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Saturday, July 23, 2022

GREECE: Emergency crews responding to wildfire in Vatera Municipality on Lesbos July 23

Authorities could evacuate additional communities due to fire activity and the needs of response operations. Low visibility from smoke and ashfall ...


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Panagiotopoulos: GREECE 'will not be threatened'

Referring to GREECE'S deterrent capabilities, Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos reiterated that it is no threat to anyone but that it will ...


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GREECE Under Fire on Anniversary of Mati Disaster

At least four large fires are cutting a path of destruction across GREECE on Saturday, burning homes and businesses.


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The Greek hotel with overwater bungalows cheaper than the Maldives

With white sands, tropical weather and overwater villas, it is the ultimate luxury holiday destination. However, flying across the Indian Ocean can cost a fortune. That’s before even considering the ...


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Hundreds evacuated as wildfires take hold on Greek island of Lesbos

Hundreds of tourists and residents were evacuated on Saturday from a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos as a wildfire destroyed homes in the beachside village of Vatera.


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Wildfires force hundreds to flee Greek holiday resort

Greece's fire service was fighting four major fires across the country on Saturday, including one where more than 450 people at an island holiday resort had to be evacuated ...


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Amazon Quiz: This bird was the sacred animal of which GREEK goddess?

Amazon Quiz (July 24): This bird was the sacred animal of which GREEK goddess?.


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How the Ancient GREEKS Cared for the Disabled

Building graceful stone ramps at the entrances to temples, the GREEKS of antiquity showed they were indeed sensitive to the needs of those who found ...


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Hundreds Evacuated From Greek Resort As Lesbos Fires Rage

Hundreds of tourists and residents were evacuated on Saturday from a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos as a wildfire destroyed homes in the beachside village of Vatera. The fires sent up ...


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Wildfire destroys homes, triggers evacuations from GREEK island tourist resort

Nearly 100 firefighters, 19 vehicles, 7 planes, a helicopter engaged in ground, air operations - Anadolu Agency.


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Lidl shoppers aren't happy after supermarket's GREEK Week announcement

The supermarket giant is known for its themed weeks but some shoppers are claiming there are problems with its other products.


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Wildfire at GREEK National Park in Evros Scorches Protected Area

Firefighters on Saturday continued to battle a large wildfire at Dadia–Lefkimi–Soufli Forest National Park in Evros.


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Greece wildfires: Popular Lesbos beach resort evacuated

A wildfire on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos destroyed homes. Fire crews also battled to put out blazes in other parts of Greece, where temperatures were set to hit 40 degrees Celsius.


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Mystery plane crash: Were Serbian weapons headed for Ukraine?

Questions linger after a Ukrainian plane carrying Serbian weapons crashed in Greece. The incident spotlit Serbia's weapons industry and political corruption, as well as its attempts to balance between Russia and the EU.


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Wildfire burns coastal homes in Greek island Lesbos

ATHENS: A wildfire that started in mountainous forests on the Greek island of Lesbos near Turkey today burned properties at the beach resort of Vatera as more aircraft joined firefighting efforts.


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Memories of Greece: Arcadia Orchomenos Archaeological Site

“Orchomenos ancient Greek city is at my town of Paleopyrgo, Arcadia, Peloponnese,” said John Siolas, Ph.D. “We used to go there with the school and look at the different buildings. We would read about it in the history books. The villagers have an ancient Greek inheritance that they handed down to every generation. Every child […] The post Memories of Greece: Arcadia Orchomenos Archaeological Site appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Tourists and locals evacuated from resort on Greek island of Lesbos as wildfire rips through homes

Firefighters deployed seven planes and a helicopter to fight the surging blaze, with reinforcements expected to arrive from northern Greece.


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Emergency evacuation on the Greek island of Lesbos due to forest fire

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed he "hated" being subject to a criminal investigation over beergate and the potential breach of COVID rules, and that waiting to hear if he would be exonerated was a ...


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Lesbos wildfire rages as tourists and residents told to leave town on Greek island

Several properties have already been destroyed in the southern town of Vatera, after a wildfire started in the mountainous forests on the island.


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AirDNA: GREECE Tops Europe in Q3 Demand for Airbnb-style Rentals

GREECE leads the way in Europe in terms of demand for Airbnb-style rentals which was up by 26.5% in the third quarter of the year.


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Saudi Crown Prince to Visit GREECE in First Trip to EU Since Khashoggi Killing

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit GREECE on July 26 and meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.


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Fierce fires force evacuations on Greek island of Lesbos

Small boats and several buses are helping evacuate people, as flames engulf the west of the Aegean island. View on euronews ...


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The Ten Best GREEK Restaurants in Miami

Whether you're dining in or taking out, the heart of Eat GREEK Souvlaki remains the same: top-quality GREEK fast food. With locations in South Beach, ...


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Four clubs, including GREEK giants, fighting to sign 23-year-old Barcelona centre-back

Four clubs, including GREEK giants, fighting to sign 23-year-old Barcelona centre-back. Published. 2 mins ago. on. 23/07/2022.


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Karagiozis: The Puppet that Raised Generations of GREEKS

Karagiozis is the main character of GREEK shadow puppet theater shows, and has been a constant for generations of children in Greece.


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Lesbos tourist resort evacuated as wildfire destroys homes

Mayor says people moved from village of Vatera on Greek island as precautionary measure Tourists and residents have been evacuated from a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos after a wildfire destroyed homes in the beachside village of Vatera. Firefighters deployed seven planes and a helicopter to tackle the blaze, with reinforcements expected to arrive from northern Greece. Continue reading...


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Erdogan, Putin, Raisi Holding Hands "A Picture Worth 1,000 Words"

GREEK American Representatives slammed the trilateral meeting between Erdogan, Putin and Raisi earlier in the week in Tehran.


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Lidl shoppers angry over GREEK Week message wishing supermarket would focus on other priorities

Lidl promoted their upcoming GREEK Week, but shoppers were angry with the announcement and instead pointed out that the budget supermarket should ...


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The Griffin Warrior: A Staggering Discovery from Ancient GREECE

On May 28, 2015, the archaeologists excavating in Pylos in southwestern GREECE, discovered a Bronze Age tomb with a skeleton surrounded by rich ...


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Greek authorities evacuate coastal properties on Lesbos as wildfire spreads

Residents were evacuated on Saturday as a wildfire which started in mountainous forests in the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos threatened properties at the beach resort of Vatera.


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GREECE Flight, Passenger Numbers Up in First Half of Year

Greek airports recouped 90.6% of passenger traffic in the first six months of the year compared to the first half of 2019, according to data by ...


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Greek NOC launches new logo and social media brand for Paris 2024

The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) has unveiled a new emblem which will be used by Greek teams and athletes when they take part in qualification events for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The design ...


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Roast chicken, a yoghurt dip and crispy fritters: Yotam Ottolenghi’s tomato recipes

Three ways with seasonal tomatoes: a dip with layers of jammy tomatoes and yoghurt with caramelised figs, bulgur wheat tomato fritters, and a hunter’s chicken-style stew made lighter for summer The problem with tomatoes, at this time of the year, is that they can make me lazy. They’re just _too _good as they are: sliced, drizzled with olive oil and paired with cheese. Caprese, Greek salad: I could (and pretty much do!) eat them every day in the summer. It’s brilliant to be reminded, then, of how wonderfully versatile they are, happily baked, cooked, squished, braised and fried in all sorts of suitably summery dishes. Continue reading...


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Greek Cypriots arrested in north

Two Greek Cypriots will appear in court in the north on Monday after they were caught taking photos in a military zone in Mia Milia, it emerged on Saturday. The pair were arrested on Thursday ...


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GREECE prepares as Turkey announces new drilling operation in the East Med

Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what's at stake as Turkey prepares to launch new ...


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Fund raising to assist with the detection of dementia in GREEK Australians

Neuropsychologist Mathew Staios, calls on GREEKS Australians to support a new fundraiser through AHEPA Vic to develop culturally specific tests ...


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Greece Passport is Eighth Most Powerful Globally

The report is prepared by Henley & Partners, the London-based advisory firm that specializes in global citizenship and residence. GREEK Passport ...


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Whitehall 1212 was the original telephone number for what? The Saturday quiz

From La Brea Tar Pits to Scaramanga, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Which rebel was “indeed a tiler of houses, an ungracious patron”? 2 On film, who are Bob, Stuart, Kevin and Otto? 3 What is England’s largest landlocked county? 4 Whitehall 1212 was the original telephone number for what? 5 What began with the Nile’s waters turning to blood? 6 Where did the colonels take power in 1967? 7 La Brea Tar Pits is a palaeontological site in which city? 8 Which star of The Big Bang Theory has a PhD in neuroscience? What links: 9 Mainland; Yell; Unst; Fetlar; Bressay? 10 Patrick Mouratoglou; Marián Vajda; Lennart Bergelin; Toni Nadal? 11 Snake; jellyfish; racehorse; hunting dog? 12 Columbia; Challenger; Discovery; Atlantis? 13 Tilda Swinton; Harry Styles; Scaramanga; Chandler Bing? 14 Dysfunction; hyperactive; monolingual; sociology; television? 15 Buñol and Haro, Spain; Ivrea, Italy; Galaxidi, Greece; Coxheath, Kent? Continue reading...


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Nysa Devgan dances like nobody's watching at a party with friends in Greece, gets trolled

Recently, a video of her dancing and drinking at a party in Greece went viral on social media and evoked mixed reactions from the netizens. Looking lovely in a blue midi-dress, in the video, Nysa can ...


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Man arrested after allegedly exposing himself to UC Berkeley students

Berkeley police arrested a 36-year-old man for an alleged burglary and indecent exposure incident at a UC Berkeley GREEK system residence.


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A Taste of GREECE at St. John the Divine

WHEELING — The parishioners of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church this week will welcome everyone to their 21st annual Grecian Food ...


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Headingley's Greek meat spot which is probably worth battling to order from

Japanese feeling place adorned with cherry blossom decorations with Parisian style tables outside on the street. I don't know if they have cherry blossoms in Greece but I suppose they have outdoor ...


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Greece parliament okays manpower import from Bangladesh

Greek Parliament on Thursday approves a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Bangladesh and Greece to hire 4,000 workers from Bangladesh every year. The country also decided to regularize ...


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Top 10 wishlisted unique stays on Airbnb: from an Irish castle to a cave villa in Greece

When it comes to where to stay, listings categorised as unique properties are finding favour with travellers around the world. The categories on Airbnb includes barns, boats, trains, yurts, huts and ...


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Americans Looking to Move to GREECE and Europe on the Rise

Many Americans are looking to relocate to GREECE and Europe driven by the rising cost of living, inflated house prices and a surging dollar.


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Greek tankers continue to transport Russian oil as war rages: Report

Greek oil tankers continue to transport Russian oil as the war in Ukraine rages, according to a report on Friday. The report by Reporters United, an investigative journalism network in Greece, said ...


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Bucks assistant Josh Oppenheimer joins GREECE'S coaching staff

Officially confirming Giannis Antetokounmpo will play for GREECE in the 2022 EuroBasket, Hellenic Basketball Federation president Vangelis Liolios ...


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While Ukraine Burns, Turkey Ponders a War With GREECE

Representatives of Turkey and GREECE attend a meeting as part of the bilateral talks on the maritime disputes in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan.


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Why a Greek holiday destination is perfect for families with young kids – where you can hire a nanny for the week

The freshly caught fish is delicious, cooked to perfection alongside a feast of calamari, Greek salad and saganaki (fried cheese). We roll back into the resort to collect the twins from kids’ club, ...


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GREECE did not disappoint

Santorini, GREECE — Pristine beaches. Perfect for swimming, sunning and sailing. Its streets, squares and stairways offer scenic views of ...


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