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Greece’s government health experts recommend ban on festivals, as flights resume from UK, Sweden and possibly the US
A meeting of Greece’s health experts on Monday recommended that traditional festivals be banned in the country until the end of July, along with other measures. Greece’s Health Ministry experts …
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Foreign buyers of Cyprus real estate in decline
There was a 62 per cent drop in foreign investors on the Cyprus property market in the first half of 2020 compared to the previous year. The decline is attributed …
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Queensland Uni holds firm on suspension of Greek Australian student
The University of Queensland, ranked among the global Top 10 in different world rankings, has upheld the suspension of 21-year-old student Drew Pavlou. Following the student’s appeal, the original two-year …
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Coburg West Primary School Greek language teacher finally appointed
Last year, parents had the rug pulled from under their feet when they received an email from Coburg West Primary School’s Principal Mark Colagrande announcing that Greek lessons would be …
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Hagia Sophia’s secrets, superstitions and lore
The Hagia Sophia cathedral has survived earthquakes and religious power struggles and has come to be associated with legend and lore. 1. The name Many mistakenly believe that Hagia Sophia …
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Thermopylae – Salamis 2020: 2,500 years of history
This year marks the 2,500-year anniversary of the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis, two events of seminal importance not only for Ancient Greek history, but arguably also for the course …
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Cyprus Archbishop says Hagia Sophia conversion shows Turks are “uncivilised” and Europeans only after their own “interests”
Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus stated that Turks “remained uncivilised, coarse” in his statement concerning the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, however, he added that Europeans “see their rigid …
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Victoria records 177 cases overnight, a drop from 200 over consecutive days
Victoria recorded 177 new COVID-19 cases overnight. This number was viewed positively after daily cases hitting more than 200 per day, however Chief Health officer Professor Brett Sutton said that …
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Australia’s tax resources available in the Greek language
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has a number of in-language resources to help people with their tax returns. These are available in various languages including Greek, Arabic, simplified Chinese, traditional …
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Greece invites retirees to live their pension myth in Greece
Greece’s government has sent out a formal bid to foreign pensioners to shift their tax residence to Greece by offering a single tax rate of seven per cent for their …