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Greek film director Athina Rachel Tsangari signs to direct BBC TV series ‘Trigonometry’
Athina Rachel Tsangari has an exciting new project coming up, this time turning her attention to the small screen. The award-winning Greek film director has signed up to direct BBC …
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Post-Brexit scenarios for Greeks in the UK and Brits in Cyprus
EU member states are exploring the future of British nationals living in their countries should the UK not secure a deal until 31 October, thus automatically withdrawing from the European …
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Meet the Greek Australian founder of Byzanfest, the world’s first online Orthodox Christian short film festival
It was in 2013 at the foothills of Meteora, one of the largest complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, that Chris Vlahonasios, a longtime cinephile, was first struck with the idea …
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Author Vlassis Rassias passed away, leaving behind a body of work for the protection of the Hellenic indigenous religion
Vlassis Rassias, the General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes (YSEE), passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning. The co-founder of YSEE leaves behind a huge …
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Turkey’s top court awards Greek citizen right to property appeal
In an unprecedented decision, Turkey’s Constitutional Court overturned the revocation of a certificate of inheritance by Istanbul-born Greek citizen Ionis Maditinos. Mr Maditinos lost his Turkish citizenship when he acquired …
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Boris Johnson’s sister mocks him for wanting everyone to speak English as they ‘spoke ancient Greek at home’
Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson has been criticised for remarks made at a hustings in Darlington on Friday. His own sister author Rachel Johnson mocked him for his claims that …
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Ancient DNA suggests that biblical nemesis of Jews may have come from Greece
Is it possible that Goliath was a Greek? Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany, seem to think so. Multiple excavations in …
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Greek passport 6th most powerful in the world according to Henley Passport Index
Greece has once again made it into the top 10 most powerful passports. New research produced by the Henley Passport Index has revealed the Greek passport is the 6th most …
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Body of a man falls off an aeroplane
A stowaway fell from the undercarriage of a jet as it approached Heathrow Airport after a nine-hour flight from Nairobi, landing in a south London garden, according to police and …
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New ferry service connects Greek and Turkish mainlands for first time
Mainland Greece and Turkey have officially become connected by ferry for the first time. A special ceremony was held on Sunday at the Turkish port in Çeşme to launch the …