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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Chicken choice: Greek or Portuguese?

Here's the drill with butterflying -- or spatchcocking -- a bird. You cut the backbone out of the chicken with kitchen shears, then turn the bird over and press down on the breastbone until the bird lies somewhat flat. It's not difficult to do, but a) you ...


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Rights groups slam Greece's decision to ignore refugee ruling

Human rights organisations and aid groups have slammed the Greek government's decision to defy a court ruling to "end its abusive policy" of containing refugees and migrants to islands. On Tuesday, 21 groups issued a joint statement condemning the ...


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6-hour Work Stoppage for Trolley buses in Athens

Workers at trolley buses in Athens are holding a six hour work stoppage in order to attend the union convention. The work stoppage started at 12 noon and will end at 5 o’ clock in the afternoon, Wednesday, April 25th 2018. The post 6-hour Work Stoppage for Trolley buses in Athens appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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UEFA bans Panathinaikos FC from European competition

Greek giants Panathinaikos have been banned from European competition for three years by UEFA for failing to pay their debts, European football’s governing body announced on Tuesday. The club were handed a suspended sentence in December and given until March 1 to settle their unpaid bills, but failed to do so and have been fined … The post UEFA bans Panathinaikos FC from European competition appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Californian woman unites with Greek relatives she didn’t know she had

Growing up in a predominantly Greek family, Carol Pappapetru-Hallas, from California, assumed she knew all there was to know about her family’s heritage. Her mother was of English, Irish and Scottish decent, while her father, Nick Pappapetru, was a second generation Greek American. However, after taking the AncestryDNA test, she uncovered that she was in … The post Californian woman unites with Greek relatives she didn’t know she had appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greek police seize horses, illegally harvested wild herbs

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say they have arrested six Albanian men near the border that separates the two countries and seized 10 horses and more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of an illegally harvested wild mountain herb traditionally ...


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Rights groups criticize Greece for migrant travel ban from islands

ATHENS (Reuters) - Human rights groups expressed concern on Wednesday at plans by Greece to continue containing asylum-seekers on its islands, calling the policy “abusive.” Greek authorities are trying to legislate curbs on migrants’ movements to try ...


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