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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 …
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NZ lecturer comes up with new theory re Alexander the Great’s death
The world might need to revisit one of the greatest debates of antiquity and rewrite history, as what killed Alexander the Great could well be Guillain-Barre syndrome. Dr Katherine Hall, a …
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Letter of solidarity: Greek teachers show support to colleagues in LA
The world is a global village. And though Los Angeles and Greece are far removed as far as education and facilities are concerned, the teachers union of Greece was moved …
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Emirates to add second Athens-Dubai route
As part of its network updates for 2019, Emirate’s has announced a series of adjustments to its operational schedules which includes Greece, and specifically Athens. In an effort to alleviate …
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Will the Greek government survive the ‘Northern Macedonia’ crisis?
A debate set to decide the fate of the SYRIZA government in Greece will begin in the plenary five hours from now and will end with a confidence vote on …