When I read the editorial pages of the Bakersfield Californian, I'm reminded of the ancient GREEK philosopher, Diogenes. For those of you unfamiliar ...
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How the world sees Greece
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Expat tales: 'London is an adult's playground'
GREECE – a group of friends and I hired a yacht to sail around GREECE for a week. Lots of fun. Very little sleep. What do you do there? I work in lending ...
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A year before D-Day, Allied forces made their first thrust into the 'soft underbelly of Europe' - here's how Operation Husky played out
[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: * Your opinion matters — Join BI Insiders program * Mattis gave a blunt warning against generals becoming politicians, and in neighboring country where this is happening * 75 years ago, US troops threw the Japanese off North American soil in a frigid, 'forgotten' World War II battle 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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Picturesque Leipsoi Island Becomes Popular Wedding Location
Leipsoi, the small picturesque island near Patmos in the Dodecanese, has become a popular wedding destination for GREEK and international couples ...
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GREEK central bank chief warns over backtracking, turbulence post-bailout
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's central bank governor warned the country not to backtrack on commitments to its lenders after it exits the last of its three ...
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Alpha Bank report: Athens must stick to fiscal pledges
“This development makes it necessary for GREECE'S economic policy to remain within the boundaries of what has been agreed on with [European ...
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Ice Queen Gelato in Athens Waffles Around With Vegan Desserts
Ice Queen Gelato in Athens, GREECE is well-known for tons of vegan treats. This ice cream cafe is in the center of Athens, close to Acropolis. They have ...
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Dublin 2018: Ibrahim Al-Hussein proud and surprised
Al-Hussein has lived as a refugee in GREECE since 2014. He left ... how to walk again he took on a journey from Turkey to GREECE on an inflatable boat.
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TUI, Fraport, HATTA report positive figures for GREEK tourism in 2018
In a related development, Greece's Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies said travel by GREEK holiday-makers to domestic and overseas ...
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Countless refugees have been saved at sea by their life jackets - now a Minnesota startup is selling them as bracelets to spread messages of hope
[embracelet epimonia]Evan Kiel, courtesy of Epimonia * A MINNESOTA STARTUP IS SELLING BRACELETS MADE OUT OF LIFE JACKETS WORN BY REFUGEES WHO SAILED ACROSS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. THEIR GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS. * MOHAMED MALIM, A 22-YEAR-OLD ENTREPRENEUR AND FORMER SOMALI REFUGEE, WANTS AMERICANS TO UNDERSTAND THAT REFUGEES CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY — AND THEIR STORIES DESERVE TO BE HEARD. * THE "EMBRACELETS" ARE HANDCRAFTED IN THE NETHERLANDS BY REFUGEES EMPLOYED BY THE DREAM FACTORY, OWNED BY THE DUTCH FASHION DESIGNER OMAR MUNIE, MALIM'S UNCLE. ------------------------- The striking orange life jackets have protected hundreds of thousands of refugees who have braved the Mediterranean Sea on packed, flimsy boats, seeking safety in Europe. Now, the mountains of used jackets discarded on Greek shores have been repurposed — carefully handcrafted into bracelets and bearing a message of hope imprinted on the wristband: "Building humanity piece by piece."SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Meet the woman behind Trump's $20 million merch empire SEE ALSO: * Government agencies allegedly teamed up to 'trap' and arrest immigrants when they arrived at their immigration interviews * Hilarious video shows cops rescuing a group of women after their giant rainbow unicorn pool float got stuck in weeds on a Minnesota lake * Melania Trump's immigration lawyer tears into Trump's 'unconscionable' attacks on so-called 'chain migration'
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Bullmann: GREECE and Europe are ready to chart a new course
Ahead of the upcoming conclusion of GREECE'S third economic adjustment programme, S&D Group president Udo Bullmann stated: “We are happy to ...
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Tax official: E-platform for short-term rentals in GREECE ready by end-August
The electronic tax platform for registering short-term rentals like AirBnB will be up and running by the end of August, the governor of the Independent ...
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Kapsimalis Architects refurbishes Santorini cave house
GREEK studio Kapsimalis Architects updated a sequence of cave-like subterranean spaces and vaulted rooms in this holiday home on the island of ...
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Monica Belucci enjoys summer vacation on GREEK islands of Mykonos and Paros
Monica Bellucci is on holiday in the GREEK Islands. The popular Italian actress loves Greece and often visits the country to spend her summer ...
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GREEK Culture Minister: Film permits for ancient sites to speed up under upcoming law
An upcoming ministerial decision will allow local antiquities departments, or ephorates, to review permits for filming on archaeological sites, Culture ...
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GREEK island of Corfu making strides toward wheelchair-friendly beaches
Thankfully, this summer wheelchair users have multiple destination options which include accessible beaches. GREEK-made Seatrac systems utilize a ...
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Turkey issues Search & Rescue NAVTEX for the area around the Greek island of Chios!
The search continues for a 22-year-old missing Greek-American
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Why the wealthy head to Porto Heli every Summer
Porto Heli is located on the “GREEK Riviera” on the north-eastern Peloponnese coast, which is a three-hour ferry ride from Athens, or 25 minutes by ...
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Cal Performances Season Kicks Off Next Month With Wynton Marsalis
"Seeing and hearing these musicians in the spectacular environment of the iconic GREEK Theatre makes this an only-at-Berkeley moment not to be ...
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Fundraising page set up to help Barrow man involved in 'bad accident' in GREECE
Jonathon Colman, Barrow, is thought to have sustained injuries in a "bad accident" while away on holiday with his friends in Zante, GREECE.
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Olive harvesting season is the best time to visit GREECE, here's why
GREECE has a long history of harvesting olives and is an olive producing country par excellence. The Mediterranean sun and the Aegean winds lend ...
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GREECE-Israel-Cyprus summit brought forward
This fall's planned trilateral summit in Jerusalem between GREECE, Cyprus and Israel at the foreign ministry level has been brought forward to ...
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Centeno warns GREECE against tweaking reforms
Any changes in reforms that are being implemented in GREECE as part of its adjustment program and any future reforms to be implemented after the ...
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Fresh call for snap elections in GREECE
As GREECE prepares for its official exit from its third bailout program on Monday, the country's conservative opposition on Saturday renewed its call for ...
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The promise of an impossible success story
The Economist could not have come up with a more precise, subtly sarcastic and at the same time disparaging way to describe GREECE'S leftist-led ...
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Greek Summer Fest gives a taste of the Mediterranean
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Can't quite swing a summer getaway to Greece? Experience a taste of it here at home with Saint George's Greek Summer Festival in St. Paul. The festival will feature Greek food, dance ...
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GREEK tanker feared hijacked in Gulf of Guinea
Tanker PANTELENA is missing since late Aug 13 in Gulf of Guinea, all contacts are reported lost, according to statement issued by crewing company ...
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Religion notes: Events in the Lincoln area Aug. 18-26
25, food, church tours, children's activities, silent auction and music, Adults $3 (or nonperishable food item), Annunciation GREEK Orthodox Church, 950 ...
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Community calendar: Real maple syrup pancake feed, Minden Fun Days and more
Omaha GREEK Festival — 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., St. John's GREEK Orthodox Church, St. Mary and Park Avenues, Omaha. Eat GREEK food and see GREEK ...
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Dancers, food and live music featured at St. George Festival
Helen Ritchie slices potatoes for the moussaka being made Thursday by the ladies of St. George GREEK Orthodox Church Food Festival, to be held ...
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Broker of 2004 Cyprus Peace Plan, Kofi Annan, Dies Aged 80
... of two states in a federation. In a referendum, the plan was approved by most Turkish Cypriots but was rejected by the GREEK Cypriot community.
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Assumption GREEK Festival Returns
Assumption Cultural Center's GreekFest is the perfect annual summertime four-day, fun-filled event for the entire family. With authentic GREEK food, ...
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Saturday Picks: The Split, Joanna Lumley's GREEK Odyssey, My Super Ex-Girlfriend
The Ab Fab star could be a GREEK goddess herself, so poised and regal is she, perched on the yacht of a shipping magnate on her journey through the ...
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GREEK leaders pay tribute to Kofi Annan
Greece's political leadership paid tribute to former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan who has died at the ...
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Father of released soldier posts message of thanks
The father of Dimitris Kouklatzis, one of the two GREEK soldiers that were released from a Turkish prison in Edirne last Tuesday, thanked God and the ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcement on the death of former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan
We express our sadness at the loss of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. A Nobel peace laureate, Kofi Annan leaves a long legacy in the work he did in Ghana, in Africa and at the UN, an Organization whose values and principles Greece has long embraced and supported.Kofi Annan will remain in our memories for his efforts in promoting peace and diplomacy, despite our differences of opinion in certain instances, his progressive ideals and his humanitarian work.
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Greek American Dead, One Missing after Boat Capsizes off Oinousses Island
Α 68-year-old Greek-American man was found dead and his 22-year-old son is missing after a dinghy boat carrying four passengers capsized off Oinousses island. The man’s daughter, 24, and his friend al...
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‘Greece has Returned to Growth’ Says EU’s Moscovici
Europe has come out of the Greek experience collectively stronger, said EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici ahead of Greece’s exit from the bailou...
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Greece-Cyprus-Israel to Meet in September over Gas Exploration Issue
The foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel are to meet in Jerusalem on September 13 in order to discuss natural gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean. Attendees include Greece’s Nikos ...
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Woman Who Lost Family in Greek Fires Launches Lawsuit
Senior members of the Greek authorities are being sued by a woman who lost her husband, son and daughter in July’s deadly Attica fires. Varvara Voukaki’s lawsuit is directed at seven officials, includ...
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Emerging markets: who's taking the biggest hits and why?
Trump trade tariffs and higher borrowing costs are causing problems from Turkey to China Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are causing tremors in global markets. Emerging economies from Turkey to China are finding it more expensive to export to the US. Investors who put their money in safe havens after the 2012 Greek crisis are nervous again. The FTSE Emerging Index of stocks in the developing world tumbled last week, taking the decline in its value since the beginning of the year to more than 20%. It is not only the US president troubling investors though. The country’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, has quadrupled interest rates in the last couple of years. Countries that borrowed heavily in dollars to fund their growth face the prospect of paying a heavy price in extra interest payments. It is a crippling bill that has already forced Argentina to seek help from the International Monetary Fund. Others could follow: Continue reading...
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Greece's exit from bailouts rather symbolic, more work needed: expert
ATHENS, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Greece's forthcoming exit on Aug. 20 from the bailout programs signed with international lenders since May 2010 is rather symbolic and more work needs to be done to support ...
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GREEK State Debt Rises to €345.3 Billion in June
Greece's central government debt reached €345.3 billion at the end of June, up from €343.7 billion three months earlier, according to data published ...
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GREEK Rental Property Tax Platform to Go Online by End-August
An electronic tax platform for registering short-term rentals like AirBnB will be up and running by the end of August, the governor of the Independent ...
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Turkish Coast Guard Ship 'Stopped GREEK Fishermen'
Allegations of harassment at sea of GREEK fishermen by Turkish boats and the country's coast guard continued on Friday. It follows reports earlier this ...
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Berlin says Athens agrees to take back GREEK-registered migrants
BERLIN, Germany — Germany said Friday it had reached an agreement under which Greece would take back asylum seekers already registered ...
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Be GREEK for the weekend at 2018 GREEK Festival in Reno
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The 2018 GREEK Festival kicks-off this weekend with a celebration of authentic GREEK Cuisine, traditional folk ...
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GREEK Summer Festival in St. Paul
ST PAUL, Minn. - Greece is a world famous vacation destination and this summer you can get a taste of Greece in St. Paul. The St. George GREEK ...
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Get Paid to Take Care of 55 Cats, Live on a GREEK Island
To live on a GREEK island reads like a dream in and of itself, but now while staying there you can even make a comfortable living… watching cats. 55 of ...
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Macedonia: The Name That Broke The Russian-GREEK Bond?
Historic partners Russia and Greece are locked in one an ever-worsening spat after Athens accused Moscow of interfering in its domestic affairs while ...
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