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World’s oldest intact shipwreck thought to be ancient Greek
A 23-metre long vessel, has been discovered by a team of maritime archaeologists, scientists and marine surveyors, which has been on a three-year mission to explore the depths of the …
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Greek American arrested in pedophile ring bust in Florida
Thirteen child-sex predators have been arrested by Florida in a six-day undercover sting, Operation Cyber Guardian. Police posed as children online from 2 to 7 October creating fake profiles on …
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Granting of autocephaly to Ukrainian Church imminent
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the patriarchal decree granting autocephalous, or selfruling, status to Ukraine’s Orthodox Christians is likely to be granted by the end of October. Known in Greek as a …
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FYROM referendum: the day after
A week after the referendum held in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to ratify the agreement with Greece over the name issue, both countries are regrouping, waiting for …
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Polls show lead for ‘yes’ camp ahead of Sunday’s FYROM referendum
On Sunday 30 September, FYROM citizens head to the polls to decide whether they wish to accept ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ as their country’s official name. The much awaited referendum …
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Albanian historian claims ‘there is no Greek population’ in live broadcast
Albanian historian, Elena Kocaqi has caused controversy, after claiming on live television in Albania that a Greek population does not exist in modern Greece, and that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras …
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Petition to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque denied by Turkish Constitutional Court
The Hagia Sophia will remain a museum, after a petition – launched by the Turkish Union of Permanent Vakifs of Historic Monuments and the Environment – was overruled by the …
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Amidst Papadopoulos’ Twitter rampage against Downer, plot thickens with a Greek twist
Shortly after he was sentenced to 14 days in prison for lying to FBI investigators about his contacts with Russian intermediaries ahead of the 2016 US presidential election, ex-Trump adviser …
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FYROM would have accepted ‘North Macedonia’ 10 years ago, Wikileaks reveals
According to a classified cable from the US embassy in Skopje which was released by Wikileaks on Monday, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was willing to accept the …
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Greek Australian man murdered in the Philippines
A Greek Australian man has been stabbed to death in the Philippines, reports the ABC. Lambros Zervas was found dead last week on Tuesday in his home office in a …