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Diaspora
Oxi Day Foundation Honors Zelensky With Courage Award
The Washington Oxi Day Foundation honored men and women who have contributed to the preservation of freedom and democracy on Thursday in Washington D.C.
The Foundation commemorated the day Greece refused to surrender when faced with a demand to allow...
Art
Close-up of Ant’s Face Appears to Be From Horror Movie
A close-up macro photograph of an ant’s face that was showcased at the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition seems to come straight from a horror movie.
The eerie image of an ant captured by Lithuanian photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas resembles a...
Culture
Alonissos Among the Top Destinations in the World for Ecotourism
The Greek island of Alonissos, a North Aegean isle north of Evia, has been named one of the Top Destinations for Ecotourism.
ABTA Magazine, the publication representing the UK’s largest Travel Association, released its top destinations for ecotourism recently; in...
Diaspora
People of Service and Courage to be Honored by Oxi Day Foundation
The Oxi Day Foundation announced recently the honorees that will receive the Oxi Service and Courage Awards and Calamos Service Award on October 28, on the anniversary of the historic "Oxi" (No) Greece said in 1940 to the fascist...
Immigration
Greek Photographer Wins Award For Refugee Camp Photos
Acclaimed Greek documentary photographer Angelos Tzortzinis has fetched yet another international award, this time by World Press Photo.
events
Greece's Civitel Hotels & Resorts Wins Prestigious Awards
Civitel Attik and Civitel Olympic, both members of Civitel Hotels & Resorts, which were nominated for the first time in three categories during the Venue Awards 2020 held recently in Athens, won all three of the awards.
The Civitel Attik won the...
Greece
Antetokounmpo and Tsitsipas Among Nominees for 2019 ESPY Awards
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Stefanos Tsitsipas, two of the most prominent athletes ever to come out of Greece, are among the numerous well-known sports stars who have been nominated for this year's ESPY awards in the United States.
The ''Excellence in Sports...
Hollywood
Kelly Sarri Makes a Bold Statement With Her Documentary on Greek Tax Evasion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc9Xg5dACrk
Kelly Sarri has tackled plenty of topics in her filmmaking career. But her latest documentary, a close look into the widespread problem of tax evasion in Greece, may be her most important work yet for Greece and the world...
Greek News
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Film ”The Favourite” Wins Seven BAFTA Awards
Yorgos Lanthimos' film ''The Favourite'' won seven awards in this year's 72nd British Academy Film Awards, (BAFTAs) in a ceremony held in London's Royal Albert Hall.
''The Favourite'' was the first film to be awarded, with the outstanding British film award...
Greece
Crete Voted Fifth-Best Travel Destination in the World
The Greek island of Crete has just been voted the fifth best of all the world's top destinations in TripAdvisor's recent "Best Destinations in the World - Travelers Choice" awards.
Crete was featured among the most well-known and popular tourist destinations...