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Justice for Cyprus commemorates invasion remembrance events across Australia [PHOTOS]
At 10 am on Sunday, 17 July, Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis lead the memorial service at St Efstathios Church in South Melbourne, followed at 12 noon by a wreath-laying ceremony …
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Fans pay from $520 to $22,000 for a Nikos Vertis Mykonos show
Popular Greek singer Nikos Vertis held a concert in Mykonos on Friday evening (local time) and the price tag has gone viral. The show that took place on the beach …
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Grammy winner Christopher C. King awarded with Greek citizenship
Grammy-winning producer, writer and ethnomusicologist Christopher C. King who made the traditional music of Epirus and its famous dirges’ known all over the world, was presented with an honorary Greek …
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New blaze in Crete has rental homes evacuated
A wildfire that was burning at the municipality of Agios Vassilios, in northern Crete, since Friday was rekindled on Saturday due to strong winds, the Fire Brigade said. The flames …
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Ukrainian plane carrying dangerous material crashes in Greece
An Antonov cargo plane operated by an Ukrainian airline crashed Saturday near the city of Kavala in northern Greece, authorities said. Local residents reported seeing a fireball and hearing explosions …
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Geelong Greek restaurant named best in Victoria and Tasmania
Greek venue ‘Mavs’ was crowned the best Greek restaurant in Victoria and Tasmania at the Restaurant Association Gala on Tuesday. Located in Geelong, Mavs bills itself as the city’s authentic …
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Hellenic link to Australia’s Anzac story discussed at Australian Embassy in Greece
Last week historian and author Jim Claven provided an update on some key Hellenic Anzac commemorative developments in a briefing to the Australian Embassy in Greece, addressing the work of …
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Dr Magdalena Simonis presents in major Greek medical conference
The Aristotle Medical Forum at the inaugural International Hellenic Medical Society (HMS) Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece July 15-17 is hosting leading medical practitioners and scientists from across the world. Dr …
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Dispatches from Ukraine’s war zone
I wrote this in Bucharest’s Henri Coanda International Airport while waiting for a connecting flight back home, to Australia. I found it hard to believe that I was in a …
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Victorian hospital crisis has child’s heart surgery postponed nine times
On Tuesday July 12, the ABC reported on Winston, the five-year-old Bendigo boy who needs open-heart surgery but has had his operation cancelled “eight times”. Cristean Tilkeridis, Winston’s father, is …