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Sunday, May 20, 2018

Greece moves closer to emerging from bailouts

ATHENS--Greece and its international creditors have reached an initial agreement on the reforms Athens must adopt thus paving the way for the completion of the bailout review, the country's last after an eight-year bailout regime. A delegation from the ...


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Macedonia on way to change name after negotiations with GREECE: PM

SKOPJE, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev informed that the name "Republic of Ilinden Macedonia" is a proposal for which ...


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Surgeries at western GREECE general hospital suspended from Monday

Surgeons at the Rio general hospital near Patra in western GREECE are suspending all procedures that are not considered an emergency as of ...


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Hulusi Akar: "If there is need we will perform our duty in the Aegean and the Mediterranean"

Turkish Army Chief of the General Staff Hulusi Akar in a speech he made to officers of the Turkish frigate he visited sent a message to Greece and CyprusWhile we are conduc


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European Commission: Creditors Strike Deal on GREECE Reforms

GREECE and its international lenders strike an agreement on reforms and further bailout, potentially allowing the indebted nation to remain on the path ...


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Greek Giants Could Have To Sell Leeds United Linked Star To Fund Defender Deal

Greek top flight side PAOK Salonkia could be forced to cash in on Leeds United linked striker Aleksandar Prijovic to fund the purchase of defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos. The centre-back is currently on the books at German outfit Hamburg, but their ...


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Protothema: US VP Pence says Greece and FYROM have historic opportunity to solve name ...

The statement highlighted that the US Vice President expressed his appreciation for the leading role the GREEK PM and his counterpart from FYROM ...


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GREEK Festival breeds community over baklava

Even despite the questionable May weather, Fr. Michael Ellis of Sts. Constantine and Helen GREEK Orthodox Church expects upwards of 3,000 people ...


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Two arrested over attack on Greek mayor

Two people have been arrested over an attack that left the mayor of Thessaloniki injured. About a dozen people set upon Mayor Yiannis Boutaris at a ceremony honouring Greek victims of purges by the Turks during the First World War and the subsequent Greek ...


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Iran, GREECE ink transport coop. agreement

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Iran and GREECE for broadening and enhancing transport ...


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Sailing attracts children from early age in GREECE

ATHENS, May 20 (Xinhua) -- In a country where the sea plays a major role in everyday life, it is no wonder water sports are popular in GREECE.


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Nationalist extremists attack GREEK mayor on camera

Giannis Boutaris was attending a ceremony to commemorate the so-called Pontic Genocide, the massacre of ethnic GREEKS by the Turks during World ...


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Greek police arrest 2 in mob beating of Thessaloniki's mayor

Police in Greece's second-largest city say they have arrested two people as suspects in an attack that left the mayor of Thessaloniki hospitalized. About a dozen people set upon Mayor Yiannis Boutaris at a Saturday ceremony honoring Greek victims of purges ...


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GREECE: Turkish PM slams okaying of FETO members asylum

Guzel is one of eight former Turkish soldiers who fled to GREECE a day after the defeated coup. They are accused by Turkish authorities of involvement ...


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Mayor of northern Greek city sent to hospital by violent street attack

Mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris (C), 75-years-old, is aided after being attacked by a group of nationalists during Remembrance Day which honors the 353,000 victims of the genocide against Pontian Greeks by Ottoman Turkey on the territory of Asia ...


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Eric Akis: Meat-free souvlaki will fill you up

The word “souvlaki” comes from the medieval GREEK “souvla,” which means skewer. When making souvlaki, what's traditionally cooked on that skewer ...


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Arnhem: a very British defeat with a hint of Greek tragedy

It’s sometimes said that the British like to celebrate their defeats, but I’m not sure that this is true. Dunkirk is exceptional: what we like to remember there is not the actual defeat of the British Expeditionary Force, but the miraculous rescue of ...


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Mike Pence Urges GREECE to Find Solution to FYROM Dispute

The U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called GREECE'S Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday to encourage him to achieve a solution in decades old ...


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Turkey staging first modern Islamist fundamentalist conquest of the West in Cyprus -analysis

Tensions have been mounting recently between Turkey and its GREEK and GREEK Cypriot neighbours over territorial disputes in the Aegean and ...


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Thousands Flock to Brisbane's Biggest GREEK Festival

Thousands of GREEKS and Australians turned up to take part in the fun of the famous Paniyiri GREEK Festival in Brisbane that took place this weekend.


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Greek-American high school shooter killed girl who had rejected him, victim’s mother says

She had said no to his advances repeatedly


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Greek parties unite in condemning attack against Thessaloniki Mayor Boutaris

Only extreme right party Golden Dawn lauds attack


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In pics: changing of the Presidential Guard ceremony in Athens, Greece

People watch members of the Presidential Guard during the changing of the guard ceremony in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece, on May 20, 2018. The Presidential Guard, also called the Evzones, is a special unit of the Hellenic Army, whose ...


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75-Year-Old GREEK Mayor Beaten by Nationalist Mob

The mayor of Greece's second-largest city has been attacked by a mob of nationalist extremists, leaving him hospitalized with head, back, and leg ...


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Turkey’s Top General Urges Greece Not to Make ‘Miscalculations’ in Aegean

Turkey’s Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar has indirectly urged Greece not to make “miscalculations” amid a rise in tension between Turkey and Greece over the Aegean. “We can conduct operations in Afrin [in northwest Syria]. We can conduct ...


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Inmates at NYC Biggest Jail Get a Taste of Ancient Greece

NEW YORK (AP) — Some inmates at New York City’s biggest jail got a taste of ancient Greece this weekend. A theater company went to […] The post Inmates at NYC Biggest Jail Get a Taste of Ancient Greece appeared first on The National Herald.


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Kythnos Island’s Huge Network of Footpaths a Draw for Hikers

KYTHNOS, Greece – The island of Kythnos is placing its bets on hiking tourism as a way of boosting tourist arrivals throughout the year. In a […] The post Kythnos Island’s Huge Network of Footpaths a Draw for Hikers appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek-American Stories: Pass The Tofu, Someone

Easter, the holiday of holidays, was coming up and Yiannis wondered where he’d be feasting.  Usually, his sister would, naturally, invite him and Areti.  His […] The post Greek-American Stories: Pass The Tofu, Someone appeared first on The National Herald.


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Time to Act as Rogue State Turkey Holds U.S. Pastor, Greek Soldiers as Political Prisoners

The unjust imprisonment of Angelos Mitretodis and Dimitris Kouklatzis, the two Greek officers being held in Turkey since March after being captured during a routine […] The post Time to Act as Rogue State Turkey Holds U.S. Pastor, Greek Soldiers as Political Prisoners appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greeks Trust Charities More Than Their Government

ATHENS – To no surprise in a country where tax cheating is a national sport, Greeks trust charities more than any government, a survey from […] The post Greeks Trust Charities More Than Their Government appeared first on The National Herald.


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SYRIZA Concedes to Troika, Reaches Deal Over More Bailout Measures

ATHENS –  The ruling Radical Left SYRIZA-led coalition has agreed to terms with Greece’s international creditors on undone austerity and other reforms attached to a […] The post SYRIZA Concedes to Troika, Reaches Deal Over More Bailout Measures appeared first on The National Herald.


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In Surprise, Tsipras Backs Greeks Abroad Voting Rights

ATHENS – Only a few days after rejecting a call by the major rival New Democracy to let Greeks abroad to have the right to […] The post In Surprise, Tsipras Backs Greeks Abroad Voting Rights appeared first on The National Herald.


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GREECE and EU creditors reach agreement on fourth bailout review

GREECE and representatives from its creditors have reached an initial technical agreement on the country's reform progress under its fourth and final ...


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Greek mayor (75) kicked and punched by 'far-right thugs' at WW1 event

THE MAYOR OF Greece’s second city Thessaloniki was hospitalised early this morning after an assault by suspected far-right members at a rally, officials said. Yiannis Boutaris, 75, had to be escorted from an event commemorating the massacre of Black Sea ...


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Greek mayor Yiannis Boutaris attacked by ‘far-right thugs’ in Thessaloniki

The mayor of Greece’s second city is in hospital after he was attacked by a mob of nationalists. Yiannis Boutaris, 75, was attacked while attending a ceremony last night to commemorate the mass killing of Greeks by Ottoman Turks during the First World War.


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Turkey’s head of armed forces says country is ready to act in Agean Sea if needed

Turkish 4-star general continues his provocative statements against Greece


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US VP Pence says Greece and FYROM have historic opportunity to solve name dispute in phone contact with Greek PM

Mr Pence lauded role of Greek PM in talks


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Turkish chief of staff urges Greece not to make ‘miscalculations’ over Aegean

Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar has indirectly urged Greece not to make “miscalculations” amid a rise in tension between Turkey and Greece over the Aegean. “We can conduct operations in Afrin [in northwest Syria]. We can conduct operations in ...


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Greece: Thessaloniki mayor injured after far-right attack

The mayor of Greece's second-largest city was admitted to hospital with injuries after he was set upon by a group of ultra-nationalist demonstrators. The attack took place in the northern coastal city of Thessaloniki on Saturday during a commemoration ...


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GREEK Opposition Parties Reject New Name for FYROM Proposed by Skopje

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - GREEK opposition parties rejected "Republic of Ilinden Macedonia," a Skopje-proposed new name for the Former Yugoslav ...


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'Far-right thugs' attack mayor of Thessaloniki at rally

Yiannis Boutaris, 75, injured in assault at remembrance event in Greece’s second city The mayor of Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, was taken to hospital early on Sunday after an assault by suspected far-right members at a rally, officials said. Yiannis Boutaris, 75, had to be escorted from an event commemorating the massacre of Black Sea Greeks in Turkey during and after the first world war, when members of the crowd turned violent. Continue reading...


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Greece Steps Closer to Completing Bailout Review

ATHENS—Greece and its international creditors have reached an initial agreement on the reforms Athens must adopt thus paving the way for the completion of the bailout review, the country’s last after an eight-year bailout regime. A delegation from the ...


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Texas Shooter Family’s Greek Village Shocked by Rampage

In the small central Greek village where the father of Texas teen high shooter Dimitris Pagourtzis was born, and still visits annually, there was disbelief […] The post Texas Shooter Family’s Greek Village Shocked by Rampage appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Rival Parties Reject FYROM Name Offer of Ilinden Macedonia

ATHENS – All of Greece’s rival parties have turned down a proposal by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to reach a name deal to […] The post Greek Rival Parties Reject FYROM Name Offer of Ilinden Macedonia appeared first on The National Herald.


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Esther Markaki on Following Her Dream to New York

NEW YORK – Esther Markaki is a multitalented performer, born and raised in Athens, Greece, but from a young age was drawn to the United […] The post Esther Markaki on Following Her Dream to New York appeared first on The National Herald.


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Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris beaten up

The mayor of GREECE'S second-largest city Thessaloniki has been treated in hospital after being beaten up by about a dozen people, officials say.


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Mayor of Greek city hospitalized after mob attack

The mayor of Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, was treated in hospital after he was beaten up by nationalist extremists. Mayor Boutaris had been at an event commemorating the killing of ethnic Greeks by Turks.


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Greek mayor hospitalised after 'far-right' attack

The mayor of Greece's second city Thessaloniki was hospitalised early Sunday after an assault by suspected far-right members at a rally, officials said. Yiannis Boutaris, 75, had to be escorted from an event commemorating the massacre of Black Sea Greeks ...


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Missouri River Irish Fest

When 11 a.m.-9 p.m. May 25-27, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. May 28 • Where Assumption GREEK Orthodox Church, 1755 Des Peres Road, Town and Country • How ...


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GREEK opposition nixes FYROM PM's name proposal

GREEK party leaders have rejected “Republic of Ilinden Macedonia” as a candidate name for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), ...


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