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The 3,000-year-old pieces include the torsos of two boxers

“Kissinger’s moves signaled to the broader Turkish establishment that aggression works. Kissinger flattered the Turkish notion that size matters”

The steep contraction of the global economy will be followed by a slow rebound as the coronavirus pandemic starts to subside, Barry Eichengreen, the George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, tells Kathimerini.

American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Kip Thorne, known for his significant contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics, is coming to Athens to deliver a lecture at the Eugenides Foundation.

By George Gilson

What those who met him remember best about Speros Vryonis, one of the most beloved and respected members of the Greek-American community who died on  11 March at age 90,  is the kindness and gentleness of character of one of the top Byzantinists of his generation whose scholarly activity and publications covered a dazzling array of subjects.

The Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Nikos Tsouchlos, pays tribute to American-born Greek composer George Tsontakis, who will travel from New York to the Greek capital for the show.

The Gagosian Gallery presents large-scale photographs from Taryn Simon's "Paperwork and the Will of Capital" series in which the American conceptual artist considers the stagecraft of power via the accords, treaties, and decrees drafted to influence systems of governance and economics, from nuclear armament to banking conventions and diamond trading.

A strengthening U.S. economy will warrant continued interest rate increases, Fed chair Janet Yellen said on Nov. 29 in remarks prepared for delivery to Congress, but she did not comment on the timing of when the next one might occur.

U.S. central bank chief Janet Yellen announced on Nov. 20 that she will leave the Federal Reserve in February once her successor as chair is sworn in.

U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, a veteran central banker who helped set the course for modern monetary policy, said on Sept. 6 he will step down from his position in mid-October, potentially accelerating President Donald Trump's opportunity to reshape the direction of the central bank.