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Melbourne’s Cypriots mobilise to collect food for people in need
It is now the second week now since a food collection point was set up at the Cypriot Community House at 495 Lygon Street in Melbourne and the donations have …
Dialogue –
Unprecedented results of COVID-19 lockdown
Many things about COVID-19 and the subsequent worldwide lockdowns have been unprecedented. Even the frequency of the use of the word itself since March has been unprecedented. Below is a …
Sport –
Tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas’ ode to his wonderful dad, Apostolos
Sports parents have to often fill several roles from tennis-playing to emotional support to coaching. So it isn’t such a huge surprise that Apostolos Tsitsipas, who is Stefanos Tsitsipas’ father, …
Herbs are central to the unique flavours key to Greek cuisine
When you consider Greek cuisine there are a few key herbs that you will need to rely upon. And the fresher they are the better. Your ammunition belt of flavours …
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The adventures of a nine-year-old boy in the battle of Crete
Our story begins in Antikythera in 1941, with Spiros Ploumidis, as a young boy on top of a hill, witnessing the first German airborne attack, which marked the beginning of …
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Yiayia, pappou in distress during COVID-19 because they want to hug their grandchildren
Grandparents have been especially affected by the COVID-19 restrictions. Unable to see their grandchildren and having spent Easter and Mother’s Day keeping a distance has been particularly strenuous. Neos Kosmos …
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Cypriot-Australian doctor banned from practising medicine after sexual assault of female patients
Dr Mario Athinodorou, 53, from South Australia has been banned from practising medicine for 13 years after being found guilty of sexually assaulting female patients for more than 15 years. …
Life –
Six years on: Little John defied the odds
In 2014 little John Metaxiotis spent 165 days in hospital before finally being able to go home with his parents. John was born prematurely at only 26 weeks weeks old …
Life –
Karditsa and Rethymno win European awards for safe walking and cycling paths
Karditsa in Central Greece and Rethymno, Crete, have both won first and second place respectively in competitions competitions for actions to promote safe walking and cycling. The competitions, which took …
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Greece opens up tourism to 20 countries as AEGEAN increases flights
Greece will open its gates to foreign tourists from 20 countries without tests or quarantine on 15 June, 2020. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke in a televised address, announcing …