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Obama-Varoufakis: 12 mins at the White House
The 12-minute meeting between Greece's rock star, super cool Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and US President Barack Obama may not have appeared to be that long in duration, but it was the longest meeting between a Greek minister and a US President. Also unprecedented was Varoufakis' appearance, true to his usual style he broke with protocol and appeared in front of Obama without a tie.
First impressions from the IMF-WBG Meetings
I arrived in Washington D.C. on the evening of April 13 for the 2015 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
Interest of Russian Tourists in Bulgarian Black Sea Grows
Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova announced on Thursday that the interest of Russian tourists towards the Bulgarian Black Sea coast has increased in the past days.
According to Angelkova, there has been a 40 % growth in the number of Russians, who have signed up for a summer holiday in Bulgaria, Darik radio reports.
Govt tables amendment that may get convicted terrorist out of prison
The leftist Greek government has tabled an amendment in Parliament that could allow convicted "November 17" assassin Savvas Xiros to swap his prison cell for home confinement and an ankle monitor.
The amendment, tabled by the relevant justice minister, allows convicts serving a ? life sentence and with a percentage of disability above 80 percent to serve their sentence at home.
Relatives of terror victims protest prison bill
Relatives of victims of domestic terrorist attacks in Greece on Thursday expressed opposition to a bill that would allow convicted November 17 member Savvas Xeros, among others, to be released from prison, distributing leaflets to MPs ahead of a debate in Parliament?s plenary session on the proposed reform.