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Saturday, July 23, 2016

Munich gunman's links to Norway's Breivik

Most of the victims in Friday's attack were foreigners, including three Turkish nationals, three people from Kosovo and a Greek. 'Europe stands united' US President Barack Obama voiced staunch support for Washington's close ally Germany, while EU ...


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Munich shooting: Who are the victims of the attack?

The identities of many of those killed are yet to be confirmed, but the authorities said three victims were Turkish, one was GREEK and three were from ...


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UConn tearing down abandoned fraternity and sorority houses

The nine buildings in the heart of the main campus date back to the 1920s when they were used as faculty housing before being acquired by Greek-letter organizations. They were abandoned after the fraternities were relocated to the Husky Village housing ...


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A Helen for Our Times

Tsolakidis will discuss the state of theater in GREECE today, how the arts can thrive during economic crisis and the differences between theater in ...


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Manchester United, Man City and Chelsea want Kostas Manolas, claims agent

The 25-year-old GREECE international centre-back has been in talks with Roma over an improved contract but has yet to agree a deal and his agent ...


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Tourism traffic to Ionian islands in GREECE gains momentum this year

Tourism traffic to the Ionian Islands, otherwise known as the Eptanese, off the western coast of GREECE, is recording positive signs. Foreign arrivals to ...


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Avoid death penatly, Greece tells Turkey

Turkey should exercise restraint and avoid restoring the death penalty after last week's failed military coup, Greece's foreign minister says. Turkey abolished capital punishment in 2004, bolstering its long-running bid for European Union membership.


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Eight Turks fleeing to Greece post coup are a diplomatic 'hot potato'

ATHENS: The Turkish military helicopter that landed in the Greek border city of Alexandroupolis just as an attempted coup was being quashed in Turkey has turned into one of the toughest diplomatic challenges to date for Greece's relatively inexperienced ...


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Athens aims for delicate balance in Turkey ties

The government is keeping a low profile as it braces for what it expects to be a rough ride ahead in GREEK-Turkish relations, given the asylum ...


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GREEK national killed in Munich Attack to save his sister

Greece's Foreign Ministry has announced that a GREEK national was among those killed in Friday's deadly shooting in Munich which has claimed at ...


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Meghan Trainor's Show At The GREEK Theatre Was The Perfect Summer Night

Last night was the perfect L.A. summer night at The GREEK Theatre. I got to spend the night at one of my favorite venues watching Meghan Trainor belt ...


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Munich shooting: Greek teenager died saving his sister

British media claimed on Saturday that a German-Greek national – who was one of the nine victims of Friday’s mass shooting in Munich – died saving his sister. According to the Daily Telegraph, 17-year-old Hussein Daitzik – whose Muslim parents had ...


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Greece urges Turkey to show restraint on death penalty

[Leaders attend the opening session of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Ulaanbaatar]By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) - Turkey should exercise restraint and avoid restoring the death penalty after last week's failed military coup, Greece's foreign minister said in remarks published on Saturday. Turkey abolished capital punishment in 2004, bolstering its long-running bid for European Union membership. "The winners of the internal conflict in Turkey must show magnanimity towards the defeated, (show) self-restraint and not reinstate the death penalty," Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told Realnews newspaper in an interview released ahead of Sunday's publication.


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Greece Fears Wave of Political Asylum Seekers from Turkey

The Greek army across the border with Turkey is on high alert after recent developments in the neighboring country, following the failed coup and the Turkish government’s punitive tendencies. After the coup attempt on July 15, Turkish President Recep ...


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ECB supports proposal to weaken control over GREEK capital

ECB supports proposal to weaken control over GREEK capital. 23.07.2016 15:04. The European Central Bank has approved the proposal of the Bank of ...


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Who were the Munich shooting victims? Eight of nine dead under 20 years old

Three of the dead were from Kosovo, three were Turkish and one was GREEK, their respective government officials said. Turkish foreign minister Mevlut ...


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Munich shooting: What we know -- and don't know

Another of the victims was also a Greek citizen, Greece's Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Shooter: German police have not named the shooter, but they have said he was an 18-year-old student with dual German-Iranian nationality who was born and raised in ...


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Munich shooting: Attacker researched rampage killings, police say

Another of the victims was also a Greek citizen, Greece's Foreign Ministry said Saturday. The attack left 27 people wounded, 10 of them with serious injuries, Andrae said. Gunman's fatal wounds self-inflicted The gunman stormed the McDonald's outside the ...


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With friends like Brussels, who needs enemies? EU to fine GREECE for saving ship builders

BRUSSELS bureaucrats are set to fine impoverished GREECE a million euros every month in revenge for its Government stepping in to save ship ...


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Anastasiades says who administers 'doesn't matter' as long as GREEK Cypriots have right to return

President Nicos Anastasiades, in a comment certain to draw fire from the opposition said on Friday night at a Kyrenia event that it did not matter who ...


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One GREEK among dead at Munich attack, Greece expresses solidarity with German people

A GREEK national was among the 10 dead of Friday's attack in Munich, the GREEK Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday, as Greece's political ...


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Thessaloniki University Accuses Gov’t of Turning Blind Eye to Vandals

The Aristotle University of Thessalomiki (AUTH) administration accused the Greek government fof negligence regarding vandalism on the premises during a sit-in. Hundreds of anarchists from Greece and Europe have occupied the AUTH campus without permission, setting up a so-called “No Border Camp”, it was during the sit-in that the university administration discovered the occupiers had […]


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8 Turkish officers given 2-month suspended prison sentences in GREECE

The eight Turkish military officers who sought refuge in GREECE after the failed coup in Turkey last week were found guilty for illegally entering the ...


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Telegraph: Greek Hero Who Dies to Save His Sister in Munich Shooting

The Greek citizen who was killed during the shooting at Olympia shopping mall in Munich sacrificed himself to save his sister, says a Telegraph report. According to the British newspaper citing a journalist who spoke to BBC5, the young Greek man was shot ...


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Munich gunman fixated on mass killing, had no Islamist ties

Turkey's foreign minister said three Turkish citizens were among nine people killed in the Munich attack while Greece's foreign ministry said one Greek was among the dead. According to foreign media reports, there were also three Kosovo Albanian victims.


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Greece Goes to Rio Olympics with 92 Athletes

92 athletes will represent Greece in the Rio Olympics in August, according to the Hellenic Olympic Committee. Twenty seven athletes will compete on track, while in individual sports, 15 will be in swimming, nine in gymnastics, seven in sailing and six in ...


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8 Turks who fled to Greece are a diplomatic 'hot potato'

[A Turkish military officer is transferred to a court hall in the city of Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, Thursday, July 21, 2016. Eight Turkish military personnel who fled to Greece a board a helicopter during an attempted coup in their country are testifying in court during their trial on charges of entering Greece illegally. Turkey is seeking their return to stand trial for participation in Friday’s coup attempt. The eight deny any involvement and have applied for asylum, saying they fear for their lives if returned. (Antonis Pasvantis/InTime News via AP)]ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Turkish military helicopter that landed in the Greek border city of Alexandroupolis just as an attempted coup was being quashed in Turkey has turned into one of the toughest diplomatic challenges to date for Greece's relatively inexperienced government.


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Greek Salad with Rustic Croutons and a Basil-Balsamic Vinaigrette.

LOBSTER RAVIOLI – sweet peas, brown butter, Parmesan cheese $13 LOCAL OYSTER TRIO – broiled North Haven, Pemaquid and Aphrodite’s, crispy pork belly, caramelized onions, herbed bread crumbs $12 GREEK SALAD – tomato, cucumber, red onion, feta ...


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Greek Police Dismantle Illegal Electronic Betting Ring

Hellenic Police have arrested 128 people who were involved in an illegal electronic betting ring, seizing computers, intercol systems and over 150,000 euros in cash. The gang consisted mainly of Taiwanese nationals, several other foreigners, and three Greeks.


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120 Taiwanese arrested in GREECE on suspected telecom crimes

Around 120 Taiwanese nationals have been arrested in GREECE for suspected telecom crimes, Taipei officials said Saturday, the latest such arrests ...


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San Francisco landmark unassuming on the outside

… A caryatid figure, which the Greeks sculpted in columns, in courtroom … . A caryatid figure, which the Greeks sculpted in columns, in courtroom …


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Munich Attack: 1 Greek national among those killed

Greece requests 279 billion euros compensation... Greece’s Foreign Ministry has announced that a Greek national was among those killed in Friday’s deadly shooting in Munich which has claimed at least nine innocent lives. “The toll of yesterday’s ...


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Report: One GREEK among 9 killed in Munich massacre

According to the correspondent of GREEK state broadcaster ERT in Germany, one of the 9 victims in the Munich Mall shooting on Friday is a GREEK.


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GREEK public debt at 176.3% of GDP during Q1 2016

The GREEK debt eased to 309.2 billion euros in the first three months of 2016 from 311.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015. Eurostat said that Greece ...


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GREEK among the dead in Munich shootings, ministry confirms

The GREEK Foreign Ministry confirmed on Saturday that a GREEK was among the nine people killed in Munich on Friday when a local teenager went on ...


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Meghan Trainor At L.A.'s GREEK Theatre: Self Empowerment Reigns

Meghan Trainor hit the GREEK Theatre in Los Angeles Friday (July 22) night for the fifth stop on her Untouchable Tour. Opening act Hailee Steinfeld ...


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Austin Peay classics professor moonlights as deputy

Eventually this led to Winters making multiple plans for his future, taking seven years to get his undergrad because he kept switching (English to music to photography to English to Greek), spending two years in Greece studying archaeology and eventually ...


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120 Taiwanese arrested in Greek telecom gambling ring

Around 120 Taiwanese nationals have been arrested in Greece for suspected telecom crimes, Taipei officials said Saturday, the latest such arrests abroad. They were caught in the suburbs of Athens Thursday, along with some Greeks, when local police thwarted ...


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Greek FM: One citizen of Greece killed in Munich attack

The Greek Foreign Ministry reported one citizen of Greece was killed as a result of shooting in Munich, RIA Novosti reported. The Ministry stated that at this difficult moment they express their deepest condolences to his family and friends. The Foreign ...


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Archbishop Demetrios offers a prayer at the Republican National Convention

Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of America, Archbishop Demetrios, gave out a prayer at the the Republican National Convention for Donald Trump and his running mate, Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana in Cleveland, OH. The Archbishop offered the benediction ...


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120 Taiwanese arrested in Greece over phone scam

Around 120 Taiwanese nationals have been arrested in Greece for suspected telecom crimes, Taipei officials said on Saturday, the latest such arrests abroad. They were caught in the suburbs of Athens on Thursday, along with some Greeks, when local police ...


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Architect leaves design of H3 house in GREECE open to interpretation

The home, nominated for both EU and international design awards, sits on a 75,347 square-foot plot of land in Pikermi, GREECE, a suburb east of ...


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Rebuilding peace: Cyprus restores derelict churches, mosques

Like many Turkish Cypriots, 62-year-old Tunelci fled north in 1974 when Cyprus was divided amid a Turkish invasion into a breakaway north and an ethnically Greek, internationally recognized south. The construction worker sees today's European Union-funded ...


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Munich attack: gunman researched school killing sprees before rampage – live

The Greek foreign ministry has confirmed that a Greek citizen was among the victims of the Munich shooting. A statement said: The toll of yesterday’s tragic attack at the Olympia shopping mall in Munich unfortunately includes a Greek citizen among the ...


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A Mykonos Wedding That’ll Kick Your Wanderlust Into Overdrive

Traditional musicians lead the way for the arrival of the groom first and later of the bride. All Greek Christian Orthodox ceremony customs took place. The two large beautifully decorated candles symbolizing the light preceding each one of the couple for ...


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What Rep. Steve King Gets Wrong About The Dark Ages -- And Western Civilization

Rulers such as the Abbasids also implemented programs that saved thousands of precious Greek and Latin texts from destruction by having them copied and then stored in libraries such as the great one in Baghdad. Leaving aside the fact that the so-called ...


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One Greek among people killed in Munich attack: Greek foreign ministry

ATHENS (Reuters) - One Greek was among the nine people killed in a shooting attack in Munich on Friday, Greece's foreign ministry said on Saturday. "Yesterday's tragic attack at Munich's Olympia mall unfortunately includes a Greek citizen among the ...


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Anthony Martial Gives a 'Cheeky' Sneak Preview Into His Adventures in Greece

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has been holidaying in Greece in a bid to get over his disappointment with France, losing in the European Championship final to Portugal. But it may not all be doom and gloom for the 20-year-old, who was spotted ...


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Foreign Ministry announcement on the death of a Greek citizen in yesterday’s attack in Munich

The toll of yesterday’s tragic attack at the Olympia shopping mall in Munich unfortunately includes a Greek citizen among the victims. In these difficult moments, we express our deep condolences to his family and loved ones. Greece’s Consul General in Munich is proceeding to all of the necessary actions, in consultation with the competent German authorities.


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Turks, Kosovans and a Greek among shooting victims

Three Turkish citizens were among the nine people killed in Germany's Munich mall shooting, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Saturday. The three Turks killed by an 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman were named as Sevda Dag, Can Leyla and ...


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