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Dynagas: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Dynagas LNG Partners LP (DLNG) on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $11.6 million. The Athens, Greece-based company said it had net income of 24 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains and to extinguish...
Tsakos: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TNP) on Thursday reported net income of $101.1 million in its fourth quarter. The Athens, Greece-based company said it had profit of $3.17 per share. The oil and gas shipping company posted...
Strikes, protests and clashes over deadly Greek rail crash
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Clashes broke out in Athens Thursday during a general strike in Greece that was called in response to a rail disaster last month. Protesters hurled gasoline bombs at a police cordon near parliament. Riot police responded with tear gas and sound grenades,...
Georgia's Carter goes down with apparent cramping at pro day
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Stetson Bennett gave himself a lukewarm grade for his workout of about 55 passes for NFL scouts, general managers and coaches at Georgia's pro day on Wednesday. Jalen Carter didn't stick around to comment on his performance. Following position...
Georgia's Smart insists he has not lost control of program
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart insists he has not lost control of a program that has produced back-to-back national championships but has been rocked by offseason arrests and a car crash that claimed the lives of a player and a recruiting staffer. “There’s no lack...
Assault on archaeologist triggers protests in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — State-employed archaeologists in Greece launched strike action Tuesday to protest an assault on an archaeologist responsible for the resort island of Mykonos, an attack they say may have been linked to commercial pressure to extend tourism development. Manolis...
What do race and ethnicity mean? The US government is asking
Nyhiem Way is weary of people conflating African American and Black. Shalini Parekh wants a way for South Asian people to identify themselves differently than East Asians with roots in places like China or Japan. And Byron Haskins wants the U.S. to toss racial and ethnic labels altogether. ...
Thousands take part in new Greece protest over train crash
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of people protested on Sunday against safety deficiencies in Greece’s railway network nearly two weeks after dozens were killed in the country's deadliest train crash. The demonstrators also demanded punishment for those responsible for the...
Tens of thousands march in Greece to protest train disaster
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched in Athens and cities across Greece on Wednesday to protest the deaths of 57 people in the country's worst train disaster, which exposed significant rail safety deficiencies. Labor unions and student associations organized...
Station master in Greece train crash delays court appearance
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The station master involved in Greece’s deadliest train crash is set to appear before a prosecutor and an examining magistrate Sunday after his deposition was postponed Saturday. The 59-year-old is accused of placing two trains running in opposite directions...
