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It's a little delayed from March 25, but Greek Independence Day will be celebrated in New York on April  7 with a traditional parade, for which many in the community have been preparing floats and costumes for months. Scores of...

Few Greeks are left to remember what happened 72 years ago this month, when, after the Greek Army repulsed the invading Italians at the start of World War II, Nazi troops invaded the country on April 6, 1941 and...

Truck drivers in Greece are demanding the removal of an ad by an online travel agency that shows an apparently gay truck driver trying to seduce a young male hitchhiker. The Truck Drivers Association of Greece maintains that the spot...

The Greek-Canadian cinematographers Filippos Balabanos and Peter James have written, directed and produced a 29-minute film called Dichotomus which focuses on the sudden and surprise rise of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party in Greece, a country which fought Nazis...

The Foundation Michael Cacoyannis (MCF) is about to launch an important initiative, A Minute’s Voice (Enos Leptou Foni) on April 5 and 6. Sixty Greeks from the field of culture, education and intellectuals in general will send a message...

Three famous Greek singers of Laika (Folk-Popular) songs, Katerina Stanisi, Elli Kokkinou and Kostas Karafotis, are preparing for their performances in Australia. The three singers on  May 10 will be in Sydney, May 11, in Melbourne and May 12...

An increasingly number of Greeks are seeking their fortune in Canada due to the ongoing financial crisis that has put 1.3 million people out of work, and the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal is trying to help those who...

Greek researchers discovered an antibody that ceases cancer metastasis, and will base a new anti-tumor medicine on their discovery. Dr Lia Patsavoudi, also a Biology professor at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, conducted a 15-year research with PhD students...

One of the greatest American directors, the legendary Woody Allen, will complete the cycle of films he has directed based on the most historic cities in Europe, with a movie-anthem dedicated to Athens. According to Greek media reports he...

The Austrian newspaper Wiener Zeitung published a long article titled, We do not owe you money. It refers to the changes the image of Greeks living in Austria has undergone because of the financial crisis in Greece, as well...

The Greek Film Academy awards ceremony chose Boy Eating Bird's Food, directed by Ektoras Lygizos, as the Best Film of the year. Academy President Katerina Evangelakou, noted that the award “does not mean only distinction and rewarding but duty...

The American Hellenic Council (AHC) honored three distinguished Greek individuals for their service to Hellenism and their respective professional fields. During the AHC Gala and awards ceremony Professor, Author & Poet Thanasis Maskaleris received the Theodore Saloutos Award, Congressman...

People who have excelled in many different sectors and have remarkable ideas and diverse approaches on trends, treatments and technologies, will meet in Athens on April 21, for TEDMED Live Athens 2013, with the motto Health Forward. The organization...

Spanish teachers and students created the video “Gracias Grecia, Nuestra herencia” (Thank you Greece, Our Own Heritage) showing in that way their sympathy and solidarity towards Greece. This video can be found on the internet nearly from the beginning...

The Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer, and music producer Yanni (born Yiannis Hryssomallis), who has spent his adult life in the United States, talked about his close relationship with Greece during his concert in Budapest, Hungary. He mentioned Greece many times...