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Friday, June 25, 2021

New athletic leaders at Greece schools; Athena's Bunting steps down as baseball coach

Jason Bunting steps away from Trojans, joins two-layer "team" that includes Tony Lipani and former Bishop Kearney athletic director Ray Istas.


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Eleftherios Petrounias Qualifies to Tokyo by Winning the World Cup

Eleftherios Petrounias, the Greek "Lord of the Rings", qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games on Friday after a majestic performance Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Massive mobilisations in GREECE against a slavery law

In recent weeks, there has been a very strong mobilization in GREECE against a draft law on working time and trade union freedoms. The bill can be ...


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Poll results: GREECE'S Helena Paparizou is your favourite Eurovision winner of the 2000s with “My ...

She secured GREECE its first win in 2005 and now she's swept to victory in this poll, taking 1,411 votes and 20.35% of all votes cast. The one-time Antique ...


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Turkey claims GREECE violated summer naval training ban

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused GREECE last Sunday of issuing a Navtex (navigational telex) for Navy training in the Aegean, ...


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Course review: free daily dose of Greek and Hebrew

When drawn into an argument with ignorant and elitist clergymen, Christian scholar and leader in the Protestant Reformation William Tyndale declared, "If God spare my life, ere many years pass, I will ...


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$1 Million upgrades to West Point Marina in Greece completed

GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — A total … Marina in the Town of Greece were completed Friday, as part … communities like the Town of Greece are building back better and … brought to the Town of Greece were part of 133 REDI …


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GREEK mobile game at the top of Google

“Come on, you won't believe it…” These were the words uttered in a phone call by game developer Stamatis Sarris to his partner Zacharia Stefanakis.


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Twelve Labors of Hercules Exemplify GREEK Mythology

Herakles, whose name was later Romanized as Hercules, was the greatest of all GREEK heroes. He undertook his feats at the service of King Eurystheus, ...


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Town of Greece receives several upgrades to combat flooding hazard

West Point Marina, also known as Braddock Bay Marina, had its seawall completely submerged in previous years and threatened to cause flooding across its nearby, eight-acre park.


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Paulson, BlackRock to Back Capital Hike for Greece’s Alpha

Billionaire John Paulson, Schroders Plc and BlackRock Inc. are among the investors planning to participate in an 800 million-euro ($955 million) capital increase by Greek lender Alpha Bank set to run ...


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GREECE and Libya discuss health cooperation, including Greek administration over Libyan hospitals

... Greek companies specialised in this field and setting up a mechanism to facilitate patient entry visa procedures from Libya to GREECE for the purpose ...


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GREECE Registers 395 New Coronavirus Cases on Friday, 21 Deaths

ATHENS -- GREECE registered 395 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Friday.


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GREECE: 4000 refugees transferred to other EU countries

More than 4,000 refugees and asylum seekers have been relocated from GREECE to other countries in the European Union since April 2020, according ...


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Greece, Tourism Havens Under Fire From EU Leaders Over Vaccines

Greece and other southern sunspots came under fire at a European Union summit for letting in tourists who’ve had unauthorized vaccines, with French President Emmanuel Macron insisting member states ...


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Greece: Fire now in a forest area in Argostoli

According to information, no residential area is threatened


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Greece’s METKA meets AGOCO to discuss electric generation and renewables

The Chairman of the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), Fadelalla Issa Ehtita, met in his office at the company’s headquarters yesterday, Georgios Mitsiou, Regional Director in Africa for the Greek ...


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GREEK PM rejects calls for EU-wide quarantine of British tourists

GREEK PM rejects calls for EU-wide quarantine of British tourists. Bloc urged to speed up Covid jabs instead, but Balearic Islands ask Spain to tighten ...


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Number of Tourists & Revenues Will Increase This Summer, GREEK PM Believes

... eventually achieve the target of 50 per cent of 2019 revenues,” Mitsotakis said at the general meeting of the GREEK Tourism Confederation (SETE).


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Parliament Approves Permanent VAT Reduction for 5 GREEK Islands

GREEK lawmakers passed the revised bill tabled by the development & investments ministry by majority vote with the new VAT tax reduction to go into ...


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Why don't YOU jab faster? Furious Greek PM erupts at Merkel's plot to ban Britons from EU

ANGELA Merkel is facing a growing rebellion against her bid to lock Britons out of Europe this summer after Greece joined Spain in vowing to ignore any ban.


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Greek banks buck trend of declining lending

Five Greece-based banks and three Cyprus-based lenders, all focused on the Greek market, increased their combined loan portfolio by 19.8% last year, according to Petrofin Research ...


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Drive-thru Greek Festival is on at Saint Demetrios in Rocky River

Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 22909 Center Ridge Road in Rocky River, is serving authentic Greek food to the community.


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Greek antiques, making scents of summer and creating a splash

The latest episode of ‘Konfekt Korner’ is an ode to both summer and the senses, and their ability to spark memories that in turn work as inspiration.


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Governor Cuomo Announces Milestones for Resiliency Projects in Town of Greece, Monroe County

Governor Cuomo announced construction has completed at the West Point Marina, one of the 11 projects awarded to the Town of Greece, Monroe County, through the Resiliency and Economic Development ...


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Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.2 just reported 47 km northwest of Amaliada, Greece

A very shallow magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Amaliada, Ilia Prefecture, West Greece, Greece. According to the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), th ...


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MYTILINEOS: A Greek industrial company sets the sustainable growth agenda worldwide

Let’s take a deep dive to the example of a Greek company, MYTILINEOS, a leading global industrial and energy company with a strong presence in all five continents, which has recently announced ...


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'Cyprus sides should be recognized as equal for progress in talks'

Referring to recent remarks by GREEK Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades ruling out the possibility of his side accepting the Turkish Cypriot demands for ...


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Sakkari: "GREECE is my world"

"The Olympic Games started in GREECE, so as a Greek I can't wait to be in Tokyo. "It is one of the most important events of the year, it is probably the ...


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In Search of the Olympics, in GREECE and Around the World

I was in GREECE, in search of the Olympics. Now a global affair attracting more than 200 nations, thousands of athletes, and billions of television ...


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Greek Finance Chief Says Ready for Any Pandemic Cost Fallout

ATHENS – GREECE'S New Democracy government, after pouring more than 41 billion euros ($48.98 billion) into subsidies for workers and businesses ...


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Things That Set Tourists Apart from Locals at a Greek Beach

When Greeks hit the beach each summer they do it with finesse. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Report Highlights Lack of Trust, Polarized Press in Greek Media

The media market in Greece is characterized by digital fragmentation, lack of trust in news and a politically polarized press, says a report Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Aegean Turns into Steam Bath as Heatwave Persists in Greece

The temperature of the Aegean Sea has increased to 28C which is four degrees higher than normal due to the extended heatwave that hits Greece Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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More Border Checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece Will Be Opened Very Soon

Talks are underway to open other border crossings with Greece besides border checkpoint “Kulata”. Very soon, in a week or a few days, this problem will be overcome.


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Greek health authorities alarmed over new coronavirus variant

Health experts warned on. Friday about the spread of the Delta variant in areas that have a low vaccination coverage, which might result in local lockdowns. Speaking on Skai TV, President of the ...


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Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy John Chrysoulakis’ welcome message at the 2nd Public Diplomacy Talks: “City Diplomacy

… , The General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy is … dedicated to “City Diplomacy.” For Greece, “City Diplomacy” is already … times and the famous Greek city-states to the … in the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, …


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GREEK companies impacted by COVID to receive EUR 1.125 billion

In a press release by EIB, Christian Kettel Thomsen commented: “The EIB's latest cooperation with NBG comes at a crucial time for the GREEK economy ...


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Mainland GREECE Hoteliers Want Additional Aid Due to Covid-19

POX President Grigoris Tasios met with members in Ioannina, Northern GREECE in the presence of Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Greek ...


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Greek politicians request lifting status of protected witnesses on Novartis scandal

Six Greek politicians have submitted a request to judicial authorities to remove the whistleblowers’ identity protection who have implicated them into the Novartis scandal. The request was submitted to the judicial council of the Special Court on Thursday. The whistleblowers, “code-named ‘Kelesi’ and ‘Maximos Sarafis‘ had alleged that the high-profile politicians took bribes from Swiss … The post Greek politicians request lifting status of protected witnesses on Novartis scandal appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Merkel, Macron scold Greece & other EU countries for lax travel rules

Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron blasted Greece and other tourism-dependent nations for freely accepting visitors who were inoculated with less effective Chinese and Russian vaccines, signaling the possibility of additional curbs on travel ahead of the peak tourist season. During a summit of European Union leaders behind closed doors in Brussels, the German chancellor said … The post Merkel, Macron scold Greece & other EU countries for lax travel rules appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greek media are untrustworthy and government-dependent, says Reuters Report

The media market in Greece is characterised by digital fragmentation, lack of trust in news, a politically polarised press and dependence form the government, the annual report “Digital News Report 2021” by the Reuters Institute  has found. Longstanding political polarisation in Greece was reflected again in its media landscape in 2020. The news media were … The post Greek media are untrustworthy and government-dependent, says Reuters Report appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Tiny Greek island Tilos wins EU REsponsible Island Prize

The small island of Tilos in the south-eastern Aegean Sea is one of the winners of European Union Prize for Responsible Island for local renewable energy transition. “The innovative energy model of Tilos and the commitment of its residents to sustainable energy will inspire other islands and local communities,” the EU office in Athens twitted … The post Tiny Greek island Tilos wins EU REsponsible Island Prize appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Development minister: Production of antiseptics in Greece increased six-fold during pandemic

Pointing to an example, he said production of anti-septic liquids in Greece prior to the pandemic was 240,000 kilos, while a month into the public health crisis production had reached 1.5 kilos, cover ...


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Beware of these e-mails, Greek cybercrime police warn of “sextortion scams”

Scamsters send e-mails blackmailing recipients they are being recorded in their private moments


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Dan Bilzerian’s Greek bodyguard brutally attacked by 15 French-Algerian tourists

The attack happened in Mykonos


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Write to Neos Kosmos about your most unforgettable GREEK summer memories

Our plans to visit Greece this year will still have to wait, however nothing can stop us from remembering the colors and aromas of the GREEK summer as ...


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Indian FM Jaishankar will arrive in Athens tomorrow

At noon on Saturday, the GREEK Foreign Minister will host a lunch in honour of his Indian counterpart. On Saturday evening, Jaishankar will also attend ...


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Concert Commemorating Cyprus in the GREEK Revolution, June 26

MARIETTA, GA – Holy Transfiguration GREEK Orthodox Church and Friends of Cyprus present Here's to the Heroes, a Cyprus New York Production, ...


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15 French-Algerians savagely beat the GREEK bodyguard of the “King of Instagram” in Mykonos

15 French-Algerians savagely beat the GREEK bodyguard of the “King of Instagram” in Mykonos. By Athens Bureau. June 25, 2021. Dan Bilzerian ...


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