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Friday, December 10, 2021

Gisele Bundchen Rescues Sea Turtle Caught in Net

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen, a longtime environmental activist, saved a sea turtle from certain death after it had become entangled in fish nets and was lying upside down on a beach. While taking a walk recently with her dog on the beach where she appears to be vacationing with her family, Bundchen came upon the helpless […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Malliotakis Passes US House Resolution Condemning Turkey for Aggression

Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), a freshman congresswoman from Staten Island, who wrote a resolution titled “Condemning Turkey for its repeated aggression toward Cyprus,” garnered broad support for it across the aisle when it passed on Friday. The resolution received support from Democrats as well when it was brought before a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Extreme Weather to Hit Greece This Weekend

Greece is expected to face severe weather over the weekend, with heavy rains and strong winds that will reach their peak on Saturday, December 11. The country’s National Meteorological Service upgraded a weather warning issued on Thursday to an “alarm” level on Friday, citing “dangerous weather phenomena” including winds and torrential rainfall over the weekend. […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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US approves $9bn Greek battleship sale amid tension with Turkey

The US State Department on Friday notified Congress that it has approved a $9.4 billion sale to upgrade the Greek navy amid ongoing tension with Nato ally Turkey in the Mediterranean. The approval ...


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Russia returns Jewish archives looted by Nazi Germany

RUSSIA WILL RETURN THE ARCHIVES OF GREEK JEWISH COMMUNITIES THAT WERE LOOTED BY THE NAZIS DURING WWII, BRINGING A TROVE OF OBJECTS HOME AFTER NEARLY 80 YEARS. President Vladimir Putin announced the decision on Wednesday, during an meeting in Sochi with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The return of the historical artifacts had been a long-standing goal of Greek Jewish organizations, whic


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Neoklis Avdalas becomes the youngest Greek scorer in EuroLeague

At 15 years and 10 months of age, Neoklis Avdalas became the youngest Greek scorer in the EuroLeague Panathinaikos guard Neoklis Avdalas made history on Friday’s 82-67 victory against ALBA Berlin to ...


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Unilateral steps by Greek Cypriot side escalate tension: Northern Cyprus

Greek Cypriot administration signed ‘exploration, production sharing contract’ with ExxonMobil-Qatar Petroleum consortium - Anadolu Agency ...


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Greece – MEKO Class Frigate Modernization

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of MEKO Class Frigate Modernization and related equipment for an estimated cost of ...


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Greece elected as IMO’s top council member state

Greece was elected a top new council member state in the membership election for the 2022-2023 biennium held by the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 32nd Assembly on Friday. Gathering 150 out of 157 votes, Greece came first among 40 member states in the category of countries with the largest interest in providing international shipping services. […] The post Greece elected as IMO’s top council member state appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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U.S. State Dept approves potential warship sale to Greece, Pentagon says

Combatant ships for $6.9 billion to Greece alongside $2.5 billion worth of upgrades to Greece’s existing Meko Class ships, the Pentagon said on Friday. (Reporting by Mike Stone in Washington Editing ...


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Why You Should Resolve To Drink Greek Wines In 2022

Ancient winemaking history aside, what Greek wines do best these days is deliver on value. According to MINA Group’s Wine Director and Master Sommelier Jeremy Shanker, who created the wine list for ...


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Greece Updates Travel Rules, Covid-19 Recovery Certificate Now Valid Only for 3 Months

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority has announced that Covid-19 recovery certificates are valid in Greece, only for a period of 90 days instead of 180 days previously.


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Zoe Cassavetes and Ileana Makri Release a Fine Jewelry Ode to Greek History

Zoe Cassavetes gave new meaning to “heritage jewelry.” The director was able to join her love for jewelry with her Greek roots in a collaboration with jewelry designer Ileana Makri. The duo created a ...


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Inflation Surge Hits United States, Greece

The scourge of inflation is hitting the United States and Greece hard this holiday season, with high prices for fuel oil and gas causing reverberations throughout the entire economy of the world. Consumer prices in the US rose 6.8% in November in the largest increase since 1982, according to figures that were released on Friday. […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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International Human Rights Day Marks Global Struggle for Dignity

The tenth of December every year marks International Human Rights Day, a day set apart to honor the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. The UDHR “proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being”- irrespective of their gender, language, religion, race, […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Omicron: 10-15 Days Needed to Draw Conclusions, Greek Expert Says

It is early to draw safe conclusions on the omicron variant; we have to wait another 10 to 15 days before that, Greek expert Elias Mosialos said Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Covid-19: Over 100 Deaths Recorded in Greece Friday

A total of 103 people with Covid-19 passed away in Greece on Friday alone, compared to the 81 people who died with the virus in the country on Thursday. Greece recorded a total of 5,087 cases of Covid-19 on Friday, 436 fewer than the 5,523 recorded on Thursday. The record for the highest number of […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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This Ontario couple wants to retire in Greece, but would be wise to take the move slowly

A couple we’ll call David, 58, and Maria, age 48, live in Ontario. They bring home $5,550 per month from their grocery business. Their child, who we’ll call Leslie, a university student, is 21. Leslie ...


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Advance, Greek lock down $235M refi’ for Linden Logistics Center

Cushman & Wakefield served as the exclusive advisor to Advance Realty Investors and Greek Development in arranging $235,000,000 of permanent financing for Buildings E and G at Linden Logistics Center ...


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PM Mitsotakis at Summit for Democracy: Digitization of the state, partnership with private sector key to growth

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke at the Summit for Democracy on Thursday, held online on December 9-10 at the initiative of US President Joe Biden. The Greek premier, one of 111 global state leaders to be making their interventions at the summit, underlined the need to tackle the persistent threats posed by politics of […] The post PM Mitsotakis at Summit for Democracy: Digitization of the state, partnership with private sector key to growth appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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FM Dendias hosts dinner for Thrace’s Christian & Muslim religious leaders

Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias hosted an evening dinner for the four Christian Orthodox Metropolitans and the three Overseeing Muftis of Thrace, in the city of Alexandroupoli on Thursday. This is the first time a Greek foreign affairs minister meets with both Christian and Muslim religious leaders. The event took place on the eve of […] The post FM Dendias hosts dinner for Thrace’s Christian & Muslim religious leaders appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greek Dep. Ministers Fragogiannis & Dimas to the US on week-long visit in view of investments

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Economic Diplomacy & Openness Kostas Fragogiannis and Deputy Minister of Development & Investments for Research & Technology Christos Dimas are heading to the United States on Saturday for a week-long working visit, it was announced on Friday. The target of the two ministers’ visit is giving rise to mutually beneficial […] The post Greek Dep. Ministers Fragogiannis & Dimas to the US on week-long visit in view of investments appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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‘The Greek Revolution’ Review: Hellenism and Heroism

Looking anew at the 19th-century struggle that set off a wave of nationalist movements.


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My mother, Auntie Marie has been in Greece since I was 9

… not dead, She’s in Greece” Black Sherif added that his … and can be located in Greece, and his parents are alive … refused to go back to Greece because he wanted to pursue …


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Greece: New NOTAM Reduces Validity of COVID-19 Recovery Certificate

… of the flight to Greece. Entering Greece with a vaccination … certificate: For travellers to Greece, the condition for entering … upon their arrival in Greece, regardless of vaccination status … from entering Greece, with the exception of Greek citizens, their …


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Greek Union Leader Probed for Alleging ICUs Saved for VIP’s

ATHENS – The head of Greece’s union of hospital workers … assertion from National Federation of Greek Hospital Workers (POEDIN) chief Michalis … privileged, held for them, said Kathimerini. He had said that was …


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Greece: 11 held for attack on principal over virus checks

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Police in northern Greece arrested 11 people Friday after a high school principal was handcuffed by alleged members of a self-styled vigilante group that opposes pandemic ...


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Greece’s Covid Travel Rules Most Searched For by UK Tourists in 2021

Greece and its Covid-19 travel regulations were the most searched for terms in 2021 by British vacationers, according to recent Google data.


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Greek Startups Tap into More Than €500m in 2021

More than 70 startups benefited from over 500 million euros in funding this year validating Greece’s growing ecosystem, a report released by the Found.ation and EIT Digital said.


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Greek Anti-Vaxxers Handcuff School Headmaster over Covid Measures

Five Greek anti-vaxxers were arrested after they stormed a high school in the town of Aeginio in northern Greece and put handcuffs on the headmaster accusing him of enforcing “unconstitutional” measures against Covid. The unprecedented incident carried out by members of the self-proclaimed “Guardians of the Constitution” group has been condemned by the Minister of […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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What Hasn’t Changed About Christmas in 2021

As we prepare for this Christmas of 2021, no one would argue that the world has lost a great deal over the nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic. We have lost not only people we know and love, but certainly our overall sense of safety and security as well, which is most apparent when […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Woman Beaten to Death by Husband in 16th Femicide in Greece this Year

A 29-year-old woman in the northeastern Greek city of Alexandroupoli died on Thursday night after allegedly suffering a severe beating at the hands of her husband. This is the 16th femicide in Greece this year alone. The victim, a mother of three, was first brought to the emergency room with a ruptured liver and spleen […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece: Pakistani national awarded life sentence for murdering 24-year-old with hammer in 2018

A Pakistani national has been awarded a life sentence in the Greek city of Crete for the brutal murder of his 24-year-old compatriot with a hammer in October 2018.


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Effective Recovery Fund Distribution Key to Greek SME Expansion

The effective distribution of recovery funds that will support Greece’s SMEs was recently discussed by the tourism ministry and the Athens Chamber of Commerce.


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As COVID surges, Greece pursues unvaccinated with fines and vans

Thessaloniki, Greece – When a mobile COVID vaccination unit arrived at his Greek village, Yiorgos Toumanidis showed up for his booster shot. “I know what it’s like,” said the 71-year-old, who has had ...


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Greek Cypriot who unfurled flag in north remanded for three days

A Greek Cypriot man who tried to unfurl a Greek flag in the north on Thursday has been remanded in custody for three days, Turkish Cypriot media reported. The man was trying to unfurl a Greek flag at ...


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Pakistani man arrested in Greece's Kalivia after being seen with his pants down

Police have arrested a 21-year-old Pakistani national after he was seen standing with his pants down around children in the Greek city of Kalivia.


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COVID-19 Subsiding in Greece, But ICUs Fill, Deaths Up

ATHENS – While there are encouraging signs that a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is pulling back as more people rush to be vaccinated, deaths remain high as do the number of people on ventilators in public hospital Intensive Care Units. That comes as …


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Greek Anti-Vaxxers Arrest Principal for Enforcing COVID Measures

… police station with him, said Kathimerini. They were taken to a … , as rabid anti-vaxxers in Greece have at times become violent … the law are arresting a Greek citizen and bringing him to …


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Spanish navelinas had a larger presence that Italian, Turkish and Greek goods

Spanish navelinas had a larger presence that Italian, Turkish and Greek goods. Furthermore, navels from Spain and Morocco could be accessed on a small scale. The first Spanish ...


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INSETE Study Examines Trends and Actions to Take Greek Tourism into the Future

INSETE has released a study that examines global trends affecting tourism development and how these can be used to improve the Greek tourism product.


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Help us support those on the frontline of the climate emergency

As poorer nations pay the price for wealthy countries’ pollution, fighting climate injustice is a moral obligation * Guardian and Observer charity Christmas appeal 2021: the fight for climate justice “I remember thinking: if we make it out alive, how and where are we going to start all over again?” said Vanessa Nieuwenhuizen, who dragged her children to safety through rapidly rising flood waters in Samoa. Others in the Guardian’s interviews with people with personal experience of the climate emergency also talked vividly of the bewilderment and grief caused by wildfires, flooding and drought, of livelihoods lost and lives turned upside down. “Every tree, every bush, every flower was burned and the whole ecosystem was wiped out,” recalled Antonis Vakos, a beekeeper from the island of Evia in Greece. For some the impact of extreme weather was sudden and catastrophic. For others it meant slow environmental degradation: entire ways of life gradually disappearing amid climate volatility, rising seas, and melting snow and ice. As Daharu Isah, a Nigerian farmer, expressed it: “The weather keeps playing tricks on me.” Continue reading...


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Pakistani man receives life sentence for brutal murder of his compatriot in Crete

Athens [Greece], December 10 (ANI): A 36-year-old Pakistani man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his 24-year-old compatriot with a hammer in October 2018. Local media outlet Creta Live reported that the Mixed Jury Court of Appeal of Eastern Crete found him guilty for the murder, according to Greek City Times. Earlier, the crime took place near a greenhouse in the Tympaki area where the unfortuna


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Slovan Bratislava bids farewell to Europa Conference League

BRATISLAVA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Slovan Bratislava bid farewell to the UEFA Europa Conference League after a 2-0 defeat by FC Copenhagen in the final round of the group stage, placing third in the final Group F standings. Copenhagen placed first with 15 points from five victories and advanced to the round of 16. The Greek FC PAOK finished second after edging out Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps 2-0 on Thursday.


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Greek PM Mitsotakis Addresses “Populism’s Threat” at Biden’s Summit for Democracy

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke on Thursday at American President Joe Biden’s virtual event, the “Summit for Democracy.” The summit included over 100 different leaders. Mitsotakis, who was introduced by EU President Ursula von der Leyen, used his time to reflect on Greece’s identity as the birthplace of democracy and described the “two threats” that […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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WhatsApp Links Crypto Payments to Messaging for its U.S. Users

The popular messaging application WhatsApp announced on Thursday that it would be launching a cryptocurrency payment method for its U.S. users. The service makes sending and receiving money as streamlined as sending messages back and forth, integrating payments seamlessly into the app’s interface. The new feature has users connect to the Novi digital wallet service […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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UK Top Court Opens Door for Julian Assange’s Trial in the U.S.

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange maybe eventually tried in the US on espionage charges after the UK High Court on Friday granted the US government’s appeal. In January, a district court denied the US extradition request, citing the vulnerable mental state of the publisher and the possibility that he would take his own life if subjected […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Human Rights Day: Thousands of Asylum Seekers “Go Hungry” in Greece

Human rights organizations accused Greece on Friday, International Human Rights Day, of leaving at least 10,000 asylum seekers in Greek government-run accommodations to their own devices in procuring enough food to eat. Synelefsi, a group of humanitarian organizations, observers and analysts, says that these people have gone well over two months without being given food […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece Prepaid Cards Market Report 2021: Market will Increase from $3,397.9 Million in 2020 to Reach $4.35 Billion by 2025

The "Greece Prepaid Cards Business and Investment Opportunities - Market Size and Forecast (2016-2025), Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk" report has been added to ...


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Greece is Now Open For Foreign Tourists! Read on to Know The Guidelines

A lot of Indians have been waiting for the day for the administration of Greece to lift the travel restriction.


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