Los Angeles (AFP) - The NBA and the Milwaukee Bucks have denied a GREEK Basketball Federation charge that they plotted to keep rising star ...
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How the world sees Greece
Sunday, August 20, 2017
How we lost the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
With the GREEK expansion of their empire in the 4th century B.C. to cover much of Egypt, Babylon and Persia, GREEK citizens found themselves with far ...
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LIVE Atromitos
GREEK Super League – Follow the Football match between Atromitos and Apollon Smyrni live with Eurosport. The match starts at 04:30 on 22 August ...
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A country and a family on the road to ruin in Syllas Tzoumerkas' Greek drama, A BLAST
What was it like to have been a citizen of Greece back in 2014, when the film under consideration here -- A BLAST-- was first released? In it, we watch, semi-hypnotized by the behavior -- crazy, highly sexual, and not very loving -- of the family members ...
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No Evidence of Terrorist Threat in Greece
There are currently no signs of a terror attack threat in Greece, Greek Deputy Minister of National Defense and Alternate Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection Nikos Toskas said Sunday. ATHENS (Sputnik) — According to the minister, terrorism ...
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Opa! Port Jefferson Greek Festival celebrates 56 years
Lovers of all things Greek will gather at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption in Port Jefferson next week when the church holds its 56th annual Greek Festival from Aug. 24 to 27. The event will feature carnival rides, face painting, games, music by ...
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Event: Locals revive the Journey of Odysseus in the Ionian Sea
Odysseus: the legendary antique king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey. Husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and son of Laërtes and Anticlea, and owner of loyal dog Argos who recognized his master after twenty years of absence. This mythical figure Odysseus is famous for his intellectual brilliance and versatility … The post Event: Locals revive the Journey of Odysseus in the Ionian Sea appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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“No indications of a planned terror attack in Greece,” says Minister for Public Protection
Greek authorities have no indications of a planned terror attack in Greece, Deputy Minister for Civil Protection, Nikos Toskas, said on Sunday. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT TV, Toskas said that Greece is a pillar of stability, security and calm in Europe, when compared to other countries in the area.. At the same time, he … The post “No indications of a planned terror attack in Greece,” says Minister for Public Protection appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Village priest executes his own dog, claims he was sick with Kalazar
Local police arrested a priest who shot and executed his own dog with a rifle in front of his neighbors. According to the neighbors and eyewitnesses, the priest, a resident of village Aipeia in Messinia, Peloponnese, on Thursday evening. He was pulling the dog with a rope, while he was holding a rifle on the … The post Village priest executes his own dog, claims he was sick with Kalazar appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Forbes: Great estate buying opportunities in Athens, Greek cities, islands, beaches
Greece’s seven-year-long economic crisis has created a plethora of apartments for sale cheap with owners pushed by taxes and empty units desperate to unload them but there are signs they might not last much longer. That was the conclusion of a report in ...
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Overseas Cypriot organisations' conferences open on Monday
During the conference, a round table discussion will take place with the ambassadors of the US, Israel and GREECE and the British High Commissioner.
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Greece Celebrates Lighthouses Weekend with 23 of them Open to the Public
Greece celebrates International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend today, Sunday, with 23 lighthouses across the country open to the public. International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend was established in 2003 at the initiative of the International Association of ...
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GREEK sailor named 2017 Laser Radial Youth world champion
GREEK sailor Dimitris Papadimitriou was named Laser Radial Youth world champion on Friday, after competing in 11 races at the 2017 Laser Radial ...
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Sidney Nolan: The GREEK Series at the Hellenic Museum
The exhibition “Sidney Nolan: The GREEK Series” that will open at the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne on Thursday. August 24 will feature 61 pieces of ...
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ND: GREECE still hasn't reached the rating level it had in 2014
The upgrade of GREECE'S economy by ratings agencies improves the country's position but it still has not reached the level it had in 2014, New ...
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56 fires across GREECE in past 24 hours
A total of 56 wildfires have broken out across GREECE in areas of low vegetation in the last 24 hours (from 06:00 on Friday morning to 06:00 on ...
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Festival, Greek Eclipse in Omaha Draws Huge Crowd
OMAHA, NE – Connected to the eclipse of the sun, this year’s three-day festival of the historic Greek Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist […] The post Festival, Greek Eclipse in Omaha Draws Huge Crowd appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greek FinMin: Fitch upgrade shows 3rd review will be completed without instability
The upgrade and positive outlook of the Greek economy by Fitch ratings agency shows expectations that the third review will be completed without creating instability, the finance ministry said in a statement on Saturday, following the agency's announcement ...
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No sign of terrorism risk for Greece, "lone wolf" scenario can't be excluded: minister
ATHENS, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- There is no indication that Greece may face a terrorist attack like the ones occurred in other European countries recently, but nobody could exclude the possibility of a future attempt by a "lone wolf" extremist, Greek Public ...
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Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire: A modern retelling of a popular Greek mythology classic
Characters with numerous grey shades, torn loyalties, and a touch of Greek mythology —that’s what you’ll find in Kamala Shamsie’s latest book, Home Fire. Shamsie, who is on the Man Booker Prize longlist, shares how these ideas came to her.
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Minister Says Thessaloniki Metro System Corruption-Plagued
Just after the appointment of the father of a prominent Greek Cabinet member to head Thessaloniki’s Urban Transportation Organisation (OASTh), a top Greek minister said […] The post Minister Says Thessaloniki Metro System Corruption-Plagued appeared first on The National Herald.
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Cheap but Going: Apartments in Athens, Cities, Islands, Near Beaches
Greece’s seven-year-long economic crisis has created a plethora of apartments for sale cheap with owners crushed by taxes and empty units desperate to unload them […] The post Cheap but Going: Apartments in Athens, Cities, Islands, Near Beaches appeared first on The National Herald.
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Ancient Greek Tradition and Perspective on Music Therapy
By Dr. Anthony Paraskevopoulos Music therapy today can be traced backmany years. The modern purpose of music therapyis to improve and restore mental and physical […] The post Ancient Greek Tradition and Perspective on Music Therapy appeared first on The National Herald.
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Bucks: Antetokounmpo Reported Knee Pain While Training in Greece
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks say Giannis Antetokounmpo was training briefly with the Greek national team when he reported to his NBA team that […] The post Bucks: Antetokounmpo Reported Knee Pain While Training in Greece appeared first on The National Herald.
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THE REGULARS: Denigrating efforts of NATO members doesn't enhance US leadership
Of the 29 member countries, only the U.S., United Kingdom, GREECE, Estonia and Poland meet the two percent GDP guideline. This goal was originally ...
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Antetokounmpo Out of European Basketball Championship with Knee Injury
GREECE'S basketball federation on Saturday accused the Milwaukee Bucks and the NBA of preventing Giannis Antetokounmpo from playing in the ...
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Bucks: Player reported knee pain while training in GREECE
GREECE'S basketball federation on Saturday accused the Bucks and the NBA of hatching a plan to prevent Antetokounmpo from playing in the ...
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67 wildfires within last 24 hours across Greece as one more arsonist arrested
Sixty seven wildfires broke out from 06:00 a.m. Saturday until 06:00 a.m. Sunday, the Greek Fire Service announced today. Meanwhile, fire brigades and police have launched a manhunt against arsonists setting forests and agricultural land on fire either representing petty interests or due to psychological reasons. The majority of these 67 wildfires were extinguished or … The post 67 wildfires within last 24 hours across Greece as one more arsonist arrested appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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SYRIZA backs decision by Greece to abstain from conference that condemns communist crimes
… SYRIZA labeled the decision for Greece to abstain from the conference-the … with SYRIZA politicians wondering why Greece was the only western nation … the position adopted by the Greek government on the matter in …
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NBA responds to GREECE'S accusations regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo
However, GREECE'S basketball federation recently accused both the Bucks and the NBA of formulating a plan to prevent Antetokounmpo from playing in ...
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Bullish Britain optimisic ahead of Euros despite Greece loss
Great Britain fell to an agonising 88-84 home defeat to Greece last night, but they showed plenty of promise on the eve of the 2017 European Championships. Almost 5,000 fans packed into London's Copper Box to cheer on Joe Prunty's side, and they rose to ...
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Total solar eclipses used to be terrifying events - here's how ancient cultures explained them
[helios painting]Wikimedia Commons On August 21, a total solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the United States. As the Earth and moon sweep through space in their annual journey around the sun, the three bodies align in such a way that the Earth passes into the shadow of the moon. Observers then witness a sun that is gradually covered and uncovered by the moon’s disk – a spectacular celestial event. But until astronomers were able to explain this phenomenon, a solar eclipse could be a terrifying event. In many cultures throughout human history, the sun was seen as an entity of supreme importance, crucial to their very existence. It was regularly worshipped as a god – Amun-Ra to the Egyptians and Helios to the Greeks – or as a goddess, such as Amaterasu for the Japanese and Saule for many Baltic cultures. One reason the sun served as a god or goddess in so many cultures was its awesome power: Looking directly at it would severely damages the eyes, a sign of the sun diety’s wrath. So the idea that the sun deity could be temporarily extinguished in a total eclipse inspired a number of imaginative explanations. Most involve some sort of evil entity trying to devour the sun. Such myths undoubtedly arose from the fact that during the early stages of a solar eclipse, the sun appears to have a bite taken out of it. The various creatures include the Vikings’ sky wolves Skoll and Hati, a Chinese dragon, a Vietnamese frog and assorted Roman demons. In many cultures, it was believed that such creatures could be driven off by creating as much loud noise as possible: yelling, ringing bells, and banging pots and pans. Perhaps the most creative version of this strand of mythologies comes from certain branches of Hindu culture. In that version, the mortal Rahu is said to have attempted to attain immortality. The sun and moon told the god Visnu of Rahu’s transgression. As punishment, Visnu decapitated Rahu. Ever since, Rahu has sought to exact vengeance on the sun and the moon by pursuing them across the sky to eat them. Once in a while – at the time of an eclipse – Rahu actually catches the sun or the moon. In the case of a solar eclipse, Rahu slowly devours the sun, and it gradually disappears into Rahu’s throat – only to reappear from his severed neck. In other branches of Hindu culture, the “sun eater” took the more traditional form of a dragon. To fight this beast, certain Hindu sects in India immersed themselves up to the neck in water in an act of worship, believing that the adulation would aid the sun in fighting off the dragon. [solar eclipse]Getty ImagesOther cultures had equally ingenious explanations for – and defenses against – a total solar eclipse. Eskimos thought an eclipse meant that the sun and moon had become temporarily diseased. In response, they’d cover up everything of importance – themselves included – lest they be infected by the “diseased” rays of the eclipsed sun. For the Ojibwe tribe of the Great Lakes, the onset of total eclipse represented an extinguished sun. To prevent permanent darkness, they proceeded to fire flaming arrows at the darkened sun in an attempt to rekindkle it. Amidst the plethora of the myths and legends and interpretations of this strange event, there are seeds of understanding about their true nature. For example, the famed total solar eclipse of May 28, 585 B.C., occurred in the middle of a battle between the Medes and the Lydians in what is now the northeast region of modern-day Turkey. The eclipse actually ended the conflict on the spot, with both sides interpreting the event as a sign of the displeasure from the gods. But based on the writings of the ancient Greek historian Heroditus, it’s thought that the great Greek philosopher-mathematician Thales of Miletus had, coincidentally, predicted its occurrence. Chinese, Alexandrian and Babylonian astronomers were also said to be sophisticated enough to not only understand the true nature of solar eclipses, but also to roughly predict when the “dragon” would come to devour the sun. (As with much knowledge back then, however, astronomical and astrological findings were relayed only to the ruling elites, while myths and legends continued to percolate among the general population.) Advances in modern astronomy have given us detailed explanations for solar eclipses, to the extent that their time and location can be predicted centuries into the future and reconstructed from centuries ago. Of course, mythologies surrounding total solar eclipses still exist today. Some conspiracy theorists say this year’s eclipse will cause the end of the world – perhaps a testament to the endurance of the superstitious side of the human psyche. NOW WATCH: Here's everyone left on Arya Stark's kill list on 'Game of Thrones'
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Olympic legend Greg Louganis reunites with his Hawaii family
"I was raised in the GREEK church. I knew the GREEK dances, the cooking, and all of that, so this was all so new to me." On this particular night, we ...
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Tsipras looks to press the reset button and stop slide
His main fear is that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will ask – in exchange for joining the GREEK program – for yet tougher measures within the ...
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Investments and the EU on Tsipras' agenda
The attraction of investment and the EU's future are the issues on the GREEK government's agenda and the starting point for this effort are the visits by ...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Will Miss EuroBasket Amid False Conspiracy
The GREEK basketball federation believes the NBA and the Milwaukee Bucks are conspiring to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo out of EuroBasket.
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Russia Prepared to Supply Gas to Both Greece, Bulgaria if Necessary
Russia is prepared to supply gas from the TurkStream pipeline to both Greece and Bulgaria if necessary, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters, quoted by Kiev Post. “We are constantly discussing these matters with countries that are ...
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EU Migration Minister Avramopoulos: Refugees Not Terrorists
Unable to get European Union countries to take refugees from overwhelmed Greece, European Migration and Home Affairs Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said they shouldn’t confuse refugees […] The post EU Migration Minister Avramopoulos: Refugees Not Terrorists appeared first on The National Herald.
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Hoop Federation Says Bucks Kept Antetokounmpo Off Greek Euro Team
ATHENS (AP) — Greece’s basketball federation has accused the Milwaukee Bucks and the NBA of hatching a plan to prevent All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo from […] The post Hoop Federation Says Bucks Kept Antetokounmpo Off Greek Euro Team appeared first on The National Herald.
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NBA star Kevin Durant promotes Greece in social media profile (photo)
His twitter account has Zakynthos Navagio beach as main photo
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NBA says Greek basketball federation claims over “Greek Freak” are false
Giannis will not join national team for European Championships
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Greece attempts to return to bond markets
The Greek government has started an auction of five-year sovereign bonds. The measure serves as a test run in preparation for the debt-ridden nation's return to capital markets. Major banks are handling the sale. Greece is trying its first return to the ...
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Shop owner in Volos shoots in the air, threatens tax auditors with a saber
A furious sweet shop owner is Volos shot in the air with a rifle and threatened to “get the saber” while tax auditors were confirming a penalty for violations of the tax law. The horrified tax auditors, two men and one woman, called the police. The businessman was arrested, a search in his shop and … The post Shop owner in Volos shoots in the air, threatens tax auditors with a saber appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Firty-six Fires Started in Greece in Past 24 Hours; Most of them Extinguished
… wildfires have broken out around Greece in areas of low vegetation …
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Olympiakos Beats Larissa, Giannena Won at Asteras in Greek League Opener
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Olympiakos began the defense of its Greek league title …
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Antetokounmpo Unavailable for European Championship; Greek Federation Accuses Bucks, NBA
… ;Morry Gash, FILE) ATHENS (AP) — Greece’s basketball federation has accused … the contrary is false.” The Greek federation said more details would … . He was to have rejoined Greece after his China tour to … miss all but one of Greece’s warmup games, alarmed the …
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Turkish Fighter Jets Violate Greek Airspace With Impunity
… jets violated Greek airspace 60 times on Aug. 18, Greek military authorities told the newspaper Kathimerini, over most parts … , the marginal, pro-austerity, jingoistic Independent Greeks (ANEL) who have a strong …
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Bucks: Greek federation accuses Bucks, NBA of staging Giannis Antetokounmpo's absence from European championship
ATHENS, Greece — Greece's basketball federation has … contrary is false." The Greek federation said more details would … . He was to have rejoined Greece after his China tour to …
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Foreign Ministry announcement regarding a statement from the New Democracy party on the government’s stance on Venezuela
The worst counsel on foreign policy is reports in the yellow press. Unfortunately, New Democracy cannot resist the temptation of invoking such reports as questions.We call on the main opposition party’s shadow minister to refrain from propagating inaccurate reports and, instead, to read the relevant statements that have been issued to date by the EU, including the statement issued yesterday, in the name of the whole of the European Union, by the EU’s High Representative.Reports referring to an alleged issue of sanctions and a Greek veto during yesterday’s discussion in Brussels are groundless.
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The Federal Prosecutor's Office has confirmed a Belgian has been arrested in GREECE
On Saturday, the Federal Prosecutor's Office confirmed a 22 year old Belgian woman was arrested on the Greek island of Corfu. A European arrest ...
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