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Saturday, June 25, 2016

Euro 2016 players react to Brexit

His coach, Coleman, spoke glowingly about how working in second-tier European clubs — Real Sociedad in Spain and Larissa in Greece — allowed him to reboot his managerial career after being fired by then-Premier League club Fulham in 2007 and Coventry ...


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Greek Education Minister Bars Private University Degrees

Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis said he would not allow private universities recognized in Greece, although required by the EU.


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A fairytale Europe: Europa-Park, Germany

Somehow we also managed to squeeze in two live shows of the 23 on offer: Return of the Black Knight (horses, jousting, stunts) in Spain, and Greece’s Surpr’Ice (skating, glitter, camp musical numbers). It wasn’t as exhausting as it sounds.


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Britain Rattles Postwar Order and Its Place as Pillar of Stability

Its contradictions and imperfections were exacerbated by the economic crisis. Yet it was the onset of more than a million refugees marching through Greece and the Balkans toward Germany that may ultimately prove to be the most destabilizing event in Europe ...


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Greece blames Brexit on EU austerity

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras blames the Brexit on EU leaders' “chronic deficiencies" and insistence on austerity measures. "As much as the decision of the British people saddens us, it is a decision to be respected. We must not put the blame on ...


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How do the Socceroos compare to their Golden Generation counterparts?

Recently, the Socceroos completed a series of friendly matches against European opponents, including England and Greece in the lead up to their next round of qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Interestingly enough, the last time Australia faced ...


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USA Men To Play For Super Final Gold After Win Over Greece

The USA Men’s National Team advanced to the semifinals of the FINA World League Super Final following a 16-15 shootout victory over Australia. Streaming: FINA Men’s Water Polo World League Super Final – Huizhou The last two days of the FINA Men’s ...


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Azevedo leads Team USA to shootout victory over Greece

Stanford grad and four-time Olympian Tony Azevedo scored the winning goal in Team USA's thrilling 17-16 shootout victory over Greece at the FINA World League Super Final on Saturday in Huizhou, China. McQuin Baron made the final stop in the shootout as the ...


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Front Row at Balmain Homme Spring 2017

The blue-blooded variety was assured by the presence of Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece, while the king of Latino pop Ricky Martin represented nobility of another kind. Olympia, as she is known, said she was looking forward to going to Greece to spend a ...


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Athens braces for Brexit impact

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with French President Francois Hollande on Saturday as the GREEK government started to gauge the mood within ...


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Report: GREEK elder Paisios at Mount Athos predicted Brexit 20 years ago

Elder Paisios, a GREEK saint that is the Nostradamus of Greece, was canonized last year. The well-known monk of Mount Athos was considered a sage ...


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Family shop celebrates GREEK Day in Vancouver with products from the old country

The event, which takes place on West Broadway Avenue on June 26, is the finale of the city's GREEK Heritage Month and was first established in 1974.


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Wales are going to win Euro 2016 if this stat is anything to go by

Chris Coleman’s side are the first team to win a match in the knockout stages with just one shot on target since Greece in the 2004 final. 1 – #WAL are the first team to win a match in the KO stages of the Euros with just 1 shot on target since Greece ...


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Why I’m Choosing to Become an Irish Citizen

allowing roughly 500 million people to travel and work unhindered from Ireland to Greece. But for me, those benefits — particularly as a reporter who has lived and worked across the Continent — are worth holding on to. And that’s why, with a heavy ...


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Gloom, doom and predictions for disaster in European press after Brexit

A picture taken on June 25, 2016 in Athens shows the front page of the GREEK newspaper 'Ta Nea' reading 'be afraid of Brexit' and other newspapers ...


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Last weekend for Greek Fest

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) There are only two days left to get some of ...


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The Fortune-Telling and Fire-Jumping Customs of Klidonas [pics]

One of the most interesting customs of Greece is that of Klidonas, a tradition with ancient roots, that takes place on the feast day of Agios Ioannis (Saint John) on June 24. The feast includes jumping over fires, while the ceremony is also related to fortune-telling and luck. “Klidi” means “key” and symbolizes the unlocking


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June 26, 1996: Greece buries Papandreou

… 77 after a heart attack Greece’s political elite, foreign dignitaries … Papandreou, a socialist hero who was elected prime minister three times. Papandreou … . Central Athens was packed with Greeks who had arrived from all …


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Airbnb Hosts Offer “Authentic Refugee Experience” in Greek Tent City

Many of the displaced land in Greece, and have often received, as the listing makes clear, a bare minimum of welcome and comfort. In addition to its scathing indictment of European politics, the satirical listing does seem like a bit of a dig at the happy ...


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Varoufakis Blames Neoliberals Like Hillary Clinton for Brexit

GREEK Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis speaks during a news conference to present the ministry's new general secretaries at the ministry building in ...


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At long last, home

So Hamad,* a 24 year-old IT student in Damascus, hit the road for a perilous month and a half: through Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and France, then, last September, into Germany. The German social services, overwhelmed ...


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Amazing Places In Greece That You Won’t Believe Are Real

Greece, a land of gods and nymphs, has a number of exquisitely beautiful places that appear to have come out of a fairy tale. Here are some of Greece’s most haunting places that you won’t believe actually exist. Melissani Cave, Kefalonia A sky-blue ...


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"Real Housewives of Orange County" star Heather Dubrow-"I Like To Think Of Myself As The Greek Chorus"

Every franchise of Bravo's "Real Housewife" has that one woman who seems be somewhat of a cross between the moral high ground and narrator of sorts; for the "Orange County" franchise, Heather Dubrow fills that role to the hilt. Between juggling her ...


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AP EXPLAINS: Why Spain is voting again after just 6 months

But there's not much trickle-down effect yet, and the jobless rate remains the second-highest in the EU after Greece. The Popular Party has also been engulfed by corruption scandals in recent years, with jailed party treasurer Luis Barcenas telling ...


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The 10 Most Daring Commando Raids in History

Though some historians doubt its certainty, both Homer’s Illiad and Virgil’s Aeneid histories point to a daring operation conducted by a select cadre of up to 30 Greek warriors who sealed themselves into the hollow body of an enormous wooden horse statue.


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Which of the last 3 World Cup champions will make the Euro 2016 semifinals?

There have been just three Euros and six World Cups at which none of them reached the final, the last time being the whacky 2004 Euros, which saw all three crash out at the group stage while Greece shocked the world and made Cristiano Ronaldo cry.


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Chalkidiki Fire Around Porto Carras Turns 1,500,000m2 to Ash

Around 1,500,000 square meters of land were reduced to ash as a forest fire spread around the second peninsula of Chalkidiki, northern Greece. The fire started at 13:10 (local time) at the Chondri Rahi area, and raged uncontrollably before it was brought ...


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Beach Volleyball Will be Clothing Optional During Olympics at Rio's Abrico Nude Beach

The International Olympic Committee has decided to restore the ancient Greek tradition of competing naked in certain events, where cultural heritage favors nudity. Every Olympics has its controversies, but 2016 seems unprecedented. It's hardly under wraps ...


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Euro 2016: We'll go all out against Northern Ireland, says Gareth Bale

And Welsh supporters are dreaming of getting to the Stade de France in a campaign which would match the wins of Denmark and Greece in the 1992 and 2004 tournaments. Win is all that matters “Obviously, you come to the tournament for one reason ...


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​Top five mouth-watering meals at new Gloucester restaurant GREEK on the Docks

Gloucestershire Live selects its top five dishes it will tuck into when visiting Gloucester's newest restaurant GREEK on the Docks, which has just opened.


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A Few Years Ago, “More GREEKS in London” Was a Joke; Today, Uncertainty and Fear Rule After ...

A few years ago, Aegean Airlines poked fun at the influx of GREEKS in London with a cheeky commercial that went viral in Greece— and throughout the ...


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OPA festival unleashes your inner GREEK

At a time when sharing cultural differences might be more important than ever, London's GREEK Orthodox community continues to open its doors as it ...


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At King Arthur Flour, Savoring the Perks of Employee Ownership

L. Gore & Associates and W. W. Norton & Company. In April, the majority owner of the Greek yogurt company Chobani, Hamdi Ulukaya, announced that he planned to give a 10 percent stake in the company to employees, of which there are now 2,000. Given that ...


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Roma Ready New Contract For Defender After Rejecting Manchester United Bid

The Greece international was in good form for the Giallorossi last season, featuring in a total of 37 league matches for Roma during the course of the season. His performances have not gone unnoticed with the Red Devils along with Antonio Conte's Chelsea ...


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Greece for Starting My Next Adventure

My next adventure started. This time, I select Greece as my destination. Greece is a natural heaven. From a very extended period I a dream to visit the Athens and hole Greece as I can. This time, the big opportunity has come to my door. I was also very ...


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Tsipras Says Brexit is a Wake-Up Call For EU Leaders

Greek leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday said that the outcome of the British referendum was a “wakeup call for the sleepwalker who is heading towards the abyss.” He blamed the Brexit on EU leaders rather than the British people for voting to leave. Speaking to SYRIZA’s central committee, he pointed to the “chronic


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Brexit Vote Might Finally Invoke Much Needed Global Fiscal Stimulus

Global financial markets are stirring over the U.K. decision to leave the European Union. Here are a few things to keep in mind: As we discussed earlier in the week, the repercussions of the Brexit are very different than those that were feared over the potential "Grexit." Greece was threatening [...]


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Fox gets bird's-eye view of Cavaliers parade

But Game 7 was the greatest game I have ever been to. “It was crazy, man.” Koufos in Greece While several NBA players are skipping the Rio Olympics (including LeBron James), GlenOak High graduate Kosta Koufos is doing everything he can to get there.


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Grexit Fears Back on the Table After Brexit

“Greece is in real serious trouble and it is not going to continue in the euro very much longer irrespective of what is going on currently,” he said.


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The 20 best countries to live in, according to millennials

[Italians]REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito Millennials are constantly on the move. According to a TransferWise survey conducted in 2015, more than half (55%) of adults aged 18-34 say they’d consider moving out of the US. In partnership with brand strategy firm BAV and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, U.S. News & World Report compiled a list of the best countries to live in, according to millennials — which they defined as adults less than 35 years old. The ranking was determined by how nearly 6,000 millennials in four regions — the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and Africa — responded to the survey prompt of whether a particular country “is a place I would live.”  Australia, the adventurer's paradise, came in at No. 1, followed by Canada in second and Italy in third. Read on for the full list of the best countries to live in according to millennials.  20. JAPAN Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images CAPITAL: Tokyo GDP: $4.9 trillion POPULATION: 127 million QUALITY OF LIFE: 6.2 19. ARGENTINA Mike Hewitt/Getty Images CAPITAL: Buenos Aires GDP: $610 billion POPULATION: 43 million QUALITY OF LIFE: 1.2 18. GREECE REUTERS/John Kolesidis CAPITAL: Athens GDP: $242 billion POPULATION: 11 million QUALITY OF LIFE: 1.4 SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER


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USC: Could Take Years to End Greek Pledging

The University of South Carolina is exploring a plan to eliminate pledging at the school’s fraternities and sororities. But a spokesman says USC is “very early in the conversation” and might not impose a pledging ban for several years. University ...


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Stavros Niarchos New Cultural Center Opens With Edgy Free Events

The state now has the obligation to maintain the SNFCC and there are already concerns that the cash-strapped GREEK state will not be able to run a ...


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The Americans' guide to understanding Brexit: your questions answered

Far-right leaders in France, Sweden, Greece, the Netherlands and Denmark have already called for their own in/out votes. Could the UK rejoin the EU at some stage? In theory, but the process would take years, and Britain would lose all the perks and ...


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GREEK film 'Suntan' wins top prize at Edinburgh Film Festival

The film 'Suntan' directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos and shot entirely on the island of Antiparos won the prize for Best International Feature Film at ...


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Greece's fragile economy expected to take another hit, this time from British vote to leave EU

GREEK exporting companies are now dominated by uncertainty, as Britain is one of Greece's most important trade partners and the “Leave” vote has ...


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Education Minister Says Greek “Ghost Teachers” No-Shows

Education Minister Nikos Filis said the school system has "ghost teachers" who were hired but almost never show up but gt paid.


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From party animals to families, Greece’s Cyclades have something for everyone

(Relaxnews) - A top destination for summer vacations, Greece is suffering from the geopolitical situation this year. But holidaymakers would be wrong to shun this haven of tranquility in Southern Europe as a fall in bookings has led many hotels to cut ...


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A year after Grexit scare, Greece faces Brexit fallout

One of the EU's most fragile economies is bracing for fallout from Britain's referendum. Greece has become ground zero for the EU's experiments - from austerity to refugee distribution. Omaira Gill reports from Athens. There has been little sympathy for ...


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Greece’s Cyclades have something to suit everyone

Mykonos is to the Aegean Sea what Ibiza is the Mediterranean: a party island. The typical holiday schedule sees visitors soak up the sun on Mykonos’s stunning beaches during the day, before heading out to the island’s bars and clubs in the evening to ...


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An Unforgettable 24 Hours in the Village of Nea Epidavros

Around 2 to 2:30 pm locals will start filing into Toula’s taverna for lunch, the biggest meal of the day in Greece. The taverna has seating across the street on the beachfront as well as a covered seating area that provides some shade from the hot Greek sun.


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