A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Aegean coast of Turkey and Greece early on July 21. At least two people, including one Turkish citizen, were killed on the Greek island of Kos due to the strong earthquake. No casualties were reported but 354 people ...
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Friday, July 21, 2017
S&P’s “Improved” Outlook On Greece: GDP Growth, Mountains Of Debt & Then?
S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Greek credit to positive from stable, but there's a lot churning under those azure ocean waters. The ratings agency reiterated its B minus rating on long-term foreign and local currency government credit, and ...
Greece natural disaster kills at least 2
Thomas Cook does not operate flights to or from Kos on a Friday. Turkey said it would evacuate around 200 of its citizens from Greece by boat. The Foreign Office said transport in Greece had been "significantly disrupted" as a result of the 6.7 magnitude ...
‘It was pandemonium’ – Irishman caught up in huge earthquake that triggered tsunami in Greece
… 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Greek island of Kos (Picture: Getty … least two people on the Greek island of Kos has said … caused flooding in areas of Greece and Turkey popular with Irish …
All My Friends Are Having Babies, So I Did A Newborn Photoshoot With A Twist
… has already been flying over Greek Island coastlines and dreamy sandbars …
Europe close: DAX dives on euro peaks and colluding carmakers
… .8bn towards a rescue for Greece, conditional on other euro area …
Pope is ‘the voice of suffering Ukraine,’ leading Eastern prelate says
… , the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church paid tribute to …
Sevan Nişanyan to the Armenian Weekly: ‘This Regime Is Going to Go, and We Will Return!’
… hotels in Sirince, an old Greek village in Izmir that has …
‘ThyssenKrupp Marine ready for complete tech transfer’
… Korean, Israeli, Portuguese and Hellenic (Greek) Navies. This technology has been …
Brit tourists told they will not be refunded for holidays booked to Kos despite earthquake
… in a powerful earthquake. The Greek island was shook by a … like those being experienced in Greece and Turkey. ‘Anyone directly affected … .’ MORE: Powerful killer earthquake hits Greek and Turkish holiday resorts triggering …
In France: Rights body says country must build more migrant centres
… began in 2015, focused on Greece where hundreds of thousands of …
Sean Spicer Resigns as WH Press Secretary; Priebus Supports Scaramucci
… the White House communications shop. Greek-American Priebus told The Associated Press …
Two Wishes, a Staggering People and an Unknown Future
… so nobody ever condemned her. Greece: She wants to help but … Eastern Mediterranean where Cyprus lies, Greece can exercise some influence not … Greek Cypriots will of course react strongly with the help of Greece …
James Argeros, Archon and Retired President of Harvard Coop, was 90
… member of the League of Greek Orthodox Stewards, and was named … June 9 at St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church followed by burial …
Two dead as Turkish and Greek resorts hit by 6.7 quake
… early on Friday, Turkish and Greek officials said. Local officials said … the island of Kos in Greece, the US Geological Survey said … in the area. Turkey and Greece sit on significant fault lines … to end." Turkey and Greece sit on significant fault lines …
The World Is Complex -- That's Why We Need All Of Us
… old texts or pictures of Greek temples in dark lecture halls …
Dellavedova ‘lucky’ to have played with LeBron, Giannis
… of Antetokounmpo from an intriguing Greek prospect to one of the …
Portsmouth couple survive deadly Mediterranean earthquake
… the Aegean Sea near the Greek island of Kos – about 70 …
6.7 magnitude quake strikes off Turkey and Greece (PHOTOS)
… the coasts of Turkey and Greece. At least two people were … 120 were injured on the Greek holiday island of Kos, Reuters … people were injured, most slightly. Greek authorities had dispatched helicopters to …
Preliminary reports: No Armenians injured in Greece quake (PHOTOS)
… the powerful earthquake that struck Greece on Friday, Armenian foreign ministry … a small Armenian community in Greece on the Kos island. Now … people were injured, most slightly. Greek authorities had dispatched helicopters to …
Quake causes panic in Turkey (PHOTOS)
… the coasts of Turkey and Greece. At least two people were … 120 were injured on the Greek holiday island of Kos. Across … people were injured, most slightly. Greek authorities had dispatched helicopters to …
In today’s crowded world, even Yosemite in summer can’t provide necessary solitude
… praying in the desert. The Greek word for desert—also translated …
News: Earthquake kills two tourists on holiday island of Kos, Greece
… island of Kos Turkey and Greece sit on significant fault lines … many areas including Kos in Greece and Bodrum in Turkey. Kos … the coast of Turkey and Greece in the Dodecanese region. Holidaymakers …
Turkey and Kos earthquake: Advice for UK travellers
… to south-west Turkey and the Greek island of Kos are being …
Lawyer: Marie in Turkey story is inaccurate
… 27 as her mother, 43-year-old Greek Cypriot Lena Ioannou, was dropping …
Culinary Diplomacy Is A Recipe For Breaking Barriers In Politics
… is a cure-all for conflict. Greeks and Turks have fought over …
Tsipras: Turkey’s EU path goes through Cyprus
… Cyprus, Cyprus Talks 54 comments Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Turkey … violations in the Aegean Sea, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was … as saying on Friday. The Greek PM met with top EU …
IMF Urges Growth-Friendly Tax Cuts For Greece »
… welcomed measures aimed at widening Greece's tax base, but … (USD1.8bn) stand-by arrangement with Greece, meaning that the funds will … it is sure that the Greek Government's policies are … around half of taxpayers in Greece currently do not pay income …
Greek islands: How to choose the right one for your holiday
(CNN) — Greece's 1,400 islands -- 230 of them inhabited -- are one of the Mediterranean's most beautiful assets. From the Ionian, up by Albania in the northwest, to the Dodecanese, near Turkey in the southeast, they offer vacations you can't get many ...
S&P Raises Outlook On Greece Ahead Of Bond Sale, Keeps B- Rating
Consider it a kiss to the bond investors who are expected to oversubscribe the upcoming latest “triumphal” Greek return to the bond markets, as soon as next week. Moments ago, rather unexpectedly, S&P raised its outlook on Greece from Stable to ...
EDM Friday Briefing: Earthquake Strikes Greece and Turkey, Midwest Flooding
Emergency and disaster management briefing for July 21, 2017: An earthquake strikes Greece and Turkey killing at least two, passengers are injured during an emergency evacuation of a Thomas Cook airplane, Minnesota and Wisconsin battle flooding and ...
Greece health officials report human West Nile virus case
The Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO) reported a human West Nile virus (WNV) case in an individual who lives in an agricultural area in Argolida, Peloponnese. This is the first human WNV case in Greece in two years. Health ...
European Commission Chief Juncker Calls Tsipras Expressing Solidarity for Kos Earthquake
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday telephoned Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and expressed his condolences for the victims of the earthquake that struck Kos in the early hours of the morning, as well as the Commission’s support for Greece. The European Commission was prepared to do whatever was necessary to support the efforts of […]
Greek Minister: Kos Back to Normal After Earthquake, No Infrastructure Damage
“The island is back to normal without panic, and if one arrived now without knowing what had happened, he would not have realized that a natural disaster occurred,” said Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake on Kos on Friday. In a joint press conference on Kos, Toskas, Infrastructure […]
Israelis stuck, but uninjured, in 6.7 quake on GREEK island of Kos
This pictures taken on July 21, 2017 shows an exterior view of the quake-damaged Church of Saint Nicholas on the GREEK Island of Kos following a ...
Care for an assyrtiko, malagousia or xinomavro?
GREEK wines deserve more attention, says GREEK Master of Wine, Yiannis ... We may soon be seeing more of these in Australia, as leading GREEK ...
GREEK life should die
When I first arrived on campus as a freshman at Northwestern University, I vowed that I would never go GREEK. I had already made some friends the ...
The Latest: 2 dead, 500 hurt as 6.7 quake rocks Aegean Sea
KOS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea region (all times local):
PHOTOS: Deadly earthquake rocks Turkey, Greece
Friday, July 21, 2017, 10:12 - A powerful earthquake killed two people on the Greek holiday island of Kos in the early hours of Friday, sending tourists fleeing into the streets, and causing disruption in the nearby Turkish tourist hub of Bodrum.
Rating agency more hopeful on Greece but balks at upgrade
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has raised its outlook for Greece from "stable" to "positive," encouraged by a recent round of cost-cutting reforms and an expected return to growth this year. But the agency fell short of upgrading ...
6.7-magnitude earthquake rocks Greece; 2 tourists killed
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Greek Island of Kos early Friday, killing at least two people and injuring scores more, officials say. Mayor George Kyritsis told CNN Greece that at least two people — a Swedish and a Turkish national — have died.
S&P upgrades Greece’s outlook to positive, affirms B- rating
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded its outlook on Greece’s sovereign credit rating to positive from stable as Athens’ left-wing government prepares to tap the bond markets for the first time since 2014 in the coming weeks. The ratings agency, which ...
Kos earthquake: Airport traffic with minor delays, sea traffic with small boats via Kalymnos & Nissyros
Transportation to and from the island of Kos is at 90 percent through the airport, Athens News Agency reported on Friday after the earthquake 6.6R caused serious damage at the port of the island. Smaller boats transfer passengers from and to Kos via the islands of Kalymnos and Nissyros, which are some +/- 60 minutes … The post Kos earthquake: Airport traffic with minor delays, sea traffic with small boats via Kalymnos & Nissyros appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
My God, What Did We Do? 68 Years Since the US Senate Ratified NATO Treaty
… of Europe to its folds. Greece and Turkey were added in …
Latest: Irish woman caught in earthquake 'not put off' travelling to the region
… latest guidance for travellers to Greece warns: "Flights and ferry … Mayor Giorgos Kyritsis told state-run Greek media. "The buildings affected … chairs to build makeshift beds. Greece and Turkey lie in an …
Earthquake off Greek, Turkish coasts kills 2
… the RIchter Scale hit the Greek island of Kos early Friday …