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Black Christmas among the olive groves
One month before my sixteenth Christmas, my uncle in Athens telephoned my maternal grandmother to tell her that he would be over for lunch, as soon as he finished work. …
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Mytilineos acquires a 75 MW solar project in Australia
Mytilineos S.A. through its Renewables and Storage Development (RSD) Business Unit has acquired a 75 MW solar project in Australia from ESCO Pacific. The Solar Farm is Wyalong (75 MW) …
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Consumers ready to come out and shop for Christmas, says RMIT marketing expert Con Stavros
RMIT University School of Economics Finance and Marketing expert Professor Con Stavros Stavros, who is also a media commentator on marketing particularly in relation to the intersection between technology and …
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Man charged with setting fire to building housing legal practice of Stephen Adrianakis
A man has been charged after a series of fires at a building housing the legal practice of solicitor Stephen Adrianakis, a prominent solicitor who acted for a number of …
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Innovative Greek farmer is EU champion of environmentally sustainable farming
Last year’s Greek Young Farmer of the Year 2019, Pavlos Tsakiris, was crowned Environmentally-sustainable Champion in farming at the Sixth European Congress of Young Farmers ceremony held in Brussels on …
Jewish community of Melbourne celebrates Hannukah at Federation Square
Over eight days from Thursday 10 to 18 December this year, the Jewish community of Melbourne is celebrating Hannukah, or Chanukah. Pillars of Light, at Federation Square, provides Melburnians with …
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One last heroic stand by a Paleologos against the Ottomans: Peloponnesus/Morea at the end of the Middle Ages
Between 1430-1444, virtually the entire Peloponnese was under the control of the Despot. The new rulers were brothers, Constantine, Demetrios and Thomas Paleologos. Constantine had been the most active. He …
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Greek minority members arrested in Rhodes on accusations of spying on Greece for Turkey
Two Greek citizens belonging to the country’s Muslim minority were arrested on the southeastern island of Rhodes and face charges of espionage in Greece. One of the suspects, aged 35, …
Greek drug addicted parents are losing their children in Melbourne
In the days leading up to Christmas, an expatriate nurse tells the readers of Neos Kosmos about how the state has taken the children from Greek-Australian drug users and has …
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Terry Karamaloudis leads the drive to bring the tourists back to Bendigo
We may not be able travel for pleasure overseas any time soon but, for now, we can expand our horizons closer to home and help to kickstart the local tourism …