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1,534 new cases, 13 deaths as Pfizer Booster is approved by the TGA
Victoria recorded 1,534 new local COVID-19 cases detected from 83,210 test results. There were 13 deaths as the state moves closer to fully vaccinating 80 per cent of its population …
Pratanos novel is a wonderful witness of Kazantzakis’ final journey to Crete
It was just over a month ago when the whole of Greece paused to pay their respects to the great Cretan composer Mikis Theodorakis. His body lay in state at …
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Shipwreck lying in sea off Peloponnese carried a load of amphorae
A shipwreck from the Classical era first, discovered in the narrow channel between the island of Kythira and Neapolis on the Peloponnese in 2019, was found to carry several amphorae, …
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‘Digger’, starring Vangelis Mourikis, heads to the Oscars
Georgis Grigorakis’ Digger, starring Vangelis Mourikis and Argyris Pandazaras, is going to represent Greece in the 94th Academy Awards in the Foreign Film category. The Greek-German-French co-production tells the story of …
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s message for ‘Ohi’ Day
On this day, the story of Greek pride, independence and courage echoes throughout the world. It is a story that should — must — be repeated and never be forgotten. …
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US support for religious freedom: Patriarch Bartholomew meets with US President Joe Biden and US Secretary Anthony Blinken
Patriarch Bartholomew met with US President Joe Biden and US Secretary Anthony Blinken on Monday to discuss a number of issues. Top of the agenda was the reoperation of the …
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National mourning in Greece for Fofi Gennimata
The death of Fofi Gennimata, aged 57, came after a long battle with cancer. The leader of the socialist Movement for Change (KINAL) had recently resigned from the party’s leadership, …
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Melbourne confirms 1,510 new cases as state-of-emergency powers could come to an end
Victoria has confirmed 1,510 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths, however, while the numbers are lower than previous days, there was also a dip in testing with 55,679 results …
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Podcast: Paul Nicolaou is reactivating Sydney with a sense of kleos and clout
We asked Paul Nicolaou to tell us the first word that pops to mind when we say ‘future’, and he said ‘legacy’. The ancient Greeks called it kleos – noble …
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Fofi Gennimata passes away, aged 56
Fotini ‘Fofi’ Gennimata passed away, aged 56, at Evangelismos Hospital where she was being treated for the last two weeks. Ms Gennimata had been president of the socialist PASOK movement …