Interview: Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Zozo Sapountzaki was born in Salonica, Greece and studied drama and music at the Musical Theatre School. She first appeared on stage as a child, along with her sister Vaso, as the Sapountzaki baby sisters (ta Sapountzakia). She bloomed into what can only be called a brunette bombshell and […]
La Trobe University’s Greek Studies program hosted a Twilight Event at Bundoora’s Moat Theatre, to celebrate 40 years of Greek language teaching at the Melbourne University and to announce the program’s continuation. The event, which took place earlier this month, was opened with a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony, and greetings by the Vice-Chancellor […]
The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism has announced that Christmas Villages will operate in seven beautiful traditional villages and towns in Cyprus. Agros, Derynia, Fikardou, Kalavasos, Kalopanagiotis, Kyperounta, and Polis Chrysochous will be ready to welcome locals and foreigners into a unique, romantic, and festive atmosphere. A giant strawberry statue has already been erected in […]
The German government inaugurated its first floating terminal on Tuesday (15 November), built in record time and intended to receive liquefied natural gas as part of Berlin’s plan to replace Russian gas, with the first regasification ship set to dock in mid-December.
1492: Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco 1884: European Colonization and trade in Africa is officially regulated at the international Berlin Conference, formalizing European powers “Scramble for Africa” 1904: King C. Gillette patents the Gillette razor blade 1948: Mackenzie King retires after 22 years as Prime Minister of Canada 1969: An estimated 2 million people take part in the Vietnam War Moratorium […]
Authorities in Turkey announced early Monday morning that they have arrested the woman suspected of carrying out the suicide bombing on Istanbul’s busy Istiklal Avenue in Turkey.
The rainy weather didn’t dampen the spirits of locals in the Sydney suburb of Burwood on Sunday, November 14 as they flocked to the annual Greek Street Fair for some Hellenic culture, food, dancing and music.
The European Commission condemned Turkey’s statements on the acceptance of the Turkish Cypriot secessionist entity, the so-called,“Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,” as observer state at the Organization of the Turkic States on Friday.
One week into this year’s UN climate summit in Egypt, frustrations were starting to flare as negotiators worried about resolving myriad details in time for a deal by the summit’s scheduled close on Friday (18 November).
1680: Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680 (Kirch’s Comet/Newton’s Comet) 1856: American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related to his invention of condensed milk 1896:Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation 1908: Albert Einstein presents his quantum theory of light 1920: The Russian Bolshevik army occupies Sebastopol, ending anti-communist attempts to regain the government of Russia […]
