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Sam Karagiozis fights to get back his assets
Sam Karagiozis, the 28-year-old self-made self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur”, is fighting to regain control of his Bitcoin empire following charges over his role in a drug-trafficking syndicate. His lawyers have filed exclusion …
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Greek ‘interloper’ catches cross in Blessing of Waters drama at Port Melbourne
Thousands of Greek Australians gathered at regions around the country to celebrate Theofania (Epiphany Day) with ‘blessing of the water’ ceremonies in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. In Melbourne, there …
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Briefs from the week that was | 4-11 January, 2020
Null and void The Foreign Ministers of Greece, Cyprus, France and Egypt rejected on Wednesday two deals signed between Turkey and Libya’s UN-recognised government in Tripoli. They said the deals …
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New rape victim says she was raped while on holiday in Cyprus, points to culture that’s “not right”
A woman told the BBC she was raped while on holiday in Cyprus, but was “discouraged” by police in Scotland from pursuing the case. The rape took place during a …
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CCTV footage captures police punching and hosing down Greek Australian disability pensioner John Goutzoulas
Melbourne disability pensioner John Goutzoulas told Heidelberg Magistrates Court on Thursday that police officers punched, pepper-sprayed and wetted him with a high-pressure hose, “like a dog”, outside his Preston Home …
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PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis briefs party leaders on his recent visit to the United States
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis briefed political party leaders on the results of his visit to the United States. A statement from his office said “the prime minister’s firm intention …
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Greek renewable energy projects attract foreign investors
Greek company PPC Renewables SA, which is part of the PPC SA (Ath:PPC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with United Arab Emirates and Finnish consortium Masdar Taaleri Generaltion DOO …
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Managing respiratory problems in the aftermath of the fires
In the wake of Australia’s catastrophic fires, a number of people are suffering from health problems in affected areas. For the past couple of weeks, Dr Vicky Kritikos from the …
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The world is your oyster when you have a Greek passport
Greek passport holders can give themselves a pat on the back because they have in their possession one of the most travel-friendly documents in the world today. According to the …
London-bound airliner alters route over Persian Gulf to land in Athens
A British Airways Boeing 777 which was on its way from India to the United Kingdom on January 8, abruptly changed course over the Persian Gulf to fly over Egypt …