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Greece justice minister denounces first same-sex marriages
[JURIST] The Greek Minister of Justice Tuesday quickly condemned as legally "non-existent" the first same-sex marriages performed in the country by the mayor of a small Greek island...

Last Call: Japanese Finance Minister Resigns Over Alleged Drunken Scene at G7
Japan?s Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa has announced that he will resign after getting drunk at last weekend’s G7 summit in Rome. The video is below. It may be a bad economic sign when the finance ministers of major countries are self-medicating in this fashion...

12 Greek Words You Should Know
Along with Latin, Greek is probably the language that most influenced other languages around the world. Many English words derive directly from Greek ones, and knowing their origin and meaning is important...

Greece court invalidates first same-sex marriages performed in country
[JURIST] A Greek court ruled Tuesday that same-sex marriages performed in the country are invalid. Two same-sex couples were married last year by a local mayor on a small Aegean island, as the 1982 Greek civil marriage law simply saying that marriages must be between two "persons" without specifying that one party must be a man and the other a woman...

Peru Finance Minister: Will Implement Capital Gains Tax Law (Nasdaq)
LIMA -(Dow Jones)- Peru's new finance minister has said she will proceed with implementing a new law introducing capital gains taxes of 5% to 30%. "What we will work on is the regulation" of the law, Mercedes Araoz was quoted as saying by local newspaper Gestion on Monday.

Greek police arrest 150 on eve of shooting anniversary
[JURIST] Greek police conducted raids in Athens Saturday in an effort to avoid a repeat of last year's violent protests as the first anniversary of a controversial police shooting approaches...

Pastor Accused
Baptist Minister settles $1.8 million fraud lawsuit.

Signal International
allegedly lured foreign workers to US shipyards with false promises of permanent resident status.

Repossessed car wins $700,000 Settlement
A class action lawsuit that was brought against Virginia Beach-based Tidewater Finance Co., alleging that the company had questionable repossession practices, has been settled.