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Melina Mercouri honoured in Ancient Greek Theater Festival of Carnuntum in Austria
The 30th Ancient Greek Theater Festival of Carnuntum began on Saturday, at the amphitheatre of the ancient Roman city of Carnuntum – today’s Austrian city of Petronell. Legendary Greek actress …
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Greek officials send respects to friends and families of US shootings
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday posted a message on Twitter concerning the mass shooting at a Walmart store at the US border city of El Paso on …
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Aussie renters hold the key to low voter turn-out at federal election
In the weeks after the 2019 federal election, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the turn-out of voters was the lowest since the introduction of compulsory voting in 1925. It …
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Kyrgios beats Russia’s Daniil Medvedev to win Washington Open title
Nick Kyrgios has won the men’s final of the Washington Open, his second ATP Tour 500 series title win of the year. It was a hard-fought victory for the 24-year-old …
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Immigration Museum backtracks to the future
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” said Shakespeare, but the proposed name change of the Immigration Museum to the Museum of Shared Humanity has become a …
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Ancient Greek skull found in Turkey shows evidence of neurosurgery performed 2,200 years ago
Archaeologists carrying out excavations at the Ancient Greek city of Euromus dating to the 5th century BC, in the area now occupied by Turkey found a skull with marks indicating …
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Rhodes-Bodrum sister jazz festivals jam with a message of peace across Greece and Turkey
The Rhodes International Jazz Festival of Rhodes and the Bodrum Jazz Festival just 96 kilometres away in Turkey, have announced a collaboration as sister festivals. The ferry distance between the …
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Tense-filled tennis game between Kyrgios and Tsitsipas in Washington
Nick Kyrgios’ week in Washington was event-filled and built to a crescendo on Sunday when he played against top seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, the same player he had played doubles with …
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History matters: Lonsdale Akropolis Club bombing of 1928
At 10pm, on Saturday evening, 1 December 1928, Melbourne was rocked by the sound of two explosions. The Akropolis Club in Lonsdale Street, a premises owned by Samian immigrant Nikolaos …
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British travel blogger lashes out at Greek police who arrested her for indecent exposure
London-based blogger/influencer Adebola Sowemimo states she has experienced “racism at its finest” in Greece. The travel blogger was stunned when she was arrested for indecent exposure and though she had …