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Friday, January 1, 2021

Greeks & Russians celebrate together with Christmas songs: “Long live Greek-Russian friendship”

Russia is not in the same quarantine regime as GREECE and many stores are operating normally while events have been taking place in recent days.


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Want drama? Here are six of the most dramatic hotels in Greece

Greece is the land where drama was born. Anthony Grant takes us through the best Greek hotels to experience this integral part of the country's ancient culture.


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Former US diplomat: It is worth looking at restoring the Treaty of Sèvres

The article quoted Turkey's Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez calling for the renegotiation of the 1923 Lausanne Treaty which set the borders of GREECE ...


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Lunchbreak: Southwest Caesar Salad

can chopped green chilies 1 garlic clove 1½ Tbls. fresh lime juice ¼ cup fresh cilantro, stemmed 2 Tbls. GREEK yogurt or sour cream. 1/3 cup olive oil.


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Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias with His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa (Athens, 18 December 2020)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias met today with His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa.The Minister of Foreign Affairs was briefed by the Patriarch on the extensive work of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, both in Egypt as well as throughout Africa. Social, humanitarian, spiritual, cultural and educational work that is carried out with the assistance of an extensive network of Archdioceses and Dioceses.On his part, Mr. Dendias praised the importance of the activities of the Patriarchate of Alexandria on the African continent as a shining example of the successful presence of Orthodoxy in the region, underlining Greece’s ongoing interest in and support for the Patriarchate’s work.


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Greek President, Prime Minister Attend Liturgy at Athens Metropolitan Cathedral (Vid)

Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All GREECE officiated at the liturgy, which commemorates Aghios Vassilios and his name day. Churches have ...


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Commissioner: GREECE'S 40-year membership in EU led to unprecedented prosperity

GREECE'S historic choice to join the European Union 40 years ago is confirmed today with the understanding that Europe is its natural home and the ...


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GREECE recorded 597 new Covid-19 cases and 43 fatalities on January 1st

Their median age was 79 years and 95.6% had an underlying disease and/or age 70 years and over. RELATED TOPICS: GREECE, Greek tourism news, ...


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Greek ministers express New Year wishes for 2021

Alternate Foreign Affairs Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis commemorated GREECE'S double anniversaries in 2021 - the 40th anniversary since GREECE ...


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Luciano: After a tough year, old tradition offers good luck at George's Shoeshine in Peoria

It's an old GREEK tradition, which suits him well, as he is an old GREEK. Plus, he is an old tradition himself: a few weeks ago, George — no one calls him ...


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The Pomegranate in Myth & Tradition, Plus a Cake Recipe

As anyone familiar with the ancient GREEK myths knows, eating or drinking anything in the underworld meant you would have to stay there.


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Former first-round pick Ty Lawson to sign in GREECE following CBA ban

Free agent Ty Lawson is signing in GREECE with Kolossos H Hotels, landing his first contract since being banned from the Chinese Basketball ...


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Bringing Folk Music from Rhodes into the Modern Age

Speaking to GREEK Reporter, Tzellos, who plays a wide array of instruments, including the piano, lyre, guitar, mandolin, and lute, stresses the importance ...


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What would a Turkey-Israel rapprochement mean for regional geopolitics?

Perhaps more critically, Israel, Egypt, GREECE, the Greek Cypriot Administration, Italy, Jordan and Palestine created the Eastern Mediterranean Gas ...


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Why do we need nostalgia?

The term “nostalgia” originates from Ancient GREEK via New Latin, and it is a composite of the root words “nostos,” meaning “home,” and “algos,” ...


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GREEK President: I thank the members of the Armed Forces

GREEK President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on New Year's Even had the opportunity to talk with officials of the Armed Forces from Gavdos to Evros, but ...


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Watch: Bach with GREEK gods

Watch: Bach with GREEK gods. By norman lebrecht; on January 1, 2021. An exclusive stream of last summer's Athens Festival recital by Leonidas ...


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Minister pledges steps to strengthen deterrent power of Armed Forces

The Armed Forces effectively defended the land border GREECE shares with Turkey along the Evros river in 2020 and safeguarded the country's ...


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Police issue 1668 fines for Covid non-compliance on New Year's Eve

Five people were detained in Volos in central GREECE. On Thursday, Health authorities announced 932 new coronavirus cases, as well as 50 deaths.


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Epidaurus concert goes online

In what was one of the undisputed highlights of last year's albeit limited cultural calendar, the acclaimed GREEK violinist paid tribute to Johann ...


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The first GREEK child of 2021 was born in Crete

A healthy baby boy is the first GREEK child born in 2021. Just 14 minutes after midnight at the “Mother” Maternity Hospital in the Cretan city of Heraklion, ...


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Is the UAE trying to irk Turkey with its EastMed move?

GREECE, Israel and Southern Cyprus have used maritime agreements to demarcate offshore gas blocks between themselves - without including Turkey ...


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Milwaukee Bucks wish a Happy New Year in Greek

The team posted the wishes with a photo of the Antetokounmpo bros


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GREEK Cities Take Initiatives in Welcoming the First New Year Under Pandemic Restrictions

The ushering in of 2021 was more subdued this New Year, with municipalities in the largest GREEK region of Attica trying to cheer up residents living ...


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Deputy FM's New Year's Message to GREEKS Abroad

ATHENS - GREEK Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstantinos Vlasis expressed the hope that 2021 is "a year full of health, success, prosperity and ...


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GREEK American Nassau County DA Madeline Singas Shares Update

GREEK American Nassau County DA Madeline Singas Shares Update. The National Herald Archive. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.


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Greece in USA Launches Program & Exhibition in NYC with GREEK & Cypriot Artists

held under the auspices of the GREEK Ministry of Culture at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and at other cultural venues beginning ...


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Did the Ancient Greeks See Blue Like We Do?

Although Greece is full of many shades of blue — iconic blue roofs found across the islands, rich sapphire seas, and bright blue skies — linguists and experts in the ancient world have long been puzzled by the conspicuous absence of a distinct word for the color in the country’s archaic past. Yet does this […] The post Did the Ancient Greeks See Blue Like We Do? first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.


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Remembering Paul Sarbanes

How wit, integrity, and expertise made America's first GREEK American Senator a behind-the-scenes Washington power player. by Paul Glastris.


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Greece makes post-Brexit pitch to City and wealthy Britons

Greece plans to attract London-based banks and wealthy Britons with tax breaks as European cities scramble to make a post-Brexit pitch to the City. Alex Patelis, the Greek Prime Minister’s chief ...


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My holiday recipe: A Greek New Year's cake with a surprise inside

Every year, many Greek households will whip up a vasilopita for New Year's Day, and even though extended families won't be holding large celebrations, food can still bring people together. For Helen ...


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Sunrise Smart Start: Friday, January 1

Multiple agencies are on scene investigating an incident in a GREECE neighborhood after reports of shots fired from the area of a home on Arcadia ...


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GREECE police investigating home on Arcadia Parkway after shots fired

GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — The GREECE Police Department is investigating after several shots were fired from a home on Arcadia Parkway early Friday.


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Column: In honor of Spotify wrapped, I reflected on a year of prolonged waiting

Epitomizing the message of his debut album, the College Dropout, Kanye chants GREEK letters in satire and explains his disdain for the futility of ...


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Greece's first Constitution was adopted by the First National Assembly of Epidaurus on this day in ...

The first GREEK Constitution was adopted by the First National Assembly of Epidaurus on January 1, 1822. Formally it was known as the Provisional ...


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Southern Gas Corridor Makes Historic Delivery to Europe

TAP connects with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline at the Turkey-GREECE border, and crosses GREECE, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before coming ashore ...


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Likelihood of travel in 2021 to Spain and more as borders close

… of Micronesia Fiji Finland Gibraltar Greek islands: Corfu, Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Zakynthos Use …


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Heavy police presence in GREECE, neighbors told to stay inside after reports of shots fired

GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — Multiple agencies are on scene investigating an incident in a GREECE neighborhood after reports of shots fired from the area ...


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GREECE Police investigating shots fired call

(WHEC)— GREECE Police have several streets blocked off due to a shots fired investigation Friday morning. Officers have the area around Latta Road ...


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The 50 NJ dishes you need to eat in 2021

GREEK Corner Salad, GREEK Corner Grill, Park Ridge. The best food assignment I had all year? The two weeks I spent driving nearly 2,000 miles around ...


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Greek Police Discover Body of Missing Chinese Woman in Suitcase

Greek police discovered the body of a missing Chinese woman in GREECE. The body was found inside a suitcase near the small town of Villia, west of ...


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GREECE records population decline for 2020

A new decrease, has been recorded in GREECE'S population which, according to data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), will stand at ...


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Voter burnout: Overlooked fire district elections come with a price

By contrast, the North GREECE district levied $11.1 million in taxes this year. WHAT'S A FIRE DISTRICT ANYWAY? Fire districts are autonomous units of ...


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Police presence on Arcadia Parkway

GREECE, N.Y. - 13WHAM has learned of a police in GREECE on Arcadia Parkway off of Latta Road. A tip from a neighbor in the area has informed our ...


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Schinas: Inclusion in European project 'changed country's fate'

In his statement, Schinas said that GREECE'S inclusion “in the first tier of European integration” over the past four decades had “changed the country's ...


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If Retirement Planning Sounds Greek to You, You’re on the Right Track

Applying three key tenets of Aristotle’s teachings can help crystalize your personal and financial perspective in the age of COVID-19.


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Lake Plastira: Greece’s Idyllic Man-Made Lake that Looks Like Switzerland

Lake Plastira, located in central Greece, is known as “Little Switzerland” for its idyllic landscape that resembles the Swiss Alps. The stunning blue lake is surrounded by snow-capped mountains and verdant pine forests, captivating visitors at any time of the year. Found in the region of Karditsa, located at one of Greece’s highest altitudes, Lake […] The post Lake Plastira: Greece’s Idyllic Man-Made Lake that Looks Like Switzerland first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.


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Greek-American Laeta Kalogridis to write new ‘Cleopatra’ Movie

Paramount Pictures won the rights to a new “Cleopatra” movie, with Greek-American screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis selected to write the new film.


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GREECE welcomes 2021, says goodbye to a turbulent year

GREECE welcomes 2021, says goodbye to a turbulent year. acropolis_web. TAGS: Special Event. Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple ...


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Generali acquires AXA's GREEK activity

Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali is expanding its presence in Greece through two deals, with France's AXA Group and Greece's Alpha Bank, ...


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