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Friday, August 5, 2016

Cypriot, Greek competitors test positive for drugs: teams

Martasidis tested positive for banned substances in a doping control conducted on July 25 in Athens and has had his Games accreditation stripped, the Cypriot Olympic Committee said. The unidentified Greek competitor's A sample tested positive for banned ...


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The Latest: Competing was the easy part for Russian archers

The CEO of the Russian Cycling Federation says three of the country's cyclists have been cleared to race at the Olympics after appealing their exclusion over doping. Tour de France stage winner Ilnur Zakarin cannot race due to "a confluence of circumstances," federation CEO Yuri Kucheryavy tells The Associated Press in text messages. Hours before the opening ceremony, the Greek Olympic committee has announced the first positive doping test of the Rio Games. There was a late detour for the torch on Friday, with protests and heavy crowds forcing organizers to shift the relay away from part of the famed Copacabana beach before it headed to Sugar Loaf Mountain. Rio's Olympic sailing event has drawn unwanted attention because of severe water pollution in the Guanabara Bay venue. NBC also won't be streaming the event through its app or Olympics website until the television coverage begins, and streamers need to authenticate their account with a cable or satellite service. Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says she's sad to be missing out on the Olympics festivities as Rio gears up to Friday night's opening ceremony. Jake Dalton will do floor exercise, still rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar while 2012 all-around bronze medalist Danell Leyva will compete on pommel horse, parallel bars and high bar. Leaders of countries who are in Brazil to promote bids for the 2024 Games discussed terrorism threats Friday ahead of Rio's opening ceremony. French President Francois Hollande says Paris and other cities bidding to host future Olympics need to be able to protect themselves, and Hollande says France has experience in organizing and protecting major events. More than 200 people have died in France in the last 18 months in terror attacks, but Hollande said these were not attacks on major organized events like the European Championship soccer tournament, which was held around France in June and July. Speaking in an interview with two international news agencies, including The Associated Press, Renzi said that if the terrorists hate music, we will invest more money in music. Protests and large crowds have forced the Olympic torch relay away from Copacabana. The world rowing federation has cleared a previously banned Russian rower from competing in the Olympics but says Russia has decided to leave him at home anyway. Ivan Podshivalov, who received a two-year doping ban in 2008, got a last-minute go-ahead to compete in Rio after a sports arbitration panel rejected a rule barring Russian athletes with prior doping sanctions from competing in the games. According to the statement, the attacks happened on Wednesday. The Olympic flame has hit Rio's most famous landmark, the Christ the Redeemer statue. The flame will be used to light the Olympic cauldron Friday night at the opening ceremony at Maracana Stadium. The former soccer star — Brazil's most famous athlete — said this week he was invited to take part in the opening ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but business deals were stopping him from doing it. Millions of television viewers from around the world are expected to watch the three-hour ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night, which culminates in the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. There will be two cauldrons in Rio, one at the Maracana soccer stadium that is hosting the opening ceremony and another open to the public in downtown Rio. There's going to be no shortage of samba, culture or diversity in the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics as Brazil proudly showcases its traditions and environmental wonders. Organizers are making sure that global warming and the environment, especially the country's magnificent Amazon rainforest, are important parts of the ceremony.


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Greek athlete first to fail dope test in Rio 2016

A member of the Greek team has been expelled from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after testing positive for drugs. (AFP Photo) A member of the Greek team has been expelled from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after testing positive for drugs, the country’s ...


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GREEK government avoids commenting on coalition split over Mosque vote

The GREEK coalition government has not commented on the decision of the government partner Independent GREEKS to vote against the recent ...


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GREEK athlete tests positive for banned substance, has left Olympic Village

The GREEK Olympic Committee announced just hours before the Opening Ceremonies that one of its athletes tested positive for a banned substance ...


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GREEK athlete heads home after failed doping test is revealed

Hours before the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the GREEK Olympic committee has announced the first positive doping test of ...


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Greek Olympic committee says 1 of its athletes has failed a doping test and has left Olympic Village

Greek Olympic committee says 1 of its athletes has failed a doping test and has left Olympic Village.


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Greek athlete expelled from Games

… :45pm A member of the Greek team has been expelled from … requested the testing of every Greek athlete taking part in the …


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Is Olympiacos chief on his way to Forest after resigning from Greek giants?

… Olympiacos. A statement by the Greek club said Vrentzos has stepped …


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The Latest: Greece announces 1st positive doping test of Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 5:05 p.m. Hours before the opening ceremony, the Greek Olympic committee has announced the first positive doping test of the Rio Games. The committee says an unnamed ...


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Greek Athlete Booted From Rio over Failed Drug Test

A Greek athlete was expelled from the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro on Friday over a failed drug test, according to Greece’s Olympic Committee. The unnamed athlete, whose pre-Rio sample tested positive for banned substances, was sent back to Athens.


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Greek athlete expelled from Rio Olympics after failing drugs test

• Athlete tested positive for banned substances in pre-Games test • Test conducted in Athens in July A member of the Greek team has been expelled from the Rio Olympics after testing positive for drugs, the country’s Olympic Committee said on Friday. The unnamed athlete’s A sample tested positive for banned substances in a pre-Games test conducted in July in Athens and the athlete has left the Olympic village. Continue reading...


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Egypt: origin of the Greek culture

Schools still teach that the Western civilization is a child of Greece. Until a few decades ago, many schools did not mention the cultural achievements of Egypt or Sumer – and many schools in Europe still pay no attention to the Inca’s, Toltecs, etc.


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Russia's International Army Games are an intense alternative to watching the Rio Olympics

[Russia International Army Games]Russia Ministry of Defense If watching the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio doesn’t suit your taste, you may want to check out this year’s International Army Games, hosted by the Russian Defense Ministry. Held in Russia and Kazakhstan, this 2-week live-streamed event consists of 23 distinct trials ranging from air, marine, and field operations. From sniper competitions, tank biathlons, underwater searches, and aircraft ground attacks, over 3,000 servicemembers hailing from 19 different countries will be competing this year.  According to International Business Times, Russia had reportedly invited 47 countries, including the US and other NATO member states; however, the only NATO country that seems to have accepted their offer has been Greece. Here’s some clips of the International Army Games: RAW Embed RAW Embed Watch the livestream here. NOW WATCH: Forget Rio — hosting the Olympics on the Moon would produce some incredible results


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GREEK athlete expelled from Olympic village after doping discovered in July test, team says

Follow your favorite Olympic events, avoid spoilers and more. Here's how to get the most out of the Games with the Breaking News app. Read more.


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Olympics-Greek competitor tests positive for drugs

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A member of the Greek team has been expelled from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after testing positive for drugs, the country's Olympic Committee said on Friday. The unidentified competitor's A sample tested positive for ...


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2 Greek Athletes Banned from the Olympic Games for Doping

One day before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games 2016, in Rio, Brazil, a Greek athlete was banned by the Hellenic National Council for Combating Doping. The swimmer had already travelled to Rio when she was informed that she did not pass the test ...


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Tsipras Uses Constitutional Reform to Distract From GREECE'S Economic Woes

Despite the reforms' stated democratic goals, some observers worry that they will make GREECE harder to govern and force the creation of unstable ...


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Review: Miranda Lambert's back in the spotlight at the Greek, and her aim is true

If any celeb-watchers expected Miranda Lambert to pull into town licking her wounds at her first Southern California concert since her very public divorce last year from fellow country star Blake Shelton, they haven’t been paying attention to her career.


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Unnamed Greek athlete tests positive for drugs

A member of the Greek team has been expelled from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after testing positive for drugs, the country's Olympic Committee said on Friday. The unnamed athlete's A sample tested positive for banned substances in a pre-Games test ...


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Ten Old-Fashioned Greek Restaurants To Try in New York City

Eater critic Robert Sietsema offers a list of five must-try Greek American restaurants in Brooklyn, plus five that are also noteworthy for food and atmosphere. In the 1870s, some of New York City’s first Greek immigrants arrived from Sparta, a city in ...


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755,000 Greek tax payers to face foreclosures for overdue debts

About one and a half million Greek tax payers may face foreclosures from tax authorities for debts over 500 euros. Half of them - 755,806 - are expected to face mandatory liquidation measures, namely property and bank accounts seized. At the end of June ...


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Toddrick Gotcher Signs Contract to Play in Greece

Coming off one of the best seasons in recent years, recent graduate Toddrick Gotcher has signed a contract to play professionally for ASA Koroivos Amaliadas. The team is in Amaliadas, Greece as a part of the Greece Basketball League which is a 1st tier ...


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Authorities Looking for Refugees Involved in Illegal Activities on Chios Island

Authorities on the Greek island of Chios are sweeping the island in order to locate and arrest all migrants and refugees who have been involved in illegal activities, following the latest burglaries and thefts. According to local media, the first round of arrests was completed on Thursday, August 4. In total 40 people were arrested […]


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Effectiveness of IPC to Be Examined by the ECHR

The effectiveness of the “immovable property commission” set up in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus, will be examined by the European Court of Human Rights, lawyer Achilleas Demetriades told CNA, on the occasion of the payment by the commission of 2.5 million euros to a Greek Cypriot as compensation for his property, which is […]


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GREEK police arrest in Sparta terrorist and robber on most wanted list

GREEK police arrested two men on the most wanted terrorist list in Sparta, Peloponnese, Friday. In an operation carried out in the morning hours of ...


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Who Will the GREEK Teams Face in This Year's Europa League?

europa-league The GREEK football team Olympiakos will face the Portuguese Arouca in the Europa League playoffs, in order to get the “ticket” for the ...


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Producers of GREEK Saffron Eye Exports to Arab Countries

Kozani saffron Ways to facilitate the export of GREEK saffron cultivated in Kozani to Arab countries was the center of a meeting between the ...


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Coup, Escobar, Olympic Games: July's Most Popular Entries on GREEK Wikipedia

mobile-phone The word “coup,” referring to the attempted coup in Turkey last month, was by far the most searched word in the GREEK Wikipedia in July ...


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Club Bouncers Threaten Auditors on Greek Island of Rhodes

The bouncers of a club on the Greek island of Rhodes took the law into their own hands and refused entrance to the auditors who were supposed to inspect the establishment. “You will not perform any audits here,” they told the tax authority officials ...


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Miranda Lambert is fiery at the Greek Theatre before playing Irvine Meadows

Last month, Miranda Lambert posted to her Facebook page that read: “the last year of my life has been one of heartache and healing … music is medicine,” no doubt referencing her divorce from Blake Shelton. The admission came in conjunction with ...


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Greece Intensifies Crackdown On Tax Evaders

Greece has opened hundreds of tax-evasion cases against citizens suspected of hiding assets outside the country, Greece’s top anti-corruption official George Vassiliadis told HuffPost Greece this week. Greeks have owed their government billions of euros ...


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GREECE needs to catch up with slow tourists

A group of hikers walk along a footpath on the Aegean island of Andros, the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago. In a recent study, ...


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GREECE Tire Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2021

Due to absence of automobile manufacturing in GREECE, the tire market is entirely dependent on the replacement demand, which is being addressed ...


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Boris Johnson enjoys Greek holiday with his family during Summer break

The Foreign Secretary relaxed in his swim shorts and listened to music after sailing to the Greek island of Trikeri for the day during his summer break.


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TRNN in Greece: Refugee From Syria

DIMITRI LASCARIS, TRNN: This is Dimitri Lascaris for the Real News reporting from Lesvos, Greece, at the conclusion of the Crossing Borders conference on the refugee crisis. I'm here today with a young man by the name of Barcel, who is a Palestinian ...


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Tsipras Wants French, Italian Help for Debt Deal With Creditors

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is turning again to French and Italian leaders asking their help for a debt deal for Greece with its creditors.


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Review: At Limani Seafood Grill in Westfield, Bringing Greece Home

As I sat at Limani Seafood Grill in Westfield on one of the warmest days of the year and devoured a salad of sweet watermelon, tangy feta cheese and fresh mint, I was certain that there was no better antidote to the oppressive heat. When temperatures rise ...


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Vretzos leads GREEK National softball team

Katie Vretzos proved that age is just a number during her summer softball tour playing in the Under-22 European Championships in Prague followed ...


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World Bank: Greece among 30 destinations where tourists outnumber locals

Greece is among 30 destinations where tourists outnumber locals, according to figures for 2014, the latest available on the World Bank website, published by telegraph.co.uk. The world's most popular country is France, with just shy of 84 million overseas ...


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EU, Turkey and the refugee standoff

The failed coup in Turkey and the ensuing crackdown have created new tensions in the EU-Turkey relationship. As the EU has voiced concerns over human rights in Turkey, Turkish officials have threatened to stop implementing the deal Turkey signed last March to take back migrants who had crossed into Greece.


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Makeshift school in refugee camps shuts as pupils get places in French schools

English former headteacher who set up school plans to move to Greece amid efforts to lobby for a refugee boarding school in the UK A makeshift school operated in the refugee camps in northern France by an English former headteacher is closing its doors, after a deal was struck to allow the children to attend French schools instead. Related: Isle of Wight 'superhead' running makeshift school for refugees Continue reading...


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GREEK Swimmer Kristel Vourna On Rio Heat Sheets With Questionable Time

GREEK swimmer Kristel Vourna, who was mistakenly invited to Rio, appears on heat sheets with her teammate's exact entry time. Archive Photo via ...


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GREEK soft drinks industry shrinks by a third

The GREEK market shrank by 32% between 2009 and 2015, according to a study carried out by the Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research ...


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Lost Greek statue of Zeus remade with 3D printing

An ancient Greek statue of Zeus has been recreated using 3D printing, after it was lost in the 5th Century. One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the statue of Zeus at Olympia was recorded only in descriptions and illustrations on coins.


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Greek lawyer qualified for the Olympics without realizing it

A Greek lawyer who runs marathons didn’t know he had qualified for the Rio Olympics until he checked out a list of the athletes who would be competing for his country. Kalomiris had unknowingly qualified in the Rome Marathon in March 2015. His time was ...


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Take a hike! Millie Mackintosh shows off her athletic figure as she works out with beau Hugo Taylor on romantic Greek getaway

They've been making the most of their romantic Greek getaway, sharing every moment of their trip with their social media followers. And Hugo Taylor delighted fans as he posted a new snap of girlfriend Millie Mackintosh as they took part in a gruelling hike ...


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Moscow-bound passenger jet makes emergency landing in Greece

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A jet with 152 passengers on board heading from Greece to Moscow has made a safe emergency landing at Thessaloniki Airport in northern Greece.


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Consumers Told To Not Pay Without Getting Receipt

Customers in Greece who don't get legal receipts don't have to pay for the goods or services they get, the Finance Ministry said.


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China’s Cosco Readies Takeover of Port of Piraeus

After winning a majority stake, China's Cosco will take over control of the port of Piraeus the week of Aug. 8, ending Greek ownership.


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