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Greek star Konstantinos Pandelidis countinues Australian tour after amazing Let’s Go Greek Festival Parramatta festival

Greek City Times 13 Sep 2024
Konstantinos Pantelidis was born on January 29, 2002, in Athens, with maternal origins from Agrinio and paternal origins from Asia Minor. He started guitar lessons at the age of 7 and continued with vocal lessons ... (Photo courtesy ... (Photo courtesy.
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Eleftherios Venizelos: The Leader Who Expanded Greece’s Borders

Greek Reporter 12 Sep 2024
Eleftherios Venizelos. Credit. Public Domain ... in 1886 ... After the Asia Minor Disaster. After the Asia Minor Disaster, the Greek Army under Nikolaos Plastiras took over on September 11, 1922, declaring a Revolution ... This time he left for Paris for good ... ....
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The Greek Origins of Marseille, France’s Oldest City

Greek Reporter 12 Sep 2024
The Greek origins of Marseille. Credit ... Thiere was at a time when many Phocaeans left their homeland in today’s Turkey (then Greek-speaking Asia Minor) and reached the northern shores of the Western Mediter-ranean ... Its name was ”ΜΑΣΣΑΛΙΑ” (”Massalia”).
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Pope Francis lands in Singapore; inter-faith dialogue, climate on agenda

Khaleejtimes 11 Sep 2024
Pope Francis arrived in Singapore on Wednesday afternoon from East Timor, where he is expected to focus on inter-faith dialogue and reinforce the Catholic Church's presence in a region where it is a small minority.
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Thespians: The Forgotten Heroes of the Battle of Thermopylae

Greek Reporter 11 Sep 2024
Credit. Jona Lendering / Wikimedia Commons CC0 ... Ancient Thespiae ... His father, Darius the Great, had previously failed to subdue the Greeks after the Athenians had incited the Ionians to revolt against Persian rule in Asia Minor ... Aftermath and legacy ... ....
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Following in the Footsteps of Saint Paul Across Greece

Greek Reporter 11 Sep 2024
Saint Paul by an imitator of Guercino. Image donated to Wikimedia Commons by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 ... Saint Paul traveled to Greece for the first time on his second missionary tour, arriving from Troy in Asia Minor—today’s Turkey ... St.
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Wall Street ends higher as inflation dip, techs gain more than 2%

Beijing News 11 Sep 2024
NEW YORK, New York - Prices of U.S ... U.S ... CANADA ... UNITED KINGDOM ... Belgium's BEL 20 saw a minor dip of 1.59 points, or 0.04 percent, closing at 4,195.75. ASIA. In Asia, the Hang Seng Index dropped by 125.38 points, or 0.73 percent, closing at 17,108.71 ... Aug ... .
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Pulse Asia research — post-EDSA PH presidents

The Manila Times 10 Sep 2024
How the questions were framed by Pulse Asia and asked of the participants of the survey to elicit desired responses may be subject to the biases of both ... The rest are now in the minority. The current Pulse Asia data reflects a new reality.
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India witnessing surge in Hindutva fascism since BJP’s rise to power

Kashmir Media Service 09 Sep 2024
Modi’s extremist Hindutva policies have serious implications for South Asia and the world, and international human rights bodies must intervene to save Indian minorities and the people of Indian ...
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A family affair: can Asia break free from the power of its political dynasties?

AOL 09 Sep 2024
However, in Asia, at least ... Political dynasties help to perpetuate high levels of inequality in Asia, says Hadiz, with educational opportunities often afforded to only a minority of powerful families.
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The History of the Ancient Greek City of Smyrna

Greek Reporter 09 Sep 2024
It remained a commercial and cultural hub of Asia Minor until the cataclysmic destruction of the city in 1922 at the hands of the Turks ... the genocide of the Greeks in Asia Minor.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Enigmatic 1950 Visit to Greece

Greek City Times 09 Sep 2024
Shrouded in mystery and fairytale charm, this visit has fascinated many for decades ... Prince Andreas, after being judged to have messed up as general commander of the Second Army Corps in the Asia Minor campaign, was arrested and sentenced to death.
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Exotica gone wild: Strange and amazing animals you might encounter on a Texas road trip

Austin American-Statesman 09 Sep 2024
"Native to the Mediterranean region of Europe and Asia Minor, fallow deer are the most widely kept of the world's deer and have been introduced to all inhabited continents," Schmidly and Bradley write.
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Sardis, the Ancient Capital of Lydia Made Famous by Croesus

Ancient Origins 09 Sep 2024
The region of Anatolia in Asia Minor was once a vibrant hub of Hellenistic culture, filled with many bustling cities that were formed by Greek colonists in the dawn of their civilization or Hellenized native peoples ... ·The Anatolian Histories Part 1 ... M.
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Coffee Culture in 1926 Athens

Greek Reporter 08 Sep 2024
The photograph, which has been retouched to add color by Greek artist Christos Kaplanis, was apparently taken at a time when Greece was still reeling from the Asia Minor disaster of 1922.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Chairman of the Russian Federation of Independent Trade Unions Mikhail Shmakov during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024
AP / Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Akbar Ahmadian, left, shake hands during the BRICS and BRICS Plus High-Level Security Officials meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.
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