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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Balos Greek restaurant in West Hartford closes temporarily as owners plan new concept

Balos in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square, an upscale Greek restaurant, has closed temporarily, as its owners plan a new concept and menu. The restaurant issued a statement Tuesday, saying it would be ...


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How the Spurs slowed down the Greek Freak

There is no stopping Giannis Antetokounmpo. With LaMarcus Aldridge’s size and the athleticism of peak Rudy Gay — and that might be underselling him — the Greek Freak can do things on the basketball ...


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North Wales hotter than Spain and GREECE as temperatures hit more than double the January ...

North Wales was the hottest place in the country today - with temperatures more than double the average for this time of year. The mercury hit 15C in ...


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Black Fraternity Pushes Back As Ralph Lauren Sells Pants With Its Greek Lettering For Over $300

It's clear there aren't any Black people working on Ralph Lauren's merchandising team after a link started to circulate of a pair of chinos stamped with the Greek letters Phi Beta Sigma. Fraternity ...


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GREEK Saga Ends With the Closing of IMF's Office in Athens

GREEK Saga Ends With the Closing of IMF's Office in Athens. By. Sotiris Nikas. January 7, 2020, 12:30 PM PST Updated on January 7, 2020, 1:03 PM ...


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IMF to shut down Athens office after a decade

Greek PM says country is ready to move on from the financial crisis.


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Greek PM says IMF to close its Athens offices within months

Greece's prime minister says the International Monetary Fund will close its offices in Athens in coming months, about ten years after joining in a huge bailout program that kept the country afloat during its financial crisis


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IMF to close Athens office as Greece recovers after crisis -Greek PM

ATHENS — The International Monetary Fund, which helped fund Greece’s bailouts along with other euro zone countries, will shut down its Athens office, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on ...


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GREEK PM addresses the Atlantic Council think tank of international affairs

Mitsotakis noted how GREEK economy is reacting favorably to the reforms legislated and pursued by his government, and he stressed making an early ...


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GREEK Australians Join Effort to Help Fire Victims

The GREEK community in Australia has joined efforts of the Federal government, aid organizations and government and communities around the world ...


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GREEK Premier Announces Closure of IMF Office in Athens

GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the closure of the IMF office in Athens after meeting Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director ...


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GREEK communities across Australia raise money for bushfire victims

Neos Kosmos is heartened by the immediate response by the GREEK Community, Church and individuals who have fundraised for those effected by ...


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Putin, Assad visit GREEK Orthodox church in Damascus

The temple, built during the 2nd century AD, also holds the seat of the GREEK Orthodox Church of Antioch. The two leaders were accompanied by the ...


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Live: Greek PM Mitsotakis Meets with US President Trump

WASHINGTON – Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets at the White House with US President Donald Trump seeking stronger support over […] The post Live: Greek PM Mitsotakis Meets with US President Trump appeared first on The National Herald.


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IMF office in Athens will close, Greek PM Mitsotakis announces

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday evening that the office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Athens will close. He did not specify when the IMF office will close, though. Mitsotakis’ announcement followed a meeting with the IMF its managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, in Washington, on Tuesday. Government sources said the closure of … The post IMF office in Athens will close, Greek PM Mitsotakis announces appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Donald Tusk must put Europe before his old friend Viktor Orbán

The failure to expel Orban’s MEPs from the biggest group in the European parliament is a betrayal of fundamental values Back in 2014, Donald Tusk was on his way to Brussels to become president of the European council. At Warsaw airport he bumped into Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa, Nobel peace laureate and veteran leader of Solidarity, the GdaÅ„sk-based trade union movement which played such a crucial role in the end of communism in 1989. “Be careful out there,” WaÅ‚Ä™sa warned Tusk. “I worry that the EU will break up, and they chose a Pole so that they have someone to blame.” Tusk was heading to Brussels as a passionate European, a staunch defender of what he called “fundamental” European values: solidarity, freedom and unity in the face of threats from inside and out. But WaÅ‚Ä™sa’s words may have been prophetic. Tusk’s two-term stint, which has just ended, coincided with Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the euro crisis in Greece, devastating terrorist attacks in cities across Europe, the 2015 refugee crisis which fuelled the rise of populism, and of course Brexit. If that wasn’t enough, the US elected Donald Trump, who launched a series of trade wars. Continue reading...


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GREECE fines FrieslandCampina €3.3 million

GREECE'S competition authority has fined a dairy cooperative €3.3 million for participating in a vertical agreement that fixed resale prices and imposed a ...


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Taste Something New in 2020

The GREEK Festival in Boca Raton: From Jan. 23-26, there will be traditional GREEK dancing, an international marketplace and lots of GREEK food to ...


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GREEK FM Dendias Heads to Cairo to Meet Counterparts on Libya Crisis

ATHENS – GREEK Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias is heading to Cairo on Wednesday for a meeting of the Greece-Cyprus-Egypt tripartite ...


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With crisis over, GREEK PM says Athens is ready “to punch above our weight”

After a decade-long economic crisis that saw unemployment skyrocket and economic output fall by nearly a quarter, new GREEK Prime Minister ...


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Tsitsipas hurts father and gets a telling off from mother in court meltdown

• Father’s arm bruised after player lashes out with racket • Drama happened in ATP Cup defeat to Nick Kyrgios Stefanos Tsitsipas hurt his father in a remarkable mid-match meltdown during his clash with Australia’s Nick Kyrgios at the ATP Cup. Greek captain Apostolos Tsitsipas, who coaches the 21-year-old, was caught by Tsitsipas’ angry racket swipe as he reacted to losing the opening set on a tie-break in Brisbane. Related: Great Britain defy odds to set up ATP quarter-final with hosts Australia Continue reading...


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GREECE submits Legalisation For €2 Limit On RND Games

Random number generator games advertisement is expected to be severely restricted as stated in the draught gaming legislation submitted to the ...


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GREEK tragedy: Stefanos Tsitsipas INJURES HIS FATHER & gets telling off from mom during epic ...

The ATP Cup match between Kyrgios and Tsitsipas was going well until the hot-tempered GREEK lost a first-set tie-break – and started venting his ...


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Ronald McDonald House, GREEK Division, Honors Dr. Spiros Spireas and Paulette Poulos

Ronald McDonald House New York, GREEK Division honored Dr. Spiros Spireas, President and Chief Executive Officer of SigmaPharm Laboratories ...


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“Greek Civil War”: Nick Kyrgios Defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in Brisbane (Vids)

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia, which had already qualified for the quarterfinals by topping Group F, clinched a win over Greece in Brisbane where Nick Kyrgios […] The post “Greek Civil War”: Nick Kyrgios Defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in Brisbane (Vids) appeared first on The National Herald.


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Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits St. John’s Parish in Tampa Florida

TAMPA, Fla. – The Greek Orthodox parish of St. John the Baptist in Tampa Florida welcomed enthusiastically His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America during his […] The post Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits St. John’s Parish in Tampa Florida appeared first on The National Herald.


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santiago calatrava's greek orthodox church to restart construction at world trade center site

a diverse digital database that acts as a valuable guide in gaining insight and information about a product directly from the manufacturer, and serves as a rich reference point in developing a project ...


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GREECE Tables Brexit Regulations Bill in Parliament

Recognition of the right to residency for British citizens and family members who (a) have established residency in GREECE up until the withdrawal date ...


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Cruise Ship Arrivals in GREECE up Almost 15% in 2019

ATHENS – Arrivals of cruise ships in Greek ports went up 14.34 pct in 2019 compared to the year before, the Hellenic Ports Association reported on ...


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On the Road in GREECE: The Arcadian Gate

By Ctherine Tousnis,. The 2500-year anniversary since the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC began in Athens on Wednesday ...


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Epiphany 2020: The Pomp, Circumstance and Tradition in Photos

Epiphany celebrations took place for the 114th year in Tarpon Springs, Florida with GREEK Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros of America officiating ...


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GREEK-American Hunter Sakadales Retrieves Cross in Tarpon Springs

TARPON SPRINGS, FL – GREEK-American Tarpon Springs-native Hunter Sakadales, 18, retrieved the cross, during the annual Blessing of the Waters ...


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Millman Escapes, Giving Kyrgios Chance To Clinch vs. Tsitsipas

John Millman avoided what would have been the upset of the ATP Cup on Tuesday night to give unbeaten Australia a 1-0 lead against GREECE.


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EU asylum agency to double staff in GREECE

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) will boost its operational deployments this year, with up to 550 personnel deployed in GREECE, 150 in ...


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GREECE: Population breakdown in ESTIA Accommodation Scheme (As of 07 January 2020)

A service provided by UN OCHA. ReliefWeb has been the leading online source for reliable and timely humanitarian information on global crises and ...


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Sculptor Paul Vrellis and His Wax Museum of GREEK History

Learning the story of sculptor Paul Vrellis and visiting the fascinating wax museum of GREEK history he single-handedly built at the village of Bizani, ...


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Watch live: Trump welcomes prime minister of Greece to White House

A major focus of the visit for Mitsotakis, a senior administration official told reporters, will be to get the word out that Greece is open for business for American investors and convey that the ...


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PM Mitsotakis Joins the Atlantic Council for a Town Hall Conversation (Live)

WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joins the Atlantic Council to share his perspective on the current state of US-Greek cooperation in a shifting global […] The post PM Mitsotakis Joins the Atlantic Council for a Town Hall Conversation (Live) appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greeks celebrate Blessing the Waters and Epiphany 2020

Greek Orthodox Christians plunged into icy cold waters on Monday and sought the Holy Cross in the sea, in lakes and rivers as Greeks marked the religious feast of Epiphany on January 6. On this day, Theophany or Fota (Lights) Greeks commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, seen as his manifestation … The post Greeks celebrate Blessing the Waters and Epiphany 2020 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greek PM will raise Turkey's Libya role with Trump

Greece will flag concerns over Turkey's efforts to impose its authority on the eastern Mediterranean at meeting on Tuesday between Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US president Donald ...


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ATP Cup: Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas told off by mum after petulant outburst

It seems even being one of the best, highest-paid tennis players in the world isn't enough to escape a talking to from your mum. After losing a first-set tiebreak against Nick Kyrgios in the ATP ...


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Vandals Destroy Ancient Rock Carvings in Northern GREECE

Unknown vandals destroyed 3,000 year-old paintings carved on granite and limestone at Mount Pangaion, near Kavala in northern GREECE, it was ...


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Star of David stolen from Holocaust monument in northern GREECE

(JTA) — A monument to Holocaust victims was vandalized in a Greek city whose synagogue was the target of an anti-Semitic attack last week.


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GREEK Prime Minister on final leg of US tour

Earlier this week the Prime Minister visited Tarpon Springs on Sunday where he met with representatives of the GREEK expatriates' community ...


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Australia going through 'hardest period of its history,' GREEK community leader says

Ravaged by months-long bushfires, Australia is “going through the hardest period of its history,” the president of the GREEK Community of Melbourne ...


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Greece Sees Near 16% Increase in Cruise-Ship Tourists in 2019

Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg Based on pre-bookings for 2020, this year’s cruise season in Greece is seen beating the 2019 performance that already ...


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24-7 Intouch Announces Expansion into Greece

WINNIPEG, Jan. 7, 2020 /CNW/ - 24-7 Intouch is proud to announce it will continue its global scale growth with an expansion into Athens, Greece. This will be the first location in Europe and 18th ...


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Greece Accommodation Update – December 2019

The Accommodation Scheme provides rented housing to vulnerable asylum-seekers and refugees in Greece. Urban accommodation helps restore a sense of normalcy and provides better access to services ...


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Naomi Osaka Advances To 2nd Round Of WTA Brisbane International After A Hard-Fought Win

Japanese star Naomi Osaka came from a break down in the third set to overcome GREECE'S Maria Sakkari in the first round of the WTA Brisbane ...


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Why GREECE is key to US plans to sell more natural gas to Europe

Athens, GREECE - Two geostrategic energy alliances are crossing swords over southeast Europe and the eastern Mediterranean. Between them, they ...


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