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Saturday, May 11, 2019
PAOK Thessaloniki Wins Greek Football Cup Final
PAOK Thessaloniki won the final of the Greek Cup against AEK Athens with a score of 1-0 on Saturday night at the Olympic Stadium of Athens, OAKA. This is the third consecutive year that PAOK wins ...
82 asylum seekers pushed back from Greece to Turkey in past three weeks: report
We are hiding near Nea Vyssa [on the GREEK-Turkey land border] in fear of a push back. We urge the United Nations and GREEK authorities to protect ...
GREEK municipalities will launch free WiFi in public spaces and transport
The GREEK government has announced plans to install approximately 3,000 wireless access points in public areas, including buses and trolleybuses ...
American leaders of Greek Orthodox Church quit their posts
The US leaders of the Greek Orthodox Church — rocked by priest sex scandals, a financial crisis, and the building debacle at the World Trade Center site — have quit. Archbishop Demetrios, 91 ...
Tourists denied entry to Acropolis because they wore ancient Greek attire!
The site guards said the female German tourists needed a special permit
Test for Turkey as gas alliance undermines its regional ambitions
Cyprus, Italy, Jordan, Egypt, GREECE, Israel and the Palestinians are part of the bloc, which has sounded a “death knell” for Turkey's aspirations, ...
Alyssa Milano Calls for 'Sex Strike' to Protest Georgia Abortion Bill, Sparks #Lysistrata2019 Tag on ...
It's a story that's been adapted and restaged countless times, most recently in 2015, when director Spike Lee moved the action from ancient GREECE to ...
Bulgarian PM Borisov: May 20 will Start the Construction of the Interconnector with GREECE
By May 20th will happen the first sod of the construction where the interconnector with GREECE will be made. This was announced by Prime Minister ...
Benefits of learning modern GREEK
GREEK belongs to the Indo-European languages. On the other hand, this is not related to any other language in the world. Modern GREEK should not be ...
Police identified fans who attacked GREEK referee's house
GREEK authorities have identified five of the nearly 100 hooligans that attacked the house of GREEK referee Panagiotis Anastopoulos Tuesday (7/5).
Swarthmore College Bans GREEK Life After Leaked Documents Show Culture Of Assault
Swarthmore College has banned GREEK life after leaked documents showed one fraternity joked about sexual assault, made anti-LGBTQ remarks and ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs G. Katrougalos travelling to Skopje to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new President of the Republic of North Macedonia, S. Pendarovski (Skopje, 12 May 2019)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Katrougalos will travel to Skopje tomorrow, Sunday 12 May, to represent the Greek government at the swearing-in ceremony of the new President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski.
Line pipe supplier selected for Gas Interconnector GREECE-Bulgaria
“The line pipe supply procedure is one of the two most important public procurements that secure the start of the construction of the GREECE-Bulgaria ...
GREECE First in EU in New Migrant Arrivals for 2019, UN Confirms
GREECE received the biggest number of migrants from January 1 to May 8, the United Nations (UN) confirmed on Friday. According to the UN Migration ...
Assassin's Creed Odyssey: May Update Preview
This one – May – brings yet another installment of the Lost Tales of GREECE, new items to the store and some very interesting game improvements!
Patriarch Bartholomew bestows honorary titles to GREEK Australian Archdiocese advisers
His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew bestowed honorary titles to GREEK Australians on Friday, 10 May. The financial and legal advisors of ...
Yanis Varoufakis' star power wanes as his populist movement appears... unpopular
GREECE'S former “rock-star” finance minister is making an unlikely comeback — as a candidate for the European elections in Germany. The one-time ...
Assassin's Creed Odyssey May update includes ninth Tales of GREECE episode, new items
In the ninth episode of The Lost Tales of GREECE, you will discover an “impostor” has been posing as your character. This has tarnished your good ...
Rick Pitino: In my five months in GREECE, I've witnessed things I've never seen in coaching
Rick Pitino: In my five months in GREECE, I've witnessed things I've never ... On Saturday (11/5), Pitino found out how things work in GREECE regarding ...
ELEPAP’s Work is Expanding with the Development of Its Structures and People
ATHENS – ELEPAP, (Hellenic Society for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons – www.elepap.gr) is known not only in Greece but throughout Hellenism, especially […] The post ELEPAP’s Work is Expanding with the Development of Its Structures and People appeared first on The National Herald.
72-year-old GREEK migrant makes the best tsipouro in Australia
It was definitely a 'pinch-me' moment when 72-year-old early GREEK Australian Anastasios (Tom) Christopoulos heard the news that his own tsipouro ...
Stefanos Tsitsipas Advances to Madrid Open Semifinals
GREEK tennis phenomenon Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Germany's Alexander Zverev, securing a position in the Madrid Open semifinals, in Spain on ...
May weather warning: Heavy rainfalls, powerful storms, hail and strong winds
Greece’s National Meteorology Service issued a warning of weather deterioration with heavy rainfalls and powerful storms that will be locally accompanied by hail falls and strong winds. According to the weather warning issue don Saturday, the weather deterioration will set in the evening hours of Sunday, May 12th 2019, initially in the North-West parts of … The post May weather warning: Heavy rainfalls, powerful storms, hail and strong winds appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
The road signs that stirred up Albania-GREECE relations yet again
In GREECE, foreign minister George Katrougalos also considered the matter to be technical rather than political. He said on a radio interview on May 6:.
Level-headed strategy
Turkey's policies under the guidance of strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan have generated widespread concern in GREECE. That said, certain ...
Athens faces possible sanctions for reducing primary surplus target
GREECE may face sanctions from its eurozone creditors that could entail holding back the return of central banks' earnings from Greek bonds, due to ...
Hellenic Olympic Committee supports France in bid to include Olympic values on UNESCO World ...
France, the hosts of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, began the attempt in September 2018 and had requested GREECE'S involvement as the ...
Aegean island abbot picked to lead American branch of GREEK Orthodox church
Despite calls to slow down the process or at least name a bishop from the United States, the top synod of the GREEK Orthodox church have named a ...
President Pavlopoulos to Xinhua: Greece Can Act as a Bridge Between China, EU
President of the Hellenic Republic emphasised the importance of dialogue between civilisations, including dialogue between East and West, in an interview with Xinhua published on […] The post President Pavlopoulos to Xinhua: Greece Can Act as a Bridge Between China, EU appeared first on The National Herald.
Swarthmore College sets 2022 eviction for all GREEK clubs
SWARTHMORE — Fraternities and sororities will no longer be allowed at Swarthmore College following outrage over years-old documents allegedly ...
Metropolitan Elpidophoros of Bursa Elected Unanimously Archbishop of America
NEW YORK – The GREEK Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces to the faithful the election of His Eminence Metropolitan Elpidophoros of Bursa ...
Neuroscientist Dr Hannah Critchlow: ‘Changing the way that you think is cognitively costly’
In her new book, the scientist examines the role of fate in our lives, how our politics are formed and sniffing out Mr Right Dr Hannah Critchlow is a neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge. Her debut book, _The Science of Fate_, examines how much of our life is predetermined at birth and to what extent we are in control of our destiny. HOW HAS THE SLOW MARCH OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AFFECTED OUR CONCEPT OF FATE? ON ONE HAND, WE KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW GENETICS DRIVES OUR LIVES, YET WE ALSO HAVE MORE GOOD EVIDENCE FOR THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO SHAPE OUR OWN OUTCOMES. This concept of fate and destiny has around since the Greeks – it threads through different cultures and is deeply rooted in the way that we speak today; for instance, we often say that babies are born destined for greatness. Continue reading...
Alyssa Milano calls for 'sex strike' in response to Georgia's anti-abortion law, gets brutally mocked
Taking a cue from the literature of ancient GREECE, actress and political activist Alyssa Milano called for a "sex strike" Friday in response to the ...
Without Basketball, GREECE Wouldn't Love Antetokounmpo – But it Should
If Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks and NBA superstar, elevating himself already into a rare pantheon of the best-ever, couldn't play ...
'Masked men beat us with batons': Greece accused of violent asylum seeker pushbacks
Scores of Turkish asylum seekers have been pushed back — sometimes violently — from Greece in the last three weeks, lawyers and family members told Euronews. Witnesses claim various groups of masked ...
Meet the GREEK National Opera: Spring Gathering in New York
NEW YORK – The GREEK National Opera (GNO) in collaboration with the King Baudouin Foundation on May 9 held a meet-and-greet event with the ...
Survey: GREEKS Value Compassion and Solidarity More Positive Toward Refugees than Other EU ...
The GREEK people are more positively disposed toward refugees than residents in many other EU countries, according to an Ipsos survey on how ...
Swarthmore president announces permanent GREEK life ban after leaked documents, sit-ins
Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith announced Friday that fraternities and sororities will no longer exist at the school in the wake of the ...
Assassin's Creed Odyssey May Update Adds Herakles, Pits Players Against Their Own Imposter
As usual, the update will include a new The Lost Tales of GREECE mission, and this one's a unique one, pitting players against their own doppelganger.
Archbishop Elpidoforos: Who is the new Archbishop of America
A spiritual leader with vision and ethos, the Meetropolit of Proussis (Bursa) Elpidoforos was unanimously elected the new Archbishop of America by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul on Saturday. The 52-year-old Elpidoforos is considered as one of the people Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew trusts most. He has an impressive CV and is … The post Archbishop Elpidoforos: Who is the new Archbishop of America appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Interview: GREEK president eyes even better relations with China
by Yu Shuaishuai, Maria Spiliopoulou, Li Xiaopeng. ATHENS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The already very good Sino-GREEK relations will become even better ...
Elpidoforos Elected as New GREEK Orthodox Archbishop of America
The Bishop of Bursa Elpidoforos, was elected as the new GREEK Orthodox Archbishop of America on Saturday. The decision was taken in Istanbul by ...
Erdogan: Stability in Cyprus and East Med only if Turkey’s interests protected
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that stability in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea can be possible only if the interests of Turkey and Turkish Cypriots are protected. “Stability in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean is only possible by looking after the rights and interests of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,” … The post Erdogan: Stability in Cyprus and East Med only if Turkey’s interests protected appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Turkmenistan appoints ambassadors to Greece and Croatia
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov appointed ambassadors to Greece and Croatia, Trend reports referring to the corresponding presidential decrees. Berdimyrat Rejepow, who heads ...
Dialogue between civilizations crucial to world peace, says Greek president
ATHENS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Dialogue between different civilizations is important for world peace, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has said. "Global peace depends on the dialogue between ...
GREEK Defence Minister attends Serbia's 'Victory Day'
Greece's Defense Minister, Evangelos Apostolakis attended Serbia's Victory Day military parade which marked the defeat of Nazi Germany in World ...
Police dismantle illegal infant adoption ring
GREEK authorities dismantled an organised illegal infant adoption ring following the arrest of the mastermind and three other alleged gang members in ...
Greece applauds massive Chinese progress
(MENAFN) President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos hailed China for the massive development it achieved over the last seven decades. This comes as the Greek president sets for a state trip to China ...