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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Flooding in Greece kills 16 as citizens begin clean up effort, four people remain missing

ATHENS, Greece — Rescue crews scoured floodwaters Thursday for residents missing after flash floods cut a swathe of destruction near the GREEK ...


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After flash floods in GREECE: Bulgaria's PM Borissov offers help

Borissov offered GREECE help. “I assure you that you can rely on the readiness of the Bulgarian government for urgent assistance in case of necessity”, ...


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President Trauth suspends Greek Affairs

… faculty, staff and students, suspended Greek Affairs. Dear Bobcat Community: As … have suspended activities of all Greek fraternity and sorority chapters at … , who has responsibility for the Greek Affairs system, to immediately initiate …


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ECA: Greek bailouts helped only to 'limited extent,' EU auditors say

… from Greece. "These programmes promoted reform and avoided default by Greece … ; Greece's economy contracted 9.1% in 2011. Photo: Shutterstock Greece … Greek programmes on November 13. It said major macroeconomic imbalances in Greece …


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Nia Vardalos Learns How to Make Greek-Style Spatchcock Turkey

Actress Nia Vardalos and 'The Chew' co-host Michael Symon whip up a Greek-Style Spatchcock Turkey. As they cook Nia talks about starring in the play,'Tiny Beautiful Things.' Get the recipe: http://abc.tv/2ioJDgF. Watch The Chew WEEKDAYS at 1e|12c|p.


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Great Britain slip to narrow GREECE defeat in EuroBasket qualifier

Great Britain could not carry the momentum from the weekend's overtime win over Israel as they lost their second EuroBasket qualifier, to GREECE.


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Activists at UN Climate Summit Decry Companies Pushing Fossil Fuel as Energy Solution

While representatives from nearly 200 nations have gathered here in Bonn, Germany, they're not the only ones flocking to the city for this year's UN climate summit. A number of fossil fuel companies and corporate sponsors have also descended on Bonn, where they are pushing their own agenda behind the scenes. On Tuesday, activists disrupted a presentation at an annual corporate conference held alongside the climate summit here in Bonn. They were protesting the European Investment Bank for funding the construction of the Trans Adriatic gas pipeline, known as TAP. This comes as a new report by the Corporate Europe Observatory reveals how the gas industry spent more than 100 million euros and deployed over 1,000 lobbyists to push gas as an energy solution to lawmakers in Brussels and across the European Union in 2016. We speak with Pascoe Sabido, researcher and campaigner for the Corporate Europe Observatory, and Jesse Bragg, the media director for Corporate Accountability. TRANSCRIPT AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. We're broadcasting live from the UN climate summit. I'm Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Well, representatives from nearly 200 nations have gathered here in Bonn, Germany. But they're not the only ones flocking to the city for this year's UN climate summit. A number of fossil fuel companies and corporate sponsors have also descended on Bonn, where they're pushing their own agenda behind the scenes. On Tuesday, activists disrupted a presentation at an annual corporate conference held alongside the climate summit here in Bonn. The activists were protesting the European Investment Bank for funding the construction of the Trans Adriatic gas pipeline, known as TAP. > PROTESTERS: The EID is funding climate chaos. The EID is > funding fossil fuels. AMY GOODMAN: The Trans Adriatic gas pipeline is slated to run from the Greek-Turkish border, through Greece and Albania, under the Adriatic Sea, into Italy. A new report by Corporate Europe Observatory reveals how the gas industry spent more than 100 million euros and deployed over a thousand lobbyists to push gas as an energy solution to lawmakers in Brussels and across the European Union in 2016. For more, we're joined now by two guests here in the heart of the UN climate summit. Pascoe Sabido is a researcher and campaigner for the Corporate Europe Observatory. And Jesse Bragg is media director for Corporate Accountability. We welcome you both to Democracy Now! PASCOE SABIDO: Thank you. JESSE BRAGG: Thank you. AMY GOODMAN: Pascoe, let's begin with you. What should people in the United States and around the world understand about what you feel are the most critical issues now to deal with at this climate summit? PASCOE SABIDO: I think what we're seeing here is a lot of focus happening on coal, and I think it's really important. Coal is damaging to the climate. That's completely agreed, despite what the US might be saying. I'm sure Jesse could comment on that later. But, unfortunately, whilst there's a lot of talk about coal phaseouts, everyone is moving into gas. And gas has been seen as a clean solution. But, in fact, if you look at the entire production cycle, when you drill for gas, when you transport it, it releases huge amounts of methane. And methane is more than a hundred times worse for the climate than CO2. So, in fact, coal and gas are pretty equal when it comes to climate impacts. But yet, all of these coal committees, oil companies, gas companies are trying to move us into yet another fossil fuel, are getting a huge amount of political support. That's seeing new pipelines, new LNG terminals, really locking us in to another 40 to 50 years. So we need to be really aware that when we talk about moving out of coal, we need to phase out of all fossil fuels. And that's seen by the sponsors. Now, we have BNP Paribas, who's sponsoring the talks. They're one of the big gas funders of pipelines, LNG terminals. I mean, they've recently said they're not going to finance fracking, but they're still financing gas. And Iberdrola, another big fossil fuel company who's also put its money into gas. So, we're really seeing something very dangerous that's going under the radar because of the spin by the gas industry telling us it's clean. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Well, Pascoe, could you tell us about the EU's lead negotiator here in the talks, Miguel Arias CaƱete? He himself was involved in some gas companies before he took on this position? PASCOE SABIDO: So, whilst he was a member of the Spanish Parliament, he was actually the president of not one, but two oil companies in the Canary Islands. And then he was made a minister for environment. Since then, whilst minister for environment, he approved fracking in Spain. He approved oil drilling in a UNESCO heritage site off the Canary Islands. He also saw the first shipment of tar sands arrive from Canada to Spain. I mean, this is a guy who's not particularly pro-climate, you would say, and then he's made the climate commissioner. So we have a huge conflict of interest. NERMEEN SHAIKH: But who appoints the climate commissioner here for the EU? PASCOE SABIDO: So he -- exactly. So he's the head of the EU delegation, and that's appointed by the president of the European Commission. So it's actually proposed by Spain. He comes from the Spain ruling party, the Partido Popular. And then he's appointed by Juncker. But that has to go before an audition in front of the Parliament. And despite all of these conflicts of interest, he was still allowed to become a commissioner. AMY GOODMAN: Very quickly, the TAP pipeline, explain what it is, where it goes. PASCOE SABIDO: Yeah. So this is a pipeline coming from Turkish-Greek border to Italy. And it's being fought the entire way. It's supposed to bring Azerbaijani gas to Europe. It's well over budget. Communities along the pipeline are being moved out. The military has even moved in to southern Italy to lock down the local villages and stop them trying to protest. They're not being allowed in or out. Also that this construction can happen with the big gas companies. And this is all about locking Europe into yet more gas. But Azerbaijan is, I mean, to say the least, a corrupt dictatorship, locking up political opponents. Anyone who's come out against this pipeline is finding themselves in prison. So this is not the sort of thing the EU, who claims to be a climate leader, needs to be supporting, and definitely not the sort of thing that European Investment Bank and other European banks should be funding. AMY GOODMAN: I want to ask Jesse, Jesse Bragg, about what's happening now with Ukraine. I've heard this question a lot at the UN climate summit. But what is the US connection with Ukraine and coal right now? JESSE BRAGG: Well, so, about a few months ago, the US Energy Secretary Rick Perry went over to Ukraine and struck a deal. I believe it's $80 million of US coal to be imported to Ukraine. As part of that negotiation, there was also a deal around nuclear fuel, giving Westinghouse a real windfall of shipping nuclear fuel to Ukraine. So that's, generally speaking, the context under which Ukraine is operating here at the talks. AMY GOODMAN: So, and explain what Ukraine is proposing -- JESSE BRAGG: Yeah. AMY GOODMAN:  -- when it comes to the Paris climate deal. JESSE BRAGG: So, details are still sketchy, but it's called Committee for Future. And the idea behind this, based on a report by Climate Home, is that corporations would be seated at the table to make decisions and sort of oversee the implementation of the Paris Agreement. And we're talking not just general corporations -- energy corporations and fossil fuel corporations. So it really flips on its head the construct that is the UN, where governments make rules and enforce them on corporations, and allows corporations to oversee governments in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. AMY GOODMAN: Did they propose this after the former Texas governor, now Energy Secretary Perry went to Ukraine? JESSE BRAGG: That's right, yeah. AMY GOODMAN: Because the US is pulling out of the climate deal -- JESSE BRAGG: Right. AMY GOODMAN:  -- so it would need someone else to do this. JESSE BRAGG: Exactly. They don't have much political capital, rightfully so, in this space. And so, one has to wonder if this was part of that deal that was struck: "We'll import coal to you, and, in return, you can float this proposal that will give our corporations a concerted seat at the table." NERMEEN SHAIKH: Well, Pascoe Sabido, could you say a little about the report that you have on gas? I mean, you just made the point that Europe -- the TAP pipeline is keeping Europe gas-dependent. Now, of course, the perception in the US is that the EU, and European countries, more generally, are much more sympathetic to the fact, I mean, and accept the fact of climate change and are taking massive steps to deal with it. But what you're saying is that, I mean, given that this oil company executive is the EU's lead negotiator, that perception might not be entirely accurate. PASCOE SABIDO: Unfortunately not. No, I mean, what we're seeing in Brussels is TAP is just one of many such pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructures being built. But the EU is still managing to have this image of being pro-climate, because gas is being spun as a clean fossil fuel, which is completely, completely not true. So, what we're seeing is, in Brussels, the gas industry is involved in policymaking at every single level, I mean, from the very, very beginning all the way through Parliament through to the end, to when actual policy, the fine details are worked out. But this is not just the gas industry power, which is considerable. This is also the open arms of the European Commission and governments. I mean, they're being welcomed in. In the EU, we're basing our entire climate policy on projections for future gas use. Who's giving us these projections? The gas industry. And then the European Commission has gone and asked the gas industry to write out a list of projects that will correspond to these needs. So, inflated gas demand, give us some projects. They have given a huge list, which includes pipelines and terminals and all sorts. AMY GOODMAN: Rex Tillerson, former head of the largest oil corporation in the world, ExxonMobil, now secretary of state, do you see his fingerprints here? He was just actually in Burma with Aung San Suu Kyi, apparently talking about the Rohingya. JESSE BRAGG: Yeah, I mean, the US fossil fuel industry's fingerprints are all over this agreement, and certainly all over what the US is doing here. We've seen them block really important negotiations on things like pre-2020 action or loss and damage finance, the things that will help developing countries -- AMY GOODMAN: "Loss and damage" means? This is all lingo. JESSE BRAGG: Sorry, to support rebuilding after catastrophic climate events. These are all components that would help lead to liability -- admitting the liability of the fossil fuel industry, for example. And so, in the US's positions, they're all just to protect, it seems, the fossil fuel industry. AMY GOODMAN: We just have another minute to go, but, Pascoe, on Monday night was quite a scene. You had the US delegation, whatever they constitute themselves as, the representative of Trump, of Pence and four corporate executives from the oil, gas and nuclear industry in a room. You had, oh, hundreds of people inside and outside the room. They interrupted with song, "Proud to Be an American," and changed the lyrics against the fossil fuel industry and then walked out. But here was the US showcasing -- not even including renewables, but only oil, gas and nuclear. Your thoughts? PASCOE SABIDO: Yeah, I mean, this really underlines why it's so important to kick them out. I mean, we need to kick them out, just so that -- not just these UN talks, but out of national-level government. We need to introduce a measure that can protect our policymakers from their vested interests, because as long as these fossil fuel companies have a grip over policymaking, we're never going to reach the Paris Agreement and not go further than it, which is what we need to do to keep temperature rises below 1.5 degrees. AMY GOODMAN: Next year, this is in Poland. PASCOE SABIDO: Coal country, yeah. AMY GOODMAN: And it just was in Poland -- PASCOE SABIDO: Yeah. AMY GOODMAN:  -- a few years ago. Why does Poland get it twice? And what does that mean around the issue of coal? PASCOE SABIDO: This really means that coal is going to be high on the agenda. The proposals, such as Ukraine, are going to come back more and more. And it means the fight against coal, against gas, against oil are going to have to be doubled down. We really need to make sure that these industries are kept as far away from our governments and our policymakers as possible. AMY GOODMAN: Well, we want to thank you both for being with us, Pascoe Sabido, Corporate Europe Observatory, and Jesse Bragg, Corporate Accountability. Those are their groups. We'll link to their reports. This is Democracy Now! When we come back, what are climate refugees, climate migrants? Stay with us.


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EU: Greece bailout planners failed to anticipate recession

Auditors from the European Union's executive Commission say massive bailout programs for Greece were not properly planned and failed to anticipate the recessionary effect of austerity measures. A report published Thursday by the EU's European Court of ...


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Greek chef cooks Ancient Greek delicacies in London

The chef also plans to hold evenings dedicated to traditional cuisine from various Greek regions such as Macedonia, Thrace etc.


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Dragon lakes on the Greek mountains! (PHOTOS)

Remnants of the Ice Age!


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'The new Guantanamo!': Lesbos refugees condemn 'unbearable' conditions

NGOs and local authorities call on the Greek government to find alternative shelter for those in the overcrowded Moria camp.


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GREEK-French Innovation Network Forum draws 300 start-ups and 1500 visitors

Sixty 9- to 12-year-olds presented these and other ideas on what they imagine life will be like in 33 years' time at the Second GREEK-French Innovation ...


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This is what’s behind the dramatic, deadly flooding in Greece

A rare Mediterranean storm has caused deadly flooding in Greece, and it’s going to continue through at least Saturday. The large area of low pressure was centered over Sicily on Wednesday, but Greece was bearing the brunt of the storm. At least 37 people ...


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Watch: Drone Footage Shows Greece Underwater Amid Flooding

Widespread devastation in Athens, Greece, was depicted Thursday in new drone footage following heavy flooding and violent storms. The destruction has left many surrounding areas underwater in what Mandra Mayor Yianna Krikouki called a "biblical" flood.


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Turkey an Attractive Destination for Greeks, Study Shows

Turkey is considered a historic, inexpensive, and attractive tourism destination, having a traditional character, with friendly people and good food, according to a recent research […] The post Turkey an Attractive Destination for Greeks, Study Shows appeared first on The National Herald.


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“Tex Louis” Gotsis: King of the Singing Cowboys

Louis Gotsis’ role in American popular culture while undeniable, is inexplicably largely ignored. Looking back on the Greek immigrant promoters who have significantly altered popular […] The post “Tex Louis” Gotsis: King of the Singing Cowboys appeared first on The National Herald.


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Anastasiades, al-Sisi and Tsipras to Meet in Nicosia on Tuesday

The presidents of Cyprus and Egypt and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet in Nicosia on Tuesday to discuss energy issues. Cyprus President Nicos […] The post Anastasiades, al-Sisi and Tsipras to Meet in Nicosia on Tuesday appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Bailouts Failed to Account for Recession EU Auditors Say

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Auditors from the European Union’s executive Commission say massive bailout programs for Greece were not properly planned and failed to anticipate […] The post Greek Bailouts Failed to Account for Recession EU Auditors Say appeared first on The National Herald.


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At Least 16 Dead in Greece Flash Floods

Flash flooding in Mandra, Greece has left cars and homes submerged under water. The floods that are taking place in a city north-west of Athens have claimed at least 16 lives and injured more than 20. Most of the residents in Mandra are without electricity ...


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EU auditors criticise handling of Greece bailouts

The EU handling of the Greek debt crisis successfully imposed reforms and avoided a catastrophic default by Greece, but failed in ensuring Athens could stand on its own feet financially, an EU auditor's report said on Thursday. "These programmes promoted ...


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GREECE: flash floods death toll rises to at least 15

Flash floods have killed at least 15 people, left thousands homeless and destroyed infrastructure in and around the capital of GREECE, after a night of ...


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On-site research, like this archaeological dig in GREECE, lets classics students get their hands dirty

Max Novak at dig site in GREECE Max Novak works in Onchestos, GREECE, creating a “sondage” (a little hole) at a dig where he later excavated a ...


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Turkey criticizes GREECE for convicting Muslim clerics

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag on Thursday slammed GREECE over the recent conviction of two Muslim clerics. The elected mufti of the ...


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Hellenic News of America Reaches Far and Wide

By David Bjorkgren,  Editor Special to the Hellenic News of America    As the Hellenic News of America works to unite the Greek diaspora in America, individual Greek Americans and supporters credit the paper and the efforts of founder Paul Kotrotsios with helping them spread the word about their business, their cause and their mission. […] The post Hellenic News of America Reaches Far and Wide appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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The “invisible” victims: Appeal for help for surviving strays in the flash floods of West Attica

It was heartbreaking to watch the dogs of a missing man, probably buried under tons of mud and rubble in the basement of a house Mandra, the area most affected by the deadly flash floods in West Attica.  Fire brigades and rescue teams have been tirelessly trying since Wednesday afternoon to remove the rubble and … The post The “invisible” victims: Appeal for help for surviving strays in the flash floods of West Attica appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Three metro stations in Athens to close to public Nov 17/2017

Three Metro stations in downtown Athens will be closed for security reasons on Friday, November 17 2017. Metro station will cost at 3 pm, and at 5 pm. The wagons will pass through but they will not stop at these stations. The metro stations will open again when the march to commemorate … The post Three metro stations in Athens to close to public Nov 17/2017 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Number of dead in flash floods increased to 16. Four people still missing

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Death toll from Greece floods rises to 16

… floods in Greece (all times local): 5:35 p.m. Greece… the western fringes of the Greek capital on Wednesday, turning streets … be in a life-threatening condition. Greece's health ministry said …


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Bank of Greece: The fall range in apartment prices in the third quarter is closing

There are signs of improvement in the Real Estate market


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Greek Supreme Court: Investigation for the actions of MoD Panos Kammenos regarding an ammunition sale to Saudi Arabia

The intervention of the prosecutor of the Supreme Court on the hot topic of the ammunition sales will cause a political domino of reactions


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GREEK Orthodox Arabs call for patriarch's ouster over land deals

Screen capture from video of GREEK Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III during a press conference about the sale of church lands, November 2, 2017.


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European court rules against GREECE over wiretap death

A European court has ordered GREECE to pay damages to relatives of a Vodafone telecoms executive who was found dead on the eve of the ...


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FSU plans robust homecoming parade, despite absence of GREEKS

The GREEK participation clearly has been a highlight of the event, as hundreds crowded onto College Avenue cheering their brothers and sisters from ...


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GREEK bailouts 'lacked planning and strategy', EU auditors say

Weaknesses in programme design and economic planning led to the failure of the first two GREEK bailouts to help the embattled Mediterranean country ...


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End of Days Arrive in GREEK Town Destroyed by 'Biblical' Flooding

874905402 A man cleans mud from the floor of a restaurant in Mandra, northwest of Athens, on November 16, after heavy rainfall caused flooding ...


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German Tourism: +45% Bookings for Rhodes, +27% for Heraklion in October

The Greek airports of Heraklion and Rhodes recorded a notable rise in bookings from Germany for the month of October compared to data from Germany’s […] The post German Tourism: +45% Bookings for Rhodes, +27% for Heraklion in October appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greeks clean up, mourn after floods kill 16; 4 still missing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Residents on the western fringes of the Greek capital struggled Thursday to clean up the devastation from flash floods that swept through their neighborhoods a day earlier, while the death toll rose as rescue crews searching for missing people recovered another body. The number of deaths from Wednesday's flooding increased to 16 after firefighters found the body of a man in the swamped basement of a home in the Nea Peramos district west of Athens. Search and rescue operations were continuing Thursday for four more people reported missing since the floods turned roads into violent torrents of mud and debris.


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Archeologists unearth Roman-era manor, ancient Greek ‘Barbie dolls’ in Crimea

Researchers have unearthed the remains of a countryside manor, dating back to the Roman era, and household items, including terracotta figurines


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Powerful Metropolit Amvrosios to stand trial for incite hate against gays

The Metropolit of Kalavryta and Aegialeia, Amvrosios, is to stand trial in March next year for inciting hate and violence against the gay community.  A prosecutor accepted the lawsuit filed against Amvrosios by nine citizens who are reportedly gay. In 2015, Metropolit Amvrosios lashed out at homosexuals writing on his website “Spit on them! Deprecate … The post Powerful Metropolit Amvrosios to stand trial for incite hate against gays appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greek rescuers searched Thursday for six people reported missing after major flash flooding left at least 14 people dead.

… the western outskirts of the Greek capital, where the previous day … municipality of Madra western Athens, Greece, Nov. 15, 2017.  (AP) The … weather. More storms lashed the Greek capital Thursday morning, with heavy …


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Official death toll in Greek floods stands at 15

… death toll in Greek floods stands at 15 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the deadly floods in Greece (all times local): 3:05 p.m. Health authorities in Greece …


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Yorgo's recalls all GREEK-style products due to possible Listeria

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Yorgo's has issued a recall of all GREEK-style food products because of possible Listeria contamination. The recalled products ...


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Where it went wrong for the teams who missed out on the World Cup

Fans from 21 countries explain why they will be staying at home next summer. Holland were unlucky, Italy were mismanaged and Mongolia were a disaster Five points out of a possible 18 from our games against Belgium, Greece and Cyprus proved fatal. Greece’s late equaliser in Piraeus set the tone. A lifeless goalless draw in the controversial reverse fixture in Zenica didn’t help, but our play-off hopes ended after we squandered a 2-0 lead against Cyprus in Nicosia. The 4-3 home defeat to an already qualified Belgium on that awful pitch in Grbavica ended any hopes we had of pipping Greece in second. Continue reading...


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Get ready for Black Friday-Cyber Monday travel deals on Cuba, Greece and more

If part of your Thanksgiving tradition involves Black Friday-Cyber Monday shopping, consider your travel plans when scouting for deals. Lots of tour operators and outfitters will be offering flash sales on overseas trips for one day or longer — and you ...


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ECB denies EU auditors access to information on GREEK bailouts

The European Court of Auditors published a report assessing the effectiveness and results of the GREEK bailouts on Thursday (16 November).


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Locals struggle to clean up after floods kill 15; 5 missing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Residents of the western fringes of the Greek capital struggled Thursday to clean up the devastation caused by flash floods that killed at least 15 people, while rescue crews searched for five people who remained missing.


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Lesbos Bursting With Refugees, Mayor Furious, Police Protest

With protests from Greek islands officials about overcrowding of refugee and migrant centers, Lesbos Mayor Spyros Galinos said residents are growing uneasy. Lesbos is one […] The post Lesbos Bursting With Refugees, Mayor Furious, Police Protest appeared first on The National Herald.


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Paper Tickets, Barrier-Free Entry Ending On Greek Transport

ATHENS – Giving up on trying to stop fare evasion with paper tickets, Greece’s public transportation system as of Nov. 16 will require the use […] The post Paper Tickets, Barrier-Free Entry Ending On Greek Transport appeared first on The National Herald.


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Voutsis’ Son and Koufoudinas

As parents, we find the news quite disturbing that the son of the president of the Vouli – the Greek Parliament – was one of […] The post Voutsis’ Son and Koufoudinas appeared first on The National Herald.


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GREEK Painting Sold at London Sotheby's for More than 300000 Euros

A painting by famous GREEK artist Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas exceeded all expectations at an auction held by Sotheby's in London. A Travelers La ...


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