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The story behind Jakarta’s favourite Greek restaurant – and a recipe to try!
Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, is home to over 10 million people and boasts of countless dining venues. What are the chances of a Greek restaurant winning an award …
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation supports expansion of Byzantine studies at Oxford University
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, a longstanding supporter of the humanities at Oxford University, has made a donation of 3 million pounds to support the expansion of Late Antique and Byzantine …
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Heladeria Americana! Greek family brought ice cream to Colombia
Greek immigrant Andreas Aristidou brought ice cream to Colombia in the 1930s and, since then, his Heladeria Americana has become something of an ice-cream empire. Three generation of Greeks have …
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Greek ‘ghostbuster’ and her paranormal adventures
If you thought haunted houses were spooky-looking mansions surrounded by high walls and covered in cobwebs, then think again. Melbourne ghostbuster Soula Vaitsis revealed the most unlikely haunted places in …
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Greek director Vasilis Kekatos wins Palme d’Or for best short film at 72nd Cannes Film Festival
Greek director Vasilis Kekatos’ film, “The Distance Between Us and the Sky”, unanimously won the Palme d’Or for best short film at the 72nd Cannes Festival on Saturday. Kekatos is …
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Speak Greek in March seminar grapples with issues concerning the Greek language
The Speak Greek in March initiative started in 2015 by individuals and representatives of literary and cultural organisations within the Greek community. The organising committee’s policy is to encourage the …
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Events for the 78th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete
Events have been ongoing for the 78th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete. CHURCH SERVICE & DOXOLOGY The Battle of Crete & Greece Commemorative Council in conjunction with the Greek …
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Navarino Challenge: A host of activities in Messinia
The Greek sports tourism event “Navarino Challenge” comes back for a 7th consecutive year, on 11-13 October 2019, in Messinia and Costa Navarino. The annual event was recently bestowed with …
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‘Greek Paths of Culture’ wins Europa Nostra award
Greek Paths of Culture is an integrated, multi-disciplinary programme of selecting, conserving, clearing, sign-posting and linking up public footpaths in areas of particular environmental or cultural importance in Greece. The …
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Antipodean Palette 2019: Meet the artists
The Greek Australian Cultural League (GACL) kicked off its 9th Annual Antipodean Palette Art Event yesterday at Steps Gallery featuring both established and emerging artists in an exhibition that aims …