Webster Athens Hosts Students from Across North America in AHEPA Journey to GREECE Program

This summer, Webster University Athens welcomed students from across the U.S. and Canada to the unique heritage program, Journey to GREECE.

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Treme Greek Revival townhouse gets a $550K price chop

According to Silicon Bayou News, word on the street is that the New York-based coworking company WeWork, which has spaces in 33 cities, could be coming to New Orleans. Eskew+Dumez+Ripple filed permits for a "work-sharing space" at the CAC in July.

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Coalition Partner ANEL Objects to Building Mosque

A bill to speed the building of Greece's first official mosque ran into objections from the partner in the country's ruling coalition.

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EU-Turkey refugee deal hinges on Greece

The refugee EU-Turkey refugee deal is not going to plan. That has less to do with Turkey, and more with Greece. The deportation and resettling of refugees has been sluggish. Bernd Riegert reports from Brussels. Turkey has threatened to no longer adhere to ...

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Greece Says EU-Turkey Deal On Migrants Still Being Honored By Ankara

Greece's Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas says a deal between the European Union and Turkey aimed at stopping the flow of migrants is largely holding. But Mouzalas said on August 3 that Athens is watching with concern as events unfold in Turkey after an ...

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Greece denies call for 'Plan B' in EU-Turkey migrant deal

[Refugees who got their asylum requests processed following the EU-Turkey deal, wave as they leave the island of Lesbos towards the port of Piraeus on July 21, 2016]Greece's immigration minister on Wednesday denied having called on the European Union to draw up a back-up plan in case Turkey reneges on a controversial deal aimed at limiting the influx of migrants.

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A European photographer had a funny reaction to visiting his son's fraternity for the first time

[239701.xx_large]Philip Holt Greek life is a unique part of American college culture, so when European photographer Philip Holt saw his son off to school at Clarkson University, he had little idea of what his son's new brotherhood within the Delta Upsilon frat would be like. "My reference [to frat houses] was the film 'Animal House' with John Belushi, and yes, I was surprised to see how accurate the frat lifestyle was depicted," Holt told Business Insider. "[But] I can honestly say they were some of the finest young men I have met. They were so cordial, helpful and smart." Upon his first visit, Holt knew he needed to document the house and the young men that lived there. The project inspired him to visit other Greek life establishments, including Zeta Beta Xi, as well as some sororities. Below, see a selection of Holt's best frat house coverage. HOLT'S KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICAN AND FRATERNITY CULTURE STEMMED MOSTLY FROM MOVIES. "ONCE YOU LAND, IT JUST FEELS LIKE BEING PART OF A BIG AMERICAN MOVIE SET," HOLT SAID. Philip Holt HE ARRIVED EARLY IN THE MORNING AFTER A BIG HOUSE PARTY THE FRAT HAD HOSTED. "EVERYONE WAS STILL SLEEPING, SO MY SON GAVE ME THE GRAND TOUR," HE SAID. Philip Holt THE SCENE WAS CLASSIC: "[THERE WERE] INTERESTING ODORS GOING FROM ROOM TO ROOM. THE BASEMENT, WHERE THEY HAD HELD THEIR PARTY, WAS DAMP WITH A STICKY CARPET OF BEER, OVERFULL ASHTRAYS, AND EMPTY BEER CANS SCATTERED AROUND THE ROOM," HE SAID. Philip Holt SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER

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Look around Paris in August and you'll see why the French succeed at life

[Eiffel tower]Reuters/Charles Platiau Between 1853 and 1870, Baron Haussmann ordered much of Paris to be destroyed. Slums were razed and converted to bourgeois neighborhoods, and the formerly labyrinthine city became a place of order, full of wide boulevards (think Saint-Germain) and angular avenues (the Champs-Élysées). Poor Parisians tried to put up a fight but were eventually forced to flee, their homes knocked down with minimal notice and little or no recompense. The city underwent a full transformation—from working class and medieval to bourgeois and modern—in less than two decades' time. Every August, Paris now sees another rapid transformation. Tourists rule the picturesque streets. Shops are shuttered. The singsong sounds of English, Italian, and Spanish float down the street in place of the usual French monotone. As French workers are required to take at least 31 days off each year, nearly all of them have chosen this month to flit down to Cannes or over to Italy, Spain, or Greece, where the Mediterranean beckons and life hasn’t stopped like it has here. Some might call it laziness, but what French people are really doing by vacationing for the entirety of August is avoiding the tipping point of overwork. Just as the city transforms overnight, so do French work habits—and this vacation time pays dividends. That’s because, even though the amount of time you work tends to match how productive you are as if on a sliding scale, length of work and quality of work at a certain point become inversely related. At some point, in other words, the more you work, the less productive you become.  For example, working long hours often leads to productivity-killing distractions. Such is an instance of the saying known as Parkinson’s law, which states that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. Work less, and you’ll tend to work better. So too with practicing a skill. K. Anders Ericsson, a professor of psychology at Florida State University, conducted a study in Berlin and found that the amount of time successful musicians spent practicing each day was surprisingly low—a mere 90 minutes per day. In fact, the most successful musicians not only practiced less, but also took more naps throughout the day and indulged in breaks during practice when they grew tired or stressed. It has long been known that working too much leads to life-shortening stress. It also leads to disengagement at work, as focus simply cannot be sustained for much more than 50 hours a week. Even Henry Ford knew the problem with overwork when he cut his employees’ schedules from 48-hour weeks to 40-hour weeks. He believed that working more than 40 hours a week had been causing his employees to make many errors, as he recounted in his autobiography, _My Life and Work_. What if we viewed leisure time not as goofing off, but as necessary time for reflecting? Of course, some low-income workers are forced to work long hours or multiple jobs just to make ends meet. But why do many other employees—including those who are incredibly well compensated—still overwork themselves even when they often don’t have to? Alexandra Michel, a Goldman Sachs associate-turned-University of Pennsylvania adjunct professor, found that at two well-known investment banks (which she left unnamed) employees were working an average of 120-hour weeks (as in, 17 hours a day, every day). This led workers, as Michel writes, to not only “neglect family and health,” but also to work long hours even when their bosses did not force them to—and when they knew that working that 16th and 17th hour a day wouldn’t make them any more productive. Michel concluded that hardworking individuals put in long hours not for “rewards, punishments, or obligation." Rather, they do so “because they cannot conceive otherwise even when it does not make sense to do so.” It seems silly that many work long hours simply for the sake of having worked long hours. Perhaps the reason people overwork even when it is not for “reward, punishment, or obligation” is because it holds great social cachet. Busyness implies hard work, which implies good character, a strong education, and either present or future affluence. The phrase, “I can’t; I’m busy,” sends a signal that you’re not just an _homme sérieux_, but an important one at that. There is also a belief in many countries, the United States especially, that work is an inherently noble pursuit. Many feel existentially lost without the driving structure of work in their life—even if that structure is neither proportionally profitable nor healthy in a physical or psychological sense. Everyone would likely agree with Aristotle that “we work to have leisure, on which happiness depends.” The motivation for employees to work hard is the carrot of a relaxing retirement. Yet this cause-and-effect often gets flipped such that we fit our lives into our work, rather than fitting our work into our lives. The widespread belief that happiness and life satisfaction can be found exclusively through hard work is at a heart more a management myth meant to motivate workers than it is a philosophical truism. In his 1932 essay “In Praise of Idleness,” the British philosopher Bertrand Russell corrects this idea, writing, “A great deal of harm is being done in the modern world by belief in the virtuousness of work.” Rather, “the road to happiness and prosperity lies in an organized diminution of work.” That is to say happiness is ultimately not found in late nights spent at work, but in finding a way to work less, even if that means buying fewer things or recalibrating your perspective such that having free time no longer suggests moral shortcomings. Economists have, for quite a long time, been writing about how simple it would be for us to scale back our workdays as our technologies become more efficient. Adam Smith’s “pin theory” says that if it usually takes workers eight hours a day to make a set number of pins, then an invention that doubles or triples the speed of pin production should proportionally decrease the amount of time workers spend on the job. By that theory, we should, as the great British economist John Maynard Keynes hypothesized in his "Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren," be working less. Maybe we can't achieve the the 15-hour workweeks that he proposed, but fewer hours would be welcome nonetheless.  In certain trades, such as law, it makes sense to work more than necessary, because fees are assessed hourly rather than as lump sums. This, of course, hurts the client, who ends up paying for non-productive work, but in the short-term it is a coup for the law firm. Also, although overwork leads to sharply decreased work efficiency (which costs American companies between $450 and $550 billion annually in lost productivity) and heightened stress and sickness, it is still cheaper to hire one employee to work 80 hours per week than it is to hire two employees to work 40 hours per week. Some companies have begun to diverge from this thinking, though, taking after the “work less, work better” philosophy. The Michigan-based software company Menlo Innovations looks down on employees who clock in more than 40 hours per week, seeing overwork not as a sign of dedication but as a marker of inefficiency. Working overtime has even led to a few layoffs at the company, according to Brigid Schulte, the author of _Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time_. Finally, there is also the simple reason for perpetuating overwork: cultural inertia. Americans have worked long hours in the past, so regardless of new technologies or jumps in efficiencies, we continue working the same number of hours, even if doing so has no discernible effect, or even a negative effect, on productivity. On top of that, everyone else is already stuck in their ways: being the first person in the office who starts cutting back on work time "for the sake of productivity" without fearing repercussion would require courage and a bit of naiveté. Many people are still stuck on the fundamental importance of work compared to free time: the structure it gives, the purpose it affords, the morality it signifies. But what if we viewed leisure time not as goofing off, but as necessary time for reflecting, for inspiring creativity, and for saving up brainpower and energy for future work? Although it has its share of economic problems, France has less than nine percent of its employees working “very long hours.” (By contrast, 11 percent of Americans work “very long hours,” and Turkey has the largest proportion: 43 percent of its workers do so.) France also has one of the world’s best work-life balances. Working too much is at best, pointless, and at worst, actively harmful. Overwork dictates our physical health, psychological health, and our time with family, and often it is rooted in our own desire to ennoble the act of working, tofeel productive (even if we’re not being productive), and to be able to tell other people, “I’m busy,” as a means of social prestige. It took serious work for modern Paris to be created. Baron Haussmann was hated by a great number of Parisians for his vision of a more efficient Paris, and there was serious backlash throughout his 17-year project, as recounted in Patrice de Moncan’s _Le Paris d’Haussmann_. He did not, however, take any extended breaks during the whole project, as Napoleon III continued to push him to finish as quickly as possible. In early 1870, he finished the Place de l’Opéra and was in the process of starting construction on the national opera building itself. But after Napoleon III appointed Émile Ollivier, a fierce critic of Haussmann, as prime minister, the emperor became swayed by Haussmann’s opponents and relieved him of his duties. Haussmann floundered about, spending time abroad and staying out of the public spotlight until the late 1870s, when he came back to Paris to re-enter politics. A year before his return, the opera had been finished.

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Greek Central Banker: Developments are now more positive for Greece

President Pavlopoulos stated earlier that support is necessary from the European Central Bank and commented that it does not have the necessary tools to effectively tackle the debt and banking crises. Speaking of the ECB’s chief Mario Draghi, the ...

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Tourist Arrivals on Greek Island of Lesvos Drop by 65%

Based on data released by the Mytilene airport management, it appears that the island of Lesvos has suffered a great loss this touristic season. In fact, certain bodies on the island are talking about the destruction of the touristic product, which is the ...

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These pictures from Nargis Fakhri's GREEK holiday will inspire you to travel

Nargis Fakhri is holidaying in Greece and her Instagram posts from the place are sure to give you major travel inspiration. Check them out yourself!

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Standard & Poor's upgrades GREEK bank ratings after capital control easing

The Standard & Poor's rating agency announced that it upgraded its rating of the four systemic banks in Greece, following the GREEK government's ...

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'Medea Project' in Santa Ana brings GREEK tragedy to today

It's been more than a dozen years since Kristina Leach's “The Medea Project” was first staged, her updated take on the GREEK tragedy getting its world ...

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Average price of double room in GREECE higher than rivals

The average rate for a double room in GREECE for August is currently 148 euros, according to the Hotel Price Index compiled by online hotel search site ...

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Move the corrupt, politicized, commercialized Olympics back to Greece

Odd as it may sound, Olympic competition once included art, and medalists included musicians, painters, and poets. One was Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the 1912 Stockholm Games’ gold medalist in poetry and — by sheer coincidence, surely — also the ...

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Greek AUTH Students Win Microsoft Competition

Four Greek students from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki won first place in a Microsoft competition with a game they designed, which they will present at the 81st Thessaloniki International Fair. The innovative and pioneering virtual reality game ...

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Best of Greece and and Toronto on display at Krinos Taste of the Danforth

The best of Greece and Toronto will be on display, and on the menu, again this year at Krinos Taste of the Danforth. The 23rd annual festival takes place along Danforth Avenue, between Broadview and Jones avenues, from Friday, Aug. 5 through Sunday, Aug. 7.

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Greece's Titan Cement buys stake in Brazil's Cimento Apodi for $100 mln

Aug 3 Greece's Titan Cement said on Wednesday it is buying a stake in Brazilian cement manufacturer Companhia Industrial de Cimento Apodi for about $100 million. Titan said it had entered a joint venture agreement that Cimento Apodi be controlled on a 50 ...

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Greece says EU-Turkey deal to stem migrant flow largely holding

BERLIN (Reuters) - A deal between the European Union and Turkey to stem a flow of migrants has largely held, though Athens is watching with concern events unfolding in Turkey, where an attempted coup was put down last month, Greece's migration minister ...

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SETE: ‘Increase in Taxes Hurt Greece’s Touristic Competitiveness’

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) has estimated that the additional taxes imposed over the last 12 months, have reduced Greece’s competitiveness in the sector of tourism by 10%. This was revealed in the first issue of a new series of ...

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Shock at the ATM: Thousands of supplementary pensions undergo cut by 21%-46%

It was certainly a shock for thousands of Greek pensioners: beginning of august they saw their supplementary pensions to have undergone cuts from 21% up to 46%. Affected are 311,680 pensioners receiving pensions from 11 pension funds. The 3. bailout and the Pensions Reforms provided that if the sum of […]

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S&P upgrades Greece’s four systemic banks

Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s upgraded Alpha Bank, Eurobank Ergasias, National Bank of Greece and Piraeus Bank to CCC+ from SD (selective default), with a stable outlook. The upgrade came after a further relaxation of capital controls in Greece from the beginning of the month, daily Kathimerini reported. “We view […]

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Greek Mytilineos Group reports mixed H1 results

Mytilineos Group on Wednesday said its turnover was almost unchanged and net profits eased in the first half of 2016 compared with the same period last year. Group turnover was 635.8 million euros in the January-June period, from 636.5 million in 2015 ...

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Europe Needs a ‘Plan B’ for Migration Problem, Greece’s Mouzalas Says to Bild

Europe definitely needs a “Plan B” for the refugee and migration issue, Greece’s Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas said in an interview with the German newspaper “Bild” published on Wednesday. The minister expressed the ...

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GREEK Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes, an American favorite, go GREEK in this quick dinner recipe, which uses ground lamb instead of ground beef. GREEK Sloppy Joes. Makes 6 ...

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Bourne End racing ace heading to GREECE in test against the best

The all-expenses trip to GREECE and entrance into the top-level competition was Elder's prize for burning up his opposition on the track at the Fueltopia ...

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A Doctor's View From a Refugee Camp in Greece: The Refugee Crisis Is a Moral Crisis for Europe

In the clinic where I provide medical care in Greece there is a child's drawing on the wall. Crayon colours on tattered paper show a family in front of their home; the house is still standing, and the family is still intact. The drawings next to it are of ...

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Greek court hands down life sentences in 'Noor One' drug ship case

A Piraeus Criminal Appeals Court on Tuesday handed down sentences of life imprisonment and fines for five of the 13 main defendants found guilty for the 2.1 tonnes of heroin discovered in the "Noor One" freighter. The ship was intercepted while en route ...

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Greek Cypriot speedsters caught on camera in north

Greek Cypriots who have crossed to the north and caught speeding on camera are not returning with their vehicles. Havadis newspaper said that in 2015, 9,495 Greek Cypriots were caught speeding via the stationary camera’s. The paper claims that many are ...

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Italy is investigating whether ISIS is involved in sending thousands of migrants across the Mediterranean

[refugees and migrants Libya]Santi Palacios/AP ROME (Reuters) - Italy is investigating whether Islamic State is involved in organizing the passage of tens of thousands of migrants across the Mediterranean, its justice minister said on Wednesday. The Turkey to Greece migration route has been largely shut down since a repatriation deal was struck between the European Union and Ankara in March, but hundreds of people are arriving in Italy every day, mostly from Libya. Criminal gangs have taken advantage of chaos in Libya to charge mainly sub-Saharan Africans, looking for a better life in Europe, hundreds of dollars to make the voyage. "From the information available, there is an investigation underway focused on whether representatives of ISIS (Islamic State) have crucial roles in controlling and managing migrant flows to Italy," Justice Minister Andrea Orlando told a parliamentary committee. He told the hearing on immigration, Europe's border-free Schengen accord and the activity of European police agency Europol that details of the investigation were secret. "The risks we have to take on are high," he said, adding there was also a suspicion the militants were trying to influence where in Italy migrants were eventually placed. The militant group has made money by selling oil from fields it seized in the Middle East and North Africa and from plundering weapons and ammunition. Militant groups have smuggled members into Europe among the migrants, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. The migrants are taking often unseaworthy boats from Libya to Italy. A total of 4,027 migrants or refugees have died worldwide so far this year, three-quarters of them in the Mediterranean, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday, a 35 percent increase on the global toll during the first seven months of 2015. More than 257,000 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea this year, it said.

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Slovakian Foreign Minister Lajčák: Greece is a safe country

Lajčák who met with press representatives at the Consulate of Slovakia in Chania praised the people of Crete for their hospitality the island's natural beauty and the traditional cuisine. "Greece is a friendly country. We have much in common as hospitality.

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GREECE'S Art and Culture Flourish at an Inspiring New Cultural Center

In the last year, GREECE dealt with two elections, near bankruptcy, bailouts, the European migrant crisis, and economic instability. More recently, Brexit ...

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Everything Bad About the Rio Olympics Was Much Worse in Ancient GREECE

... inception of the Olympics — and not just the modern Olympic movement inaugurated in 1896, but the hallowed Olympic festivals of ancient GREECE.

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Greece Asks Brussels for Backup Plan on Refugee Agreement with Turkey

Greece Asks Brussels for Backup Plan … reopens its borders to refugees, Greek Migration Minister Ioannis Mouzalas told … refugees who arrived to the Greek islands illegally via its territory …

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Fresh Flavors with Friends

Potatoes Perfect for a Party Perfect as a crowd-pleasing appetizer or side dish at any festive party, simply grill or bake Wisconsin potatoes and top them with your favorite flavors, like bruschetta or a combination of ingredients such as Greek yogurt ...

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Greek Minister: Upholding EU agreement on refugees in Turkey's interests

It is in Turkey's financial and international interests to uphold the agreement with the European Union on the handling of refugees, Alternate Defence Minister Dimitris Vitsas said in an interview on the state broadcaster ERT on Monday. He linked Turkey's ...

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Lack of profits presses Germany’s banks

Third-worst return on equity in the EU, ahead of only Greece and Portugal

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Chocolate Protein Shake with Greek Yogurt and Coconut Water

Preseason is right around the corner for fall sports here. It is important to make sure the kids are well hydrated and refill the nutrients loss during the workout. Especially after working out under the hot summer sun. This will also be beneficial after a ...

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Greek Yogurt Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudgesicles

It’s no surprise that we LOVE dessert for breakfast around my home. I mean these healthy breakfast cookies, this breakfast frozen yogurt, and this breakfast chocolate mousse is a little evidence of our love of dessert-for-breakfast. And it’s about ...

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Leonardo DiCaprio dances in Greece with Nina Agdal

Leonardo DiCaprio was biking around New York yesterday. I know these photos make it look like he was by himself but that’s ridiculous, because he was flanked by the Wolf Pack, also on their bikes, in Wolf Pack formation. What would happen to Leo if he ...

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GREEK law must decide compensation for holiday crash Briton, Supreme Court rules

A woman seriously injured by an uninsured car driver while on a foreign holiday must have her compensation assessed under GREEK law, the ...

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Greece Says EU-Turkey Refugee Swap Working (Maybe)

A Greek spokesman said there is no sign a deal between the EU and Turkey to stop migrants coming to Europe has faltered.

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Cruiseships at Chania, Crete

A wonderful way to visit Greece is by cruise ship. Making stops at popular destinations, cruise ships continue to bring impressive numbers of tourists to the Greek isles. Among the...

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Serbia's Aik Banka eyes local unit of GREECE'S Alpha Bank

BELGRADE (Serbia), August 3 (SeeNews) - Serbian lender AIK Banka [BEL:AIKB] will ask its shareholders to approve an acquisition of up to 100% of ...

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Cheeky Millie Mackintosh goes topless in racy bikini selfie on romantic Greek boat trip with Hugo Taylor

She's escaped to Greece for her first proper romantic holiday with new boyfriend Hugo Taylor. But Millie Mackintosh couldn't resist giving her male fans a treat with a cheeky bikini photo on Instagram on Wednesday. The former Made In Chelsea star, 27, went ...

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The 15 best party destinations in Europe

[Amsterdam party]Levas/Shutterstock Europeans know how to throw a good party. But, when it comes to world-renowned clubs, live music, and scenic venues, some places on the continent have more to offer partygoers than others. That's why we've compiled a ranking of the European destinations with the best nightlife, from club-heavy islands like Ibiza to cities like Budapest, where locals spend the night partying in historic spas. Here are our top 15 places to party in Europe: 15. THE CITY OF THESSALONIKI IN GREECE IS FULL OF STUDENTS, SO THERE'S ALWAYS A PARTY GOING ON SOMEWHERE — TAKE YOUR PICK FROM LIVE MUSIC CONCERTS TO TRENDY COCKTAIL BARS AND CLUBS. Ververidis Vasilis/Shutterstock 14. PARIS MAY BE AN ELEGANT CITY BUT IT'S ALSO A GREAT PLACE FOR A NIGHT OUT, WITH PLENTY OF HIP BARS AND CLUBS AS WELL AS FESTIVALS LIKE ROCK EN SEINE — A THREE-DAY EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE EVERY SUMMER IN THE PICTURESQUE CHÂTEAU DE SAINT-CLOUD'S PARK. Christian Bertrand/Shutterstock 13. MUNICH IS HOME TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST BEER FESTIVAL EACH AUTUMN. BUT THERE'S MORE TO THE BAVARIAN CITY THAN OKTOBERFEST, WITH A PLETHORA OF LIVELY BEER HALLS, CABARET CLUBS, AND COCKTAILS BARS TO PLEASE PARTYGOERS YEAR-ROUND. Johannes Simon/Stringer SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER

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The Olympic Games Aren't Just for Sport

Source: www.wnyc.org - Wednesday, August 03, 2016 Like separation of church and state, the separation of sports and politics has never been cut and dry. Bans and boycotts have existed since the earliest days of the Olympic Games. With the opening ceremony in Rio just days away, David Goldblatt , a renowned sports writer and author of " The Games: A Global History of the Olympics ," reminds us that the games are more than just fanfare and competition — they're a proving ground of sorts for new refugee teams and emerging societies where admission is an inroad to exploring identity and nationalism. In 1896, the opening ceremony in the first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece welcomed 280 athletes from 13 nations. On Friday, more than 200 countries will participate in the opening ceremonies in Rio. Here, Goldblatt examines the modern evolution of the Olympics. All Related

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Taverna 38 review: GREEK restaurant offers reasonably priced, authentic menu in Williston Park

Many of the GREEK restaurants that have opened on Long Island in the past 10 years offer a somewhat modern version of the cooking born from the ...

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119 Refugees and Migrants Arrive on the Aegean Islands in the Last 24 Hours

A total of 119 refugees and migrants arrived on the Greek islands of Lesvos and Chios in the last 24 hours. Sixty two persons arrived on Lesvos and 57 on Chios while no arrivals were recorded on the island of Samos. The number of identified migrants that are hosted on the northern Aegean islands within […]

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A different reality

I came to GREECE to find out how, or even if, the tools of the digital age are ... a soft-spoken 20-year-old from Afghanistan I met my first day in GREECE.

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