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The new ‘queen’ of immigrants in Argentina is Greek
Luisiana Pilar Delicosta, a fouth-generation Greek, was elected Queen of the Immigrants from a field of 20 Youth Queens of the Community contestants.
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Alexander the Great on his way out of FYROM
The country is considering changing the name of the capital’s airport and removing statues of the ancient Macedonian king, in a motion to appease Greece.
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Ancient Olympia lights torch for 2018 Winter Olympics
The Olympic flame has been lit once again as the torch relay for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 begins.
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Sandy Thomas: war hero and friend to the Greeks
Dr Martyn Brown pays his respects to Major General Walter Babington who fought in the Greek mainland campaign and Battle of Crete in 1941.
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Mr Tsipras goes to Washington
When a former anti-capitalism activist of the left meets the incarnation of US capitalism, and helps him make a deal to sell US warplanes.
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Ho Ho Oh? Archaeologists find tomb of St Nicholas in Turkey
A recent archaeological discovery underneath a Turkish church could shed light on the mysterious whereabouts of St Nicholas.
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A device that translates 40 languages in real time has finally arrived
The innovative technology by Google is said to translate fast enough to hold a conversation.
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Australia and Greece on a mission for sustainability
Representatives from the two countries took part in the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2017 in Chile to discuss the future of world tourism.
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Greek MIT scientist creates model that may help predict precursor conditions to extreme weather events
“If we can predict the occurrence of these extreme events, hopefully we can apply some control strategies to avoid them,” Sapsis says.
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The ‘dirtiest restaurant’ in the world is Greek
After continual negative reviews, an inspection revealed rat hairs and cockroach eggs in the kitchen, sewage flies in the tahini, and raw meat on the floor.