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Dr Melissa Petrakis: “I’m pleased to be part of a fabric of diversity”
When Melissa Petrakis’ mother was about to migrate from England, her father paid for her to get a hairdressing qualification, so that when she moved to Australia she would have …
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Oakleigh Grammar teenager earns Pararoos call-up
It may be a long way from Melbourne to Madrid. And that’s the soccer journey 18-year-old Oakleigh Grammar student Con Christodoulou may find himself taking next year if he wins …
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Australia’s first Greek vegan bakery
Many great things have come to be born out of adversity, and Pavlos Katsivardas and his family can attest to this. He and his wife decided to move to Australia …
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New York mourns passing of financial district’s iconic Greek cobbler
For more than four decades, Lower East Side New Yorkers have been trusting their shoes to the hands of a Greek legend. Minas Polychronakis. The Greek-American cobbler passed on Wednesday, …
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‘Greek mythology teaches us how to live in the real world’
Harry James Angus knows all about blending cultures. As a member of popular band Cat Empire, he’s mixed rock, pop, soul, funk, jazz and a series of other musical styles …
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Dimitris Giannakopoulos puts hand up to buy Panathinaikos soccer club
Owner of the Panathinaikos basketball club, Dimitris Giannakopoulos has issued a bid to buy the Panathinaikos soccer club. Confirmed on Thursday by Deputy Minister for Sports, Giorgos Vassiliadis, if approved …
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Turkish navy shows teeth to US 6th fleet and Exxon mobile ships in Cyprus waters
Turkey continues to employ hostile tactic in the maritime region of Cyprus, this time threatening the US 6th Fleet. The Fleet was to participate in a naval exercise in the …
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Works for Thessaloniki metro reveal ancient mosaics
The Aghia Sofia metro train station of Thessaloniki may still be under construction, but it is already under way to becoming a museum. As it has often been the case …
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Malia, a Minoan palace of rare significance
Close to the vibrant Cretan city of Heraklion, on the islands northern coast, there’s a Minoan Palace overlooking the sea. Less popular than the famous Palace of Knossos, Malia is …
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Greek MPs vote down motion for parliamentary inquiry on government Health ministers
Another heated debate took place in the Hellenic Parliament on Thursday, when the opposition requested a parliamentary inquiry to determine whether government ministers have been guilty of breach of faith. …