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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Unvaccinated Greeks facing £85 monthly fine

… be made mandatory for all Greek citizens aged over 60 – … be used to help fund “Greek hospitals fighting the pandemic” as … their pension” in fines. But Greek leader Mitsotakis insisted that making … of the Omicron variant in Greece were detected on Monday. As …


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Pope heads to Cyprus and Greece, raising hopes he will change conversation on refugees

… Christian countries of Cyprus and Greece, making ecumenism another important … leaders and representatives of the Greek Orthodox Church. The following … of Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos, April … European government and the Greek government in how to …


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Pope Francis releases message ahead of visit to Greece, Cyprus

Pope Francis released a video message on November 27 ahead of his visit to Greece and Cyprus on December 2-6, it was reported on Wednesday. “I am preparing to come as a pilgrim to your magnificent lands, blessed by history, culture and the Gospel,” the pope said in his message. “I come with joy, precisely […] The post Pope Francis releases message ahead of visit to Greece, Cyprus appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greece approves mandatory vaccination for those aged over 60

Greek lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation making vaccination for COVID-19 mandatory for all residents aged over 60, to deal with an infection surge and the emergence of the omicron variant.


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A Terrible Way to Learn the Greek Alphabet

I love language, but let me join the chorus of those who’ve said this isn’t a fun way to learn the Greek alphabet. Yet another variant of the coronavirus is upon us, this one called Omicron in keeping ...


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Australia Issues Commemorative Greek Bicentennial Stamps

Commemorative bicentennial stamps honoring Greece’s War of Independence in 1821 are being issued by the Australia Post in collaboration with the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. The series comprises four stamps, which depict four heroic clerical figures of the Orthodox Church, who fought for the freedom of Greece from its Ottoman overlords exactly 200  years ago. […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Louisville man sentenced in child porn case involving young girls in Australia and Greece

Shaun Douglas Dickson allegedly pretended to be an 11-year-old on Instagram to seek sex with minors in Australia.


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Covid news live: EU chief calls for mandatory vaccinations; Germany warned over ICU capacity

The World Health Organization has advised Covid-vulnerable people to postpone plans to travel abroad; Greece imposes €100 monthly fines on unvaccinated over-60s ...


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Cyprus, Greece and Jordan agree to hold military exercises

Cyprus, Greece and Jordan agreed on Wednesday … defence ministers of Cyprus and Greece Charalambos Petrides and Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos …


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Greek economy to grow by 6.7% in 2021, 4.8% in 2022 and 2.9% in 2023, OECD says

The Greek economy is expected to grow by 6.7% this year, by 4.8% in 2022 and by 2.9% in 2023, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Wednesday. In its semi-annual report on global economic outlook, the Paris-based organisation said that strong economic growth in Greece will be based on an improving […] The post Greek economy to grow by 6.7% in 2021, 4.8% in 2022 and 2.9% in 2023, OECD says appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greece proving is willing and able to overcome what has held its economy back, Stathopoulos says

Greece’s economic perspective and the changes that will ensure strong growth in the coming years were outlined by Nikos Stathopoulos, one of the most important Greek investors living and operating in the United Kingdom, in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) released on Wednesday. A Harvard graduate, CEO of BC Partners and head […] The post Greece proving is willing and able to overcome what has held its economy back, Stathopoulos says appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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First trilateral meeting of Cyprus, Greece and Jordan defence ministers underway

The 1st trilateral meeting of the defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Jordan was underway on Wednesday in Nicosia. The meeting was the result of ongoing efforts by the leaders of the three countries to further deepen their already excellent relations in specific areas, including defence and security. The three countries have age-old and stable […] The post First trilateral meeting of Cyprus, Greece and Jordan defence ministers underway appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Vaccination Appointments in Greece Skyrocket After Mandatory Ruling

Appointments for initial coronavirus vaccinations in Greece jumped sharply in the first 24 hours after the government announced on Tuesday that vaccination for people over 60 will be made mandatory. According to government sources, in the last 24 hours, a total 17,500 appointments were made for the first installment of the vaccine series in the […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Chris Cuomo Off CNN After Helping Brother with Lawsuits

CNN suspended news host Chris Cuomo after new details emerged regarding the help he gave his brother Andrew Cuomo in the New York governor’s multiple sexual harassment suits. Chris Cuomo had served as a close adviser to the governor during the last year and a half of his governorship before he was forced to resign […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Anti-Vaccine Christian Broadcaster Marcus Lamb Dies of Covid-19

Marcus Lamb, the co-founder of Evangelical Christian broadcasting network Daystar Television, passed away from Covid-19 at the age of 64 on Tuesday. In a tweet, Daystar mourned the loss of its founder, writing: “It’s with a heavy heart we announce that Marcus Lamb, president and founder of Daystar Television Network, went home to be with […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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How Ancient Greeks Harnessed Wind Power to Win the Battle of Salamis

New research from the Academy of Athens argues that the Greeks actually chose Salamis after studying the area's climactic conditions. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece Manufacturing Sector Continues To Expand

Greece manufacturing sector grew at a …


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Greece & Russia sign cooperation protocol in Moscow, ahead of Greek premier’s visit

Greek Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis co-chaired the 13th Greek-Russian Joint Interministerial Committee meeting with the Russian Federation’s Transport Minister Vitaly Saveliev, in Moscow on Tuesday. Wrapping up a two-day official visit to Russia, Varvitsiotis also signed with Saveliev the Greece-Russia Cooperation Protocol. “The Cooperation Protocol is a successful agreement that paves the […] The post Greece & Russia sign cooperation protocol in Moscow, ahead of Greek premier’s visit appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Enterprise Greece: Συνεχώς αυξανόμενο το ενδιαφέρον στην Κίνα, αλλά και στην Ασία γενικότερα, για τα ελληνικά κρασιά και αποστάγματα

Θετικός είναι ο απολογισμός από την συμμετοχή της χώρας μας στην 4η Διεθνή Έκθεση Εισαγωγικού Εμπορίου (China International Import Export), η οποία πραγματοποιήθηκε στην Σαγκάη, 5-10 Νοεμβρίου 2021, την οποία διοργάνωσε η Enterprise Greece (Ελληνική Εταιρεία Επενδύσεων και Εξωτερικού Εμπορίου). Όπως σημειώνεται σε σημερινή ανακοίνωση, η Ελλάδα συμμετείχε με ψηφιακό περίπτερο στο χώρο με τις […] The post Enterprise Greece: Συνεχώς αυξανόμενο το ενδιαφέρον στην Κίνα, αλλά και στην Ασία γενικότερα, για τα ελληνικά κρασιά και αποστάγματα appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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EUROBANK- Support in Practice, Investment in the Future

EUROBANK introduces a new package of actions totaling €750 million euros focused on supporting the Greek hotel industry and surrounding ecosystem to make the most of the opportunities presented in the context of the new, development, cycle of the Greek economy. The new initiatives, combined with a previous package of €750 million announced in May 2020, brings the total value […] The post EUROBANK- Support in Practice, Investment in the Future appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Omicron in Europe before South Africa reported first cases

The Omicron coronavirus variant was present in Europe before the first cases were reported in South Africa, new data from the Netherlands showed Tuesday, as Latin America reported its first two cases in Brazil. In the week since the new virus strain was reported to the World Health Organization by South Africa, dozens of countries around the world have responded with travel restrictions -- most targeting southern African nations. But the World Health Organization warned Tuesday -- as Canada expanded its restrictions to also include Egypt and Nigeria -- that "blanket" travel bans risked doing more harm than good. And the likely futility of broad travel restrictions was underscored as Dutch authorities reported that Omicron was present in the country before South Africa officially reported its first cases, on November 25. The new variant -- whose high number of mutations the WHO believes may make it more transmissible or resistant to vaccines -- was found in two Dutch test samples from November 19 and 23, with one having no travel history. With countries now on alert for the Omicron variant, a clearer picture is emerging by the day of where it has been circulating, and for how long. So far, well over a dozen countries and territories have detected cases, including Australia, Britain, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy and Portugal. Among European countries, Belgium and Germany have both reported cases of the new strain prior to November 25, but both linked to foreign travel. Latin America reported its first two cases Tuesday -- in people who traveled from South Africa to Brazil -- and a first case was confirmed in Japan, one day after it barred all foreign arrivals. VACCINE-RESISTANT? While much is still unknown about the Omicron variant -- it could take weeks to determine whether and to what extent it is vaccine-resistant -- it has highlighted that the global fight against Covid-19 is far from over. Asian, European and US markets all fell on Tuesday, while the benchmark US oil price tumbled more than five percent after the boss of vaccine manufacturer Moderna warned existing jabs might be less effective against the new variant. "All the scientists I've talked to ... are like 'this is not going to be good'," Moderna boss Stephane Bancel told the Financial Times, warning against a "material drop" in the effectiveness of current jabs against Omicron. Moderna, US drugmaker Pfizer and the backers of Russian vaccine Sputnik V are already working on an Omicron-specific vaccine. On the treatment front, meanwhile, a panel of US health experts voted Tuesday to endorse Merck's Covid pill for high-risk adult patients, which is already authorised in Britain. 'HEAVY BURDEN' In a briefing to WHO member states, the body's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was understandable for countries to seek to protect their citizens "against a variant we don't yet fully understand". But he called for the global response to be "calm, coordinated and coherent", urging nations to "take rational, proportional risk-reduction measures". The UN agency cautioned in a travel advisory that "blanket" travel bans risked placing a "heavy burden on lives and livelihoods" and could ultimately dissuade countries from sharing data about the evolving virus -- as South Africa did in reporting the latest variant. But it did advise that people not fully vaccinated and considered vulnerable to Covid-19, including over-60s, should put off travel to areas with community transmission of the virus -- after correcting a previous statement that indicated all over-60s should defer travel. TOUGHER MEASURES Omicron has emerged as much of the world was already bracing for a new winter wave of the pandemic -- leaving even nations with high vaccination rates scrambling to stem infections and prevent health services from being overwhelmed. Governments, particularly in western Europe, have already reintroduced mandatory mask-wearing, social-distancing measures, curfews or lockdowns -- leaving businesses fearing another grim Christmas. In Germany, incoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz said parliament would vote on making Covid vaccines compulsory by the end of the year -- and a source from Scholz's party told AFP he had "signalled his sympathy" for such a rule. Greece went ahead Tuesday in making vaccines compulsory for over-60s, while Norway will offer booster shots to all adults before Easter, as preferable to a lockdown. Britain meanwhile set a target of delivering third jabs to all adults within two months, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying vaccination centers would be "popping up like Christmas trees."


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American Actress Raven Goodwin Ties the Knot on Magical Santorini

“Being Mary Jane” actress Raven Goodwin announced on Monday through Instagram that she married fiancé Wiley Battle on October 29 on the Greek island of Santorini. “Peaceful. Simple. It was perfect. Just us and our koúkla,” she said sharing the news alongside photos from the couple’s special day. Koukla means “doll” or “beautiful girl” in […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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At Least 20 Greek Police Officers Arrested in Citizenship Racket

Greek police have identified at least 30 officers who are implicated in an illegal citizenship racket, it was revealed on Wednesday. Following a months-long investigation, the officers are said to have provided foreign nationals with illegal citizenship papers and identification documents in exchange for a fee. Police sources indicate that the racket appears to have […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Astoria’s Zenon Taverna Closes After 33 Years in Business

Zenon Taverna, a staple of Greek and Cypriot cuisine for the Astoria community of Queens, New York for more than 33 years, served its last customer at the end of November. According to the Zenon Taverna website, the last day the Greek-Cypriot taverna operated was Sunday, November 28. “We want to start off by saying […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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‘I’m bullish’ on trajectory of growth, Greek PM tells Reuters

"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" Mark Bendeich ATHENS (Reuters) -Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the Greek economy could grow more than projected next year, saying he was “very bullish” ...


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Greek Minister Wants to Create Framework for Tourism – Trade Activities

The time has come for Greece to set up a framework that will regulate the operation of tourism trade activity, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.


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Minoan Group Shares Rise After Greek Law Approved; Loan Extended

By Kyle Morris Shares in Minoan Group PLC rose on Wednesday after the travel-and-leisure company said that the Greek parliament has approved a ...


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Story of EU interpreter reveals Greek migrant pushbacks toward Turkey

The story of a single man reveals Greece's brutal practices, including pushbacks against irregular migrants, as a European Union interpreter says ...


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Greece’s Unvaccinated Rush for Shots to Avoid Government Fine

Greece saw a surge in vaccine take-up, a day after the government laid out a plan to fine people over 60 who refused to get a shot.


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Refugees forced to claim asylum in ‘jail-like’ camps as Greece tightens system

Aid agencies fear plans to scrap applications via Skype are an attempt to control and contain rather than help asylum seekers When Hadi Karam*, a soft-spoken Syrian, decided to leave the war-stricken city of Raqqa, he knew the journey to Europe would be risky. What he had not factored in was how technology would be a stumbling block once he reached Greece. “I never thought Skype would be the problem,” says the young professional, recounting his family’s ordeal trying to contact asylum officers in the country. “You ring and ring and ring. Weeks and weeks go by, and there is never any answer.” Continue reading...


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Greek shores to open for Bangladeshi workers next year

The Greek minister will visit Bangladesh in February next year to finalize a draft MoU between the two countries ...


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Omicron coronavirus variant’s emergence in Russia is a matter of time - Kremlin

Last Friday, the WHO designated the B.1.1.529 variant discovered in South Africa as a "Variant of Concern" and assigned it the Greek letter Omicron


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Greek growth could be higher than 4.5 percent in 2022

Greece expects to exceed its 4.5 percent projected growth in 2022, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, adding that the country was expecting a successful tourism season barring any ...


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GREECE says beauty queen 'boycotting' Miss Universe in Israel isn't its contestant

The organization in GREECE that selects the country's entrant for the Miss Universe contest has denounced as a fake a beauty queen who said she ...


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Pope's Visit to Greece's Lesbos Lays Bare Divisions Over Migrants

Lucia Marcano was attending mass last month in the Catholic church on Lesbos when around 50 asylum-seekers from the island's migrant camp turned up, having heard that Pope Francis was due to visit.


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The omicron variant's name comes from the GREEK alphabet and is not evidence of a COVID-19 hoax

Anagrams aside, the new coronavirus variant's name follows an established pattern of naming variants after letters in the GREEK alphabet.


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GREECE will soon start slapping unvaccinated people over 60 with monthly $160 fines

GREECE has announced it will make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over in a move to quell a resurgent virus that is ...


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Australia’s Parliament Calls for the Recognition of the Greek Genocide

Six speakers of Australia’s Parliament approved earlier in the week the nation’s first-ever motion for the government to officially acknowledge the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides. The motion’s success with the Australian Parliament’s House of Representatives is due to the Joint Justice Initiative, a movement launched in February 2020 in order to get the motion […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Rain, Not Snow, Could Become the Norm in the Arctic

A scientific study published on Tuesday predicts that rainfall will be normal in the Arctic for the next four to five decades. Rain will be so normal that it will actually be more frequent than snowfall by 2060-2070. This environmental shift is the product of warmer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere due to climate change.  […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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The Mesmerizing Magic of Snowcapped Mount Parnassus

A drone video has recently captured the mesmerizing magic of Mount Parnassus in central Greece after the November snows covered its craggy peaks. Parnassus, measuring 2,457 meters (8,061 feet), is one of the highest mountains in Greece, towering above the ancient site of Delphi, and the winter destination Arachova. It is offering spectacular views of […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece imposes monthly fines of 100 euros on the over-60s who refuse a Covid vaccine

Failure to get a first dose of a coronavirus shot by Jan. 16 for anyone aged 60 or over will result in a monthly fine of 100 euros ($114).


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Pope Francis to visit Greece to boost Catholic-Orthodox ties

Roman Catholics in mainly Orthodox Greece are preparing excitedly for a visit by Pope Francis that they hope will help bring Eastern and Western Christianity closer together. Francis will visit ...


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Debate over new Covid variant Omicron's pronunciation begins , World News

It gave heavy emphasis on the first syllable in pronouncing the GREEK word. It is the 15th letter in the GREEK alphabet.


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Nine things you need to know about Covid as GREECE plans fines for over 60s who refuse jab

The mandatory vaccinations are in response to a surge in new daily infections in GREECE.


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GREEK November factory activity expands despite materials shortages -PMI

GREEK factory activity expanded robustly in November thanks to a steep rise in new orders, but output growth was somewhat thwarted by materials ...


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Why is the new Covid variant called Omicron? The meaning behind the Greek name according to WHO

WHO designated the name Omicron to the variant, which is the 15th Greek letter of the alphabet. These names are chosen after a wide negotiation and review of many potential naming systems with a ...


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Greek seniors who don't have first shot scheduled by Jan. 16 will face monthly 100 euros fine

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that those who are not vaccinated have until mid-January to schedule their first dose, or face a fine of 100 euros a month.


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Armenia, Greece, Cyprus hold join military exercises

… The special forces of Armenia, Greece and Cyprus completed the joint … Tripartite [Defense] Cooperation Program between Greece, Cyprus and Armenia, reflect the …


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Greece will be the first in the EU to Impose Fines on the Unvaccinated

In Greece, all citizens over the age … the new measures, vaccination in Greece has increased significantly. According to … 16, the mandatory vaccination in Greece for people over 60 comes … infection has been detected in Greece. There are citizens who have …


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WLU Greek Life shares dinner with others

WEST LIBERTY — West Liberty University’s Greek Life picked Philanthropy Day to deliver a gift to make a difference for the community. “November 15 was World Philanthropy Day so Greek Life came ...


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