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Monday, June 4, 2018
UK's Corbyn Backs Returning Parthenon Sculptures to GREECE
UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn would return the Parthenon sculptures to GREECE if elected Prime Minister, he said in an interview with Greek ...
GREEK energy sector to grow in 2020-2030
The central goal of the GREEK Government is to further develop the natural gas network and to enhance the natural gas infrastructure and installations ...
Liberia honours GREEK shipping partners as it celebrates 70th anniversary
The Liberian Registry has presented five of its GREEK shipping partners with the Liberian Maritime Authority's Commissioner's Award for Excellence ...
Forensic Anthropologist Julian McBride talks about his NGO and field work in Greece
Julian McBride, a native of Lawrence, NY is a former United States Marine and a forensic anthropologist. He currently is the director of the Reflections of War Initiative (ROW), which is an anthropological NGO whose mission is to tell the stories of the victims of war worldwide who never get their voices heard. The ROW […] The post Forensic Anthropologist Julian McBride talks about his NGO and field work in Greece appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
Super Bowl Champion Maragos to Throw Out First Pitch at Fifth Annual Greek Heritage Night at Phillies Game
WORLD RENOWN SINGER ANASTASIA ZANNIS TO PERFORM THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WASHINGTON, DC — The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) is proud to announce that Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Back Chris Maragos, Greek American, and member of the Super Bowl LII Championship team, will throw out the First Pitch at the Fifth Annual Greek Heritage Night held in cooperation […] The post Super Bowl Champion Maragos to Throw Out First Pitch at Fifth Annual Greek Heritage Night at Phillies Game appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
Clinton Hill Historic District’s Oldest Homes, a Well-Preserved Pair of Greek Revivals, Ask $4.4 Million
In Clinton Hill, a pair of extraordinarily well-preserved Greek Revival wood-frame houses with lovely original details are being sold as a set, but can also be bought separately. Built circa 1840 according to the designation report, they are the oldest ...
GREECE will NOT surrender: Greeks stand strong on debt despite IMF abandonment
So far, GREECE has received all of the money under its third bailout programme from Europe, with none yet forthcoming from the IMF, which has said ...
EUR/USD Rate Outlook Mired by Renewed Greek Fears
EUR/USD remains bid even as the Euro-Zone Producer Price Index (PPI) unexpectedly narrowed to an annualized 2.0% from 2.1% in April, but the break of the November-low (1.1554) keeps the broader outlook tilted to the downside amid the growing uncertainties ...
Greece Set to Extend Public Power CEO's Term at Investor Meeting
ATHENS — Greece is poised to renew the term of the chief executive of its biggest power utility Public Power Corp (PPC) for a new three year term after no other candidates came forward. Manolis Panagiotakis has been CEO of PPC since 2015 and his term ...
Paid to clap? 'Claqueurs' date back to ancient GREECE
The practice — which dates back to ancient GREECE — was institutionalized in Paris in the 1820s, when an agency in that city began peddling ...
Judge in FETÖ sham trial nabbed trying to escape to GREECE
A group of suspected members of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), including a judge of an infamous sham trial targeting officers in the Turkish Armed ...
GREECE frees 8 Turkish soldiers seeking asylum after 2016 coup attempt
A lawyer representing eight Turkish servicemen who sought asylum in GREECE following the country's 2016 failed coup says all his clients have been ...
Descendant of GREEK Hero Exposes Morgan Freeman Scandal
Chloe Melas, the CNN reporter who brought to light the alleged sexual harassment case for actor Morgan Freeman, is a descendant of GREEK hero ...
Not just the Elgin Marbles: Britain’s colonial legacy lives long in UK museums
[Preview] After Jeremy Corbyn promised to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece upon becoming PM on the basis that they were “looted” from the country, RT looks at other rare artefacts taken by colonial Britain that now reside in UK museums. Read Full Article at RT.com
PM Meets Greek Orthodox Leader in Athens
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has welcomed the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s efforts to resolve the church aspect of the name dispute between Greece and FYROM. At a meeting on Monday in Athens with Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the Christian ...
Turkish Soldiers Released from Greek Police Custody
The case of the eight Turkish ex-military personnel seeking asylum in Greece took another turn on Monday as four remaining suspects from the group were released from police custody. The men had been in detention for 18 months, the maximum period allowed by ...
Thuraya and IEC offer sneak preview of new VSAT service at Posidonia, GREECE
Thuraya and IEC Telecom will meet with customers in GREECE to give them a sneak peek of their new dedicated VSAT+ terminal that provides ...
Best-selling music artist Nana Mouskouri chatted with this Greek-American journalist about her new album “Forever Young”
By: Markos Papadatos, Senior Editor Best-selling music artist Nana Mouskouri chatted with this Greek-American journalist about her new album “Forever Young,” her respected career in the music business, and her upcoming shows in North America, as part of her 2018 world tour. Throughout her illustrious career in the music industry, which has spanned 65 years, […] The post Best-selling music artist Nana Mouskouri chatted with this Greek-American journalist about her new album “Forever Young” appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
Contribution of Grandparents and Parents Supporting Greek Education Held
By: Catherine Tsounis, Contributor “What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” ~Rudolph Giuliani The grandparent-grandchild relationship can have lasting positive effects in promoting the Greek language, culture and Greek Orthodox religion. Efforts to help your […] The post Contribution of Grandparents and Parents Supporting Greek Education Held appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
A surge in neo-Nazi attacks terrifies refugees in Greece
The office of the Afghan community center in Athens smelled like soot. Papers lay scattered on the floor. Mokhtar Rezai touched the singed paint on the door where a neo-Nazi group reportedly set fire to the office in a gasoline-fueled attack this spring. Although no one was injured in the incident,...
Top GREEK shipowners optimistic on LNG charter rates
Top GREEK shipowners are optimistic about the charter rate outlook for liquefied natural gas (LNG), although expressed concerns over the tender ...
Patient Bites Nurse at Greek Psychiatric Hospital
A nurses’ union has said its members face increasingly dangerous working conditions, after an incident in which a worker at Dromokaitio psychiatric hospital, west of Athens, was bitten by a patient allegedly infected with HIV. The POEDIN union says its ...
Why pay out to go to Greece, when Thailand is cheaper?
HOLIDAYMAKERS can halve the cost of their summer break by heading longhaul, according to new research. Long haul destinations such as Thailand can be up to half the price of short haul holiday hotspots in summer A family of four can save almost £3,000 by ...
GREECE with highest PPI increase in EU in Apr
SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 4 (SeeNews) - GREECE posted the highest rate of increase in industrial producer prices (PPI) among all EU members in April, ...
Macedonians Rally Against Changing Country’s Name
Greek nationalists also plan mass demonstrations against compromise with Skopje in long-running dispute.
Top 4 restaurants to savor GREEK fare in the Arlington area
In search of a new favorite GREEK spot? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top GREEK restaurants around Arlington, using both Yelp data and ...
Greek Economy Grows for Fifth Straight Quarter
Greece's economy has grown for a fifth consecutive quarter, keeping the country's recovery on target ahead of the end of the eight years of international bailout programs in August. June 4, 2018, at 11:32 a.m. A man walks past parked electric trolley buses ...
SETE Intelligence: Air Arrivals Growth Continues in GREECE
GREECE in April saw an increase in international arrivals by air and a small rise in road arrivals, compared to the same month in 2017, the intelligence ...
Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.23%
Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Household and Travel sectors led shares higher. At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 0.23%. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on ...
GREEK GDP grows 2.3 percent in Q1 2018: statistics agency
by Kostas Zaligkas. ATHENS, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Greece's GDP (gross domestic product) grew by 2.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018 compared with ...
43rd annual Wilmington GREEK Festival begins Tuesday
All highlights of the annual Wilmington GREEK Festival getting underway ... Also, curbside delivery is back and you can order online using the GREEK ...
Exports boost GREEK growth in first quarter
Over many months the IMF had informed that it would await ELSTAT's figures before it finalized its projections regarding GREEK debt sustainability and ...
Your Yearlong Wait Is Over! The Holy Trinity GREEK Festival Begins Tomorrow!
Your yearlong wait is over! The Holy Trinity GREEK Festival opens tomorrow, Tuesday June 4, 2018 at 11:00 in the morning. For the next 5 days the ...
Our shipping is being prodded to abandon the Greek flag
As it turns out, 1997 did not begin in the most propitious manner for the government of Mr. Simitis. One had a shipwreck with dead people, flooding with dead people, and missiles in Cyprus that triggered Turkish threats of war, which would bring who knows ...
Revival of the greek registry (1953-1960)
Following the end of WWII, over a period of eight years, 24 successive cabinets failed to adopt measures for the revival of the Greek registry and its development into a productive entity that would benefit the Greek economy. This perspective was ...
Greek economic growth accelerates in first quarter
Greece’s economy is showing signs of a long-awaited rebound. Output grew by 2.3 per cent in yearly terms between January and March, marking a fifth straight quarter of expansion according to Elstat, the statistics service. Analysts said the first quarter ...
Gallery: 45th annual Greek Fest in Vestal
Gallery: 45th annual Greek Fest in Vestal The 45th annual Greek Fest was held May 31-June 3 at Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Vestal. Check out this story on pressconnects.com: https://press.sn/2JcPxAH
The UK’s Labour Party Leader Pledges to Return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece
Jeremy Corbyn, left, photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images. A marble sculpture from the Parthenon in the British museum, right, photo by Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images. The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party has pledged to return the Parthenon ...
Gov't: Possible non-participation of IMF in GREEK program will not impact credibility of bailout exit
The possible non-participation of the International Monetary Fund in the GREEK program will not impact the credibility of Greece's scheduled bailout exit ...
One-in-Five Greek Children Face Sex Abuse, Expert Says
One-in-five children in Greece will fall victim to sexual abuse at least once by the time they reach 18, a Greek NGO has said. Afroditi Stathis, director of ELIZA, a campaign group set up in 2008, made the claim to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA ...
New rallies planned in Greece over Macedonian name dispute
Activists wanting the Greek government to take a tough stance with Macedonia over the latter country's name are planning rallies in the birthplace of Alexander the Great and a dozen more towns in northern Greece. Organizers say Wednesday's gatherings in ...
Greece frees 8 Turkish servicemen seeking asylum after coup
A lawyer representing eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece seeking asylum after the 2016 failed coup in Turkey says all his clients have been freed pending a ruling on their applications. Omiros Zelios said Monday that the last of his clients was ...
GREECE is struggling to cope with annual amount of tourists
GREECE - land of ancient Gods, dramatic scenery and crystal clear waters - is suffering at the hands of their booming tourism industry. An estimated 32 ...
Probe Finds Arsonists, State Officials, Set Greek Fires to Grab Land
ATHENS – Another spate of summer fires in Greece in 2017 were set by arsonists so that developers and profiteers could take land for their […] The post Probe Finds Arsonists, State Officials, Set Greek Fires to Grab Land appeared first on The National Herald.
14 Greek Jewellery Companies in JCK & Luxury Fair in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV – Fourteen Greek jewellery companies participated in the JCK & Luxury international fair held in Las Vegas, US, on June 1-4. The […] The post 14 Greek Jewellery Companies in JCK & Luxury Fair in Las Vegas appeared first on The National Herald.
Coronation Street’s Samia Longchambon poses in a floral one-piece in throwback pic of Greek holiday
CORONATION Street actress Samia Longchambon has shared a stunning throwback snap from her holiday to Greece. The soap star, 35, looked incredible as she topped up her tan in a floral one-piece while on a sunny break last week. The mum-of-one can be seen ...
Swansea City star offered to GREEK giants, decision likely soon
According to the claims, Bony could be an option for AEK and the GREEK club are currently evaluating whether to bring in the Swansea City forward, ...
Big GREEK Festival Lunch
Hungry attendees line up to order a host of GREEK specialty food, from gyros to baklava during the popular Big GREEK Festival held at St. Andrew GREEK ...