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Yiota Nega to headline upcoming Greek Festivals in Melbourne and Sydney
While the official announcement is still pending, Neos Kosmos can reveal that Yiota Nega is the artist who will headline Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street Greek Festival and Sydney’s Greek Festival coming …
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The student winners of the 10th Australian Student Competition receive awards
The student winners of the 10th Australian Student Competition will be presented their prizes at the Australian Hellenic Memorial (corner of Birdwood and ANZAC Avenue, next to Melbourne’s Shrine of …
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Playmobil, games with Greece’s 1821 Greek War of Independence
An exhibition at the National Historical Museum of Athens kicked off on Tuesday with key events from the 1821 Greek War of Independence depicted using Greek Playmobil figurines and accessories. …
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Dar Yasin, Kashmir-based photographer wins Athens Photo World award
Associated Press photographer Dar Yasin is the recipient of the Yannis Behrakis International Photojournalism Award. Athens Photo World organisers chose the winner for his coverage of the Kashmir conflict, and …
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Acclaimed Greek designer Sophia Kokosalaki loses the battle with cancer
Sophia Kokosalaki, famous for her elegant, Ancient Greece-inspired designs died on Sunday at the age of 47, not long after being diagnosed with cancer. Her unique clothes had graced on …
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Cruise ship becomes the largest vessel to sail through Corinth Canal in Greece [VIDEO]
Incredible images circulated on the web this week showing the largest ship ever to pass through the Corinth Canal. The 22.5-metre wide MS Braemer cruise ship passed through the canal …
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The Lemnian Community of Victoria celebrates 80 years
The Lemnian Brotherhood of Victoria, as it was originally known, was formed back in 1939 by Dimitrios Katakouzinos Blablanis, who was born in Rossopouli, Lemnos in 1886. As a young …
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The first photographs of the Acropolis
Athens, the capital of the Greek State since 1834, was a small city at the time when the first photograph had been taken of the city by Girault de Prangey …
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Athenians encouraged to take charge of their city
The Municipality of Athens plants 600 new trees every year, but estimates show that 10-40 per cent of these dry up during the summer months due to high temperatures. In …
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Mountainous Arcadia, a mythical destination in the Peloponnese
The prefecture of Arcadia, in the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece, could easily be described as a masterpiece of nature and the true heart of the region. It is the …