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Greek Australian scientist who fights against obesity
[:el] Greek-Australian scientist and researcher Tony Tiganis may hold the key in the fight against obesity. Tiganis is a professor and Deputy Head (Research) of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Monash University. He is in charge of the Tiganis Laboratory which is a Cellullar...
Golden Globes: The celebrities who chose Greek designers
Famous actresses and singers impressed by the gowns they chose for their appearance at the red carpet of 2015 Golden Globe Awards, hosted at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Two Greek designers saw their creations in the red carpet. Kerry Washington,the ‘Scandal’...
Two Oscar nominations for Alexandre Desplat
The 87th Academy Award Nominations for the 2015 Oscars were announced. Alexander Desplat yet another time is being nominated. He has 2 nominations in the same category «Music Original Score» with two films «The Grand Budapest Hotel» and «The Imitation Game». «Maybe Mr. Mustafa’s theme...
Xylouris family music tradition coming soon on cinemas
The documentary “A Family Affair” is going to be released on January 2015 in cinemas across Greece, Australia and the US. The film’s production was made possible by a successful Kickstarter campaign in March 2014, which helped to cover initial shooting in Australia and trigger the support...
Athens: Theseus Ring shown for the first time to the public
The National Archaeological Museum presents for the first time selected antiquities from the noumerous objects that lie under the open rooms for the public and were not exposed again to the public until today. This new action, the Unseen Museum, offers the opportunity of viewing...
Australia: Big increase in the number of students opting for ancient Greek
[:el] Students studying Ancient Greek at the University of Melbourne have doubled (49% increase) since 2010. It is indicative that the interest in Ancient Greek and Latin language studies is growing in Australia, Asia and worldwide. Currently, at the University, 71 students have undertaken classical studies....
2 greek cities among the oldest cities in the world
[:el] The newspaper Telegraph presents a list with the 20 oldest continually-inhabited cities on earth. There are conflicting opinions about which city is the oldest, but certainly the 20 cities presented in the list have a rich history and have been inhabited from 9.000 BC...
NBC: Amphipolis the biggest riddle of 2014
Amphipolis is the biggest riddle for 2014 according to NBC News. NBC presents 10 cases from the past year in which scientists answered old riddles, faced up to life-and-death riddles, or found new riddles. Number one on the list is the Amphipolis case and the unanswered...
Athens in World Film Locations
Athens is featured in the book «The World Film Locations». It is a true treasure for film buffs and world travelers alike. With each book dedicated to a different international city and edited by a film scholar specializing in the cinematic wonders of that specific city, every...
Russia: Exhibition of sculptured paintings dedicated to El Greco
From December 3, 2014 through January 15, 2014 Russia will again welcome the internationally recognized sculptor, Nikos Floros for the celebration commemorating the 400 year anniversary of the death of the Greek painter, Domenikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco). One of the largest and most significant museums,...