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Sunday, February 5, 2017

Armchair travel: John and Karen Clark's cruise of the GREEK isles

Armchair travel: John and Karen Clark's cruise of the GREEK isles ... This GREEK isles cruise was by Royal Caribbean International and began with one ...


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Wedding stories: Alexa & Brian; pair has 'big fat GREEK wedding' at bride's childhood church

The wedding of Alexa Kaklamanos and Brian Card, of Groton, Mass., took place July 9, 2016, at St. Philip GREEK Orthodox Church in Nashua - the ...


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For Ski With a Sea View, Greece is the Word!

Climbing, hiking and skiing are popular pastimes in magnificently mountainous Greece. Yet despite the existence of various knowledgeable, experienced and helpful societies and individuals, a detailed and practical guidebook to accompany the hobby was hard ...


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Charity turns old blankets into winter coats for refugees

[In this Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, a migrant sews a blanket, at a tiny coat workshop charity called Naomi in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, which is working long hours to collect and wash discarded blankets and turn them into wearable coats. The blankets are mostly army issue gray with red stitching and are distributed as aid at the sprawling refugee and migrant encampments, and are being recycled into practical coats for the vulnerable refugees who are facing a harsh winter. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)]THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — It's been a miserable winter in Greece, especially for the many thousands of refugees staying in tents in old factories and warehouses. At a tiny workshop in the northern city of Thessaloniki, they're trying to make a little bit of a difference.


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Greek debt crisis: an existentialist drama with no good end in sight

Sartre’s Huis Clos has three damned souls arguing in a room for eternity. Greece has Tsipras, Schäuble and Lagarde. Now there’s a fourth: enter stage right Donald Trump


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Emirates announces 5th freedom flights to Newark

A while ago Emirates announced that it will be launching flights from Dubai to Newark, New Jersey. The flight will run via the Greek capital Athens, with the ability to book flights on the Greece-US sector. The airline currently serves New York-JFK Airport ...


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AHEPA condemns US President Donald Trump's travel ban

AHEPA, the largest GREEK-American non-profit organization founded in 1922 calls President Trump's executive order to limit travel to America from 7 ...


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