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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.

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:   

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.

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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