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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Costa Rica's Villa Caletas Is Fit For A Greek God

Perched on a mountaintop, almost 1,200 feet high, overlooking a fertile green rainforest backed by the shimmering blue Pacific Ocean, I’d venture to say that Hotel Villa Caletas is the only place in Costa Rica where you can take in this glorious view ...


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Dubliner Who Drowned In GREECE Was Holidaying With Friends

He was on holidays with pals in Zante, GREECE when he drowned in a swimming pool according to The Irish Times. He has been named as Timmy ...


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St. George Greek Festival in Hamilton, NJ, an Enriching Success

St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Hamilton, NJ, hosted its 43rd Annual Greek Festival from May 17th through May 20th.  The festival attracted over 5,000 visitors despite the inclement weather all weekend long.  Festival volunteers worked tirelessly months in advance to make everything come together for their festival.  Preparations included securing donations, preparation of authentic […] The post St. George Greek Festival in Hamilton, NJ, an Enriching Success appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greek PM addresses Tourism Confederation (SETE) general meeting

The PM says the government aided tourism


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Leaked! Assasin’s Creed “ancient Greece” setting more likely! (photo)

An image of an Assassin's Creed: Odyssey "collectible helmet keychain."


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Another rumour says Assassin's Creed Odyssey is the next game in the series, set in GREECE

... Assassin's Creed Odyssey is the next game in the series, set in GREECE ... next Assassin's Creed game, and it's once again reportedly set in GREECE.


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GREECE Must Not Backtrack on Reforms, Warns EU's Costello

Costello noted that GREECE has been in the programme for eight years and many things have been achieved in that time. The country has built up a ...


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Deutsche Telekom ups its stake in GREEK telco OTE

Deutsche Telekom has purchased an additional 5 per cent stake in GREEK telco, Hellenic Telecom (OTE). Deutsche will spend €284 million on the ...


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Le Petit GREEK'S 30th: family tradition that goes back more than a century

Thirty years ago, May 25, Thomas Houndalas opened the doors at 127 N. Larchmont Blvd. as Le Petit GREEK Estiatorio. A year and a half later, brother ...


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GREEK National Opera presents 'Nabucco'

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens will play host to Verdi's Nabucco, presented by the GREEK National Opera from Friday, as part of the Athens ...


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Greek Organisation Of Football Prognostics SA ADR 2018 Q1

The following slide deck was published by Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics SA ADR in conjunction with their 2018 Q1 earnings call. 120 Click to enlarge Notes:


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Next Assassin's Creed set ancient Greece

Ubisoft's next Assassin's Creed game takes place in ancient Greece, according to new leaks. When I played through Assassin's Creed: Origins, one clear thought came through: the next chapter should be set in Greece. Apparently this is happening--the next ...


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Greek Unemployment Remains High, Despite Eurozone Decline

Greek unemployment remains among the highest in the eurozone, it was revealed on Thursday. Although official data from Eurostat showed eurozone unemployment fell to 8.5 percent in March — the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since December 2008 ...


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Dad found hanged after sons killed in hit-and-run

A grieving father was found hanged in Greece three months after his two young sons were killed in a hit-and-run, an inquest has heard.


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Tributes for Dubliner (22) who drowned on holidays in Greece

Tributes have been paid to a 22-year-old man from Tallaght, Dublin who drowned while on holidays in Greece on Monday. Timmy Ajiboye was holidaying in Zante with friends when he drowned in a swimming pool. The group were staying in a villa and spent early ...


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Leaked image indicates Assassin's Creed: Odyssey will be set in ancient GREECE

A rumor surfaced in March on Comicbook.com indicating that the next Assassin's Creed game will be set in ancient GREECE. "Several sources" said it ...


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Assassin's Creed: Odyssey heads to GREECE, if we believe this keychain

Guessing the setting of the next Assassin's Creed adventure is a honored tradition for fans at this point, and it looks like the winners this time around ...


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OSU basketball: Oklahoma State to take 10-day summer trip to Italy and Greece

Mike Boynton is taking his Oklahoma State team overseas this summer for a 10-day trip to Venice, Rome and Athens. The trip, which will include at least three games (and possibly four) against international competition, will take place Aug. 5-14. With at ...


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On The Town: Backyard bashes, string quartets, and the Wilmington GREEK Festival

And jumping ahead into next week, the Wilmington GREEK Festival kicks off on Tuesday, continuing daily through Saturday, and on Wednesday night, ...


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GREEK Orthodox orphanage at risk of collapse

A general view of the Prinkipo (Buyukada) GREEK Orthodox Orphanage in Istanbul, Thursday. The orphanage is the largest wooden building in Europe ...


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Mood improves as GREEK shipping seeks new direction

To imagine the relation of GREEK shipping to its home country, think of a gently floating Zeppelin. The Zeppelin is an unmistakeable part of the scenery, ...


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Tennis-Petkovic hopes Halep showdown will not end in Greek tragedy

PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - Andrea Petkovic is in the middle of reading two books, is up against deadlines to finish the weekly columns she writes for two magazines and also has an over-active mind that does not stop buzzing — it’s a wonder she has any ...


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Greece's NBG Posts Profits in First Quarter, Lower Provisions Helps

ATHENS — Greece's National Bank (NBG) turned profitable in January-to-March helped by lower provisions for bad loans, Greece's second-largest lender by assets said on Thursday. NBG, 40 percent owned by the country's bank rescue fund HFSF, reported a net ...


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Pyatt lauds GREECE'S stabilizing role in region

US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt visited the Hellenic Air Force's 110 Combat Wing air base in Larissa, central GREECE Thursday and met with US ...


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Biggest ports in GREECE come to life as giants pour in millions of euros

It is the most visible sign of foreign investment breathing new life into GREECE'S ports. Locals hope the new floating dock will bring jobs and spur ...


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Border Police: Crossing border through Kulata checkpoint impeded due to repair works on the ...

Sofia. Crossing border through Kulata checkpoint is impeded due to repair works on the GREEK side. The traffic is heavy, only two of the three lanes are ...


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sebastian errazuriz recasts GREEK and roman masterpieces in marble for everyday use

'anything you destroy, we will rebuild' presents GREEK and roman masterpieces from renowned museums, 3D scanned, digitally manipulated and ...


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St. Basil GREEK Festival

St. Basil GREEK Orthodox Church in Troy is holding the 24th edition of its annual GREEK Fest on June 1 through June 3. Despina Moraitou Politzi and ...


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GREEK banks edge back into shipping

Several European banks are dumping shipping loans to shore up their balance sheets. Not so GREEK banks. After nine years of crisis, the country's ...


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Unlikely shipping minister on mission to boost GREEK flag

According to Kouroumplis, the GREEK position was “very close to the spirit” of a compromise announced by the IMO in April to cut shipping emissions ...


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The new eco-friendly straws have arrived in Athens

The new eco-friendly straws have arrived in Athens. Already several cafes, bars and restaurants seem to have started using them, as the era of the plastic straws is over. The new straws are reportedly made of pressed paper although it is not clear whether they are made of recycled paper. Some Greek internet users claimed … The post The new eco-friendly straws have arrived in Athens appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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US implements steel & aluminium tariffs, EU threatens with retaliation

A bad day for world trade: US moves forward with imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium, without exception for Canada, Mexico and the European block. The new measures 25% percent on steel and 10% on aluminium go into effect on 1. June 2018, US time. The European Union threatens with retaliation. Tension between the two … The post US implements steel & aluminium tariffs, EU threatens with retaliation appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greek shipping should stop paying lip service to the past

Despite its progress and successes, there is still something oddly backwards-looking in the way Greek shipping views itself and the way in which it sells its vision Despite its progress and successes, there is still something oddly backwards-looking in the ...


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Greece eases capital controls ahead of expected bailout exit in August

Greece plans to increase the monthly limit on cash withdrawals from local bank accounts to €5,000 from €2,300 as part of measures to ease capital controls ahead of the country’s expected exit in August from its current bailout programme. The finance ...


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Macedonian president against change of name for domestic use

Macedonia's president says he is against any solution to the dispute with neighboring Greece over Macedonia's name if his country has to change the way it calls itself domestically.


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Lincoln Park Greek Fest

Authentic Greek cuisine, music, dance performances, kids' activities and, of course, Greek culture and Hellenic pride are celebrated at this festival outside of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Event Cost: $5 Event times: 5-11 p.m. June 1; noon-11 p.m ...


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Father of hit-and-run boys found dead on holiday, inquest told

Reece Platt-May hanged himself at a hotel in Corfu weeks after driver’s sentencing A bereaved father was found dead while on holiday three months after his young sons were killed by a banned driver in a hit-and-run crash, an inquest has heard. Reece Platt-May, 30, of Coventry, was discovered at a hotel in Kavos, on the Greek island of Corfu, on 17 May. His sons Corey, six, and Casper, two, died while crossing a road in Coventry in February. Continue reading...


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Turkish Opposition Candidate Visits GREECE'S Thrace (photos)

Turkey's election campaign came to GREECE on Thursday as the country's main opposition candidate, Muharrem Ince, visited the town of Komotini in ...


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Reece Platt-May hanged himself on holiday in GREECE weeks after sons were killed in Coventry hit ...

A GRIEVING father was found hanged after his young sons were killed by a drugged up driver in a hit-and-run crash, an inquest heard.


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GREECE to further relax capital controls as from next week

by Kostas Zaligkas. ATHENS, May 31 (Xinhua) -- GREECE'S finance ministry announced Thursday that it would further relax the capital controls ...


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Turkish opposition candidate holds rally in GREECE

Turkey is due to hold snap parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, although few of the Turkish-origin citizens of GREECE have Turkish ...


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OECD: Significant growth for Greece over the next 2 years

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD foresees stronger growth for the Greek economy over the next two years while there will be significant reduction o


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Further "relaxation" of capital controls in Greece

As of Monday June 4 the monthly cash withdrawals from 2300 today will rise to 5000 while at the same time there will be facilitation for legal entities or businessmen for


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Greece Ready to Sell Off Blue-Chip Hellenic Petroleum, Five Bidders

ATHENS – Reneging on promises to halt privatizations, Prime Minister and Radical Left SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras push to accelerate the sale of state enterprises […] The post Greece Ready to Sell Off Blue-Chip Hellenic Petroleum, Five Bidders appeared first on The National Herald.


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GREEK family joins war on plastic

Natalia Lyritsis, (l), 5, Alexandra Patrikiou, (2nd l), 39, Alice Lyritsis, (2nd r), 3, and Vassilis Lyritsis, (r), 46, pose for a portrait at their house in Athens.


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Editor's Notebook: A Greek tragedy plays out in Missouri (minus the lessons)

History books tell of the Greek tragedies. The actor on stage, hidden behind a crude mask, playing out stories of ego, ambition and lust that end in dishonor, destruction and death. The chorus highlighting key actions and messages. The audience, at once ...


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Is 'Italeave' GREECE 2.0?

First, there was “Grexit,” which was the name given to the possibility that GREECE would leave the eurozone. Then, there was “Brexit,” the plan for the ...


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Strong trading income helps GREECE'S Alpha Bank swing to profit

ATHENS (Reuters) - Alpha Bank (ACBr.AT) turned profitable in January-to-March as strong trading gains offset higher provisions for loan impairments ...


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Greece's NBG posts profits in Q1, lower provisions helps

ATHENS, May 31 (Reuters) - Greece’s National Bank (NBG) turned profitable in January-to-March helped by lower provisions for bad loans, Greece’s second-largest lender by assets said on Thursday. NBG, 40 percent owned by the country’s bank rescue fund ...


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Greece Eases Capital Controls as It Keeps Eyes on Bailout Exit

(Bloomberg) -- While Italy and Spain revive memories of the euro area’s debt crisis, Greece remains focused on an August bailout exit. The country which was at the epicenter of the region’s financial storm eased more of the restrictions on capital ...


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