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Saturday, June 20, 2020

EU recommends next loan tranche payment to Greece

The EU and International Monetary Fund put together a 110-billion-euro (141-billion-dollar) rescue package for Greece. Photo/REUTERS The European Commission recommended Thursday that debt-stricken ...


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UK to set “air bridges” with Greece, Spain and ten other countries

The United Kingdom plans to establish “air bridges” with a good dozen of countries, including some in the European South like Greece, Spain and Portugal, British media report on Saturday. Britain’s ‘air bridges’ plan is set to involve less than ten countries, giving tourists the ability to travel between them and the UK this summer … The post UK to set “air bridges” with Greece, Spain and ten other countries appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Messages of Faith: Human flourishing and the good life

Makarios is the GREEK word that is here translated as blessed, but the Latin word is beatus, which means “happy, blissful, fortunate, or flourishing”. The ...


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Coronavirus live news: Spain will not quarantine visitors from UK

Brazil passes 1 million infections; Australia struggles with new cases; Greta Thunberg says similar urgency needed for climate change as for Covid-19 * Spain will not quarantine UK visitors * Nearly 1,500 deaths in one day: UK ministers accused of downplaying Covid-19 peak * From celebration to dismay: the week coronavirus re-emerged in New Zealand 8.17pm BST The number of deaths in FRANCE from Covid-19 has risen by 19 from Friday to stand at 29,633, the health ministry said on Saturday. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 641 to 160,093. 7.55pm BST GREECE has announced another extension of the coronavirus lockdown on its migrant camps, hours after 2,000 people protested in central Athens to mark World Refugee Day and denounce the government’s treatment of migrants, according to Agence France-Presse. The migration ministry said confinement for residents of reception and identification centres across the country would be extended to 5 July. It was due to have ended on Monday. Continue reading...


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Ex-U23 Eagles Striker Enobakhare Joins GREEK Club AEK Athens On Three-Year Contract

Former U-23 Eagles forward Bright Enobakhare has linked up with GREEK club AEK Athens on a three-year contract, reports Completesports.com.


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Bulldozers finally rolling

Big investments that have been languishing for years and had become a synonym of GREEK foot-dragging are finally getting back on track.


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Cavusoglu to Sputnik: GREECE, Not Turkey, to Blame for Lack of Dialogue on Eastern Mediterranean

Earlier this month, GREECE'S defence minister warned that Athens would be prepared to defend itself against an “aggressive” Turkey by any means ...


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Clamor erupts over Reilich response to GREECE BLM rally as demonstrations continue today

A Black Families Matter rally in GREECE set for Saturday afternoon has generated considerable interest — to the response from Town Supervisor Bill ...


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Coronavirus Greece: 19 new cases, among them 9 “imported”, deaths rise to 190

19 new confirmed coronavirus cases and one more death have been recorded in the last 24 hours, Greek health authorities announced on Saturday evening. Death toll has reached 190 and total infections 3,256. Among the 19 new cases are 9 “imported”, that is 7 infections were detected in passengers who arrived to Greece per flight … The post Coronavirus Greece: 19 new cases, among them 9 “imported”, deaths rise to 190 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Tsitsipas continues his unbeaten streak at Ultimate Tennis Showdown

In attempt to steady himself, “The GREEK God” then opted to 'Steal Serve' and did what he needed to regain the two-point advantage. Brown, however ...


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New head of UN General Assembly is a member of Turkey's fascistic ruling party

GREECE, Cyprus, and Armenia – all countries with experience of Turkey's murderouspolicies – tried to block the nomination. Volkan Bozkır has been an ...


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GREECE says Czech-mate in the last minute

ElectroCity FIFA 20 European Championships continued last night as GREECE took on Czech Republic in Group B. Both teams are coming off wins ...


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Mississippi State's Tyson Carter signs with Lavrio Aegean Cargo (GREECE)

Carter signed with Lavrio Aegean Cargo, a basketball team located in GREECE, last week. "It came about because they watched the season last year, and ...


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'Product of theft': Greece urges UK to return Parthenon marbles

The New Acropolis Museum wants to display antiquities removed on the orders of Lord Elgin ...


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Small City Life: Lockdown has been a maturation process

There will be no GREEK sunsets to marvel at in 2020, no cultural trips to some ancient amphitheatre, no homemade taramasalata, large organic black ...


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Global GREEK Yogurt Market by Product Type, Package Type, Nature, Sales Channel, Countries ...

This report is anchored on the thorough qualitative and quantitative assessment of the GREEK Yogurt Market. The study provides details such as the ...


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'I'm an Iraqi Refugee Who Settled in the US Now I Help Trauma Victims'

When we arrived in GREECE we registered with the British Red Cross as refugees. But we weren't able to enter the U.S. for four and a half years due to ...


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Greek Ministry of Migration & Asylum on World Refugee Day: Greece’s mission is to guard eastern borders of Europe

Alternate Migration & Asylum Minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos said "Greece, a border of Europe, carries out its obligations with respect to laws, human rights and its national security"


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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoglu: We are ready to dialogue with Greece

Cavusoglu made the proposition a second time in 24 hours


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At a glance: George Tsitsonis

”People of GREEK heritage, I've always thought, are people who might be interested in this story, just because of the connection to their background.


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Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation's Online Seminar on Byzantium

... intersection between GREEK history, Byzantine culture, and Islamic studies.” ... and this is the reason that modern GREEKS still call themselves Romioi.


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Coronavirus: certain groups now only need one negative test to keep crossing (Updated)

GREEK Cypriots living in Pyrgos and working in Nicosia who use the north to travel must also present an employment certificate. Turkish Cypriot ...


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Greek protesters mark World Refugee Day, urge gov't to stop migrant evictions

Around 2,000 people gathered across central Athens on Saturday to mark World Refugee Day and protest the Greek government's policies forcing migrants out of ...


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Celebrating Summer Solstice in GREECE for 2020

GREECE'S summer solstice for 2020 is taking place today, Saturday, June 20, 2020! The summer solstice is the longest day of the year where you can ...


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Woman dies from Covid-19, death toll at 190

The victim is a 71-year-old woman from Echinos, the village community in northern GREECE'S Xanthi region that has been placed on a seven-day ...


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Union County residents gather to recognize Juneteenth, march for unity

“It's the first African American GREEK letter organization for a sorority,” Tucker told us. And as additional celebrations made their way down Main Street ...


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General Floros: We will burn the enemy first and then see who we attacked

The head of the Armed Forces warned Turkey during a press conference at the GREEK Defense Ministry on Friday that Greece will not tolerate any ...


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Summer holidays to get green light in days with air bridges to 10 hotspots including Spain, GREECE ...

Around a dozen countries - including Spain, GREECE, Portugal, France and Australia - are expected to scrap 14-day quarantine rules for Brits in ...


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Special Greek Police force procured with 2 Typhoon GSS-300 armoured vehicles (photos)

Six of the 8 vehicles were acquired by the forces in Evros


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Army chief warns of Aegean crisis

... limited there, but will spread across a GREEK-Turkish front, according to Hellenic National Defense General Staff Chief Konstantinos Floros on Friday.


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Using free time sensibly

Plato was an amazing GREEK, one of many in his nation's most productive years, five centuries BC, a time when he and other brilliant GREEK scholars ...


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GREECE Family Alleges J-MAC Was Denied Job Because of His Autism

A GREECE family alleges that Jason McElwain, also known as J-Mac, was denied a job through the Catholic Charities Community Services because of ...


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Israel tells Turkey they are fully committed to its agreement with Cyprus

... agreement that was concluded earlier this week in Athens by GREEK Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Mayo.


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Cyprus Airways: Flights to GREECE, Switzerland, Israel on Summer Program

In GREECE, the Cypriot airline is already conducting flights to Athens, while its services to Thessaloniki will start next week with two or three weekly ...


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From Walpole, Tsitsonis covers the world of international soccer

GREECE'S 2004 European championship, he added, is not only one of the country's most significant sporting achievements, but also his own favorite ...


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GREECE: ERT considering Junior Eurovision comeback?

They participated in six contests overall before withdrawing. GREECE'S best entry in the contest was a sixth place finish back in 2005 with Alexandros and ...


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Diaspora voting rights to reinvigorate democracy

My point is that GREEKS do not stop becoming GREEKS after 35 or 40 years or 10 or 20 years. A GREEK is a GREEK for all his life. It leads to the creation of ...


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Ancient GREEK Techniques for Covid-19

How did the ancient GREEKS deal with plagues? Prayer should never be seen as an alternative to competent medical advice. However, perhaps there is ...


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7-Day GREEK Holiday with Flight Cheaper Than Car Ferry Ticket to a Croatian Island

7-Day GREEK Holiday with Flight Cheaper Than Car Ferry Ticket to a Croatian Island. By Paul Bradbury 19 June 2020 ...


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Antonis Mihailides: I am lucky

Our GREEK and American teachers were untouched by the Ottoman Governor, Fehraddin Pasha. He opposed the deportation of the Armenians but ...


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GREEK Gov't to Table New Installment Plan for Tax, Insurance Obligations in July

GREEK Gov't to Table New Installment Plan for Tax, Insurance Obligations in July. Athens News Agency. (Photo by Eurokinissi/Yorgos Kontarinis). 20/6/ ...


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GREEK President Visits "Agia Varvara" Care Facility for Adolescent Girls

ATHENS - GREEK President Katerina Sakellaropoulou paid a visit on Friday to the 'Agia Varvara' state facility of child protection services for adolescent ...


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Greece is shielding its maritime borders with thermal cameras and radars

Greece is shielding all its maritime borders with thermal cameras and radars, that is in the Aegean and the Ionian Sea as well as off the island of Crete. “Our islands have a continental shelf and EEZ and we will defend our national rights,” Minister of Shipping and Islands Policy, Giannis Plakiotakis, told CNN Greece … The post Greece is shielding its maritime borders with thermal cameras and radars appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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The Beautiful Corfu Island In Ionian, GREECE

The first governor of modern GREECE, Ioannis Kapodistrias, was also born in Corfu. The Old Town is a gem for sightseeing, with the two Venetian ...


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Sgourakis, Bill (Laki) J.

Memorials are suggested to St. John the Baptist GREEK Orthodox Church, All Holy Spirit GREEK Orthodox Church, Kindred Hospice, St. Jude Hospital or ...


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Britain Detains Five Cruise Ships Owned by GREEK-Based Company

Britain Detains Five Cruise Ships Owned by GREEK-Based Company. Αssociated Press. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE). 20/6/2020. Αssociated Press.


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COVID-19 Rules Defiance Shows GREECE'S Herd Impunity

COVID-19 Rules Defiance Shows GREECE'S Herd Impunity. Αssociated Press. In this photo provided by the Prime Minister s Office, Greek Prime ...


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Barrow surgery bids farewell to doctor who is returning home to GREECE

A BARROW surgery has said a 'fond farewell' to a respected doctor who is returning to his home in GREECE. Abbey Road Surgery in Barrow has bid ...


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Registered unemployment rises in GREECE during May due to Covid-19

Registered unemployment among men was 410,561 (37.20 pct) and among women 693,140 (62,80 pct). RELATED TOPICS: GREECE, Greek tourism ...


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Fire rages near Athens-Lamia national highway in central GREECE

... on either side of the Athens-Lamia national highway on Friday evening, at the municipality of Martino, Fthiotida, in Central GREECE, ANA reports.


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