ATHENS, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Greece's Ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, has been missing since Boxing Day, the Greek Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The Greek embassy in Brasilia was informed on Wednesday from the ambassador's family ...
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Thursday, December 29, 2016
Greek ambassador missing in Brazil: officials
[Greek ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis (C), pictured in Brasilia on May 25, 2016, is missing]Greece's ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, went missing three days ago near Rio de Janeiro while vacationing with his family, officials said Thursday, asking for information that could help locate him.
Greece: Demy or Kalomira for Eurovision 2017?
Earlier this week Demy gave a telling interview on the Greek talk show Ola, saying that she really wants to do Eurovision. She’s not beating around the bush either. As she said: We’re in talks, we’re looking for a song. We don’t know what the ...
No alcohol for drivers, say GREEK coroners
GREEK coroners are advising those driving during the holidays to abstain from alcohol altogether. Ahead of the New Year's celebrations, the Hellenic ...
Turkish Weapon Ends up in Rival GREECE After Lost Ship Runs Aground
Turkey and GREECE, although NATO allies, are bitter rivals that have almost gone to war several times. And while this isn't the first such naval mishap, ...
Kremlin: Russian president and Greek PM discuss Cyprus problem
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed the Cyprus reunification issue, according to a Kremlin announcement on Thursday. Aside from the Cyprus issue, a range of key international issues have been also ...
Greek sports org Panathinaikos dives into esports
Internationally known Greek multi-sport organization Panathinaikos AC have announced earlier today on their website (in Greek) that they are building an esports division, in partnership with Greek esports hub and event organizer CowboyTV. The team plans to ...
Property title transactions in Greece down by 9% annually in 2004-14
Transactions registered at Greece’s deed/title offices show a decrease, on average, of 8.6 percent a year from 2004 to 2014, a period that witnessed the real estate bubble burst in the country. According to data released by the national statistical ...
Snow weather: One dead – Several islands without electricity
While the snow weather is sweeping across Greece, a man lost his life in Rodopi region in the north-east of the country. The 76-year-old man was crushed by a door detached from strong winds. He died killed at the spot. According to local media, the man was at the premises […]
Christian Index Walks Back Criticism of Andy Stanley; Apologists Should Walk it Forward
Part of Stanley’s apologetic for the virgin birth included the following: “In fact, this was a weird idea. It was a kind of Greek leftover – from Greek mythology. In Greek mythology the Greek gods were always mating with Greek, beautiful, human ...
Primary capital draining restarted in Greece during 2016
Presenting a report on 2016, Lazaridis said that foreign investors’ participation remained at very high levels, around 61 pct of total market capitalization, but noted that the main characteristic of the last few years in the Greek stock market was ...
Foreign Ministry announcement on the search for the Greek Ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis
The Greek Embassy in Brasilia was informed yesterday, by the family of the Greek Ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis – who traveled to the city of Rio during the Christmas holiday – that, as of Monday, 26 December, it has not been possible to contact him.Following immediate actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the full mobilization of all the competent Brazilian authorities was requested, and an investigation was launched to gather more information regarding the case.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Embassy in Brasilia are monitoring the case closely and, in close cooperation with the Brazilian authorities,...
Greek-American wins one million dollars in scratch ticket
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. – Lake Grove Pizza Shop Owner hits $1,000,000 Jackpot on Ticket Purchased on his 73rd Birthday Seventy-three-year old Dimitrios Hatzisotiriou will never forget this year’s birthday. The pizza... The post Greek-American wins one million dollars in scratch ticket appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek Volunteers Bring Hope With the Way to Happiness
Athens, Greece, December 29, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Athens urge common sense in the face of hardships imposed by seven years of austerity measures with no end in sight. According to the Manpower Agency of Greece ...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center handed over to GREEK state
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, established with a massive grant left by the late GREEK shipping tycoon of the same name, is set to turn over a ...
GREEK Sports Club Entering League of Legends
Panathinaikos, one of GREEK'S premiere sports clubs, announced early Thursday morning that they would be starting up a new eSports division to their ...
Trading Activity in Focus for Global X FTSE GREECE 20 ETF (GREK)
Checking on some popular technical levels, Global X FTSE GREECE 20 ETF (GREK) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of -45.81. The CCI ...
Greek Foreign Ministry confirms disappearance of ambassador in Brazil
In a press release, the ministry said embassy in Brasilia was informed on Wednesday from the ambassador’s family that they had not been able to contact Amiridis since Monday, when he visited Rio for the Christmas holidays. “Following the immediate ...
Privatization of “Kassiopi” tourism project in Greece concludes after four years
The privatization of the “Kassiopi” plot on the island of Kerkyra (Corfu) is set to conclude after four years. The total area of the plot is 490,000 square meters, with the investor having the right to develop tourist infrastructure of 36,000 square ...
Appeals of asylum seeking Turkish officers to be examined in January
The Greek Supreme Court will examine the appeals launched by the eight Turkish officers who fled to Greece following the failed coup in Turkey, on January 10, 11 and 13. After being arrested in Greece, the eight officers filled for asylum. Turkish ...
Eat some Greek cake or choose from New Year’s Eve dinner options
Whether you celebrate New Year’s Eve with a cake, a hotel stay or a big meal out, Lexington restaurants and hotels offer it this week. Both Athenian Grill restaurants, at 313 South Ashland Avenue and 115 North Locust Hill Drive, will serve Greek New Year ...
AKEL Leader Notes ‘Great Understanding’ Between Greece-Cyprus After Meeting With Tsipras
The issues that remain open in the ongoing Cyprus talks between the two communities on the island were discussed in a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus’ AKEL general secretary Andros Kyprianou in Athens on Thursday, in which ...
GREECE: A question of independence
As Yannis Stournaras, the governor of the central bank of GREECE, settled into his seat for the three-hour flight from Athens to Frankfurt, he felt a sense ...
Greek Deputy FinMin Sends MoU to Pertinent Ministers Regarding 2017 Budget
Deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis sent to all pertinent ministries clear guidelines for the smooth implementation of the 2017 budget and a four-page MoU. In the Memorandum of Understanding which all ministers are asked to sign, Chouliarakis asks for “loyalty” and “sound financial management,” a Euro2day report says. The ministers are invited to agree and […]
Greek government confident Marinοpoulos bankruptcy deal will proceed
The Greek government on Wednesday, through sources close to the minister of state's office, downplayed concerns over last-minute "hiccups" in a bankruptcy court decision paving the way for a complex deal to merge the troubled Marinopoulos supermarket chair ...
Vocative self-address, from ancient Greece to Donald Trump
Earlier this week on Twitter, Donald Trump took credit for a surge in the Consumer Confidence Index, and with characteristic humility, concluded the tweet with "Thanks Donald!" The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index for December surged nearly four points to ...
Police hunting GREEK ambassador to Brazil after he mysteriously vanished without trace
The GREEK Embassy in Brazil's capital Brasilia reportedly actioned the police, and the Brazilian and GREEK foreign ministries in an effort to track down ...
Lowest trading volume in three months for GREEK bourse
It seemed the minds of most investors were elsewhere on Thursday judging by the performance of GREEK stocks, which drifted slightly higher while ...
GREEK AMBASSADOR MISSING, RIO DE JANEIRO POLICE CONFIRMS
Rio de Janeiro's Police Department has confirmed that the GREEK Ambassador in Brazil, Kyriakos Amirids, has vanished. His wife last saw him on ...
Bees drop OT decision to Greece Athena
As if a big victory over Henninger on Dec. 22 wasn’t nice enough, the Baldwinsville boys basketball team was poised for an even bigger victory when it roared back in the fourth quarter of last Wednesday’s game against Section V power Greece Athena.
Survey: Greek fur exports drop by 37% during 2015
Greek fur industry suffered a significant decline in demand from abroad in the last three years, hit by a devaluation of the Russian rouble following developments in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict which reduced the purchasing power of Russian consumers ...
Asylum Applications Skyrocket in Greece
Asylum applications in Greece skyrocketed 593 percent in November compared to the 2015 monthly average, according to figures released by the Greek Asylum Service on Thursday. Despite the fact that migrant arrivals in Greece have dropped since the European ...
The Latest: Migrant trafficker held for abductions in Greece
[FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2016 file photo a police officer lights a candle in Berlin, Germany the day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market nearby. German prosecutors say they've detained a Tunisian man they think may have been involved in last week's truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday Dec. 28, 2016 the 40-year-old was detained during a search of his home and business. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader,file)]BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Latest on Europe's response to the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants (all times local):
Charlottetown brings Christmas cheer to GREEK boys' orphanage
Crew members from HMCS Charlottetown spread some holiday cheer by helping to clean the grounds of an orphanage in Chania, Greece, during ...
Greek Ambassador to Brazil Missing for 3 Days
Rio de Janeiro police say they are investigating the disappearance of Greece’s ambassador to Brazil, missing since Monday, the Associated Press says. A police statement on Thursday says Kyriakos Amoiridis was last seen on Monday night, though it did not specify where. Neither Greece’s Embassy nor the Greek consulate in Rio have made official statements […]
Greece: Rare snowfall paints central Athens white
… blanketed the streets of the Greek capital, sparking a flurry of …
Nine Rescued From Grounded Cargo Ship Off Greek Island, Operation Underway To Prevent Oil Spill
Bad weather conditions in Andros Island are reportedly preventing Greek authorities from pumping out the leaking oil from the general cargo ship Cabrera that run aground off the rocky coast. The Antigua and Barbuda-flagged MV Cabrera ran aground north of ...
Probe as Greece's ambassador to Brazil disappears
Police in Rio de Janeiro are investigating the disappearance of Greece's ambassador to Brazil. Kyriakos Amoiridis was last seen on Monday night, police said, although no specific location has been revealed. Neither Greece's embassy in the capital Brasilia ...
Where's the ambassador?
Police in Rio de Janeiro say GREEK ambassador to Brazil has gone missing. ... According to the website of the GREEK embassy in Brazil, Ambassador ...
GREEK Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis missing in Rio de Janeiro
Amiridis was on vacation in Rio de Janeiro and is not due to return to work at the GREEK embassy in Brasilia until January 9. Other details about his ...
If we win the fight to let refugees into Fortress Britain, the world will take note
As a volunteer in Greece I learned that the suffering we saw won’t stop without political change at home
Ellinair to Bring Relics of St. Helen to Greece
Greek carrier Ellinair, a member of Mouzenidis Group, will transfer the relics of St. Helen and a section of the True Cross, to Greece. This will be the first time the relics of Saint Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, will leave Italy since ...
Greece Day 9: Athens Skyline, a Reversed Perspective
Most people I know who have been to Athens seem to dislike it. “It’s really dull. There’s nothing of note other than Acropolis.” “It’s covered with ugly squarish buildings and even uglier graffiti.” “Birthplace of a great civilization?
November Asylum Applications in GREECE Exceeds 2015 Monthly Average by 600%
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The number of asylum applications submitted in GREECE in November exceeded the 2015 monthly average figure by 593 ...
Salonica; Madre of Love and Pain
"Ouzeri" in GREEK is the place where people drink ouzo and eat mezedes. Tsitsanis was one of the most important figures in the formation of modern ...
This Greek Man Launched A Go Fund Me Page To
A South Carolina man is promising to keep 94-year-old Betty White safe through the end of 2016, if she'll have him. It's been a rough year for ... well, most people, but especially those who follow pop culture. Between Prince, David Bowie, Muhammad Ali ...
Rio police say Greek ambassador to Brazil missing
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro police say they are investigating the disappearance of Greece's ambassador to Brazil.
Man starts GoFundMe page to keep Betty White alive through 2016
If she's okay with it I will fly to where ever Betty White is and keep her safe till Jan 1 , 2017. Now, assuming she doesn't want a strange Greek standing guard outside her door all monies will be donated to the Spartanburg little theater to help craft new ...
Travel with Mansoor Ladha: Amorgos popular with tourists
She was just a 16-year-old high school student from the Greek island of Amorgos when she married a 25-year-old man from the same island. Like most young adventurous couples, Irene and Nicholas Giannakopoulos left their home for New Jersey, U.S. to start ...