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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Greek bailout talks resume in Brussels today

A new round of talks between the Greek government and international creditors will resume today in Brussels during the first Euro Working Group meeting after the summer lull. Greece's ministers of finance and economy Euclid Tsakalotos and Yorgos Stathakis ...


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‘She freaked out’: On her 90th birthday, she finally got to ride a Harley

Headed from Warner Robins, Ga., to Macon’s Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church for her 90th birthday party Saturday, Stella Sarandis thought her son was taking a wrong turn when he pulled into Whiskey River, a Pio Nono Avenue nightclub on the south side of ...


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GREEK WOMEN ASSUME CLEANING HOUSES AND VARIOUS PLACES.

GREEK WOMEN ASSUME TO CLEANING HOUSES AND VARIOUS PLACES TO MANHATTAN AND QUEENS CONTACT PHONE 9294628249. MS KATRINA


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Hasidic Israeli Arms Dealers To Be Extradited To U.S. For Violating Trade Embargo on Iran

During the second, from 2012 to 2013, the parts were sent from Israel to Iran via Greece. The spare parts were intended for Iranian warplanes. The Israeli is charged with exporting the U.S.-made parts without a permit and violating American laws barring ...


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Island hopping 'Viking Queen' Lagertha declares her love for GREECE

Canadian actress Katheryn Winnick is continuing her holidays in GREECE and is keeping her multitude of fans updated through her social media ...


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What's Happening NH, Sunday, Aug. 28

GREEK FEST 2016 AT MANCHESTER'S GREEK ASSUMPTION ORTHODOX CHURCH ENJOY LIVE MUSIC AND DELICIOUS GREEK FOOD AND ...


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Joint statements of Foreign Minister Kotzias and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, ...

N. KOTZIAS: It was with great pleasure that I received my friend Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and together we saw one aspect of the island’s many beauties. We had yet another opportunity to talk about the major problems developing in our region, to find ways in which we can work together and contribute the solution of these problems. Once again, I expressed the Greek people’s solidarity with the Turkish people who fought off the attempted coup in Turkey. We talked about our cooperation, which has entered a fast channel, especially following the meeting of the two governments in Izmir this year, and...


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25 International Desserts You Should Try This Christmas

These small honey cookies (which you can never eat just one of) are the most popular treats throughout Greece during the Christmas holidays and their intense homely smell makes every house smell like Christmas. Unfortunately, the only bad thing is that ...


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Eight Greek Swimmers Challenged by Difficult 45-km Sea Crossing

Smiles and enthusiasm define the eight young swimmers who are members of the group Pastra Cretonaxiosa. Their goal is to swim across the English channel on Monday, August 29. They will start their 45-km sea crossing from Dover and will swim in low ...


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Tsipras Demands Specific Measures to Make Debt Sustainable

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sent a message to Greece’s creditors via a newspaper interview with Real News published on Sunday. He said that Greece demands and expects that they take steps to make the country’s debt sustainable, with lower primary surplus targets after 2018. “We don’t simply ask but demand and expect… the specific measures that […]


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Turkish FM Cavusoglu Visits Crete, Wants to See Cave of Zeus

Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu met with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias on the island of Crete on Sunday. The two men’s unofficial meeting took place at Crete’s luxury Elounda Resort and focused on bilateral relations and bilateral cooperation. This is Cavusoglu’s first visit to an EU country since the failed coup attempt in Turkey on […]


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Cash-Strapped Greeks Are Selling Off Their Household Products

An increasing number of Greeks are choosing to sell things they no longer need. In the past, they would either give away things they no longer needed to charity or throw them away but 13 percent of respondents to a survey by PayPal/GfK are now choosing to sell these online, whereas a further six percent […]


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13 Taxes That Need to Be Paid by January 2017

Tax Office Statements will meet most Greeks as they return from their summer vacations. On Monday, the first single property ENFIA taxes will be posted online so that the government can yield up to 3.2 billion euros from which the government hopes to gather at least 2.65 billion euros. Daily Kathimerini newspaper reports that 35 […]


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Greek Mythology [KPOP Cast]

This is about Greek Mythology Stories, casting Kpop Idols and Actresses / Actors. The stories will be told by me. I just love Greek Mythology since I was a child, so why not combinate it with another obsession of me, Kpop? The choice of which idol to be ...


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BFI Lists the 10 Best Greek Movies [see trailers]

The best 10 films are outlined on the BFI’s site as the following: Director Michael Cacoyannis, creator of “Zorba the Greek,” is one of Greece’s most well-known filmmakers. He studied theater in Britain before returning to Greece in 1953.


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A Multi-Dimensional Greek Festival on South Avenue

John Paliouras of the Church of the Holy Spirit wrote about the nation of Greece: "Many cultural characteristics define the Greek people of today as a nation - the language, the customs, the history, the religion and life in general. They're all the result ...


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For retired US Open champ Flavia Pennetta, no regrets

Pennetta hails from Brindisi, in the heel of Italy's boot, where seemingly everybody makes the short trip to Greece for vacations. No one could believe that she hadn't been, but there was just never the time over the summer. Until now. Asked what else she ...


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Syrian Leg Amputee in Greece to Participate in Paralympic Games

Syrian refugee Ibrahim al Hussein, who lost his leg during a 2012 bombing, is competing at the Rio Paralympics in September. The Hellenic Paralympic Committee announced that the man who is living, working and training in Greece will be one of two refugees ...


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Out&About at the 15th annual Lebanese-American Food Festival at St. Joseph Melkite GREEK ...

Out&About at the 15th annual Lebanese-American Food Festival at St. Joseph Melkite GREEK-Catholic Church, 130 N. St. Frances Cabrini Ave.


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Portugese chicken, German bratwurst and GREEK lamb on menu for UKIP's Brexit BBQ in Gloucester

Guests at the event, which is already a sell-out, will be treated to Portuguese chicken piri pirI, German bratwurst and lamb marinaded in a GREEK style, ...


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Greek, Turkish FMs pledge to boost bilateral cooperation

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday reaffirmed their intention to further enhance bilateral cooperation to the benefit of the two neighboring countries and the wider region. In his first visit to an ...


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Feature: Greece strives to preserve underwater antiquities

Lacking funds partly because of the debt crisis, Greece which is rich in underwater antiquities, is now working closely with archaeological groups from other countries to explore, preserve and display the treasure trove. Located in the heart of the old ...


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GREEK FM welcomes Turkish counterpart on Crete

GREEK Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Sunday met with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, on the island of Crete in what was the head ...


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GREEK Bites in Mattituck to close

Laopodus cited problems finding staffers for the Main Road locale as a reason for shuttering the business, which specialized in take-out GREEK food.


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Opa! St. Louis Greek Festival celebrates its 99th year

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - Voted best local festival by St. Louis Magazine, the 99th Annual Greek Festival is around the corner! Carol Kamburis, Christina Ginos, and Helen Carey join FOX 2 to share what festival goers can expect this year. The St. Louis ...


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Turkish, Greek FMs meet unofficially

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday thanked Greece for its support in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey. The minister, who was in Elounda on the Greek island of Crete for an unofficial meeting with Greek Foreign Minister ...


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Meet the two refugees with disabilities set to compete in the 2016 Paralympics

When his recovery was complete, he traveled by inflatable boat to Greece, where he has lived since 2014. Hussein was only able to begin swimming again in October 2016 after a five-year break. But, even with all the challenges the athlete has endured ...


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Europe’s Refugee Crisis Simmers Despite Resolution Attempts

Closing the borders after refugees flooded in, Europe left scores of thousands stranded in Greece with a swap deal with Turkey in limbo.


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Chance of Germany Paying Greece WWII Reparations: Zero

It’s been 71 years since World War II ended and Greece is still seeking reparations from Germany for the atrocities and damage the Nazis wrought, including massacres, stolen gold and...


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The Olympic Games Solution to Warfare and Pollution

The ancient Greek Olympics haven't produced a truce in modern times but still stand as an example of what could be, including cleanliness.


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A Look Inside a Blue Star Ferry Shared Cabin in Greece

When I got to Greece I was unsure how I would get around to all the places I wanted to see. Multiple people recommended getting on a ferry, so that’s what I did. I knew to buy atleast the business class tickets based on my research. But when I was ...


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Two veterans share the important bonds established in fraternities

Our efforts with another Greek organization, Delta Zeta sorority, and the Campus Veterans Association are helping to raise money for dependents of veterans through Crawfish for Corbin – an event in honor of UA students Corbyn White, who died of cancer.


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German economy minister says EU-US trade talks have failed

FILE - In this June 29, 2015 file picture Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel briefs the media about the Greece crisis, at the chancellery in Berlin. Germany’s economy minister said Sunday Aug. 28, 2016 that free trade talks between the ...


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Santorini, Greece By Quad-Bike

The legendary island of Santorini in Greece is crisscrossed by roads, which is convenient since there’s a lot to see all over. One of the most popular methods is by renting a quad-bike. Here’s what it’s like.


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A visit to GREECE

Brunswick High School students hike to the top of the still-active volcano on Santorini. Clockwise, from left: Emilee Stepoulos, Claire Edwards, Erica ...


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Greek Festival to be Sept. 9-11 at St. Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Church

For eight years, the congregation of St. Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Church has provided the public with a Greek party and celebration of life. This year, the ninth annual Greek Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, September 9-11, 2016, on the ...


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Midstate woman celebrates 90th birthday with surprise bucket list Harley ride to her birthday party

Headed from Warner Robins to Macon’s Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church for her 90th birthday party Saturday, Stella Sarandis thought her son was taking a wrong turn when he pulled into Whiskey River, a Pio Nono Avenue nightclub on the south side of Macon.


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5 Reasons I’m Thankful I Chose To To Go Greek In College

Okay so to start off, growing up I knew nothing about “Greek life” in college. Absolutely no one in my family had ever “gone Greek” so we just never really talked about it. I considered myself the opposite of a “sorority girl”…that is the ...


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MTB Trip to Greece: On a Houseboat through the Aegean Sea

Island hopping, trail surfing, and the Greek way of life: could there be three better pillars for a riding holiday? Not if you ask Andi, who chose to rip his way around the Southern Sporades Islands, but ended up falling in love with a whole other mode of ...


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The Return of the Soviets

AKA: How Greece is slowly turning into one more failed socialist experiment. “Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to him, but belong to society, that the only justification ...


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New Session, Same Crises and Challenges for European Union

While rows go on about how, indeed whether, EU states should share out the burden of asylum-seekers stranded in Greece and Italy, what is new is how few are arriving, at least in Greece. Rights groups were outraged this year by hard-nosed deals with non-EU ...


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Last day to check out Greek Fest

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - The 6th Annual Greek Fest heads into it's last day Sunday. The festival involves all-things Greek and includes live music, dancing, entertainment and of course, food! Tickets are just $2 at the gate, plus the price of any food items ...


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GREEK firms looking for escape routes from high payments

Initial estimates suggest that between 65,000 and 70,000 transfer applications by GREEK businesses are currently pending, while the Finance Ministry ...


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Safety fears return as stores flee city center

“Most of them left,” says Arat Uhan, a small-business man from Syria, about his fellow countrymen who left GREECE in the early years of the financial ...


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Road map with Tirana foundering, diplomatic sources say

The road map agreed last June between Albania and GREECE to improve bilateral ties appears to be foundering, according to diplomatic sources in ...


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Low credit score dampens recovery hopes

He hopes the country, and its people, will start to come out of the dark economic period next year, when GREECE is forecast to see growth of 2.7 percent ...


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Increasing Anger in Turkey Threatens the EU-Turkey Migrant Deal

If the EU-Turkey migrant deal collapses, then GREECE can expect an additional 180,000 migrants and refugees from Turkey to reach GREECE this year.


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Report: Foreign ministers of Turkey, GREECE meet for talks on Crete

Athens (dpa) - The foreign ministers of GREECE and Turkey met for informal talks on the Mediterranean island of Crete on Sunday, Greek state radio ...


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Transfer News Live as former Rangers target Joleon Lescott heads to Greece for medical

… target could be heading to Greece, or Italy. Earlier it transpired … a medical with the Greek giants, according to Greek media outlet Sport …


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Struggling Tsipras Lines Up Fading SYRIZA Survival Agenda

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is revising his government's priorities to keep his Radical Left SYRIZA party from losing more support.


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