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Saturday, April 3, 2021
Greek Police investigates accusations that officers broke arm of 13-year-old student
Greek Police said on Saturday that an internal investigation has been ordered on allegations that police officers in plainclothes broke the arm of a 13-year-old student in a park in Larissa. Furthermore, instead of taking the child to the hospital, they took him to police station where he remained for over two hours until his … The post Greek Police investigates accusations that officers broke arm of 13-year-old student appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Letters to the Editor Saturday, April 3
… Alplaus Grateful for support of Greek heritage March 25 was … a momentous day for Greek Americans and Greeks around the world. It … marked 200 years since the Greek uprising against the Ottoman … white as a nod to Greece’s innumerable contributions to Western …
Coronavirus: Greece Records More Than 3,000 New Cases Again
This story Coronavirus: Greece Records More Than 3,000 New Cases Again appeared first on GreekReporter.com. Greece announced another 3,232 COVID-19 infections on Saturday, while 755 patients remained intubated. This story Coronavirus: Greece Records More Than 3,000 New Cases Again appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
The Greek Fisherman in Iceland who Never Forgot his Native Land
This story The Greek Fisherman in Iceland who Never Forgot his Native Land appeared first on GreekReporter.com. George Alevras is a Greek fisherman from the historic city of Messolonghi who currently lives in Siglufjörður, one of the northernmost cities in Iceland. This story The Greek Fisherman in Iceland who Never Forgot his Native Land appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
Turkish-Greek maritime talks yield no breakthrough
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told reporters afterwards that his country was “participating in these talks in good faith,” but the two sides seemed far apart both on the scope and details of ...
Greek Parliament Approves Second Batch of Tough Measures
Athens, July 23 (RHC)-- The Greek parliament has approved the second batch of reforms the debt-laden country needs to implement in order to receive a new bailout from its international creditors, ...
First Vaccinated Tourists from Israel Arrive in Greece
This story First Vaccinated Tourists from Israel Arrive in Greece appeared first on GreekReporter.com. The first vaccinated tourists from Israel arrived in Greece on Saturday morning, all holding a vaccination certificate. This story First Vaccinated Tourists from Israel Arrive in Greece appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor: G_d’s Pee at State’s End! review – requiems for a saner world
(Constellation) With global events confirming their long-held worldview, the Canadian prophets of doom sound angrier, sadder and more beautiful than ever Named after a documentary about a Japanese biker gang, Godspeed You! Black Emperor fulfil a role in popular music akin to that of Chicken Little or the ancient Greek prophetess Cassandra, a seer whose doomy foresights came with the curse of being disbelieved. Punk rock in spirit if not in sound, the Canadian instrumental ensemble have steadfastly channelled doom, joy, gallows humour and a excoriating critique of modern times off and on since 1994. Godspeed’s seventh album, coming as it does after a year of collective fear, suffering and permanently upended certainties, finds this extraordinary band at their angriest, saddest and most beautiful – energised, you might say, by the mirroring of their own internal weather in world events. Continue reading...
Summer operation hours of Greece’s archaeological sites & museums
Greece’s Culture Ministry announced the new summer hours for the operation of archaeological sites and museums that will be imp[emended later in April this year than traditionally on April 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Outdoor archaeological sites will run on summer hours from April 24 to October 31, while museums, monuments and caves will … The post Summer operation hours of Greece’s archaeological sites & museums appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Retailers in Thessaloniki, Achaia up in arms after last minute decision to suspend opening on Monday
Friday evening, Greek television channels were showing retail store owners in Thessaloniki zealously preparing their shops for the re-opening on Monday. Friday night, the smiles disappeared and optimism was replaced by anger. At an extraordinary meeting a couple of hours in between, the country’s epidemiologists had decided that the virus load in Greece’s second biggest … The post Retailers in Thessaloniki, Achaia up in arms after last minute decision to suspend opening on Monday appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
GREECE Announces New Restrictions on Coronavirus High-Alert Regions
In the two most populated regions in GREECE, the doctor said, infections rose by 4 pct in Attica Region and 25 pct in Thessaloniki during this week. The ...
GREECE to lead IHRA, vows to fight antisemitism
The change comes as antisemitic incidents continue to occur in GREECE, as noted by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Twitter Email LinkedIn ...
Vaccinated Americans Free to Visit GREECE
An unexpected gift was offered on Friday to millions of Americans who wish to travel to GREECE this summer by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Ohio fraternities and sororities rally for revamped anti-hazing Collin's Law
GREEK organizations rally for Collin's Law. Wright State University is one of 17 Ohio colleges and universities participating in a statewide letter-writing ...
Blueprint for phasing out lignite usage
GREECE is actualizing one of the most ambitious plans for energy and the environment, reflecting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' courageous ...
Holidays: Expert predicts green list countries open to UK tourists this summer
GREECE. "GREECE'S Minister has said they will begin test flights from the UK in April to a select number of airports, but these will only be for ...
Ter Stegen sends a message of support to refugee children in GREECE
This programme began in 2016 with the participation of more than 24,000 children in Lebanon, GREECE, Italy and Catalonia, both in refugee camps ...
A New Greek Revolution for the Parthenon Sculptures
This story A New Greek Revolution for the Parthenon Sculptures appeared first on GreekReporter.com. Recent comments by British PM Boris Johnson continue to highlight the British side’s intransigence on the issue of the Parthenon sculptures. This story A New Greek Revolution for the Parthenon Sculptures appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
GREEK Orthodox community in Turkey thanks Turkish army
Turkish defense minister conveys his condolences over death of teacher who was taken to hospital by military helicopter. Sarp Ozer | 02.04.2021. GREEK ...
Professor Robert Rosenstone says, “the study of history was born in Greece”, and names Theo ...
Referring to the numerous movies that have been based on GREEK mythology and historical events in ancient Greece, he explained that “the transfer of ...
Tensions between Greece, Turkey rise
ATHENS, Greece -- Greece is reporting a series of brushes with Turkey's coast guard in the narrow stretch of water between the eastern Greek island of Lesbos and the Turkish coast, at a time of ...
Turkey slams 'offensive stamp' by Geek Cyprus
Turkey's ruling party spokesman on April 2 condemned the Greek Cypriot administration stamp commemorating the 65th anniversary of the EOKA terror group.
GB GET POT 5 AS MAHER HEADS FOR HALL
Dream Team coach Chuck Daly (USA – posthumously), Panagiotis Giannakis (GREECE) and Ettore Messina (Italy) are the other coaches inducted.
Andreescu sets up final against Barty
But GREECE'S Tsitsipas was left trying to explain a “self-explosion” after he squandered a commanding lead in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 quarter-final loss to 26th ...
'Knives Out': Jamie Lee Curtis Gives Update on the Thrombeys and Their Involvement in the Sequels
Joni has some vaginal scented bath bomb, Walt is self publishing his memoir. NONE of us will be joining Mr. Blanc in GREECE. As the family ...
File For GREEK Citizenship While Your GREEK Parent Is Still in Life
In the case where the “original” GREEK is the grandparent (the one born in Greece as a GREEK citizen), only if his/her child is in life and can first get the ...
Rare Photos Emerge of First Excavations at Sacred Greek Island of Delos
This story Rare Photos Emerge of First Excavations at Sacred Greek Island of Delos appeared first on GreekReporter.com. Rare photographs of the excavations at the sacred Greek island of Delos from the 19th Century have come to light This story Rare Photos Emerge of First Excavations at Sacred Greek Island of Delos appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
Which pirates were named after a type of barbecue? The Weekend quiz
From transplants to tenterhooks, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz 1 Which 67-year-old, a niece of two kings, was executed in 1541? 2 What is the most common organ transplant? 3 What were tenterhooks originally used for? 4 Who wrote about her Wonderful Adventures… In Many Lands? 5 Which pirates were named after a type of barbecue? 6 The Harvard-Yale boat race takes place on what river? 7 What religious relic was the Holy Prepuce? 8 Steve Jobs ran which company from 1985-97? WHAT LINKS: 9 Egyptian hieroglyphics; Demotic Egyptian; Ancient Greek? 10 Cold Water; Happy Talk; Three Times A Lady; Mouldy Old Dough? 11 BG; CU; EXT; INT; LS; POV; VO; ZI? 12 Cannonball; Hispi; January King; Napa; Savoy? 13 Edinburgh; Goulburn, New South Wales; Stockwell; Colwyn Bay; Drogheda; Chester? 14 £20 a week; £17 a week in the summer (until 1961)? 15 Unhappiness; happiness; female child; male child; Ag; Au? Continue reading...
Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes near Kissamos, Chania, Crete, GREECE
The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in GREECE near Kissamos, Chania, Crete, only 8 minutes ago.
Eudokia Papagiani, owned olive farm
She was born Feb. 2, 1929, in Megaloxori, GREECE, daughter of the late John and Mersini Troizely. Mrs. Papagiani and her husband owned an olive farm ...
Health News Roundup: GREECE to step up vaccination rate; Measles resurgent in Congo and more
GREECE, which coped relatively well during the first wave of the pandemic last year, has tightened restrictions to combat a surge in cases over recent ...
As the Smoke Clears: A moving tribute from the bride who survived Greek wildfires
On July 23, 2018 Zoe Holohan had been married just four days to her beloved soulmate, Brian Westropp-O’Callaghan. The couple were in Greece having a fairy-tale honeymoon in a beautiful villa when ...
Pausanias's Description of Greece
Volume 2 is a detailed commentary on Pausanias' Book I, on Attica, using both the experience of Frazer's own travels in Greece and the reports of other antiquarians and archaeologists. To send content ...
Emerald Cruises Now Booking 2023 Yacht Cruises
The new, 15-day “Mykonos, Gallipoli & Essence of the Black Sea” itinerary sails between Athens and Istanbul, with a port of call in Mykonos, GREECE ...
What's in a name? Maybe inspiration from 1821
One of the most important of the founders, Thomas Jefferson, was even acquainted and corresponded with one of modern GREECE'S founding fathers, ...
How Was Cancer Treated in Ancient Greece?
This story How Was Cancer Treated in Ancient Greece? appeared first on GreekReporter.com. It was Hippocrates, the father of medicine, who identified and gave the name cancer to the illness that blights humanity to this day. This story How Was Cancer Treated in Ancient Greece? appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
Greece Becomes a Movie Hub with 18 International Productions in 2021
This story Greece Becomes a Movie Hub with 18 International Productions in 2021 appeared first on GreekReporter.com. Up to eighteen international movies will be shot in Greece in 2021, confirming that the country is on the path to become a filming hub. This story Greece Becomes a Movie Hub with 18 International Productions in 2021 appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
1821 Revolution and Art: Famous Painters who Captured the GREEK War for Freedom
Advertisment. The events of the 1821 GREEK Revolution influenced many societal movements around Europe, but also inspired a large wave ...
How Can We Teach the GREEK Revolution of 1821 in the Classroom?
The Department of GREEK Education will be offering a webinar Saturday, April 3, 2021 1:00 pm est. The webinar will be presented by The Museum of ...
Crews investigate house fire on Nantucket Road in GREECE
GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — Fire crews were called to the scene of a fire in GREECE Friday evening. It started around 8:30 p.m. on Nantucket Road ...
Greece Assumes Presidency of Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
This story Greece Assumes Presidency of Holocaust Remembrance Alliance appeared first on GreekReporter.com. Greece assumed the annual presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IRHA) in a special online event on Thursday. This story Greece Assumes Presidency of Holocaust Remembrance Alliance appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
The Greek Language is Not Dying; It’s Merely Changing
This story The Greek Language is Not Dying; It’s Merely Changing appeared first on GreekReporter.com. Is the Greek language, one of the most ancient languages in history of mankind, dying due to an avalanche of foreign words being introduced? This story The Greek Language is Not Dying; It’s Merely Changing appeared first on GreekReporter.com.