One of the world’s leading specialists on ancient Greek texts, Cambridge professor Colin Austin has died of cancer at the age of 69.
The Australian born professsor was educated in England and France.  His mother tongue was French.
He studied at Oxford and came to Trinity Hall as a research fellow in 1965.
He then became a director of studies at Trinity Hall and remained a [...]

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The holiday plans of 70,000+ travellers were thrown into chaos last night when a budget airline flying from Scotland went bust.
Kiss Flights had only been flying routes from Glasgow for a few weeks after taking them over from another collapsed airline, FlyGlobespan.
They flew from Scotland to 12 resorts around the Mediterranean.  The airline served Spain, Greece, [...]

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Two new books on the Greek language and the introduction of Ancient Greek as a subject in schools in a pilot project in the UK, indicate that its language and culture are still admired and appreciated around the world. Unlike the more widely taught Latin, Greek is a living language currently spoken by more than [...]

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29 July 2010 – The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities today set up a United Nations-backed centre where they can exchange information on matters related to thefts, murders, trafficking and other crimes on both sides of the Mediterranean island.
The 24-hour Joint Communications Room (JCR) will be run by Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot law [...]

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A researcher at the University of Manchester has discovered a pattern of symbols embedded in ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s writings which give them a musical structure. According to Dr. Jay Kennedy, a researcher at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine who has been studying Plato’s work for five years, this code [...]

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Greece is ready to sell or offer long-term leases on some of its islands so as to cut back on its debts, The Guardian reports.
The daily notes that an area in Mykonos, one of Greece’s top tourist destinations, is one of the sites for sale. The area is one-third owned by the government, which is [...]

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