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EU sanctions against Belarus following forced landing of Greece to Lithuania flight
The European Union leaders discussed the diversion of the Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania by Belarus, and agreed to a new round of sanctions against the country. Belarus President …
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Victoria records fifth COVID-19 case, with new restrictions and exposure sites identified
Victoria recorded one new case of COVID-19 after midnight, resulting in COVID-19 restriction from 6pm on Tuesday. The new case was identified as a contact and is a male in …
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“My heart belongs to Greece,” said Alex Sheppard, a WWII Philhellene
My brother David Sheppard carries the middle name Alexander, named after his Uncle Alexander Sheppard, a man he had never met but who he had heard vague family stories about …
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Metamorφosis with a phi, Greek Australian artistry in flux on the streets of Mebourne
Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal’s body structure through cell growth …
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Lecture: The story of Constantine Palaiologos and the Fall of Constantinople
Tuesday is an unlucky day for Greeks. It has been so ever since Tuesday the 29th of May 1453. The day the City fell. The day that life as we …
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Youth gather to commemorate Greek Pontic Genocide
On May 19, the youth of the Pontic Educational and Cultural Association of Victoria (Akrites to Pontou) held a Candlelight Commemoration entitled “Keeping the Flame of Memory Alive” in remembrance …
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Hydra and the flame of the Revolution, an online seminar by Alexander Billinis
Alexander Billinis from the Clemson University (USA) will present an online lecture entitled “Hydra and the Flame of the Revolution”, on Thursday 3 June, at 7 pm, at the Greek …
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Stefanos Tsitsipas conquers the Lyon Open with ease
Greek tennis young-gun Stefanos Tsitsipas has won his 33rd singles victory of 2021 after beating Britain’s Cameron Norrie at the Lyon Open in France. Tsitsipas glided through the match ending …
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Greece and the EU condemn forced landing of Ryanair flight in Belarus to detain prominent opposition blogger
The European Union, Greece and a number of other member states have condemned Belarus for forcing a Ryanair plane to land at Minsk airport as it flew over Belarus en …
Princess Diana vs the World: tragedy, arete, kleos, or something else?
To those who know me well, it is no secret that I am an anglophile tragic at heart in the way only colonials who have shed those bonds of subject-hood …