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The grooms of Begona; an untold story
Although much has been written about the 900 young Greek single women known as nyfes (brides), who left their families and homes 61 years ago and embarked on a journey …
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Greek tourism plays to its natural assets
Another Greek tourist high season, another award for film director Antonios Theoharis Kioukas whose three minute and 38 second “Greece- A-365-day destination” video (see below) picked up another tourism award …
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Seven children among 34 Syrians saved on Greek and Turkish river border
Greek authorities say they have rescued 34 migrants, including seven children, who were “marooned” for two hours on an islet on the Greek side of the perilous Evros River that …
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Sokratis Papastathopoulos to join Arsenal for a reported 19 million euros
Superstar defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos is expected to sign with Arsenal later this week in a three year deal reportedly worth 19 million euros, making him the highest paid soccer player …
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Don’t lecture Rome the way we did Athens warns EU chief
The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has told EU members to “show respect towards Italy” as its new government takes power and not repeat the mistakes the EU …
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Tsakalotos throws cold water on changes to pension cuts
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos has dashed hopes of any renegotiation of bailout measures next year, including pension cuts, ahead of a submission of a bill to Parliament on Friday which …
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Highway linking Crete’s Elafonisi to Chrisoskalitissa due for completion in 2019
Crete is getting a new highway, linking Elafonisi to Chrisoskalitissa. The Topolia highway is set to be one of the largest construction projects on the island. It is a positive …
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Fight continues for return of Cretan antiquities looted during Nazi occupation
The search continues for the numerous antiquities looted from Crete during the Nazi occupation on the island. To help commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Crete, which took …
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Double-header film screening for World Environment Day
Darebin City Council is hosting free screenings of two short films that explore the impact of plastic pollution on our oceans to mark World Environment Day on Thursday 7 June. …
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Impact of financial crisis in Greece continues, an obstacle to starting a family
Despite headlines being more optimistic than ever about the state of Greece’s economy in the last eight years, the effects of the financial crisis are still being felt, namely by …