A prominent Greek Orthodox bishop has sought to enlist the aid of the Almighty to help save Greece from its mountain of debt, a report said last Thursday.
Bishop Anthimos of Thessaloniki, the outspoken prelate of the country’s second largest city, read the custom debt relief prayer in a televised appearance last Wednesday, Ta Nea daily said.
“Oh Lord, we confess that we have sinned as a state and as a people in the management of the economic and monetary benefits entrusted to us,” Anthimos said during his appearance on private TV channel Alter.
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“But no one is perfect and without sin on Earth,” he added.
“We ask for your mercy and request that you continue to support us,” said the 77-year-old bishop, who is fond of nationalist and anti-immigration outbursts.
After years of budget deficits, Greece has accumulated a sovereign debt of over 350 billion euros (NT$14.4 trillion) that has spooked investors, dried up the prospect of fresh loans and raised fears about shocks to the broader eurozone.
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The Greek government had talks last week with the EU and the IMF, which gave it a life-saving loan last year, regarding additional aid for which Athens’ creditors are demanding further austerity cuts and reforms.
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上週四的一篇報導指出,一位頗具聲望的希臘東正教主教,為拯救希臘順利從龐大債務中脫困,已謀求上主之助。
希臘日報《Ta Nea》報導,希臘第二大城塞薩洛尼基的一位出言直率的高位主教安提默斯,上週三在電視節目中,朗誦一篇債務紓困禱文。
安提默斯在上「Alter」電視台節目時念道,「主啊,我們承認吾國與吾民,在經濟與金融利益管理上是有罪的。」
他補充說,「但在地球上,沒有一個人是完美且無罪的。」
這位傾心國家主義並抱持反移民態度的七十七歲主教情緒激動地說,「我們想祈求?的寬恕,並且請求?繼續支持我們。」
經過多年預算赤字,希臘已經累積超過三千五百億歐元(新台幣十四點四兆元)的公債。它已經讓投資者飽受驚嚇、榨乾對於新借貸的可能性,並深化對大歐元區衝擊的擔憂。
希臘政府上週與歐盟,以及去年給該國緊急紓困貸款的國際貨幣基金,洽談有關對於希臘債權人要求更多緊縮削減與改革的額外協助。
(法新社/翻譯:林亞蒂)
The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years killed at least 16 people and damaged dozens of buildings, but the destruction was largely contained thanks to decades of preparedness work. Taiwan sits on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, and — much like neighboring Japan — has a long history of catastrophic quakes. How does April 3 compare with other recent quakes? The April 3 earthquake, which measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, was felt across Taiwan. It was the most severe since a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999 killed
Around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival in June, the streets of Taiwan are filled with the delightful aroma of zongzi, a traditional snack made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves. The leaves are folded into a cone and then filled with sticky rice and other ingredients such as braised pork belly, peanuts and salted duck egg yolks. The filled leaves are then tightly tied with kitchen twine and ready for cooking. 每到六月端午時節,街頭巷尾就會飄出粽子的香氣。粽子是將糯米包進粽葉的傳統美食,先將粽葉折成圓錐狀塞入糯米,以及紅燒肉、花生、鹹鴨蛋黃等配料,用棉線綁緊後即可烹煮。 Dragon Boat Festival (n. phr.) 端午節 aroma
Everyone has seen a piece of fruit turn brown after being cut. Have you ever wondered why that happens? It is a common phenomenon that occurs due to a chemical reaction called enzymatic browning. The appearance, flavor and nutritional value of the fruit are all affected by this reaction. Some fruits, such as apples, pears, bananas, avocados and peaches, are more prone to enzymatic browning than others. These fruits contain high levels of an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase, or PPO for short. __1__ This causes a chain of chemical reactions that ultimately transforms the phenolic compounds into
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