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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.
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2000-year-old lost city said to be founded by Alexander the Great discovered in Iraq
Founded in 331 BC, archaeologists in Iraq say they have discovered the lost city along with Greek coins and statues of Greco-Roman deities.
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‘Theophilos is Unworthy’
Greek Orthodox Christians in Jerusalem protest against the Patriarch who sold ‘holy’ land.
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Scientists rediscover ancient Greek ‘weapon of war’ snake in Sicily
The Javelin Sand Boa was used as a projectile against enemy ships.