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Gigi Hadid will never go to Mykonos again after being robbed
Victoria Secret supermodel Gigi Hadid, 24, enjoyed the sun and sea during a luxury vacation to Mykonos in August, but she vows never to return to the island. The model …
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Chevening Scholarships offered to Greek students wishing to study in the UK
Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. The scholarship offers full financial support for future leaders to study for any eligible …
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New book reveals Greece’s role in Australia’s Anzac legend
The Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee is launching its publication of historian Jim Claven’s major new definitive account of Greece’s role in Australia’s Anzac legend this weekend. Commissioned by the committee, …
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Free lecture: Maintenance of Greek cultural traditions and teaching of folk dancing in the diaspora
This month Greek dance teacher and choreographer Nick Papaefthimiou will present a free lecture at the Greek Centre delving into the maintenance of Greek cultural traditions and the teaching of …
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Greek students win big at 26th International Mathematics Competition, taking home gold and silver medals
Greek students competing in this year’s International Mathematics Competition (IMC) in Bulgaria have won big, taking home one gold medal and two silver. Representing Greece were Kyprianos Iason Prodromidis, Sotiris …
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Window into world of Greek olive oil celebrates 3rd anniversary
Greece produces the third largest quantity of olive oil in the world. This small country has about 157,000,000 olive trees owned by 600,000 families, plus 2,000 olive mills. Yet it …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 8 August onward
VIC OPEN JAM – GREEK FUSION BEATS This Friday 9 August OPEN JAM ‘Καφενειο‘ presents a journey from Crete to the urban streets of Melbourne at Bar Open (317 Brunswick St, …
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Best Greek cocktail: Time Out votes the Clumsies Aegean Negroni as the top cocktail in the world
Young bartenders in Greece are experimenting with local produce such as tsikoudia, raki, mastiha and other local herbs, creating a cocktail revolution in the country. This has not gone unnoticed …
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Former Greek royal ‘princess’ Olympia shows jet-setting friends a good time in Greece
Known to the world as Princess Olympia of Greece, the 23-year-old may not have an official crown, but she definitely holds the crown of enviable jet-setter. The 23-year-old was joined …
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A brief history of radio in Greece, and a museum in the Peloponnese
The invention of the radio was the result of a long series of technological breakthroughs that began with the discovery of electromagnetic energy and the invention of telegraphy. It was …