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With special events and free entrance, the Acropolis Museum will celebrate the annual European Night of Museums on Saturday, May 13, and the International Museum Day on Thursday, May 18, 2023. On Saturday, the museum will extend its closing time by 4 hours to 12 midnight (09:00-00:00), while entry will …

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Away from the churches and amid strict lockdown restrictions, Greeks celebrated Jesus Resurrection on their balconies, holding white candles and watching thousands of fireworks illuminating the night sky. On Easter Sunday, they stayed at home enjoying the traditional Easter table in narrow family circle without relatives and friends. The government …

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The Acropolis Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary with a series of events that include among others a walk-through excavation of an ancient Athenian neighborhood, a photography show and a concert by famous composer Stavros Xarchakos. The events aim to thank the 14,500,000 Greek and foreign visitors who cross the museums …

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What if the slogan on the red hat wrote in Greek Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again”… US President Donald Trump was convinced that Greek-Americans want to “Make Greece Great Again” and so he said proudly: “Wow. That’s a nice crowd of people. So we were just given this …

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US President Donald Trump hosted the traditional celebration at the White House in honor of Greece’s Independence Day.”Good bless Greece and America” the US President said in his remarks adding “We will face any challenge together.” He promised to “honor the 25th March for the next 7 years.” Present were …

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Ballot boxes closed at 7 o’ clock in the afternoon. Immediately, several private television channels started to public results of public opinion surveys conducted among Greeks before and after they voted. However these results were not exit polls. Orange: NO Green YES Live Blog starts here 07:30 pm – First …

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No, no Greeks took to the streets to protest austeirty, taxes and other Troika incoveninces. The streets around the US embassy in Athens are closed because our spying friends and allies celebrate the 4th of July.  Small streets around the embassy are closed to traffic, while vehicles do not move on regular speed on …

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US President Barack Obama hosted a reception at the White House to celebrate the 191th anniversary of the Greek Independence Day. Hundreds of diaspora Greeks were invitedto the reception and President Obama opened his speech with a Greek “Kalispera” ( “Good evening”), according to Athens News Agency Greek media reported. …

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