Lydia Emmanouilidou

Lydia Emmanouilidou appears in the following:

Firefighters struggle to contain severe wildfires in northern Greece

Friday, September 01, 2023

Northern Greece is experiencing the worst wildfires the European Union has ever seen. Extreme weather attributed to climate change is partly responsible.

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Migrants are being blamed for the wildfires in Greece

Friday, September 01, 2023

Greece is facing its worst fire season in modern history, which is coinciding with the continuing flow of migrants trying to enter Europe, Many are blaming them, without evidence, for the fires.

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Several far right parties have unexpectedly entered the Greek parliament

Monday, June 26, 2023

The Greek prime minister was sworn in for a second term in Sunday's election. It wasn't much of a surprise. But the entry of several far right parties into the Greek parliament was unexpected.

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Migrant boat disaster has Greece and European authorities facing criticism

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Last week a boat full of migrants seeking a better life in Europe sank in Greek waters. With hundreds missing and dozens confirmed dead, Greek and European authorities are facing criticism.

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Ahead of elections in Greece, voters want answers on the deadly train crash

Saturday, May 20, 2023

We look at the parliamentary elections in Greece, where anger over the government response to a deadly train crash earlier this year as well as rampant inflation are top of mind for voters.

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After Greece's worst train crash, young Greeks rally for change ahead of elections

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Young people throughout Greece have staged large protests following last month's collision near the city of Larissa, which killed 57 people, many of them students.

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Young people in Greece are protesting in large numbers after last month's train crash

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Young people throughout Greece have staged huge protests following last month's train crash near the city of Larissa which killed 57 people, many of them students.

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Earning A 2-Year Degree While Serving A 6-Year Sentence

Friday, July 07, 2017

An Obama-era program, which lets prisoners use Pell grants for college, is wrapping up its first year. So far, there's no indication whether the Trump administration will continue it past expiration.

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Out Of Options, This School Got Uber To Pick Up Its Students

Sunday, November 06, 2016

Miles from public transportation, many students at this community college didn't have a way to get to class. That is, until the school decided to partner with the ride-hailing company, Uber.

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Vinyl's Comeback Keeps Record Pressers Busy

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

There are about 16 vinyl press plants still operating in the U.S. While there were about 9 million vinyl records sold in the U.S. overall last year — that's just a sliver of total album sales.

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Drivers, Passengers Say Uber App Doesn't Always Yield Best Routes

Sunday, September 21, 2014

There are many things Uber customers love about the service; confusion surrounding the navigation process is not one of them.

Following complaints that Uber drivers didn't know the best routes to customers' destination, the company rolled out a new in-app navigation feature. It allows customers to plug in ...

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For Rare Languages, Social Media Provide New Hope

Saturday, July 26, 2014

At a time when social media users, for no particularly good reason, are trading in fully formed words for abbreviations ("defs" instead of "definitely"), it may seem that some languages are under threat of deterioration — literally.

But social media may actually be beneficial for languages.

Of the estimated ...

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