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Sunday, February 20, 2022

Amid possible thaw in Turkey ties, Herzog announces visits to Greece, Cyprus

… at the invitation of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou. His … Herzog will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, … Benjamin Netanyahu (R), his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C) … leaders as well. Israel, Greece and Cyprus are regional …


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Greek-Albanian power interconnection gathers steam

… created in autumn 2021 by Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator … a new electricity interconnection between Greece and Albania, and the meeting …


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Survivor, body found on burning ferry off Greek island 2 days after fire broke out

ATHENS, Greece -- Greek emergency workers rescued a Belarussian … island of Corfu and found the body of a Greek truck … a ferry near the Greek island of Corfu. - Firefighters and … intensive care unit. A Greek prosecutor on Corfu has ordered an investigation …


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At least one survivor found after ferry from Greece to Italy catches fire

Feb. 20 (UPI) --Rescue teams have found at least one person alive who went missing when a ferry from Greece to Italy caught fire. The EuroFerry Olympia was traveling from Igoumenitsa, Greece to ...


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Mystery Over Whales Stranded in Corfu, Greece

Two beaked whales that were stranded on a beach in Corfu, Greece on Sunday were eventually freed unhurt by volunteers. Conservation charities WWF Greece and Arion have posted photos of whales lying on a beach on social media saying that they suspect that their disorientation is not coincidental. Did the whales become disorientated due to […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece reports first fatality after blaze on ferry, 10 still missing

Passenger found dead in truck cabin with serious burns Firefighters battle flames on ferry for a third day At least 281 out of 292 passengers rescued CORFU, Greece, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Firefighters ...


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Greek ferry fire rescue raises hopes for more survivors

The rescue of a lorry driver 54 hours after a fire ripped through a ferry sailing between Greece and Italy has raised hopes that 1o other missing passengers and an unknown number of refugee stowaways ...


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Israel's Herzog to visit Greece this week, Cyprus next week

… the Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis, Hellenic Parliament President Constantinos … with representatives of the Greek Jewish community. cnxps.cmd … , including the presidents of Greece and Cyprus. Prime Minister … , Herzog said Israel, Greece and Cyprus represent an …


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Greece ferry fire: Missing Olympia passenger found alive as hunt for 11 others continues

… it departed from the Greek port of Igoumenitsa. Around … Corfu. People rescued included citizens of Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece … Greek coast guards upon his arrival at the port of Corfu … missing that include three Greeks and our thoughts with …


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Body found and and survivor rescued as ferry continues to burn off Corfu

… it left the north-western Greek port of Igoumenitsa bound … city of Brindisi. The Greek coastguard and other boats evacuated … the ship have impeded the Greek fire service’s Disaster … intensive care unit. A Greek prosecutor on Corfu has ordered an investigation …


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Heathrow Airport: Travel rules for holidays in Greece including Crete, Santorini and Mykonos

… of the Balkan peninsula, Greece sits firmly in the south … - with island destinations including Crete, Corfu, Santorini and Mykonos. Read … form before travelling to Greece which provides information on … as you land. The Greek authorities have said that some …


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Chobani recalls some Greek yogurt cups

NEW YORK (AP) -- Chobani says it's issuing a recall of some its Greek yogurt cups that were affected by mold after some customers reported claims of illnesses. The move comes about a week after the ...


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Dead Body Is Pulled From Burning Ferry Off Greece, With 10 Still Missing

At least one person was confirmed to have died on the Euroferry Olympia, which caught fire on Friday and is still ablaze near the island of Corfu. Hundreds of others have been rescued. By Niki ...


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Majestic Neoclassical Buildings Of Syros, Greece Under Threat

Syros neoclassical buildings are in imminent danger of ruination, as a result of chronically unsuccessful preservation policies. Lengthy bureaucratic procedures and the lack of restoration funding incentives are posing a threat to over a thousand decaying, privately-owned neoclassical listed buildings on the Greek island of Syros, according to residents. Majestic mansion houses of unique artistry […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece Confirms First Death of Passenger on Fire-Stricken Ferry

Rescue teams in Greece recovered the body of a man on the “Euroferry Olympia”, the first confirmed casualty of the devasting fire that enveloped the ferry off Corfu in the early hours of Friday. The emergency services are trying to find 10 persons who are still missing but have been hampered by the very high temperatures aboard […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Team ROC marches in Parade of Athletes at 2022 Winter Olympics' Closing Ceremony

The parade of athletes was opened by the national team of Greece and completed by hosts China


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Missing passenger rescued from burning ferry off Greek island

ATHENS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A passenger on a ferry, which caught fire on early Friday off the Greek island of Corfu, was found alive and rescued on Sunday morning, Greek authorities said. Ioannis Plakiotakis, Greek minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, confirmed the rescue of a 21-year-old man from Belarus when speaking on the local SKAI television. The man seemed to be in good condition, accor


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PizzaPapalis' Greektown location will not reopen

… ,  will not reopen its Greektown location and its contents will … in negotiations to sell the Greektown location to an unnamed … roughly 10,000-square-foot Greektown location, with seating capacity for … sale was held at the Greektown location that included wall …


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The Ancient Greek Oracle of Delphi

The Oracle of Delphi has become a byword for prophecy, and many of the glories of Delphi's architecture and art have survived to this day. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Tests Positive for Covid-19

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace announced on Sunday. The monarch, 95, is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms and expects to continue light duties at Windsor this week, the palace said. She is understood to be triple vaccinated. Queen Elizabeth in contact with Prince Charles who was tested positive The Queen was […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Some of the Bulgarian survivors of ferry fire near Corfu are now home, 7 still missing

… ferry fire near the Greek island of Corfu have returned home. The …


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Passenger that was on the Burning Ferry near Greece has been found Alive

… Italian ferry off the Greek island of Corfu is alive and … into contact with rescuers, Greek authorities said. According to … Reuters, among them are Bulgarian, Greek, Turkish and Lithuanian citizens. … Ferry that caught Fire near Greece (VIDEO) Most of the …


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Man found alive on burning ferry off Greece

One of the passengers missing aboard the ferry ablaze off Greece was found alive on Sunday, Greek coastguards said.The man was one of the 12 truck drivers who were missing following the blaze, the coastguards said.Rescuers spotted the man on the stricken vessel’s stern as it was being towed to port.“Tell me I’m alive,” the 21-year-old truck driver who said he was from Belarus, told rescuers, according to the Proto Thema news website.Clad in tan shorts and a black T-shirt he climbed down a…


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A missing passenger from a ferry that caught fire off the Greek coast has been found alive, officials said

A passenger who went missing while onboard a ferry that caught fire near the Greek coast has been found, officials said Sunday. Multiple outlets reported on the incident. The website of Greek ...


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Passenger missing after ferry fire found alive on vessel's stern

A passenger thought to be missing after a fire swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy has been found alive on the vessel's stern.


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Survivor found alive after Greece ferry fire

Load Error Friday's blaze broke out while the ship was sailing in the sea northeast of the Greek island of Ereikousa, and was en route from Igoumenitsa, Greece to Brindisi, Italy. As of Sunday morning ...


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Greece ferry fire: Passenger found alive on ship near Corfu but 11 still missing

The 21-year-old, one of several lorry drivers unaccounted for, was rescued on Sunday morning as the ship continued to give off smoke 48 hours after fire broke out.


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Greek Island Paradise For Sale at $4.3 Million

A Greek island in the Ionian Sea will go up for sale at an auction this summer with a starting price of 3.8 million euros ($4.3 million). Makri Island in the complex of Echinades is an isolated paradise off the coast of Aitoloakarnania. Six of the Echinades islands, including Oxeia the largest, are owned by […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Could Ukraine Spark a Third World War? The Role of US Bases in Greece

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew warned last week that the crisis in Ukraine could escalate into a third world war. How likely is this frightening scenario? And how a conventional war could affect NATO member Greece and its relations with Turkey? In an interview with Greek Reporter John Sitilides, a government affairs and geopolitical risk specialist, says […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Ferry Passenger Found Alive 48 Hours After Devasting Fire in Greece

A passenger of “Euroferry Olympia” was found alive on Sunday morning more than 48 hours since the devasting fire enveloped the ferry off Corfu, Greece. Members of the Fire Service’s special Disaster Management Unit were able to locate the man who was seen moving near the stern of the ship. He was seemingly unharmed. Greek […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Ferry fire: Missing Euroferry Olympia passenger found alive off Corfu

"Tell me I'm alive" - the first words of a truck driver rescued from a ferry burning off Greece.


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Passenger found alive two days after Greek ferry fire

The Greek Coast guard said a survivor was found aboard a ferry two days after a fire broke out on the vessel. More passengers remain missing.


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Passenger Found Alive On Greece-Italy Ferry After Fire, 11 Still Missing

A passenger listed as missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy has been found alive by rescuers, a Greek shipping ministry official said on Sunday.


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Passenger found alive on ferry ablaze off Greece

A passenger was on Sunday found alive on a ferry that has been ablaze off Greece for three days, coastguards said, with 11 truck drivers still missing. Rescuers spotted the man on the stern of the ...


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Mitsotakis meets US Vice-President Harris, briefs her on East Med

Mitsotakis told Harris the GREEK Parliament will ratify the revised Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement between the two countries in the coming ...


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GREEK National Opera to Showcase World Premiere of 'Jus Soli'

The GREEK National Opera is set to present the world premiere of Kamran Ince's “Jus soli” on March 13, 2022. The oratorio, which was composed by ...


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Passenger found alive after blaze on Greece-Italy ferry

CORFU, Greece (Reuters) - A passenger who was missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy has been found alive, a Greek shipping ministry official said on Sunday, leaving ...


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Beckford Bottle Shop, Bath: ‘Somewhere to quiet all the bad thoughts’ – restaurant review

Ever imagine living another life? It’s all too easy when you take refuge in Bath’s Beckford Bottle Shop BECKFORD BOTTLE SHOP, 5-8 SAVILLE ROW, BATH BA1 2QP (01225 809 302; BECKFORDBOTTLESHOP.COM). SNACKS AND SMALL PLATES £3.75-£7, CHEESE AND CHARCUTERIE SHARING PLATTERS £13, DESSERTS £3.50-£7.50, WINES FROM £24 Anybody with a modicum of imagination dreams occasionally of another life. We find ourselves on a Greek island for a couple of weeks and quickly picture never leaving and becoming instead this sun-slapped, unshaven version of ourselves, forever squiffy on chilled glasses of something rough. Until we remember our addiction to flat whites, reliable broadband and that we actually like having our nose stuffed into the unwashed armpit of a stranger on the Northern Line during the morning commute. Or we wander the streets of Greenwich Village and decide that this is who we really are; that we should own a brownstone stoop and sit on it. If only it wasn’t for the health insurance thing, and the gun ownership thing. Continue reading...


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A dozen missing after ferry fire off coast of GREECE

A dozen missing after ferry fire off coast of GREECE. By Caroline Vakil Tweet Share More. A dozen people are still considered missing after a ...


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Wise Women: Six Ancient Female Philosophers You Should Know About

When we think about ancient philosophers we tend to imagine old men as deep thinkers. Women too have helped shape modern thought. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece and Turkey to hold new talks in Athens next week

Greece and Turkey will hold new … Mediterranean basin, the Greek Foreign Ministry reported. Greek-Turkish diplomatic consultations resumed … . The Turkish authorities claim that Greece, in violation of the provisions …


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Stylites Were Byzantine Era’s Most Extreme Hermits

Stylites, the men who practiced the most stringent form of asceticism in the early days of Christianity, took the urge to leave the world behind and become hermits to an extreme that few others could match. Living atop pillars or columns — even sometimes natural stone pillars, such as in Meteora, Greece — these men […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Why Spartan Men Had Such Long, Beautiful Hair

In ancient Greece, hair was an important indicator of class and place of origin. Notably,  Spartan men were known for their long, flowing hair, which became linked to the ancient warriors in antiquity. While many would not associate long, beautiful hair with the famously austere warriors of ancient Greece, maintaining their hair was very important […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Ankara seeking wealth co-exploitation in Aegean

In the wake of his meeting on Thursday in Brussels with his GREEK counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar ...


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GREEK Food Festival draws hungry patrons

GREEK Food Festival draws hungry patrons, offering carryout orders at Annunciation GREEK Orthodox Church in York Township, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.


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PHOTOS: St. Barbara GREEK Festival 'Glendi'

In addition to the smorgasbord of genuine GREEK cuisine including those powerfully good pastries, along with domestic and imported beverages, there's ...


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Bob Dylan Said Joan Baez’s Voice Sounded Like a ‘Siren’ From ‘Some Greek Island’: ‘Just the Sound of It Could Put You Into a Spell’

“She was something else, almost too much to take,” Dylan said. “Her voice was like that of a siren from off some Greek island. “Just the sound of it could put you into a spell. She was an enchantress.


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GREECE The New No.1 In NATO

"No other NATO member spends so much money on defense in relation to GDP. GREECE now surpasses the United States," Die Welt reports.


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Twelve missing after Greece ferry blaze

… a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy, Greek authorities say, as firefighters … state television from Corfu. Aerial footage released by the Greek coastguard on … were taken to hotels on Corfu. Consular staff from the passengers …


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Banning Golden Dawn Hasn’t Stopped Greece’s Slide to the Far Right

The banning of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn was hailed as proof of Greece’s return to normality after the painful crisis years. Yet far-right ideas are now firmly established in the mainstream, ...


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