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The life of Louise Du Toit is full of music and song. She abandoned her carrier in South Africa when she met her Greek husband and moved to the island of Corfu. Louise Du Toit went on stage with The Voice- Greece on Friday and bewitched the audience and the …
Read More »AP: Greek Migration Minister backs new funds for Turkey
Greece’s migration minister Giorgos Koumutsakos urged the incoming European Commission to renew a funding commitment to Turkey to stop migrants reaching the European Union. Koumoutsakos told The Associated Press in an interview on Friday that Athens would also welcome an enhanced NATO presence and tougher international patrolling off Greek islands …
Read More »Greek PM at UN Assembly: “Nations must share the burden of migration”
“Nations must share the burden of migration and refugee flows,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said addressing the 74th United Nations General Assembly Friday. Greece has had to handle the burden alone throughout the migration movement of recent years, as the country at the EU borders and the forefront of …
Read More »Fire on ferry Olympic Champion with 538 passengers on board (videos)
A fire broke out on passenger ferry “Olympic Champion” short after it left the port of Igoumenitsa for Venice, on Saturday morning. 538 passengers and large part of the 74 crew members are being evacuated. The ship had arrived from Patras to the port of Igoumenitsa with final destination the …
Read More »Excavation in Zominthos, Crete, unearths Linear A tablets, other amazing findings
The Minoan palace of Zominthos in the northern foothills of Mount Ida (Psiloritis) is developing in one of the best-researched and most important archaeological sites on the island of Crete. This year’s excavation has revealed important and amazing findings. According to the Greek Culture Ministry, one of the findings is …
Read More »IMF report on Greece: Lower Primary Surpluses and …Wages
The staff of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published the preliminary findings after paying a visit to Greece in the context of the 4. post bailout program enhanced surveillance review. Stressing that “The views expressed in the staff report and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive …
Read More »Greek “summer” is back with temperatures up to 32° C, Sept 27-30
Greek “summer” is back with temperatures that will reach up to 32 degrees Celsius over the weekend, the last days of September. However, meteorologists forecast also clouds, rainfalls and some strong storms and some local rainfalls on Friday and Saturday, September 27-28, 2019. Weather Forecast Sept 27-30, maximum temperatures at …
Read More »Education: 1:3 Greek pupils below EU average, Commission report finds
One in three Greek pupils under the age of 15 under-perform in basic studies, compared to a European Union average of 20 percent, according to the findings of the European Commission “Education and Training Monitor 2019” published on Thursday. According to the report, 27.3% of Greek pupils have below the …
Read More »4-year-old child, newborn drowned, 4 missing when migrants boat overturns off Chios
A 4-year-old child and a newborn baby were drowned, when a boat carrying migrants and refugees from the Turkish coast to Greece overturned on Friday morning North off the island of Oinousses by Chios in the East Aegean Sea. The Greek Coast Guard reportedly retrieved the bodies of the two …
Read More »120-year-old Greek Orthodox icon from Rhodes on US Tour
A 120-year-old Orthodox icon has just made the over 5,000-mile journey from Rhodes, Greece to the Baltimore area. “It’s the first time that this icon has ever left the village,” said Father Zacharias Mavroudis. This religious icon is that of Saint Paraskevi, a saint many Greek Orthodox pray to. Some …
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