Australia
Parthenon Marbles on display at Adelaide Festival
The Festival of Arts 2015 in Adelaide will host fourteen replica pieces of the Parthenon Marbles, including one Caryatid thanks to a collaboration by the Hellenic Studies Foundation (HSF) and the Greek government.
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Australian court ordered Nurofen maker to pull ‘misleading’ painkillers from stores
A court in Australia court has ordered Reckitt Benckiser to remove some of its popular Nurofen painkiller products, saying the British firm had misled customers by selling identical products for different types of pain.
The Aussie woman who fell in love with Tsitsanis, Theodorakis and spread rembetika to the world
Gail Holst-Warhaft, director of the Mediterranean Studies initiative (2004 onwards) and Faculty Associate of the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University, was born in Australia, lives in the United States but has a heart that beats to the tune of rembetika – a Greek music genre that was once considered the music of tekes and hashish.
See the most impressive Christmas trees around the world (pics)
Christmas is just around the corner and decorations have already begun with most cities around the world competing on which one has the most impressive and unique Christmas tree.
See some of the most outstanding trees around the globe:
Warsaw, Poland
Greek director’s ‘Gods of Egypt’ slammed for being too Greek! (see trailer)
Born to Greek parents in Egypt but raised in Australia, director Alex Proyas may be forgiven for being left a little confused. His Gods of Egypt trailer sparked controversy that lead both the director and Lionsgate to release an apologetic statement that concedes that the film has failed to live up to their “standards of sensitivity and diversity.”
Global warming threatens jewels of nature, civilization
Some of the most precious jewels of nature and civilization, including the historic Italian city of Venice, face the risk of global warmingFrom the glimmering coral of the Great Barrier Reef to Mount Fuji and the canal-crossed city of Venice, global warming may spell the final ruin of some of the most precious jewels of nature and civilization.
These are five sites at risk:
Boeing delivers last Peace Eagle to Turkey
Boeing delivered the fourth and final Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Turkish Air Force at Konya Air Base in Central Anatolia on Dec. 9, completing the Turkish AEW&C fleet and enhancing Turkey's airspace surveillance and battle management capabilities.
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Fighting for food (pics)
Photographer Jason Whittle was witness of a rare incident, an ultimate battle for survival. Two white sharks were fighting over who will win the food.
The photographer captured a 5-meter white shark attacking another white shark that attempted to steal its meal. The incident was recorded in Neptune Islands off the coast of Adelaide, Australia.
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What are the Best Student Cities in the world for 2016?
Whether you’re looking for top universities, high quality of life, affordable living costs or robust employment prospects, these are the cities that have it all.
After Greece… Y. Varoufakis eyes Aussie recession
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis argues that a weak domestic investment and slowdown in China will cause Australia to spiral towards recession while speaking to Fairfax Media as part of his tour of Australia. The one-time Sydney Uni economics lecturer said that China was crucial to Australia, but it isn’t strong enough to defy the global deflationary atmosphere.
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