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Australia to assist Greece with fire recovery efforts
Australia has committed to provide disaster assistance to Greece following the devastating fires that struck the east of Athens on Monday 23 July. In a joint media release from Australian …
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Santorini: A donkey’s Golgotha
There are over 44 million donkeys worldwide and many are suffering unimaginable abuse and neglect in the hands of their owners. Unfortunately, a worryingly increasing number of such incidents has …
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The Thessaloniki metro tunnels are finally complete
The president of Attiko Metro announced yesterday that the digging of the underground tunnels in Thessaloniki has been completed. According to Mr Yiannis Mylopoulos who proceeded to post photos on …
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Greece approves Aleksandr Vinnik’s extradition
Following weeks of consultations a Thessaloniki court ruled yesterday in favour of Moscow’s request to extradite 39-year-old Russian cyber-crime suspect Aleksandr Vinnik. According to Vinnik’s lawyer Ilias Spirliadis, the suspect …
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Greek gov’t cops severe backlash during fire-stricken zone visit
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras visited yesterday the area of Mati east of Athens, where Monday’s deadly fires burned through 2,000 homes and claimed the lives of 91 people. Following his …
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Editor apologises for ‘disgraceful’ Greek tragedy cartoon
The editor of South Australian newspaper The Advertiser has issued a public apology following the uproar from last Thursday’s controversial ‘Another Greek Tragedy’ cartoon sketched by editorial cartoonist Jos Valdman, …
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South Australian ethnic groups join forces to help Greece’s fire victims
Representatives from various ethnic groups united at a meeting on Monday night at Adelaide’s Olympic Hall to give a helping hand to those devastated by the wildfires in Greece. Over …
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Greek fires death toll climbs to 91
July 23 will go down in history as one of Greece’s darkest dates. An asymmetrical arrow of wildfires spread uncontrollably while 100km/h strong winds blazed through the Eastern suburbs of …
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Greece in mourning after twin girls thought missing are discovered dead
A father’s agonising ordeal grasped the attention of the entire nation last Monday, during the harrowing fires in Attiki Greece. A missing persons alert was shared around the country as …
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Greek Australian communities rally for those devastated in Greece
The Greek Australian community has been left stunned, observing the apocalyptic scenes unfolding in Greece. The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has responded quickly, contacting Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign …