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Rick Pitino coaches Greece’s national basketball team
Following weeks of speculation, US basketball coach Rick Pitino will coach Greece’s national team. The Hellenic Basketball Federation released a statement on Friday that announced his appointment. Details of Pitino’s …
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Greek MP sent letter to all EU counterparts to help child refugees, but only one responded
Greek Migration Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis called on his EU counterparts to share the burden of 4,000 unaccompanied minor refugees being held on Greek islands, but only one responded. Speaking this …
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Cyprus questions why state gift to Thatcher is on sale at Christie’s
The Cyprus government is expected to demand answers from Britain as to why a 2,700-year-old vase given as a state gift to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was recently sold …
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Frangopoulos moves up the ranks in Abu Dhabi
He had moved to the Middle East in April last year to take charge of Sky News Arabia as its chief executive officer and managing editor, and now Angelos Frangopoulos …
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Zervos claims are backed by Donald Trump’s phone records
US President Donald Trump’s cell phone records show a call on 7 December, the day that Greek American Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant, says she was subjected to unwanted kissing …
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Skeletons uncovered near lake in India believed to belong to Greeks
Roopkund is a high altitude glacial lake in the state of Uttarakhand in Northern India, sitting at 5,000 meters high. Researchers have found piles of human skeletons in the lake …
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Pontians praise SA’s Koutsantonis for support of Syrian Kurds
Former South Australia Treasurer, Anastassios “Tom” Koutsantonis was praised for his speech in the South Australian parliament in which he highlighted the plight of the Kurdish people in the wake …
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German Foreign Ministry rejects WWII reparations for Greece
The German Foreign Ministry responded to Greece’s demand for war reparations in June this year. Greece had asked Germany to return billions of euros for funds that were snatched from …
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New US tax hike on European speciality products excludes Greek olives
Producers of speciality agricultural products in Europe are due to face a tax increase by the United States on Friday, 18 October. Approved by the World Trade Organisation, the decision …
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Melburnian Greek spearheaded initiative leading to Queen Elizabeth’s statement on Parthenon Marbles
A few days ago, Athens-based newspaper Ta Nea circulated the first widely known documented reaction by Queen Elizabeth on the appeal for the Parthenon Marbles reunification, in response to a …