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Saturday, May 30, 2020

Coronavirus live news: deaths surge in Brazil and Russia as Trump says US is quitting WHO

Afghanistan similarly reports worst day yet; Angela Merkel said she will not attend G7 if Trump insists on holding it. All the developments live * Pope Francis calls on world leaders to provide coronavirus relief * Senior UK adviser has broken trust in policy, say top scientists * India to partially lift lockdown despite record infections * Trump announces severing of ties with WHO * Coronavirus latest: at a glance 8.37pm BST Greece said on Saturday it will conduct coronavirus tests on visitors arriving from airports deemed high-risk by the European Union’s aviation safety agency EASA when it opens its airports to tourism traffic on 15 June, Reuters reports. EASA regularly updates a list of airports located in affected areas with high risk of transmission of the Covid-19 infection, which include 13 in the United Kingdom, all those in 22 US states and those in the Ile de France region surrounding Paris. 8.28pm BST POPE FRANCIS begged world leaders on Saturday to act wisely and generously to provide social and economic relief for the many workers who have lost jobs, and called for the enormous sums of money used to grow and perfect armaments be instead used to fund research to prevent similar catastrophes in the future. The pope prayed for an end to the coronavirus pandemic and the development of a vaccine as he presided over an outdoor gathering on Saturday that signalled a semblance of normalcy returning to the Vatican, after a coronavirus lockdown lasting more than two months, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading...


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Turkey to begin eastern Mediterranean oil exploration despite protests from GREECE, Egypt, Cyprus

GREECE, Cyprus, Egypt and other countries oppose the agreement and describe it as “illegal”, a charge rejected by Turkey, which is the largest external ...


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BC Partners lands Forthnet deal

Given that Forthnet's market share in the overall telecoms market in GREECE is quite low, and that United's presence is zero in this country, it seems ...


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Transavia Prepares To Launch Summer Flights To Three Countries

GREECE announced on Friday that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 29 countries from 15th June.… Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777.


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Greece to test visitors from airports on EU high-risk list

Greece said on Saturday it will conduct coronavirus tests on visitors arriving from airports deemed high-risk by the European Union's aviation safety agency EASA when it opens its airports to tourism ...


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Overcoming Lockdown, PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation to Hold 2020 Virtual Gala on June 13

Founded in 2002 by famed GREEK-American businessman and philanthropist Chris Tomaras, the foundation has provided over 500 scholarships to ...


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Greece will allow flights from additional EU destinations, including France, to land without strict quarantine rules from June 15, when Greek airports are to ease coronavirus ...

Greece will allow flights from additional EU destinations, including France, to land without strict quarantine rules from June 15, when Greek airports are to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions, a ...


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Hidden Gems of CNY: A Middle-Eastern fusion restaurant tucked inside a convenience store

“It was a mix of GREEK, Indian and Middle Eastern,” he said. “It was a little spicy, but it was full of flavor. I call it Mid-Eastern fusion, and now I'm making it ...


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Archbishop of America Epidophoros Criticizes Police Actions in Minneapolis Death

In other news related to the riots that followed the death of Floyd, GREEK-American CNN news producer Bill Kirkos was arrested on Friday by the ...


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Turkey's Dangerous Energy Play Is Putting The Entire Region At Risk

The fraught relations between Ankara and its GREEK neighbors makes it difficult to cooperate. Especially Turkey's confrontational diplomatic style has ...


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Need for greater flexibility

The coronavirus crisis exposed the shortages in medical equipment that plague GREECE'S National Health System (ESY). The country cannot afford the ...


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Seven New Coronavirus Cases since Friday, No New Fatalities in GREECE

ATHENS - There are 7 new confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in GREECE since Friday, the Health Ministry's novel coronavirus spokesman Sotiris ...


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Hellenistic-Roman Anchor Dedicated for Aphrodite Salvaged From the Bottom of the ...

Aphrodite was the GREEK goddess of love and beauty but also less known as the protector of seafarers. Ancient Relics in the Sicilian Seas. Experts have ...


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Holy Spirit teaches the language of God's covenant

In the GREEK New Testament I can pick out words and phrases and get the gist of what the GREEK says because I am familiar with the New Testament and ...


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The diplomat behind the poet

Vassilis Papadopoulos' career in the GREEK diplomatic corps provided him with the ideal vantage point from which to observe and interpret how ...


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Reduced ticket prices in public transportation in GREECE as of June 1

Public transportation tickets in Athens and Thessaloniki will be cheaper as of Monday, June 1, after the government's broader relief measures to ...


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Turkey rebuts GREECE on Quran session in Hagia Sophia

GREECE'S displeasure on reading of Muslim holy book in mosque-converted-museum stems from 'intolerant psychology'. Burak Dağ | 30.05.2020. Turkey ...


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GREEK Minister presents amendment for boosting domestic tourism

GREEK Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Friday presented an amendment in parliament based on three initiatives for the promotion of domestic ...


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GREEKS Appeal To Nicosia Lawmakers For Return of 300 Million Euros

Nearly 1,000 GREEKS are seeking the return of 300 million euros, which were confiscated by the Republic of Cyprus in 2013. The GREEK depositors ...


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Oldest Recipe Found in Egypt Written in GREEK

The ancient Egyptians had eaten lentils since prehistoric times, around 4000 BC. The fact that the lentil recipe is written in GREEK, indicates that it was ...


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These are the quarantine rules for Spain, GREECE, Italy, France and Portugal

GREECE is set to reopen to visitors from certain countries in a matter of weeks, however the UK is currently banned due to the high infection rate of the ...


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Man arrested for human trafficking, found dead in GREECE

The Georgian Consulate in GREECE has been in touch with family members of the 64-year-old deceased Georgian citizen. For confidential support on ...


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Primary schools and preschools in GREECE ready to reopen with extra caution

Primary schools and preschools in GREECE ready to reopen with extra caution. by GCT · 0. primary school. Following last week's announcement, ...


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Microsoft Robotic Process Automation development hub comes to Athens

The GREEK PM added that the move “demonstrates that we can do so much more to support the environment of our startups and to create the conditions ...


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Greece keeps the Netherlands off its list of approved tourist providers

The Netherlands is not included in the official list of countries from where Greece will welcome tourists from June 15....


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GREECE accuses Turkey of seeking to alter Hagia Sophia's designation as monument

The Greek Foreign Ministry has denounced a decision by Turkey that verses of the Quran be recited at the Byzantine-era cathedral Hagia Sophia on ...


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One of GREECE'S Last WWII Fighter Pilots, Vyron Sacharidis Dies Aged 99

One of GREECE'S Last WWII Fighter Pilots, Vyron Sacharidis Dies Aged 99. Ευρωκίνηση. (Photo by Eurokinissi, file). 30/5/2020. Athens News Agency.


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From Desert to Tropical Landscapes: Lesser-Known Travel Destinations in a Reopening GREECE

ATHENS - GREECE'S gradual reopening after the restrictions of the novel coronavirus pandemic shut down a key sector for the country's economy, ...


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Petsas: Opposition Should Take more Care with Its Foreign Policy Criticism

ATHENS - GREECE "does whatever it can to defend its sovereign rights," government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Saturday, speaking on Antena ...


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Cyprus-GREECE electricity link operational by December 2023

EuroAsia Interconnector, the Cyprus-GREECE subsea electricity cable, got the go-ahead this week when energy ministers of both countries co-signed ...


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Mitsotakis affirms GREECE is back open for business

Referring to the tech industry in GREECE, Mitsotakis described the recent announcements of the acquisition of two Greek companies, Softomotive and ...


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Open-air movie theaters warming up their projectors

... the summer season with Yiannis Economides' GREEK dark comedy “Ballad for a Pierced Heart,” set in the countryside during a major heatwave.


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On this day in 1941: Two Greek University students remove Nazi flag from the Acropolis

On May 30, 1941, in the late hours of the evening two university students, Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climbed on the Acropolis and tore down the Nazi ...


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May 30, 1913: Southern Epirus, Macedonia and Aegean islands unify with GREECE from Ottoman ...

On this day in 1913, the Balkan League, consisting of GREECE, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, utterly defeated the Ottoman Empire, nearly expelling ...


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Antetokounmpo Likes GREEK Freak Tag, Wonders How He Got It

He's baaaaad – which means he's good – but the nickname that Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo most likes is the moniker “GREEK ...


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Slices Not Enough, COVID-19 Threatens Indy's GREEK Islands Restaurant

Indiana's lockdown aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 closed most businesses and some, like George Stergiopoulos' GREEK Islands ...


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Big Fat GREEK Wedding Back on Facebook LiveStream COVID-19 Campaign

It includes My Big Fat GREEK Wedding, the 2002 sensation of writer and actor Nia Vardalos who brought to the world the funny if ironically ...


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Sakellaropoulou: Best Response to Turkish Provocation Is to Highlight GREECE as a Country of ...

ATHENS - The best response to continuous provocations by Turkey is to highlight GREECE'S profile as a country of creativity, equality before the law, ...


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When we can't make sense of the world, we turn to language

From GREEK pan – 'all' – and Latin daemonium, 'evil spirit.'” Etymology, the study of the origin or history of words, is itself derived from the GREEK ...


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The European Union's $826 billion stimulus plan to battle the coronavirus is 'too small and too late,' analysts say

[GettyImages 1197629936] * The European Union on Wednesday proposed a 750 billion euro recovery package as the economic bloc attempts to crawl out of its worst economic crisis in decades. * Representing a major step towards a revival of the 27-member union, the EU fund is expected to be financed through borrowing, by issuing long-term government bonds in global financial markets. * While analysts at Bank of America believe the EU fund is a decent starting point to negotiations, they say it is "too small and too late" for urgent economic needs. * Goldman Sachs analysts praised the plan as more "ambitious" than the Franco-German proposal valued at €500 billion. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The European Union this week proposed a recovery package valued at €750 billion (about $826 billion), to revive the 27-member bloc from the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic.  The official process for negotiations will kick off with informal discussions between the European governments, followed by the first formal discussion in the Eurogroup on June 11.  Once all EU leaders reach an agreement, a formal approval by the European Parliament will be able to set off a final ratification by the 27 national parliaments.  Disbursement of funds is expected to begin from January 2021 until the end of December 2024, financed by the issuance of bonds with maturities between 3 and 30 years. The package is by far the largest fiscal stimulus package in Europe's history, far outstripping the measures taken during the financial crisis and after World War II, but it may be too little, too late, according to some analysts. _READ MORE:_ _MORGAN STANLEY: Buy these 23 high-growth stocks that look poised to deliver market-beating returns over the long term_ 'TOO SMALL AND TOO LATE' Bank of America analysts believe the economic stimulus is "too small and too late" to meet urgent economic needs, but said the package's "symbolic power likely trumps the economics." They added that the proposal's details will take time to digest since in typical European fashion, it is spread across a plethora of pages. They also warned of conditions attached to the aid provided and expect more clarity in coming days. 'AMBITIOUS' RELATIVE TO THE FRANCO-GERMAN PROPOSAL [MACRON MERKEL] Germany and France, the EU's biggest economies, announced their common proposal for a €500 billion ($550 billion), fund on May 18. Although the Franco-German proposal was based entirely on grants, basically giving money to EU countries, the Commission's proposed fund expects to borrow loans from the global financial markets. Compared to the Franco-German proposal, Bank of America analysts called the EU's latest recovery fund "tentative good news." Analysts at Goldman Sachs added that the EU recovery fund is "close to the Franco-German proposal, but somewhat more ambitious on the loan-based mechanisms for investment." FUND DISBURSEMENT ACROSS MEMBER STATES The European Commission said it plans to split the money based on need, with about 20% each for Italy and Spain, significantly higher than 10% for France and 7% for Germany. The indicative allocation of resources for Italy was in line with expectations, said analysts led by Sven Jari Stehn, head of Europe economics at Goldman Sachs, adding that it was much larger for Spain, Greece, and Poland.  _READ MORE:_ _A part-time real-estate investor quit his traditional job 5 years after snagging his first deal. He shares his no-hassle strategy that's allowed him to travel the world with his 6 kids._ NEED FOR SPEED, BUT HEATED DEBATE AND HURDLES AHEAD Since details of the recovery package are yet to be worked out, deliberation could take months and may involve heated debate among the "frugal four" — Austria, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands — and other member states, said Craig Erlam, a senior market analyst at OANDA Europe.  The recovery plan signifies "the first time the European Commission will borrow on behalf of the EU anywhere near this scale and could be an important first major step towards shared debt." Erlam said it is too early to know whether the €750 billion plan will be sufficient, or whether it will be disbursed effectively. Although there is plenty to be critical of with respect to Europe's response, investors are clearly encouraged by the substantial proposed amount, he added.  _READ MORE: __David Herro was the world's best international stock picker for a decade straight. He breaks down 8 stocks he bet on after the coronavirus decimated markets — and 3 he sold._ 'STOP GAP MEASURE' One wealth manager told Business Insider the EU fund is a mere "stop gap" plan of action. "While the EU relief package will certainly help things in Europe, it appears to be more of a stop gap measure and pales in comparison to actions taken by the US government," said Zach Abraham, chief investment officer at Bulwark Capital Management. In its current structure, Abraham said, the EU cannot survive. What will likely happen is that Germany will back down on European Central Bank guidelines that restrict quantitative easing and other forms of monetary stimulus, and countries such as Italy and Spain will be forced to leave, he said. [EUROPE FORD FACTORY] Analysts at Deutsche Bank said that they're concerned about whether the budget proposal can align with the EU's priority to transition to a green economy — achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 — and catching up in the digital race along with the US and China. If resources are "mainly used for the repayment of the Recovery Facility, consistency between crisis recovery and long-term priorities can only be achieved by strongly linking the recovery funds to the long-term objectives in the first place," they said. However, they also underlined positive initial reactions by Southern European leaders, including the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte who said the EU fund was a "great signal," while Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said it met "many of Spain's demands."  _READ MORE:_ _Bank of America says a new bubble may be forming in the stock market — and shares a cheap strategy for protection that is 'significantly' more profitable than during the past 10 years_ SEE ALSO: THE US-CHINA TRADE WAR HAS ERASED $1.7 TRILLION FROM US COMPANIES' MARKET VALUE, FED REPORT SAYS Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: Why Pikes Peak is the most dangerous racetrack in America


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GREECE Includes Malta In 'Safe List' Of 29 Countries Free To Travel This Summer

GREECE intends to open up to tourists from 15th June, but only to those hailing from countries with an “epidemiological profile” that makes travel from ...


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Ljubljana to get Dubrovnik, GREECE flights as recovery begins

Ljubljana Airport will see a number of charters to Croatia and GREECE this summer. Leisure flights from Ljubljana to Dubrovnik will commence on June ...


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Ministry: GREEK Tourism is 'Reopening' its Gates to Welcome Visitors

GREEK tourism, with unity, a plan and a lot of work from all of us, will overcome this unprecedented, foreign, adventure,” they underlined. Join the 10,000 ...


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Petition launched for GREEK refugees in Glasgow

A PETITION has been launched to ask Glasgow City Council to take in a number of refugees and asylum seekers from GREEK refugee camps. Glasgow ...


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Greek F-16s accompany American bomber plane over Skopje

Block 52+ aircraft of the 337 Squadron, the Hellenic Air Force today participated in a mission to escort two U.S. B-1B bombing planes inside ...


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Greek Cypriot court upholds Hezbollah suspect’s US extradition

Greek Cyprus’ supreme court on May 29 upheld an order to extradite a suspected Hezbollah member to the U.S. on money laundering charges, official media said.


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GREECE Extends Flight Ban for Italy, Spain, UK and The Netherlands

According to an aviation directive (NOTAM) by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA), the ban on flights* between GREECE and the four countries ...


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Spain and GREECE top consumers' post-lockdown holiday list

30 May 2020by Rob Gill. Summer favourites Spain, GREECE and Italy top a post-lockdown holiday wish list for Britons seeking a break abroad. TR FB LI.


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GREEK MFA: Turkey offends the international community with Islamic prayers in Hagia Sophia

With the popularity of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on decline due to the declining economic situation and Turkey's failed invasions of ...


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Policies and propaganda

Recently, it has invested much in propaganda, accusing GREECE of violence against migrants whom Turkey itself exploits to test GREECE'S borders. It also ...


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