How the world sees Greece
The Greek Culture Ministry has announced the latest important findings in the archaeological site of the Sanctuary of Ancient god Apollo on the uninhabited islet of Despotiko west of the island of Antiparos in the Cyclades, Central Aegean Sea. Excavation conducted on Despotiko between 28. May – 6 July 2018, a new building with tw0 … The post Amazing findings in Apollo Sanctuary excavation on Despotiko appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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The final disbursement of 15 billion euros loan tranche to Greece has been made today, European Commissioner for Monetary Affairs Pierre Moscovici announced on Monday afternoon. Reason to celebrate? Hardly. The money is one more one more loan on the Greeks’ shoulders and increases the total loans to Greece to 203.77 billion euros. In addition, … The post ESM disburses last €15bn tranche to Greece, increasing total loans to €203.77bn appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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A 90-year-old woman discovered that she was fit to work, despite her multiple health problems. The Greek national social security fund decided to cut her invalidity pension and as usual the employees also checked the box “fit to work.” On the day of her 90th birthday, the woman complained to a private television station about … The post Greek state fund cuts pension to 90-year-old, finds her “fit to work” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Europeans are no longer shocked by pictures of drowned migrants and refugees children.Their pictures no longer make it to headlines. The urgency Europe felt following the death of 3-year-old refugee boy Kurdi washed ashore a Turkish shore in 2015 appears to have dissipated. Just look at the direction in which EU migration and refugee policy … The post Europeans are no longer shocked by pictures of drowned children appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Lakeshore community leaders who are still struggling with the aftermath of the flooding, more than a year later, hoped for more support from a new member in a key advisory board. "We wanted to make su...
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BRUSSELS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) disbursed on Monday the fifth and final tranche of loan of 15 billion euros (17.3 billion U.S. dollars) to Greece, according to an o...
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[Bill Clinton Barack Obama]Getty * ONLY EIGHT UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS HAVE BEEN LEFT-HANDED. * HARRY S. TRUMAN WROTE LEFT-HANDED AS A CHILD, BUT WAS FORCED BY HIS PARENTS TO WRITE RIGHT-HANDED. * BILL CLINTON WAS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE PRESIDENT TO BE LEFT-HANDED. ------------------------- For much of history, left-handedness was looked down upon, and often lefties were forced into becoming righties. Thus, only a handful of presidents have been left-handed, though the number of lefties has increased dramatically over the last 50 years, as left-handedness has become widely accepted. Keep reading to see which US presidents were lefties. JAMES GARFIELD, THE 20TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IS THE ONLY KNOWN LEFT-HANDED PRESIDENT BEFORE THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Wikimedia Commons James Garfield was allegedly able to write with both hands at the same time — and in different languages. The left hand is said to have written in Greek while the right hand would write in Latin. HERBERT HOOVER, THE 31ST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WAS ALSO LEFT-HANDED. Wikimedia Commons Before becoming POTUS, Hoover was a mining engineer in China. HARRY S. TRUMAN, 33RD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WROTE LEFT-HANDED AS A CHILD, BUT WAS FORCED BY HIS PARENTS TO LEARN TO WRITE RIGHT-HANDED. Getty Images Only in the last few decades has left-handedness become socially acceptable. Before that, parents and teachers would force children to become righties. They had little choice, too: back in the day, all everyday items were designed for righties. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER SEE ALSO: * Meet the woman behind Trump's $20 million merch empire * Here's everyone who has been charged in Mueller's Russia probe so far * See the real estate properties in New York and LA that prosecutors are accusing Paul Manafort of funneling millions through SEE ALSO: ARE LEFT HANDED PEOPLE MORE TRUSTWORTHY OR LESS TRUSTWORTHY? FOLLOW US: INSIDER IS ON FACEBOOK
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