The golden age of golden visas is over in southern Europe

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A view of Camara de Lobos village Madeira, Portugal.
Camara de Lobos village Madeira, Portugal.

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A NATO country is refusing to give Ukraine its Patriots because it says it needs them for itself

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The Patriot air defense system was test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.
A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a training in Chania, Greece, on November 8, 2017.

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I spend half the year in LA and the other 6 months in Greece. Here are 8 of the biggest differences I've noticed.

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joanna on a oceanside cliff in LA and joanna at a restaurant in greece
I live in Los Angeles and Greece.

Joanna Kalafatis

NATO ally Greece wants fifth-gen F-35 stealth fighters with the upgrades to cure past 'childhood illness'

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An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.
An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.

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Western special operations activity is on the rise around a new US partner in a strategic but unstable area of the Mediterranean

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East Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC) conduct maritime training with Cypriot Underwater Demolition Command (MYK) forces near Limassol, Cyprus on Jan. 25, 2024.
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I was born in Athens but spent 11 years living in London. Now that I'm back in Greece, my quality of life is much better.

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fani posing under purple flowers growing on the side of a building in athens
I've been back in Athens for almost three years.

Fani Mari

Olive oil prices are skyrocketing. Here's how my startup is managing to keep costs low.

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Graza cofounder Andrew Benin talks about how the company keeps prices and quality low.

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Biden appears to have found a workaround to the GOP Ukraine aid block — routing weapons via Greece

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures as he thanks MPs after his virtual address to the Greek Parliament in Athens on April 7, 2022.

LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

I fled Ukraine and moved to Colorado. Starting over has been the biggest challenge of my life.

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Mykhaylo Fridlyand and his girlfriend, Kristina, in Colorado.

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Want to visit the Acropolis in Greece without the massive crowds and stress? It'll cost $5,500

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Tourists at the Parthenon Temple at the Acropolis in Greece.
Tourists at the Acropolis in Greece in July 2023.

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