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Where was turnout the highest and lowest at the EU elections?
The results of the 2019 European Elections showed that voters prefer alternatives such as the greens, liberals and far right instead of the main centre-right and centre-left parties that have …
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Patriarch Bartholomew and United States call for the reopening of the Theological School of Chalki
Calls for the reoperation of the Theological School of Halki are increasing. The United States ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, Sam Brownback, told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Sunday …
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Briefs from the week that was: Serial killers, sports violence, hit-and-run and a bit of fun with yiayia
New Australian Archbishop Bishop Makarios of Christoupolis was unanimously voted in as the new Archbishop of Australia on 9 May, putting an end to weeks of speculation about the church …
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Varoufakis stands for European Elections, but mainly as a symbolic act
Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s former finance minister, is in Germany, campaigning for a new Europe with DiEM25 (Pan-European Democracy in Europe Movement 2025), which hopes to win votes for the European …
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ISIS member plotted to attack Anzac commemoration at Gallipoli
Turkish authorities have arrested a suspected Islamic State member that they believed plotted to attack an Anzac commemoration at Gallipoli, where hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders gather each year …
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Greek researcher wants to make breakthrough cancer treatment accessible to all
Dr Maria Themeli, the assistant professor of medicine at the VUmc Cancer Centre in Amsterdam, is determined to make her patent for the treatment of blood cancer with the production …
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The reunification of the marbles is a ‘cultural one-way’
The International Conference on the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures was held at the auditorium of the Acropolis Museum in Athens last Monday 15 April and was attended by eminent …
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Aegean farmers replaced hunters of ancient Britain
Aegean farmers from Greece and the area now occupied by Turkey arrived in Britain some 6,000 years ago, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Nature. The …
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Thousands of diasporans march in New York for Greek Independence Day
New York city dressed in white and blue last Sunday 14 April, in honor of the 198th anniversary of Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire. The annual Greek parade which …
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Greek leaders lament the destruction of Notre Dame
The iconic Notre Dame cathedral has been engulfed by flames. Hundreds of firefighters rushed to save the Parisian monument from early on Monday evening, however the fire caused devastation. On …