How the world sees Greece
Andria Zafirakou who teaches in an ethnically diverse school in northwest London has been shortlisted for the Varkey Foundation's 2018 Global Teacher Prize. She is among 9 other candidates for the prize that awards $1 million each year to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding ...
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A GREEK-American lobbying organization and the Armenian National Committee of America have launched an effort to halt the sale of 100 F-35 aircraft to Washington's NATO ally Turkey over Ankara's “consistently and steadily more dangerous” provocations, a GREEK-American lobbyist said recently.
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The Popeye pizza combines feta and spinach for a GREEK touch, or the Mediterraneo offers chicken, broccoli, artichoke hearts, and calamata olives. The Italian entrees are a good choice, with eggplant or chicken parmigiana, even seafood alfredo or shrimp scampi. The side of pasta makes it easy to save ...
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A 2013 Greek film, Miss Violence, comes to the Bahrain Cinema Club tonight at 7pm. The film focuses on a young girl, Angeliki, who is celebrating her 11th birthday and commits suicide and is found with a smile on her face. The party is everything you would ...
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The "GREEK Freak" nickname may soon be coming to a backpack, hoodie or other gear tied to Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office last week approved a trademark for "GREEK Freak," the nickname for the Buck's All-Star forward. The trademark was noticed ...
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A reveller celebrates Ash Monday by participating in a colourful flour war, a traditional festivity marking the end of the carnival season in GREECE. (Image: ... festivity marking the end of the carnival season and the start of the 40-day Lent period until the Orthodox Easter, in the port town of Galaxidi, GREECE.
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Lots on Dobson Road in GREECE are often strewn with litter. So who is responsible for cleaning it up? Often cleanup falls to the property owners, like Robert and Ann Dobson, who have lived in their home on Dobson Road in GREECE for more than 50 years. The street is named after Robert Dobson's family ...
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The lawyers of Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan sent a Turkish Court decision to Twitter and demanded that Greek Graphic designer @JoDiGraphics removes a graph of Erodgan he has created and uploaded on Twitter in October 2015! Stop killer Erdogan #Ankara #AnkaraBombing "Δολοφόνε Ερντογαν" φωνάζουν οι διαδηλωτές στην Αγκυρα pic.twitter.com/dCLSaIGEqc — Jo Di 🏳️🌈 (@jodigraphics15) … The post Erdogan attempts worldwide censorship on social media & blogs appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Athens. Turkish military provocations in the Aegean intensified on Monday as Turkish jests violated GREEK airspace on 42 occasions, GREEK Reporter writes. The airspace incursions were conducted by two armed F-16 fighters and two CN-235 naval co-operation and electronic warfare planes.
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The Aldemar Resorts ‘Sympossio’ Greek Gourmet Touring- which promotes Greece’s gastronomy and culinary heritage throughout the world – will tour 37 cities in 15 European countries. This year, the culinary event celebrates its ninth anniversary.
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Police in Mesolongi, western GREECE, are looking for the person behind the killing of seven puppies after images of their bullet-ridden bodies were posted on social media by an infuriated user on Monday, a local website, Agrinio News, has reported. The user, who had discover the dead puppies at the ...
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The Passengers Survey of the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CyStat) showed on Tuesday that 107,759 residents of Cyprus returned to the island from a trip abroad in January compared to 108,981 in the corresponding month last year, recording a decrease of 1.1 percent. In January 2018 there was a ...
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Officially add Greece to the mix of international influences in Miami's food scene. A newcomer to the handful of GREEK restaurants in Miami, Skorpios will open Friday in Midtown. Skorpios follows the lead of Kiki on the River, an upscale GREEK concept that opened last year on the Miami River. It's also a ...
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Harold and Ruth Ann Jaques took a two-week guided tour of GREECE with Transat Vacations last October. They wanted an English-speaking tour and ensured their travel agent made such a request. Upon arriving in GREECE, they found everyone else on their bus tour was French-speaking. The tour guide ...
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NEW YORK – Greek American history is built of the immigration stories of generations of courageous Hellenes who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in pursuit of […] The post Sendoff in Astoria for Greek-American Moving to the Homeland appeared first on The National Herald.
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NEW YORK – Aphrodite Désirée Navab’s The Homeling, featuring body-sized monoprints and small-scale ink drawings that explore the New York-based artist’s roots in Iran and […] The post Greek-Iranian Navab’s First Solo Show at Johannes Vogt Gallery appeared first on The National Herald.
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TORONTO – The president of the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association reported that Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis, 49, a captain with the Toronto Fire Service who […] The post Missing Greek-Canadian Skier Found Alive, Returns Home appeared first on The National Herald.
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NEW YORK – The Greek community says you’re welcome for introducing this delicious dish to the world, as gyro makes it to #7 on Merriam-Webster’s […] The post Gyro is #7 on Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year List (Vid) appeared first on The National Herald.
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The music is composed by the Greek musician Stavros Papastavrou, who also plays guitar and sings together with the Bangladeshi singer Nibedita NathFacebook A video-song dedicated to the International Mother Language Day was launched on February 16, 2018 at ...
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The Albanian ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has reacted today following the refusal of the President of Republic Ilir Meta concerning the issue of negotiations with Greec
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Athens is under pressure from Western allies to resolve a long-running dispute with Skopje over the name Macedonia, which is also a region in northern Greece that has been closely intertwined with GREEK culture and identity for thousands of years. Those tensions have forced Skopje to use the name ...
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A former finance and an ex health minister filed lawsuits against the protected witnesses in Novartis bribery case. Evangelos Venizelos (PASOK) and Adonis Georgiadis (New Democracy) filed lawsuits against the protected witnesses on Tuesday, two weeks after the scandal broke out and the report by the corruption prosecutor alleged that two fromer prime ministers and … The post Two more ex ministers file lawsuits against “protected witnesses” in Novartis bribery case appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Greek bureaucracy and lenders’ pressure can and do indeed often create grotesque situations. This happened also distributors of “Shedia” an Athens-based weekly magazine sold for the aim to help homeless people and socially isolated members of the Greek society. Ever since its establishment in 2010, the magazine has been sold for 3 euros with half … The post Grotesque Greece: Homeless distributors of street magazine to be charged with social security contributions appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Panagiotou, a native of GREECE who has owned property in southern Idaho for nearly 20 years and lived in Jerome County for roughly three, said he believes he can “bring something new to the territory.” “Our commissioners are from Jerome, they grew up in Jerome, they are wonderful, wonderful family ...
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At the Nasdaq Market Site, Business Insider Senior Finance Correspondent Linette Lopez spoke with famed short seller Jim Chanos about the reintroduction of inflation to the market for the first time since the financial crisis. It is causing volatility unseen in years. That's not what worries Chanos most about the US economy, though. He's more concerned about what he calls the "rent seeking behavior" of corporations. "In a highly competitive economy, if interest rates are so low, returns should be dropping," said Chanos. "Instead, returns and corporate assets are remaining high. And some of that might be technology. Some of it might be just simple lobbying — rent-seeking." _Following is an edited transcript of the video._ LINETTE LOPEZ: We just had the highest CPI print in 13 years. It looks like inflation is sort of back. The market is changing. Legendary trader Paul Tudor Jones just said it's making him feel like he's in his 20s again, all this volatility. How do you feel about this market, and do you feel like you're in your 20s again? JIM CHANOS: Well, I want to take whatever he's taking to feel like he's in his 20s again. There's more volatility. But compared to historical — when Paul was in his 20s and I was in my 20s — I mean it's kind of nothing. Back then the 30-year bond, which is what we used to look at, would trade in a 30-basis-point band in a day. Now it moves three basis points and people get terrified. LOPEZ: It's crazy because there are so many young Wall Streeters who have never seen a market like this. They've never been chained to their chairs. They've never been, you know, glued to their screens in the way they have to when the market is volatile. Do you have any advice for those kids? CHANOS: Well, back in my day ... I mean no one wants to hear that. What Wall Street has benefited from, among many things, is basically a probably once-in-a-lifetime move in rates from 14% to basically 2% or zero percent, depending on whether you're looking at short-term rates. And we're not going to repeat that, I'm pretty safe in saying. So what Wall Street hasn't seen — with the exception of a few graybeards like Paul and myself — is high interest rates or rising interest rates for any sustainable period of time. And the big change will come when that changes. So I don't know if that's what's happening now. We'll see. But, you know, when you see things like Greece borrowing at rates lower than the US for two-year notes — LOPEZ: It's a little wonky. CHANOS: It's a little crazy. And so things are happening in the credit markets that are making people a little uncomfortable. We've moved to almost 3% on the 10-year. But based on where nominal growth is right now — I mean with or without a rising CPI — the 10-year should be north of 4%. So we're still in a very accommodative environment. LOPEZ: We seem to have a stew going here. We have this tax cut. We have this massive budget agreement between the Democrats and Republicans that's going to add to the deficit. And it seems like corporations are really winning out. And it seems like labor — you have regular people like me who are kind of losing in this equation. This has been going on for years. How do you stop it? CHANOS: Yeah, the rent-seeking economy. CHANOS: You know, it really is a puzzle. And I was reading a column in The New York Times this morning talking about that. And why we haven't seen more competitive forces bringing returns down to where rates are. In a highly competitive economy, if interest rates are so low, returns should be dropping. Instead, returns and corporate assets are remaining high. And some of that might be technology. Some of it might be just simple lobbying — rent-seeking. And I think it's probably a combination of both. But what it does lead to is stagnating wages, lower capital investment, and a disproportionate amount of the economy going to the corporate sector and shareholders. And that's great for equity holders; it's not really great for everybody else. Join the conversation about this story »
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… and costumes inspired by Ancient Greece, with the addition of exaggerated … the city of Tyrnavos in Greece has put the 25,000-strong … . The festival mixes Greek Orthodox Christianity with ancient Greek religions; held in …
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The Milwaukee Bucks star has trademarked the phrase "GREEK Freak," according to trademark attorney Josh Gerben. Got bored watching ... Giannis Antekokounmpo just obtained a #trademark registration on GREEK FREAK for a brand of clothing and backpacks 5 days ago. pic.twitter.com/Bpzle2qlp1.
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Venezuela’s Ethereum-based Petro is ‘desperate attempt’ to bypass U... A precautionary credit line would offer Athens the chance to draw emergency money to put out any financial fire as the debt-riddled country returns to the bond markets. Yvan ...
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NICOSIA – Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades spoke on the phone on Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to discuss the coordination of Nicosia’s and […] The post Turkey Renews NAVTEX in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone appeared first on The National Herald.
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NICOSIA (ANA/A.Viketos) – Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades spoke on the phone on Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to discuss the coordination of Nicosia’s […] The post President Anastasiades Speaks on the Phone with PM Tsipras appeared first on The National Herald.
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The Aldemar Resorts ‘Sympossio’ Greek Gourmet Touring – which promotes and seeks to spread Greece’s gastronomy and culinary heritage throughout the world – celebrates its […] The post Greek Gastronomy to Travel to 15 Countries with Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring appeared first on The National Herald.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gabriella Papadakis took no chances. Her ice dancing costume on Tuesday contained no hooks, nothing that could come undone as it […] The post Greek-French Ice Dancer Didn’t Risk Another Wardrobe Malfunction appeared first on The National Herald.
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Cava started in D.C. 11 years ago as a full-service restaurant with a GREEK and Mediterranean menu. Then it became a product line, with GREEK-inspired dips and spreads that are carried in Whole Foods (including the popular whipped Crazy Feta). Then it added a fast-casual (like fast-food, but fancier) ...
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These are snippets from three GREEK films (53 feature-length and 25 shorts) which will be showcased at the 20th edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, which runs March 2-11. Local filmmakers shine a light on politics, human rights, migration, the financial crisis and personal stories at this ...
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Texas State GREEK life organizations are expected to fully return to campus March 1, following a four-month-long suspension. The Division of Student Affairs confirmed the rumors, claiming the organizations are free to return to full status and engage in regular activities as early as March 1, or by spring ...
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A Greek court in the northern city of Thessaloniki has convicted a Palestinian man of running a major migrant-smuggling ring and sentenced him to 13 years in prison. Judges ruled Tuesday that 29-year-old Jamal Owda was active during the height of Europe's ...
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Yiannis Economou is not an average polyglot who speaks four or five major languages; he speaks 32 — 16 of them fluently — and he can translate 16 more. Born in Heraklion, Crete, Economou studied linguistics at the University of Thessaloniki and then ...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two former Greek government ministers have filed criminal lawsuits against witnesses who allegedly implicated them and other former officials in a pharmaceuticals scandal. Evangelos Venizelos, Greece’s deputy prime minister and ...
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Greek PM Alexis Tsipras (L) and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis (file photo) A fierce battle is expected to take place in the Greek parliament on Wednesday as political leaders speak and vote on the formation of a special committee on the Novartis ...
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Just one week after Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited Athens, the Greek government announced a large purchase of Israeli military hardware at the high cost of $44 million (Dh161.5 million). According to the deal, seven Israeli Heron Unmanned Aerial ...
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Every time we see an incident of animal abuse, we think “we’ve seen it all.” But, No. There is always worse, as creatures who call themselves ‘humans’ will always seek the next innocent victims to satisfy their greedy and sick inner world. WARNING: Graphic pictures! One or more monsters of humans have shot and killed seven … The post 7 puppies brutally shot, left dying at the side of land road in Mesolonghi appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday spoke on the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They discussed developments relating to the negotiations on the FYROM name issue, the provocative Turkish activity in the Aegean, Turkey’s relations with the European Union and its obstruction of exploratory drilling for fossil fuels in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone. … The post Tsipras speaks on the phone with Merkel about Turkey’s aggression in the Aegean & FYROM name issue appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Meeting of leaders of Cypriot parties to take place tomorrow
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Greeks consume 5.5 kilos of coffee annually per capita, putting the country into 15th position in a global list of top coffee drinkers. Probably one of the most important traits of modern Greek society, coffee is not just part of an everyday routine but ...
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President Ilir Meta refused a government request to authorise continued negotiations with Greece over the two countries’ Ionian Sea border, potentially disrupting a push to normalise relations. Ilir Meta speaks at the Albanian Parliament in April 2017 ...
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ATHENS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen Turkish nationals reached the Greek island of Oinousses in the Aegean Sea on a small boat on Monday and requested asylum in Greece, Greek Coast Guard said on Tuesday. According to sources, the group comprised of seven ...
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A historic conflict between two ancient nations is heating up as several Turkish politicians threaten to invade Greece and blows have actually been exchanged. One rabbi notes that the Biblical identities of these nations is still relevant and old debts ...
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In a move that could affect thousands of GREEKS who study at universities in England, Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Monday to launch a review that could reduce fees and restore grants. “We now have one of the most expensive systems of university tuition in the world,” she said at a college in ...
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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were golden in their final Olympic performance. Virtue and Moir needed their best performance after […] The post Greek-French Gabriella Papadakis Earns Olympic Silver Medal in Ice Dancing appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi clashed before a meeting of Eurozone officials failed to release 5.7 billion euros […] The post Tsakalotos Tangles With ECB Chief Over Undone Greek Reforms appeared first on The National Herald.
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