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Thursday, December 5, 2019

GREECE: Goodwill to help ease relations with Turkey

ATHENS. The problems in bilateral relations between GREECE and Turkey can eventually be overcome "as long as both sides show good will" ...


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What's going on...Warriors, Monks, and Natural Born Heroes of GREECE

The place was a hidden paradise on the island of Crete, GREECE, and I could have easily lived there forever. How ideal it would be to work from my ...


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GREEK forces to be sent to Crete amid new tension with Turkey

Greece plans to deploy special forces, armed drones and surveillance planes to protect Crete, its biggest island, from a feared onslaught by Turkey to ...


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GREEK tax hike biggest in OECD

Greece has shifted from being one of the OECD countries with the smallest tax burden in 1965 to one of the countries with the heaviest taxation during ...


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Sunlight Batteries to invest $10 million, bring 46 jobs to Triad

Systems Sunlight, a battery maker based in GREECE, announced Thursday it will open its first U.S. facility next year in Greensboro. The company will ...


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Turkey’s Parliament ratifies Agreement with Libya (text)

The Turkish Parliament ratified the memorandum of Understanding with Libya on Thursday evening. The MoU is in fact an Agreement renamed into Memorandum in order to avoid ratification by the Libyan Parliament that has disagreed with it. The pseudo-MoU has already condemned by Greece, the EU, US, Russia, Egypt, Israel and the Government of East … The post Turkey’s Parliament ratifies Agreement with Libya (text) appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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GREEK Battery Manufacturer to Invest $6.5 Million in Guilford County for their First North American ...

Sunlight Batteries USA, an industrial battery manufacturer, member of the GREEK multinational Group Olympia, will create 46 jobs in Guilford County, ...


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Canada's Oscar Contender 'Antigone' Offers Modern Take on Classic GREEK Tragedy

But Antigone, Canadian director Sophie Deraspe's modern take on Sophocles' classic GREEK tragedy, effectively indicts Quebec's refugee policies as ...


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GREEK Manufacturer Investing $6.5 Million in Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A GREEK battery manufacturer is investing $6.5 million over the next three years into Guilford County. Sunlight Batteries will ...


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Greek PM, US Ambassador Inaugurate Envipco Automated Recycling Plant in Greece

A plant to manufacture reverse vending machines in Greece by US-based Envipco was inaugurated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday morning in Pallini, northeast […] The post Greek PM, US Ambassador Inaugurate Envipco Automated Recycling Plant in Greece appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Police Disbands Lesvos Criminal Ring Issuing Asylum Seekers False Vulnerability Certificates

MYTELENE, Lesvos – A five-person criminal ring on the island of Lesvos, including two lawyers and a psychologist, was providing illegal asylum applicants with diagnoses […] The post Greek Police Disbands Lesvos Criminal Ring Issuing Asylum Seekers False Vulnerability Certificates appeared first on The National Herald.


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GREECE: Fire Breaks Out At A Luxury Hotel, Firefighters Deployed To Rescue People

A sudden fire broke out in one of the luxury hotels in the capital of GREECE. Emergency services have been deployed at the site to evacuate people.


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People around the globe are divided in their opinions of China

While 51% in GREECE have a positive view of China, pluralities or majorities in all other Western European countries have an unfavorable view, ...


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Mystery Santa Claus Brings Christmas Joy to Orphaned Children in GREECE

Dozens of orphaned and disadvantaged children in the Greek city of Volos will receive their Christmas presents this year thanks to the generosity of ...


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The GREEK Island Teacher who Goes to School by Dinghy

When 27-year-old Despina Anthoulaki applied last summer for the position of substitute teacher, she could not imagine that this year she would teach ...


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Brexit is one of most spectacular mistakes in EU history, says Tusk

Exclusive: Donald Tusk says it would still be better for both sides if UK stayed in EU Brexit has been “one of the most spectacular mistakes” in the history of the EU and followed a campaign marked by “an unprecedented readiness to lie”, Donald Tusk has said. In his first interview since standing down as European council president last week, Tusk said Brexit was “the most painful and saddest experience” of his five years in office, a tumultuous period marked by the Greek eurozone crisis, bitter rows over migration and the election of Donald Trump. Continue reading...


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No results from GREEK-Turkish leaders' NATO summit meeting – GREEK minister

A meeting between the leaders of Greece and Turkey at this week's NATO summit in London has not brought the countries any closer to solving the ...


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Colorful GREEK Street Among the Most Beautiful in the World

The American news network CNN has just announced a list of the most beautiful streets in the world — and among them is a narrow alleyway on the ...


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GREEK life presence at Lehigh sees changes over the decade

“The tension between the administration and GREEK chapters is pretty clear,” said Nina Alameno, '21, a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.


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GREEK PM: Migrant issue affects all of Europe

ATHENS. Greece expects support and cooperation from the European Union (EU) on its migration problem, GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ...


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ASIA/HOLY LAND

Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The long tug-of-war on some buildings of the Holy City between the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Jewish organization Ateret Cohanim has not yet reached ...


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Greek battery company to open new battery plant, hire 46 in Greensboro

GREENSBORO — A Greek battery company will open its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Greensboro by the middle of 2020, the company said Thursday. Sunlight Batteries USA, which is a subsidiary of ...


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Remains of six Greek soldiers killed in ’74 handed over to families

The remains of six Greek soldiers killed in Cyprus during the 1974 Turkish invasion were handed over to their families after 45 years during a ceremony in Nicosia on Thursday. Lieutenant Georgios ...


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Grekaddict Partners with Klook to Attract More Asian Travelers to GREECE

Starting in December, the partnership with Grekaddict will offer Klook the opportunity to enter GREECE'S travel market and offer tours and experiences to ...


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GREECE'S GDP grew by 2.3 pct year-on-year in Q3 2019

ATHENS, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Greek gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019 compared with the same period in ...


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Taking Turkey to court may be the only path

The same applies to those who supposedly warned about the rapidly approaching danger which now poses a direct threat to GREECE'S sovereign ...


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Participating in GREEK life can force some to choose between parts of their identity

As you walk around campus, you'll see bold GREEK letters embroidered on some students' apparel. These letters show which GREEK organization one ...


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Warda scores as AE Larissa exit GREEK Cup

Larissa were defeated in the first of the GREEK Cup round of 16 3-0 and had to make up the deficit in the second leg, the thing which they failed to ...


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Monks in Albania Show GREEK Philoxenia by Assisting Homeless Victims of Albania Quake

Representatives of the Albanian authorities recently visited the Monastery of Saint Blaise (Agios Vlasios) in Albania to express their gratitude for the ...


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Four GREEK Scientists Are Part of NASA's ”Touch the Sun” Mission

There are four GREEK scientists on the teams which are responsible for carrying out this important scientific quest, and their contributions are extremely ...


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GREEK battery manufacturer to invest $6.5M in distribution center, creating 46 jobs in Greensboro

RALEIGH – Sunlight Batteries USA, an industrial battery manufacturer and member of the GREEK multinational Group Olympia, is investing $6.5 million ...


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Eurogroup sees positive Greek reforms

The Eurogroup discussed the implementation of the reform commitments by Greece based on the fourth enhanced surveillance report


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Athens Christmas Lights Deco: Morse Code or Fly Light Killers? (POLL)

This year’s Christmas decoration on one of the biggest avenues in downtown Athens has citizens wondering: Are the lights some kind of encrypted message in Morse Code or just simple fly light killers? Instead of the usual Christmas lights in yellow warm color and in the shape of stars and bells… this! Athenians who use … The post Athens Christmas Lights Deco: Morse Code or Fly Light Killers? (POLL) appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greek minister resigns over Columbia degree he never got

A junior cabinet minister in Greece’s center-right government has stepped down after confirming that he never received a degree for Columbia University studies listed on his resume. In a statement ...


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Greek-American Pappas Arrested after Fleeing from Police on Thanksgiving

MADISON, AL – Nicholas Demetra Pappas, 34, fled from police on Thanksgiving, November 28, after allegedly driving a stolen motorcycle on Balch Road and then […] The post Greek-American Pappas Arrested after Fleeing from Police on Thanksgiving appeared first on The National Herald.


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Canada's Trudeau Meets GREECE'S Mitsotakis at NATO Summit

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Prime Minister of GREECE, Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday on the sidelines of the NATO leaders ...


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Refugee Dies in Container Fire in GREECE'S Lesvos Migrant Camp

A 27-year-old female Afghan refugee burned to death early on Thursday morning in the container in which she was living with her family in the Cara ...


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Temperatures drop below zero in northern GREECE

Northern GREECE registered freezing temperatures on Thursday, with the lowest being -4.3C in the villages of Paranesti and Nevrokopi, in the regional ...


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GREECE Looks to Improve Visa Processing Due to Rise in Demand

Addressing the increased demand for traveler visas to GREECE, mainly from Russia and China, topped the agenda of talks between Tourism Minister ...


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YSU GREEK Life Welcomes Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Back to Campus

Deanna Brown, the graduate adviser to the undergraduate Delta Delta chapter at YSU, said this is AKA's third attempt at being an active GREEK life ...


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One-Armed GREEK Boxer Comes to Miami For Most Important Bout of His Career

Vaggelis Chatzis, the world's only one-armed boxer, is among three GREEK fighters who will participate in a spectacular mixed martial arts (MMA) and ...


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SNFCC Sessions Presents GREEK-British Artist Alex Kapranos

It was 2004 when the hugely popular, definitive debut of the Glasgow-based band was released, fronted by a charming gentleman with a GREEK ...


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Sterilization Fears Force GREEK City of Kalamata to Suspend 5G Network

The decision by Kalamata's city council earlier in the week to suspend their 5G pilot program on the grounds that it could be a health hazard has ...


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American Company Takes Over Historic GREEK Shipyard

Established in 1861, the Neorio Shipyard was the very first heavy industry plant in the Balkans and was the GREEK shipyard which constructed the first ...


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Tommy Lee Asks GREEK Government to Halt Cruel Donkey Rides

New York – After visiting Santorini and seeing firsthand the cruelty that donkeys and mules used for “taxi” rides endure on the GREEK island, Mötley ...


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SECRET DINER: Authentic flavours at Big Fat Greek eatery

When Nikos first opened, I was impressed by the authenticity of its flavours. It concentrated on doing simple Greek food and keeping prices down. And it did it exceptionally well. I really liked their ...


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Greek deputy FM resigns over CV controversy

ATHENS, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday accepted the resignation of Deputy Foreign Minister Antonis Diamataris, according to an e-mailed announcement issued ...


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Breaking the fourth wall in Greek tragedy

“Else the play will fall flat,” she says. “There’s a lot of breaking the fourth wall in the play and that’s what is most exciting for me." An ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, Medea, is ...


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Greek Short-term Rentals via Airbnb, HomeAway Generate €1.5bn in a Year

Short-term rentals for hospitality purposes generated 1.15 billion euros in revenues in Greece, over the June 2018-May 2019 period, according to SETE Intelligence (INSETE), the research department of ...


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Deputy FM Diamataris resigns following “fake CV” and other serious revelations

Deputy Foreign Minister, Antonis Diamataris, submitted his resignation on Thursday, while on an official 8-day visit to diaspora Greeks in Australia. The revelations that he faked his CV with postgraduate diplomas he never obtained and even declared a fake birth year had triggered an outrage not only among the opposition (SYRIZA, KINAL) but also in … The post Deputy FM Diamataris resigns following “fake CV” and other serious revelations appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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