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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Greek Orthodox church provides refuge to Palestinians

A Greek Orthodox church in Gaza is providing refuge for dozens of Palestinian families fleeing Israeli bombing, international media reported on Tuesday. The church in downtown Gaza City is hosting about 600 people in total and only two out of all the fami... ...

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Anastasiades due to vist Athens on Monday for talks

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades is due in Athens on Monday to discuss the ongoing reunification talks on the island with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos. Sources said one of the issues to be covered will ... ...

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Kastoria church robber caught in the act

A prosecutor on Tuesday brought multiple charges of theft against a 37-year-old man alleged to have stolen votive offerings from two churches in the region of Kastoria, northern Greece, and to have sold them in neighboring Albania for 1,600 euros. The man... ...

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Greece backs UN resolution demanding access to MH17 crash site

Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos (photo) made it clear on Tuesday that Greece backs a United Nations Security Council resolution passed on Monday which demands that armed groups in eastern Ukraine allow “safe, secure, full and unrestricted access” to ... ...

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Greek Moussaka


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Greek students to carry out experiment at CERN after sharing first place in international competition


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Laiki appeals to ICSID


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Sailig Chef Greece 2014


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Eats Beat: Alex's, Taziki's two sides of Greek dining


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Thalassa Goa Greek style cusine & stay in Goa Wonderful place to eat Greek food


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A Transparent Greek Language Course: Learn Anytime with Online, Mobile, Interactive, Social and ...


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Water, super-sewers and the filth threatening the River Thames

The Thames may be cleaner than it was in Victorian times, but it is still laden with sewage. As London celebrates 150 years of its sewer system, it seems that improving it is as politically fraught as it was in the days of the Great Stink

"Water is the giver of life," says the great-great-grandson of the engineer who revolutionised London's sewerage system. "That's why people always ask if there's water on Mars to support life. But it is also bringer of death, as we saw in the 19th century."

Quite so. Before Sir Peter Bazalgette's great-great-grandfather Joseph built 1,300 miles of sewers and river embankments in London in the 1860s, raw sewage flowed into the tidal section of the Thames and got stalled in a hellishly insanitary circulation system. The stench of what politician Benjamin Disraeli in the mid-19th century called the "Stygian pool" was bad enough referencing the River Styx of Greek mythology, which formed the boundary between Earth and the underworld but, worse, Londoners bathed in and drank this water. "Before the great embankments were built, the Thames flowed more gently so the shit went up and down and people were drawing their own effluent," says Bazalgette. If you're eating your breakfast, apologies for that last sentence.

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Taste Sicily's staples, from seafood to cous cous


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Greek fest at The Grove: Mayfield morning links


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Greece requests further EU support for migration management

ATHENS, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Greek government requested further EU support for better management of increasing migration flows during a visit by EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom on Tuesday. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and cabinet ...

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Greek Orthodox church in Gaza shelters Muslims fleeing war

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - About 1,000 Palestinian Muslims fleeing Israeli shells devastating their Gaza neighborhood have found shelter in a building they otherwise would rarely if ever enter, the city's 12th-century Greek Orthodox Church. Despite its thick walls dating back to the Crusades, the Church of Saint Porphyrius was still not a very safe haven. This is the duty of the ...

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Moving Stocks National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK), Siliconware ...


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The Lies of Samaras Do Not Convince The Money Lenders! Greece #1 Bankruptcy Risk!


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Vodafone Greece offers Internet 4Sharing 2 months free


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Greek Yogurt and Honey Muffins


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Top 10 Greek Mythological Figures in Film


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Wake Forest adds Greek forward Mitoglou to roster

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Wake Forest has added Greek forward Konstantinos Mitoglou to its basketball roster.

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PM congratulates police over Maziotis arrest

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday visited the main headquarters of the Greek Police (GADA) in central Athens to express his congratulations to the force over the arrest last week of terror fugitive Nikos Maziotis. Samaras was accompanied by Public... ...

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Hedge Fund Dromeus Turns Greek Tragedy to Triumph With 160% Gain

Dromeus Capital Management SA is turning Greek tragedy into triumph.

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Why Welsh should be taught in British schools

Regardless of what happens in the Scottish independence referendum, its time to end the English domination of Wales and Scotland

Last weekend I took part in a festival called Gwyl Arall in my home in north Wales, where I gave a talk in Welsh (well actually, half Welsh the organisers were kind enough to make allowances for my deteriorating skills). When I told friends in England what I was doing, many responded as though Id just announced I was travelling to the Acropolis to deliver a sermon in ancient Greek. People still speak Welsh? is a common refrain all Cymrys living in England are accustomed to hearing.

Welsh evolved from Brittonic (meaning indigenous Breton, as opposed to Anglo-Saxon), and until the Romans came along, it was spoken in England too. The Welsh language is not a backwards, insignificant thing; it is a fundamental part of Britains collective history. I find it absurd that so few English people realise it is still spoken in families and communities across Wales, as part of a Brittonic culture which has survived through the ages. As part of my childhood, I learned traditional Welsh dance (downsio gwerin), recited Welsh poetry and sang Cerdd Dant (a type of vocal and harp music) during Eisteddfodau (the Welsh culture festival). I joined the Urdd (the Welsh League of Youth); read the Mabinogion (a collection of Welsh mythological stories) in school; and I spoke Welsh so fluently I barely noticed when people switched from English to Welsh. I did all these things as part of an indigenous Celtic culture Ive inherited by being born in Wales a culture that isnt unique to my small and beautiful corner of the country, but at one time reached across Britain and has helped shape it.

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6 Reasons to Visit the Cyclades Islands in Greece


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Greece: quake measuring 4.3 Richter recorded south of Crete


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EU governments cut deficits, Greece more than expected

In 2013, governments in Europe were able to substantially lower their budget deficits, according to the latest EU data. Nevertheless, EU countries are still laboring under huge and even burgeoning debt mountains. Last year, governments in the 18-nation ...

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Butternut Squash Black Bean Enchiladas with Chipotle Greek Yogurt Sauce


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Greek light on Fire 7-3


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Top 10 Greek Foods


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The Greek Gods (a short cartoon fim)


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Ministry approves 1.3 million euros for animal shelters

The Agriculture Ministry has set aside 1.3 million euros to be distributed to Greece's municipal authorities in order to build shelters for stray animals, the state-run Athens-Macedonia News Agency reported on Tuesday. The decision signed by Agricultural ... ...

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Consumer confidence in Greece improves in Q2

Consumer confidence in Greece improved by two index points in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the same period last year, reaching 55 points, though still significantly below the global average of 97 points, the latest Nielsen Global Survey of Consu... ...

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Card to Wallet for Brazilian girls in Greece


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Greek sovereign debt at 174.1 percent of GDP


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Introduction & Services Certification International Cyprus / Greece


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Stocks to Watch


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Greeks Gone West: Nick Politakis

“Greeks Gone West” is a series of video vignettes the US Embassy in Athens made about the world of work in the US. Through the prism of Greeks and Greek-Americans with interesting work lives, we hope to improve the understanding of US society and to show ... ...

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More than half of consumers globally upbeat on job prospects, says Nielsen survey


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Greece: less enterprises shut down in the 1st half of 2014


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Literature: Greece; 4th International Festival in Tinos


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48 hours in Athens: Greece is the word


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UPDATE 1-Shares in Greek renewable energy firm drop in trade debut


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Greece: Boozed up Brits go mental in Malia


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[Full Movie] Watch The Anderssons in Greece Full Movie [VIG] Online


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Earthquake: M 4.8


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Greeks getting better at recycling, though still Europe's laggards

Greeks are getting better at sorting their trash and recycling, a recent study by environmental group WWF Greece has found, though they are still Europe's laggards. In 2007, only 58 percent of citizens said in a similar survey that they recycle at least o... ...

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Piraeus prosecutor investigating use of funds for building renovation

A Piraeus prosecutor has launched an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of state funding by the Piraeus Society, one of Greece's oldest sports clubs, for the renovation of its historical building between Alkiviadou and Karaiskou streets in th... ...

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Regling: Portugal, Greece have money on hand if banks need


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