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Thousands pour onto iconic Sydney bridge for Gaza
An estimated 25,000 people are marching across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to protest the war on Gaza, with hundreds of police mobilised. One of Australia’s most iconic landmarks has become …
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Greece’s Karalis clears 6.08m in pole vault
Olympic bronze medallist Emmanouil Karalis cleared 6.08 metres in the pole vault at the Greek national championships on Saturday, a mark only ever bettered by three other men. The 25-year-old, …
Billy rediscovers Warsaw, through Greek links, and modern life
Years ago, I became friends with Dorota, a Pole who had lived in New York for over a decade before returning to her native Poland. We kept in touch, and …
Features –
Walking Samos – On the trail of poets, warriors and the Blackbeard of the Aegean
A few years ago I made a long anticipated trip to the beautiful Island of Samos. I had always wanted to visit its museums and archaeological sites, as well as …
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Greece achieves deep-space First with laser link to Mars mission
In a landmark achievement for Greek science, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) has successfully established a laser communication link with a spacecraft nearly 300 million kilometres away. As Kathimerini …
Dialogue –
Cornelius Castoriadis: The Greek who dreamt in ideas
Cornelius Castoriadis reflected on humans. He decided that the role of each person in the social-historical context is essential. Castoriadis was himself in awe of ideas. Ideas are what, in …
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Thousands to march across Harbour Bridge for Palestine
The iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge will be the site of a major protest against the war in Gaza with politicians, union groups and humanitarian advocates expected to participate. Rally organiser …
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Aliens spotted in Oakleigh
Anyone strolling through Eaton Mall in Oakleigh last Friday may have done a double-take — aliens were wandering between the Greek cafés and shops. Well… not quite. They were street …
Life –
‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome
The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked the quake not to destroy his house: Earthquake, most …
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Australian man arrested in Athens over fatal Melbourne drive-by shooting
Hellenic Police detain suspect at Athens International Airport, sixth man arrested over 2023 Craigieburn murder of Robert Issa Manhunt ends in Athens An Australian man wanted over a deadly drive-by …