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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Rio 2016: Greece's Anna Korakaki Wins Women's 25m Pistol Gold

Greek shooter Anna Korakaki took the gold medal in the women's 25 metre pistol event on Tuesday, two days after she won a bronze and became the first woman to win a medal in shooting for Greece. The 20-year-old Korakaki prevailed over Monika Karsch, a 33 ...


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It's festival time at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in St. Clair Shores

Every community has its premiere summer events. For many Detroiters it’s GreekFest. The event hosted by Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in St. Clair Shores, Aug. 18-21, provides families of all ethnic origins the opportunity to experience Greek food ...


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Lemon & Blueberry Frozen Greek Yogurt Bites

A healthy afternoon snack or dessert recipe for frozen Greek yogurt bites. Lemon and blueberry flavors combine to make them a super fresh and fruity gluten-free treat! It is nearing the end of summer and it seems like the weather just keeps getting more ...


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Treason: How the German Government Is Secretly flying Migrants from Turkey and greece to Germany´s Airports by Night and the Minute

Officially, the refugee crisis in Germany is easing: Fewer and fewer walk on the Balkan route, one hardly sees any special trains or buses. No wonder: Apparently they travel by plane. In the night, special flight upon special flight are landing at ...


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Gold for Anna Korakaki at Rio Games

Tuesday was the fourth day of the Rio 2016 Olympic games and Greece’s Anna Korakaki beat out the competition in the women’s 25 meter pistol competition to become the first Greek woman to win more than one medal in the same game. Korakaki won 4 out of 7 series in the intense gold medal match against Germany’s […]


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2016 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Panagiotis Fassoulas

MIES (2016 FIBA Hall of Fame) - Towering GREEK center Panagiotis Fassoulas is being honored as an inductee of the 2016 Class of the FIBA Hall of ...


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National Fraternity Names Hurdle 'Adviser of the Year'

JONESBORO – Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity recognized Arkansas State University's Alexis Hurdle as Fraternity GREEK Adviser of the Year during the ...


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Feature: GREEK island once overwhelmed by refugees strives to woo back tourists

Feature: GREEK island once overwhelmed by refugees strives to woo back ... Refugees and migrants sit on a bench on the GREEK island of Lesvos on ...


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No GREEK tragedy here: Korakaki takes gold, second medal

GREEK shooter Anna Korakaki took the gold medal in the women's 25 metre pistol event on Tuesday, two days after she won a bronze and became the ...


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Korakaki wins first gold for GREECE in 25m air pistol at Rio 2016 Olympics

Anna Korakaki has won the first gold medal for GREECE in the Rio 2016 Olynpics, after winning in the 25m pistol final against German Monika Karsch.


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Shooter Korakaki wins GREECE'S first Rio Olympics gold

Anna Korakaki won GREECE'S first gold medal of the Rio Olympics on Tuesday, beating her German opponent Monika Karsch by 8 points to six in the ...


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Erdogan’s hand in Turkish embassy in Athens: Two military attaches missing

Turkey’s anti-coup purge continues and it looks as if it has reached Greece, exactly the Turkish embassy in Athens. According to an exclusive report by military affairs website OnAlert.gr, several diplomatic passports of diplomatic staff at the Turkish Embassy in Athens has been suspended on August 7th. The decision has […]


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The island of Samos still offers the some of best of bargains in Greece

… near-million migrants who crossed into Greece, fleeing war in Syria and … be part of the modern Greece in 1912 – Michalis Angelopoulos, … ways, it is all of Greece encapsulated in one 27-mile-long … be Kauai but for the Greek authenticity supplied two miles away …


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2016-17 for PrismCo

(You can read more about these closings from our friends at Art&Seek.) The first show of PrismCo's season, which has a Greek theme, is a wordless look at the legend of Midas, and will happen at the city-run Oak Cliff Cultural Center. The second production ...


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After Rio: Paul Christesen ’88 on the Future of the Olympics

Paul Christesen ’88 (Photo by Eli Burakian ’00) Every summer, Christesen, the William R. Kennan Professor of Ancient Greek History and author of Olympic Victor Lists and Ancient Greek History and Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds ...


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Former Olympic Sites Left Abandoned & Vandalized - See GREECE, Beijing & More

Former Olympic Sites Left Abandoned & Vandalized — See GREECE, Beijing & More. By Radar Staff. Posted on Aug 9, 2016 @ 12:59PM. 0. Share.


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Turkey's Erdogan, Russia's Putin outline new relationship after jet shootdown

Under the agreement enacted earlier this year, migrants who cross into Greece illegally are sent back to Turkey, while for every Syrian sent back to Turkey, a vetted Syrian refugee will go from Turkey to Europe to be resettled. The deal also promised ...


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Former Gateway Diner owner Chris Damaskos dies

His obituaty says that in addition to his work in the hospitality business, he was an accomplished dancer and choreographer, associated for many years with Arthur Murray Dance Studio and also a teacher of Greek folk dance at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox ...


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For Turkey, Crisis Is Nothing New

Archibald Wavell to divert the bulk of his troops from Libya, where he was staging a highly successful offensive against the Italians, to Greece on Feb. 12, 1941. Churchill reasoned that Turkey would be more likely to intervene if a reinforced Greece could ...


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Team USA stumbles out of the gate in rout of Venezuela

The Americans previously tasted defeat in the semifinals of the 2006 FIBA World Championship against Greece and launched this streak on Sept. 2, 2006, with a 96-81 victory over Argentina in the bronze-medal game in Japan. Play Of The Game: Give the ...


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Greece Seeks to Create South-European Alliance to Protest German 'Austerity Policy'

…  Athens, the newspaper wrote citing Greece-based news agency ANA-MPA. The meeting … expected to attend the conference. Greece is currently negotiating its way … for years. Earlier in April, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and …


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Holiday nurse saved little boy's life after he was hit by runaway speedboat on Greek island

… boy on a beach in Greece after he was hit by … unmanned boat ploughed into the Greek youngster as he played in … for 27 years, was in Greece for her son Kai’s …


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Anarchist Attacks, Violence Put SYRIZA Back On Heels

Greece's ruling SYRIZA party has been accused of doing nothing to stop growing attacks against churches and other targets.


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Off The Beaten Trail: The Cultural Meaning Of August 6th In West and East Orthodox World

“In the 1960's, my late parents Cleo and George Tsounis was one of the GREEK- American middle class families from Riverhead to East Marion who ...


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GREEK Parliament head asks EU for feedback on transatlantic deals

GREEK Parliament President Nikos Voutsis send a letter to his European counterparts on Monday asking for their feedback and exchange of ...


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Appeal raises more than £5000 for holidaymaker injured in GREECE bar accident

Friends and well-wishers have raised more than £5,000 to help a British holidaymaker who is seriously ill in hospital in GREECE after a 15-stone gas ...


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Modern and Ancient Greek Jewelers Are the Focus of a New Mykonos Exhibit

A new exhibit at the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, opening this week, explores the elemental connection between past and present Greek design. “Vanity, Stories of Jewellery in the Cyclades,” hosted by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades ...


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Hedge funds line up to devour cheap Greek businesses

International hedge funds are vying for the acquisition of many Greek companies in the red and non-performing loans from Greek banks. Nearly 60bln Euros of non performing loans by Greek companies have drawn the attention of tens of hedge funds interested ...


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Central European leaders to attend Russian-led event at Rhodes

[Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman prepares for the opening session of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Ulaanbaatar]Czech, Hungarian and Slovak leaders will attend a forum run by a Russian-led think tank in Greece next month, a Prague official said, as cracks appear in the European Union's united stance on sanctions against Moscow. President Milos Zeman will be at the Rhodes Forum, held on the Greek island by the DOC Research Institute on Sept. 30-Oct 1, along with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, a presidential spokesman said. The Rhodes Forum has been held annually since 2002 under the leadership of Vladimir Yakunin, former head of Russian railways and long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin.


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If you want to lose weight, this is what you should purchase every time you grocery shop in Atlanta

According to Callahan, dairy is a good source of calcium your body needs. Examples of healthy sources of dairy are Greek yogurt, low-fat milk, skim milk and park-skim mozzarella sticks. Greek yogurt can be a great substitute for mayonnaise or sour cream.


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GREEK stock index edges up to 562.4 pts

There was a small rise for the Athens stock exchange's general index on Tuesday after another day of subdued trading. The index rose 0.36 percent to ...


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GREEK Culture Minister and main opposition clash over Elliniko project

The development project at Elliniko has triggered a conflict between the Minister of Culture Aristides Baltas and the main opposition party New ...


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Two GREEK rowing teams qualify for Rio 2016 Olympic Games finals

It was a good day for GREEK sports on Tuesday as both men's and women's rowing teams made it through to their respective finals in Rio's Olympic ...


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GREECE: new renewable energy law provides feed-in premiums and virtual net-metering

GREECE'S solar PV market has been a roller coaster over the last decade. The new law, approved last week by GREECE'S parliament, in support of ...


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GREECE'S deputy FM to head international business missions this fall

Dimitris Mardas, deputy foreign minister in charge of international economic relations, is to lead business missions to Kazakhstan, Sweden, Tunisia, ...


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Rio Olympics 2016 FREE LIVE STREAM: GREECE and Serbia Finished in a Tie; USA Loses to ...

For the second day of the most anticipated Water Polo event in Rio Olympics 2016, GREECE and Serbia finished in a tie with a score of 9 all while USA ...


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Bill on simplifying business licensing in GREECE posted for public consultation

GREECE'S Economy Ministry posted on Tuesday a draft bill which aims at simplifying the licensing procedure followed by businesses in the country, ...


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InterNations survey: Greece and Cyprus in top-10 destinations with the best weather

For all those who dream of 365 days a year of sun, the members of international expat community InterNations have identified the places around the world with the best weather: if you move to Costa Rica, Cyprus or Greece, you can be sure to enjoy the ...


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Greek Foreign Ministry starts to collect funds from NGOs for projects never materialized

Finally Greek Foreign Ministry started to collect back funds given to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for aid projects that were never materialized. In a control project that started in January 2015 and investigated the time period from the year 2000 until 2010, the General Directorate of International Development Cooperation (Hellenic Aid) […]


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Bank robbery with hostages in downtown Athens; robbers wore masks with politicians’ faces

A bank robbery like in a film: four robbers enter a bank in downtown Athens in the district of Ambelokipoi, near the Greek police headquarters. They enter the bank at around 2:15 pm and thus the one after the other. Bank branches in Greece close for the public at 2:30 […]


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Alternate FM Xydakis’ interview with Euro2Day journalist Marina Mani

JOURNALIST: You are organizing a meeting in Athens of your colleagues from the European Socialist Party (ESP). What is the subject of the meeting?N. XYDAKIS: The European affairs ministers affiliated with or coming from the ESP meet regularly on the margins of the General Affairs Council and draw up European policy positions. The Greek side participates as an observer, active since the 15 July meeting in Rome, which Minister of State Nikos Pappas and I attended. It was decided there that the next meeting would take place in Athens. The subject is the European Union, naturally: how it will respond...


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Business missions to Kazakhstan, Sweden, Tunisia, Poland and Indonesia

The Foreign Ministry has scheduled five business missions for the coming time.Notification regarding the events in question has already been sent, in a timely manner, to all of our country’s business agencies and chambers. For more information and to express interest in participating, we ask that you contact the Foreign Ministry’s B8 Directorate for Business Development (tel. 210 3682766-0, email: sbb@mfa.gr).Below is a brief reiteration of the relevant announcements:1. Business mission to Kazakhstan (Astana, 26-27 September 2016)On the occasion of the meeting of the Greece-Kazakhstan Joint Interministerial Committee, a business mission will take place, under Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas,...


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Union of Centrists Rejects Pact With SYRIZA, Tsipras

Greece's tiny Union of Centrists party won't join the coalition led by SYRIZA, a spokesman for its leader Vassilis Leventis said.


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Greek Police Link Terrorist to Bank Robber, Guerillas

Greek police forensic experts said they have evidence connecting terrorist Costas Sakkas with a bank robber tied to another guerilla leader.


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Darius I stele found in ancient town of Phanagoria in Russia

Found among the remains of the ancient town of Phanagoria, an ancient Greek city near Crimea and the Black Sea in the Krasnodar region of Southern Russia, the stele is dated to the first half of the 5th century B.C.E. The decoded inscriptions (shown right ...


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It looks like Germany has drastically curtailed its open-door migrant policy

[Angela Merkel]REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany appears to have drastically curtailed its open-door policy for migrants in 2016, turning away 13,000 people without valid documentation in the first six months, already 4,000 more than in the whole of 2015, official data showed on Tuesday. Around 117,500 migrants were admitted in the same period, compared to a record of more than one million migrants entering the country last year, mainly across the border from Austria. The bulk of the rejections happened at land entry points and Afghans, Syrians and Iraqis made up the three largest groups of the total, the Interior Ministry data published at the request of the hard-left Die Linke party showed. Chancellor Angela Merkel last month interrupted her summer break to defend her government's migration policy after two Islamist attacks by asylum seekers, saying that those fleeing conflicts and persecution have the right to asylum in Germany. More than 2,500 Afghans, 1,300 Syrians and 1,000 Iraqis were declined entry at border crossings in the January-June period, the ministry said. Iranians, Moroccans, Nigerians, Pakistanis, Gambians, Somalis and Algerians made up the rest of the top 10. The number of people seeking asylum in Germany dropped drastically this year as a result of border closures in the Balkans, an EU-Turkey deal to stop sea arrivals in Greece and tougher asylum rules in Germany. In July, 4,500 migrants arrived in Germany, less than half of the daily arrivals at the peak of the crisis in the fall of last year, German police said earlier this month, bringing the number of arrivals in the first seven months of the year to 122,000. Migrants who arrive in Germany are first registered at reception centres where they have to wait for months before they can officially file an asylum application, creating a huge backlog and putting strain on civil servants. The influx has dented the popularity of Merkel's ruling conservatives and prompted the rise of an anti-immigration party. Turkey has threatened to suspend its migrants agreement with the European Union if there is no deal to grant visa-free travel to Turks. The number of migrants reach Italy in boats from Libya has also been rising.  


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My email letter to Boris Johnson about my case in Greece

Well, dear readers, I have just written to Boris Johnson or O Μπόρις Τζόνσον as he is called by Greek media reporting on his frequent trips in the past three years to Volos, and asked him to intervene in my case in the Volos area….


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Mysterious magic spells unearthed by archaeologists in Serbia

Inscriptions etched on tiny rolls of gold and silver found alongside skeletons of people buried almost 2,000 years ago Archaeologists in Serbia are trying to decipher magic spells etched on to tiny rolls of gold and silver that have been found alongside skeletons of humans buried almost 2,000 years ago. “The alphabet is Greek, that much we know. The language is Aramaic – it’s a Middle Eastern mystery to us,” said Miomir Korać, the chief archaeologist at the site. Continue reading...


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This Skeleton Is The Oldest Known Ancient Olympic Athlete

Still, the “Atleta di Taranto” remains the only skeleton ever found in association with the spoils of ancient Greek athletic competitions. He is therefore our earliest evidence of the physical make-up of ancient Olympic athletes. For more on what ...


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Olympiakos sack Victor Sanchez

Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus have parted company with Spanish coach Victor Sanchez, they said in a statement on the club website. Former Olympiakos assistant manager Sanchez succeeded Marco Silva as head coach on June 23, but his side were stunned in ...


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