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Canadian Prime Minister attends Greek Independence Day Parade in Montreal

Many Greeks attended the Greek Independence Day parade that took place in Montreal, Canada. Despite the cold, the students of Greek schools and members of Greek associations marched with great excitement and pride at Jean Talon avenue which was full of Greek flags.

German ambassador defends appearance at Cumhuriyet journalists' trial

Germany's ambassador to Turkey has defended his attendance at the controversial trial of two Turkish journalists charged with espionage, while stating that the reason for his summoning to the Turkish Foreign Ministry was not his attendance but rather his photo from the courtroom shared on social media.

If you speak English you are most likely fat, says study

According to a scientific study published in the ‘Lancet’ magazine, 20 percent of adults will be obese by the year 2025. The publication says that 40 year ago the underweight adults were double those of obese, a trend that has changed rapidly. The article underlines that the possibility of achieving the UN goals to limit the pace of growing obesity is close to zero.

Greek Debt Crisis in foreign media: Justine Frangouli-Argyris lecture

On April 8, 2016, journalist and writer Justine Frangouli-Argyris, a weekly blogger for the Huffington Post and until recently the Athens News Agency correspondent for Canada, will deliver a talk on the international press and its coverage of the Greek debt crisis. Drawing on her extensive experience in print and digital media, Ms.

Italy says its consul general acted according to Vienna Convention at journalists' trial

The Italian Foreign Ministry said the Italian Consul General in Istanbul acted within the scope of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic and consular relations when attending the first hearing of the trial against two prominent Turkish journalists on March 25. 

Zarrab connections

Let's not talk about the unknown. Did Reza Zarrab, a Turkish businessman of Iranian origin, go to the U.S. knowing he would be arrested? Is the U.S. attorney Preet Bharara going to suggest that Ankara has been trying to protect Zarrab from Turkey's Dec. 17, 2013 corruption case? 

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