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Halloumi in all but name for Aussie cheese producers, EU decides
The Australian dairy industry is set to challenge a European Union ruling that stops cheesemakers from outside of Cyprus from marketing their product using the name “halloumi.” The decision that …
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Man in South Australia in critical condition due to Covid-19
A 40-year-old man is currently being hospitalised in South Australia with the highly contagious and heavy South African strain of Covid-19. The patient, whose symptoms deteriorated while in hotel quarantine …
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International photo contest on the theme: “Hagia Sophia. The churches of the Wisdom of God in history and in the world”
The Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (I.A.O.) www.eiao.org, in the context of its activity for the promotion and preservation of the Christian Orthodox culture and in collaboration with the website OrthPhoto.net …
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Fifa announces Australia and NZ host cities for Women’s World Cup
The world governing body of football, FIFA yestday announced that five cities in Australia and four in New Zealand will host matches in Women’s World Cup in 2023. The president …
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Athina Onassis divorce settlement finalised in her favour
After 11 years of marriage and more than a year of legal wrangling over claims worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Athina Onassis has finally divorced her Brazilian husband Alvaro …
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23 countries, including Greece, join with WHO to create international treaty on pandemics
Leaders of 23 countries joined with the World Health Organisaiton on Treaty to back the creation of an international treaty for health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic currently plaguing …
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US President Joe Biden glad to participate in 25 March, a “joyful anniversary”
US President Joe Biden on Monday sent President Katerina Sakellaropoulou a letter on occasion of Greece celebrating the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek Revolution. “I participate together with the Greek …
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Two Greek filmmakers nominated in this year’s Academy Awards
Two Greek filmmakers are in the Oscar nominations’ mix for the 93rd Academy Awards that will be held on 25 April. The names of Phedon Papamichael and Yorgos Lanthimos were …
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Doctors’ organisation calls on government to speed vaccine roll out and help poorer nations
A leading medical doctors’ organisation is calling on the Australian government to support the call for more COVID-19 vaccines being made available to poorer countries and to speed the rollout …
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Workings of Ancient Greek and world’s first computer unravelled by UK university team
The riddle wrapped in a puzzle as to how the world’s first analogue computer worked may have been unravelled by a University College of London (UCL) Research Team that includes …