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Greeks making a difference: Pankoaki Brotherhood raise funds for Kidney Kids Kar Rally
Children with kidney conditions were the focus of the Pankoaki Brotherhood’s fundraising efforts. Thanks to the group’s generosity, funds were raised to support the Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Car Rally benefitting …
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Shipping heir Stavros Niarchos and businesswoman Dasha Zhukova announce engagement
Russian-American businesswoman and art collector Dasha Zhukova, 38, and Greek billionaire shipping heir Stavros Niarchos, 33, are engaged after two years. They announced their engagement in a star-studded birthday party …
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Artemis and Apollo twin Greek god statues unearthed on Crete
A group of small-sized sculptures depicting twin gods Artemis and Apollo will be presented by the Chania Ephorate of Antiquities on Wednesday, 24 July. The presentation, at Crete’s Archaeological Museum, …
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Cyprus timeline of a crisis: 45 years of heartbreak
The legendary birthplace of the love goddess has been dominated by disharmony and dichotomy between its Greek and Turkish inhabitants. Forty-five years since the anniversary of the Turkish invasion of …
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Turkish President Erdogan threatens Cyprus, and warns he would “take the same steps as 45 years ago”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Cyprus on the 45th anniversary since the Turkish invasion of the northern part of the island. “The Turkish army will never hesitate to take …
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Greek government issues advice to tourists following Athens earthquake; damage under control
Though there were no serious injuries as a result of the earthquake in Athens on Friday, a number of people were injured from broken glass and falling objects. A Belgian …
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George Tambassis: The smooth yet powerful operator
George Tambassis is not one of those who feels comfortable talking about himself and his achievements. While it was pretty clear from the start that this interview was all about …
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‘Wentworth’s’ Artemis Ioannides hits the stage in sci-fi thriller
Artemis Ioannides has been a busy woman. The young actress is fresh off the back of the award-winning Australian series Wentworth, starring as Vicky Kosta, and is now on stage …
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UPD: Seismic activity after 5.3 magnitude earthquake in Athens causes collapse of at least three buildings
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck 23 kilometres northwest of Athens shortly after 2.14pm local time, followed at 3.20pm by a second tremor that measured 4.2-4.4 magnitude according to experts of …
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Why aren’t Greeks cool anymore?
During the 90’s and Noughties Greeks were everywhere in Australia. The success of comedy productions ‘Wogs out of Work’ and ‘Acropolis Now’ not only broke audience records for both stage …