The Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos characterized the attempt of a specific team to perform a Divine service in the cathedral of St. Sophia. It now operates as a museum. The Ecumenical Patriarch declared the move was: “behind our back”. Speaking to pilgrims from Karditsa village on Monday, the Patriarch advised to regularly visit important Orthodox monuments such as [...]
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Dr. Antoniou Leads Research Team on Important Breast Cancer Findings
Under Antonis Antoniou’s guidance, an international group of scientists identified a region of the genetic code which can increase or decrease the high breast cancer risk associated with the BRCA1 gene. Antonis Antoniou is a researcher for the United Kingdom Genetic Epidemiology Unit at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University [...]
Greek Pensioners Retire in Petrich, Bulgaria
Many Greek pensioners have settled in the southern Bulgarian town of Petrich. Greek retirement payments which are between 700 and 800 euro per month, give them a higher standard of living in Petrich. Our southern neighbors rent comfortable flats. Wealthier pensioners are buying mansions. “The cost of life here is 50% of what I normally spend in Thessalonica [...]
200th Celebration of Oktoberfest has Greek Theme
With great pomp, the 200th Jubilee of Oktoberfest was celebrated Saturday in Munich. Oktoberfest is the world’s largest folk festival, known as the “Beer Festival”. This year the festival had Greek color in its theme. For the first time in the history of the festival, the Greek Female Lyceum of Munich participated at the musical [...]
UK Immigration to Reduce Student Visas
UK Immigration is trying to reduce levels of overall immigration into the UK. Recently UK Immigration Minister Damian Green has expressed concerns about the number of individuals on student visas in the UK. In the future it appears that the proceess will either become more difficult under the Tier 1 PSW visa or it will end [...]
Int’l Media Reacts to Greece’s Diaspora Bonds
“Greece trick to bend on bonds” is written on the online edition of Focus newspaper. The statement is reported in “Diaspora Bonds” and notes: “No investor is willing to lend Greece. So, the Greek government is now targeted in the Greeks patriotism.” The comment in the financial newspaper Handelsblatt is more ironic than that. It [...]
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05 / 21 Angelique Rockas: Strong, Bold and Unafraid
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05 / 21 Theodoros Aggelopoulos Honored at Cannes Film Festival
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05 / 21 Guardian: ‘Despite the Recession, Greeks Still Light the Olympic Flame’
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05 / 21 Portugal: European Award Given to Cretan Beaches of Ierapetra
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05 / 20 Victoria Hislop: ‘I Was at the Party in Greece, Now I’m Sharing the Hangover’
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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05 / 09 London Recognizes Macedonian Language During Cultural Olympiad
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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