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Friday, January 5, 2018

Lake Ontario flooding: Life on the shore

“We have homes that are, sometimes, 2 to 3 feet apart on 50-foot-wide lots. Some were garages, some were shanties. Some weren't even built with building codes,” said GREECE Town Supervisor Bill Reilich. “It was a different world. They were just put up.” Many of the lots in GREECE, Parma and Hamlin, ...


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GREEK Super League – Follow the Football match between Panionios and Kerkyra live with Eurosport. The match starts at 21:00 on 6 January 2018. Our live coverage lets you follow all the key moments as they happen. Have your say by voting on who will win between Panionios and Kerkyra?


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Controversial Twitch streamer divides Reddit as drama overtakes community

For Jones lately, those involve attacking one caster in particular: GreekGodX, more commonly referred to as GREEK. Jones and GREEK have streamed together in the past and seemed friendly with each other, but earlier this week, Jones accused GREEK of “manipulating his viewers for personal gain,” ...


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Tourists found dead inside Greek island guesthouse died in 'satanic ritual'

A tourist couple found dead in a Greek island guesthouse appear to have sacrificed themselves in a Satanic ritual, authorities say. The bloodied bodies of Lilia Botusheva, 23, a Bulgarian national who studied in Germany, and her German boyfriend, 30, were ...


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Greek Industrialists Call on Government to Adapt Circular Economy Practices

The Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) called on the government to adopt a plan for the transition to a circular economy, as proposed by the European Commission, saying that an exit from strict economic supervision should not lead to complacency and ...


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Chicago’s Getting Two Greek Restaurants From the Suburban Avli Team

While 2017 saw Sumi Robata Bar close to end a five-year run in River North, there’s now news of a promising replacement restaurant. Chef Louie Alexakis, the owner of Avli Restaurant — an acclaimed Greek spot in suburban Winnetka that begot a more ...


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Greek Court Approves Extradition of FYROM Wiretapping Suspects

A Greek court in Thessaloniki has approved a FYROM request for the extradition of two former secret police employees linked to the wiretapping scandal that brought down the country’s previous government. The two former police officers, Goran Grujevski ...


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'Mavropanos possesses everything to succeed', says former Arsenal defender Stathis Tavlaridis

There aren't many players who will be able to relate to a 20-year-old arriving from GREECE to play under Arsene Wenger in one of the world's biggest teams, but Stathis Tavlaridis knows all too well what Arsenal new boy Konstantinos Mavropanos faces in the coming weeks and months. Tavlaridis, who ...


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Delos, GREECE: Once the most well known cultural center of the known world

It was the best-known location in the known world of ancient GREECE, and home to the wealthiest and most successful Greeks. Although it was (and is) mostly windswept and barren of vegetation, the city, in its day, featured lavish homes, sophisticated water and sewer systems, which remains as ruins ...


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Delos, GREECE: Once the most well known cultural center of the known world

It was the best-known location in the known world of ancient GREECE, and home to the wealthiest and most successful Greeks. Although it was (and is) mostly windswept and barren of vegetation, the city, in its day, featured lavish homes, sophisticated water and sewer systems, which remains as ruins ...


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More than 30 migrant homes attacked in GREEK city in less than a month

More than 30 immigrant houses have come under attack since December 25 in a port GREEK city near Athens, a rights group reported as xenophobic attacks continue to spike in areas with a large immigrant population. The Movement Against Racism and the Fascist Threat (KEERFA) said Thursday that ...


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GREEK company Corinth Pipeworks to produce Balticconnector gas pipe

Estonian transmission system operator Elering and Finnish state-owned company Baltic Connector OY on Thursday entered into a contract with GREEK company Corinth Pipeworks Pipe Industry SA for the production of the undersea portion of the Balticconnector gas pipeline. The pipeline is to be ...


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GREEK government prohibits educational school trips abroad

A Ministry statement released on Thursday noted the decision was made after government officials realised many GREEK families were unable to cover the expense of a foreign educational school trip for their children. Schools around the nation are now being encouraged to organise educational ...


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GREEK Deputy FM asserts Egypt's safety, visit pyramids

CAIRO – 5 January 2018: GREEK Deputy Foreign Minister Terence Nicholas Quick asserted Friday that “Egypt is safe” and called on Egyptians to preserve their heritage. ... Quick stated that the GREEK Minister of Tourism will pay a visit to Egypt to sign a cooperation agreement with Egypt and Cyprus.


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Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing is the Ultimate Pizza Dipping Sauce

Ranch dressing is a hotly-debated ingredient amongst pizza aficionados. Devotees dunk their crusts in the zippy dressing without avail, while traditionalists often want nothing to do with it. No matter the opinion, one fact stands strong: America is a ...


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eNCA

… . Betty Baziana, lifelong partner of Greek leader Alexis Tsipras, said the … four-page interview, Baziana also praised Greece's "proud… entrusted to volunteer editors. READ: Greece debt talks remain fraught despite …


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Emmerdale writes out Leyla Harding as she leaves for Greece without saying goodbye

Emmerdale's Leyla Harding has left the village without saying goodbye to her son Jacob. Leyla has been temporarily written out of the show as Roxy Shahidi, who plays her, is taking maternity leave. Viewers have seen Leyla's exit storyline playing out on ...


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Yasso Frozen GREEK Yogurt: Packaging and website design by Fortnight Collective

Frozen GREEK yogurt pioneers Yasso is expanding its offering with pints, featuring new packaging, as well as a freshly designed website. Working with Boulder, Colorado agency Fortnight Creative, Yasso Frozen GREEK Yogurt has introduced eight inaugural pint flavors with bright, flavor-appropriate ...


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Wikipedia profile irks GREEK PM's partner

Betty Baziana, lifelong partner of GREEK leader Alexis Tsipras, said the Wikipedia profile gets her place of birth and political affiliation wrong. Photo: ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP. ATHENS - The usually media-shy partner of Greece's prime minister said in an interview out on Friday there is a bit of a problem ...


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PETA Delivers Fur Coats To Refugees On Lesbos, GREECE

The coats were given to Lighthouse Relief, a charity which provides refugees with urgent help, and aims to protect those stranded in camps from the freezing winter temperatures. The animal skin coats - given to PETA by people who have had a change of heart about wearing the cruelly produced items ...


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GREECE secures EC approval to hold renewable power auction

Under its scheme, GREECE will carry out regular, competitive auctions to provide support to renewable energy sources while complying with the EU State aid rules. The EC, in a statement, said: “On this basis, the Commission concluded that the Greek auctioning scheme will boost the share of electricity ...


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GREECE to auction 625mn euros of three-month T-bills on Jan. 10

ATHENS: GREECE will sell 625 million euros ($753.13 million) of three-month treasury bills on January 10 to refinance a maturing issue, debt agency PDMA said on Friday. Athens rolled over three-month T-bills last month, with the paper priced to yield 1.60 percent. In a rollover, T-bill holders renew their ...


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Half as Many Migrants Landed in Europe in 2017 as 2016: IOM

Since then, the main Eastern Mediterranean route between Turkey and GREECE has largely been shut by a deal between the EU and Ankara. Reducing traffic has been slower on the other main route, across the central Mediterranean from North Africa to Italy, where thousands of people have died at sea.


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Ruling next week on gov't bid to halt asylum for Turkish soldier

A ruling by the Athens administrative appeals court on whether the approve a request by the government to block a tribunal's decision to grant asylum to one of eight Turkish servicemen who fled to GREECE after the failed Turkish coup in 2016 is expected next week, probably on Monday. According to ...


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GREECE orders Macedonian wiretap suspects' extradition

ATHENS (Reuters) - GREECE ordered the extradition on Friday of two Macedonian nationals wanted by Interpol over their alleged involvement in a wiretap scandal that brought down Macedonia's government in 2015, according to court officials. Political turmoil was triggered in 2015 when opposition ...


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Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce

Honestly? We’ve never met a burger we didn’t like. But the Greek turkey burger with tzatziki sauce is quickly rising up the ranks as our favorite of all time. It’s lighter and more flavorful than a traditional burger, so it’s basically the perfect ...


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EU green lights GREEK renewable electricity auction scheme

The European Commission said on January 4 that the EC has found a GREEK auction scheme for the production of electricity from renewable sources and high efficiency cogeneration to be in line with EU State aid rules. According to the Commission, the scheme will further EU energy and climate goals ...


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EU green lights GREEK renewable electricity auction scheme

The European Commission said on January 4 that the EC has found a GREEK auction scheme for the production of electricity from renewable sources and high efficiency cogeneration to be in line with EU State aid rules. According to the Commission, the scheme will further EU energy and climate goals ...


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The New GREEK Oligarchy

But in any case, the remarkable rise of Ivan Savvidis to a place of political prominence exposes an uncomfortable truth about the present course of the GREEK state. Born in Georgia, enriched in Russia, Savvidis is an uncanny personification of Greece's regression from a Western European-style ...


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Giannis Antetokounmpo leads in NBA All Star Game voting!

The Greek Freak even ahead of LeBron James


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Greek Laborers Rebuild Florida’s Orthodox Church Destroyed by Fire

… . — Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Greek Orthodox Church in Palm Harbor … surprising place. Ten craftsmen from Greece, plus the church’s main … wood and stone imported from Greece. The walls will be fifty-five …


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Greek PM sees "window of opportunity" in 2018 to resolve name dispute

One of the Greek Prime Ministers comments about the country to Nea Selida newspaper that will be published on Saturday January 5 is that Greece has a window of opportunity


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Theo Yianni’s offers authentic Greek cuisine

WEIRTON — Theo Yianni’s Restaurant in Weirton continues to provide the best authentic Greek and American cuisine in a relaxing and fun family environment, according to co-owners Yianni Bourbakis and Shawn Mihellis. The tasty new Theo salmon salad and ...


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EU approves GREEK renewables support plan

The European Commission on Thursday approved Greece's state aid for the development of renewables in the country, proposing regular and competitive auctions to grant support to renewable projects. The competition watchdog found the GREEK auction plan will further EU energy and climate goals ...


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With the GREEK Freak looming again, Raptors try to perfect the art of switching on defence

TORONTO, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND LOCATIONS IN BETWEEN — At the heart of the NBA's pace-and-space offensive revolution is, as the the name indicates, speed and shooting. You want as many people on the floor who can both move quickly — preferably with the ball — and hit as many ...


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GREEK bond yields hit new 12-year low

Greece's 10-year borrowing costs hit their lowest in 12 years on Friday, benefiting from expectations of an exit from its bailout this year, underpinned by risk appetite and a tentative economic recovery. Greece and its creditors in the eurozone reached a preliminary deal last month that paves the way for ...


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GREEK bond yields hit new 12-year low

Greece's 10-year borrowing costs hit their lowest in 12 years on Friday, benefiting from expectations of an exit from its bailout this year, underpinned by risk appetite and a tentative economic recovery. Greece and its creditors in the eurozone reached a preliminary deal last month that paves the way for ...


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Epiphany: A Greek Orthodox Celebration Rich in Tradition

Epiphany is one of the most sacred Greek Orthodox celebrations, rich in Christian traditions that also date back to ancient times. Epiphany, also Theofania or Fota, is celebrated on January 6 and is a day of joy and brightness, as Christians celebrate the ...


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HolidayCheck Award 2018: Most Popular Hotels in Greece

Guests have decided: 705 hotels in 38 countries will be presented with the HolidayCheck Award 2018. The highly sought after tourism prize is being awarded […] The post HolidayCheck Award 2018: Most Popular Hotels in Greece appeared first on The National Herald.


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The “Greek Freak” Leads All Vote-Getters In All-Star Ballot

The Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, who made his NBA All-Star Game debut last season, is the leading vote-getter in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star […] The post The “Greek Freak” Leads All Vote-Getters In All-Star Ballot appeared first on The National Herald.


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Italian, Greek and Portuguese banks tap long term covered bond market

Credit maven Fitch Ratings reports Italian, Portuguese and Greek banks are taking advantage of the positive market momentum and investors' hunt for yields to place longer-dated covered bonds. Issuers are either pre-funding future needs, locking-in cheaper ...


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Greek-American Tommy Katsiantonis Withdraws Guilty Plea

… /Theodore Kalmoukos) MANCHESTER, NH – Greek-American Tommy Katsiantonis, a former politician …


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Tsipras: Greece has a Window of Opportunity to Resolve FYROM Name Dispute

FILE - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrives … Photo/Olivier Matthys) ATHENS – Greece has a “window of opportunity … well as a geopolitical challenge. “Greece must consolidate a new dynamic …


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Greece Police looking for two men in connection to armed robbery on Dewey Avenue

GREECE, N.Y. (WHAM) - The Greece Police Department is attempting to identify two men who robbed a Verizon store on Dewey Avenue at gunpoint Wednesday night. According to the Greece Police Department's Facebook page, the armed robbery happened at 8:09 p.m ...


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NBA All-Star voting: LeBron behind GREEK Freak

Through the first 12 days of NBA All-Star voting, the GREEK Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo leads all players in total votes. The GREEK Freak is certainly a fan favorite, and that has shown with the release of the NBA All-Star Game voting results. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads all players in votes, even above ...


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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Terens Quick, to attend the Blessing of the Waters ceremony (Alexandria, 6.1.2018)

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Terens Quick will be in Alexandria, Egypt, tomorrow to attend the Divine Liturgy of the Holy Epiphany at the Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, at which His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa will officiate, and the Blessing of the Waters ceremony at the Greek Yacht Club of Alexandria. Mr. Quick will take the opportunity of his visit to Egypt to meet with representatives of Greek community organizations in Alexandria and Cairo, as well as with the Egyptian Minister of Immigration and Expatriate Affairs, Nabila Makram.


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Greece threatens Argentina with its canned peaches

After a few years in which the ghost of unfair competition seemed to have receded, Greece has, once again, threatened Argentina with its canned peach and a fashionable maneuver: commercial triangulation, in this case via Paraguay, where it pays less import ...


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Anti-migrant attacks surge in Greece's Piraeus

At least 30 attacks have targeted migrant homes in two Piraeus neighbourhoods since Christmas, anti-racist activists say


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GREEK photographer gives voice to the refugee experience at the Sydney Festival

Despite it being 2018, humanity's advancements in science and technology, and the fact that more people around the world than ever have some sort of access to education, inequality and displacement persist. A new exhibition launching this week at UNSW Galleries as part of the 2018 Sydney Festival, ...


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Europe greenlights GREEK auction scheme for cogen and renewables

Greece's plans include holding regular auctions for wind and solar beginning this year. Auctions for other renewable technologies will be held “as soon as they become more mature in the GREEK electricity market, i.e. when they reach a predefined level of market penetration,” the Commission said.


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