Greece Outside In: 10/14/20

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Dean shares recipe for Greek Shrimp Bowls

On his weekly cooking segment, WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards is cooking up an easy recipe for Greek Shrimp Bowls with zucchini, peppers, and grains topped with Lemon-Garlic Yogurt (or ...

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In Fight Between Two Allies, Greece and Turkey Appeal to US as Conflict Intensifies

The energy-fueled feud between Greece and Turkey, both members of the U.S.-led NATO military alliance, has intensified in the Eastern Mediterranean, threatening to destabilize the coalition's southern ...

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Greek to Go! GreekFest goes drive-thru for this year

Not all festivals are cancelled in 2020! GreekFest is offering up all the classic foods you love, in a socially distant way. On October 30 and 31, St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Knoxville will ...

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Airbus Inks Order for A320neos from Greece’s Sky Express

ATR operator Sky Express prepares for a foray into jets with an order from Airbus for four A320neos and a lease deal with ACG Aviation Capital for two.

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Dr Richard Freeman admits third data loss after UCI request over bloods

* Cycling body wanted blood data from riders at Giro and Tour * Freeman denies being ‘poacher turned gamekeeper at Team Sky Team Sky and British Cycling’s former doctor Richard Freeman admitted losing medical information from a third computer after the UCI requested blood data from riders at the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France in 2011. Freeman has previously told the medical tribunal that a Team Sky laptop containing medical records was stolen from him in Greece in 2014, while last week he also admitted to smashing up another laptop to prevent “Indian hackers” from accessing data. Continue reading...

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Leaders of Greek far-right Golden Dawn party jailed over hate crimes

Several politicians associated with the Greek far-right party Golden Dawn have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences after they were found guilty for running a criminal enterprise blamed for hate crimes.

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Greek Extreme-right party leadership sentenced to 13 years

A Greek court sentenced the leadership of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party to 13 years in prison Wednesday, imposing the near-maximum penalty for running a criminal organization blamed for numerous ...

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IMF on Greece: Weak recovery in 2021, unemployment 20%, primary surpluses from 2022

Greece will return to primary surpluses from 2022 after reporting higher primary deficits and public debts in 2020, the International Monetary Fund said its Fiscal Monitor report released on Wednesday. The IMF based its 2020 forecasts on the belief that political interventions to manage the pandemic have led to a simultaneous drop in public revenue … The post IMF on Greece: Weak recovery in 2021, unemployment 20%, primary surpluses from 2022 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Couple forced from luxury Greek break for quarantine 'hell hole' hotel after airport Covid-19 test

Paula Henry, 48, and Wesley Seale, 42, from Manchester, had to cut their luxurious £3,200 holiday in Lindos, Greece, short and move to the 'hell hole' Maritime Hotel and Apartments near Rhodes.

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Leaders of Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn are jailed

Nazi Golden Dawn has been jailed for 13 years for running a criminal organisation, spelling the end of his violent militia that disguised itself for years as a political ...

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Alleged school teacher stabs dog in the middle of a street in Nikaia

An alleged school teacher has been detained for stabbing and injuring a dog in the middle of the street of Ano Neapoli, in Nikai suburb of Piraeus. The dog suffered injuries in the lung and underwent surgery in the municipality shelter, his health condition is critical and the next few days are crucial. The stabbed … The post Alleged school teacher stabs dog in the middle of a street in Nikaia appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Merkel won’t support sanctions against Erdogan despite latest provocations

Greece may want to push for sanctions against Turkey at the EU Summit on Thursday but Germany is determined to have her “liebling” ally Recep Tayyip Erdogan prevail with his aggressive and expansion policies. Greece has made clear that with Oruc Reis operating in Greek continental shelf, there can be no dialogue with Turkey. The … The post Merkel won’t support sanctions against Erdogan despite latest provocations appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Greece sentences far-right politicians to jail

Leaders and former politicians from what was once a major far-right political party in Greece have been sentenced to prison. An Athens court says the members of the party, Golden Dawn, ran a criminal ...

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Greece’s Golden Dawn leaders sentenced to 13 years in jail

Nazi party Golden Dawn received 13-year jail sentences on Wednesday for running a criminal organisation responsible for the stabbing to death of a Greek rap artist and violent attacks against migrant ...

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Greek court sentences Golden Dawn members to prison

Greek far-right Golden Dawn Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and other associates were sentenced to prison in an Athens appeals court Wednesday on charges of being members of a criminal organization.

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East Med crisis: Erdogan ramps up rhetoric against Greece, Cyprus

Turkish leader says countries will get ‘response they deserve’ amid growing anger over Ankara’s new research mission.

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Leader of Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn sentenced to 13 years in prison

Nikos Michaloliakos and six of the party's former lawmakers including MEP Ioannis Lagos were convicted of "leading a criminal organisation" last week.

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Neo-Nazi leaders of Greece's Golden Dawn sentenced to 13 years

Leaders of violent far-right group, including former MPs, shown no leniency by judges The neo-Nazi leaders of Golden Dawn have been sentenced to 13 years in prison by a court in Athens, at the end of a historic hearing likened to the Nuremberg trials after the second world war. The violent Greek neo-fascist group was officially laid to rest as its disgraced former MPs were shown almost no remorse by a three-member panel of judges. Continue reading...

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Greek court sentences far-right Golden Dawn leadership to 13-year jail terms

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Greek neo-Nazi chief sentenced to 13 years in prison

Golden Dawn leader among members and sympathisers of fascist party handed jail sentences following landmark trial.

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Where Europeans Wash Their Hands After Using The Toilet (infographic)

Greece is not in the survey

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Leader of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn receives 13-yr prison sentence after party declared criminal organization

[Preview] Nikos Michaloliakos, the leader of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party, has been jailed for 13 years after a court ruled that the political organization was a criminal enterprise linked to a high-profile murder. Read Full Article at RT.com

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Turkey Vows To Give Greece 'Answer It Deserves' Over East Med Dispute: Erdogan

Turkey on Wednesday vowed to give its NATO ally Greece the "answer it deserves" over their energy dispute in the contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean. "We will continue to give Greece and the ...

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Turkey says Greece failed to fulfill promises, vows response

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Greece and Cyprus of failing to fulfill “promises” made during negotiations within the European Union and NATO and said his country would continue to give them the response “they deserve.”

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Greece makes mandatory use of mask outdoors in crowded conditions

Wearing a face mask is now mandatory in all enclosed places of work and open-air public areas where there is crowding, head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said on Tuesday evening. Τhe measure applies nationwide irrespective of local coronavirus transmission levels, he added. Wearing mask outdoors in crowding situation was “strongly recommended.” Note that when … The post Greece makes mandatory use of mask outdoors in crowded conditions appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Golden Dawn Court: 13 years imprisonment for leadership, life for Fyssas’ murderer

The leader of neo-nazi Golden Dawn party, Nikos Michaloliakos, was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for establishing and running a “criminal organization” plus 1 more year and 1,000 euros fine for arms possession. Giorgos Roupakias was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder 33-year-old rapper Pavlos Fyssas plus 4 years for the use of weapon, … The post Golden Dawn Court: 13 years imprisonment for leadership, life for Fyssas’ murderer appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Greek court imposes jail terms on far-right Golden Dawn leaders

The leaders of the far-right Golden Dawn, once Greece's third largest political party, were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for running a criminal gang linked with hate crimes during the country's ...

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Greece Import Prices Decline Slows In August

Greece import prices declined at a softer pace in August, figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed on Wednesday. The import price index fell 8.1 percent ...

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Prison Finale For Greek Dictator's Disciple And Hitler Admirer

Nazi party Golden Dawn who was handed a 13-year prison sentence on Wednesday, is a dictator's disciple, Hitler admirer, and one of the longest-running party leaders in the country. Michaloliakos was ...

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Gal Gadot as Cleopatra is a backwards step for Hollywood representation

Casting misses chance to give north African actors a higher profile, prolonging the debate over Hollywood’s colonisation of ethnicity Cleopatra is once again getting the big screen treatment, this time courtesy of Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and the DC heroine herself, Gal Gadot. But even with a female director, and female screenwriter in Laeta Kalogridis on board, the casting of an Israeli actor with Ashkenazi Jewish heritage as the legendary Queen of Egypt has led to a not unfounded debate about Hollywood whitewashing. In recent years historians, such as Hilke Thuer of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, have questioned the long-held belief that Cleopatra VII was white. Scholars agree that there’s no doubt that Cleo was Macedonian-Greek on her father Ptolemy XII’s side, potentially Persian or Syrian too, but because the ethnic origin of her mother remains unverified it has strengthened the idea that the Egyptian ruler was of mixed heritage. “The mother of Cleopatra has been suggested to have been from the family of the priests of Memphis,” Betsy M Bryan, Alexander Badawy professor of Egyptian art and archaeology at Johns Hopkins University, told Newsweek. “If this were the case, then Cleopatra could have been at least 50% Egyptian in origin.” Continue reading...

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020