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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Greek cafes, like the Rose Marie in Orange, served food and fantasy that changed cultural face of Australia

If you're an especially eagle-eyed Central West local, you may have noticed two gold letters embedded in the footpath outside the Commonwealth Bank in Summer Street, Orange. R.M. — the letters mark wh...


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Albania bans Greek Cypriot European MP from entering

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's Foreign Ministry says that a Greek Cypriot European parliamentarian has been banned from entering the country again for her extremist anti-Albanian activities at a fun...


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Constantinople Says Uninformed on GREEK Deal on Separation of State, Church

ATHENS (Sputnik) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has not been informed about the GREEK authorities' deal with the Church of ...


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Clippers vs. Bucks Preview: Can LA Silence the GREEK Freak and Co.?

Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. When: 12:30 p.m. PST. How to Watch: Fox Sports Prime Ticket, Fox Sports Go App. How to Listen: AM 570 ...


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Albania bans 52 GREEKS after 'extremism' at funeral

Hundreds of people, many from Greece, attended the funeral of Konstantinos Katsifas, an ethnic GREEK killed during a shootout with Albanian police ...


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GREEK karateka wins gold in Madrid

Now the 20-year-old GREEK athlete can look forward to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, when karate is to join the official program of sports. The Hellenic ...


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Albania accuses 52 GREEK nationals of participating in 'extremist events'

Albania has labeled 52 GREEK nationals who attended the funeral on Thursday of an ethnic GREEK who was fatally shot in a gun battle with Albanian ...


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3rd Thessaloniki Summit 2018 with the participation of heads of governments from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania

With the presence of the Prime Ministers of Greece Alexis Tsipras Bulgaria Boyko Borissov Serbia Ana Brnabic and Romanian VicePresident Ana Birchall will be held in Thessalon


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University of Kansas Forms Task Force for Greek System

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas has established a new task force to recommend changes to the school's Greek system in order to improve safety and efficiency. The Kansas City Star report...


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Saffron, Greece's 'red gold,' fuels trade in wilted economy

KROKOS, Greece — Every autumn, Zisis Kyrou is more often found plucking flowers in northern Greece's purple saffron fields than in his office as a civil engineer. Saffron — the spice so expensive it's ...


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Greek karateka Eleni Hatziliadou becomes world champion in Spain (photos)

She defeated a Japanse opponent in the 68+kg final


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Best Forex Brokers in Greece 2018

Finding a broker is one of the keystones to successful trading. Your trading skill will take you only so far if you have bad spreads or can’t withdraw your profits. FXEmpire’s job is to conduct in-dep...


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Ecumenical Patriarch concerned about the Tsipras-Ieronymos agreement

For two hours Educations and Religious Affairs Minister Costas Gavroglou was briefing Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul about the recent agreement between the government and the Greek Orthodox Church of Greece. I twas the second time within two days, the Ecumenical Patriarch was receiving a briefing by Greek officials on the issue. The Patriarch has … The post Ecumenical Patriarch concerned about the Tsipras-Ieronymos agreement appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Grandson of Leo Tolstoy Buried in Messinia, Greece

Alexander Tolstoy, the grandson of great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, died at the age of 87 in Greece and was buried on Friday at the Kardamili Cemetery in Messinia, Peloponnese. The deceased had ...


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Van Carrying Migrants Crashes, Killing a Child and Injuring 27 in Greece

(THESSALONIKI, Greece) — Greek police say that a 4-year-old Iraqi boy has been killed and 27 others injured when a van carrying migrants struck a truck while fleeing police in northern Greece.


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The brave self-sacrifice at Arkadi in the fight with the Ottomans on November 9, 1866

The heroic death of the Cretans opened the way for their union with Greece in 1913


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Shocking! This Syrian refugee raped a 3-year old boy in Greek hotspot

Police released his photo and name


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Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs G. Katrougalos’ Interview on “Thema Radio” with journalists M. Pollatos and I. Makrygiannis (Athens, 09/11/2018)

REPORTER: We have the honour to host the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Giorgos Katrougalos. Good morning Mr. Katrougalos. G. KATROUGALOS Good morning, to you and your listeners. REPORTER: Mr. Katrougalos, I wonder what it is like to be the Alternate Minister now that the Chief Minister is also the Prime Minister of the country? Is it different from what it was like before? REPORTER: Better, worse? What is it like? G. KATROUGALOS As one of your colleagues said jokingly, now I am no longer an Alternate Minister, but a substitute of the Minister. Seriously now, I feel a real responsibility on my shoulders, because my duties have been upgraded at an extremely difficult Ministry which is crucial to our national interests. REPORTER: Since, Mr. Tsipras, as Prime Minister, does not have too much time to deal with matters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as we understand, you are the person who does most of the work. So it has more... G. KATROUGALOS: I can assure you that it is the Prime Minister who deals with all the serious and strategic matters. He holds regular meetings with the Ministry’s officials because he does not want to hear only the opinion of the political leadership. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is, in essence, its diplomats. And for this purpose, thematic meetings are convened every week. The Prime Minister is the person who gives instructions. He is responsible. It is he who runs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. REPORTER: To speak seriously, as you said earlier, yesterday, during his interview on ALPHA, the Prime Minister seemed to have backtracked a little from what Nikos Kotzias said on 20 October, during the ceremony of the Ministry’s handover, about the extension of territorial waters. First of all, Mr. Tsipras, said that this announcement was made in a clumsy way. G. KATROUGALOS I also paid attention to the interview, as you can see. He said that we shall not budge on the strategic question. The extension of territorial waters is a strategy which favours our national interests. As for the tactical question, he deems it appropriate, on such major issue, to allow for a public debate and consultations with the political parties. And he said, and that is exactly what he characterized as clumsy, that during the handover and takeover, the announcement was made without a prior process of discussion. REPORTER: So when do you think the extension will take place? When do you see it happening? G. KATROUGALOS As the Prime Minister said, this discussion will have to take place with the political parties. Our line has already been determined. I do not see new changes happening because systematic work has been done over the past 2 to 2.5 years. You know, it is not merely a matter of announcement. Greek and foreign experts have drawn up maps which duly respect International Law, and are also based on the specific requirements of the cartographic science. Therefore, all these elements are ready. International Law has given us this possibility since 1995. REPORTER: So when will it come before the Parliament? G. KATROUGALOS I told you, immediately. As soon as the process will have been completed. The consultation process must take place before. Possibly, the Prime Minister will also convene the National Council on Foreign Policy, so that this process can also have an institutional character. REPORTER: In one or two months, let's say? G. KATROUGALOS I imagine that the two months period you have mentioned is a very reasonable amount of time. REPORTER: Let’s now cover the rest, because there is this talk about new recruitments, and the agreement with the Church, etc. You intend on carrying out new recruitments. Where will you find the money? It is a legitimate question. Are you counting on a miracle? Because we have also heard about miracles yesterday.G. KATROUGALOS What some people would count as miraculous is that we are no longer subjected to the Memoranda. That we have a fiscal manoeuvring space and that our economy is going well. Last year, we had a 1.8% growth rate. This year, our growth rate will be around 2.2%, and next year, it will be up to 2.5%. This means that while we keep our finances stable and healthy - since this is a prerequisite for not sliding back in high debt, for this is where bipartisanship led us, - we now have a financial manoeuvring space to be able to do something good for society, to hire teachers in schools, and nurses and doctors in hospitals. It is something good for society. REPORTER: Does your positive frame of mind lead you to believe that we will find the money? G. KATROUGALOS No, it has nothing to do with being in a positive frame of mind. The money already exists. The money truly exists. You know, precisely because we are in this regime of post-program supervision, we are under the same control that all the countries of the European Union are. This means that every six months the countries of the European Union must submit their budgets to the so-called European Semester. But we also have the magnifying glass of this post-program supervision which cannot easily... No, contrary to what happened in the past, no one can give money which does not exist anymore. REPORTER: In fact, that is how it sounds now, because while we were listening to the Prime Minister yesterday he did not say anything specific. G. KATROUGALOS And you believe that the Commission has suddenly softened, and whereas it used to be the guardian of budgetary discipline now it has adopted a SYRIZA policy line? I am telling you clearly that what we are doing is in the interest of the country twice, because I repeat.... REPORTER: Now, the way you put it, someone might hear us and believe that SYRIZA is not a guardian of budgetary discipline. G. KATROUGALOS Why? I have already repeated this. We do everything we do within the financial space that our people paid for with their sacrifices. REPORTER: There is money, in short. G. KATROUGALOS For good purposes, there must be money, otherwise the state is not doing its job well. REPORTER: Can you comment on the agreement with the Church? How will the disputed property enter in one treasury Minister? That is, ‘disputed’ in the sense that we are speaking of trampled areas, or areas of land that have been illegally developed. These are cases that have been placed under Justice’s scrutiny. G. KATROUGALOS This is a very good question. First of all, the implementation of all that has been agreed derives essentially from this institutional change of principle which we plan to bring to the Constitution, namely, the neutrality of the State vis-à-vis the Church and the separation of roles. If that is the case, it is obvious that the State will no longer continue to remunerate the clergy as if they were public servants. And at that stage the problem cropped up that these people will be left out in the cold, and how we can continue to guarantee their rights? And precisely because these questions should not be left to the last minute, as you heard from the Prime Minister, sustained efforts are being pursued to speak with the Church, which also accepts the need for a consensual settlement of these questions. So we have reached the conclusion that there is Church property which has yet to be recorded. Alas, as you probably know already, some State property has yet to be fully recorded also. These are the biggest difficulties of the Land Registry. So, in order to avoid doing things in an amateurish manner, we decided to put in place a registration scheme of the ecclesiastical property that was actually funded by the NSRF (National Strategic Reference Framework). Thus, it becomes more scientific, it has available resources, and it has precisely undertaken to record what this property is about. 22 Metropolises and the Archbishopric have already been included in this program, and gradually the entire ecclesiastical property will be recorded. In any case, in the future, the wages of the clergy will begin to be fully covered by the Ecclesiastical Property Development Fund. Precisely because we do not have a full recording, and we do not know how much revenue can currently flow from the property, that’s why, for a transitional phase, we will have a transfer from the State budget to the Church of the amount necessary to pay the salaries of the clergy, until we have found a clear solution. REPORTER: However, the priests are not happy with this situation, you are aware of this. You can see their reactions, they feel that, in the end or later, the State might sell them out. G. KATROUGALOS No big change happens easily. Without there being some people who will inevitably complain. I would say in a well-intentioned way. Many are terrified by change. But, personally, I don’t think that it is normal for a clergyman to be a public servant. His work is not the work of a public servant. He must have guarantees. He must feel secure. Anyone should feel secure, but this will be ensured by the institutional interventions we plan to make. REPORTER: Due to your position, you will need now to collaborate a little more with the Minister of National Defense, Panos Kammenos. I will not ask you if there had been prior consultation between you and Mr. Kammenos before he said that the Turks had asked for permission to fly within the Athens FIR. On the other hand, an announcement was made from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today, this morning, and I would like you to comment. So the Turks have stated that they recognize six miles of airspace, and of course, they ask for flying permission for all their military or commercial aircraft which enter the Greek airspace they recognize. Is this true? And what comment would you make? G. KATROUGALOS I will not comment on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the radio. The comments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are made via the diplomatic route. What you have read to me, however, is the long-standing position of the Turks, and that is why we have the interceptions in the Aegean between 6 and 10 nautical miles. We, as you know, have expanded our airspace to ten miles, which the other side - in the same way as it questions other rights of ours which clearly derive from International Law - rhetorically denies us. However, there cannot be any challenge to this right of ours, precisely because we have applied what International Law imposes. And we do not say this merely in words. Fortunately, we have the armed forces that can confirm in practice this right of us, and it is for this reason that we have all these constant interceptions that confirm our sovereign rights. REPORTER: Are you worried by Turkish activities in Cyprus? G. KATROUGALOS They keep us on the alert. I would not worry, for the simple reason that we have taken our measures, both we and the Republic of Cyprus. And at the diplomatic level, these tripartite or triangular partnerships with Israel and Egypt, have particularly upgraded our diplomatic strength, both of our own country and that of the Republic of Cyprus. And as the past showed, when an attempt was made to question the right of Cyprus to its Exclusive Economic Zone, this contestation was repelled. Because, as I said, the Republic of Cyprus fully respects International Law when it exploits its natural resources, and because we have taken the necessary measures to ensure that the law has also the power to defend itself. REPORTER: And, very briefly, I would like an answer to the question of what happened at the Ministerial Cabinet of 16 July, because we have a question from a listener. Did Kammenos actually say that Soros finances the Greek Government? G. KATROUGALOS I was not present at this Ministerial Council because I was at the European Council in Brussels. But I think that a full answer has already been given about what was said and what was not said. REPORTER: We would like to thank you very much, Mr. Katrougalos. G. KATROUGALOS Thank you.


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Zozo Christodoulou: The First Greek Woman who Ran the Marathon

On October 19, 1974, Zozo Christodoulou did something that no other Greek woman had done before: She ran in the original Marathon race, making history for Greek women. At the time, the race was ...


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Mavropigi SOS: Puppies and adult dogs at risk as PPC demolishes the village

More than 50 dogs, puppies and adult dogs are in urgent need of help and adoption. Their lives are at risk as Greece’s Public Power Company PPC is forwarding with the  demolition of the abandoned village of Mavropigi by Kozani in Western Macedonia, in order to proceed with the coal extraction. After residents got compensation, … The post Mavropigi SOS: Puppies and adult dogs at risk as PPC demolishes the village appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greek Entrepreneurs and Politicians Are Serious about Greece’s Medical Tourism Potential

ATHENS – Leading figures related to the promising field of medical tourism were honored and offered their perspectives at the awards dinner of the Med […] The post Greek Entrepreneurs and Politicians Are Serious about Greece’s Medical Tourism Potential appeared first on The National Herald.


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Bulgaria restricts access to area near Greek border because of increase in illegal migration

Bulgarian Border Police have imposed a temporary restriction on people entering an area along the Maritsa River at the BulgarianGreek border for safety reasons given a recent inc


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The Latest: Greece arrests 2 migrant traffickers

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Greek police say they have arrested two Pakistani migrant traffickers operating from Turkey. Police nab...


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Inflation in Greece rises to 1.8% in October from 1.1% in September

Annual inflation rate in Greece accelerated to 1.8 percent in October from 1.1 percent a month earlier, Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT said on Friday. The data showed that consumer price index rose to 1.8 percent year-on-year. In September the rate was 1.1 percent. The evolution of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of October2018(reference year 2009=100.0) … The post Inflation in Greece rises to 1.8% in October from 1.1% in September appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece arrests 5,633 at airports trying to leave the country with fake ID

Greek authorities say they have arrested 5,633 people, mostly migrants, so far this year for trying to fly out of the country with forged identity papers — with sharp increases in arrests at key airports. Police said the largest number of arrests was at Iraklion airport on Crete, where 1,511 people were caught compared with … The post Greece arrests 5,633 at airports trying to leave the country with fake ID appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Van carrying migrants crashes in Greece; boy killed, 27 others injured

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say that a 4-year-old Iraqi boy has been killed and 27 others injured when a van carrying migrants struck a truck while fleeing police in northern Greece. Poli...


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4-year-old Iraqi boy killed as van carrying migrants crashes in Greece

Greek police say that a 4-year-old Iraqi boy has been killed and 27 others injured when a van carrying migrants struck a truck while fleeing police in northern Greece. Police said Saturday that the tw...


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Child dies, 27 injured when migrants van collides with truck in Thessaloniki

A 4-year-old child died and 27 people were injured when a van transferring migrants collided with a truck on the old national highway Thessaloniki-Kavala on Friday night. Among the injured are five children with the youngest to be a 5-month-old baby. Injured are also two traffickers who are hospitalized guarded.  The driver and trafficker was … The post Child dies, 27 injured when migrants van collides with truck in Thessaloniki appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Announcement of Tsipras-Ieronymos Intended Deal Fires up Greek Clergy

ATHENS – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Athens Archbishop Ieronymos caught the public by surprise on November 6 in a joint televised announcement from […] The post Announcement of Tsipras-Ieronymos Intended Deal Fires up Greek Clergy appeared first on The National Herald.


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Michael Katakis Edits Ernest Hemingway’s Artifacts

ΝEW YORK – Michael Katakis, born in Chicago to a Greek immigrant father and mother who was the daughter of Greek immigrants, is an author and […] The post Michael Katakis Edits Ernest Hemingway’s Artifacts appeared first on The National Herald.


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Two Greek Girls and #MeToo

The story of Philomela and Procne is one that can be added to the list of #MeToo revelations centuries after the myth was first recounted. […] The post Two Greek Girls and #MeToo appeared first on The National Herald.


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Late Political Leader Constantine Mitsotakis Remembered at Iraklio Event

The late Constantine Mitsotakis worked to make Greece proud and help place it in the center of European developments, main opposition New Democracy (ND) Secretary […] The post Late Political Leader Constantine Mitsotakis Remembered at Iraklio Event appeared first on The National Herald.


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Tsitsipas to Face De Minaur for Next Gen Finals Trophy

MILAN (AP) — Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece will face Australian teenager Alex de Minaur in the championship match of the Next Gen Finals on […] The post Tsitsipas to Face De Minaur for Next Gen Finals Trophy appeared first on The National Herald.


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Watch: Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas smashes headset in frustration at NextGen ATP Finals

Top seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas shrugged off a freak hand injury to reach the Next Gen ATP Finals championship match with a 4-3 (7/3), 3-4 (5/7), 4-0, 2-4, 4-3 (7/2) win over Andrey Rublev on Friday.


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'Greek Freak' helps hungry Bucks overwhelm Warriors

LOS ANGELES • The National Basketball Association (NBA) campaign is only 11 games in, but Giannis Antetokounmpo is already being considered a contender for the Most Valuable Player award. Going into T...


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GREECE coach names first squad for Finland, Estonia games

ATHENS — New GREECE coach Angelos Anastasiadis on Friday named a 23-man squad for upcoming Nations League fixtures with Finland and ...


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GREECE sees sharp rise in migrants entering from Turkey in October

Greek authorities have reported a sharp increase in migrant crossings at the country's land border with Turkey along with a rise in arrests of smuggling ...


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Pakistan urged to increase trade volume with GREECE

LAHORE: GREECE'S Corfu Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President George A Kolytas has said that private sectors of GREECE and Pakistan ...


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Interconnector GREECE-Bulgaria gets nod of the European Commission

The European Commission on Thursday offered tangible support to the Interconnector GREECE-Bulgaria (IGB) natural gas pipeline project, ruling that ...


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Cruises: Never do THIS when disembarking the ship

From clothes to mannerisms, there are many ways Britons could be breaking the law on land. For any passengers heading to GREECE, there is one ...


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Athens wants clarification on Albanian ban on Greeks

GREECE late Friday urged Albania to abstain from actions that fuel tension in bilateral relations after the Foreign Ministry in Tirana labeled 52 Greek ...


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Greek tourism should aim to woo more high-income visitors

GREECE still has significant potential for attracting more high-income tourists who bring the biggest added value to the Greek economy, the Institute of ...


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GREECE, Pak private sectors urged to enhance cooperation

LAHORE - Vice President of CORFU Chamber of Commerce Industry, GREECE, George A Kolytas has said that private sectors of GREECE and Pakistan ...


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After 3 Colorado fraternities are shutdown, what are the pros and cons of Greek life?

BOULDER, Colo. -- Three Colorado college fraternities have recently been shut down over serious violations of sexual misconduct, harassment and allegations of drugging women. With these fraternities m...


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I don't claim to know what it's like to live as a refugee, but in Moria I would lose my sanity

In this camp I saw people who are accountants, farmers, musicians, sons, daughters. Just like you and me To survive, humans need perhaps just five essentials; food, shelter, air, water … and hope. I was recently involved in the filming of a TV show that took us to the infamous refugee camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos in Greece. And it was there, among the suffocating overcrowding, the sodden ground, the piles of rubbish, the flimsy tents, the lack of sanitation, the weak and the ill that I saw what hopelessness looks like. Related: 'We have found hell': drawings reveal children's trauma at Lesbos camp | Lorenzo Tondo Related: Let the children play: the man who built a playground on Lesbos Continue reading...


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Clippers face tough Bucks and the ‘Greek Freak’ next

The Clippers returned from Portland packing a fifth loss, more valuable experience for rookie Shai Gilgeous Alexander – and, for sneakerhead Montrezl Harrell, bags and bags of shoes, courtesy of a sto...


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