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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Greek Cuisine Brand Earns Non-GMO Seal on All Products

The frozen Greek cuisine brand, Yaya’s Garden, has announced that they have received the Non-GMO Project Verification seal for all brand products. “While the products have always been 100% Non-GMO ...


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12 migrants found frozen to death near Turkey-Greece border

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Twelve migrants freeze to death near Turkey’s border with Greece

The bodies of 12 migrants who froze to death have been found near Turkey’s border with Greece, the Turkish interior minister said, accusing Greek border guards of pushing them back over the frontier.


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Greece Denies Its Border Guards Stripped Migrants Who Froze to Death

Turkey is a major crossing point for migrants in the middle east and migrants use Greece as a way to enter Europe, the Associated Press reported. In the latest incident, Turkey's Interior Minister ...


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Injured young whale treated off Athens found dead days later

Greek authorities say a sick whale calf that had been the center of a rescue operation when it appeared in shallows off an Athens suburb has died several days after being led out to deeper waters


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Turkey-Greece border: Twelve migrants die in freezing conditions

Turkey accuses Greek border guards of turning migrants back in harsh conditions.


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Migrants die of hypothermia at Turkey-Greece border

… weather near the border between Greece and Turkey, Turkish State broadcaster … were allegedly pushed back by Greek border guards towards Turkey while … trying to illegally cross into Greece. Turkish authorities reportedly found a …


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12 people found frozen to death near Turkey’s border with Greece

… Greece, the Turkish interior minister has said, accusing Greek … , weak and inhumane”. Greece’s migration and asylum … said. Turkey frequently accuses Greece of illegally pushing back … applying for international protection. Greece denies the accusations. The …


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Imbros Island Greek Orthodox Chapels Get a New Kiss of Life

The Greek Orthodox chapels on Imbros, in today’s Turkey, that were left demolished and desecrated are gradually being restored. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew opened a renovated chapel at Imbros, the Aegean island where Greeks lived for centuries, earlier this week. The old chapel of St. Tryphon is located in the village of Schinoudi whose residents until […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Chinese Singer Performs in Perfect Greek, Becomes Instant Hit

A Chinese singer named Elpida Wu recently released a video where she performs a Greek song by pop artist Helena Paparizou in perfect Greek. The song called “Mazi sou” (‘Together’ in Greek) which appeared on YouTube has become an instant hit in social media. “The official video clip for the beautiful love song ‘Together’ by […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Biden Will Deploy US Troops to Eastern Europe in Ukraine Standoff

US troops will be deployed and repositioned to Eastern Europe as a result of the ongoing tensions and standoff in Ukraine, President Biden announced on Wednesday. The US will reposition 1,000 soldiers who are now based in Germany to Romania; in addition, 2,000 troops now based in the US will be deployed to Poland and […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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University of Utah suspends Greek life activities after reports of sexual assault

Additionally, university leadership plans to meet with leaders of Greek life to "discuss these incidents, the culture in their organizations and the next steps for improving safety, accountability and ...


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Stranded baby whale found dead off coast of Greek Salamis Island

Injured whale could not survive despite our best efforts, says Greece's deputy environment minister - Anadolu Agency ...


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Turkey accuses Greece of pushing back people who later froze to death

Turkish minister says 12 who died found ‘stripped of shoes and clothes’ near Ipsala border crossing The bodies of 12 people who froze to death have been found near Turkey’s border with Greece, the Turkish interior minister has said, accusing Greek border guards of pushing them back over the frontier. Süleyman Soylu tweeted that those who died were found near the Ipsala border crossing “without shoes and stripped of their clothes” and had been among 22 people allegedly pushed back into Turkey by Greek border guards. Continue reading...


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Twelve people die at freezing Turkey-Greece border

Twelve migrants have died in freezing conditions in Turkey near the country's border with Greece, with each nation blaming the other for the tragedy.Turkey accuses Greek border officials of forcing ...


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GREECE – Attacks targeting journalist, police trade unionist ‘cannot be tolerated’

The attacks on the homes of journalist Dimitris Kambourakis and the head of the special police guards’ union Vasilis Doumas, as well as similar recent attacks on the private cars of police officers, “are criminal actions that cannot be tolerated by any democratic citizen,” government spokesperson Yiannis Economou said. “Similarly unacceptable and deeply undemocratic are […] The post GREECE – Attacks targeting journalist, police trade unionist ‘cannot be tolerated’ appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greece sets 0.35% minimum interest rate on Recovery Fund loans

The Greek finance ministry set a stable 0.35% minimum interest rate on loans to be offered in the framework of the Recovery and Resilience Fund “Greece 2.0”, according to decision taken by Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and Alternate Minister Theodore Skylakakis. This specific term on interest rates covers all loan contracts expected to be signed […] The post Greece sets 0.35% minimum interest rate on Recovery Fund loans appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greece: Torture Allegations Against Greek Border Guards

Greek officials are resorting to increasingly brutal means to keep asylum-seekers out of Europe. A young Iranian woman is now fighting back. She reports of beatings with wooden clubs – and has taken the issue to the United Nations.


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University of Utah suspends Greek life social events amid fraternity sexual assault reports

School officials ordered the two-week pause after a second assault involving a campus fraternity was reported. The university said it would discuss safety and accountability with fraternity and ...


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12 Migrants Freeze to Death, Stripped by Greek Guards, Turkey Says

A Turkish minister accused Greek border guards of taking the group’s clothes and shoes and then forcing them back across the border, a claim that Greece denied.


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Wounded whale found dead on Greek island

A young whale that washed up near Athens last week was found dead on a nearby island Wednesday despite "superhuman" efforts to save the wounded animal, the Greek government said.


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Excess Army equipment delivered to Greek forces

The Army provides capabilities to allies and partners which support regional and global operations, enable territorial defense and enhance interoperability and readiness. This was recently demonstrate ...


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Suspect in Murder of Football Fan in Thessaloniki Arrested

Greek police announced on Wednesday the arrest of a suspect involved in the murder of a 19-year-old football fan in Greece’s second-largest city of Thessaloniki the previous day. According to a report in the Athens-Macedonia News Agency (AMNA) the suspect is a 23-year-old man of Albanian origin, who is said to be the owner of […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Eureka Moments Come from Deep Within Subconscious Brain

Eureka moments — the concepts that come to us seemingly out of the blue, after we have wrestled with problems for a great deal of time, as happened with the ancient Greek scientist Archimedes — are created below the level of conscious awareness, scientists now believe. Despite our best analytical thinking, which as we can […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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James Joyce’s “Ulysses” Published 100 Years Ago Today

Ulysses, the great modernist novel by the brilliant Irish writer James Joyce, was published exactly 100 years ago today. Joyce, who was a noted philhellene, insisted that the cover of his tome should match the blue of the Greek flag, one of which he had hanging in his apartment in Paris. As noted by the […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece sent migrants to their deaths, Turkish minister claims

[Preview] Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has accused Greek border guards of taking migrants’ shoes and clothes before they froze to death Read Full Article at RT.com


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Turkey says Greek guards 'pushed back' migrants found frozen to death near border

Twelve migrants have been found frozen to death near Turkey's border, prompting accusations that they had been pushed back over the frontier by Greek guards. Their bodies were found near the ...


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Pyatt praises FM visit to OSCE mission to the Ukraine

Outgoing United States Ambassador to Greece praised the visit of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine on Monday in a message released on social media. “An important and very welcome signal of support for the important work of the OSCE Special Monitoring […] The post Pyatt praises FM visit to OSCE mission to the Ukraine appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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British historian Mark Mazower awarded Greek citizenship for his ‘exceptional contribution’

Internationally acclaimed British historian and award-winning author Mark Mazower was sworn in as a Greek citizen on Monday, in recognition of his “exceptional contribution” to Greece. Specialising in Balkan and Greek history, Mazower has written a number of books focusing on events in Greece in the last two centuries, among others. These include the titles […] The post British historian Mark Mazower awarded Greek citizenship for his ‘exceptional contribution’ appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Kikilias: Tourism the spearhead of our policy in 2022

Tourism is the spearhead of Greece’s policy for 2022, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias in an interview with Open TV. “Along with the serious matters of defence and domestic security that the government has taken care of and reinforces, along with the reduction of taxes which we see systematically from the Mitsotakis government, tourism comes […] The post Kikilias: Tourism the spearhead of our policy in 2022 appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Twelve migrants found frozen to death near Greek border, Turkish authorities say

Turkey has regularly accused Athens of illegally pushing back migrants trying to cross into Greece.


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Turkey blames Greece after 12 migrants freeze to death near border

Turkish authorities have found the bodies of 12 migrants who froze to death near Greece, interior minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday, accusing Greek guards of sending them back across the ...


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Upcoming UN Event Co-Sponsored by Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

This February, the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will participate in the 60 th Session of the Commission for Social ...


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12 migrants found frozen to death near Turkey Greece border ‘stripped of clothes and shoes’

The bodies of 12 migrants who froze to death have been found near Turkey’s border with Greece, the Turkish interior minister said on Wednesday, accusing Greek border guards of pushing them back over the frontier.Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu tweeted that the 12 were among 22 migrants who were “pushed back” into Turkey by Greek border guards. He said they were found near the Ipsala border crossing between Turkey and Greece “stripped of their clothes and shoes”.4,404 migrants died or…


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WELTEC advances Greek energy transition with biogas potential

German biogas plant specialist WELTEC BIOPOWER (WELTEC) has advanced the adoption of biogas and anaerobic digestion (AD) in Greece through its involvement in 17 of a total of 30 Greek agricultural and ...


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Shipping Conference Delves into the Challenges of Post-Covid Times

A conference hosted by the Hellenic American (HACC) and Norwegian American Chambers of Commerce (NACC) to be held digitally on February 8 will delve into the challenging issues facing the shipping industry in turbulent and fast-changing times. Titled “Out of the Abyss- Shipping Roars Back,” the 28th annual HACC-NACC conference will bring together key players […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece to Reduce Property Tax by 13%

Greece’s PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that he plans to permanently reduce the unpopular property tax (ENFIA) by 13 percent. “We are moving forward to a new brave permanent reduction of ENFIA by 13%. We continue to cover part of the increases in electricity bills due to the international energy crisis, while on May […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Texas Schools Ban Books on Race and Sexuality

Schools across Texas are facing a new push from parents and conservative politicians to ban books on race, sexuality, and gender. Parents and politicians have joined forces across 100 school districts in Texas‘s largest metro areas–including Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin–to submit requests challenging the validity of books on the topics of racism and […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Turkey: Frozen bodies of 12 migrants found at Greek border

The bodies of 12 migrants who froze to death have been found near Turkey’s border with Greece, the Turkish interior minister said, accusing Greek border guards of pushing them back over the ...


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First batches of Novavax to arrive this month in GREECE

GREECE plans to start administering the Novavax protein vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in early March, General Secretary of Primary Healthcare Marios ...


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GREECE sells three-month T-bills at -0.42% yield

ATHENS- GREECE sold 812.5 million euros ($916.91 million) of three-month treasury bills at a negative yield, the country's debt agency PDMA said ...


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Turkey: Bodies of 12 frozen people recovered at GREEK border

Interior minister Suleyman Soylu said on Twitter that the 12 were among a group of 22 who were pushed back into Turkey by GREEK border guards.


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Rafael Nadal advice to Stefanos Tsitsipas revealed as Greek star explains beef with rivals

Nadal famously taught Tsitsipas to use hand signals in doubles during a hilarious changeover with Federer, but it was the Spaniard’s off-court advice that stuck with the Greek player. Speaking on the ...


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Greece Revamps WWII Forts Honoring Bravery of Greek Soldiers

Greece will honor the bravery of the Greek soldiers who battled the German forces in WWII by highlighting two of the most famous forts.


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Jet2, TUI, easyJet, Ryanair, BA: Spain, France, Italy and Greece travel rules for half term holidays

Families craving trips to somewhere sunny this school half term should be aware of the Covid rules for entry to their chosen destination. Many countries still impose strict requirements on British ...


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Turkey: 12 bodies of migrants recovered at Greek border

Get the full experience.Choose your plan Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Twitter that the 12 were among 22 migrants who were pushed back into Turkey by Greek border guards. He said they were ...


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Turkey: 12 bodies of migrants who froze to death recovered at border with Greece

Manchester United player Mason Greenwood has been released on bail by police who questioned him on suspicion of the rape and assault of a woman Envoys from the European Union and the United States ...


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Iconic European cities: Athens

DW's travel's series on iconic European cities this time takes us to the capital city of GREECE. Here is a guide to some insider tips and a list ...


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PokerStars Launches Poker, Sports and Casino Under Local Licence in GREECE – European ...

... in GREECE under full licence from the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC). ... said: “Launching PokerStars under a full local licence in GREECE ...


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A love story born in GREECE brings a family restaurant to Route 20 in Worcester

The couple met in GREECE, had a long-distance relationship, married a few years ago and opened the Family Table restaurant serving breakfast all ...


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