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Philanthropist Niki Goulandris has died aged 94

Niki Goulandris, a Greek philanthropists and accomplished botanical painter, died on Saturday, aged 94. She served as vice-president of the Goulandris Natural History Museum that she had established with her …

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Cretan summer educational programmes combine sightseeing and education

Do you want to learn while you travel? There are two worthwhile options on the island of Crete over summer that offer sightseeing and food for thought. Unbound Prometheus Unbound …

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Greek uni student creates lunar habitat as part of Wild Moon Base project

Angelos Chrysovalantis-Alfatzis – a final-year student of architectural engineering at the National Technical University of Athens –  is working with a group of architecture students at the European Space Agency …

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Greek wins 2018 Cover of the Year for TIME

San Francisco-based artist John Mavroudis used words and phrases from Christine Blasey FOrd’s testimony during the Senate hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to create an …

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Chris Nikou: ‘I don’t believe in Old Soccer vs New Football’

The demise of the NSL and advent of the A-League saw Greek backed clubs like Heidelberg, Sydney Olympic, West Adelaide and South Melbourne spend almost 15 years in the football …

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Greek lawmakers approve protocol for ‘Republic of North Macedonia’s’ NATO accession

Greek Parliament ratified the NATO accord with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for its admission into the alliance under its new name, Republic of North Macedonia. NATO members …

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Sticca: ‘We’re proud to have Kone at our club’

Lou Sticca is no stranger to transfers that make headlines. After all, he was the one that managed to bring both Dwight Yorke and Alessandro Del Piero to the A-League. …

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Keeping kids interested in the Greek language? There’s an app for that

Metropolis is a Greek word, of course. It is used to describe any large, important city in a nation, the one which is a centre of a specified activity. Now …

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More Greeks turn to Airbnb to boost income

More Greeks have turned to short-term rentals to boost their income as a result of the economic crisis. The 1st BnB Guest Conference in Athens presented findings from an online …

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John Cleese to head to Athens in September

British actor/comedian John Cleese will be performing at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Irodion) on 20 September in Athens. The show, titled “John Cleese Live at the Acropolis”, marks the …

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