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Jennifer Doulos, mum of five, still missing; while husband accused of owing US$1m
Jennifer Doulos, 50, was reported missing on 24 May. The Connecticut mother of five was last seen driving her black SUV that day. Her estranged Greek American husband Fotis Doulos, …
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Cardi B’s new single mentions Antetokounmpo: ‘I’m a freak like Greek’
American rapper, songwriter and television personality, Cardi B has just released her new song ‘Press’ in which she refers to Greek NBA basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo. In her lyrics, Cardi …
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Greek scientist develops device that generates oxygen from CO2 in space
Dr Konstantinos P Giapis, a Greek scientist teaching at the Caltech Chemistry and Chemical Engineering department in the United States, heads a team of US scientists that have developed a small, …
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Melbourne ranked 7th in quality of life, according to Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has released its 8th annual survey of global prices and living standards. This report places Melbourne as the seventh highest in the quality-of-life index, which takes into consideration …
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Proof of the ancient Hekate cult found
The oldest evidence of the cult of ancient mythological figure Hekate has been discovered by a team of Italian archaeologists in an ancient Greek city in Sicily. “They have detected …
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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 …