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Greek restaurant says thanks to staff by sending them on an all-expenses-paid holiday to Domenican Republic
After six decades in business, the owners of Le Grec in Trois Rivieres, Montreal, could not help but show their appreciation towards the workers. Brother-sister duo Dimitris and Ioanna Yannopoulos …
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UK budget carrier plots big expansion of flights to Greece for summer tourist season
British low-cost airline Jet2 has added half a million more seats and is to expand its flights to to Greece by more than 50 percent during the European summer months. …
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Hellenic Navy completes first stage of dives to video historic shipwrecks
The Hellenic Navy General Staff has completed its first phase of diving activity to investigate and record the current state of historic Navy shipwrecks in the seas of Skaramanga, the …
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Meatless gyros anyone?
When Greek-Australian Anastasia Lavrentiadis, a vegan diet influencer, decided in 2017 to conjure up her own version of a meatless plant-based gyros, she never anticipated that in just two years, …
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The people of Anogeia, Crete, pray for suffering to end in ‘distant Australia’
Anogeia is a village that is no stranger to disasters. Twice in its history it was razed to the ground first by the Turks in 1866 and then in 1944 …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 9 January onward
THEOFANIA MELBOURNE To mark Epiphany Day, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is calling on members of the community to turn out for the annual celebration in Port Melbourne. A …
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Idyllic world that draws the stars to Greece
Greece with its fabulous summer weather, sparkling waters and numerous islands has long been a magnet for the rich and famous. 1 TOM HANKS AND RITA WILSON This Hollywood power …
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Church is focal point of Greek community in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
The foundation stone of Bulawayo’s Greek Orthodox church, St John the Baptist, was laid down in 1934 and was consecrated by the first Greek Orthodox archbishop for southern Africa, Archbishop …
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Popular travel guide dubs Lemnos a ‘Greek foodie paradise’
Lemnos has once again been written about in the media, and this time the attention is on its food scene. Popular travel guide, Lonely Planet just this week dubbed the …
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‘The Fabulous Lost and Found and the Little Greek Mouse’ helps kids foster a love of Greek language
A new series of children’s language books have been released to help foster a love of Greek language in youngsters. Aimed at children aged from 2-7 years, ‘The Fabulous Lost …