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Friday, September 18, 2020

GREECE Confirms 339 New COVID-19 Cases, Gov't Announces Stricter Measures

ATHENS -- GREECE registered 339 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, as announced at the live briefing on the pandemic held on Friday.


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Going GREEK: Subtropical storm Alpha forms off Portugal

Meteorologists use the letters of the GREEK alphabet if a season runs out of names, and the final name for the 2020 season, Wilfred, was taken by a ...


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Here are the 2020 hurricane names, including the new GREEK alphabet names

The most recent, Aug. 5, Atlantic Hurricane season update from Colorado State University (CSU) forecasts in total tropical activity take a large step up, ...


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New Covid Measures Announced in Attica After Increase in Cases

Of Friday's 339 cases of the virus, 164 were located in Attica, following a trend of high case numbers in GREECE'S most populous region. On Friday, ...


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GREECE pushes boundaries in East Med, overlooking int'l law

GREECE'S and Greek Cypriots' selfish acts in terms of ignoring the rights of the other regional states, particularly Turkey and the Turkish Republic of ...


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List of new stricter anti-coronavirus measures in Athens and Attica

Greece’s authorities announced a package of stricter measures for Athens and the broader region of Attica in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The measures come two days after another series of restrictions were imposed. The additional measures include stricter crowd control, return to work from home for private and public sectors, restrictions … The post List of new stricter anti-coronavirus measures in Athens and Attica appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Earthquake rattles the island of Crete with 5.3 R

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on Richer scale struck in the sea area south off Crete at 7:28 p.m. on Friday evening. Its epicenter was 19 km south-west of Arvi and its focal depth 25 km. Several seismological institutes gave also different magnitudes such as 5.2R, 5.3R, 5.5R and even 5.7R. The tremor was felt in … The post Earthquake rattles the island of Crete with 5.3 R appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Coronavirus Greece: 339 new cases, 2 more deaths in past 24 hours

Greece recorded 339 new coronavirus cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, health authorities announced  on Friday evening. Short after the daily bulletin was out one more Covi-19 patient passed away. Total infections have reached 14,738 and death toll 328. 40 of the new cases have been detected among tourists and 64 are … The post Coronavirus Greece: 339 new cases, 2 more deaths in past 24 hours appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Turkish Foreign Ministry summons GREEK ambassador over offensive headline

Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Greece's ambassador to lodge a formal complaint over a GREEK newspaper's offensive language ...


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Is Giannis Antetokounmpo the greatest GREEK athlete of all time? An investigation

Nikos Gallis. FIBA Eurobasket MVP (1987), 8x GREEK League Champion, 7x Green Cup Winner, 8x FIBA Euroleague Scoring Champion. A hero of GREEK ...


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GREEK Life at Temple Adapts to COVID-19 Restrictions

One of the largest appeals of GREEK on campus is their in-person gatherings: socials, philanthropic events, bonding opportunities, and more.


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Running out of storm names, Atlantic season goes GREEK

This is only the second time National Hurricane Center forecasters have had to pull out the GREEK alphabet for names, with the last time being 2005.


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Sorors throughout the Black GREEK system prepare to back Harris

Griffin, like Harris, is a member of the oldest Black GREEK letter sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), founded in 1908 at Howard University. But the ...


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Erdogan says Turkey withdrew survey vessel to allow for diplomacy

NATO members Turkey and GREECE bitterly disagree over maritime jurisdiction and energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean and tensions ...


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GREECE donates over 180 tons of aid to Lebanon

GREECE donated over 180 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon this week, following the devastating Aug. 4 Beirut Port explosion which damaged half ...


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Erdogan says willing to meet with Greek PM over east Med tensions

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey was ready to meet with Greece's leader to resolve the standoff over energy exploration in contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean.


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We’ve Used Up The List Of Hurricane Names And The Season Is Only Halfway Over

New Hurricanes Will Be Named After Greek Letters Amid An Overactive Hurricane Season That’s Already Used Up This Year’s List Of Names


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GREEK Police Conducted 40000 COVID-19 Checks in One Day

ATHENS – GREEK police are stepping up inspections of businesses and checking people to make sure they're following health protocols aimed at ...


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Record 2020 hurricane season runs out of names, now will use the GREEK Alphabet

Now that the entire list of names, which is decided by the World Meteorological Organization, has been exhausted, the GREEK alphabet must be used.


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Cultural hiatus, caps on gatherings, telework introduced to stem Covid in GREEK capital

... a press conference on Friday, announcing a string of measures that authorities hope will contribute to a drop in infection rates in the GREEK capital.


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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles GREEK island of Crete

ATHENS, Greece — An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, GREEK authorities said.


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Tropical Storm Wilfred forms: Hurricane season 2020 has been so busy, we have to use Greek letters

Tropical Storm Wilfred formed Friday in the Atlantic, prompting the hurricane center to advise, "get out the Greek alphabet for the rest of 2020." Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 22 is brewing in the ...


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Mickey Rourke Finishes Filming “Man of God” in GREECE

Rourke and his Russian co-star, Alexander Petrov, arrived in GREECE in early September to shoot scenes for the film. “Man of God” follows the trials ...


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Coronavirus live news: Iran in grip of 'third wave' of pandemic; Covid-related deaths in France on the rise

New infections in Iran pass more than 3,000 a day again; deaths in France related to Covid-19 trend upwards for first time since lockdown * Israel enters unpopular second Covid lockdown * Mutant virus: should we be worried that Sars-CoV-2 is changing ? * Canada unveils ‘swirl, gargle and spit’ test for school children * Lockdown measures and rising anger in Madrid * UK coronavirus updates – live 5.32pm BST Restrictions have been tightened in ATHENS by Greek authorities as coronavirus infections continue to surge. From Monday until 4 October, a maximum of nine people will be able to gather together outdoors, while up to 20 people can attend funerals, weddings and baptisms. 4.55pm BST Three quarters of people in CANADA would support another lockdown in the country if it was hit with a second wave of coronavirus epidemic, according to an Ipsos poll carried out for Global News. It found that 75% of respondents would approve quickly shutting down non-essential businesses, with 37% strongly supporting such a move. Three in four expected a second wave to occur in autumn. Continue reading...


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A new Gulf of Mexico hurricane is likely, and its name will be a Greek letter

With formation of Wilfred in the eastern Atlantic, 2020 has exhausted the official list of conventional hurricane names.


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OPINION: What we can learn from UNL's GREEK life suspension

Molly Ashford COPY EDITOR. “I would argue, though, that COVID has brought to light a whole host of other issues throughout GREEK life organizations.


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Get Him to the GREEK! Hurricane season runs out of names

It's likely that we'll dip into the GREEK alphabet Friday, as a storm in the Gulf of Mexico continues to become organized. Tropical depression 22 will ...


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OPA! Check out a new Italian and GREEK restaurant in West Des Moines

It serves everything from pizza and spanakopita to GREEK spinach pies, onion rings and flaming asiago saganaki. Manager Jonathan Ochoa said the ...


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College Republicans condemn UCF, call targeted COVID-19 testing of GREEKS 'disturbing'

Photo by Megan Turner. As members of UCF's GREEK community received emails about random, mandatory COVID-19 test selection, the College ...


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UF Black GREEK life to be honored with garden in Reitz Student Union

UF is creating a garden that will be placed in the Reitz Union North Lawn to honor the campus' Black GREEK organizations. The project has been in the ...


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Search for migrant boat as powerful storm lashes Greece

Greek authorities launched a large search and rescue operation Friday following a distress call from a vessel carrying dozens of migrants, which was caught in a ...


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Greece tightens coronavirus curbs in Athens as infections surge

Greek authorities on Friday tightened restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the greater Athens area, saying the pandemic was showing "steadily rising trends". Earlier, Prime Minister K ...


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Hardalias: State Mechanism on Full Alert, Medicane in Progress

... but not strong winds and which will affect Central GREECE, reaching up to southern Thessaly and eastern parts of the mainland from the afternoon.".


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Border management: European Commission approves extra funding for GREECE and Bulgaria

... on September 18 it had made available an additional 23.8 million euro to GREECE, under the Internal Security Fund, to support border management.


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GNTO to Start 2021 Tourism Promotion for GREECE End of October

During the FVW Workshop GREECE 2020, Fragakis met with representatives of local tourism bodies including Central Macedonia Vice Governor for ...


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GREECE'S coal phase-out will “captivate global investments”

GREECE'S energy transition will attract investment, according to analysts. Credit: Dominik Vanyi.


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Erdogan says withdrawal of Turkish exploration vessel shows goodwill toward Greece amid territorial dispute in Mediterranean

[Preview] The decision to return a Turkish oil and gas exploration ship to port illustrates Ankara’s willingness to negotiate with Athens to resolve mutual claims over the Eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed. Read Full Article at RT.com


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Rare and intense Mediterranean storm hits Greece

Eyewitness footage showed exceptionally rough sea crashing boats against the docks in the island's port area, and bulldozers trying to clean up flooded streets from debris and water. The storm, named ...


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Greece lashed by rare hurricane-force storm

Flooding and power cuts as emergency services called out to free trapped citizens Greek civil protection authorities have been put on maximum alert after a Mediterranean cyclone made landfall, battering the west of the country and many of its popular Ionian islands. Meteorologists predicted the storm, a rare weather phenomenon referred to as a “medicane”, would pick up speed as it crossed the sea and moved south. Continue reading...


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Storm Ianos lashes Greece, leaving migrant boat in distress

An unusual hurricane-like storm has reached Greece, flooding western islands and disrupting aviation. Coastguards say a boat carrying 55 migrants is adrift in the poor conditions.


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GREECE: update on Lesvos situation after Moria fires

Efforts are continuing in GREECE to shelter asylum seekers made homeless in a series of fires that devastated Moria Reception and Identification ...


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Standoff between Turkey and GREECE continues over energy exploration rights in the eastern ...

Standoff between Turkey and GREECE continues over energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Share. QR. Copied ...


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On this day in 1834, Athens became the capital city of GREECE

... who was a well-known archaeologist and lover of ancient GREECE. The residents, who at that time did not exceed 7,000 people, celebrated the event ...


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TUI: Greece top destination this season for holidaymakers

If the booking trend continues the bookings will surpass last year


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Covid-19 Greece – 339 new cases reported

There were two deaths


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Unprecedented communication as Dendias speaks with Russian counterpart for second time in six ...

GREEK diplomacy now seems to be “struggling” to improve the climate in “GREEK-Russian ” relations and to gain some of the lost time after a number of ...


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Renowned GREEK Neuroradiologist Named Chief of Neurointerventional Surgery at New York ...

Renowned interventional neuroradiologist Athos Patsalides, MD, MPH, a GREEK native, has joined the department of neurosurgery at North Shore ...


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GREEK and GREEK Cypriot Scientists Develop New Rapid Covid Test in…

The test was developed by the company “DnaNudge,” the result of a collaboration between GREEK scientist Dr. Maria Karvela and Professor Christofer ...


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Greece Meteo Service updates Medicane weather warning Sept 18-20

Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY updated its Red Alert weather warning on Friday noon, as Medicane Ianos appears to have slightly change its course. The Warning is from Friday, 18. September, until Sunday, 20. September 2020. EMY warns of heavy rains and thunderstorms, accompanied by powerful winds of an average 7-8 Beaufort, locally 8-9 and … The post Greece Meteo Service updates Medicane weather warning Sept 18-20 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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No pandemic rules apply when Minister receives the Holy Communion

Alternate Minister for Migration and Asylum, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, received Communion on Thursday without taking any measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to a website reporting on issues relating to Orthodox Church. The website Romfea published a photo of the minister receiving Communion in the tradition of the Orthodox Church, using a single … The post No pandemic rules apply when Minister receives the Holy Communion appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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