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NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus faces substantial risks to its economic outlook and the recession could be deeper than forecast, its central bank governor said in a prepared speech yesterday. The island state, which narrowly averted financial meltdown in… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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The rate of decline in output at Greek factories eased to the slowest since June 2011 last month, according to the latest figures from Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The PMI index in April posted at a 21-month high of 45.0, up from 42.1 in Mar… … Full News here – Latest News

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Athens High Drama presents "The Wizard of Oz" CJ Flood (Tin Man), Josh Gotfried (Scarecrow) and Jordan Dean (Lion) prepare for a dress rehearsal for "The Wizard of Oz" being performed at Athens High School April 11-14. Posted: Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:42 am. Athens High Drama presents "The … Full News here – Read [...]

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Following their unconvincing rise on Tuesday, Greek stocks rallied yesterday on much higher turnover, surprising even the most optimistic of traders amid the ongoing uncertainty regarding negotiations between the government and the country’s… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Police on Saturday seized a gun and two hand grenades from a cell in Attica’s high-security Korydallos Prison. Authorities believe the occupants of the cell — Albanian and Kurdish men — had been planning to use the weapons to escape…. … Full News here – Latest News

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Clocking up a second week of growth yesterday, the local bourse’s benchmark index posted a 2.17 percent rise compared to the previous Friday during a session when it also hit its highest point in the last 18 months, as interest returned to bank… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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NICOSIA (Reuters) – Outgoing Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias said yesterday he was bowing out with his head held high, blaming profligate banks and a global economic crisis for financial turmoil enveloping the cash-starved island. Christofias, a… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Outgoing Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias said Friday he was bowing out with his head held high, blaming profligate banks and a global economic crisis for financial turmoil enveloping the cash-starved island. Christofias, a leftist leader elected in… … Full News here – Latest News

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The Environment Ministry yesterday called on Athenians to avoid burning wood and other biomass in fireplaces and boilers following a sharp increase in the concentration of air pollution particles in the city’s atmosphere. The increased air pollution… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Panionios and Apollon Patras gave Greek basketball fans a match to remember at Patra on Sunday with the Nea Smyrni club winning 99-93 in the second overtime, while Olympiakos and Panathinaikos continued with victories. Leader Olympiakos dismissed visiting… … Full News here – Latest News

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The euro strengthened to an eight- month high against the yen as European Union chiefs pledged to seek a joint strategy for handling failing banks, boosting demand for the region’s assets. The 17-nation currency headed for a weekly gain versus the dollar … … Full News here – Latest News

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Athens High School Key Club collects more than 16600 items for the needy Left to right: Athens High School Key Club members Becca Bycofski, Brynn Cooley, Olivia Harris, Hannah Anderson, Sydney Porter and Amber Dellinger sort through items donated by fellow Athens High students on Monday. The school collected over 16,600 … Full News here [...]

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The euro touched a three-week high after the currency bloc’s finance ministers reached agreement on Greece’s debt burden and its funding gap. The 17-nation currency gained against the majority of its 16 main counterparts after euro-area finance chiefs and… … Full News here – Latest News

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High school football notebook: Bulldoggs running backs help end three-year … Winder-Barrow — which last won on Oct. 9, 2009 against Monroe Area — will travel to Athens on Friday to face Clarke Central at Billy Henderson Stadium. “It'll be the same approach on Monday, but it'll be different because we'll be coming off a [...]

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