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Thessaloniki Centenary celebrations launches in Sydney
The year-long program of events to celebrate the centenary of the liberation of Thessaloniki and Western Macedonia was officially launched by Vassilios Tolios
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The Pontian Community of Melbourne encourages the study of the Greek language
The Pontian Community of Melb and Vic established an award of $1000 annually, to be given to a student who, having achieved high marks in Modern Greek at VCE level.
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Radiothon raises $74,258 for AGWS
The Australian Greek Welfare Society (AGWS) raised $74,258 at their annual radiothon, conducted with the help of 3XY radio station.
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Trading in Postbank shares suspended
The Athens Stock Exchange suspended trading in shares of state-controlled lender Hellenic Postbank following a nearly 30 per cent plunge in its shares.
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Athens, Nicosia, Tel Aviv promote energy cooperation
The governments of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will begin discussions in September about the exporting of natural gas quantities to western European countries.
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State of emergency in Rhodes over fires
A state of emergency has been declared on Rhodes after an extensive wildfire broke out in the forested region between Agios Silas and the Petaloudes valley.
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Greek-Canadian bride drowns in wedding dress tragedy
A Greek-Canadian woman has drowned after being dragged by a strong current near a waterfall in Quebec, Canada.
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Healthy kids: Multicultural Health Week
Obesity and diabetes is fast becoming a growing problem amongst many communities from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
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Food expo promotes Greek and Cypriot products
Producers visit Melbourne for a bite of the Australian market.
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Child porn videos retrieved
According to the electronic crime squad working on the case the video recordings were made in classrooms and show teenagers speaking Greek.