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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Floods & power outages as thunderstorm hits Halkidiki, Corfu, Zakynthos

For one more time, the bad weather front left behind flooded homes, businesses and agricultural land, uprooted trees and broken power poles,  The islands of Zakynthos and Corfu, South-West Peloponnese and Halkidiki in Central Macedonia were mostly hit and suffered the most damages. Corfu Many households and businesses were left without power on Wednesday after … The post Floods & power outages as thunderstorm hits Halkidiki, Corfu, Zakynthos appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece Announces Steps to Shut Down Notorious Refugee Camps

These conditions have become symbols of Greece’s, and Europe’s, inability to manage migration in an effective and humane manner. But it was not clear that the new centers would do little more than ...


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Hundreds of pounds of flour, butter and lots of passion bring Greek pastry sale to life

Hundreds of pounds of flour, butter and lots of passion bring Greek pastry sale to life The annual Greek pastry sale and holiday meal will take place Thursday at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in ...


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Mother of 3 attempts suicide: She was fired after returning from sick leave

A worker attempted to put an end to her life after she was fired for having requested a 15-day sick leave. The 50-year-old woman was reportedly working at a business in Patras without day off and vacation time for the last ten years. She had requested a sick leave due to exhaustion. After returning to … The post Mother of 3 attempts suicide: She was fired after returning from sick leave appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Minister for Citizen Protections issues deadline for squats evacuations

Minister for Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, has issued an …ultimatum for those occupying squats: they have 15 days to evacuate them. In a statement, the Minister calls for the evacuations of the squats and notes that in the case of asylum seekers residing in these occupied buildings, they should be informed that they will be … The post Minister for Citizen Protections issues deadline for squats evacuations appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Chief of Staff meets new Greek military attache

HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanem on Wednesday met the new Greek Military Attache to Qatar Colonel Kyriakos Demetre and former ...


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Hellenic League for Human Rights Calls for Review of Media Reports on Police Violence

ATHENS- The Hellenic League for Human Rights called the political leadership of security forces in Greece and related authorities to check incidents reported lately in […] The post Hellenic League for Human Rights Calls for Review of Media Reports on Police Violence appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece to Make Minimum Guaranteed Income a Constitutional Right

pic.twitter.com/2Se3ffQtJt The ”Minimum Guaranteed Income” was first introduced as a pilot program in Greece in 2014. Its universal enforcement was introduced a few years later, by the then ...


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Greece among the 9 EZ countries compliant with Stability & Growth Pact

European Commissioner Vice President Valdis Dobrovskis slightly opened the window for a possible decrease of primary surplus targets for Greece. “If we see clearly positive trends in debt sustainability analysis, this can be reflected in the primary surpluses, as these two are closely linked,” he said in Brussels on Wednesday. At the same time, Dobrovskis … The post Greece among the 9 EZ countries compliant with Stability & Growth Pact appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greek Ministry Issues Ultimatum for Squatters to Evacuate All Buildings

The Greek Ministry of Citizen’s Protection issued a statement, in what amounts to an ultimatum, on Wednesday afternoon, regarding the issue of squatting and illegally occupying abandoned buildings in ...


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Israeli students revive 15th-century Jewish cemetery in Greece

These were the words of Maya Mizrachi, who was part of a group of 30 students who recently spent time restoring one of Greece’s oldest Jewish cemeteries as part of an Ayalim leadership program. The ...


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Ministry issues 2-week ultimatum for the evacuation of illegally occupied buildings

Refugees and illegal immigrants will be transferred to hosting facilities in mainland Greece


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Greece to shut three largest island camps in migration overhaul

Greece on Wednesday announced a plan to close down the three largest migrant camps on its islands near Turkey as part of a substantial overhaul of its migration system. The new conservative government ...


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Greece to move asylum seekers to closed camps

The conservative government wants to send a 'clear message' to people considering entering Greece illegally.


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Russian patriarch says political motivation behind rift in current Orthodox Christianity

On Oct 12, the Archbishops’ Council of the Orthodox Church of Greece recognized the right of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople to grant autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which the Russian Orthodox Church does not recognize as canonical


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Greece announces plans to close overcrowded refugee camps

Greece has said it will close camps, replacing them with restrictive holding centers. The government said it would tighten border controls and clear bottlenecks in asylum vetting procedures. Greece ...


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Greece To Shut Down Overcrowded Refugee Camps And Replace Them With 'Detention Centers'

The government has vowed to relocate as many as 20,000 asylum-seekers to Greece's mainland by early 2020. "Decongesting the islands is a priority at this stage," Alkiviadis Stefanis, Greece's deputy ...


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Rick Pitino returns to coaching internationally with Greek club Panathinaikos

The Hall of Fame coach confirmed on Twitter on Wednesday that he'll return to Greece to coach Panathinaikos, where he coached last season. Pitino won the Greek Cup with the club earlier this spring in ...


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Greece migrant crisis: 'Horrible' camps to shut amid influx

Conditions are so bad at camps such as Moria and Vathy that a Council of Europe commissioner spoke of an "explosive situation" and a struggle for survival last month. Greece has seen a big rise in ...


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At Forbes Library, a linguistic odyssey: Lovers of Ancient Greek read Homer in his native tongue

Every Tuesday afternoon, a group of more than half a dozen people meet at Forbes Library to read The Odyssey in Ancient Greek, an epic poem attributed to Homer that’s more than 3,000 years old. The ...


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Greece to shutdown major migrant camps in islands near Turkey

Greece says it will overhaul its overcrowded migrant camps on islands facing Turkey and ensure borders are sealed against a feared surge of asylum-seekers. On Wednesday, Athens announced its plan to ...


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Rick Pitino agrees to return to Panathinaikos

He will reportedly come to Greece in the next period


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Greek scientists lead breakthrough study on Down syndrome

The results are expected to shed light on how the Down syndrome molecular mechanisms function


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Greek Police Step Up Raids in Anarchist Exarchia Neighborhood

ATHENS – After squashed any attempt by protesters to engage in street battles during the Nov. 17 commemoration of the 1973 student uprising that helped […] The post Greek Police Step Up Raids in Anarchist Exarchia Neighborhood appeared first on The National Herald.


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What’s Really Blasphemous in Greece is Not God-Like

Jesus Christ! Holy Hell! Sweet Mother of God, Sweet baby Jesus! Whose idea was this? You can ignore that Greece’s former Premier, leader, Looney Left […] The post What’s Really Blasphemous in Greece is Not God-Like appeared first on The National Herald.


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Remains of 193 Greek Soldiers who Died in Greek-Italian War Buried at Cemetery in Albania

GJIROKASTER, Albania- The remains of 193 Greek soldiers who died in Albania during the Greek-Italian war in 1940-41 were given a Greek Orthodox burial on […] The post Remains of 193 Greek Soldiers who Died in Greek-Italian War Buried at Cemetery in Albania appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece Current Account Surplus Rises

(RTTNews) - Greece's current account surplus in September grew from a year ago, helped by an improvement in the services balance and the merchandise trade balance and primary account, the Bank of ...


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British man 'beaten to death by jealous husband of his lover' in Greek hotel

The British 40-year-old was found with severe head injuries by staff at the hotel on the island of Ithaca, Greece, and he was pronounced dead at the scene A British tourist has been beaten to death on ...


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Commission adopts Opinions on euro area Draft Budgetary Plans

20.11.2019 – The European Commission has today presented its Opinions on euro area Member States’ 2020 Draft Budgetary Plans, taken steps under the Stability and Growth Pact and adopted the fourth Enhanced Surveillance Report for Greece.Since July this year and for the first time since 2002, no euro area Member State is under the Excessive [...]


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May el-Toukhy discusses the “Greek tragedy-vibe” to Denmark’s Oscar entry ‘Queen Of Hearts’

In Gothenburg, where Queen Of Hearts won the lucrative $100,000 (KR1m) Dragon Award for best Nordic film, “they were very quiet,” she says. “But it has a Greek tragedy vibe in some way, and that ...


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Remains of 193 Greek Soldiers Killed in 1940-41 Buried at Albanian Cemetery

The remains of 193 Greek soldiers who died in Albania during the Greek-Italian war in 1940-41 were given a Greek Orthodox burial on Tuesday at the military cemetery of Kelcyre (known as Kleisoura in ...


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British man killed in Greece by lover’s husband

A Greek man has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly beating to death a British national he believed was having an affair with his wife. Police said that the 40-year-old Briton died ...


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Greece To Overhaul Migrant Camps And Achieve 'Air-tight' Borders

Greece announced a plan Wednesday to massively overhaul its overcrowded migrant camps on islands facing Turkey and make borders 'air-tight' against a feared new surge of asylum-seekers. "Decongesting ...


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Greece to replace island refugee camps with 'detention centres'

A refugee camp on the island of Samos. Greece is to close three overcrowded camps on islands facing Turkey. Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images Greece has announced plans to close its ...


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Greece to Set Up Migrant Detention Camps, Shut Down Notorious Moria

“They should realize… if they give money to a trafficker to bring them to Greece they will lose it,” the spokesman added. The government officials also presented photos of the types of accommodation ...


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Greece to close hotspots, open closed pre-departure centers on the islands

Greece will close hotspots on the Aegean islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros and will open instead closed pre-departure centers, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announce don Wednesday. the new centers will be ready by July 2020. Presenting the new government plan for the Migration issue, Petsas announced among others that the hotspots of … The post Greece to close hotspots, open closed pre-departure centers on the islands appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Rural rollout connects 5,000 Greek villages

A rural broadband scheme in Greece has provided internet connectivity for around 5,000 remote communities. The EUR200 million (USD221 million) project, which kicked off in 2014, has been part-funded ...


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Struggling with influx, Greece to shut down three refugee camps

Greece will shut down overcrowded refugee camps on its outlying islands and replace them with more restrictive holding centres, authorities said on Wednesday. Living conditions for thousands of people ...


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Greece to shut down overcrowded refugee camps on islands

Authorities say the camps, including Moria on Lesbos island, will be replaced with larger-capacity closed facilities.


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Greece to shut down three largest migrant camps

Greece will shut down the three largest of its overcrowded migrant camps on islands facing Turkey, and replace them with new closed facilities with much larger capacity, officials said Wednesday.


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Struggling with influx, Greece gets tough with asylum seekers

ATHENS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Greece will shut down overcrowded refugee camps on its outlying islands and replace them with more restrictive holding centres, authorities said on Wednesday. Living ...


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Greece announces major overhaul of migrant camp system

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s conservative government has announced plans to overhaul the country’s migration management system, replacing existing open camps on the islands with detention facilities and ...


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Illegal immigration: Moria closes down – This is what the Greek government announced (photos)

Closed pre-deportation centers - Specific criteria are set for the operation of the NGOs


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Greek-American Owned Hallmark Shop Thriving for Quarter of a Century in FL

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Elaine’s Hallmark store, owned by Greek-American Elaine Christos, is celebrating a quarter of a century in business in Boynton Beach and […] The post Greek-American Owned Hallmark Shop Thriving for Quarter of a Century in FL appeared first on The National Herald.


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Boston Consulate Pays Tribute to Architect Dimitris Pikionis’ Legacy

BOSTON – When appreciating such prominent works of Greek architecture as the Acropolis, it is often easy to overlook contemporary efforts to enhance the magnificent […] The post Boston Consulate Pays Tribute to Architect Dimitris Pikionis’ Legacy appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece’s Unlikely Hot Spot for Tourists: Athens

ATHENS – In the past a stopover for visitors on the way to the islands, Greece’s capital has become a must-visit place, the number of […] The post Greece’s Unlikely Hot Spot for Tourists: Athens appeared first on The National Herald.


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Slamming EU, Mitsotakis Says Refugees, Migrants Will Move Off Islands

ATHENS – Ripping the European Union, which closed its borders to refugees and migrants, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Greece’s 13 regional governors that he […] The post Slamming EU, Mitsotakis Says Refugees, Migrants Will Move Off Islands appeared first on The National Herald.


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British man is beaten to death in Greek hotel 'by jealous husband whose wife he was having an affair with'

A British man has been beaten to death on a Greek island by the jealous husband of a woman he was having an affair with, according to reports. The 40-year-old British man was found dead in a hotel on ...


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Greek September current account surplus widens, tourism revenue grow

ATHENS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Greece’s current account balance showed a larger surplus in September compared to the same month last year, thanks to higher tourism revenues, the Bank of Greece said on ...


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Inside London's Billionaires Row: The Greek fashion tycoon's home that became a Reddit-famous murder scene on New Year's Day 1985

[Constantinou]ITN * A mile-long road in London has been the city's "Billionaires Row" since World War II: a destination for luxury, scandal, murder, and secrecy. * 66 The Bishops Avenue in 1985 became the scene of one of London's most famous unsolved murders. * Fashion tycoon Aristos Constantinou was shot with six bullets — four to the body, two to the head — in the family chapel.  * The case has become one of the most popular topics on Reddit's r/UnsolvedMysteries thread. * This post is part of an interactive series by Insider profiling Billionaires Row. Heath Lodge lies at the southern tip of The Bishops Avenue. It is the last of 66 mansions on a street famed for excess and decay, where many homes lies empty and dilapidated, yet still accruing value in London's burgeoning property market.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: 5 things about the NFL that football fans may not know SEE ALSO: * Inside London's Billionaires Row: This garish mansion has hosted Mikhail Gorbachev and Simon Cowell and was once Britain's most expensive home * Inside London's Billionaires Row: Salman Rushdie's one-time fortified safe house at 9 The Bishops Avenue * Inside London's Billionaires Row: The grand home of Britain's first porn baron, who quit school at 15, built a media empire, then sold it


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