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After decades worth of distinguished work, the death of Olympia Dukakis, 89, struck at the core of the entertainment industry where she will be remembered for her talent. Greeks around the world, however, will also remember the great actress as a promoter of Greek culture and heritage.  Gregory Pappas, founder of the Pappas Post and Greek America Foundation, shared his insight into the psyche of the extraordinary woman he was proud to call a friend, and he announced the creation of the Olympia Dukakis prize being held in perpetuity to honour her memory.  Like many people across the world, I...

Greek-led INIOCHOS 21 exercise joined by US Airforce Search for: INIOCHOS 21, which will be led by the Hellenic Air Force, will take place from April 12 to April 22. According to a U.S. Air Force press release, the exercise is intended to enhance combat readiness and fighting capability, while also offering the opportunity to plan conduct complex air operations in a multinational, joint force environment. In addition to the United States and Greece, Canada, Cyprus, Israel, Slovenia, Spain and the United Arab Emirates will also participate. U.S. jets flying over Athens. “INIOCHOS is an impor...

Facebook this week made good on its threat to block Australians from accessing or posting news content in response to the federal government’s news media code legislation, which – if passed – will require digital platforms such as Facebook and Google to pay news media companies for the content they host. The move to ban Australian users, estimated at around 18 million, from accessing media content applies to news sites both in Australia and abroad. It affected major news organisations such as News Corp and Nine, even wiping out local community affiliates around Australia. Local news sit...