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Greek museum employee arrested over looted antiquities

An archaeological museum located on the Greek island of Santorini has solved its mystery surrounding a list of missing antiquities, with the arrest of one of its night watchmen. According …

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Greek bus struck by lightning near Greece-Turkey border, burned to the ground

An intercity bus in Greece has been struck by lightening and burned to the ground. The lightning struck the KTEL bus on Saturday afternoon amidst heavy rainfall, while travelling from …

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A sparkie in the Senate

“But what is politics then if not to give both parts the chance to compromise themselves,” the cynical and reactionary Naphta asks the progressive and enlightened Settembrini in one of …

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Giorgos Vlahos: the untold story of the first Greek Socceroo

The Encyclopedia of Socceroos is a landmark publication that has been over 25 years in the making. Compiled by notable football statistician Andrew Howe, it brings together for the first …

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Local and international acts return to the Greek Festival in Athens and Epidaurus

Now in its 63rd year, the Athens and Epidaurus Festival is one of the staples of Greek summer. Spanning more than two months, the festival includes theatre, dance, music and …

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The Stones of Preveli … of Crete, Greece and Australia

This month the annual commemorations of the Greek campaign of 1941 will culminate in a series of events on Crete and in Australia marking the 77th anniversary of the battle …

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Greece’s ELTA releases set of stamps for World Bee Day

The Greek postal service ELTA has released a new series of stamps with a bee theme to commemorate World Bee Day. As of 2018, the United Nations General Assembly has …

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The battle for Arabic Crete

For approximately 135 years, Crete, an island that is, in the Greek popular consciousness, inextricably linked to the foundations of civilisation and Greece itself, was one of the major foes …

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An appeal to support 150 Kurdish children refugees in Lavrio

A campaign to support the Lavrio Centre for Kurdish Refugees (Kentro Filoxenias Prosfygon Lavriou – KFPL), was launched on Monday, aiming to help volunteers working at the small facility on …

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Why are people furious at Mayor Boutaris?

Last weekend, Melbourne got a new Lord Mayor. After a quick and rather uneventful process, Sally Capp managed to beat her opponents and started talking about implementing her program: extending …

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