World
Billy Pavlou shapes his soccer future with scholarship in New York
The little nature strip at the end of the road was world all of its own for the soccer-mad brothers, Vasillou “Billy” and older brother Drew Pavlou. For Billy, the …
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“We disagree with UNESCO’s decision; the Parthenon Sculptures were acquired legally”, UK government says
The British government has said that it will not abide by a recent UNESCO decision on the Parthenon Marbles. It also insisted that “the Parthenon Sculptures were acquired legally” and …
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Boston Marathon organisers honour 1946 winner Stylianos Kyriakides for 125 anniversary
The image of Greek and Cyprus war hero and marathon runner Stylianos (Stelios) Kyriakides, has been linked to the 125th anniversary commemoration of the famous Boston Marathon which he won …
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Social Democrats win German elections with small percentage
On Sunday, Germans went to the polls to decide who would be Angela Merkel’s successor as Chancellor. The centre-left Social Democrats party, lead by Olaf Scholz, have won the biggest …
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Boris Johnson’s speech on climate at the United Nations in ancient Greek (video)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson he called on the world to raise awareness using a phrase in ancient Greek. He quoted a phrase from Sophocles’ Antigone, as he once again …
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New York’s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox church has risen from the ashes of 9/11
A Greek Orthodox church in New York has literally shone a beacon of light in lower Manhattan, next to Ground Zero of September 11. The newly reconstructed church – the …
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Greece was romantic backdrop for Tiffy Trump and fiancé Michael Boulos
Greece, and Mykonos in particular, formed the romantic backdrop for power couple Tiffany “Tiffy” Trump, the former US president Donald Trump’s youngest daughter, and Nigerian magnate Michael Boulos who announced …
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Freed slave’s tomb provides evidence that Greek was part of ancient Pompeii’s cultural life
Evidence from a tomb in Pompeii’s necropolis may point to the fact that Greek was used alongside Latin in the city before the volcanic eruption that destroyed it in 79AD. …
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Erdogan hails Hagia Sophia’s conversion as its “resurrection”, and Turkey slams UNESCO’s criticism of this as “biased”
Greek diplomatic sources on Friday welcomed a statement by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee expressing regret over Turkey’s decision to convert Hagia Sophia and Chora Monastery into mosques, while Turkish …
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Greek expat, 21, among those missing in building collapse
Just before 2am US Eastern Daylight Time on 24 June, the 12-storey Champlain Towers South Tower in Surfside, South Florida, partially collapsed. Among the 159 missing people from the collapse …