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International Women’s Day conference explores 106 years of struggle
On March 8, 1857, the women workers in the New York Textiles and Tailors industry went on strike and demonstrations. They called for a reduction in working hours and a wage …
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BBC report casts focus on Macedonian Slavs as “invisible minority” of Greece
The Prespes Agreement may expressly leave no room for raising the existence of a “Macedonian minority” of North Macedonia origin living in Greece, however it is open for interpretation for …
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Petition launched to stop new building projects from “boxing” in the Acropolis
Athens is defined by a hotchpotch of layers as periods of the city’s history straddle over previous ones, merging in a convoluted way to present the modern-day capital’s present identity. …
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Gargasoulas receives life sentence for Bourke Street rampage
Melbourne’s Bourke Street killer James Gargasoulas, 29, has received a life sentence for committing one of Australia’s “worst examples of mass murder”. Gargasoulas sat emotionless as he heard his sentence …
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North Macedonia is here – and yes, it will take a lot of getting used to
Here are five headlines that appeared on Tuesday 12 February: Neos Kosmos: ‘FYROM changes its name on signage – and celebrates’ Proto Thema: ‘FYROM signs taken down from government buildings’ …
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Mother “appalled” that son’s killer only gets five and a half years jail
Heroin dealer Zoe Giannioudis, 31, fatally stabbed one of her customers, Simon Cartwright, 38, in the chest in broad daylight after an ongoing feud. The two had a history of …
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244,765 immigrants caught in Australian citizenship limbo
Two years have passed since Labor MP Julian Hill, member for the Victorian seat of Bruce, started pressing Peter Dutton for reasons as to why there were huge delays in …
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Greek Australian Con Samaras fronts court accused of killing US woman he met online
American woman Tamara Ann Turner, 49, died from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen after she had been abandoned at the Mildura Base Hospital in June 2016. Her 50-year-old …
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Language used by Senator O’Sullivan normalises racism
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) today expressed disappointment at the language used by Nationals Senator Barry O’Sullivan during a Senate estimates hearing in Canberra. During the hearing, …
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Here’s what Orthodox Greeks do to honour the dead
Banksy may well be Greek bearing in mind his famous quote that states that “you die twice. One time when you stop breathing, and a second time, a bit later …