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Monday, October 28, 2019

IOC President Awarded Highest Greek Order

Oct. 28 /CSRwire/ - Speaking at the ceremony, Greek President Pavlopoulos expressed his appreciation of the IOC President’s “exemplary services in favour of the values and principles of the Olympic ...


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Despite Tariff Exemption, GREEK Producers Struggle to Export Their Oil

With U.S. tariffs on some Spanish olive oil imports coming into force, GREEK producers should have an advantage over Spain. However, the nation has ...


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GREEK 'Ohi' Day celebrations with GREEK leaders' messages

GREEK President Prokopis Pavlopoulos marked the 28 October anniversary and the GREEK entry into World War II in Thessaloniki. During the parade ...


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Turkish ambassador: Drillships to remain in Cyprus until resources are shared

As for his country's relations with GREECE, he said Turkey is not a revisionist country and that it respects the Lausanne Treaty and its neighbors borders, ...


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Four in five EU coal power plants unprofitable: GREECE'S PPC faces EUR 596 million loss ...

Four in five EU coal power plants are unprofitable and utilities could lose EUR 6.6 billion this year alone, finds a new report from financial think-tank ...


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Woman Dies In ATV Crash In GREECE, Family Wants To Bring Her Home

The Long Island woman was on vacation to celebrate her 28th birthday when tragedy struck. A fundraiser was created to bring her back home.


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GREECE approves passage of new gambling bill modernising frameworks

Ted Menmuir October 28, 2019 Europe, Latest News, Sportsbook Comments Off on GREECE approves passage of new gambling bill modernising ...


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Terna Energy to invest EUR 250 million in renewables in GREECE

Continuing its investment program in GREECE, Terna is implementing new investments of more than EUR 250 million in the clean energy production ...


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Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor's Estate Now Open for Booking

Leigh Fermor and his wife Joan, a well-known photographer in her own right, so loved GREECE, they moved to a beautiful estate, designed and built by ...


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Factbox: Soft or hard

GREECE - Athens fully lifted its remaining capital controls in August - more than four years after introducing the curbs when GREECE was embroiled in a ...


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Gobowen teenager fundraises for eye-opening GREECE trip to help injured turtles

A TEENAGER from Gobowen is approaching the final hurdle in her fundraising efforts. Tia Evans,15, has been raising money for a trip to GREECE with ...


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GREECE Man Turns 104, Says He'd "Write a Book" if He Knew Secret to Long Life

Jim Walker says gets the question from time to time. The one about the secret to a long life. "If I knew, I'd write a book and make a million bucks,” ...


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“Volunteering” & “Social Contribution”: Greek Gov’t narrative of Oxi Day, War against Italy

High-ranking members of conservative New Democracy are determined to drive Greeks nuts with regards the history of the country. In the new narrative of the new government, on 28. October 1940, Greece did not fight fascists, Nazism and the Axis powers but ‘populists‘, and the Greeks were not soldiers but “volunteers” fighting in the context … The post “Volunteering” & “Social Contribution”: Greek Gov’t narrative of Oxi Day, War against Italy appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece wins European creditors’ approval to repay IMF early

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has won approval from its European creditors to repay part of its debts to the International Monetary Fund earlier than required, thus avoiding cumbersome interest ...


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Look Inside Rockrose, a New GREEK Restaurant in the International House Hotel

The owner of casual Lakefront seafood destination the Blue Crab opens an upscale, modern Mediterranean restaurant downtown today, in a ...


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Incubus Celebrates 20 Years of 'Make Yourself' at LA's GREEK Theatre, to the Fevered Excitement of ...

This was made even more apparent at the band's sold-out concert at the GREEK Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday — 20 years to the day of Make ...


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Family Stories and a Tattered Letter Inspire Exhibition That Unites Two Nations

Through these stories I became interested in that particular piece of history in a dual capacity— both as a descendant of GREEKS who lived the ...


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Oil Drilling in Greece? This Is What the High Cost of Debt Payments Looks Like.

[A woman covered in oil stands in front of a green Extinction Rebellion banner] The Greek government appears all too eager to welcome the oil drilling future.


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Now even Greece is getting paid to borrow money

Michael Hunter Greece, the one-time bond market pariah at the heart of Europe's sovereign debt crisis, has completed a transformative journey by joining the region's negative-yield club. Investors are ...


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Marianne Micros's Eye explores the myths and old world magic within her Greek heritage

The winners will be announced on Oct. 29, 2019. "These stories were all written at different times in my life. I am of Greek heritage and I've lived in Greek villages where there are still exists a ...


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Dutch Company Will Build Mall on Crete

With foreign investors looking at Greece more keenly since the July 7 election of the pro-business New Democracy, the Dutch property development group Ten Brinke […] The post Dutch Company Will Build Mall on Crete appeared first on The National Herald.


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Turkey Says Greece Unlawfully Pushing Back Refugees, Migrants

With Greece overwhelmed with more than 78,000 refugees and migrants that Turkey let human traffickers send, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said the New Democracy government – […] The post Turkey Says Greece Unlawfully Pushing Back Refugees, Migrants appeared first on The National Herald.


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Like S&P’s, Citibank Report Says Greek Recovery On Faster Track – Not There Yet

Joining other forecasters expecting Greece to start a faster pullout from a more than 9 1/2-year fiscal and austerity crisis, the US-based Citibank was optimistic […] The post Like S&P’s, Citibank Report Says Greek Recovery On Faster Track – Not There Yet appeared first on The National Herald.


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Defence Minister: Greece’s Armed Forces Strong and Ready for Action

THESSALONIKI – Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Monday praised the combat readiness of the Greek armed forces, saying they were strong and ready for action, […] The post Defence Minister: Greece’s Armed Forces Strong and Ready for Action appeared first on The National Herald.


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1900-year-old mausoleum tablet found in northwestern Turkey

Parion, also called Parium, was an ancient GREEK city founded in 709 B.C. It had two major harbors during the Roman era and served as the main ...


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St. George GREEK Orthodox Church to hold 12th annual 'Dancing with the GREEKS' at Wellman ...

BANGOR – “Dancing with the GREEKS” annual fundraising dance will be held 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Wellman Commons, Bangor Masonic ...


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The 50 most beautiful cities in the world

[Bergen Norway]Grisha Bruev / Shutterstock * Flight Network ranked the 50 most beautiful cities in the world. * Paris, France, took the top spot. * New York City and London rounded out the top three. * Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. If you're already working on your 2020 travel bucket list, here are 50 more places to add. Flight Network surveyed over 1,000 travel agencies, writers, and bloggers about the cities they find most stunningly gorgeous and ranked the answers. Here are the 50 most beautiful cities on the planet. 50. ATHENS, GREECE Edwin Verin/Shutterstock Take a walking tour of Athens to hit all of the major sites: Acropolis, the Parthenon, and the Panathenaic Stadium. 49. BEIJING, CHINA SchnepfDesign/Shutterstock Aside from the Great Wall of China, one of the seven wonders of the world, other must-sees include the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven. 48. JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA saiko3p / Shutterstock Jaipur is also known as the "Pink City" for its colorful palaces. Tour Amber Palace, the Palace of the Winds, and the City Palace for the best of the city's architecture. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER SEE ALSO: * 20 Halloween costume ideas inspired by this year's biggest movies and TV shows * There are only 33 songs in history that have been certified diamond — here they all are * 26 celebrities who say they believe in ghosts


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Greek canned peach producers in despair after Trump's new tariffs

Now it's 43%, thanks to new WTO-authorized countermeasures - U.S. retaliation for EU Airbus subsidies (SOUNDBITE) (English) GREEK CANNERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT KOSTAS APOSTOLOU SAYING: "Why they ...


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Out of the Past, Karamanlis Says Greece’s Road Still Rocky

ATHENS – Mostly invisible since he was beaten a decade ago by the now-defunct PASOK Socialists, former Premier and then-New Democracy leader Costas Karamanlis emerged […] The post Out of the Past, Karamanlis Says Greece’s Road Still Rocky appeared first on The National Herald.


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Newly Renovated St. Thomas Church Opens with Vespers and Divine Liturgy

HERRY HILL, NJ – The parishioners of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Thomas in Cherry Hill enjoyed an exciting and blessed day as the […] The post Newly Renovated St. Thomas Church Opens with Vespers and Divine Liturgy appeared first on The National Herald.


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Festivals galore - music, Greek and more - in Pasco and Hernando counties this weekend

St. George’s Greek American Festival: This 35th-annual event will be from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2, and noon to 10 p.m. Nov. 3 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 9426 Little Road, New Port ...


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Greece marks national "Ochi Day"

ATHENS, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Greece celebrated its national "Ochi Day" (No Day) on Monday with military and pupils' parades across the country, sending a message of hard work for a better future. "Ochi ...


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ESM, EFSF Approve Waiver Of Greece's Mandatory Early Loan Repayment

(RTTNews) - Greece does not have to meet a mandatory repayment obligation to EU to make a partial early repayment of a loan from the International Monetary Fund, the European Stability Mechanism, or ...


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Vodafone Greece to stop offering Elta, Amenge prepaid cards

Vodafone Greece announced it wil stop selling its Elta and Amenge prepaid cards as of 28 November. From 28 November, the subscribers of Elta Prepaid will be automatically transferred to the Vodafone ...


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GREEK Financial Cops Catch Chinese Counterfeit Sneaker Crowd

In March this year, cccasional busts by GREEK police of counterfeit goods rings hadn't helped the country's ranking or reputation for letting street sellers ...


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GREEK parliament passes gambling reforms

Greece's parliament has passed a package of legislation designed to boost economic development in the country, which includes a bill reforming the ...


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Greek olive oil takes top spot in World Ranking Evoo (WREVOO) for second consecutive year

The extra virgin olive oil "Gemstone Blend Evoo" from the biological olive groves Sakellaropoulos in Lakonia


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UPDATE 2-Euro zone bond yields rise as EU agrees to Brexit extension

GREECE'S 10-year bond yield touched a record low around 1.21% after S&P on Friday upgraded GREECE'S credit rating one notch to BB-, citing receding ...


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Police brutality in GREECE: student hit on the head by flash-bang grenade

On Thursday October 24, during a student demonstration in Athens outside the Greek Parliament, a first-year University student, T. Sakkaris, was hit on ...


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Patrick Leigh Fermor's Famed Greek Hideaway is Now a Luxury Rental

The house in Kardamyli, GREECE that belonged to travel writer Patrick “Paddy” Joan Leigh Fermor and his wife drew a bohemian crowd of artists and ...


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PM Mitsotakis: October 28 Symbolises the Unity of Nation, Vision of a Better GREECE

KISAMOS, Crete – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday broadcast a message of unity and “a vision for a better GREECE” in a statement for the ...


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Over 25,000 irregular migrants pushed back to Turkey by Greece in 2019: Ministry

A total of 25,404 irregular migrants were pushed back to Turkey by Greece in the first ten months of 2019, up from 11,867 migrants in 2018, Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Oct. 27.


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Kavakos and the Munich Philharmonic Perform Brahms at Carnegie Hall

NEW YORK – The Munich Philharmonic under the direction of Music Director and Conductor Valery Gergiev was joined by renowned Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos for […] The post Kavakos and the Munich Philharmonic Perform Brahms at Carnegie Hall appeared first on The National Herald.


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Sofia Vembo “Children of Greece, Children”: The inspiring song of OXI Day

Sofia  Vembo, the national voice of Greece during the Greek-Italian war and the Axis occupation. The singer and actress became a major inspiration for the soldiers fighting at the war front and for the people in general. Her most famous song that encouraged the Greek soldiers during the Greek-Italian War  and was “Children of Greece, … The post Sofia Vembo “Children of Greece, Children”: The inspiring song of OXI Day appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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ESM and EFSF approve Greece’s request for early IMF repayment

The European Stability Mechanism and the European financial Stability Facility approved the Greek request for partial early repayment of the International Monetary Fund. The EMS issued a statement on Monday: The Boards of Directors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) agreed today to waive the mandatory repayment obligation of … The post ESM and EFSF approve Greece’s request for early IMF repayment appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Giannis Potouridis: Cape Town City sign Greek youth international defender

The Citizens have signed the 27-year-old defender as they look to keep their PSL title hopes alive Cape Town City has announced the signing of Greek defender Giannis Potouridis as coach Benni McCarthy ...


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The Statistics of Pride: Greek Resistance to Axis Forces Longest in Europe

Greece’s resistance to the Axis powers during the Second World War was the longest of all the nations of western Europe, with the exception of the UK, which was never occupied outside of the ...


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ERT secures Super League 2 deal with reduced fee

ERT found its funding cut following this year's election in GREECE. The New Democracy party ousted the incumbent Syriza and subsequently slashed ...


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99-Year-Old World War II Pilot Constantine Chatzilakos: Do Not Forget, Pay Your Respects and Be ...

Joining the war soon after he finished training and fighting for GREECE was “a journey full of stress, pain and blood,” Chatzilakos says, but his message ...


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