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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Slain Greek Ambassador Remembered in Ceremony in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian authorities have held a remembrance ceremony for the Greek ambassador to the country who was slain last month. Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis went missing Dec. 26 in Nova Iguacu, a city near Rio de Janeiro where he had been ...


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Turkish soldiers appeal extradition from Greece

A prosecutor at Greece’s Supreme Court has recommended rejecting an extradition request for two out of eight Turkish soldiers who fled their home country after a failed coup attempt in Ankara. The helicopter crewmen deny any participation in the attempt ...


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Greek-Style Bean Soup

This recipe was created to highlight the remarkable brown tepary bean (The Magical Fruit), but also works well with kidney beans. Drought-resistant tepary beans are native to the American southwest and northern Mexico but may become more widespread, as ...


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Greek, Turkish Cypriots join forces to pressure leaders into reunification agreement

NICOSIA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of Greek and Turkish Cypriots defied near-freezing temperatures to partake in a nighttime event on Tuesday aimed at exerting pressure on their leaders to conclude an agreement to reunify Cyprus. Cypriot President Nicos ...


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The IRC helps refugees cope with record winter storm in Greece

As dangerously cold weather grips Greece, the International Rescue Committee has been doing everything within our power to ensure that people staying in the refugee sites where we work are warm and safe. We are particularly concerned about children and the ...


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Refugees in Greece and Serbia forced to endure sub-zero temperatures

Fears are growing for thousands of refugees stuck with next to no shelter in sub-zero temperatures. In Serbia, hundreds of migrants lined up in the freezing snow at a make-shift shelter in the capital Belgrade to receive a warm meal. Aid agencies have ...


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Snow in Europe pictures: SHOCKING photographs of snow in Greece, Italy, other countries

Snow has even struck Greece where thousands of refugees are staying in makeshift tents on the Greek islands. At least one Afghan man died in the freezing cold conditions last week, prompting fears that more migrants could freeze to death. The latest ...


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Photos: Here's how one group is using a public bus to help Greece's homeless

… the shower, run by the Greek Praksis ,Non Governmental Organization, at …


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Police Officer Injured during Attack on Greek Socialist Party Headquarters

… Attack on Greek Socialist Party Headquarters ATHENS - A Greek police officer … of the headquarters of the Greek Social Democratic Party in central … Roupa, a leader of the Greek urban guerrilla organization Revolutionary Struggle …


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Greek-Owned Diner Vandalized in Bronx

BRONX – On January 8 at about 7:30PM, vandals smashed a window of the East Tremont Diner in the Bronx. A kind of BB gun or pellet air gun weapon... The post Greek-Owned Diner Vandalized in Bronx appeared first on The National Herald.


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Cyprus reunification talks making slow progress

Negotiators grapple with detailed matters of property transfers and governance as issue of security guarantees looms large UN-led talks on the reunification of Cyprus entered the second of four scheduled days on Tuesday, with only a major intervention by the Turkish president or the Greek prime minister thought to be capable of changing the slow rate of progress. The first days of the Geneva talks, which are seen as the best chance for a peace settlement on the divided island in more than a decade, are focusing on detailed issues including property transfers between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, before moving to future security guarantees on Thursday. Continue reading...


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Greek press union voices concern at media executive's arrest

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's main journalists' union and opposition parties have expressed concern over the arrest of an executive in a small media group for allegedly trying to blackmail the country's defense minister.


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Simply the Best… Spas in Greece

Spa therapy is certainly not new to Greece. Thousands of years ago, Greeks were already well acquainted with the many pleasures and vital benefits of curative hot springs and mineral springs, of seawater rich in ozone, salt and iodine and of therapies ...


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Newspaper Publisher and Director Arrested for Libel, Attempted Extortion After ANEL Leader’s Lawsuit

Greek Police arrested the publisher and the director of “Parapolitika” newspaper on Tuesday following a lawsuit filed against them for libel and attempted extortion by ANEL leader and government coalition partner Panos Kammenos. The publisher, Ioannis Kourtakis, said in a Facebook post he went voluntarily to police headquarters (GADA) after being informed about the lawsuit, […]


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Unknown gunman injures police officer in Greek capital

Police clash with protesters in the central district of Exarchia in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 2016. (Photo by AFP) A Greek police officer has been injured after an unidentified gunman attacked him outside the offices of a political party in the ...


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Top Russian Diplomat to Greece Andrey Malanin Found Dead

Russian diplomat Andrey Malanin, 54, was discovered dead on the floor in the bedroom in his Athens apartment last night, Greek police confirmed. The senior Russian diplomat was found dead by embassy staff. Police do not suspect any foul play in this case ...


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Greek PM Tsipras unlikely to take part in Cypriot peace talks in Geneva

… 2017 Author: newsroom Greek PM met with Greece’s President Pavlopoulos on … expressed and long-standing position of Greece to support a just and … is a capacity that strengthens Greece’s arguments that there can …


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Greek Navy Battleship to Host Refugees From Lesvos

Greek Navy battleship “Lesvos” is to sail to Lesvos island on Tuesday night to host refugees and migrants from the overflowing camps that are suffering from the heavy snowfall. The ship is to arrive on Lesvos on Wednesday and will accommodate about 500 ...


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Greek Orthodox church in Montrose gets modern updates while honoring past

The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Montrose is turning 100 years old in 2017, and with the milestone birthday the church is getting a major renovation to meet the needs of an ever-expanding community. Annunciation is located on Yoakum Boulevard ...


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Dauda joins Greek club Atromitos

Greek Super League side Atromitos have signed Nigerian striker Abiola Dauda from Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem. Dauda inked a one-year deal with the Greek side that will see him stay in Athens until the summer of 2018. The 28-year-old, who holds a Swedish ...


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Greek and Roman Art

This tour of the Greek and Roman Art galleries provides an introduction to five thousand years of art from the early Cycladic period in the fifth millennium B.C. to the time of Constantine in the fourth century A.D. Geographically, the objects come from ...


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Refugees brave snow, sub-zero temperatures in Greek camps

RITSONA, Greece, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Refugees stranded in Greece suffered sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall on Tuesday at camps not designed for winter weather and the government promised those on one island temporary warm accommodations aboard a ...


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Light earthquake, 4.5 mag was detected near Rion in Greece

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Rion in Greece on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 23.48 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10007scl. Ids that are associated to ...


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Craft Beer, Hot Pot, Greek, and More Construction Updates

1) DUPONT—A small local chain Super Pollo is opening a new location in Dupont Circle, at 1327 Connecticut Ave., NW. It’s sandwiched in between a Halal Guys and the forthcoming Red Apron Burger Bar — which means that will be a pretty rad little strip.


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Migrants Shiver as Icy Blast Chills Europe's Crowded Camps

Frigid temperatures have created dangerous conditions, trapping families in ill-equipped camps and shelters from Greece to Hungary.


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Greek exports continued their recovery in November

ATHENS: The rise in exports continued in November, coming to 4.2 percent on a monthly basis or 11.1 percent not including fuel products. This was the fourth consecutive month with a rise in the value of exports, which has reduced to just 2.1 percent the ...


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Greek style baked lima beans

I once ate baked lima beans, made the Greek way, at a Mediterranean restaurant in Baltimore city. It came as a “mezze,” an appetizer, served at a restaurant of the same name. I was hooked. Although I tend not to love anything drowning in a tomato ...


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ESM Expects Green Light in January for Greek Debt Relief Measures

“We expect by the end of January the official green light for the Greek debt relief measures,” said Calin Anev Jansa, a member of the European Stability Mechanism Board (ESM, in an interview to Dow Jones news agency, according to a post in the twitter account of ESM. “We have increased by 14% our target […]


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Alternate Foreign Minister G. Katrougalos on visit to Berlin (11 January 2017)

Alternate Foreign Minister G. Katrougalos will visit Berlin on 11 January 2017.During his visit, Mr. Katrougalos is to meet with the German Minister of State for Europe, Mr. Roth, as well as with German MPs and trade union leaders.On the margins of his visit, Mr. Katrougalos will meet with Greek correspondents and give an interview to Deutsche Welle.


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A dive into Birmingham's Greek restaurant family tree

This story appears in Birmingham magazine's January 2016 issue. Subscribe today! Triantaffillos Balabanos journeyed five times between Greece and Birmingham from 1886 through 1929, once for each daughter. For each trip he worked to raise a dowry and ...


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Refugees freezing in snow-hit Greece 'because of lack of EU solidarity'

Refugees are being forced to live in freezing snow-covered camps in Greece because EU states have failed to take in their share of asylum seekers, it’s been claimed. Arctic weather swept into the Greek islands over recent days, leaving thousands to brave ...


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Cyprus leaders tackle power-sharing in Geneva peace talks

During the second day of a summit at United Nations offices in Geneva, Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci also were discussing how a federated Cyprus would function within the European Union and the country ...


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Greek court hears appeal cases of coup-linked soldiers

A Greek Supreme Court judge said she stands against the extradition of two Turkish soldiers allegedly involved in the defeated 15 July 2016 coup attempt, a defense lawyer told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. The cases of Capt. Suleyman Ozkaynakci and Sgt.


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Greece in the Freezer

A rare weather phenomenon brought snow all across the country right down to the islands, turning Greece into a spectacular winter wonderland The Acropolis as it's rarely seen - covered in a blanket of snow. Greece's most famous monument turned white as ...


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The Acropolis in Greece looks like a winter wonderland

Heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures have hit parts of Greece, including the Greek islands of Crete and Evia. Several feet of snow hit some areas which forced schools to close. On the island of Crete there was also problems with the electricity and water ...


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Greece top ship-owning nation in 2017

“Bulkers have had a deceptively good 2016 following the record lows at the start of the year. The top three bulk owning nations: Greece, Japan and China, have seen their fleets rise by over USD 4 billion each. This growth has been supported by strong ...


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Europe cold snap: River shipping halted, death toll mounts

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Officials suspended shipping along Europe's second-longest waterway on Tuesday as a polar spell gripped a large swathe of the continent, causing hardship especially among migrants, the homeless and the elderly. Following strong criticism from aid agencies and others, authorities on the Greek island of Lesbos said they would move 250 refugees from tents at camps into vacant hotel rooms as the heavy snow continued unabated around the country. In Romania, Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea on Tuesday ordered schools in the capital to remain closed for the rest of the week as the country battled the bitter cold which has led to travel delays, power outages and a surge in demand for natural gas and power. Farther north in Poland, alarming smog levels led authorities to close schools and kindergartens for two days in the southern city of Rybnik to protect children from noxious fumes, and offer free public transport to try and improve air quality. Poland's capital, Warsaw, offered free public transport on Monday, and the situation improved, although residents complained of coughing and irritated noses and eyes. The smog mainly emanates from substandard fuels, such as coal mud, waste and plastic, burned in poor quality heaters in private homes, air monitoring expert Barbara Toczko told The Associated Press.


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Müller launches campaign to support reformulated Greek-style range

Müller Yogurt & Desserts has launched a national multimedia campaign in the UK to support its reformulated Müller Light Greek-style yogurt range. Rolling out across all existing flavours, the improved recipe will remain fat-free and is now free from ...


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Greek President: Discounts on the Sovereignty of Cyprus are not Acceptable

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday said that it is very important that Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has adopted a firm line which is also supported by the majority of political forces in Greece ...


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Greek Supreme Court Rejects Extradition of 2 Asylum-Seeking Turkish Soldiers

The Supreme Court Criminal Division prosecutor suggested to reject the request of Turkish authorities to extradite two Turkish military officers who sought asylum in Greece after the failed coup attempt in Turkey last July. Six more military men who fled ...


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Greece: severe weather places refugees at risk and government under fire

Unprecedented freezing conditions leave camps covered in snow and EU commission aiming criticism at Greek authorities Thousands of refugees are enduring freezing temperatures in flimsy tents across Greece as a result of the the arctic blast that has swept ...


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Greece under test to aid refugees amid cold weather

ATHENS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Greek authorities are struggling to aid thousands of homeless refugees as the country remained on Tuesday in the grip of cold wave. The Acropolis hill in Athens was closed to visitors on Tuesday morning. Several schools in ...


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Greek-Style Buddha Bowl

Style your own Greek Buddha bowl with Mairlyn Smith's quick and easy recipe . Roast chicken either the day of or up to 2 days before. The day of cook or up to 5 days before cook the quinoa. The day of assemble the ingredients for the bowls. Each bowl will ...


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Turkey seeks free movement of people, goods in Turkish Cyprus in post-agreement era

Turkey will seek the right of free movement for Turkish people and Turkish goods in Turkish Cyprus after a prospective reunification deal that would result in the entire island joining the European Union amid ongoing talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots in Geneva


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Turkish PM wants 'fair and equal system' for Cyprus

Referring to a UN-brokered peace deal which was approved by Turkish Cypriots in 2004 but rejected by Greek Cypriot voters, Yildirim said: "Do not do the same thing this time." His remarks came a day after the Cyprus talks resumed at the United Nations in ...


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Greek Ports Body Says 2016 Good Year for Cruise Travel

Cruise passengers to Greece recorded a 5 percent increase in 2016, making it a ”good year” for the industry compared to 2015, the Hellenic Ports Association (ELIME) said last week. Indicatively, a total of 4,290 cruise vessels called in to Greek ports ...


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Desperate EU to borrow BILLIONS to fund Greece rescue amid fears of Eurozone crash

Brussels' agency responsible for doling out rescue money - the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) - is turning to markets to raise the extra cash needed for the Greek debt relief programme, which has not yet been agreed by Athens. The ESM is now issuing ...


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World View: Thousands of Migrants Trapped in Deep Freeze Temperatures in Greece

Europe’s migrant crisis has been mostly out of news since March 18 of last year, when the EU and Turkey signed their migrant deal, in which Turkey agreed to police the flow of migrants from Turkey across the Aegean Sea to Greece. Even though it has been ...


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Greek: Acropolis blanketed in white as Athens witnesses rare snowfall

… white on Tuesday, as the Greek capital continues to be gripped …


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Greece: Police officer wounded in shooting outside PASOK’s Athens HQ

A police officer was wounded in a shooting outside the headquarters of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in Athens, early Tuesday, according to reports. At least one assailant reportedly shot at a police bus parked outside PASOK's offices. …


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