How the world sees Greece
A Nottingham man has spent several months working to improve the lives of refugees in GREECE. Kieran Scott, 31, of Garden City, Carlton, has been volunteering to provide clothing, hygiene products and eye care to refugees and displaced people in GREECE. He spent two months working in the Epirus ...
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The Gregorian calendar we use today wasn't created until 1582 — so it's safe to say, making New Year's resolutions on January 1 wasn't a thing in Aristotle's time. But that doesn't mean the ideas of the ancient GREEK philosophers — and their truth-seeking successors — aren't useful, when it comes to ...
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In Age of Conquests (Profile), Angelos Chaniotis surveys the history of the GREEK World from Alexander to the Roman Emperor Hadrian (born in Spain but besotted by GREEK civilization). Having written books on Vichy France, I look forward to reading The Saboteur by Paul Kix, the story of a very brave ...
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Work on the GREEK Orthodox church destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks next to the World Trade Center memorial plaza has been temporarily suspended by the construction company. It comes amid financial difficulties and questions over how funds have been managed. (Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP).
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Anything that involves vomiting is obviously awful. But the mid-sized hangover, curable with a fry-up and few Diet Cokes, can be strangely satisfying I write this with a low-level hangover. Yesterday I travelled long haul, on a half-empty flight, with a very friendly cabin crew member who handed out the drinks with impunity. As I woke up, with a throat like the bottom of a snake’s carpet slipper, I smiled to myself, recalling watching My Big Fat Greek Wedding while sinking gin. Hangovers get a bad press. Of course the ones that involve vomiting, holding your pounding head, and being unable to function properly are no fun at all. If that’s how you’re greeting the new year, you have my heartfelt sympathy. But let’s hear it for the mid-sized hangover, easily cured by a couple of Diet Cokes and a hearty fry-up. Yes, it is certainly more pleasant to wake up totally clearheaded, having gone to bed with a cup of herbal tea. But the moderate hangover can be quite nice in a way, because once it starts to lift, you can look forward to a hair of the dog once the sun is over the yardarm. Continue reading...
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Greece’s Cyclades islands are the third best destination in the world for calm and relaxation, according to a Time Magazine feature. As 2017 was a very difficult year for the whole world, full of stress for most, Time magazine suggests that maybe it’s ...
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Aspiotis recently returned from living in GREECE, where he regularly visited waterfalls in different parts of the country. Although he grew up in ... Elyasova, a businesswoman from Russia, met Aspiotis while living in GREECE earlier this year and decided to join him on his travels. “I've been to a few states ...
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