The Authentic Marathon Swim has joined the GREEK actions of the #BeactiveHellas 2020 program of the European Commission and is held under the ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Boston Celtics: Giannis Antetokounmpo, you got away with bloody murder
The GREEK Freak did his thing. The reigning NBA MVP was the best player on the floor ending the night with 36 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists.
The relief of letting go
Ever since discovering, thanks to My Heritage, that she has 40% GREEK ancestry, I have tried to accommodate her requests and passions on this ...
Romanian film festival pays socially-distanced homage to Federico Fellini
Pope Francis beatified and Hossu and six other GREEK-Catholic bishops, who were killed during the Communist regime when he visited Romania in ...
Plans for building upgrades
... few emblematic actions,” say sources of the new setup that this week's cabinet meeting decided will run the project of absorbing GREECE'S share from ...
Millie Mackintosh celebrates baby Sienna's '12-week birthday' on idyllic holiday
The 31-year-old set off to Santorini, in GREECE, after coronavirus lockdown rules relaxed, to get some time in the sun. Sienna – who she shares with ...
Coronavirus cases hits 110 in GREECE highest number in 3 months
GREECE registered 110 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, with 9 of the new cases confirmed during checks at the country's air and land ...
The fascinating and controversial history behind hurricane names
The last season to use the GREEK alphabet was the 2005 hurricane season, the busiest season to date. Fast forward to present day and the reason we ...
Green Cola expands on East Coast
GREECE'S Green Cola has introduced its product to the United States this year, targeting the world's biggest market for soft drink consumption. It is now ...
Rising heat undermines productivity
An associate professor at GREECE'S University of Thessaly says that companies worldwide have begun to respond to the effects of rising heat, as a ...
110 new coronavirus cases in Greece: Highest score in last 3 months
Highest score in the last 3 months in Greece: Health authorities announced 110 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday evening that increased the total infections to 4,587. Only 12 of the new cases have been detected among tourists. Dozens of the new infections are related to the wedding party in Thessaloniki and a meat procession … The post 110 new coronavirus cases in Greece: Highest score in last 3 months appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Controversial calls surround Giannis Antetokounmpo in Bucks' bubble-opening win
The GREEK Freak was at the center of multiple controversial calls as the Bucks closed out the game, starting with a questionable non-call on what ...
Egypt's Kouka voted player of the month in Greek league
Egypt and Olympiacos striker Ahmed 'Kouka' Hassan was voted the Greek league's best player for July after producing a string of fine displays for the recently-crowned champions. Kouka got almost 59 ...
Over 100 New Cases of Covid-19 Signals Critical Point in GREECE
Health authorities have recently announced 110 new cases of Covid-19 in GREECE, with the country now entering a critical turning point in trying to stop ...
Greece Organizes Nationwide Event for August Full Moon
Museums and archaeological sites all across Greece will welcome visitors on Monday night, August 3, to allow them to partake in watching the unique beauty of the August Full Moon. Known as both ...
Nikos Zachariadis: 47 years since the death of the GREEK communist leader
He was born to ethnic GREEK parents in Ottoman Empire's Edirne (Andrianoupolis) in 1903. At the age of 16, Nikos moved to Istanbul where he worked in ...
Greece inaugurates its first underwater museum in Alonissos island
Greece on Saturday inaugurated its first underwater museum, a trove of 5th century BC amphorae labelled the “Parthenon of shipwrecks”, off the coast of Alonissos island in the western Aegean. Culture ...
Creative ways to keep dancing
Calling via phone from GREECE where Denice is spending three weeks with his Greek boyfriend, the amiable and determined Los Angeles-based ...
GREECE Extra 5 Afternoon Results: 1 August 2020
The latest GREECE Extra 5 Afternoon draw on Saturday, 1 August 2020 failed to produce a jackpot winner. GREECE Extra 5 Afternoon Results.
Summer holiday warning: Bookings to Greece rocket after UK's Spain quarantine restrictions
In response to the move, it appears British holidaymakers have turned to Greece to get their last-minute summer sun. British holidaymakers have turned to Greece this August, which is the busiest month ...
Study Abroad in Greece: College Year in Athens
Perhaps now more than ever, Greece’s pristine and majestic landscapes, open-air cultural sites, and relative success with the coronavirus offer a unique opportunity for foreign students to study ...
Xronia Polla STAN, who turns 33 today
The young singer's musical journey started in 2009 writing the lyrics to Vegas' (a GREEK group) song “Giati.” At the beginning of his career he also ...
The Erimitis debate
But the ferocity of the response to a single 120-letter tweet both in mainstream and social media implies that a non-GREEK is not welcome to express ...
A tricky challenge, a bad track record
GREECE can expect to receive 32 billion euros from the EU Recovery Fund, of which €19.5 billion will be in grants and €12.5 billion in loans. It also has ...
Ghost Diving clean up GREECE'S HMS Perseus
The British submarine HMS Perseus, which sank in the Ionian Sea off GREECE during World War Two after hitting an Italian mine, now lies at a depth of ...
myKEPlive: 114 GREEK Citizens Booked Appointments on Platform's First Day of Operation
... while the system will also be able to handle requests by GREEKS living abroad and anyone that finds it difficult to leave their home - including people ...
The practical terms of morality
Where does the Church of GREECE stand on the issue? Is it a staunch ally of the scientific community, not just in words but also in actions (as in the use of ...
The Weekly Rundown: Delayed Elections in Hong Kong; GREECE and Turkey Talk
Turkey and GREECE try to hash out their latest rise in tensions. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said July 30 that Turkish and Greek officials will be ...
Empty sun loungers cast long shadow over empty Greek beaches
GREECE'S economy has recovered thanks in part to tourism revenue; the sector makes up 18 per cent of the country's GDP and employs one in five ...
Razza, Anna
In lieu of flowers, all donations may be made to the GREEK Orthodox Ladies Philotiptochos Society of the Nativity of the Theotokos GREEK Orthodox ...
Who Stole “The GREEK Freak's” Heart?
Number 34 in your program; number 1 in your heart. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo holds that spot for many NBA fans, but who's ...
GREEK PM on Instagram: Wear a Mask and Follow the Rules Against Covid-19
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took to Instagram on Saturday to send a message to the GREEKS that it is absolutely necessary to observe ...
Report proposes middle-class tax relief
Seeking to stimulate GREECE'S battered middle class, a committee chaired by Nobel Prize-winning economist Sir Christopher Pissarides, which has ...
Greek Army Announces Mandatory Use of Face Masks at All Its Facilities
Foreign and Greek Cypriot students, who come to GREECE to study in domestic military schools, or to participate in student exchange programs, must ...
GREECE inaugurates 'Parthenon of shipwrecks'
GREECE on Saturday inaugurated its first underwater museum, a trove of 5th century BC amphorae labelled the “Parthenon of shipwrecks”, off the coast ...
Artist Toyin Ojih Odutola: 'Through drawing, I can cope with racism, sexism, cultural friction'
Ahead of a new Barbican show, the visual artist discusses being a ‘weird, creative type’ and why moving to Alabama made her question everything Toyin Ojih Odutola was born in Ife, Nigeria, in 1985. She moved to the US aged five, first to Berkeley, California, then to Huntsville, Alabama, where her father worked as a professor and her mother as a nurse. Odutola is renowned for her intricate portraits drawn with ink, pastel and charcoal. Zadie Smith called her “one of the most exciting young artists working today”, and has written an introduction to Odutola’s new Barbican show, _A Countervailing Theory__._ Your new show imagines an ancient civilisation in central Nigeria where women rule over an underclass of black male humanoids. How did this idea come to you? It came from two separate incidents: one was reading an article about rock formations in central Nigeria, which indicated that some ancient civilisation had arranged them in such a way; the second was from an episode of the BBC podcast _A History of the World in 100 Objects_ on the Ife head. A German archaeologist discovered the [centuries-old brass statue] in 1910 and couldn’t conceive of Nigerians having the mental aptitude to create such anatomically correct and beautiful objects, so he decided that Greeks from Atlantis had made it. I started asking, who has a right to create their own stories? I wanted to create a work of art that, visually, stood apart from occidental picture-making, that felt very “other”. Continue reading...
Lockdown only locally, in sectors or social activities, says Greek epidemiologist
New Greek lifestyle begin today, August 1, with mandatory use of mask in all enclosed spaces and strong recommendation of use of mask also outdoors. The government was enforced to impose new restrictions at the peak of summer vacations due to a recent spike of coronavirus cases. Infectious disease specialists have sounded the alarm bells … The post Lockdown only locally, in sectors or social activities, says Greek epidemiologist appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Outbreak alarm in Kavala: 24 factory workers tested positive
Coronavirus alarm in the prefecture of Kavala in north-eastern Greece: 24 workers at a meat procession plant have been tested positive on Covid-19. The fact that they are asymptomatic has increased concerns in an area that already counts infections due to tourists arrivals. National Public Health Organization (EODY) confirmed Saturday noon, that 24 cases have … The post Outbreak alarm in Kavala: 24 factory workers tested positive appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
GREEK Immigrants Opened Chocolate Shop in Akron in 1916
AKRON, OH – GREEK immigrants Gus Kleines and John Petrou opened the Chocolate Shop in Akron on July 29, 1916, and as the Akron Beacon ...
A GREEK in New Jersey – Part 3
Other GREEK stores were located on Springfield and Roseville avenues.We saved enough money to buy the building which also had an upstairs ...
Delicious Summer Salads with Bold, GREEK Flavors
GREEK Orzo Salad2 cups cooked orzo1 cup cherry tomatoes1 cup sliced cucumbers1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, sliced1 medium red onion, thinly ...
Travelers from United Arab Emirates Need Negative Covid-19 Test to Enter GREECE
The new directive has been announced to limit the further spread of the coronavirus in GREECE. In force until Saturday, August 15 (midnight), the new ...
Gemma Collins looks sensational as she saunters around GREECE in see-through frock
While Gemma is sunning herself in GREECE, Arg has taken him off to Spain for the summer. He's been relaxing in Towie hotspot Marbella and Arg has ...
With an Impending Showdown in the Aegean, Will War be a Continuation of Politics
A mid-summer showdown in the Aegean Sea between GREECE and Turkey was temporarily averted after GREECE threatened decisive action against a ...
Prosecutor Indicts Managers of GREEK Private Clinic for COVID-19 Infections, Deaths
Prosecutor Indicts Managers of GREEK Private Clinic for COVID-19 Infections, Deaths. Ευρωκίνηση. The "Taxiarches" clinic in Peristeri. (Photo by ...
Ridge Road Fire District donates bell to Wilmot Cancer Institute
They gave GREECE Radiation Oncology a bell that patients will be able to ring when they're done with radiation treatment. Advertisement. The gesture ...
Greece Civil Aviation extends flight ban, non-EU citizens entry
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority extended the flight ban from several non-EU countries until the middle of the month August 2020 as the obligation to citizens from specific countries to enter only with negative Covid-19 test. These are new air instructions (notams) issued by the Civil Aviation Service, will be valid until 14 and 15 August … The post Greece Civil Aviation extends flight ban, non-EU citizens entry appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
'Women Supporting Women' Challenge
Flampouri became the first GREEK woman in history to accomplish this monumental achievement. The 'Seven Summits' are the highest mountains on ...
GREEK government tightens up restrictions for coronavirus pandemic
Wearing masks is obligatory in all indoor public spaces throughout August, the government announced on Friday, introducing new strict measures ...
Tensions between GREECE and Turkey are de-escalating in the Aegean
For his part, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated Athens' clear position that any attempt at blackmail by Turkey will fall on deaf ears, noting that ...