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Monday, August 19, 2019

One man's vision to promote aquaculture in GREECE

As far as the future is concerned, I am planning to use my knowledge and skills to work on aquacultures in GREECE – Manos Zouroufidis.


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Borderline Confrontational Premieres New Greek Tragedy GLORIOUS, BUT BRIEF

Borderline Confrontational presents Glorious, but Brief, written and directed by Amelia Sciandra. With a cast of actors hailing from five countries on three continents, Glorious, but Brief is a ...


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Jimmer Fredette has arrived in Greece and he is looking…

Jimmer Fredette has arrived in Greece and he is looking forward to the upcoming challenges he will face as a Panathinaikos player: “I’m really excited to be here. Great organization, we have ...


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GREECE shuts down five Turkish schools in western Thrace

GREECE'S Education Ministry has shut down five more schools attended by students from the country's Turkish minority, citing low attendance, ...


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Released Iranian Tanker Heads for GREECE as Tehran Regime Warns US Against Seizure Attempt

An Iranian tanker sailed through the Mediterranean toward GREECE on Monday after it was released from detention off Gibraltar, and Tehran said that ...


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Iranian oil tanker leaves for GREECE after Gibraltar rejects US request for seizure

The tanker, now flying the Iranian flag, left the Mediterranean port, raising the question of what further action the United States may take. Written By: ...


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Ultra-Luxurious Qatari Yacht Dazzles Tourists on Corfu, GREECE

According to reports, the yacht is based out of GREECE the majority of the time; while it is not being used, it is docked in its berth at a marina in Athens' ...


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Detained Tanker Leaves Gibraltar for GREECE

The Iranian tanker, held in Gibraltar for an alleged breach of EU sanctions, has left the port heading east. According to maritime news provider Lloyd's ...


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One Dead After Train Collides With Car in Northern GREECE

An horrific collision between a passenger train and a small automobile took place near the town of Diavata in Northern GREECE on Monday morning.


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Woman killed in train-car collision near Diavata, northern GREECE

A pregnant woman was killed when a train collided with a car on the section of the intercity railway network near Diavata, in northern GREECE, shortly ...


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Greece closely monitors course of Iranian oil tanker headed towards Kalamata

The Greek authorities are in constant contact with the US


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David Blatt has multiple sclerosis, will keep coaching in Greece

PIRAEUS, Greece — Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In a statement posted Monday on the website of Greek club Olympiakos, Blatt said he was ...


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The billionaire who founded NYC's biggest grocery chain after immigrating to America as an infant explains his support for Trump - and why he thinks the US should build a wall

[John Catsimatidis]Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images * JOHN CATSIMATIDIS, A GREEK IMMIGRANT AND THE FOUNDER OF NEW YORK CITY GROCERY CHAIN GRISTEDES, IS A VOCAL SUPPORTER OF PRESIDENT TRUMP. * ON THE TOPIC OF TRUMP'S REELECTION CAMPAIGN, CATSIMATIDIS TOLD BLOOMBERG'S HAILEY WALLER, "I DON'T WANT A JOB. I'M HERE TO HELP." * CATSIMATIDIS HAS A NET WORTH OF $3.1 BILLION, FORBES ESTIMATES. * VISIT BUSINESS INSIDER'S HOMEPAGE FOR MORE STORIES. John Catsimatidis built a fortune operating a New York City-area grocery chain after his parents brought him to the United States from Greece as a baby. That hasn't stopped him from becoming an immigration hard-liner. "I want immigration," Catsimatidis said in an interview with Bloomberg's Hailey Waller. "But let's take people who are going to help our country get better, versus people who want to hurt us. You can't solve the world's problems. We don't want the drug addicts, we don't want the people who are renting children to cross the border."SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Nxivm leader Keith Raniere has been convicted. Here's what happened inside his sex-slave ring that recruited actresses and two billionaire heiresses. SEE ALSO: * Meet Laura Arnold, the billionaire philanthropist taking on the parole system with Jay-Z and Meek Mill * 10 of the most bizarre details people have reported finding in Jeffrey Epstein's NYC mansion, from a painting of Bill Clinton in a dress to prosthetic breasts mounted on a bathroom wall * Alibaba billionaire Joseph Tsai is buying out the Brooklyn Nets and the Barclay Center in a $2.35 billion deal, and it's the highest price ever paid for a sports franchise SEE ALSO: MEET THE SELF-PROCLAIMED 'BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS' WHO RUNS THE MANHATTAN REPUBLICAN PARTY, WAS FORMERLY MARRIED TO RICHARD NIXON'S GRANDSON, AND WHOSE SIGNATURE OUTFIT IS A BIKINI DON'T MISS: MEET LAURA ARNOLD, THE BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPIST TAKING ON THE PAROLE SYSTEM WITH JAY-Z AND MEEK MILL


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Greek Stocks Soar on Monday

ATHENS – Greek stocks soared in the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, recovering a large part of the 6.46 ct losses recorded in the past […] The post Greek Stocks Soar on Monday appeared first on The National Herald.


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AFS Launches New Scholarship Program for Greek High School Students to Study Abroad with Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has awarded a $525,000 grant to AFS Intercultural Programs to launch the Global Citizen Scholarship Program for High ...


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Petrās Architecture Designs New Greek Archaeological Museum for Sparta

Greek design practice Petrās Architecture have created a new proposal for an archaeological museum in Sparta. Designed for the Peloponnese Municipality, the project integrates an existing listed ...


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Greek guy dubbed a “true friend of China” after scolding pro-Hong Kong protesters in Australia

After rallying behind an inconvenienced Australian man at the airport last week, Chinese state media is looking toward an opinionated Greek guy in Adelaide this week for his thoughts on the Hong ...


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Greece scraps legal need for lay-off justification

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s new center-right government has scrapped legislation that required employers to provide a “well-founded” reason for dismissals. Labor Minister Giannis Vroutsis signed the ...


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Data Shows 3 Out of 10 Greek Businesses Set Up During Crisis Failed

According to a study which was recently conducted and published by Greece’s Center of Planning and Economic Research, three out of every ten businesses that began their operations between 2008 ...


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Quiz: What Traditional Greek Pastry should you try at the Taste of Greece Festival?

If you're looking for a chance to experience some authentic Greek culture, you may be interested in the Taste of Greece Festival. The festival won a Top 5 placement in the 2019 Vote 4 the Best contest ...


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Will US Seize Iran's Grace I? Tanker Heads To Greece From Gibraltar

The Iranian tanker whose detention sparked a long stand-off between Tehran and the West has sailed through the Mediterranean Sea towards Greece, after a last-minute effort by the U.S. to seize the ...


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Iran warns US against seizing oil tanker

Iranian tanker sought by US heads towards Greece as Tehran says any seizure attempt will have 'grave consequences'.


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Jazz Powerhouses Bring Tandem Tour To Berkeley’s Greek Theatre

BERKELEY (CBS SF) — Two of the leading lights of modern jazz world bring their co-headlining tour to Berkeley Friday when piano legend Herbie Hancock and rising saxophonist giant Kamasai ...


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Greek Ministry of Culture Pursues Legal Claim to Artifact vs. Sotheby’s in NY

NEW YORK – The Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Hellenic Republic (the “Greek Ministry”) reiterates its claim of dominion over a bronze sculpture […] The post Greek Ministry of Culture Pursues Legal Claim to Artifact vs. Sotheby’s in NY appeared first on The National Herald.


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Olympiacos Basketball Coach David Blatt Diagnosed With MS

PIRAEUS, Greece — Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In a statement posted Monday on the website of Greek […] The post Olympiacos Basketball Coach David Blatt Diagnosed With MS appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek NGO helping child refugees wins $2m humanitarian prize

People at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos in November 2018. Photograph: Soelvi Iren Wessel-Be/AFP/Getty Images An NGO helping migrant and refugee children in Greece has won the world’s ...


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Chef's Quick Tips: Greek Salad

This week, Theo Saltourides, Owner of Greek Style Grill, shows Tina Redwine how to make traditional Greek cuisine. This week, Theo Saltourides, Owner of Greek Style Grill, shows Tina Redwine how ...


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Health Ministry Clarifies Issue of Medical Coverage of Foreign Nationals at Greek Hospitals

ATHENS – Greek hospitals will be reimbursed for services provided to EU nationals, while nationals of other countries will need to pay, according to a […] The post Health Ministry Clarifies Issue of Medical Coverage of Foreign Nationals at Greek Hospitals appeared first on The National Herald.


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Speed boat operator arrested off Greek island of Spetses for drunken driving

Greek Coast Guard officers on the Argosaronic island of Spetses on Friday arrested a 52-year-old speedboat operator who was allegedly conducting dangerous maneuvers with his boat in front of the pier ...


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Iranian supertanker that US tried to seize is now heading toward Greece

An Iranian supertanker with $130 million worth of light crude oil that the U.S. suspects is tied to a sanctioned organization has left Gibraltar and was heading Monday east into the Mediterranean Sea, with its next destination reported to be Greece.


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Greek god of medicine dug up in Crimea: Experts identify ancient statue found in Kerch

The statue measures 1.15 meters in height


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Iranian supertanker detained by UK headed toward Greece: reports

The Iranian supertanker accused of smuggling oil to Syria and sought by U.S. officials has reportedly left Gibraltar and is heading toward Greece. The tanker, Adrian Darya 1 previously named ...


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Two massive petrified tree trunks discovered on Greek island of Lesvos

Two huge petrified tree trunks, lying one on top of one another, were discovered during salvage excavations conducted by the Petrified Forest Natural History Museum of Lesvos in cooperation with PPC ...


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Studies: Culture Tourism attracts visitors to Greek islands

While most visitors to Greece use Athens as a pit stop – although it’s getting more popular – on their way to islands to frolic on beaches, swim, sunbathe and take it easy, officials are trying to ...


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Greek Prime Minister to have series of trips abroad in the next period

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have a series of meetings abroad in the next period. On August 22 Mitsotakis will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and on August 29 he ...


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Iranian Oil Tanker Adrian Darya Sails to GREECE Following Release-Reports

The Iranian Adrian Darya tanker set course for international waters following the termination of its detention, and is heading towards GREECE, Reuters ...


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Iran warns US against seizing its supertanker as it heads for Greece

An Iranian supertanker with US$130 million worth of light crude oil that the US suspects is tied to a sanctioned organisation has left Gibraltar and was heading Monday east into the Mediterranean Sea, with its next destination reported to be Greece.The Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, set course for Kalamata, Greece, with an estimated arrival on August 25, according to ship tracking service MarineTraffic.It wasn’t immediately clear why the tanker would be heading there or…


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Greek Cops Step Up Drug Raids in Athens’ Anarchist Haven

ATHENS – There’s been no blow-out confrontation yet, but Greek police are slowly cleaning out the anarchist dominated neighborhood of Exarchia with sweeps rounding up […] The post Greek Cops Step Up Drug Raids in Athens’ Anarchist Haven appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece’s New Finance Chief Says Tax Cuts Top Reforms List

ATHENS – Hoping to lure more investors and also meet fiscal targets set by the country’s European creditors, Greece’s new New Democracy government is forging […] The post Greece’s New Finance Chief Says Tax Cuts Top Reforms List appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece Opens Lighthouses to Visitors, Plans Preservation

Tourists and visitors were invited into 28 lighthouses across Greece on Aug. 18 as part of the celebration of the annual International Lighthouse Day and […] The post Greece Opens Lighthouses to Visitors, Plans Preservation appeared first on The National Herald.


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Two Greek government meetings on Samothrace's island ferry service

Two meetings chaired by State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis will take place on Monday at the Maximos mansion on the island of Samothrace's ferry service, ANA reports. The first meeting is scheduled ...


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As US, China fight trade war, Greece opens up to Huawei's 5G ambitions

While the US-China tech cold war rumbles on and the UK weighs up how much involvement Huawei should have in the country's 5G networks, elsewhere in Europe the Chinese tech giant is already ...


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Iran warns U.S. not to seize newly-freed supertanker

Vessel once known as Grace 1 and renamed Adrian Darya 1, freed by Gibraltar, apparently heading for Greece


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MAFS star Martha Kalifatidis racks up crazy phone bill while on Greek holiday

Married At First Sight star Martha Kalifatidis loves a selfie. But as everyone finds out at some stage, love hurts, and this time it bit back in the form of a $3650 phone bill. The 31-year-old reality ...


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Greek PM on EU tour in bid to soften fiscal targets

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will begin a tour of EU capitals this week, officials said Monday, in a bid to persuade the country's creditors to alleviate tough fiscal targets. Mitsotakis ...


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Iranian Tanker Heads to Greece After Leaving Gibraltar

LONDON—The Iranian tanker released by Gibraltar was sailing to Greece, according to ship-tracking data, as Tehran warned the U.S. against targeting the vessel after a last-minute attempt to seize it ...


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Oil tanker at centre of US power struggle departs Gibraltar

An Iranian oil tanker detained off Gibraltar early last month left the British territory and was headed through the Mediterranean towards Greece on Monday.


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Iranian tanker heads to Greece as Tehran warns US against intervention

The Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 has set a course for Greece after departing Gibraltar where British forces seized the vessel last month on suspicion it was carrying oil to Syria in violation of EU ...


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UNHCR GREECE Cash Assistance Update (July 2019)

UNHCR provides cash assistance in GREECE, as part of the ESTIA programme, funded by the European Commission. Cash assistance restores dignity ...


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Turkish coast guard arrests 330 migrants headed for Greece

The boats left the western province of Canakkale and were intercepted during seven patrol operations. On board people from Afghanistan, Syria and Palestinians. The migration flow from Turkey to Europe ...


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