Chios Rocket War Easter Custom to be Broadcast in Las Vegas
This year, the colorful tradition of the rouketopolemos, or “rocket war” on Chios island, Greece will be broadcast live thousands of miles away in Las Vegas.
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GEOPOLITICS 
April 15, 2023 Dendias: Greece, Turkey can develop mutually beneficial relationship
Greece and Turkey can develop a “harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship” provided there is “mutual respect and trust,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview published in the Sunday edition of newspaper Makedonia.
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EUROPE
April 15, 2023 Swedish presidency prepares for ministerial discussion on EU media law
The Swedish presidency of the EU Council wants to discuss how the Media Freedom Act will strengthen the media sector, how it will complement the current regulatory framework, and the remaining hurdles at a ministerial meeting in May.
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HISTORY
April 15, 2023 15 April 2023: This day in history
1755: Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” published in London 1861: Federal army (75,000 volunteers) mobilized by US President Abraham Lincoln (US Civil War) 1874: First ‘Impressionist’ exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot 1877: Boston-Somerville installs the world’s 1st telephone in Massachusetts 1912: RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 14, 2023 Kaili to be freed from pre-trial remand on Friday
Her Greek attorney, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos said a tracking bracelet was finally found.
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GREECE
April 14, 2023 Greek Easter Traditions and Customs Across Greece
Greek Easter is full of ancient traditions and customs, followed faithfully throughout the millennia, making the feast a colorful one after the Lenten mourning for the Passion of Christ.
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AUTO MOTO
April 14, 2023 E-cars remain too expensive
Electric cars remain an unaffordable luxury for the majority of Greeks and Europeans in general, as in spite of state subsidies, which were also provided in Greece, the purchase cost is in some cases even double that of a conventional car.
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EUROPE
April 14, 2023 EU lawmaker bets on Macron to limit fuel price increase
Ahead of a vote on the EU’s carbon market reform, Green lawmaker Michael Bloss reassured consumers that carbon prices will not go above the €45 limit, citing a political commitment by French president Emmanuel Macron.
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HISTORY
April 14, 2023 14 April 2023: This day in history
1865: US President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington; he dies a day later 1912: RMS Titanic, the world’s largest ocean liner, hits an iceberg at 11.40pm off Newfoundland, sinks in the early hours of 15 April 1914: Dr. Harry Plotz isolates the bacteria that causes Typhus Fever (Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City) 1935: Black […]
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ECONOMY
April 13, 2023 EY Survey: Greek CEOs invest in business operations, talent and resilience
50% of CEOs in Greece expect a mild but persistent recession in global markets.
