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Monday, January 10, 2022

Foot of ancient Greek goddess makes its way to Athens museum from Palermo

While only on loan, the fragment of the surviving Parthenon Marbles “paves the way” for the British Museum to return the rest, Greek officials say. View on euronews ...


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The mythology of mergers: Can Washington learn from Ancient Greece?

Mythology, democracy and bureaucracy loom large, but undergirding it all is this basic truth: Times may change — human nature doesn’t. That’s especially evident in the pending case of the proposed $4.


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Child's body recovered from sea off GREEK island of Naxos

GREEK authorities who recovered the body said that the child was believed to be about three years old. The child measured just 85 centimeters ...


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GREEK schools reopen, but concerns remain as Omicron rages

Students in Greece returned to their classrooms on Monday with their required masks, sanitizers and tests, but as schools reopened many were wondering ...


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GREEK Orthodox Patriarch warns Christian presence in Jerusalem under threat by Zionist extremists

GREEK Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, arrives at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as Orthodox ...


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GREECE; Industrial production up 8% in November

Industrial production grew 8% in November 2021 with manufacturing production rising by 9.1% in the month, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday. More specifically, the industrial production general index rose 8% in November 2021 compared with November 2020, after an 8.9% increase recorded in the same period in 2020/2019. Manufacturing production grew 9.1% in November, […] The post GREECE; Industrial production up 8% in November appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Premia Properties to issue 100 million euros bond loan

Premia Properties will issue a common bond loan worth 100 million euros. The five-year bond loan will be offered through a public offer in Greece and will be traded in the fixed-income category of the Athens Stock Exchange. The proceeds of the bond issue will be used to repay existing debt, to finance investments and […] The post Premia Properties to issue 100 million euros bond loan appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Priety Zinta, Juhi Chawla, other celebrities shower birthday wishes on Hrithik Roshan

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 10 (ANI): As Bollywood's Greek God Hrithik Roshan turned 48 on Monday, his friends and fellow members from the film industry poured in birthday greetings on social media. Katrina Kaif took to her Instagram handle and shared Hrithik's first look from 'Vikram Vedha'. She wrote, "All the love, peace, joy, and happiness to u today and every day @hrithikroshan."Preity Zinta shared a throwb


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Parthenon Marbles Fragment Returns Home to the Acropolis Museum

A fragment of the Parthenon Marbles returned from Italy to its home at the Acropolis Museum on Monday and was welcomed in a special ceremony attended by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The symbolic and practical gesture made by the autonomous region of Sicily to hand over the “Fagan fragment” raises expectations of the repatriation of all […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Russia Establishes Exarchate in Africa, Deepening Orthodox Schism

The Moscow Patriarchate has decided to establish a Patriarchal Exarchate in Africa, a move perceived as deepening the schism in the Orthodox Church Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greek Drug Reduces Covid-19 Deaths by Up to 50%

A new Greek drug reduces deaths from Covid by up to 50%, according to the panel that approves new medicines for the European Medicines Agency. Kineret® (anakinra) has received the go-ahead from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the EMA for the treatment of patients suffering from Covid-19-related pneumonia. A study […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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How sports help refugees survive harsh conditions in GREECE

With EU funding, GREECE has since March 2020 built and opened a number of “closed” camps – meaning residents can't come and go as they please. Rights ...


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Booking a holiday? Here are Brits' favourite destinations for 2022

In fact, the UK searched for GREECE'S travel restrictions more often than their own, meaning sunkissed Greek holidays were definitely on the mind in ...


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Time has come for UK to return Parthenon marbles, says Greek PM

Kyriakos Mitsotakis says deal with Sicily ‘opens way’ for return of marbles from British Museum The long-awaited homecoming of a marble fragment, honed to adorn the Parthenon but long in exile in Italy, must “open the way” for other masterpieces to be reunited with the monument, the Greek prime minister has said. As the artwork was unveiled at the Acropolis Museum, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said its restitution – sealed in a breakthrough deal between Sicily and Athens – offered a blueprint for similar accords to be reached, for example with the UK. Continue reading...


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My favorite 5-minute Greek salad is cheap, easy to make, and fits perfectly into the Mediterranean diet

I make Greek salad for lunch every day of the week because it's cheap, filling, and delicious. A full week of ingredients only costs me around $23. I always include cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, ...


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Parthenon fragment repatriated from Sicily to Greece

Greece on Monday welcomed Italy's return of a marble fragment from the Parthenon, calling on the British Museum to open talks on returning those parts of the archaeological monument it still holds. In ...


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FAMOUS QUOTES FROM SOCRATES: GREEK PHILOSOPHER!

This book provides some famous Greek Quotes by the famous Socrates.From ancient till modern times, Greece has been the homeland for many important historical events and people who have marked the ...


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GREECE; New notam for passengers from abroad until Jan.24

The Civil Aviation Authority announced the flight instructions with the conditions of entry into Greece that will be applied from 06:00 on Monday morning, January 10, 2022 and will be valid until Monday, January 24, 2022. Overseas flight directives aimed at halting the pandemic and limiting the spread of COVID-19 provide the following: A negative […] The post GREECE; New notam for passengers from abroad until Jan.24 appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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GREECE; 5.2 Richter tremor shakes Florina

A tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred in Florina late on Sunday. Minor damage inside some houses has been reported so far. According to Professor Efthymios Lekkas, who is president of the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organisation of Greece, the earthquake came from a fault on the outskirts of the Florina plain. “It […] The post GREECE; 5.2 Richter tremor shakes Florina appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Parthenon fragment returns to Greece, rekindling campaign for UK to hand over marbles

A marble fragment of the Parthenon temple has been returned to Athens from a museum in Sicily, a move officials hope will advance efforts to have the British Museum send back ancient sculptures from ...


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Golden Globes 2022: Full List of Winners

The Golden Globe Awards, which took place on Sunday, did not involve a star-studded red carpet event this year — rather, the winners were announced on social media. A small group of Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) members met at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, California, to celebrate the awards, but none of […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Shepherd boy, playing arundo reed pipe, with flock of sheep, Olympia, Greece

A; entire verso: (in black ink) May 12, 1904. Olympia, Greece. / Came upon a shepherd boy / playing an arundo pipe while / watching his flock on the south side of the ruins. His face was / very brown ...


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The ultimate Greece holiday destinations to visit in 2022

Greece is one of our most trusty places to visit, somewhere we rely on for our sun and sea fix every summer – and so it’s just as well that there are many Greece holiday destinations to choose from.


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Greek court grants jailed neo-Nazi ex-MP conditional release

A Greek court orders a prison to free a former MP from the Golden Dawn neo-Nazi party to allow him better access to cancer care, but says he must report regularly to the police. Nikos Michos, a former ...


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Greece Among Top Choices of US Travelers Over 50 for Holidays in 2022

Greece is among the top 10 international destinations that US travelers over 50 want to visit in 2022, according to a survey recently released by TravelAwaits.


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UNWTO: Greece’s Effective Communication Won Over Tourists During Covid-19

Effective communication of Covid-19 measures and protocols are key to ensuring the tourism sector remains resilient and people continue to travel, said Zoritsa Urosevic, executive director of the UN ...


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10 Τop experiences to live in Santorini 2022

EMPORIO, SANTORINI, GREECE, January 10, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire. … the island. 3. Akrotiri: The Greek Pompeii A walk in the …


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GREECE; Optimistic messages over tourism prospects

“The messages for the new year make us optimistic over the prospects of tourism amidst the unstable climate caused by the Omicron variant”, Tourism Ministser Vassilis Kikilias said on Sunday in an interview with website ethnos.gr Kikilias referred to the next moves in order to support the “locomotive of the Greek economy”, noting that “we […] The post GREECE; Optimistic messages over tourism prospects appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Online Greek Tutor Brings Diaspora, Homeland Together 

Special to Hellenic News of America  When you learn a language, you learn about the people who speak it.  Language is a tool to connect with others, says Valentinos Filippou, founder of the Online Greek Tutor. For those with a Greek heritage, language is a link back to the homeland.  “I’m not the person to […] The post Online Greek Tutor Brings Diaspora, Homeland Together  appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Jumbo Group reports 19.87% rise in 2021 sales

Jumbo Group on Friday reported an 19.87% increase in its 2021 turnover and said last year’s sales were around 2% lower compared with 2019 levels. The company said sales soared 95% in December, compared with December 2020. Parent sales were up 32% in Greece, in Cyprus sales were up 15% in December and by 12% […] The post Jumbo Group reports 19.87% rise in 2021 sales appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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GREECE; Main opposition leader Tsipras tests positive for Covid-19

Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras was tested positive for coronavirus as he posted on social media on Sunday. “The PCR test found me positive,” he said adding that he has got the third dose of the vaccine and his symptoms are mild. His wife and his kids were found negative. SOURCE: AMNA   The post GREECE; Main opposition leader Tsipras tests positive for Covid-19 appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greece looks to returned fragment of Parthenon as blueprint to reclaim Elgin Marbles

A marble fragment that once adorned the Parthenon has been returned to Greece as part of a loan deal the Greek government hopes to make permanent and become a ...


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New bulker operator and panamax pool launched in Greece

A new venture combining a dry bulk operator and a pool has launched in Athens, backed by a range of blue-chip market participants. Touted as the first bulker platform of its kind in Greece, Bluepool ...


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More Than 15,000 Pupils Test Covid Positive as Schools Reopen in Greece

At least 15,547 positive self-tests for Covid have been recorded on Monday among pupils and teaching staff as schools reopened in Greece. Authorities defied calls by some experts to delay the return to class amid a sharp rise in Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant, with government spokesman Ioannis Oikonomou telling Mega TV on […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greek love for MRs continues in 2022 as Laskaridis sets sights on Pillarstone tanker

A quartet of product tankers circulated for sale in September by Pillarstone is proving a hit with Greek buyers. After deals late last year ...


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Covid-19 Cripples Greece’s Food and Drink Industry

Greece’s food and drink operations are still trying to recover from Covid-19, which has led to a 50% decline in turnover in the 2020-2021 period.


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UPDATED: Greece Donates About One Million J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Nigeria

Greece has donated about one million doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria as the Federal Government moves to ensure more citizens are vaccinated against the disease. A ...


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Greece Tourism Minister Optimistic About 2022

Airlines have increased seats to Greek destinations for 2022 to 50% of pre-Covid levels, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, expressing his confidence that 2022 will be a good year.


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On the Beach sees uptick in holiday demand

… Islands, and the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete for summer. The …


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Cuban asylum seekers in Greece ‘forcibly expelled’ to Turkey

Dozens of Cuban nationals in legal limbo in Turkey after reporting violent and illegal expulsions from Greece.


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Novak Djokovic Wins Appeal Against Deportation from Australia

Novak Djokovic won on Monday his appeal against Australia’s decision to cancel his visa with a judge reinstating his visa and ordering that he be released from hotel quarantine immediately. Djokovic had spent four nights in an immigration detention hotel in Melbourne before the virtual hearing got underway. Border officials previously ruled that the tennis […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Full House’s Bob Saget Found Dead at Florida Hotel

The US actor and comedian Bob Saget, best known for starring in the sitcom Full House, has died suddenly aged 65, his family has announced. The actor was found unresponsive by staff in his room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Orlando, Florida on Sunday. The Sheriff’s Department said that detectives had found no signs of […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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5.3 Earthquake Hits Florina, Northern Greece

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 was registered near Florina, in northwestern Greece late on Sunday, the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens said. There were no reports of injuries although some older buildings suffered damage. The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) earlier reported the tremor as having a magnitude of […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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A Series of Strong Earthquakes in Greece, Panic in North Macedonia

In the minutes before midnight, four earthquakes were registered in Greece and RN Macedonia. A series of strong tremors was registered in Greece on Sunday night.


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Anti-vaxxers protest, support Djokovic

The anti-vaxxers, who included a number of health workers suspended because of their refusal to vaccinate, gathered in the northern GREEK city's ...


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Spain, Italy, GREECE, France: Latest travel rules explained – what Britons need to know ...

There are no tests or quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers. Beach in GREECE. GREECE is open for travel, but holidaymakers will need to show ...


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HAI ROBOTICS and Voyatzoglou System Join Forces to Offer Smart Warehousing ...

The last years Voyatzoglou Systems group of companies (both in GREECE and Romania) have extended their activities from simple traditional warehouse ...


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Annual blessing of the Ohio River Sunday

The parishes involved include St. Nicholas Orthodox Church of Weirton, All Saints GREEK Orthodox Church in Weirton, Holy Trinity GREEK Orthodox ...


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Global GREEK Crumbles Market 2021 : Size, Growth Opportunities, Current Trends, Forecast by 2027

The contemporary MarketsandResearch.biz research report tends to focus on the Global GREEK Crumbles Market growth rate from 2021 to 2027, ...


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Hrithik Roshan turns 48: Fans extend birthday wishes for 'Greek God'

Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, who turned 48 on Monday, with his enviable looks, acting prowess and flawless dancing skills, has been the quintessential heartthrob of the nation for almost 22 years ...


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