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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

GREECE Allows More Passengers to Travel on Ferries post-Covid-19

Greek coastal shipping vessels will now be able to transfer more passengers during their routes in GREECE, the Maritime Ministry said on Wednesday.


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Rochester, GREECE get coronavirus relief funds from Justice Department

(WROC) — The City of Rochester and GREECE have been named among five municipalities to receive grants under the Coronavirus Emergency ...


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PM says GREECE ready for any challenge

Turkey's behavior was also commented on by Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos, who said that GREECE'S red lines are clearly marked, adding that ...


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GREECE drops two places in startup chart

Still, GREECE remains above countries such as Romania and Turkey, whose performance is perceived as lagging last year's, according to the 2020 ...


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Athens: Solidarity rally for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter

Students organization, citizens, leftist parties and collectives, some 3,000 people marched through from Syntagma Square in downtown Athens and to the US Embassy on Wednesday afternoon to express solidarity with protesters in USA and demand justice for George Floyd. The main slogans to be heard in this anti-racism, anti-fascist rally was Floyd ‘s last words … The post Athens: Solidarity rally for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Canadian Forces ends recovery mission for deadly Cyclone helicopter crash off Greek coast

The decision to halt the effort was announced Wednesday by Maritime Component commander Rear Admiral Craig Baines, who said some debris as well as ...


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Sakellaropoulou – Mitsotakis’ clear message in Turkey: We will face all challenges

"I assure you that Europe's support for Greek rights is a given"


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New Wilmore Mediterranean spot Ilios Crafted Greek opens its doors

Opened by the team behind Ilios Noche, Ilios Crafted Greek offers a fast-casual dining experience centered on build-your-own pita sandwiches. These sandwiches offer a choice of four different proteins ...


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GREEK Media Report Panathinaikos Starlet Vagiannidis To Sign 4 Year Deal With Inter

The 18-year-old GREEK youth national team full back is to depart Panathinaikos, who will get a FIFA determined compensation amount of €400,000 for ...


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GREEK From Greece Café Cuisine Signs Lease for New Location in Rye, New York

GREEK From Greece (GFG) Café Cuisine, the authentic GREEK fast casual phenomenon, has signed the lease for a new location at 100 Purchase Street ...


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Safadi talks economic ties, regional crises with Cypriot, Greek FMs

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi during a virtual meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias and his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Minister of Foreign ...


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Greece Bans Qatari Flights after Covid Cases Arrive in Athens

This story is part of AIN's continuing coverage of the impact of the coronavirus on aviation. Greece has suspended all flights to and from Qatar until June 15 after the country’s Civil Protection ...


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Holy Synod condemns yoga, urges clergy to refrain from Rotary, Lions events

And suddenly amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece issued a statement condemning the Yoga, stressing that it has no place in the lives of Christians.” At the same time, the Holy Synod targeted the Rotary Club and the Lions and urged its cleric to refrain from attending their meetings … The post Holy Synod condemns yoga, urges clergy to refrain from Rotary, Lions events appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece increases capacity for travel with ferries and ships

Greece’s Shipping Ministry announced on Wednesday the increase of capacity for travel with ferries and ships. ferries. The loosening of the restriction is attributed to the limited infection rates from coronavirus in the country. The maximum passenger capacity allowed on ferries increases to 60% – from 50% currently- for  ships without cabins and to 65% … The post Greece increases capacity for travel with ferries and ships appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Italy’s PM Conte rebukes neighbors’ reluctance to open borders

Giuseppe Conte calls the decisions by Austria and Greece 'discriminatory' and 'totally unacceptable.'


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Greek demonstrators hurl firebombs towards U.S. embassy in Athens

Demonstrators hurled firebombs in a march towards the U.S. embassy compound in Athens on Wednesday in a protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Live footage showed demonstrators ...


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GREEK government rejects request for some spectators at football return

ATHENS: The GREEK Super League's request that a limited number of fans be allowed to attend this weekend's restart has been rejected by the ...


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Study points to success of GREEK lockdown

The study also showed that during the quarantine, the residents of Athens reduced their social contacts by a staggering 86.9 percent. GREEKS as a whole ...


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GREECE is Britons' Second Most Sought-After Holiday Destination in Online Survey

GREECE was one of the very first countries in Europe to reopen its borders to international tourism, with plans to allow unlimited travel from 29 countries ...


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Deeper cooperation in all sectors agreed at Greece-Cyprus-Jordan trilateral

Dendias reiterated Greece's support for the Irini mission to enforce a weapons embargo in Libya, as well as the UN's mediation efforts


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Greece sells 6-month T-bills, yield drops to 0.25%

ATHENS- Greece sold 1.3 billion euros ($1.46 billion) of six-month treasury bills to refinance a maturing issue, its debt agency PDMA said on Wednesday. The debt agency sold the new paper at a yield ...


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Weekly briefing: GREEK tankers fall foul of sanctions, signs of recovery in China

The US has blacklisted several GREEK tankers after they were adjudged to have breached sanctions, while China's ports are seeing a surge in ...


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Two moderate quakes in seas off GREEK islands

Seismologists reported two moderate quakes on Wednesday, though there were no reports of any injuries or damage. The first temblor, measuring 4.1 ...


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Number of Passengers on GREEK Ferries Expanded to 60% of Capacity

Number of Passengers on GREEK Ferries Expanded to 60% of Capacity. Αssociated Press. A man sits on the dock at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, on ...


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Hellenic Development Bank Guarantee Fund Kicks off on Wednesday

GREECE is returning to full economic activity," Minister of Development and Investments Adonis Georgiadis underlined. The 13 cooperating banks that ...


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A Demographic catastrophe: Towards a GREECE without Greeks!

In GREECE, pensioners are dying more quickly, the life expectancy and the general health of the population is declining. For the first time since the end ...


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Cubico buys and refinance 25MW onshore wind portfolio in GREECE

Alessandro Asperti, country head for Italy and GREECE at Cubico, said: “The completion of this acquisition and refinancing given the current challenging ...


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'No Justice, No Peace' March in Athens, GREECE

With these words DiEM25 in GREECE has called out to fellow progressive citizens and organisations to join in a march from Syntagma Square to the ...


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Greece sells successfully six-month bond

In the previous auction of same bond last month the interest rate was higher, at 0,36%


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Surah of the Conquest in Hagia Sophia renews Turkish-Greek row

On the 567th anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, Erdoğan endorses an Islamic prayer in the basilica. In a strong-worded reaction, the Greek government calls the action an insult to ...


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Turkish media caught making fake news about Greek mosque

Turkish media became incensed over a mosque in Greece that had displayed a Greek flag on a minaret. Akşam Gazetes, even called this “provocative.” Many social media users questioned what is ...


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Fascination with Ancient GREEK Lit Featured in Cherwell, Oxford's Student Newspaper

Riordan's Percy Jackson series of children's books is inspired by GREEK mythology and offers young readers, ages 9-10, an introduction to various well- ...


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Safadi holds a tripartite meeting with GREEK and Cypriot counterparts

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate, Ayman Safadi, held talks with his GREEK and Cypriot counterparts, Nikos Dundas and Nikos ...


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GREEK Festival canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

The GREEK Orthodox Church of the Annunciation says it thanks the essential workers for the work they are doing throughout the pandemic. Organizers ...


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Is it Important to Know Greek and Hebrew When Studying the Bible?

That faith also holds to the truthfulness and reliability of Scripture, because if God can do all the things that Scripture says he can, then he can certainly preserve the integrity of his Word in any ...


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Covid-19: Greece quarantines all passengers from Qatar flight

All 91 travellers put in quarantine after 12 test positive, illustrating risk of welcoming back tourists ...


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Cyprus and GREECE to Be among Main Tourist Markets for TUI This Year

BERLIN - GREECE and Cyprus will be among the chief travel destinations for Germany's TUI travel group, which launches its programme for 2020 on ...


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GREECE implements new beach rules to curb Covid-19 spread under the sun

GREECE has announced a revised set of beach regulations to be implemented on all Greek beaches, to minimise the risk of Covid-19 contagion.


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GREECE, Cyprus among TUI's main destinations this summer

European tour operator TUI said on Wednesday GREECE and Cyprus are among its main travel destinations this summer, adding that its program will ...


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Two Greek football stadiums listed as the most intimidating in the world

Well-known weekly magazine France Football, conducted a survey of the Top 30 most intimidating stadiums in the world.


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Archaeologist uncovers ‘amazing’ ancient temple of Goddess Nemesis in Greece

ARCHAEOLOGIST Bettany Hughes uncovered an incredible temple built for the Goddess Nemesis inside an ancient Greek theatre, Express.co.uk can reveal.


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Turkey’s drilling map violates rights of Greece and Cyprus

Turkey has published the map with the blocks where it plans to drill for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministyr in Ankara, the “new license areas regarding the exploration and drilling activities, lie within Turkish continental shelf as declared to the UN.” Map posted … The post Turkey’s drilling map violates rights of Greece and Cyprus appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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GREEK Tourism Min Presents Plan on Accessibility in Tourism for People with Disabilities

In his speech on Wednesday, Theoharis reiterated that no GREEK should be afraid of the arrival of tourists. "We have opened safely and we will not ...


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ECB has bought €4.7 bln of GREEK bonds

The European Central Bank has acquired 4.69 billion euros of GREEK bonds since it launched its emergency bond-buying program in late March to ...


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Symeon's GREEK Restaurant Prepares for Phase Three

—Symeon Tsoupelis, Owner of Symeon's GREEK Restaurant. Oneida County Executive, Anthony Picente stated a couple weeks ago that he wanted to ...


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Vodafone Greece offers free access to Udemy, Perlego e-training classes

Vodafone Greece offers free retraining and training opportunities through the global Udemy e-learning platform and Perlego's leading online library. The move is part of its #mazi_xekiname (#to_be_we_ ...


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Where are they now? Ex-Yankee Kevin Youkilis struggling as the Greek God of Hops

The coronavirus also has benched Youkilis’ favorite brew, a double IPA called Greek Gods of Hops, which is a nod to his nickname during his playing days. Youkilis was known for his eye at the plate ...


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Social-distancing Greek style: shimmy and sing from your car

Emerging from sunroofs or sitting on the hood of vehicles parked at designated slots in a soccer stadium in the Athens seaside suburb of Glyfada on Tuesday night, spectators enjoyed a free performance ...


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Maria Euthymiou's resignation from 2021 Commemorative Committee

To many GREEK people, the heroes of the Revolution enjoy iconic status, their personages are sacrosanct and any attempt at offering a new perspective, ...


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Study: GREEK Tourism Professionals Expect Drop in Demand for Travel

GREEK tourism professionals are pessimistic about the incoming flows of travelers in the months ahead, expecting a decline in demand of up to 51 ...


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