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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Experimenting with art

The Jewish Museum of GREECE is in a pretty, salmon-colored neoclassical building with gray shutters on Nikis Street, which links Syntagma Square ...


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MMA at the Olympics? Singapore swim star Schooling's all for it

Lee said pankration, a fighting sport similar to MMA with boxing, wrestling, kicking, holds and chokes, was contested at the ancient Olympics in Greece. "Definitely I'm all for it... I want it to be put back into the Olympics because pankration is actually ...


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The Greek offers food, drinks, dance

If I were president, I’d brand November as National Belly Month, with our annual Thanksgiving feast the main event and “stuffing” a key word in more ways than one. If you have had enough of the bird and its many iterations — turkey sandwich, turkey ...


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Dijsselbloem drops a bomb: new measures for Greece in 2018

Athens and its creditors are discussing the “ready additional measures” Greece will take in 2018 when the Greek bailout program ends, according to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who has clarified that they will go quite far back and be both ...


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Hungary moves to ban flavoured e-liquids, but GREECE denies plans

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Joleon Lescott's AEK Athens contract terminated as his very brief Greece spell ends

Former Aston Villa and England defender Joleon Lescott's had his contract mutually terminated by AEK Athens after just three months. He joined the club on a two-year deal in the summer following his release by Villa. Lescott counts Manchester City, Wolves ...


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Greek Budget Shows 6.502 bln Euros Primary Surplus in January-October

The Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of 6.502 billion euros in the January-October period, from a primary surplus of 4.532 billion in the corresponding period in 2015 and a budget target for a primary surplus of 3.572 billion, official figures showed on Thursday. The general government surplus was 1.312 billion euros in the […]


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The Emblematic Grande Bretagne Hotel, Entwined With Greek History

It was built less than 50 years after Greece won its independence and the modern Greek State was beginning to take form. It was built across the King’s Palace, and now stands across the Greek Parliament at Syntagma Square. Its guests witnessed some of the most important moments of Greek history. Grande Bretagne stands today […]


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Greek PM Tsipras Mentions Elections

Speaking to the SYRIZA parliamentary group on Wednesday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras mentioned the possibility of elections for the first time since his party won the September 2015 ballot. Tsipras linked a possible failure of negotiations with lenders ...


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Greece, Israel Travel Agents Boost Tourism Cooperation

The Federation of the Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) and the Israel Association of Travel Agencies and Consultants, on Wednesday signed a memorandum of cooperation during the ITTAA Annual Convention held this week at the ...


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Greek FM reiterates Greece’s support of Cyprus talks in call with Eide

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias spoke with U.N. Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide on Thursday evening, to whom he reiterated Greece’s support for the continuation of the negotiating process. Kotzias said Greece seeks a fair and viable ...


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‘Juncker Plan’ Actions Approved in Greece so far to Lead to Investments of 2.36 bln Euros, European Commission Says

The projects approved by the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) in Greece so far are expected to lead to total investments of 2.36 billion euros, according to figures released on Thursday. The European Investment Bank has so far approved nine ...


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Black Friday in Greece

Nov, 24 2016 Author: newsroom Deals you can’t afford to miss With Black Friday less than 24 hours away, many major retailers are offering shoppers great post-Thanksgiving deals of up to 80% off their regular prices. Some of the big names participating in …


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Joleon Lescott leaves AEK Athens after just three months as the Greek club agrees to terminate his contract

… 2016 Joleon Lescott's Greek adventure has come to a … Everton defender heading to the Greek capital on a two-year deal …


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GP travels to Greece to help refugees

… medical support to refugees in Greece. Samar Shefta, who is a … to stranded refugees on mainland Greece because the borders to Europe …


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Greek public servants strike over reforms

… the nationwide strike called by Greece's main public sector … part of Greece's second bailout review. Greece wants a swift … of utilities. Originally published as Greek public servants strike over reforms


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Riots in Greece as Obama tries to calm leaders

President Barack Obama used a meeting with key European leaders Friday to urge them to work with the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump and to discuss steps necessary to resolve the conflicts in Syria and eastern Ukraine, the White ...


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Tsipras says that Greek minority in Albania determines the road to EU

PM Edi Rama had a phone conversation with his Greek counterpart, Alexis Tsipras. Both parties discussed relations between countries and the need to strengthen them. Tsipras said that Greece is very committed in this issue, but added that what has happened ...


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Nalini Chetty was moved by scenes in Greece, and she wanted to do something to help.

The last time many of us saw Nalini Chetty she was lying on a hospital bed, wearing on oxygen mask, fighting for her life. For those who don’t watch River City, Nalini’s bed-hopping character Zinnie Hassoun was badly injured in an explosion in Shieldinch.


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Whistleblowing in GREECE

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Wildfires tear across Israel, Netanyahu calls arsonists "terrorists"

Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Turkey and Russia offered help, with several aircraft already joining efforts to quell the blaze, dropping fire-retardant material to try to douse the heaviest fires and stem their spread. Netanyahu said he had asked for a "Super ...


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Greek Native Offering Language Lessons in Jasper: ‘I Just Want to Share my Culture’

Greek native Kostas Souliaris moved to Canada from Greece five years ago. He settled in Jasper, Alberta, where there is a healthy Greek population and decided that it was about time that Greek language lessons were offered in the town. Although the ...


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EPP leader Weber(CSU) criticizes Erdogan for challenging the Lausanne Treaty

An unexpected supporter for Greece, from a side which is not known for its positive approach. Conservative German CSU politician and leader of European People’s Party fraction in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for challenging the Lausanne Treaty of 1923 and setting in borders […]


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Greek Public Workers Strike Back in Vain Against More Austerity

Greek public-sector workers struck Nov. 24 against labor and pension reforms, but protests haven't worked. The post Greek Public Workers Strike Back in Vain Against More Austerity appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece’s Far-Leftist Premier Tsipras Calls Trump, Congratulates Him

Greece's Radical Left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called US President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him. The post Greece’s Far-Leftist Premier Tsipras Calls Trump, Congratulates Him appeared first on The National Herald.


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How Rita Wilson Became a Singer-Songwriter for 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'

Wilson's husband, Tom Hanks, would come home from film shoots to the sound of melodies she was developing with co-writers. "I've always been involved in music," she says. Late into the 16-year gap between My Big Fat Greek Wedding and its sequel, Rita ...


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Greece among best performers in emission reductions

The claim that Greece may receive an unfair exemption to increase lignite use (Report, 3 November, theguardian.com) is not justified – it is based on misinterpretations: 1) Greece is not trying to “revive its lignite-based model”. In fact ...


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Greek Archaeologist: Another Monument Might be Buried at Amphipolis

A second, much smaller, monument is likely to be buried at the Casta Hill tomb site in Amphipolis, Greek archaeologists believe. According to an ANA-MPE news agency report, there is the assumption that there is another tomb, west of the one discovered and ...


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Greeks Still Opting to Hide ‘Mattress Money’ Instead of Depositing in Banks

It appears that the Greek government lifting controls this summer on new money entering bank accounts has done very little to actually impact the growth of deposits in banks, the Bank of Greece (BoG) says. According to the latest numbers, Greek bank ...


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Greece hopes for debt relief as strikes hit services

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Several thousand protesters - college students, pensioners, civil servants, and others - rallied in central Athens on Thursday against new austerity measures that have further battered Greek incomes. A 24-hour strike by unions ...


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Gran suing holiday firm over fall at Greek apartments denies "staggering drunkenly" before taking ...

A grandmother suing tour operators for £50,000 over a catastrophic fall on holiday has denied claims she was "staggering drunk" and "wearing silly ...


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Thanksgiving with a Greek Twist

The sun is shining brightly here in Greece as it does every day. The turkey is in the oven because once more this year I am celebrating Thanksgiving in Athens, when suddenly I recall the famous quote by Toula’s father, Gus Portokalos, from “My Big Fat ...


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Arson suspected as wildfire spreads in Haifa, Israel, forcing thousands to evacuate

Several countries, including Russia, Cyprus, Turkey, Croatia and Greece — were also sending assistance to battle this week's blazes. Guy Catlan, who runs a gas station in Haifa, told Channel 10 TV that workers turned the power off and were helping ...


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Anti-corruption and bribery penalties in GREECE

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THE PROJECT OF THE MONTH: Recording harvest parameters and monitoring game species population dynamics in Greece

Monitor the status, population trends and population structure of game species in Greece Acquire the necessary knowledge to achieve objective and rational management of game species Evaluate all the management measures which have been applied during ...


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Russia says to attend Ukraine talks if Paris, Berlin think it's useful

[Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov attends a news conference following his meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Kotzias at the Foreign Ministry in Athens]Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he was willing to attend four-way talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine if mediators Germany and France believe the meeting can be useful. On Wednesday, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Paris and Berlin had invited the foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia to attend the so-called Normandy Format talks in the Belarussian capital Minsk on Nov. 29. "There remains a fairly serious risk that this could turn out to be a meeting for the sake of meeting," Lavrov told a news conference in Moscow, according to a foreign ministry transcript.


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More Greek drama

I think I may have told this story before but only about 783 times. I was reminded of it yesterday by my post celebrating the late, great Thespis, the world's first actor. Back in the early '60s my Regiment was sent to Greece for a NATO exercise.


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Never mind closing Guantanamo, Trump might make it bigger

In a speech in Greece during his last foreign trip as president, Obama called for a rejection of the trend that last week helped sweep President-elect Donald TrumpDonald TrumpReporters may hate it, but a Trump White House is good for their bosses National ...


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Energy Minister Stathakis Says SYRIZA Will Go Ahead With Reforms

Greek Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis said the SYRIZA-led coalition will impose the reforms it also opposes. The post Energy Minister Stathakis Says SYRIZA Will Go Ahead With Reforms appeared first on The National Herald.


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Jersey City Greek orgs feeding the homeless for Thanksgiving

JERSEY CITY — A New Jersey City University fraternity joined with Greek organizations from around North Jersey to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless today in Journal Square. Harold Daniels, vice president and programming chair for the Iota Rho ...


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Greece hit by nationwide anti-austerity strike

Greek public sector workers have gone on a nationwide strike to protest against the austerity measures planned by the leftist government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to secure bailout loans from its international lenders. On Thursday, doctors, teachers ...


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Meat and Greek is opening a festive pop-up restaurant in Cardiff Bay

Greek street food business Meat and Greek is to open a Christmas pop-up taverna in Cardiff Bay. The pop-up follows the success of last year's venture in Cardiff Bay for the family-run business that serves authentic Greek street food from Cyprus. This year ...


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Five countries help Israel fight massive fires

Fires in the Haifa has led to thousands of residents being evacuated and firefighting planes being sent from Russia, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Croatia and Cyprus.


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Credit Cards in Greece

Ever since the recession came about, credit cards have witnessed consecutive, steep losses. From a peak of seven million credit cards with a transactions value of EUR7.8 billion in 2008, credit cards collapsed to three million cards in circulation and a ...


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The Top 10 potential first-time NBA All-Star this season starring KAT, Greek Freak and PorzinGOD

The 2017 NBA All-Star Game was moved from Charlotte to New Orleans due to a discriminatory bill. Nevertheless, it is expected that several first-time All-Star selections will play during the Sunday showcase. Here is SportsRageous’ list of top ten ...


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Countries send aid to fight fires across Israel

Netanyahu said that he valued the offer and aid from Turkey. The countries that have dispatched aid so far are Greece, Italy, Croatia, Russia, Cyprus, and Turkey. The aid amounts to 10 planes. Earlier, Minister of Interior Security Gilad Erdan spoke before ...


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Wildfires tear across Israel, minister blames arson for some blazes

The government received offers of help from Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Turkey and Russia to fight the blazes billowing in multiple locations spread across nearly half the country. Aerial squadrons were dropping fire-retardant material to try to douse the ...


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Seadream The Fabled Greek Cyclades

SEADREAM Yacht Club has an unusual and extended sailing through the Greek Cyclades on September 13 2017 that will include a day and an overnight in legendary Mykonos, and by contrast offer days ashore in smaller boutique holiday ports that whilst ...


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Greek Medical Association Calls on Gov’t to Tap into Health Tourism

The Greek medical system is in dire need of reforms, which once implemented and completed will pave the way for the establishment of Greece as a leading medical tourism destination, Athens Medical Association President George Patoulis said recently.


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Winter Poses New Dangers for Migrants Stranded in Balkans

Migrants say no words can describe the horror of life in an abandoned Belgrade warehouse as aid groups warn thousands stranded throughout the Balkans and in Greece are at risk from the rapidly approaching winter


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