Nadal faces Greek teenager in Barcelona final

BARCELONA - Rafael Nadal racked up the 400th clay court victory of his career on Saturday as he swept past Belgium's David Goffin 6-4, 6-0 to reach the Barcelona final and stand just one win from an 11th title in the Spanish city. World number one Nadal ...

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GREEK Government Approves $1.45 Billion Air Force Upgrade from United States

The improvements to 85 of the GREEK Air Force's fleet will upgrade the jets to capabilities similar to the F-35 fighters, minus the stealth technology. Amongst the companies to work on the upgrades are U.S. defense contractors Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. The payment terms of the ...

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Zaev 'Convinced' Agreement On Name Dispute Can Be Reached

He added that, in the end, he along with GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, and GREEK Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias “can make an agreement, but it is the institutions and people of the two countries who will have the final word, and they will make the final ...

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The latest fixation

Fixations on a particular issue are never good in politics. Up until a couple of months ago, the government was fixated on the issue of a debt write-off. Now that it knows this is impossible it is fixated on the post-bailout era and is cultivating expectations that GREECE will not have any kind of supervision ...

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Tsitsipas becomes first Greek in ATP final in 45 years; to face Nadal

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal has added to his clay-court dominance by reaching yet another milestone on the surface. Nadal defeated David Goffin 6-4, 6-0 for his 400th career win on clay on Saturday, reaching the Barcelona Open final for the 11th ...

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Greece agrees to $1.45 billion deal with U.S. to upgrade F-16 fleet

Hellenic Air Force F-16 block 52 Fighting Falcon of 'Zeus' team, flies over Flisvos bay during the Air Show. Photo: Dimitrios Sotiriou/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Greek government and military officials on Saturday signed-off on a $1.45 ...

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Wine review: GREEK winemaking regains its heroic status

We have a dazzling array of wine choices at our fingertips, and while there's nothing wrong with trusty old favourites such as sauvignon blanc or chardonnay, it's always enjoyable to go off-piste and taste something new. Greece is a case in point. Only a few decades ago, this ancient Mediterranean ...

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