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Italy blocks AstraZeneca vaccines destined for Australia
A quarter million AstraZeneca vaccines destined for Australia has been blocked from leaving the European Union. The shipment, affecting a small number of vaccines, was blocked at the behest of …
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More earthquakes shake Elassona in central Greece
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook Elassona in central Greece at 20:38 on Thursday. The National Observatory of Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics reported that the new quake’s epicenter …
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Margolis found guilty of murdering woman he met in an online chatroom
Adam Margolis, 41 was found guilty of murdering Mai Yia Vang 26, a woman he met in an online chatroom called Omegle. The murder took place in Bendigo in February …
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Gold coast Greek school starts new academic year with a blessing
Fr Romanos Stergiou conducted his annual Ayasmos blessing for the scholars, teachers and administrative staff of the Greek Ethnic School of St Anna on the Gold Coast February 24. After …
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Yiana Pandelis shows star quality in challenging feature film “Unsound”
Yiana Pandelis, a young Australian Greek actress who is profoundly deaf is the leading actress in the recently released Australian independent film “Unsound” and she confounds many stereotypes in this …
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People spend night outdoors after magnitude 6 earthquake in Thessaly
Thousands of people spent the night outdoors late Wednesday after a powerful earthquake was felt across the region, damaging homes and public buildings. The magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck at 12.16pm …
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Victoria Police appeal quashed after hosing, stepping and assaulting Greek Australian disability pensioner
Two Victoria Police officers were found guilty of unlawful assault for punching and hosing down a disabled pensioner have had their appeals thrown out in court. Senior constables Brad McLeod …
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Fronditha Care launches restructuring process to ensure future viability
Just three weeks into her new role and the CEO of Fronditha Care Faye Spiteri Tsolakis has embarked on a restructuring process to reverse the organisation’s fortunes and ensure its …
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40,000 stranded Australians abroad without hope of entry for the next three months
There are more than 40,000 Australians stranded across the world due to COVID-19, without hope for their return in the near future following the federal government’s extension of the international …
Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos is the special guest speaker on International Womens’ Day event
One of the leading lights in COVID-19 research in Victoria, Professor Vasso Apostolopolous of Victoria University will be the speaker of an International Women’s Day online event next Monday (8 …