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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Greece: Jailed neo-Nazi Golden Dawn leader granted early release

Nikos Michaloliakos, founder of the far-right party, was serving a 13-year term for running a criminal organization. Lawyers representing the family of a man killed by the group called his release an "insult to victims."


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Bronze statue of Greek god Hermes taken from Northampton estate

A large bronze statue of a Greek god has been stolen from the garden of an Elizabethan stately home. The sculpture of the deity Hermes, which has ...


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Greece: Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn leader released from jail

Nikos Michaloliakos, founder of the far-right party, was serving a 13-year term for running a criminal organization.


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Dog dies in Greece house fire, man escapes from window

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A dog died in a house fire on Berkshire Drive in Greece and the homeowner escaped from a second-floor window onto the ...


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Missing man found dead in northern Greece canal

Police discovered the body of a 43-year-old man, reported missing since April 20, on Thursday in a canal in the rural region of Chalkidona near ...


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Bronze statue of Greek god stolen from estate

A large bronze statue of a Greek god has been stolen from the garden of an Elizabethan stately home. The sculpture of the deity Hermes, which has sat in a pond in the grounds of Holdenby House near ...


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Greece: All the Details About Marina Satti's Second Rehearsal

The third artist to rehearse today is Marina Satti from Greece. Marina has no major changes in her rehearsal today.


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Greek Mimosa, Cheers!

As a result, the world of Greek alcoholic beverages, from the grape distillate tsipouro, to ouzo, to regional specialties and fruit-based liqueurs, ...


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European court upholds Italy’s claim to Greek bronze

Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek bronze fished from the Adriatic in the 1960s and now in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday. Representing ...


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Greece man escapes house fire by jumping from window

Greece, N.Y. — A man jumped to safety from a second-floor window after his home caught fire Thursday morning. Crews responded to the home on Berkshire Drive around 9:30 a.m. and found fire coming from the first floor. Another occupant also escaped safely ...


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Greek Council to be restructured as departmental entity

Greek Council will return under a new structure with nine new positions in fall 2024. The Office of Student Engagement (OSE) is implementing new ...


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Greek strawberry producers make sustainability a priority

Sustainability is becoming a big focus in Greek strawberries, according to Alexandros Polydoropoulos, agronomist at producer Labidino, ...


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Bilateral Franco-Hellenic seminar at the Greek Council of State

... Greek State Council chaired by its Vice President, Evangelia Nika. ... >The enforcement of decisions from the administrative justice. The Greek Council ...


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Prison release of Golden Dawn founder angers Greek anti-fascists

State prosecutor reportedly opposed release of neo-Nazi Nikos Michaloliakos four years into 13-and-a-half-year sentence ...


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The Ancient Greek Woman Buried With Her Gold Jewelry

Greek archaeologists uncovered a grave of an ancient noblewoman buried with her golden jewelry on the island of Sikinos.


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Peabody chef, Chelmsford cook show host share Greek Easter recipes

Don't be surprised if you smell roasting lamb in your neighborhood this Sunday. Even before that, you may see a long line outside a Greek store, ...


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Greece drops charges against 35 aid workers

A Greek court this week dropped criminal charges against dozens of international aid workers accused of spying and facilitating the illegal entry ...


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Greece leads the EU in long-working hours

Across the EU countries, Greece had the highest share of workers with long hours (11.6%) in 2023, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of ...


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Greece: Watch footage from Marina Satti's Second Rehearsal!

Today, Marina Satti, the Greek representative in Eurovision 2024, stepped on the stage of Malmö Arena for her second technical rehearsal.


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National Bank of Greece SA 2024 Q1

The following slide deck was published by National Bank of Greece S.A. in conjunction with their 2024 Q1 earnings call.


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Lost Ancient Greek Sky Map Discovered at Sinai Monastery

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Hidden beneath Christian texts, scholars have discovered what seems to be part of the long-lost star catalog of Hipparchus—believed to be the earliest known attempt to map the entire […]


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Italy can reclaim 2000-year-old Greek statue from Getty, ECHR rules

The lifesize ‘Victorious Youth’ has been at the centre of a years-long dispute after Italy claimed it had been illegal purchased by the museum A European court has ruled that Italy has every right to ...


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Jailed Greek Neo-Nazi Leader Released By Judges

Judges in Greece granted early release Thursday to the leader of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party jailed for a string of crimes including the murder of an anti-fascist rapper a decade ago.


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Greece Launches ‘MyCoast’ App to Combat Beach Violations

Greece has unveiled the 'MyCoast' app, allowing users to report beach violations with ease in a bid to reinforce the new stricter beach rules.


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Greece welcomed over 30 mln tourists last year

Travel receipts in 2023 totaled 20.59 billion euros, up by 16.5% compared with 2022, the Bank of Greece said on Tuesday in a final report on 2023.


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Eurovision 2024: Greece's Second Rehearsal!

The acclaimed singer-songwriter will perform “Zari”, an upbeat track that combines Greek, Balkan and urban sounds. Who is Marina Satti? Over her ...


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Greece's Six-Day Workweek Is About to Spread Through Europe

A major Bible prophecy is being fulfilled before our eyes, and it will soon affect our whole world.


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Greek wildfire threat nears, outpacing preparations

STORY: 19,000 people were forced to flee from the Greek Island of Rhodes last July as flames engulfed the popular tourist spot.It was one of the biggest disaster evacuations in Greece's history. As ...


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European court upholds Italy's claim to Greek bronze

Strasbourg (France) (AFP) – Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek bronze fished from the Adriatic in the 1960s and now in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the European Court of Human Rights ...


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OECD Sees Greek Economy Growing 2% in 2024 and 2.5% in 2025

The Greek economy remains resilient and is expected to grow at a rate of 2 percent in 2024 and 2.5 percent in 2025 as rising employment and real wages and strong tourism boost consumption, according to the OECD’s six-monthly report (Economic Outlook). Despite the slowdown in new job growth, the employment rate and labor force […]


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Türkiye rescues 241 migrants pushed back by Greece in April

Turkish Coast Guard Command teams in western Türkiye's Aydın province rescued 241 irregular migrants, including 63 children, pushed back by ...


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EIB appoints Greece’s Ioannis Tsakiris as vice-president

Tsakiris, a former Greek deputy minister, joins the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank New Vice-President was also an executive at the European Investment Fund The European ...


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Golden Dawn Leader Michaloliakos to Be Released From Greek Jail

The former leader of the now-defunct neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn, Nikos Michaloliakos, will be released from jail, a court ruled on Thursday.


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Why Greeks Dye Eggs Red for Easter

Dying eggs red in anticipation of Greek Easter is a beloved tradition. Families across Greece dye their eggs red together on Holy Thursday.


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Shipwreck That Claimed the Lives of 98 People Found in Greece

The shipwreck of Sperchios, a ship that sank in May 1945 off the island of Hydra, Greece, and claimed the lives of 98 passengers and crew was discovered this week. The shipwreck was located by the underwater research team of Kostas Thoktaridis at a depth of 153 meters northeast of Hydra. “The wreck is located […]


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Extension of Visa Express Program Boosts Greek Island Tourism

ATHENS – From April 30, 2024, the rapid granting of entry visas (visa express) for Turkish tourists will be extended to five more Greek islands.


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Greek unemployment drops to 10.2% in March

Greece's jobless rate stood at 10.2% in March, down from an downwardly revised 10.8% in February, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday. Seasonally adjusted data showed 492,867 people ...


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Masia: Greek life is a cult on CSU’s campus

The issue with labeling a group as a cult is that its followers rarely ever openly identify as cult members — they’re just members, believers or followers. For the purpose of this article, I’m ...


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Rare Black Swan Spotted in Greece

A black swan was spotted swimming in the Evros Delta in northeast Greece in a rare sight that delighted conservationists ...


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West Croydon Yia Yia invites Bobby over for Greek Orthodox Easter

Yia Yia Efy Gardiakos and her son Peter invited 891 ABC Radio Adelaide Roving Reporter, Bobby Macumber over for Greek Orthodox Easter preparations ...


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Greek tax revenues €598 mln above target

Budget revenues from taxes in January-March 2024 were 598 million euros above target, at €14.844 billion, the National Economy and Finance ...


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From Tennessee to Greece and Back

For the 2024 spring semester, ETSU political science student Hailey Story completed her final semester in Athens, Greece, through dual enrollment ...


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Greek-American Journalist Peter Baker Honored

WASHINGTON – Peter Baker, the Greek-American Chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times, was among the honorees at the 2024 White ...


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Brings Greece's New US Ambassador To Queens

Ambassador Nassika, who traveled to Queens from the Embassy of Greece in Washington, D.C., is a career diplomat. She was appointed as Greece's ...


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Two injured in shooting on Britton Road in Greece

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two people were hospitalized after a shooting in Greece. It happened Wednesday afternoon on Britton Road.


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