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Overweight tourists hitching a ride on a donkey in Santorini could face thousands of euros in fines
Tourists seen riding donkeys on Santorini who are classed to be too heavy a load for the animal to comfortably carry, could now face fines in the thousands. “In the …
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Libraries are living organisms
The Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists (ΑGLIS) together with the National Library of Greece (NLG) organised a meeting last month, 23 November, entitled ‘Meta- IFLA WLIC Athens 2019: …
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Aussie Rules finds its Greek ambassador in the ‘footy-mad’ Yiannis of Thessaloniki
He lives in Thessaloniki, Greece is the father of young son, and Yiannis Kosmas runs his own hardware and coffee shop close to the White Tower. He had little to …
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The results are in: VCE students breathe a sigh of relief as Year 12 comes to an end
Thursday was likely to be the one weekday morning where Victorian VCE students didn’t reach for the snooze button on their morning alarms, awake early to receive their ATAR results …
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Economic future may look rosy but Greeks are struggling now
Georgios Papandreou, the founder of the Greek political dynasty, once said: “the numbers are up but the people still suffer”. It is a quote that would fit quite easily to …
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Greek Orthodox Byzantine chants gain Unesco recognition
This week the Byzantine chant, or psaltic art, as practiced in Greece and Cyprus, has been added to Unesco’s Representitive List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Unesco report …
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New European Central Bank boss Lagarde impressed with Greek recovery
The recently appointed president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, said that she was impressed by Greece’s growth rates and its fiscal position. Ms Lagarde spoke about Greece’s …
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Winners and Sinners: Andreas Vazeos swims to glory in Glasgow!
WINNERS ANDREAS VAZEOS The young athlete walked away with not one, but two medals from the 2019 European Swimming Championships in Glasgow. After finishing third in the 100 metre singles, …
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Greek Super League round 14 preview: Dangerous outings for top ranked teams
The second stage of the Greek Super League begins this weekend with round 14 and all clubs are ready to play each other for the second time in the season. …
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Victory look to recover from worse start to season
Whilst Sydney United continues to power ahead at the top of the A-League table, widening the gap between it and the rest of the field, the ladder remains congested especially …