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The ‘penniless Greek prince’ used to ‘show off like mad’ in front of Queen Elizabeth, Lady Pamela Hicks reveals
Lady Pamela Hicks, former lady-in-waiting and Queen Elizabeth’s bridesmaid, revealed that Prince Philip used to “show off” incessantly in front of her majesty and her sister, Princess Margaret, when they …
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Chinese children sing the Olympic Anthem in Greek at the Opening Ceremony
Forty young children sang the Olympic Anthem in Greek during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Friday 4 February 2022. It took the little Chinese …
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Pfizer’s, Albert Bourla, awarded $1 million Genesis Prize for vaccine development
Chairman and CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, has been awarded the Genesis Prize 2022 for leading the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Genesis Foundation awards one million each year …
Greek ancestry virtual conference set for month’s end and it’s free
Much of what you would need to know about the process of tracing back your Greek ancestry will be covered in the Second Annual International Greek Ancestry Conference held by …
Postecoglou cites dream final role: managing Greek national team
While retirement should be a long way ahead, former Socceroo coach and the current Celtic FC supremo Ange Postecoglou told Greek television that managing the Greek national team would be …
Maya Angelou is the first African-American woman to feature on a US coin
The United States Mint has begun circulating 25c coins that feature the portrait of the late Maya Angelou making the poet and civil rights activist whose husband was Greek, the …
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Israel reports first case of ‘Florona’ – an infection of flu and COVID combined
Reports from Israel confirm a new type of double infection that has been detected combining COVID-19 and influenza. According to Arab News the first case was detected in a pregnant …
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Turkey’s New Year resolutions prioritise the demilitarisation of Greek islands
In his end of year statements, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu drew emphasis on several goals the country will push in 2022. Among Ankara’s first priorities will be the sovereignty …
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Julian Assange’s mother pleads against her son’s extradition to the US in open letter
The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, 50, who is currently facing extradition in the US has written an open letter expressing her worry that her son will live the …
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Fender Katsalidis’ Merdeka 118 to become the world’s second tallest building in 2022
Australian duo Fender Katsalidis have done it again with their new building, the 678.9-metre-tall Merdeka 118 skyscraper located in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. The Merdeka is set to become the …