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Macedonia, Greece To Resume “Name” Talks

The UN mediator in the Athens-Skopje “name” talks, Matthew Nimetz is summoning both sides to a fresh round of talks from 16 to 22 November. The mediator is in permanent contact with both sides to precise the date for the...

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Climate agreement needed to prevent forced migration: UN

SHARE ATHENS, Nov 4, 2009 (AFP) - The world urgently needs a climate deal out of a summit in Copenhagen next month to forestall forced migration that is already occurring in Asia and Africa, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...

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Equal rights for migrant children

Prime Minister George Papandreou yesterday told an international forum on migration in Athens that all children born to migrants from now on will automatically acquire Greek citizenship as European Commission Vice President...

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Athens Photo Festival opens

Last year, the Month of Photography underwent a change of name and became the Athens Photo Festival. It expanded and showed greater ambition; one could say that it matured. More innovations are taking place this year, as a...

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Busy day in Athens for UN secretary-general

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a statement after a meeting with Premier George Papandreou in Athens yesterday. The diplomat said the growing number of environmental refugees leaving developing countries made it even...

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Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles western Greece

By Associated Press Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Added 2m ago ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has struck in western Greece. There have been no immediate reports of...

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Angola: Authorities Prepared to Respond High Demand of Visas to Country

The country's Home Affairs deputy minister for Immigration Services, Eduardo Martins, informed in Athens that his institution is ready to respond to the high number of entrance requests to Angola by foreigners that want to come...

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Greece bans athletic dopers from Olympic torch relays

Athens - The Hellenic Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it will impose a ban on athletes that have used banned substances from participating in Olympic torch relays. The decision follows widespread criticism by the...

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Ageless endeavor in business: At 80, Cowan continues to sell cosmetic products from home

Nov 04, 2009 (Athens Daily Review - When you think of longevity in the business world, Lois Cowan has experienced it first-hand. Cowan turned 80 years-young last week, and she celebrated, not only with family and friends, but...

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Greece is the Word at Shiseido

Looking to grow sales in the country, Shiseido International Europe S.A. has inked a a joint venture agreement with Gerolymatos Cosmetics S.A., a cosmetics importer based in Athens, Greece. The joint venture, Shiseido Hellas...

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