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Fifth time lucky for wedding of Melbourne Greek couple
Weddings became a pandemic victim time and time again during 2020 and 2021. And Melbourne’s six lockdowns did not leave many opportunities in between for prospective newlyweds. If you are …
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“COVID-19 isn’t a simple flu,” says Fr Christos
“I warmly beseech Greek Australians to take the advice of scientists seriously and be especially careful,” Father Christos Dimolianis told Neos Kosmos. “COVID-19 is a virus that threatens our lives.” …
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The fully vaccinated inch closer to their dream of a trip to Greece as Australia announces international travel
Australia’s federal government will lift its ban on citizens travelling to other countries without exemptions, the government announced on Wednesday. The border will open for skilled workers and international students …
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An ‘ordeal comes to an end’, say students as year 12 end-of-year exams kick off for the class of 2021
After two years of COVID, this year’s VCE written exams kicked off for 42,626 students across Victoria sitting for the English exam and another 3,520 sitting for English as an …
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1,534 new cases, 13 deaths as Pfizer Booster is approved by the TGA
Victoria recorded 1,534 new local COVID-19 cases detected from 83,210 test results. There were 13 deaths as the state moves closer to fully vaccinating 80 per cent of its population …
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‘Digger’, starring Vangelis Mourikis, heads to the Oscars
Georgis Grigorakis’ Digger, starring Vangelis Mourikis and Argyris Pandazaras, is going to represent Greece in the 94th Academy Awards in the Foreign Film category. The Greek-German-French co-production tells the story of …
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US support for religious freedom: Patriarch Bartholomew meets with US President Joe Biden and US Secretary Anthony Blinken
Patriarch Bartholomew met with US President Joe Biden and US Secretary Anthony Blinken on Monday to discuss a number of issues. Top of the agenda was the reoperation of the …
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National mourning in Greece for Fofi Gennimata
The death of Fofi Gennimata, aged 57, came after a long battle with cancer. The leader of the socialist Movement for Change (KINAL) had recently resigned from the party’s leadership, …
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Melbourne confirms 1,510 new cases as state-of-emergency powers could come to an end
Victoria has confirmed 1,510 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths, however, while the numbers are lower than previous days, there was also a dip in testing with 55,679 results …
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Fofi Gennimata passes away, aged 56
Fotini ‘Fofi’ Gennimata passed away, aged 56, at Evangelismos Hospital where she was being treated for the last two weeks. Ms Gennimata had been president of the socialist PASOK movement …