressing European leader

VOA双语新闻 --- Symbolic Cyprus Crossing Reopens

Greek and Turkish Cypriots have removed a blockade that has separated them for half a century. Ledra Street, a thoroughfare in the heart of Nicosia had become a potent symbol of Cyprus's ethnic partition. 希腊裔和土耳其裔的塞浦路斯人拆除

VOA双语新闻：Greek Cypriots Vote for President

Greek Cypriots went to the polls Sunday to choose a president in what is being described as the island's most exciting election in recent history. 塞浦路斯的希腊族人星期天进行投票，要在这次被形容为塞浦路斯岛最近历史中

英文乡村歌曲：Andrew Bird - Tenuousness

Tenuous at best was all he had to say when pressed about the rest of it, the world that is from proto-Sanskrit Minoans to Porto-centric Lisboans Greek Cypriots and and harbor-sorts who hang around in quotes a lot Here's where things start getting wei

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Ukraine's parliament has approved a budget for 2016 after a warning from the prime minister Arseny Yatsenyk that failure to do so would plunge the nation to an economic catastrophe. Approving the budget was a key condition to secure the next tranche