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Friday, August 24, 2018

Greece bailout holds lessons for Europe

Earlier this week, Greece finally exited its eight-year long bailout programme, under which its economy was kept under financial life support by other European countries, the International Monetary Fu...


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Frustrated Dyche questions refereeing decisions as Burnley lose in Greece

The Premier League side suffered a 3-1 loss to Olympiakos in their Europa League qualifying play-off first leg. Burnley boss Sean Dyche was left questioning the referee’s decisions to award the hosts ...


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Greece-approved online betting turnover tops €5.3b in 2017

Greece is a nature of stone-cold degenerate gamblers, according to the government’s latest statistics. Figures released Thursday by the Gaming Supervision and Control Commission (EEEP) showed Greek ci...


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Burnley fan stabbed before Europa League clash with Olympiakos in Greece

Fan was not seriously injured and required stitches to a leg wound in Athens The fan required stitches to a leg wound but was not seriously injured. Three more supporters were robbed in Athens before ...


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Burnley face uphill battle against Olympiakos after Ben Gibson sees red

• Olympiakos 3-1 Burnley • Chris Wood scores penalty; Gibson sent off after second yellow Burnley need a big comeback at Turf Moor after a defeat by Olympiakos that was compounded by Ben Gibson’s sending off. Chris Wood’s 33rd-minute penalty pulled the Clarets level in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying play-off after Kostas Fortounis had scored with a free-kick in the 19th minute. Olympiakos regained the lead through Andreas Bouchalakis’s header three minutes after half-time and Fortounis then converted a penalty on the hour to extend the Greek side’s advantage. Continue reading...


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In a Timeless Land: Traveling in Greece

The wind was kicking up a fair amount of dust, the sun was pretty fierce, and the crowds seemed daunting. But it still felt incredible to be standing alongside the Parthenon and the other ancient buil...


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Students at Greece school to get supplies at no cost

Greece, N.Y. (WHAM) - Instead of buying their own school supplies for the 2018-2019 school year, some students at Greece Odyssey will be getting them for free. Students in grades 6 through 10 will rec...


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