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Sunday, October 14, 2018

Kalki's latest collection takes inspiration from the GREEK Goddess Athena

Kalki's latest collection is inspired by Athena, the GREEK Goddess who represented wisdom and feminism. The ensembles exuberated the spirit of ...


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Dijsselbloem: Greece has a point on issue of pension cuts

Former Eurogroup president and Dutch foreign minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem continued to toe a much more moderate line vis-a-vis the Greek program since leaving office and the Eurozone limelight, callin...


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No More Hard Liquor At MSU's GREEK Houses

According to The State News, "all hard alcohol has been banned" from GREEK Houses as of October 10th, 2018. This means that any drink "above 15 ...


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Turkey migrants: Lorry crash in Izmir 'kills 22'

A day earlier, 11 people thought to be migrants died when their car burst into flames after a crash in GREECE. The lorry was travelling from Aydin to ...


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Nineteen killed in migrant vehicle crash in Turkey

Nineteen people, including children, died on Sunday when a vehicle carrying migrants reportedly heading for EU member GREECE plunged off the ...


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CYPRUS:President takes a personal interest in restoring ferry link to GREECE

“The ministers have agreed that the ferry link will ultimately benefit Cyprus and GREECE, tightening commercial ties and enhancing tourist flows,” said ...


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Migrant truck crash kills 22 in Turkey

A million migrants crossed from Turkey into GREECE in 2015, mostly by boats, in a crisis which forced a deal between Ankara and the EU to stem the ...


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GREECE: Hundreds of Thousands of New Jobs in 2018, Half of Them Part-Time, Data Reveals

The period between January and September of 2018 held some good and some bad news for GREECE'S economy and more specifically the issue of ...


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Macedonia Lawmakers To Debate Name Change On October 15

GREECE, an EU and NATO member, has for years maintained that Macedonia's name implied the Balkan nation had territorial claims to its northern ...


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Why I travelled home to vote in favour of adding 'North' to Macedonia's name

Last month, Macedonians voted on whether to change the country's name to North Macedonia, and end a 27-year dispute with GREECE over its ...


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In GREECE, fat tourists are forbidden to ride on donkeys

The Greek government has banned the tourists with the extra weight to ride the donkeys. Reported by the Daily Mail. According to the newspaper, the ...


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Branded residences gaining ground in GREECE

Real estate developers in high-end tourism are hoping to attract the international economic elite to GREECE in the coming years with the introduction of ...


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Draft budget expected to be sent to EC without pension cuts

The government is expected to submit GREECE'S draft budget for next year to the European Commission Monday without including a new round of ...


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Nineteen killed as truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey

The influx of migrants was drastically curtailed by a 2016 accord between Ankara and the EU, after hundreds died crossing to GREEK islands a few ...


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NBA Central Preview: Milwaukee Bucks GREEK Freak Is Next Big Superstar

Fast forward to 17 years later, and thanks to the GREEK Freak the Milwaukee Bucks ... It was the GREEK Freak's official coming out party and he nearly ...


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Living Artists & Old Masters: Marc Quinn

I chose this image,” he says, referring to the painting showing GREEK riot police, “because it reminded me of some of the friezes of the Parthenon in ...


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Cal Kounaris

She was a member of St. George GREEK Orthodox Church, and was a former member of the choir at church. Cal had two passions in life after her ...


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Travelers can now publish online their sketches and drawings of Greece

Very much like the early European travelers to Greece, modern travelers still love to spend their time sketching under the magnificent GREEK light.


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Jewish GREEK community 'dismayed' after local cemetery vandalised

The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece has expressed “its dismay of the entire GREEK Jewry” after an attack at a Jewish cemetery.


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Grudge match over Macedonia has implications for the globe

Pella lies in today's GREEK province of Macedonia (it shares a border with the Republic of Macedonia). This seems proof positive of Alexander's GREEK ...


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New York's Astoria To Honor GREEK 'Aktina FM' By Co-Naming A Street

25 years ago, Ms. Elena Maroulleti, had envisioned making a difference in the GREEK and GREEK Cypriot American community and also to provide for ...


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Tensions flare over development of Cyprus gas fields

At their summit on the GREEK island of Crete on October 10, Mr El Sisi and Mr Tsipras both pledged to support Cyprus in its effort to exploit its offshore ...


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Name deal vote pivotal for GREEK government

Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent GREEKS (ANEL), has repeatedly said he will vote down the ...


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The three reasons investors are concerned about GREEK banks

The bearish mood that has dominated the GREEK stock market and led the banks index 42.47 percent lower over the last three months can be blamed ...


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Three migrant women whose throats were slashed at a border crossing in northern Greece 'may ...

... murder along a key border crossing in northern Greece may have been targeted by jihadi extremists, GREEK investigators said Sunday. They said ...


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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey review: Get thee to the Greek

Everybody wants something from you in Odyssey, the umpteenth in the AC series that edges ever further from its origins as an assassin simulator. Reminiscent of another great RPG, The Witcher 3, this i...


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Jewish Headstones Smashed in Greek City That Saw One of Nazis' Largest Liquidations

Unidentified individuals smashed eight tombstones at a Jewish cemetery in Greece, including those of the local communal leader. The incident happened last week at Trikala, a city in central Greece loc...


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Jews’ headstones smashed in Greek city

Unidentified individuals smashed eight tombstones at a Jewish cemetery in Greece, including that of the former local community leader. The incident happened last week at Trikala, a city in central Gre...


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MSF warns of increasing assaults against children in Moria camp

Médecins Sans Frontières’ Greece Medical Coordinator Dr. Declan Barry told Newsweek that since mid-May, the organization has seen an average of one reported case of sexual assault per week, which adds up to at least 21 cases reported to MSF alone in less than five months. Barry said that those cases involved women, men and children at the … The post MSF warns of increasing assaults against children in Moria camp appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Important Monuments on Ancient Greece on one …beach

The Acropolis, the Parthenon and the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus were spotted all in one place on the beach Psili Ammo in Tolo by Naflpio on Saturday afternoon. An unknown artist created the exceptional constructions out of sand. With excessive patience, talent and skills, the artist or the artists modeled the sand into miniatures of … The post Important Monuments on Ancient Greece on one …beach appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Lorry carrying migrants plunges off highway, killing 22 in Turkey

Twenty-two people, including children, died on Sunday when a vehicle carrying migrants reportedly heading for EU member Greece plunged off the highway into a waterway in western Turkey. The vehicle, described as a lorry, was travelling on a highway in the Izmir region close to Izmir airport when it flipped over and fell into the channel several metres below, state-run Anadolu news agency said. The nationality of the migrants was not made clear. Twenty-two people were killed, the agency said,...


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Greek Scientist Creates ‘Supercharged’ Immune Cell To Fight Cancer

Anastasios Karadimitris is a Greek professor of hematology at the Imperial College of London. The professor and his research team came up with an innovative idea to fight cancer. They believe that ...


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SYRIZA at odds with coalition partner Kammenos over unilateral steps in foreign policy

Without mentioning the name of his junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos, Prime Minister Alexisi Tsipras sent a clear message to Defense Minister saying that there is no alternative plan to the Prespes Agreement with FYROMand that those who are not in charge should not….. Speaking at the convention of SYRIZA Central Committee. Tsipras said among … The post SYRIZA at odds with coalition partner Kammenos over unilateral steps in foreign policy appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Two police among eleven arrested members of a drug ring

Two police officers are among eleven people arrested on suspicion of a drug dealing ring supplying with cocaine and cannabis several cities across Greece. Next to the police officers arrested were also six more Greeks and three Albanian nationals. The ring leader is believed to be also Albanian and is at large. One of the … The post Two police among eleven arrested members of a drug ring appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Children face sexual abuse at Greek refugee camp

Families live in fear as children suffer sexual abuse at Greece's biggest refugee camp


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Charalampos Mavrias to Hibs: Neil Lennon ‘closing in’ on former Sunderland and Greek international defender

HIBS are closing in on the signing of Greek defender Charalampos Mavrias, according to reports. The 24-year-old, who is currently a free agent, was on trial at Easter Road a few weeks back. And now th...


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'Work is life' for the refugee-entrepreneurs of Greece's Ritsona camp

In some respects, Gold Cafe is like any other coffee and shisha cafe. Two caged canaries fill it with birdsong. Young men gather outside in the afternoons and older men chat around tables in the eveni...


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The Mafia Challenge: Sugar sachets by Greek company trigger outrage in Naples

Mafia stereotypes that insulted a whole city: Marlon Brandon as The Godfather, a pistol and the phrase “Live dangerously in Naples” on sugar sachets produced and distributed by Greek company “Coffeland Ltd” triggered an outrage in Italy and forced the company owner to stop the advertising campaign. The face of Marlon Brando in the guise … The post The Mafia Challenge: Sugar sachets by Greek company trigger outrage in Naples appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece is the word: Food for the immortals

Yes, the recipe for moussaka has 25 ingredients. No, I never run recipes that long, because who has the time? To be honest, when I decided to write about the food of Greece I wasn’t even thinking of i...


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ESM Chief Economist: Greece Returning to Positive Growth, Must Sustain Investor Trust

The Greek people made a major effort to successfully exit their bailout programs, and the reforms are bearing fruit, European Stability Mechanism (ESM) chief economist […] The post ESM Chief Economist: Greece Returning to Positive Growth, Must Sustain Investor Trust appeared first on The National Herald.


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Brexit Could Help the Case for Parthenon Sculptures to be Returned to Greece

The Parthenon, crown jewel from the cradle of civilization, needs its missing marbles. The Parthenon Museum in Athens is just over a decade old, a baby of an institution in the shadow of the Parthenon ...


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Egypt, GREECE and Cyprus expand East Med gas cooperation

CAIRO - Egypt, GREECE and Cyprus have agreed to establish a forum for natural gas-producing nations in the eastern Mediterranean to capitalise on ...


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Turkey: 19 migrants die in truck crash, 11 others injured

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's official news agency says at least 19 migrants have been killed in a traffic accident, among them children. The Anadolu news agency says the migrants were traveling in a truck Sunday in the western province of Izmir when it rolled over. It said 11 other people were injured in the crash and were being treated in nearby hospitals. Their nationalities were not given. Video footage showed a destroyed truck tipped upside down in a waterway with personal items scattered all around. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have set out to sea from Turkey's coasts in the last few years to try to reach neighboring Greece, which is a member of the European Union.


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Something’s Rotten in Greece’s Refugee Centers: Kammenos

I love the smell of corruption in the morning. Smells like… defeat. But what’s that smell in Greece’s detention centers and camps on islands and […] The post Something’s Rotten in Greece’s Refugee Centers: Kammenos appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece Putting More Cops Back on Foot Patrol Beats

ATHENS – With anarchists groups led by the notorious Rouvikonas group rampaging for months in Greece’s Capital, hitting a number of targets – including foreign […] The post Greece Putting More Cops Back on Foot Patrol Beats appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek High School Teachers Say No to Schools Getting Donations

ATHENS – Greece’s State High School Teachers’ Federation (OLME) said state schools should not accept private donations because it could bring about the “full commodification […] The post Greek High School Teachers Say No to Schools Getting Donations appeared first on The National Herald.


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Kammenos Defends Balkan Alliance Idea, US Bases in Greece

ATHENS – Running a separate agenda from Prime Minister and Radical Left SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, Defense Minister Panos Kammenos isn’t backing off his suggestion […] The post Kammenos Defends Balkan Alliance Idea, US Bases in Greece appeared first on The National Herald.


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In Search of Greece’s Most Famous Lost Treasure

Ali Pasha was an Ottoman ruler with Albanian roots in the western Ottoman empire, where today’s Epirus, West Macedonia, and Thessaly regions lie. Ali served as pasha of a large part of western ...


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Savannah Greek Festival celebrates 68th year

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -The 68th annual Savannah Greek Festival is underway at St. Paul’s Hellenic Center. The three day event usually kicks off on a Thursday, but it began on Friday this year because of ...


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PHOTOS: Opa! Pensacola GREEK Festival hits downtown.

Dancers perform for the crowd Saturday, October 13, 2018 during the Pensacola GREEK Festival at the Annunciation GREEK Orthodox Church.


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