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Fascinating study finds dead people are still aware after they die
Chilling new research has found that you know when you are dead – and you are likely to know what is happening around you. The study by researchers led by Dr …
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Immigrants are not welcome worldwide, and Greece tops the list
At a time when international mobility is hitting record highs, few countries around the world have stated that they want more immigration. The Pew Research Centre, a non-partisan fact tank, surveyed …
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Prince Charles welcomes students to St James Palace in perfect Greek
“I am so pleased to be able to welcome you all to St James’s Palace this afternoon,” said Prince Charles, in perfect Greek, at an event held in London last …
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An Olympic Airways jet has been sitting in an Oregon forest since 2012
An Olympic Airways Boeing 727 has since 2012 been sitting in the middle of a forest in Oregon, where its now owner has turned it into an unconventional home. Retired …
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Controversial doco claims Jesus ‘was Greek not Jewish’
A new Amazon Prime documentary series is proving to be rather controversial amid claims the persona of the Jesus Christ we have all come to know through the New Testament …
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Jennifer Aniston ‘debated’ whether to invite Brad Pitt to her birthday bash – but is happy he came!
Brad Pitt was spotted at Jennifer Aniston’s star-studded 50th birthday bash. A source told People magazine that “every single person who Jen loves attended” and she wanted the party to …
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Yanis Varoufakis slams Tweet by Donald Tusk
Former Greek finance minister/economist Yanis Varoufakis responded to a tweet by European Council president Donald Tusk’s on the Brexit. Mr Tusk’s tweet said: “I’ve been wondering what that special place in …
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10 years of Greek financial crisis in one film
BBC2 aired a new documentary on 4 February; in an episode titled ‘Inside Europe — Ten Years of Turmoil’, BBC follows world leaders and European ministers around summits and conferences …
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50 mummies from Ptolemaic era when Ancient Greeks ruled in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 50 mummies at a communal tomb in Minya, south of Cairo, dating to the Ptolemaic era. The announcement, made by the antiquities ministry on Saturday, revealed …
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Is the ‘displacement’ of the Parthenon Marbles really a ‘creative act’?
The director of the British Museum, Mr Hartwig Fischer, recently defended the historical theft of the Parthenon Marbles dubbing their removal a “creative act”. His comments again reinstated that they …