How the world sees Greece
Sisters from all sororities grouped together all up and down Greek Park Drive dressed to their chosen respective themes to welcome home their new members. Fraternity brothers also gathered in the streets to support the new members joining Greek life.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several hundred former parishioners including Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas this week celebrated the 100th anniversary of a Greek Orthodox Church in Price, Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2b88hLI ...
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European history has had one continuous observer for more than a thousand years: a pine tree in Greece. Dendrochronologists have calculated the tree’s age to be at least 1,075 years old, making it the oldest tree in Europe. This little pine, nicknamed ...
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In northern Greece, a Bosnian pine has been dated at more than 1,000 years. High in the Pindos Mountains, a Bosnian pine took root, and 1,075 years later a trio of scientists from Sweden, Germany, and the U.S. have pegged it as the oldest known tree in Europe.
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Travelling to greece has been my lifelong dream. It came true this july this year. Day 1 to Day 3: Athens It wasn't all fun and games though. If you're travelling to greece avoid Athens if you aren't into greek architecture & history. We totally loved ...
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Athens: Around 100 migrants were rescued after their boats ran aground on Friday off the coast of GREECE, police said, while two Syrian girls, one of ...
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“What is needed is the full restitution of the memory of the people who were lost,” Xydakis said, referring to victims of Nazi killings in GREECE. “The other ...
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The Bosnian pine, found in the highlands of northern GREECE, is more than 1,075 years old, according to a Friday news release from Sweden's ...
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Bosco Plantation House, 279 Pipes Lane: A GREEK Revival mansion built in the first half of the 19th century. The house is about nine miles south of ...
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Greece's Ekaterini Stefanidi won the Olympic pole vault on Friday and her country's first athletics gold since the 2004 Athens Games, then defended its ...
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600m: Torrezzo (Nazil) 42. Easy. Winning Girl (Nazil) 41. Easy. Thor Of Asgard (Neeraj) 42. Easy. Hunayn (Altaf Sayyed) 40. Slightly urged. 800m: Star Of Babylon (Mosin), Unico Corazon (T.S.Jodha) 52, 600/39. They moved level freely. Zambian (J.Chinoy) 54 ...
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ATHENS – Sharp drops in consumer spending in the first half of 2016 reflect the extent to which Greek households have been hampered by the economic crisis, Kathimerini reported. Sales...
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This paper provides a descriptive analysis of where the Greek bailout money went since 2010 and finds that, contrary to widely held beliefs, less than €10 billion or a fraction of less than 5% of the overall programme went to the Greek fiscal budget.
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Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch Performers dance traditional GREEK dances during GREEK Fest at ... This year's GREEK Festival is set for Sept. 23-25 ...
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According to Ozy.com, GREEK historian Dimities Masouris states that “Louis wasn't interested in athletic competition,” he just “wanted to win so he could ...
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Refugees and migrants wait to be registered at the refugee camp near the village of Moria, on the GREEK island of Lesbos. Photograph: Alkis ...
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GREECE resident Carl Fantauzzo on Monday will be featured on another episode of American Ninja Warrior. The 42-year-old fitness fanatic is one of 30 ...
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It may not look like much, but this stubby tree in northern GREECE is something special: it is the oldest known living thing currently in Europe — 1,075 ...
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Considering where the tree was found, and its venerable age, the scientists have named this individual “Adonis” after the Greek god of beauty and desire. “I am impressed, in the context of western civilization, all the human history that has ...
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The European police agency Europol is sending investigators to refugee camps in Greece. There have been accusations of vandalism and some of the refugees worry they are being targeted by people in the camps because of their beliefs. Al Jazeera’s Hoda ...
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The classics example of a “combined skills” events is the ancient GREEK sport of pankration, easily the nastiest of all events in the ancient Olympics.
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A mosaic with a picture depicting Posedion, the GREEK "God of Sea", has been discovered in Yumurtalık district of central Adana province on Saturday.
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American Sandi Morris and GREECE'S Ekaterini Stefanidi - an NCAA champion at Stanford University - were the only two to clear 4.85m, leading to a ...
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Every since its founding, the Communist Party of Greece had a mixed reception. At various stages of its growth, it was either embraced or banned, depending on what was happening politically in Greece at the time. During World War II, Greece was morally ...
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Like the Egyptians, the GREEKS used post and lintel construction. As such, the buildings were rectangular with a perimeter of columns. Roofs were ...
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Unlike other GREEK-style yogurt producers, Chobani doesn't use such ingredients as milk-protein concentrate and animal-based thickeners, which ...
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- GREECE'S Ekaterini Stefanidi won the women's pole vault gold medal at the Olympics Friday after virus-stricken defending ...
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Authorities in Thessaloniki are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out Saturday at a migrant reception center near the Thessaloniki Port Authority. Twelve firefighters along with members of the Greek Coast Guard joined forces to rescue some dozens of migrants from the flames. There were no serious injuries reported and only one migrant […]
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An Everjets budget airline flight originating at Thessaloniki’s Macedonia Airport with service to Larnaca was forced to make an emergency landing at Athens International Airport on Saturday. The airplane reported having issues with the cabin pressure, although no further details are available at this time. After circling the Greek island of Aegina off the […]
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Greeks are still not convinced that they can trust banks with their earnings, according to a recent report from the Bank of Greece (BoG). Not only are Greeks still stashing away their money under mattresses or in home safety boxes, the first half of 2016 has seen an actual decrease in deposits, meaning Greeks are holding […]
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After taking what may be considered a long taxi ride from Agia Pelagia Hotel in Crete to the Airport in Heraklion, two German tourists refused to pay their taxi driver with the excuse that “Greece owes Germany money.” Of course, life doesn’t really work that way and the German tourists were literally trying to get a […]
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Star Juliet Stevenson explains why One of Us reminds her of a classic GREEK drama… The new four-part drama kicks off this week and tells the stormy ...
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Refugees and migrants should be distributed to municipalities around the country to alleviate some of the burden borne by the islands of the eastern ...
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GREECE began hearing the asylum claim Friday of the first of eight Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) military officers who fled Turkey after the failed coup ...
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TV presenter and her partner Yuri fulfilled his dream. Sweethearts wanted to tie the knot in the journey to be present only the closest family members. The star of the TV channel “Friday” happy to become the legal wife of his beloved. Presenter and her ...
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There aren’t too many former frat boys and sorority girls amongst country music’s big names, but the few there are … well, they’re most definitely proud. Tim McGraw has been spotted wearing his fraternity’s letters onstage, while Kenny Chesney ...
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Legends say this is the spot where the GREEK goddess Aphrodite came to freshen up after running around with her many boyfriends. The waters are ...
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The ancient Olympic Games were dedicated to the GREEK god Zeus, in whose honor there is a majestic temple in Olympia, the site of the ancient ...
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The University of Illinois has one of the biggest GREEK life scenes in the U.S. In the spring of 2016, there were 7,790 undergraduate students involved ...
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Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - GREECE'S Ekaterini Stefanidi hit back at banned Russian star Yelena Isinbayeva after striking Olympic pole vault gold. European ...
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Mark your calendars for August 20-23, because GreekFest is BACK and better than ever. With your continued support, we have extended our tried and true traditions as well as exciting new offerings to make this Festival even more successful than last year's ...
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Ekaterini Stefanidi won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s pole vault after clearing 4.85m in the final. Sandi Morris from the US took silver (4.85m), while the bronze went to Eliza McCartney (4.80m). Stefanidis’s medal brings Greece’s tally to ...
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Greece’s Navy is opening 30 lighthouses around the country to the public on Sunday (August 21) as part of the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW). During the day, visitors...
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Tucked away in a little building off Route 1 in Old Saybrook is a family business that has been making pizza in their own special way since 1977, which has not gone unnoticed. The Pizza Palace received the most votes for the best Greek pizza on the Shoreline.
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… Gauldie spends a weekend in Crete Friday, 10pm Check in to … . Sunday, 9am Tee off at Crete Golf Club. (Hersonissos 70014; tel … is modern Italian with a Greek twist. • Jet2 (www.jet2.com … of DK Eyewitness Top 10 Crete, published by Dorling Kindersley.
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The Pappas Post is the personal news and blog site of Gregory C. Pappas and includes curated news of interest to Greeks and those who love Greece, as well as the personal blog posts from Gregory Pappas' personal and professional experiences. The Pappas ...
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Once-shuttered schools offer refugees in Greece an alternative to dismal government camps.
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Athens (dpa) - The Greek coastguard arrested two suspected migrant smugglers who were onboard a boat with 38 refugees picked up near the island of Mykonos, authorities said Saturday. That the boat found Friday afternoon was so far west indicates that ...
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In the name of God, of faith and of transparency… On the occasion of approving the finances report for the year 2015, the Holy Synod of the Greek Church issued a statement concerning the Revenues and Expenses for the management year 2015. The statement includes also the payments by the […]
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The transfer of two German tourists from a hotel in Agia Pelagia to Heraklion airport ended up in the local police station. When the taxi driver stopped at the airport, the tourists refused to pay the fare of 40 euro arguing that …Greece owes money to Germany! The passengers initially […]
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