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Hope and resignation as Cypriots mark 50 years of division
Cyprus marks a half-century of division this month, with the unresolved conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots branded on the landscape in a UN-patrolled buffer zone that cuts across the …
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Giving back to the community with free souvlaki
For six days over a two-week period in June, Taste of Cyprus gave back to the community by offering free souvlakia. It was to mark their reopening and also support …
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Toxic smoke warning as chemical factory inferno rages
A major freeway is shut and residents told to stay indoors as toxic smoke from a “significant” factory fire billows over parts of Melbourne. Metal drums filled with chemicals have …
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At NATO, Mitsotakis raises concern over North Macedonia name use
Greece’s leader said Tuesday he would raise concerns at a NATO summit over North Macedonia’s backtracking under a new nationalist government on an agreement over its name. Greece in 2018 …
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Hospital evacuated after wildfire breaks out in Greece
A wildfire fuelled by strong winds broke out in the Greek port city of Patras on Tuesday, authorities said, forcing a children’s hospital and residents of several localities to evacuate. …
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Greek opposition slams six-day working week as ‘disgrace’
Greece’s main opposition party Syriza said Tuesday that the recent introduction of a six-day working week for certain companies was a “disgrace”. The measure was brought into force by the …
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Greece records hottest June in over six decades: researchers
Greece recorded in 2024 its hottest June since 1960, a researcher said Tuesday, as the Mediterranean nation braces for a season of heatwaves and wildfires. The average temperature in Greece …
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Murder charge after woman’s body found at rubbish tip
A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman’s body at a tip in Melbourne’s north. The 45-year-old, who police say was known to the alleged …
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Theo Ikosidekas on going from Kim Kardashian’s endorsement to fighting for his life
Theo Ikosidekas was on top of the ecom world in 2020, it may have been COVID times but his skincare business BodyBlendz was booming after Kim Kardashian posted one of …
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Commemorative events in Melbourne for the 50th anniversary of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus begin
With flag bearers from Oakleigh Grammar, Aetolian College (St. Andrew’s Forest Hill Branch), Zenon Greek School, and dancers from the Cypriot Community and the Pegasus Dance Academy participating, the National …