Onassis Threw Parties With Rules Only He Could Make
A new Greek film hitting theaters last week is bringing Aristotle Onassis back into the spotlight, and the stories from his legendary parties are every bit as…
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Thousands Line Up Hours to Visit the Grave of St. Paisios
Thousands of pilgrims have been streaming into the Holy Monastery of St. John the Theologian in Souroti, Thessaloniki, since yesterday morning for the feast…
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Bonnie Tyler Sang in Greek Back in 1992. The Song Still Hits.
In 1992, Bonnie Tyler collaborated with Greek pop star Sofia Arvanitaki on a rock duet that caught the country completely off guard. The song, “Pethaino stin…
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Dodecanese Court Rejects Turkish €4.7M Claim Over 1940 Rhodes Seizures
A Greek appeals court has thrown out a nearly 5 million euro claim by Turkish nationals seeking compensation for properties seized in Rhodes over 80 years ago…
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100 Scholars Fly to Sydney to Fight for the Greek Language
More than 100 academics, researchers, journalists, and diaspora representatives from Europe, the United States, and Australia will gather in Sydney this…
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The Greek Priest Whose Doom Metal Album Beat Daft Punk on Pitchfork
A 53-year-old Greek Orthodox priest from Nafplio just scored higher on Pitchfork than Daft Punk and Aphex Twin, and the music world doesn’t quite know what to…
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Greece Sees First Brain Gain Since 2009
For the first time since the economic crisis hit, more Greeks are returning to Greece than leaving. According to a joint report by the OECD and Greece’s…
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Greek Youth Ranked Among EU’s Poorest
Greek young people aged 16 to 34 have a median net wealth of just 9,900 euros, placing them among the poorest youth in the European Union, according to a new…
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Greek Islands Beat Turkey on Price for the First Time in Years
Greece is now cheaper than Turkey for a family summer holiday, according to a new Post Office Travel Money Family Holiday Report that ranked Marmaris as…
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The Electric Car Built by Hand on a Greek Island 50 Years Ago
Fifty years ago this past May, a factory on the island of Syros shut its doors for good, ending what could have been one of the most remarkable industrial…
