Long Island Senior Accepted to All Ivy League Schools!
A stellar 17-year-old Long Island student has been accepted to every Ivy League school in the country!
1.5 Billion Euro Sell-Off Revenue Target
This year's privatization revenues' set target has declined to 1.5 billion euros, from an original 2.8 billion euros.
Hermes Expo Kicks Off Today!
The 23rd annual Hermes Expo International kicked off this morning at 11:00!
"In Memory of Andreas Panagopoulos" Tribute, NYC
An "In Memory of Andreas Panagopoulos" tribute will take place on Monday, April 7th, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., in New York City.
Israel opening defense attache office in Athens
According to Israeli sources the IDF and the Ministry of Defense decided to close the military attaché office in Switzerland this summer. Concurrently, it was decided to open a new military attaché office in Greece, as a counterweight to the decline of defense relations with Turkey.
.So far, the military attaché in Italy was also responsible for transactions and security relations in Greece, but Athens will now get a permanent military attaché who will address security relations between the two countries
The decision was not accepted without controversy within the defense establishment, since Switzerland traditionally buys Israeli security means in larger amounts than Greece
The IDF and the Ministry of Defense said in response that "the deployment of foreign military attaché is determined depending on an overall assessment of the situation, consists of needs, resources, and other relevant elements
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Minor rioting in downtown Athens
At the end of the rally organized by workers unions and SYRIZA MPs, minor rioting erupted in downtown Athens, with some protesters trying to push the police forces towards parliament.
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Heaven and Earth: Byzantine Illumination at the Cultural Crossroads
Heaven and Earth: Byzantine Illumination at the Cultural Crossroads explores the tradition of illumination in Byzantium as well as its role in both Eastern and Western Christianity.
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Museum and archaeological sites extnded hours
The culture ministry will launch the new museum and archaeological site extended opening hours with a series of musical events in 15 regions and 17 archaeological sites in Greece.
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NYC Event Space's ~500 People Evacuation
A Manhattan theatre company gala's hosted building, had to be evacuated last night.
Government to audit 908 NGOs
The cases of 908 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are under scrutiny by Finance Ministry auditors, according to a document by Deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Mavraganis tabled in Parliament.
Those NGOs are included in the first round of checks, while according to Mavraganis more organizations will be checked.
Mavraganis was responding to a question by SYRIZA deputy Dimitris Gelalis regarding NGOs and penalties imposed on them
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Aid package to be disbursed in three tranches
The Eurogroup has issued its announcement after the conclusion of today's meeting in Athens, noting that the EFSF installment of EUR 8.3 billion will be disbursed in three tranches.
NYC Paid Sick Leave Bill In Effect
New York City businesses with five or more workers, are now required to grant employees at least five paid days of sick leave.
Sailοr strike extended for third day
The strike of the Greek Sailors Federation, which is on for two days has been extended for a third one. The decision was taken today after a meeting between the Sailors Federation officials and members of the Passenger Shipowners Union to talk about the signing of a collective labor agreement.
BoG governor: Markets will open for Greece
"Markets are reopening for Greece,” Bank of Greece Governor Giorgos Provopoulos said.