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Friday, August 19, 2016

Migrant path shifts west as Mediterranean rescues rise

ATHENS — Greece’s coast guard on Friday rescued dozens of migrants whose boat ran aground on a deserted islet off southwestern Greece, while another boat landed on the Aegean Sea resort island of Mykonos, well west of the normal migrant route. Another 36 people, including seven children, landed Friday on a remote beach on Mykonos. Separately, government figures showed 261 migrants or refugees arrived on eastern Greek islands in the 24 hours from Thursday morning to Friday morning — a jump compared to recent figures, which had ranged from a few dozen to about 150 per day. Last year, Greece was the main point of entry into the European Union for hundreds of thousands of people seeking better lives in northern and central European countries. While the deal has limited the flow, people are still arriving and around 11,000 are stranded on a handful of eastern Aegean islands, most housed in overcrowded detention camps.


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Greece postpones start of football league

Greek Minister of Sports Stavros Kontonis has postponed the start of the football Super League until September 5 due to fears of violence and disagreements among major football clubs and the Greek Football Federation, EPO. In an official announcement ...


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Why Josh Groban is excited to get to the Greek in LA

Josh Groban will be enjoying a bit of a respite next weekend at his Greek Theatre concerts in the gorgeous Griffith Park. It’s been a dizzying summer for him touring also while preparing for his upcoming Broadway debut. “I’m so excited to get ...


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My Response To How Indiana University’s Administration Treats Greek Life

There’s a new law on the Indiana University campus that has all of Greek Life running a muck, and it’s name is the “Agreement For Housed Greek Organizations”. Plain and simple, the document states that even though the national headquarters of each ...


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Concerns rise amid migrant uptick, news of German plan to pressure GREECE

The steady increase in refugee and migrant arrivals from neighboring Turkey to the Aegean islands fueled concerns in the ranks of the government on ...


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Issue of German War Reparations Definitively Closed, Says German Government Spox

The issue of German war reparations has been definitively closed, German government spokesman Stephen Seibert said on Friday, responding to recent statements by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who raised the issue. “The issue of German reparations is definitively, legally and politically closed,” Seibert said, adding that the German government’s position is clear and has […]


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Dozens more held in Turkey crackdown – Greece hears asylum claim of ‘coup’ officer

ISTANBUL: Turkey yesterday detained dozens of academics suspected of backing Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of last month’s failed coup, while pressing ahead with raids on businesses linked to the US-based Muslim preacher. Turkish prosecutors ...


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Greece Man on Bike Rams Car

Greece Police are investigating after a bicyclist struck an unoccupied parked car this afternoon. Police say the 69-year-old man may have suffered a medical emergency causing him to lose control of his bike and crash into the car on Judy Ann Drive.


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End of a never-ending story: the end for GREEK school in Munich

The beginning dates back to 2001. Then the GREEK State acquired an one and a half hectares large property in Berg to build a primary school for 750 ...


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GREEK bank bailout fund sees big losses in 2015

The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) incurred significant losses last year due to the sharp drop in the prices of GREEK bank shares, according ...


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GREEK stocks slide 1.91 percent

The GREEK stock exchange ended a lackluster week with another disappointing session on Friday, as the general price index closed at 561.32 units, ...


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Migrants rescued from sinking boat off deserted GREEK island

Separately, government figures showed that 261 migrants or refugees arrived on GREEK islands in the 24 hours to yesterday morning – a jump ...


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GREEK unemployment in July up 2.8 pct from June

Some 846,000 people in Greece were registered as unemployed in July – a 2.8 percent increase compared to June – according to the latest data ...


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Turkish soldiers asylum case strains Athens and Ankara relations

Athens insists that it is committed to protecting the human rights of all asylum-seekers and that under international law, GREECE is obliged not to return ...


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GREECE'S July tax revenues 337 mln below target

The Finance Ministry in Athens confirmed on Friday that tax revenues for July were 337 million euros below target, but did not explain why.


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Alaska's Greek Festival Kicks Off Friday Until Sunday

Anchorage, AK- Alaska's only Greek Festival kicks off Friday in Anchorage, at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church. This marks the 22 nd annual Alaska Greek Festival, which offers an array of activities including homemade delicacies, Greek dancing ...


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To Booko: Greek-Australian Dictionary of Hybrid Migrant Lingo

If you know the difference between chopia (lamb chops) and bootey (car boot), then chances are you are a hybrid Greek. As a member of a minority, you may find that you are privy to secret lingo that caters to the needs of the antipodes. Hard-liners scoff ...


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French President Praises Greek PM Tsipras for ‘Unblocking Negotiations’ in 2015

French President Francois Hollande praises Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for unblocking bailout negotiations in 2015, in a chapter of a new book about him. The book “Private Discussions with the President” appeared in French bookstores on Wednesday.


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Prosecutor to investigate Bishop of Chios over “hate speech”

Greece’s General Secretary for Human Rights made an unprecedented move: Kostis Papaioannou He collected the recent “hate” statements made by Bishop of Chios Markos and forwarded them to the prosecutor in charge of Racism Crimes. The prosecutor should investigate whether the Bishop has committed any offenses. The General Secretary allegedly […]


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Travel review: GREEK Island cruise

The GREEK hospitality continues in the dining areas on the ship. If you want casual there's the Leda buffet restaurant next to the pool – perfect if you ...


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GREEKS in London still numb from Brexit vote

A dark cloud of uncertainty hangs over the prospects of GREEKS – and other Europeans – working in London following the British people's decision ...


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Freeform Developing Comedy From 'GREEK' Creator & Gary Sanchez Prods.

He created the 2007 drama GREEK, one of the first original scripted series on ABC Family that established its brand as a destination for younger ...


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Bicyclist injured after collision with parked car in GREECE

Police in GREECE are on the scene of a crash involving a bicyclist and a ... According to GREECE Police, the bicyclist hit a parked car and was taken to ...


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Asylum case divides Greece and Turkey

Ankara says return of officers would show that Europe wants to help find coup perpetrators


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Finnair to Launch New Flights to Reykjavik, Corfu, Menorca and Ibiza

… launch new routes to Reykjavik, Corfu, Menorca and Ibiza, starting in … will also fly weekly to Corfu, Greece, and Menorca, Spain, on Sundays …


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The Healthy Greek Mediterranean Pantry

Having been on a short vacation recently, I am reminded of the importance of having non-perishable food items on hand for meals I can make even if I get home late at night and there is nothing in the refrigerator. By non-perishable I don’t mean potato ...


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Greek Chicken Couscous Bowl

Looking for a lunch idea straight out of the Mediterranean? Toss together a refreshing vegetable trio (lettuce, tomato and cucumber!) with fluffy couscous and savory grilled chicken. Drizzle with some Greek dressing, and dig in. In a small saucepan, bring ...


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Businesses On This Greek Island Still Feel The Effects Of The Refugee Crisis

LESBOS, Greece ― The view from the Sunrise Resort Hotel, nestled in the hills above the town of Molyvos overlooking the Aegean Sea, opens up on mile after mile of crystal blue water, with the rocky Turkish coastline in the distance. But there were hardly ...


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Tree in Northern Greece, Europe’s Oldest

Scientists have discovered the oldest known living tree in Europe, dating it at more than 1,075 years old. The Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) — a densely branched, slow-growing tree — was found in northern Greece, high in the Pindus Mountains.


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Cities are becoming more powerful than countries

[Cape Town, South Africa]Shutterstock / Andrea Willmore When countries face complicated global issues —immigration, terrorism, climate change — progress is usually slow. But often, those problems hit cities first, and mayors have to find solutions while national leaders (or political candidates) are still busy debating which policies to enact. “There is a sense in which cities are beginning to assume a part of what was traditionally attributed to national sovereignty: the responsibility to secure the life, liberty and sustainability of citizens in a world where nobody else is doing it,” Benjamin Barber, a political theorist and the founder of the Global Parliament of Mayors, a new city-centric international governing body, tells Business Insider. “I call it the devolution revolution. The fact is that authority is being devolved increasingly to cities.” According to Barber, because of how interconnected our world has become and how much less significance geographic borders now hold, a coalition of city governments has the potential to get more done than any international accord. To explain why he believes it’s time for mayors to step up and take on the issues national governments are failing to solve, Barber gives two examples. [Refugees and migrants struggle to jump off an overcrowded dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing in rough seas from the Turkish coast, October 2, 2015. REUTERS/Dimitris Michalakis]Shutterstock / Andrea Willmore Nation-states are supposed to control the flow of refugees and immigrants who enter a country, he says. But whether or not people enter legally, with the proper paperwork, city governments are often the ones who have to figure out what to do with these new residents — they’re the areas absorbing, housing, and employing undocumented immigrants. “What happens is that cities have begun to develop programs to register and provide immigrants — legal or illegal — with their own so-called urban visas,” he says, citing New York’s NYC ID program, which allows any resident of the city with proof of residence (like an electricity bill, for example) to get a government-issued identification card. Citizens can use the card to get memberships at local cultural institutions, sign up for bank accounts, get access to public buildings, and more. “The city in effect becomes the one that authorizes, controls, registers and oversees the immigrant population that has gotten into these places without the permission of the nation-states, which aren't in a position to control them and don’t,” Barber says. Second, he says, climate change in another area in which cities are leading the way despite inaction from their national leaders. Citizens and lawmakers in New Orleans and New York know climate change is an imminent threat, he says, because they’ve already dealt with climate disasters. The leaders of those cities are now taking action to protect their residents, while the federal government remains stagnated by disagreement.[Hurricane Katrina]Shutterstock / Andrea Willmore “We're already seeing bike share programs, electric vehicle programs for buses, above-ground rapid transit systems — those are all city-based solutions that address the problem of global climate warming through actions that cities can take,"Barber explains. "And if they take them together, they can have a tremendous impact on greenhouse gas emissions, even if nation-states don’t.” Barber founded the Global Parliament of Mayors with the hope that by unifying the leaders of cities around the world, the group can address the complicated issues that national governments and the UN have thus far been too slow to deal with. The Parliament’s first meeting will take place in the Hague — the same birthplace as the League of Nations — in mid-September. “This is an effort to establish a new global governance organization, different than any other urban network that currently exists,” he says, “that takes actions in common, that decides on common policies to address global issues of the kind that nation-states and international organizations are no longer able to or willing to address.” [Washington DC]Shutterstock / Andrea Willmore The list of attendees at the inaugural convening — including the mayors of Washington D.C, Paris, Cape Town, and Rio de Janeiro — suggests that many leaders are already onboard. Barber expects 70 to 80 cities to be represented. By next year, he predicts the membership will have doubled. The topics of discussion at the meeting include how to integrate refugees, balance migration and security, and manage urban resources. By the end of the three days, Barber hopes mayors will have taken ownership of the organization, assumed leadership roles within it, and even planned their next gathering. “Our new international is inter-urban,” he says. NOW WATCH: Here's what could happen to Earth over the next 500 years


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GREECE'S fire services up against six large blazes

GREECE'S fire service was battling at least six large blazes in different parts of the country on Friday, their efforts hampered by strong winds which fueled ...


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Researchers identify oldest living organism in Europe

KOMOTINI, GREECE, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The title of oldest tree -- and oldest living organism -- in Europe goes to a Bosnian pine located in northern GREECE ...


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Blank check from Greece: Stellar Acquisition III prices $65 million IPO at $10, as expected

Stellar Acquisition III, a Greek blank check company formed to acquire an international energy logistics company, raised $65 million by offering 6.5 million shares at $10, as expected. The company had originally filed to offer 8.0 million


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Today the Eastern rite Christians and Greek Catholics celebrate Transfiguration

Today the Eastern rite Christians and Greek Catholics celebrate the Transfiguration of Christ, which is called Savior of the Apple Feast Day Today the Eastern rite Christians and Greek Catholics celebrate the Transfiguration of Christ, which is called ...


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Volunteers from St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church prepare for Grecian Festival 2016

WEST NORRITON >> Preparations have already started for the Grecian Festival 2016 at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church that will run from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11. “Close to 100 people volunteer for the food preparations and nearly 200 people for the setup and ...


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Blue and yellow gay destination wedding: Paros, Greece

From the couple: Our first three dates ended with at least one of us tripping on the way home, and gaining a scar as a reminder of the date. After 5 years of laughter, dancing, singing, screaming, drinking, cooking, caring, shouting, crying, kissing ...


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A Smell of Burning by Colin Grant review – how people with epilepsy have been persecuted

A powerful memoir of the author’s brother tells the story of a condition whose sufferers were killed in the middle ages for communicating with the devil Raphael’s _The Transfiguration_ is a depiction of epilepsy that pulls no punches: a lofted Christ soars on an illuminated cloud, while a boy with rolling eyes and flailing limbs is supported by his father. Raphael’s painting is a reference to the Gospel of Mark, chapter nine, in which Jesus descends from transfiguration to cure a boy of the “foul spirit” causing his seizures. “Epilepsy” is a Greek word, meaning “to be seized upon”, and the illness has long been viewed as evidence of connection between human and spiritual realms. The earliest Greek medical writings by Hippocrates are half a millennium older than the gospels, and though they call epilepsy “the sacred disease” they offer a more humane portrait of the condition: “I do not believe that the ‘sacred disease’ is any more divine or sacred than any other disease,” Hippocrates wrote. “Because it is completely different from other diseases, it has been regarded as a divine visitation by those who, being only human, view it with ignorance and astonishment.” Continue reading...


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The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ flavours of the Mediterranean recipes

Extend the days of summer with a rich aubergine caponata and figs with frozen yoghurt This summer we are swapping the Mediterranean for Burgundy. The food and wine will be delicious where we are staying, but part of me longs for the sun-baked olive oil and vinegar-steeped flavours of southern Europe. There the fruit is full, heavy and sweet, the roads are lined with lavender and olive groves and the influences of Africa and the Middle East have long permeated the cuisine. The sweet-sour “agrodolce” flavours of Arabia are particularly felt in Sicily and Greece, where capers, olives and aubergines are in abundance and fig trees sag with the weight of ripe fruit dripping with sticky juices. Continue reading...


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Greece in crisis – Part Five: Where did the Greek debt come from?

The Greek economy has always lagged behind the much more developed economies of countries like Britain, Germany, France and other advanced capitalist countries, mainly of northern Europe. The Greek bourgeois arrived late on the scene of history, with its ...


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Greece Last in 41-Country Survey for Economic Hope

The German Bertelsmann Foundation has ranked austerity-wracked Greece last among 41 countries over its failed economic policies.


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Probe Over Captain in Fatal Speedboat-Tourist Boat Crash

Greek investigators are trying to determine how the captain of a speedboat crashed into a tourist boat off the island of Aegina, killing four.


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Pressure mounts on Greek refugee camps as more migrants come across the Aegean Sea

Overcrowded refugee camps in Greece were coming under renewed pressure last night after a spike in new arrivals across the Aegean Sea, aid agencies have warned. The rate of new arrivals to the camps on the Greek islands has doubled this month following ...


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Want a 2 car garage, but we like Greek Revival look--new construction

My husband and I just purchased a lot 75X120. We love the Greek Revival look, but we also want a 2 car garage. There is a pretty large Oak tree in the backyard (basically where the "A" is on the attached photo of "108B2A". Our lot is also a slanted shape.


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GREEK captain, 77, of speedboat that smashed into a tourist boat killing four appears in court

GREEK speedboat captain Tharsivoulos Lykourezos (left) appeared in court today. His boat collided with a tourist boat, killing four including Theodosis ...


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50 people rescued off GREECE after Libya shipwreck kills Syrian baby and child

Around 50 migrants were rescued after their boat ran aground on Friday off GREECE'S southwest coast, police said, after an uptick in arrivals. The group ...


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Rio plays host to the naked Olympics in honour of Ancient GREECE

On a stunning beach in Rio de Janeiro a group of brave souls have stripped the Olympic Games right back to basics as they pay tribute to the ancient ...


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GREECE: Hearing begins for Turkish pro-coup soldiers

The asylum hearing for eight Turkish pro-coup soldiers, who fled the country following last month's coup bid, and sought asylum in GREECE, began ...


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Asylum hearing kicks off in Greece for first Turkish 'coup' soldier

Greek asylum officials have begun a hearing for the first of the officers who fled Turkey after the failed coup. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused them of playing a role in the attempt to depose him. Capt. Feridun Coban was interviewed on ...


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Fast Food Friday – Greek Chicken Sliders

Real talk: I know I keep giving you chicken recipes on our Fast Food Fridays. I’m sorry! But seriously it’s pretty much all we eat for dinner. I went into this week thinking “I HAVE TO FEED THE PEOPLE SOMETHING BESIDES CHICKEN.” Clearly I failed.


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My how you've changed! Shirtless Gareth Gates reveals his sculpted physique as he parties in Greece with girlfriend Faye Brookes

The singing voice might be unchanged, but the body was unrecognizable as shirtless Gareth Gates partied in Greece on Friday afternoon. Posting a series of Instagram snaps from his current stay on the island of Mykonos, Gareth looked vastly different to the ...


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