Greece Passes Financial Cutbacks to Make Way for Bailout
Greece is in serious financial trouble. Financial experts have been watching Greece since 2008. What they were concerned about was the fact that Greece was headed towards a depression. The reason...
View ArticleNewsBlog: Eurozone Approves Greece Bailout
Last Tuesday the finance ministers from the 17 nations that comprise the Eurozone met in Brussels to approve Greece’s second financial bailout since 2008. According to CNN, the deal will pour $172...
View ArticleBYU alumnus embarks on foreign adventures as backpacking illustrator
Corresponding with clients, billing and brainstorming, Andrew Colin Beck runs his own business while crisscrossing northern Africa and southern Europe as a freelance illustrator. After a successful...
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Greeks hit by closed banks, warnings from eurozone
Anxious pensioners swarmed closed bank branches Monday and long lines snaked outside ATMs as Greeks endured the first day of serious controls on their daily economic lives ahead of a July 5 referendum...
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News Briefs
US stocks slip after Greek ‘no’ vote; European markets sink Stocks are falling in the U.S., but not dramatically, joining a wave of selling across the globe Monday after Greeks voted overwhelmingly to...
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Take a trip to Greece!
Greece’s economic state is poor, yet many individuals have found that the country is the perfect place to capitalize on cheaper traveling costs. Students can take advantage of less-expensive travel...
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Online Opinion Outpost: July 14
Iran Roger Cohen, The New York Times Absent an accord, Iran will in time resume where it left off 20 months ago. The United States, under Obama or his successor, is not about to go to war with Iran;...
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A look at the latest developments in Europe’s migrant crisis
Record numbers of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea are trying to reach Europe this year, despite the risks of perilous sea crossings and little...
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News Briefs Sept. 8
Congress wades into toxic mine spill caused by EPA The focus on a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three Western states shifts to Congress this week as lawmakers kick off a series of hearings...
View ArticleUp to 500 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck last week
GENEVA — Up to 500 people are feared dead after a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea last week, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday, citing the accounts of survivors. The disaster happened in waters...
View ArticleBYU students find humanity in the midst of the refugee crisis
BYU student Melena Warden moves down the line at a refugee camp in Moria, Greece. She can’t provide the refugees with assurances of asylum, but she can provide them with a sense of humanity. “They’re...
View ArticleGrad’s nonprofit supporting refugees
BYU alumna Hayley Smith had an office job and a desire to make a difference in the world six months ago. Today, she works full time running a nonprofit organization that aims to help millions of...
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Jimmer Fredette signs two-year contract with Panathinaikos in Greece
Golden State Warriors guard Jimmer Fredette questions referee Mark Lindsay after he was called for an offensive foul during the second half of the team’s NBA basketball summer league game against the...
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