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Greek PM to ‘persist’ with UK over Parthenon Marbles
Greece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday he would push for the return of the Parthenon Marbles when he meets UK leader Rishi Sunak in Britain this week. The sculptures, …
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Aris beats Panathinaikos to blow title race wide open
Aris rallied together to earn a major victory over league leaders Panathinaikos, allowing Olympiacos, AEK and PAOK to gain important ground in the fiercely contested premiership race. The Thessaloniki club …
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To Kokoraki – How Donald Swann brought Greek folk music to Melbourne and the world
If we could transport ourselves back in time to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre on the evening of 29th August 1964 we might have been surprised to hear a Greek children’s song …
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Cargo ship sinks with 14 aboard off Greece’s Lesbos, one dead
Greek rescuers on Sunday were searching for 12 people missing after a ship sank in gale-force winds off the Aegean island of Lesbos, with the authorities finding one crew member …
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Alcohol in movies: Surprising presence in kids’ films raises concerns
You’d most likely answer, ‘children’, if we asked you who the target audience was for Alvin and the Chipmunks. With that in mind, how often does alcohol appear in that …
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Greek University student team receives global distinction for project tackling forest fires
The student interdisciplinary team of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), “iGEM Thessaloniki” has scooped for the fifth time an award at the annual World Synthetic Biology Competition “iGEM 2023”, …
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Greek Australian firefighters “turn up” the heat for a good cause
As the new year arrives, the Australian Firefighters Calendar, an initiative brought to life by a team of skilled firefighters – including two Greeks – continues the 31-year-old tradition with …
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‘A man that taught me to never give up’: George Calombaris’ father passes
Jim Calombaris, father of Greek Cypriot Australian restaurateur George Calombaris has passed with the family mourning the loss of a “warrior” who battled bowel cancer twice in his life. Wife …
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NPL Victoria Men’s: South Melbourne and Port Melbourne are monopolising the market so far
It’s that time of year again – with the start of the NPL season just a couple months away, club staff are busy strategising and scouting for the best of …
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Greek Australian doctors celebrated end of year awarding inaugural scholarship (photos)
The Hellenic Medical Society of Australia held their End of Year Rooftop Celebration on Thursday at Le Ciel Events in Cremorne, Melbourne, with a turnout of around 100 attendees. HMSA …