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Athens Choral Festival features voices from around the country
WUGA - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
A long-time Athens music conductor gathered singers from around the nation for a concert of classical music over the weekend. Joseph Napoli has conducted classical music performers in Athens for decades. He founded the Athens Master Chorale in...
Hard-right MP sworn in as Greece’s new Migration Minister amid EU subsidy scandal
Neos Kosmos
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July 1, 2025
A prominent hard-right lawmaker, Thanos Plevris, was sworn in on Monday as Greece’s new Minister for Migration and Asylum replacing Makis Voridis, who resigned amid a widening scandal over misuse of European Union agricultural subsidies. Haris...
PHOTO GALLERY: Athens’ Star Spangled Classic
WUGA - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
Saturday, June 28th, the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department hosted their annual Fourth of July celebration, the ‘Star Spangled Classic.’ The Star Spangled Classic featured an array of entertainment, including several carnival rides...
Review: Debbie Matenopoulos releases her new Greek cookbook ‘Greekish’
Digital Journal
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June 30, 2025
Debbie Matenopoulos. Photo Credit: Mark Steines. Emmy-nominated TV host Debbie Matenopoulos released her new Greek cookbook “Greekish.” This marks her second-ever cookbook, 11 years after she released “It’s All Greek to Me.” “Greekish” is...
Pope’s message of hope to Ukrainian Greek Catholics
Catholic News
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June 30, 2025
Pope Leo XIV greets Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk at the Vatican in May (CNS/Vatican Media) Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, the faith of Ukrainians is being “sorely tested,” but God “will have the last word, and life will conquer death,” Pope...
War in the Unmanned, Digital Age – Athens Takes Note
To Vima
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June 30, 2025
Just as the world breathed a sigh of relief with the end of the Covid pandemic, another global shock rolled along. And while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 seemed like a “throwback” to a bygone era of continental mega-clashes, it...
Getting into the Swing of Things: Adaptive golf provides a new sport for Mak Yost
ABILITY Magazine
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Mak Yost only started playing golf in March 2021, so of course he was eager to join some high school friends to form a team for a local charity golf tournament called The Jake. They played their 18 holes under the best-ball format, where everyone...
The Mysterious Allure of Spetses, the Greek Elite’s Favorite Holiday Hotspot
Vogue - New York
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June 30, 2025
This buzzier eastern flank is also home to some of the island’s most social beaches, like Kaiki Beach, a lively, organized spot with sunbeds, a restaurant, and regular summer events, and Xylokeriza, a more remote but stunning beach of sand and...
Greek arrested in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus for allegedly filming military sites
Kathimerini
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NEWS Authorities in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus have arrested a Greek lawyer, reportedly for filming military sites. According to Kathimerini Cyprus, the lawyer was detained last Friday while allegedly recording military barracks and...
Nearly 40 Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix This Week (June 30)
PopCulture
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June 30, 2025
A new week of streaming is here, with fresh titles arriving in the Netflix content catalog. This week, the streaming giant is set to add 39 new TV shows and movies to its streaming library, giving subscribers plenty of new streaming options! This...
Greek Orthodox Church in Nazareth Attacked by Islamist Group ‘Soldiers of God’
Greek Reporter
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June 30, 2025
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. Credit: Public Domain The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth claimed in a Facebook post that a group that calls itself the “Soldiers of God” attacked the church on...
Greece Braces for Another Heatwave This Weekend
To Vima
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June 30, 2025
Greece is preparing for a fresh wave of hot weather as the first weekend of July approaches, with meteorologists warning of a new “heat incursion” set to impact the country from Friday through Monday. After a period of intense winds and rising...
Designer Nicole Miller and Model Carol Alt Help Judge Albanian Fashion Show
WWD - New York
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June 30, 2025
Nicole Miller returned to Albania last week to help judge the Muza 2025 Finale, which spotlighted the work of 10 designers. Having participated in last year’s event as a judge, the New York-based designer was reunited with one of her former runway...
The Sci-Fi Movie That Killed Guillermo Del Toro's At The Mountains Of Madness Adaptation
/FILM - Indiana
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June 30, 2025
There's no movie I'm more excited for in 2025 than Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein." The sumptuous-looking trailer hints that del Toro's "Frankenstein" could be the truest adaptation yet of Mary Shelley's "The Modern Prometheus," but it's also...
Acropolis Rally Greece: Day 4 Sunday Success And Second Overall For TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's Ogier
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- JCN NewsWire) Acropolis Rally Greece: Day 4 Sunday success and second overall for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's Ogier Toyota City, Japan, June 30, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team's Sébastien Ogier secured second...
Catholic media witness to truth, Gospel and are at 'kairos moment' in church
Detroit Catholic
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June 30, 2025
PHOENIX (OSV News) ─ Catholic media play a vital role in bearing truth and witnessing to the Gospel, especially amid the digital age and a crucial moment for the church, said experts during a panel discussion at the 2025 Catholic Media Conference....
The Parthenon Beyond Worship: An Art of Subconscious Intimidation
Greek Reporter
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June 30, 2025
The Parthenon was more than just a temple to Athena. It was ancient Athens’ treasury, propaganda machine, and political nerve center all wrapped up in marble. Credit: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons Most people believe the Parthenon on the...
Business Ins & Outs: Yala Greek, Monos; El Centro
The Georgetowner - Washington D.C.
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June 30, 2025
In: Yala Greek Ice Cream by July 20 While hoping for July 4, Chrys Kefalas now plans to open the nation’s first authentic Greek ice cream shop at 3143 N St. NW on July 20. Yala Greek Ice Cream will open in the space formerly occupied by a bakery,...
This Week at the Athens Epidaurus Festival: Top Picks and Highlights
To Vima
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June 30, 2025
Whether you’re visiting Athens or living in the city, summer transforms the Greek capital into a vibrant cultural hub. With its cooler evening temperatures, the city invites locals and tourists alike to enjoy open-air performances across a range...
Democratic and Financial Deficit in the Capital of the Greek Diaspora
To Vima
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June 30, 2025
According to the recent literature migration-sending states that are now “emerging as rising powers have increasingly moved from using diaspora engagement as a means of securing remittances and promoting domestic economic development to viewing...