How the world sees Greece
Greek defender Dimitris Kotsonis is the latest player to link up with Carlisle United on trial. The 29-year-old centre-half played for the Blues in today's 2-0 friendly win at Penrith. Kotsonis' agent ...
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A Greek court has ruled to extradite the alleged former operator of crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, to France, local news outlet CNN Greece reported Friday, July 13. The 39-year old Russian n...
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Eight Turkish soldiers who sought asylum in GREECE following the failed 2016 coup attempt in Turkey should be returned, said GREECE'S former Foreign ...
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A teenager was killed in a boating accident on the Ionian island of Paxi on Saturday. The mayor of the island, Spyros Vlahopoulos, confirmed to Greek ...
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GREECE already has the highest official unemployment in the entire EU after 8 years of IMF and EU mandated austerity. Since onset of the crisis, owing ...
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From the Odyssey to a toga-clad detective, Natalie Haynes picks her favourite fiction about classical antiquity OTHER THAN MADELINE MILLER AND MARY RENAULT, WHAT LITERATURE CAN I READ THAT EXPLORES THE CLASSICAL SETTING OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME? Livvy Muir, 18, hoping to study comparative literature with ancient Greek at University College London NATALIE HAYNES, WRITER, BROADCASTER AND CLASSICIST: For ancient Greece, I’d recommend Margaret Atwood’s _The Penelopiad_. And if you haven’t already read _The Odyssey_, treat yourself to Emily Wilson’s terrific new translation. The introduction alone will probably get you through your first-year exams. Daniel Mendelsohn’s _An Odyssey_ is a gorgeous memoir about his late father (who decided, aged 81, to join the undergraduate course Mendelsohn taught on Homer at New York’s Bard College). It is learned, funny and will make your heart hurt. And Zachary Mason’s _The Lost Books of the Odyssey_ is a brilliant Borgesian exploration of the epic poem, if you can’t get enough of the flawed Greek hero. Continue reading...
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But in real-life ancient GREECE, heroes were venerated at their own shrines, and deceased men figured in popular imagination somewhere between ...
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The extradition of the accused in the fraud of Russian winnik asking just three countries – France, USA and Russia. A court in GREECE has authorized ...
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The latest installment of the Assassin’s Creed game set in Ancient Greece has been described as “everything Ubisoft promised and more” by a reviewer. Writing at Windows Central on Saturday, reviewer R...
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Recently formed full-contact karate league known as Karate Combat, has just announced that their sophomore event entitled ‘Olympus’ will live stream from Athens, Greece on July 28. The upcoming venue ...
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The couple honeymooned in Italy and GREECE and reside in Hoboken. The bride graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in ...
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The five cities are all located in the Middle East and GREECE, Al Bayan reported. The list also includes Cairo, Limassol in Cyprus, Santorini Island in ...
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Sheffield Wednesday striker Steven Fletcher has been linked with a surprise move abroad to GREECE to join Panathinaikos, according to Greek news ...
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One of the benefits of living in Metro Vancouver are the opportunities available to learn about various countries from numerous local ethnic groups.
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I explained to him our insistence on the release of the eight putschists that escaped to GREECE,” Erdogan told journalists according to Skai TV, adding, ...
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French President Emmanuel Macron stressed GREECE'S role as a force of stability in the Mediterranean and the importance of Greek-French ...
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In a week which saw another case of animal abuse in Greece, it is worth remembering that the country’s past is steeped in the ancient Greeks’ love of pets. Paintings and sculptures from ancient Greece ...
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Celebrity Paris Hilton is back in Greece, enjoying a vacation on the party island of Mykonos. In a series of photos on her Instagram account, Hilton is seen enjoying the summer sun as she stays at a b...
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My my, how can fans resist Cher singing Fernando and playing Meryl Streep’s mum? Can they do it again? The makers of Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again certainly hope they can persuade audiences to pack their fantasy swimsuits and mosquito repellent next weekend for another fictional cinematic holiday on their ideal Greek island. Cher, along with most of the stars of the first film, which made £466m at the box office a decade ago, gathered together in London on Saturday, ahead of the 20 July release of the follow-up musical. Continue reading...
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KEVIN TRAPP has quickly rid himself of World Cup disappointment by heading for a beach break with Brazilian beauty Izabel Goulart. The pair were seen snogging on a Mykonos beach, just weeks after the ...
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[US Army soldiers troops Messina sicily italy world war ii operation husky wine](AP Photo/Pool/Acme) On April 30, 1943, a fisherman off the coast of Huelva, Spain, recovered the body of Maj. William Martin, a dead British soldier. Spanish authorities quickly buried the body, but his personal affects — including the briefcase handcuffed to the dead man's wrist — were turned over to the Germans. For the Germans, it was an intelligence coup. Documents in the briefcase revealed that the Allies, who were on the verge of defeating Axis forces in North Africa, would next invade Sardinia and Greece. Hitler moved entire divisions of troops away from Sicily and southern Italy to prepare for the attacks. But the Germans had been fooled. Maj. Martin was a homeless man from Wales who had killed himself in London the previous winter. British intelligence agents concocted his identity and created false invasion plans as part of Operation Mincemeat, which was meant to disguise what was coming on July 10, 1943: The Allied invasion of Sicily and a thrust into what British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called "the soft underbelly of Europe." Below, you can see how the invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, played out in July and August 1943. ON MAY 13, 1943, AXIS FORCES IN NORTH AFRICA SURRENDERED IN TUNISIA, FREEING UP ALLIED FORCES IN THE SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN. AS THAT CAMPAIGN CAME TO A CLOSE, ALLIED PLANNERS WERE DIVIDED. SOME, INCLUDING THE US, WANTED TO FOCUS ON INVADING FRANCE AND THRUSTING INTO GERMANY. OTHERS, LED BY THE BRITISH, WANTED TO PUSH INTO ITALY, OPENING MEDITERRANEAN SEA LANES AND PROVIDING A BASE FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS. (AP Photo) The decision to target Sicily after the North African campaign was made at the Casablanca Conference in January 1943. Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt, both in attendance, wanted to take some pressure off the Soviet Union, which was fighting the Germans in the east. The British also had political and strategic interests in the Mediterranean that led to them to promote Italy as the next target. Focusing on Sicily was an uneasy compromise between the British and the Americans. In exchange for the Americans signing on to Operation Husky, the British reaffirmed their commitment to a cross-Channel attack in the future. GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER WAS CHOSEN AS SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER FOR THE SICILIAN OPERATION, WHICH WOULD BE CARRIED OUT BY THE 15TH ARMY GROUP. THAT GROUP WAS LED BY EISENHOWER'S MAIN DEPUTY, BRITISH GEN. SIR HAROLD ALEXANDER, AND CONSISTED OF TWO ARMIES. ONE WAS THE BRITISH EIGHTH ARMY, COMMANDED BY GEN. BERNARD MONTGOMERY. British army _Source: US Army_ THE OTHER WAS THE US SEVENTH ARMY, LED BY GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON. PLANNERS DECIDED TO LAND THE INVASION FORCE ALONG A 100-MILE STRETCH OF SOUTHEASTERN SICILY, WHERE MAJOR PORTS AND AIRFIELDS WERE CONCENTRATED. THAT PORTION OF THE ISLAND WAS ALSO IN RANGE OF ALLIED AIRCRAFT BASED IN NORTH AFRICA. (AP Photo) SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER SEE ALSO: * I'm 27 and I've saved $200,000 — here are the 7 best pieces of advice I can give you about money * An anti-Trump movement is calling for the boycott of these 23 retailers * It's been 78 years since the Battle of Britain — here are 14 photos of the Nazi onslaught in the skies of England SEE ALSO: 75 YEARS AGO, US MARINES WADED INTO 'THE TOUGHEST BATTLE IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY' — HERE ARE 25 PHOTOS OF THE BRUTAL FIGHT FOR TARAWA
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We welcome with emotion the burial ceremony, held yesterday in the Albanian village of Bularat, for the remains of over 100 Greek heroes of the Greek-Italian war. This ceremony marks the historical vindication of the fallen Greeks whose souls can at long last rest in peace. The implementation of the relevant agreement is an important indication of progress in Greek-Albanian relations; progress that will lay the foundations for the development of the friendship and cooperation between our two peoples.
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Greek Reporter has learned that a teenager was killed in a boating accident on the Ionian island of Paxi on Saturday. The mayor of the island confirmed that the minor was struck by a boat while he was ...
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Thief makes clean getaway after stealing $120 worth of soap at Greece Rite Aid A roundup of crime and misdemeanors in Rochester's suburbs. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: https://on. ...
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A spokesman for Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described Greek PM Alexis Tsipras as being “well-intentioned” over the issue of the eight Turkish ex-soldiers seeking asylum in Greece. Ibrahim Kalin, ...
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The President of Turkey revealed the content of his talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during their meeting in Brussels on ThursdayThe Turkish President speaking
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WHAT: An ancient Greek hammered-bronze hydria (water pot) from the classical period (mid-5th century B.C.) that sold recently for $31,125 at Artemis Gallery was distinguished for its patina and handle...
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Ancient Olympia has once again highlighted as a monument to world cultural heritage, following the recent discovery of possibly the oldest copy of Homer’s Odyssey. The mayor of Ancient Olympia, Efthym...
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The latest reality TV show takes the likes of Nancy Dell’Olio and Melinda Messenger to the Greek island of Naxos to help them rediscover their sexuality “Oh God, here we go, up the fanny,” mutters comic Ninia Benjamin, obediently clenching her nether regions. One of eight celebrities in the throes of middle age in Our Shirley Valentine Summer (Thursday, 9.30pm, ITV), Benjamin is attending a meditation session on the Greek island of Naxos aimed at helping women rediscover their sexuality. Having been single for most of her life, Ninia is dealing with some serious confidence issues – “My biggest hope for my time here is that I go: ‘Ninia Benjamin’s all right,’” she says. It remains to be seen whether imagining her life force as a snake slithering out of her flange will make this happen. Inspired by the Pauline Collins film about self-discovery, this mid-life, mid-budget Love Island sees its participants taking stock and looking for romance, although imagining a future is easier said than done for the ladies of Naxos, who are either terminally single or newly divorced. You won’t find gladiatorial coupling ceremonies, night-vision humping and contestants blithely stabbing each other in the back here but, amid the pretty mountain villages and exquisite beaches, there’s the same uncertainty and fear. Like its Mallorcan counterpart, Our Shirley Valentine Summer is a festival of sun damage and self-loathing. Continue reading...
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In a sign that bilateral relations are taking a turn for the worse, GREECE'S ambassador in Moscow was summoned on Friday by the Russian Foreign ...
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More than 50 persons arrive at Moria camp every day by smuggler boats from the nearby coast of Turkey, pushing the total arrivals in GREECE to some ...
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NEW YORK – Laiik is a new, accessible luxury sandal brand redefining the classic Hellenic sandal for a new generation of conscientious women. Responsibly handmade […] The post Laiik- Hot Summer Sandals from Greece in New York City appeared first on The National Herald.
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NEW YORK – AGAPW, ALLILONnet, and Coco–Mat invite everyone to a summer art exhibit, entitled Painting the Greek Summer. The distinguished artists Yiannis Kaminis, Eirini […] The post Painting the Greek Summer Opening Reception on July 24 appeared first on The National Herald.
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In an interview with the Greek news portal Protagon.gr, the Co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), Mr. Andreas Dracopoulos, discusses current events, the Foundation’s […] The post SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos’ Interview on Protagon.gr appeared first on The National Herald.
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ATHENS – With some 32 million tourists expected in Greece this year, breaking a record yet again, the country’s airports are trying to cope with […] The post Greek Airports Struggle to Handle Tourism Volume Traffic appeared first on The National Herald.
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Amanatidis met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Deputy High Commissioner of the UN Refugee Agency, Kelly T. Clements, who is on a short visit to Athens and Lesvos. They discussed the intensive cooperation between the UNHCR office in Greece and the Greek authorities for provision of the best possible care for applicants for international protection in our country, and they considered ways to meet emerging challenges within the context of UNHCR actions.
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Russian national Alexander Vinnik, accused of laundering $4 billion through Bitcoin crypto-currency exchange in the U.S., could be extradited to France after a Greek court approved the move. Vinnik, 3...
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I know I'm not alone in being a bit burned out by the Assassin's Creed series over the years. After Black Flag and a slog of yearly, repetitive releases, my interest waned. But Ubisoft caught my atten...
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Geopolitical expediency has forced a people to bargain with the only name history has left them. Reflect on this, before again dismissing them as mere instruments of NATO policy. “When you are having ...
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A report in the U.K.’s Financial Times newspaper has claimed Russian “meddling” in northern Greece is what lead to the expulsion of two Moscow diplomatic staff this week. Saturday’s story focused on A...
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Alexander Vinnik, a one-time admin of bitcoin platform BTC-e who was arrested in Greece last year on an international warrant for cybercrime, has been ordered by a Greek court to be extradited to Fran...
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(EurActiv) — The Kremlin accused Washington on Friday (13 July) of being behind the Greek government’s decision to expel two Russian diplomats who had allegedly tried to derail a deal resolving Greece ...
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The whitewashed suites of the new Katikies Mykonos cascade down a cliffside on the sun-drenched Agios Ioannis peninsula on the southwest coast ...
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Everyone is invited to experience the flavors of Greek culture at the 26th Annual Taste of GREECE in Duluth. It happens on both Saturday and Sunday at ...
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Russia has summoned the Greek ambassador in Moscow to protest Athens' expulsion of two Russian diplomats accused of trying to block GREECE'S ...
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A good meal from a rooftop restaurant is hard to beat, especially a good meal of Greek seafood. The above shot is of Ann and Yuliya, two members of my family, and our tour company owner— Levent Oral a...
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Santorini offers much more than the vistas made famous on postcards. The words “Greek Isles” evoke visions of sun-bleached houses shoulder-to-shoulder against a hillside with a mesmerizing view of gli...
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As the world gears up for the World Cup final, a grassroots group of volunteers has created its own football movement for refugees in northern Greece. Marianna Karakoulaki and Dimitris Tosidis report from Thessaloniki.
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The sleepy Aegean port of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece has become a new focus for Russian efforts to extend its influence in south-eastern Europe and thwart the enlargement of Nato and the EU. T...
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Although both GREECE and Turkey are NATO members, the two have had a long history of geopolitical tensions due to various issues such as the 1974 ...
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