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Friday, June 16, 2023

Over 500 feared dead in 'entirely preventable' Greece shipwreck

At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant boat sinks off Greece · Thu, Jun 15. Alexiou also said that, after accepting food from a merchant ship, the ...


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How the Greek migrant tragedy unfolded

Calls of passengers in 'great distress' came through days after boat left the coast of Egypt in the hope of taking people to Italy


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Naughty Greek restaurant is sold; will be launched as Spicy Feta

Naughty Greek has been sold to new owners and will be renamed Spicy Feta. Spicy Feta has ties to family-owned St. Louis Park restaurant Ariana Kabob & Gyro Bistro.


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Greece: Not an unexpected tragedy

The deaths of hundreds of refugees off the coast of Greece have shocked the nation. Even anti-immigrant politicians have expressed sympathy, but others are asking whether the authorities are to blame.


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LIVE Greece v Ireland: Euro 2024 qualifier

… of a Green Army invading Greek capital. “The late kick- … Irish ‘home’ game in Athens ] Soccer correspondent Gavin Cummiskey is … Athens and it’s a wet one! Heavy thunderstorms in the Greek … 2024 qualifier against Greece at the Opap Arena in Athens. Ireland lost …


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Euro 2024 qualifying clockwatch – Wales v Armenia, Greece v Ireland

… first, pushing Slovenia into second. Greece v Ireland team news: STARTING … XI | Greece v Ireland Evan Ferguson … v Romania - Group I Greece v Republic of Ireland - …


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Will Smallbone handed Ireland start as Evan Ferguson paired with Adam Idah for Greece clash

Smallbone replaces Jason Knight in midfield in what looks to be a 3-5-2 formation with Adam Idah preferred to Michael Obafemi up front in the absence of Chiedozie Ogbene. The other talking point from the starting XI is the decision to go with Middlesbrough …


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Greece boat disaster: Up to 500 people still missing says UN

The horrific tragedy off Greece underlines the need to bring people smugglers to justice, the UN says.


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What we know about the migrant tragedy off Greece

With at least 78 dead and hundreds more feared missing after the sinking of a rusty trawler off Greece's Peloponnese peninsula on Wednesday, ...


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Angelina Jolie Comments on Greece’s Migrant Boat Disaster

Angelina Jolie has weighed in on the migrant boat disaster that occurred in the waters off Greece on Wednesday. The boat was carrying approximately 750 people and capsized in a deep part of the Mediterranean Sea. 78 deaths have been recorded thus far, but it is feared that the death toll is much higher. The […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Anger mounts over Greek response to migrant boat before disaster

Coast guard on defensive over claims it could have helped migrants ahead of sinking


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Ancient Greek artifacts found hidden Mt. Parnitha forest

Several ancient Greek artifacts were found hidden in a forested area of Mount Parnitha in northern Athens on Thursday, June 15. The antiquities were taken by a team of police officers to the Department of Cultural Heritage and Antiquities of the Attica Security Directorate to be examined by an archaeologist of the Ephorate of Antiquities … The post Ancient Greek artifacts found hidden Mt. Parnitha forest appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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UK’s Currys to sell its Greek retail arm Kotsovolos

UK’s electrical retailer Currys could offer up its Greek electronics retail arm Kotsovolos to potential buyers, with the FTSE 250 firm announcing a strategic review of the businesses. Kotsovolos is one of the leading electrical and electronics retailers in Greece, it has a network of over 90 stores including an emerging presence in Cyprus – … The post UK’s Currys to sell its Greek retail arm Kotsovolos appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greeks Protest Over Fatal Migrant Shipwreck

Protests have been held across Greece following the tragic shipwreck on Wednesday that claimed the lives of at least 78 migrants. Greek ...


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The Importance of Children Learning the Greek Language

Preserving Cultural Identity: For children of Greek heritage, learning the Greek language is a gateway to their cultural roots. Language plays a ...


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Hopes of findings survivors in Greece migrant boat tragedy fade

Athens, June 16 (EFE).- Hopes … on Wednesday off the southern Greek Peloponnese peninsula. “At this stage … camp on the outskirts of Athens, to be identified. The eight … Greece on Thursday to protest the European Union’s and the Greek …


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Greek unemployment rate fell to 11.8% of the workforce in Q1

Greek unemployment rate eased to 11. … ), Thessaly (14.6%0, Crete (14.4%), Central Greece (13.1%), Eastetrn Macedonia … .4%), Peloponese (10.44%), Western Greece (9.9%) and Attica (8 …


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Broken pagan statue of Greek god Pan unearthed at early church ruins in Turkey

It is unlikely that a Christian church would have kept a statue of such a pagan god


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Greece Migrant Boat Tragedy Leaves Many Questions for Europe

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'Up to 500' missing after migrant boat sunk off Greek coast

A Greek social worker who looked after some of the survivors, told Sky News that she had heard that water ran out on the boat days before it sank, ...


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Syrian group in Greece overwhelmed after shipwreck

STORY: Bakri also said he had received "hundreds of calls" from people who feared their relatives were on the sunken boat.Bakri said he has also received several photos, including, children, teenagers and young people whose relatives and parents were searching for their whereabouts.


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UN says migrant boat capsizing off Greece 'horrific tragedy'

UN agencies called for investigating and holding to account smugglers and human traffickers. Nine Egyptian men were arrested for allegedly trafficking the migrants on the boat into Europe.


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Greece migrant shipwreck: Brothers reunite in Italy

ATHENS, Greece —. Greece's coast guard defended its actions Friday in the deadly sinking of a ship carrying hundreds of migrants off the country's ...


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Long Lost Temple of Artemis in Evia, Greece Reveals More Secrets

A long-lost temple dedicated to the Goddess Artemis that was finally discovered in Evia, Greece after 100 years of archaeological research is revealing more of its secret treasures. The temple was discovered by a team from the Swiss Archaeological School and Greek Archaeological Service after working out that ancient directions to the site were wrong. […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Barack Obama Returns to Greece

Former US president Barack Obama has reportedly arrived in Greece where he is scheduled to participate in an international conference held in Athens next week. Reports in the Greek media say that Obama is currently on the island of Antiparos where he is being hosted by his pal Tom Hanks. The Oscar-winning actor and his […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece Arrests Nine After Fatal Boat Wreck

… people have been arrested in Greece in connection with the sinking …


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Hundreds of migrants feared dead as Greece set to end search ops

… hospitalized, health officials said. Greek Coast Guard spokesperson Nikos … people in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki protested with … migrant camp near Athens by Friday. Greece would examine their … in a sinking near Crete, according to AFP records …


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Greek officials deny coastguard rope led to migrant tragedy

… a report by Greek newspaper Kathimerini on Friday that … suspicion of people trafficking, Greek TV is reporting. Georgios … capital Athens, the second city Thessaloniki and elsewhere. Greece is … Africa. Last month the Greek government came under international …


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The ultimate list of penis size globally – Where is Greece?

Ecuador is the champion


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Grapevine: Greek to him

The concert had been advertised as Greek, which is why Ben Rubi chose to take his Greek-born father there. Ben Rubi, who has an incredible fund of ...


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Olympiacos defends its Greek throne

Olympiacos Piraeus has won its second consecutive Greek League title with a 3-1 series win over the arch-rival Panathinaikos Athens.


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Brothers reunited after deadly migrant boat shipwreck in Greece

Video shows the emotional moment two brothers reunited after an overcrowded fishing boat carrying hundreds of migrants sank off the coast of Greece. At least 78 people were killed in the shipwreck but ...


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Zo Greek to open in Boston's Seaport District

A pair of Greek restaurants will be joined by a third location and this one will be by the Boston waterfront. According to a source, Zo Greek is planning to open in the city's Seaport District, moving ...


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Egyptian migrant traffickers arrested over Greek boat disaster

Nine held after fishing ship believed to be carrying 750 asylum seekers sank, reportedly killing about 600 people including 100 children ...


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UN demands urgent action after Greece migrant boat tragedy

The UN agencies for refugees and migrants called for ‘urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea’ after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank off the Peloponnese, killing at least 78 people.


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Timeline: How the refugee boat tragedy unfolded off Greece

… in Italy, Greece and Malta were alerted. The Greek coastguard says it … and UN refugee agency in Greece. 5:20pm (15:20 … off Greece early on June 14, 2023 [Stelios Misinas/Reuters] Greek … attempted to intervene. But Greece’s leftist former Prime Minister …


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Timeless Beauty: Ancient Greek Athletes in Art

… c. 1600 BCE, Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece. One of the Cycladic islands … c.1450 BCE, Knossos, Crete, Greece. Amongst the iconography of the … ) is an area in Athens. The Geometric period finds … versions survive, while original Greek bronzes do not. Polykleitos’ …


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Greece scours shipwreck site; death toll revised to 78

… the worst maritime tragedy in Greece in recent years," … by this tragedy". Greece has declared three days of … warehouse to be interviewed by Greek authorities, who are looking … Malakasa migrant camp near Athens by Friday. Greece would examine their …


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Louis Vuitton's 'Deep Time' Collection Debuts in Greece

… performance by internationally acclaimed Greek choreographer and director … guests who travelled to Greece exclusively for the extraordinary … directed by the acclaimed Greek choreographer and director, … the renowned island of Santorini. The table settings and …


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Greek unemployment rate fell to 11.8% in Q1

Greek unemployment rate eased to 11. … ), Thessaly (14.6%0, Crete (14.4%), Central Greece (13.1%), Eastetrn Macedonia … .4%), Peloponese (10.44%), Western Greece (9.9%) and Attica (8 … .1%). READ MORE: Greece is the top blood donor …


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Thymios Lolis a True Greek Hero (1880

… Epirus with the rest of Greece. The outbreak of WWI and … stop the persecution of the Greeks of Northern Epirus by the … and Greek schools and infringing on the rights of the Greeks. By … Northern Epirus. He died in Athens in 1961.


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Archaeological Treasures Discovered In Mount Parnitha, Greece

… Athens. Among the finds were lamps, pottery, and bronze figurines. Greek … the mainland territories of ancient Athens and Boeotia. The new … Parnitha was reported by the Greek media, although scant details … styles popular in ancient Greece from the late 6th …


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Greece denies coastguard rope led to boat tragedy

The Greek government's insistence that no mooring rope was used follows a report by Greek newspaper Kathimerini on Friday that a coastguard vessel turned on searchlights and used loudspeakers to tell those on board they were in danger and would not be able to reach the Italian coast.


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Glittering Greek Shipping Awards turn 20

As their 20th anniversary event approaches, the Greek Shipping Awards can reflect on a remarkable voyage that has already seen 300 trophies presented and more than 70 prominent shipping personalities


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Hope Fades for Survivors of Migrant Boat Disaster off Greece

ATHENS, GREECE —. Greek rescuers on Friday scanned the Ionian Sea by air and boat for survivors of a migrant boat sinking, as hope faded of ...


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At least 78 Killed After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greece Coast

Greek rescuers on Thursday scoured the Ionian Sea for survivors a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank, killing at least 78 people, as police arrested nine suspected people smugglers.


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Greece Boat Disaster: How did the authorities respond?

At least 78 people have died after a boat sank off the coast of Greece in what is being called 'one of Europe's worst migrant disasters'.


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Hundreds of migrants feared dead off Greece coast

Hundreds of migrants are feared to have died off the coast of Greece after an overcrowded trawler capsized.


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Capsized Migrant Boat Off Greece ‘Had 100 Children in Hold’

Officials have expressed fears that as many as 100 children may have perished when a migrant boat with hundreds on board capsized off Greece on Wednesday. Greek officials said the boat may have been carrying as many as 750 people. At least 78 people died in Tuesday’s incident with a further 104 men and boys […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Hope fades for missing migrants in deadly shipwreck in Greece

Nine survivors from a migrant boat that sank were arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of missing passengers and attention turned to Greece’s failure to act before the overcrowded ship capsized.


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