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Animals
Greek Cat Makes New Home on the Grave of His Former Owners
A moving testimony of the love and gratitude that cats have for their human companions is being demonstrated every day now in the Greek cemetery of Astros Kynourias in the Peloponnese, as a rescued feline can be seen spending...
Diaspora
Christmas Fundraiser to Help Rebuild Ionian Village Site Destroyed by Tornado
The Ionian Village, an outreach of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, experienced a catastrophic event in October when their main building, located at the summer camp's site in the northwestern Peloponnese, was destroyed in a tornado.
The freak storm...
Ancient Greece
Hellenic Museum To Offer Virtual Course on Ancient Greece in January
The Hellenic Museum, Melbourne's iconic hub of Greek culture and history, both ancient and modern, will be hosting a fascinating course called "City, town and country in ancient Greece" in January via Zoom.
The educational program will allow learners to...
Business
Hellenism Mourns Passing of US Senator Paul Sarbanes
Americans from both sides of the aisle mourned the Sunday death of longtime US Senator Paul Sarbanes, the legislator from Maryland who had triumphed Greek causes during the course of his long career in Washington. He was the very...
Greece
Greece Extends Lockdown Until January 7
Greece on Monday extended its lockdown measures in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease through January 7, including a nighttime curfew and a ban on traveling outside one's home prefecture.
Schools, restaurants, bars, courts of law and...
Greece
UK Nationals Legally Resident in Greece to Retain Right After Brexit
Greece announced on Monday that United Kingdom citizens and their family members, irrespective of nationality, who are permanent residents of Greece will have an established right of residence in the country after December 31.
On that day the transition period...
Europe
EU Commission Chief Says Turkish Situation “Worsening”
Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, said on Monday that the situation regarding Turkey has not only not improved, it has actually worsened.
His remarks came...
Greece
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Set to Bring Starlink Internet to Greece
SpaceX, the space company of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, plans to make its Starlink broadband satellite internet service available in Greece in the first quarter of 2021, Greek daily Kathimerini reports.
According to the report, the company has reached out...
Culture
Hidden Gem of a Chapel Reopens to the Public in Athens
The small, round chapel of Agios Nikolaos Thon, near the corner of Alexandras and Kifissias Avenues, was turned over, fully restored, to the residents of Athens on Sunday, Saint Nicholas Day.
Unknown to all but a few, and previously sustaining...
Business
Capital Link’s Hong Kong Maritime Forum Focuses on Global Trade, Pandemic Issues
The second annual Hong Kong Maritime Forum, titled “Hong Kong - Global Industry & Thought Leadership: Building on Tradition & Innovation” took place on December 1, bringing business leaders together to address the pressing trade issues of our times.
Held for...