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Construction of Giannis Antetokounmpo basketball court begins in Ghana

Construction work on a basketball court jointly funded by a Greek government donation has begun in Ghana, the Foreign Ministry tweeted on Friday.

Construction work has started in St.Nicholas' Greek School in Tema #Ghana, for a 🏀court which is co-funded from a donation by the 🇬🇷 Government

Yiannis Parios | Thessaloniki | February 11, 12 & 16

Greek singer Yiannis Parios, who over the course of five decades has given us dozens of iconic Greek ballads, will be playing a career-spanning set titled "Oh, Love!" at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall (tch.gr) for three nights. Ticket prices range from 35 to 70 euros and are selling out fast. They can be booked in advance at viva.gr.

Matchbox | Athens | To January 22

The Onassis Cultural Center (Onassis.org) is extending the run of the musical stage adaptation of Yiannis Economides' "Matchbox," to January 22. The critically acclaimed 2002 drama blows open the Pandora's box of the classic Greek family, the "good neighbor" and the closely knit community.

Dendias visits Greek school in Ghana

The Greek government has promised a donation to a school in Ghana for the construction of a basketball court.

The donation, which was not disclosed, was announced by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias during a visit to the St Nicholas' Greek School in Tema, on the Atlantic coast.

The school relies solely on private donations and volunteers.

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