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Greece
Greece Beats USA in Water Polo U20 World Championship
Greece's Junior national team beat the USA on the third day of the 19th World Men’s Junior Water Polo Championship in Belgrade, making a big step to the tournament quarterfinal.
The match of the day saw a close battle between...
Hollywood
Nia Vardalos Promotes New Project on Panel at 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Tour
Nia Vardalos isn't letting the box office disappointment of My Big, Fat Greek Wedding 2 get her down.
The actress attended a panel discussion at the Beverly Hills Hotel for her new EPIX comedy Graves, as the panel was part...
Cyprus
32nd PSEKA: Cyprus Problem and U.S. Policy
The 32nd Congress of the International Coordinating Committee – Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) opened on Tuesday in Washington, with the participation of about 100 delegates from the USA and Britain.
Welcoming delegates to the conference, PSEKA President Philip Christopher stressed...
Greece
Washington Pushes for New Greek IDs by 2017
Washington gave Athens a deadline until April 2017 to retrofit all IDs in order to avoid Greece's expulsion from the Visa Waiver Program for Greek citizens who travel to the US.
The decision is already in action since April 1. In order for...
Greece
Angelina Jolie to Visit Lesbos Island to Aid Refugees and Migrants
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie will visit Lesbos island on Tuesday night as a UN Special Envoy for Refugee Issues.
According to reports, Jolie will visit refugee and migrant hotspots and camps in Moria, Cara Tepe, Skala Sikamineas and the Mytilene...
Culture
15 Nobel Prize Winners Urge Europe and the USA to Help Greece
Fifteen Nobel laureates have co-signed a petition urging European authorities as well as the United States to help Greece recover from the financial crisis and return to growth, in an activity initiated by Dr. Harald zur Hausen, who won...
Crime
Greek Supreme Court Reportedly In Favor of Extraditing Syrian Citizen to the United States
The vice prosecutor of Areios Pagos, one of Greece's Supreme Courts, supported on Tuesday the extradition of a Syrian citizen to the United States to stand trial there, the citizen is currently being held in Greece.
The Syrian is being accused...
Greece
FYROM Name Dispute Prompts Greek PM to Miss UN General Assembly Session
The dispute over Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia's official name proved to be a small thorn in this year's United Nations General Assembly annual General Debate.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is currently in New York, has opted to skip the United Nations General...
Cyprus
US and Russia Hail Resumption of Cyprus Negotiations
The United States has hailed the resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus problem, reaffirming its readiness to help the process.
A US State Department official, responding to a question, said the US welcomed the start of talks between the Greek-Cypriot...
Business
SkyGreece Airlines Plans Direct Flights to U.S. and Canada
SkyGreece Airlines will act as a communication bridge between the Greek Diaspora in the U.S. and Canada and the motherland through the launch of transatlantic flights from Greece to New York and Toronto.
During a press conference that took place on April...