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Teltsidou wins gold for Greece at IFJ World Judo Tour
Rising Greek star Elisavet Teltsidou won her first IJF World Judo Tour final, managing to cause an upset to former world number one Maria Portela at the Grand Prix of …
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Greek MMA heavyweight champ defeats his Russian opponent
Greek heavyweight MMA fighter Giannis “Arzoo” Arzoumanidis extended his unbeaten record to 6-0 after defeating his Russian opponent Amirkhan Isagadzhiev in the ACA. Despite showing great skill, the Russian fighter …
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Employment prospects likely to improve in Greece
Things are improving in the Greek employment sector. Thirty-one per cent of employers in the country believe the need for more help will rise within the next three months, as …
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Treasure trove of data from Greek-Canadian immigrant experience presented in Australia
Interesting insights into the migrant experience in Canada will be offered by Associate Professor Panayotis Pappas from Simon Fraser University in Canada during a lecture at the Ithacan Philanthropic Society …
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Nicolas Cage to shoot sci-fi action film on Cyprus
Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage will be shooting a multi-million film production in Cyprus. The sci-fi action film, “Jiu Jitsu”, is directed by Dimitri Logothetis and will include a cast of well-known …
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Holy Synod concerned about ‘Macedonian’ liturgy and blasphemy
The Orthodox Church of Greece Holy Synod convened on 3 April. The meeting, chaired by Athens Archbishop Ieronymos, focused on ‘Macedophones’, who live in Greece and are members of the …
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Cosco investment blocked due to archaeological zone expansion in Piraeus
Cosco Shipping’s $675-million investment plan for the port of Piraeus was deemed to be a huge deal in Greece’s modern history, however ancient history may stand in the way. After …
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Melbourne and Sydney time zones go back an hour on Sunday
Daylight savings ends this weekend as clocks go back at 3am on Sunday. People across much of eastern Australia will get a little extra sleep and residents of Victoria, NSW, …
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Another sister school relationship between Greece and Australia
Connections were forged and buildings were built between Lemnos and Dandenong during a successful Skype session between the Mudros Junior High School Lemnos and the Greek Orthodox Community of Dandenong …
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Costa-Gavras on power, tragedy and filming in Greece
Costa-Gavras was born in 1933 in Loutra Iraias, Arcadia. Following his graduation from high school he went to France, where he did film studies at the French national film school, …