The French and the Poles constituted the two big surprises of the summer for GREEK destinations, according to provisional data on foreign tourist ...
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How the world sees Greece
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Coronavirus live news: Robert Pattinson 'tests positive for Covid-19, halting Batman production'
US media reports actor tests positive; total French cases rises to 300,181; Israel to impose partial lockdown * Spain situation ‘does not bear comparison with pandemic peak’ * French PM says jobs and green economy at heart of recovery plan * India logs record 83,883 Covid-19 cases in day * GSK and Sanofi to start human trials of potential Covid-19 vaccine 8.17pm BST The actor Robert Pattinson has tested positive for Covid-19, pausing production in the UK of Warner Bros movie The Batman, US media reports. Warner Bros, the Hollywood studio behind the movie, said in a statement that “a member of The Batman production” had tested positive for the coronavirus, but did not give a name. 7.46pm BST SCOTLAND WILL REQUIRE TRAVELLERS RETURNING FROM PORTUGAL AND FRENCH POLYNESIA FROM 3AM ON SATURDAY TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS, Scotland’s justice minister Humza Yousaf said. If arriving into Scotland from Portugal or French Polynesia from 4am Sat (5th Sept) you'll have to self-isolate for 14 days. Gibraltar high up our watch list of countries we are monitoring closely. This week's data shows increase in test positivity & cases per 100k in Portugal. Related: Greece and Portugal stay on England's list of quarantine-free travel Continue reading...
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Greece Coronavirus: 241 new cases; 5 more deaths raise death toll to 278
241 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 more deaths have been recorded in Greece in the last 24 hours, health authorities announced on Thursday evening. The total infections stand at 10,998 and the death toll at 278. Of the new cases, 31 were detected among tourists: 20 at the entrance gates and 6 to people … The post Greece Coronavirus: 241 new cases; 5 more deaths raise death toll to 278 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Quarantine news – latest: Portugal and Greece to stay on travel corridors list for another day ...
The GREEK government has been accused of covering up the number of coronavirus cases in popular tourist destinations in the country following ...
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Athens denies NATO statement that Greece and Turkey will begin talks
Following my discussions with GREEK & Turkish leaders, the two Allies have agreed to enter into technical talks at #NATO to establish deconfliction ...
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GREEK officials reserve judgment on Covid pandemic ahead of fall
August turned out to be a very difficult month for Greece, which is ironic given that's it is normally a month of rest and relaxation. The rapid rise of new ...
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Alert: NATO chief says Turkey and GREECE have agreed to 'technical talks' aimed at reducing ...
Alert: NATO chief says Turkey and GREECE have agreed to 'technical talks' aimed at reducing tensions over offshore energy. Sep. 3, 2020. Facebook ...
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NATO Says Turkey, GREECE Agree to Talks on Easing Tensions
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Turkey and GREECE will discuss ways to ease tensions triggered by Turkish energy exploration in the ...
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Portugal and six Greek Islands added to Wales quarantine travel list
So is the rising number of cases what prompted the Welsh government to impose quarantine restrictions on people returning from Portugal and six Greek islands?
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GREEK government accused of concealing coronavirus cases to boost tourism
Senior health officials and MPs claim the government has falsely recorded the number of people returning from GREEK islands who have tested positive ...
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Here are the winners in Howard Magazine's 2020 Best Restaurants Contest
Advertisement. Xenia GREEK Kouzina. Ananda. Lori and Jim Caprara are the owners of Decadent Bakery in the Maple Lawn shopping center in Fulton.
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GREEK Prime Minister: Masks work when we all wear them
GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived at the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace on Thursday, accompanied by ministers. He was welcomed ...
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Wales rolls out new quarantine rules for parts of Greece and Portugal as England's 'red list ...
Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething announced on Thursday that mainland Portugal and several GREEK islands would be been added to the ...
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Global Europe Brief: Hot rentrée, GREECE-Turkey standoff & Novichok
Global Europe Brief: Hot rentrée, GREECE-Turkey standoff & Novichok. By Alexandra Brzozowski | EURACTIV.com. 7:15 (updated: 7:54).
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GREECE, Turkey agree to talks over East Med, NATO chief says
NATO allies GREECE and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens ...
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IU officials suggest closing Greek houses over 'alarming' rate of positive COVID-19 tests
Indiana University officials on Thursday encouraged the closure of all Greek houses on its Bloomington campus over the rate of positive COVID-19 cases ...
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Greece and Portugal stay on England's list of quarantine-free travel
But Wales removes mainland Portugal, Gibraltar and more Greek islands from its list * Coronavirus – latest updates * See all our coronavirus coverage English tourists in Greece and Portugal have been spared the cost and chaos of rushing back to the UK after the British government defied expectations and maintained quarantine-free travel from both countries for the time being. But in another break from the previous UK-wide approach to the issue, the Welsh government added mainland Portugal and Gibraltar to its quarantine list, and expanded the number of Greek destinations subject to the rules. We continue to keep the Travel Corridor list under constant review & won't hesitate to remove countries if needed. However, there are no English additions or removals today. Nonetheless, holidaymakers are reminded - 14-day quarantine countries can & do change at very short notice Continue reading...
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Athens & Ankara agree to talks, Stoltenberg says, amid maritime tensions between NATO allies
[Preview] Greece and Turkey will meet for talks to reduce the likelihood of clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean and to establish deconfliction mechanisms, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Portugal and Greek islands off Welsh quarantine-free list but stay on England’s
The development widens the discrepancies in coronavirus travel policies of Westminster and the devolved administrations.
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UK coronavirus live: highest daily cases since 4 June; Portugal added to Wales quarantine list but not England's
News updates: UK records 1,735 new coronavirus cases; England announces no changes to travel corridor rules today; Wales adds Portugal and some Greek islands to quarantine list * Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish R number could be as high as 1.4 * Mass weekly testing of population to be trialled in England * Childcare crisis risks pushing women out of workforce, says TUC * Global coronavirus updates – live 6.17pm BST Related: Coronavirus live news: France registers more than 7,000 cases for second day; minister rules out Spain lockdown 5.42pm BST VAUGHAN GETHING, the health minister in the Welsh government, has announced that Wales is adding mainland Portugal to its quarantine list. That means holidaymakers returning to Wales from there after 4am tomorrow morning will have to self-isolate for 14 days. Gething announced his move shortly after the UK government (for these purposes, the English government) announced that Portugal was not being added to England’s quarantine list today. (See 5.12pm.) This action is being taken as a result of a large number of cases of coronavirus have been imported into Wales from tourists returning from the Greek islands, in particular. In the last week, there have been more than 20 cases confirmed in passengers on one flight from Zante to Cardiff. Continue reading...
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NATO chief says Turkey and Greece have agreed to 'technical talks' aimed at reducing tensions over offshore energy
NATO chief says Turkey and Greece have agreed to 'technical talks' aimed at reducing tensions over offshore energy
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Civil Protection warns of “very high risk” of wildfires on Sept 4 (map)
Greece Civil Protection is warning of a very high risk of wildfires or forest fires on Friday, September 4, 2020. Nine regional units are under the high risk, among them is the Attica Prefecture. In fact, the Civil Protection alerted via emergency number the residents of Attica on Thursday afternoon of the upcoming risk. Then, … The post Civil Protection warns of “very high risk” of wildfires on Sept 4 (map) appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Earthquake rattles Athens and Attica with 4.4 R
An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rattled Athens and the Prefecture of Attica on Thursday afternoon. The earthquake occurred a few minutes after 6 o’ clock local time and its epicenter was located between Marathon and Rafina, some 29 km North-East from the Greek capital and 17 km north of Rafina in East … The post Earthquake rattles Athens and Attica with 4.4 R appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Athens dismisses Stoltenberg’s claim “Greece, Turkey agreed to technical talks at NATO”
Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, announced on Thursday afternoon that Greece and Turkey had agreed to start a dialogue and to enter into technical talks at NATO. Quick was the response of the Greek Foreign Ministry that dismissed Stoltenberg’s claims. Stoltenberg announced the “agreed dialogue” on a Twitter: Following my discussions with Greek & … The post Athens dismisses Stoltenberg’s claim “Greece, Turkey agreed to technical talks at NATO” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Erdogan to Merkel: “It is unacceptable for countries to support Greece”, he said during new phone discussion
Stoltenberg: Greece & Turkey agreed on technical dialogue to establish deconfliction mechanisms - Athens refutes
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GREEK Ministers Forced into Quarantine after Contact with Covid Carrier
Three GREEK government ministers were forced into quarantine on Thursday after they were told that a person they had all met the previous day had ...
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East Med tensions would decrease if GREEK Cypriots shared waters, TRNC PM Tatar says
Escalating tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean over maritime zones and drilling activities would fade if the GREEK Cypriot administration agreed to ...
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The Big GREEK Giveback
St. Mary's GREEK Church festival usually raises money for the community. When they had to cancel, they still wanted to give back...in a big GREEK way.
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Wales adds Portugal and more Greek islands to quarantine list
Wales said it had added mainland Portugal, Gibraltar, French Polynesia and the Greek islands of Mykonos, Zakynthos, Lesbos, Paros, Antiparos and Crete to the destinations that require travellers to ...
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Wild parties and ignored curfews – a dispatch from GREECE'S new Covid-19 hot spot
“It's crazy, because recent figures show that GREECE is still well below the UK's 20 cases per 100,000 inhabitants benchmark,” said Colum McLornan, ...
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Special Advisor to EU once funded by Turkey tells GREECE to stop its “macho politics”
She was asked by Greek City Times to clarify what she meant by GREECE'S “macho politics,” but did not answer. Could you please clarify what you mean ...
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There's another royal wedding on the horizon!
This week, King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie confirmed that their youngest son, Prince Philippos of GREECE and Denmark, is engaged to be ...
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GREECE, Turkey agree to talks over Eastern Mediterranean, NATO says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies GREECE and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO ...
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Coronavirus: Portugal and six Greek islands on Welsh quarantine list
Travellers to Wales from Portugal and six Greek islands must self-isolate from Friday.
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The cold war in the hot Aegean
The cold war in the hot Aegean by Lorenzo Vita The clash in the Eastern Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey is only the huge tip of the iceberg of a confrontation that has deep roots and involves the world. The Turkish moves, with Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ships going crazy in the Aegean and the Levant together with the Turkish aviation fighters, not only represent the image of a leader in search of glory and with hegemonic aims, but a real long-term strategy which risks unleashing all the forces involved.
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No10. keeps Portugal and Greece ON the quarantine-free list despite days of speculation
BREAKING: Transport Minister Grant Shapps has announced there are no changes to the English travel corridor list today, despite ongoing speculation Portugal and Greece could be added.
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UPDATE 1-Greece's Public Power core profit more than triples as energy costs drop
Greece's biggest power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) said on Thursday that its second quarter core profit more than tripled from a year earlier, helped by a plunge in oil and gas prices this year.
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The deception of the GREEKS: Athens' unlawful promises to its people
Yesterday, GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greece would increase their territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian ...
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All You Need to Know About Acquiring GREEK Citizenship
Sometimes it feels to applicants that others are granted a GREEK passport while they themselves are repeatedly passed over. Beginning the Process of ...
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IU advises students living in GREEK houses to re-evaluate current living situations
GREEK houses at IU Bloomington are seeing this type of spread at quickly increasing rates. An iron archway with "Lux et Veritas" on the IU Bloomington ...
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FCO travel advice: Can you travel to Spain, France and GREECE?
THE FCO is regularly removing countries from its exempt list for non-essential travel, so what is the latest advice on travel to Spain, France and GREECE ...
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COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths, Rising Cases Raise Alarm in GREECE
The deaths of four elderly COVID-19 within a few hours in nursing and retirement homes across GREECE has ramped up anxiety that the Coronavirus is ...
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Petsas: Turkey Acts as a Destabilising Factor in the Region
ATHENS -- "GREECE is methodically and consistently establishing the conviction throughout the world that it is a factor of peace and stability throughout ...
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Tsakalotos: GREECE in Deep Recession that Predates the Pandemic
ATHENS -- GREECE'S economy is in deep trouble and the recession started before the pandemic, main opposition SYRIZA MP Euclid Tsakalotos ...
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Ministry of Culture Markets Facemasks With Patterns Inspired by Ancient GREECE
The masks, with patterns featuring iconic images from GREECE'S most important periods from its ancient history, will be sold in the shops of all ...
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Small earthquake felt in Athens, GREECE
Earthquake News and Global Seismic Reports. Small earthquake felt in Athens, GREECE. Thursday Sep 03, 2020 15:28 PM | BY: ...
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Borrell’s adviser Tocci sees “macho policies” in Greece, equates it with Turkey’s aggressiveness
A post on social media by an adviser to EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell triggered an outrage on Greek social media. Director of the Italian Institute for International Relations Natalie Tocci not only equated Greece with Turkey’s provocations and aggressiveness; she called the dispute in the East Mediterranean as display of “macho policies” and wrote … The post Borrell’s adviser Tocci sees “macho policies” in Greece, equates it with Turkey’s aggressiveness appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Building housing Ministries of Finance, Investment evacuated after visitor tested positive
The building housing the ministries of Finance and of Investment & Development was evacuated on Thursday in order to be disinfected from a possible coronavirus contamination. the evacuation came after a foreign investor who visited the building on Wednesday was confirmed positive to Covid-19. The building is located on Nikis Street close to Syntagma Square … The post Building housing Ministries of Finance, Investment evacuated after visitor tested positive appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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For Greece, the Battle of Salamis Never Ended
But in July, a production of Aeschylus’ “The Persians” by the National Theatre of Greece, presented in the splendor of the ancient theater of Epidauros, was applauded three times on its final night, ...
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The Great GREEK Mediterranean Grill Announces Ongoing Growth in the Greater Orlando Area
Multi-Unit franchisee continues expansion on a path to 20 locations with the planned opening of a new downtown Orlando location. The Great GREEK ...
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