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Monday, February 19, 2018

Greece close to get new loans: Eurogroup chief

BRUSSELS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Greece has made "tremendous efforts" and is close to get a new disbursement of loans from its euro zone creditors, Eurogroup chief Mario Centeno said on Monday. "Of all 110 prior actions, only 2 are still outstanding, which ...


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Greece Closer to Get Disbursement of New Loans-Eurogroup's Centeno

BRUSSELS — Greece is close to receive a new disbursement of loans from its euro zone creditors after having completed most of the required reforms, the head of the Eurogroup of the bloc's finance ministers said on Monday. "Of all the 110 prior actions ...


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Our Everyday Greek: This February We Speak in Greek about Persons We Love

… the (acc. feminine) GREEK WORDS IN ENGLISH The Greek word άντρας or άνδρας means … androgen, androgyny. The Greek word γυναίκα or γυνή in ancient Greek occurs in words … post Our Everyday Greek: This February We Speak in Greek about Persons …


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Eurogroup did not approve release of €5.7 billion sub-tranche to Greece

Eurogroup President praises Greece on its ownership of programme


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GREECE fails to secure release of 5.7 bln euro tranche at Eurogroup

The money from the fourth tranche is not expected to fill Greek coffers until at least mid-March, as the Eurogroup is demanding that GREECE complete two pending prior actions from 110 reforms it needed to implement in order to wrap up the program. The pending reforms relate to electronic foreclosures ...


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GREECE Unlikely to Get New Tranche Before March

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is unlikely to transfer the next financial aid tranche of 5.7 billion euros or $7 billion, to GREECE earlier than in the second half of March, Managing Director of the ESM Klaus Regling said Monday. "I don't anticipate that the ESM will be able to ...


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Greece School Board calling for changes to state testing standards

The school board in the town of Greece is sending a letter to lawmakers, the State Education Department and Board of Regents, the governor and others outlining how the current state assessment system for grades three through eight is failing students.


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Little Greek Fresh Grill opens in Florida

Little Greek Fresh Grill has opened a location in the Riverview area of Tampa Bay, Florida, a news release said. The restaurant, which is owned and operated by Nino DeLucia, is the chain's 34th location over five states, according to Nick Vojnovic ...


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In Pictures: Flour power as Greek seaside town marks start of Lent

Residents and visitors of the pretty Greek seaside town of Galaxidi have marked the start of the Orthodox Lent with a colourful spectacle. In what is known as a “flour war”, participants pelted each other with bags of dyed flour along the coastal road ...


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Delay Hits €5.7B Greek Bailout Payment

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos who was at today’s eurozone meeting in Brussels Greece failed to receive a fourth €5.7-billion ($7 billion) tranche of bailout funds on Monday, despite a senior EU figure confirming Athens had met “99 percent ...


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Minos and Ancient Greece: UC Alumna Gloria Pinney to Give Classics Department Memorial Lecture

Harvard University Professor Emerita Gloria Pinney presents “Out of The Bronze Age: The Legacy of Minos,” Monday Feb. 26 as part of The Getzel Cohen Memorial Lecture series. Pinney’s lecture will begin at 6 p.m. in room 114 of the University of ...


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GREEK American Teen honors dad with Leukemia fund drive

Hellenic News publisher Paul Kotrotsios sat down in February with Manakos at St. Nicholas GREEK Orthodox Church in Bethlehem to talk about his campaign. Kotrotsios offered his congratulations and the newspaper's support. “Bravo for remembering your dad,” Kotrotsios said. “The Hellenic News of ...


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'Forgotten' GREEKS Abroad Need Support, Says Minister

“In Zimbabwe we have another part of the GREEK diaspora that feels forgotten, given that it has been decades since any member of the GREEK government paid a visit and the last bilateral agreement signed by Greece was that in 1982, 36 years ago…most of which was forgotten,” he added. He noted that ...


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GREEK nachos are the party snack you didn't know you needed

Alright, let's just address this before we even get started: No, there's nothing 'traditional' about GREEK 'nachos.' Yes, they are a bastardization of the cheese-and-bean covered tortilla chips you're used to. But ya know what? Nachos themselves are an American bastardization of Mexican food. But nobody ...


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Greece closer to get disbursement of new loans

BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Greece is close to receive a …


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Greek carnival celebrations get a little flour power

GALAXIDI, Greece – For a few hours every year, residents and visitors of this pretty Greek seaside town have a license to lose their civility. They have what's known as a "flour war" — participants pelt each other with bags of dyed flour along the ...


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GREECE Marine killed in motorcycle crash in San Diego

A U.S. Marine from GREECE died in a motorcycle crash last week. According to the San Diego County Department of the Medical Examiner, Logan Parkhurst, 21, was killed following a crash on Interstate 15 in San Diego on Friday morning. He was trying to exit the highway around 6:30 a.m., when he ...


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"It was so cold, it felt like an arrow through my heart"

A Turkish asylum-seeker describes the moment the flimsy vessel carrying him and others capsized while crossing the Evros River to Greece.


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Greece WOBBLES: Fears rise over Greek financial stability despite major debt upgrade

Despite ratings agency Fitch upgrading Greece’s sovereign credit status on Monday, analysts remain unconvinced that Greece is out of its tumultuous economic period. The positive news may be too little, too late for Greece as analysts’ opinion remains ...


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Ancient 'GATE TO HELL' uncovered…and it can KILL anyone who gets too close

It was said to be filled with the deadly breath of the GREEK god of death who ruled over the underworld, Hades. But now scientists have found the tales of people dropping dead at the site could have been more than just stories. Researchers have discovered there is evidence the site, in modern day ...


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Turkish 'cold-blooded' stance stops Cyprus gas clash

The “cold-blooded approach” of Turkey and Turkish Cyprus is preventing a conflict over the unilaterla exploitation of gas reserves by GREEK Cypriots, Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Kudret Özersay said. The GREEK Cypriot government will no longer be permitted to continue ...


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Completion of negotiations with fYROMacedonia will facilitate the reopening of the Thessaloniki-Skopje pipeline, says Hellenic Petroleum chairman

A new record of profitability and production will be announced next Thursday by the Greek Petroleum Group ELPE for 2017 while at a historical high more than EUR 800 million wi


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Europe Monthly Update

In GREECE, sea arrivals continued along the same patterns as in the second half of 2017 with Syrian and Iraqi families comprising most of those crossing the sea from Turkey. In January, Syrians (30%), Iraqis (29%) and Afghans (13%) were the primary nationalities arriving by sea. The number of people ...


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Tie-up including Romania's Transgaz submits offer to buy 66% of GREECE'S DESFA

BUCHAREST (Romania), February 19 (SeeNews) - A consortium including Romanian gas transmission company Transgaz [BSE:TGN] said on Monday it has submitted an offer to acquire 66% of the share capital of Greek gas transmission system operator DESFA. "Reganosa, Transgaz and EBRD ...


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Α Greek Prof. Stuck in Traffic and Missed the Fatal Tehran Flight

… literally saved the life of Greek seismologist Akis Tselentis, who would … of the Geodynamic Institute in Greece. Before departing for Iran, he …


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Bloomberg: Greece will not receive € 5.7bln tranche at EuroGroup today

EU officials says pending issues of Hellenikon project and electronic auctions need to be settled first


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GREEKS Orthodox Christians celebrate start of lent

ATHENS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Families across Greece celebrated the end of the carnival season and the start of Lent on Monday, exchanging wishes for health and prosperity. Clean Monday (Kathara Deytera in GREEK) is a public holiday here, marking the 40 day countdown to Easter for Greece Orthodox ...


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Memorial for the Late Educator Constantine Parthenis Held

The GREEK Teacher's Association “Prometheus” in cooperation with the Hellenic News of America held an event in honor of the late educator Constantine Parthenis, first President in 1975, on Sunday, February 11th at St. Catherine's Church, Astoria, New York. A memorial service at the church was ...


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Members only: Greek ‘penis festival’ sees people kissing giant dildos while making soup

Steamy times in Tirnavos (Picture Rex)Cancel your stag do plans, because there’s a Greek festival with more fake penises than even the most outrageous Prague booze-up. Should there be child-free zones on planes? Growing movement says, ‘Yes’ Dildos ...


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Roxane Gay on clothes in the workplace: 'I have never been good at dressing like a woman'

High heels, stockings and makeup – employers have long dictated the appearance of female employees. In an extract from a new book, the writer and commentator talks about finding comfort and confidence through her clothes A century of women at work – in pictures Regulating how women dress, both in and out of the workplace, is nothing new. In ancient Greece, an appointed group of magistrates, _gynaikonomoi_, or “controllers of women”, ensured that women dressed “appropriately” and managed how much they spent on their apparel. The strict – and mandatory – codes were designed to remind women of their place in Greek society. In the ensuing millennia, not much has changed. Throughout history, men have controlled women’s bodies and their clothing by way of social strictures and laws. Continue reading...


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Greek Cypriot negotiator: 'We stand a chance' of reunifying Cyprus

Forty-four years on from the Turkish military invasion that left Cyprus split in two, and two weeks after the election that could relaunch peace talks, we meet the chief negotiator for the Republic of Cyprus, Andreas Mavroyiannis. He tells FRANCE 24’s ...


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Two pending prior actions likely to freeze release of loans

GREEK Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos arrived in Brussels for Monday's Eurogroup meeting with all but two of 110 prior actions complete, Kathimerini understands. According to a compliance report seen by Kathimerini, GREEK authorities have enforced 108 structural and economic reforms from a list of ...


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Student Conduct policies under fire

Kristen Foley, a parent of a GREEK student, specifically spoke about “unjustified” sanctions placed on GREEK students and the university's “First Amendment violation of freedom of association.” She did not say which fraternity her son is affiliated with. She said she appeared before the Board to address ...


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'Hey, Lou. What's new?': Legendary Carpet Mart pitchman, wife lauded for support of GREEK ...

If you lived in the county 20 or 30 years ago, you just might recognize Louis “Lou” Nicozisis, who became well-known for his legendary Carpet Mart commercials. Nicozisis and his wife, Helen, were feted for 30 years of dedication to the GREEK Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Christian Mission Center ...


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Vodafone GREECE to drop Napster prepaid package

Vodafone GREECE said it will no longer offer access to Napster from 15 March. Customers who renew their free monthly subscription for the Napster prepaid package until 14 March will, however, be able to access it by 15 April. The Napster prepaid package, which provides a monthly subscription to ...


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The power play behind the FYROM dispute

GREECE vetoed FYROM's accession to NATO at the 2008 Bucharest summit, stating that Article 5 of its constitution implied territorial expansion at GREECE'S expense. The issue has hovered at the periphery of Greek public discourse over the crisis years. When Tsipras took a seat at the negotiating table, ...


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Freighter under quarantine with unknown disease, 1 crew dead, GREECE

General cargo ship BLUE TUNE reported to Greek authorities a strange outbreak of unknown disease on board, while sailing in Gulf of Corinth with cargo of bauxite, en route from Ravenna Italy to San Nicolas GREECE, Gulf of Corinth. One crew, said to be cook, already died. Greek specialist excluded ...


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Letter to the Editor: How to Solve the Graffiti Problem in Athens, and Elsewhere

To the Editor: I just returned from a wonderful trip to Athens to reconnect with my Greek relatives after 40 years. I last visited in […] The post Letter to the Editor: How to Solve the Graffiti Problem in Athens, and Elsewhere appeared first on The National Herald.


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Not in God’s Name: Greek Atheists Want Separation of Church, State

ATHENS – Fotis Fragopoulos and Napoleon Papistas can’t remember exactly when they saw the light – not the Holy Light – but came to atheism […] The post Not in God’s Name: Greek Atheists Want Separation of Church, State appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek FM Kotzias to visit Skopje by February-end or March

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is coming to Skopje again by the end of February or the beginning of March sources from the fYRO Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told M


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Fourth tranche of aid to Greece should be decided on Monday

BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers should decide on Monday to disburse the fourth tranche of aid to Greece, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said. “We should decide today the payment of the fourth tranche of aid to Greece ...


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Giannis Antetokounmpo never forgets his roots

Milwaukee star and Greek international is the epitome of humility


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UK millennials second worst-hit financially in developed world, says study

Resolution Foundation says young Britons have suffered biggest reversal in fortunes save for young Greeks Britain’s millennial generation, born since 1981, have suffered a bigger reversal in financial fortunes than their counterparts in most other developed countries except Greece, according to a new study. The report by the Resolution Foundation paints a gloomy picture for all young adults across the developed world – apart from the Nordic countries. It highlights how incomes are depressed, jobs scarce and home ownership is slumping for the millennial generation compared with the baby boomers that preceded them. Continue reading...


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Turkish Cyprus will not allow GREEK side to continue exploring gas: Minister

The GREEK Cypriot administration will not be permitted to continue engaging in unilateral natural gas exploration activities in the Mediterranean without the consent of Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Kudret Özersay has said. “They cannot continue before the ...


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IMF chief Christine Lagarde says more clarity needed in Greek debt restructuring

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde tells CNBC there's "no question" some progress has been made in Greek debt restructuring, but more clarity is required.


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Unchecked, Greek Teen Drinking Spiraling Out of Control

ATHENS – Greece isn’t enforcing drinking laws prohibiting those under 18 from buying booze or getting clubs – some selling potentially deadly adulterated spirits – […] The post Unchecked, Greek Teen Drinking Spiraling Out of Control appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Economy Gets More Scrutiny from EU Creditors

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos will have his hands full in a meeting with his Eurozone colleagues in Brussels as they have said Greece will need […] The post Greek Economy Gets More Scrutiny from EU Creditors appeared first on The National Herald.


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UK millennials suffer worst falls in incomes of any nationality apart from Greece, report reveals

UK millennials have suffered the worst falls in their incomes of any nationality apart from Greece over the past decade. In a new report the Resolution Foundation think tank calculates that average real hourly earnings for under-30s in Britain fell 13 per ...


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TRNC not to allow GREEK side to go on exploring gas

The GREEK Cypriot administration will not be permitted to continue engaging in unilateral natural gas exploration activities in the Mediterranean without the consent of Turkish Cypriots, the foreign minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Monday. In a written statement, Kudret ...


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