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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Love Island's Camilla Thurlow And Jamie Jewitt Travel To GREEK Refugee Camp To Volunteer ...

Former 'Love Island' stars Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt have travelled to a refugee camp in Greece to help out amid the current migrant crisis.


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Wildfire on Kythira under control after 8% of the island burned down

The large wildfire on the island of Kythira has been finally taken under control. However, the damage is immeasurable. At least 8% of the island has been burned down. The wildfire that broke out on Friday had no active front on Tuesday morning. The fire is fully demarcated, only small fires are burning within the … The post Wildfire on Kythira under control after 8% of the island burned down appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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A Look at the Six Suitors for Greece’s Gas Grid DESFA

Photo by Eurokinissi-Papadopoulos Vasilis. ATHENS – On August 7, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announced that six investment schemes expressed their interest to acquire 66% (31% stake owned by HRADF and 35% stake owned by HELPE) of the …


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Helios crash relatives to attend memorial service in Greece

Cypriot and Greek relatives of the victims that died in the Helios Airways disaster in Grammatiko, Greece on August 14, 2005, will attend a memorial service at the crash site on Sunday. The memorial will mark the 12th anniversary of the deadliest ...


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EU nations start process of returning migrants to Greece

BRUSSELS – European Union countries have begun the process of sending migrants who arrived in Europe via Greece over the last five months back to have their asylum applications assessed there. EU rules oblige migrants to apply for asylum in the country ...


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Chinese and German trade data both disappoint, but world markets hit new highs – business live

All the day’s economic and financial news, including new import and export figures from China and Germany * Chinese import and export growth both slowed in July * Experts: Domestic demand may be softening * German imports and exports fell in June * MSCI: markets hit record highs 12.41pm BST OVER IN ATHENS THE GREEK PRIME MINISTER ALEXIS TSIPRAS IS MULLING A FULL-SCALE GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE OVER THE SUMMER, REPORTS OUR CORRESPONDENT HELENA SMITH Before departing on what close aides are describing as a “short one-week” holiday this weekend, Tsipras is weighing up pushing ahead with a major cabinet reshuffle in the coming days. The makeover, well-placed sources say, depends almost entirely on the role the British-trained Greek finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos, will play in the next government. 12.21pm BST THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS STILL ON A STEADY GROWTH PATH, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST HEATHCHECK FROM THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT. The OECD has rounded up the latest economic data (Composite leading indicators, or CLIs), and concluded that there is “stable growth momentum” across the 35 advanced countries that make up the OECD AREA as a whole. The CLIs continue to point to stable growth momentum in JAPAN, CANADA and the EURO AREA as a whole. Stable growth momentum is now also expected in theUNITED STATES and ITALY,while in the UNITED KINGDOM the CLI confirms the tentative signs of easing growth flagged in last month’s assessment. Prospects of growth gaining momentum remain unchanged for GERMANY and FRANCE, as well as for CHINA and BRAZIL. Amongst other major emerging economies, the CLIs continue to anticipate stable growth momentumin INDIA while in RUSSIA tentative signs of easing growth remain. Continue reading...


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Greek Education Minister Admits Opting–Out of Military Service

Education Minister Kostas Gavroglou admitted press reports that he opted-out of military service, which is compulsory in Greece. Speaking to state TV ERT, Gavroglou described his decision as “personal”. “It was my personal decision, everyone can ...


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