Kalamata Society of Melbourne celebrates liberation anniversary with dinner dance
The Society of Kalamata 23 March in Melbourne held a successful dinner dance on Saturday, March 21 at Vogue Ballroom.
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GREEKS ABROAD
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GREECE 
March 24, 2026 Overcrowding delays start of Tempe train disaster trial
Chaos and anger erupted inside a courtroom in Larissa, Central Greece, where the long-awaited trial over the 2023 Tempe train disaster was halted before proceedings began, amid protests over suffocating conditions.
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HISTORY
March 24, 2026 24 March 2026: This day in history
1603: Scottish King James VI, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, becomes King James I of England in succession to Elizabeth I, uniting the English and Scottish crowns 1837: Canada grants its Black citizens the right to vote 1882: German scientist Robert Koch discovers and describes the tubercle bacillus, which causes tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), establishing […]
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EUROPE
March 23, 2026 Cathedral concert for Easter
By Martin Banks Easter is fast approaching and you may be looking for nice ways to spend the short holiday season. If so, an upcoming concert in Brussels city centre could be just the thing for you. The Holy Wednesday concert takes place at the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula in Brussels on 1 […]
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ECONOMY
March 23, 2026 Oil prices stabilize as investors weigh U.S., Iran threats, sanctions lift
Oil prices were little changed on Monday as investors weighed U.S. and Iranian threats to target energy facilities that could escalate the war against the release of millions of barrels of Iranian oil at sea to global markets after Washington lifted sanctions.
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HISTORY
March 23, 2026 23 March 2026: This day in history
1490: First dated edition of Maimonides’ “Mishneh Torah” is published, a code of Jewish religious law 1775: Patrick Henry proclaims “Give me liberty or give me death” in a speech encouraging Virginia troops to join the American Revolutionary War 1919: 8th Congress of the Russian Communist Party re-establishes a five-member Politburo, which becomes the center […]
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EUROPE
March 22, 2026 Stepping out …. to discover Brussels’ chocolatiers
By Martin Banks Calling all chocolate lovers.
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POLITICS
March 22, 2026 Special re-dedication service for Trooper Fred the unknown soldier
By Martin Banks It’s a question that remained a mystery for decades: who exactly was the “unknown soldier” buried in an unmarked grave in Belgium?
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TOURISM
March 22, 2026 Top hotel association welcomes new members
By Martin Banks Relais & Châteaux has welcomed nine new members into the fold, it has been announced.
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HISTORY
March 22, 2026 22 March 2026: This day in history
1622: First American Indian (Powhatan) massacre of Europeans around Jamestown, Virginia, 347 killed 1765: First direct British tax on American colonists, the Stamp Act, is passed by the British Parliament led by Prime Minister George Grenville 1784: The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand 1832: […]
