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Greek-Argentinian Awarded As Distinguished Cultural Figure

Greek-Argentinian choreographer and dance instructor Jorge Dermitzakis received a Distinguished Personality of Culture Award by the Argentinian government. The 82-year-old Greek Diaspora member is the first Greek-Argentinian to ever receive such a distinction and he is extremely happy about...

Argentinian-Greek Links Rising

During the first nine months of 2012 Greek imports from Argentina increased by 26.5% (from 72.6 to 91.8 million euros) while at the same time that exports decreased by 25.6% (from 3.9 to 2.9 million euros). The Greek embassy’s report...

Tsipras Tells Argentinians They’re Better Off

In an article in the Buenos Aires newspaper Pagina 12 entitled The Man Who Made the Euro Tremble, Greek Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras spoke of the lessons Greece and the world learned from the...

1st Greek-Argentinian Conference on Civilization and Economic Crisis

Greece returned to Buenos Aires, this time through the organization of the 1st Greek-Argentinian conference, titled "Greece: Cradle of Western Civilizations: influence on literature, art and sciences. This conference was organised by the Hellenic Cultural Association Nostos, under...

Argentina Celebrates World Cup Triumph After Best Final Ever

Argentina's triumph in the World Cup final has sent hundreds of thousands of ecstatic fans pouring out onto the streets of Buenos Aires. The rollercoaster game saw Lionel Messi's team give up leads of 2-0 and 3-2 before ultimately prevailing...

France Advances to World Cup Final After Beating Morocco

  France will advance to the FIFA World Cup final after beating Morocco 2-0 during Wednesday's semi-final game. The Moroccan football team made history by becoming the first-ever African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Morocco's loss to France, however,...

Rats Eat 200kg of Seized Cannabis

Rats in India have been accused of destroying over 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of seized cannabis, as reported by local police, with some of it being "eaten up by the rats." The acquisition of cannabis by rats came into play...

La Griega (The Greek) Silvina Batakis Becomes Argentina’s Finance Minister

Silvina Batakis, nicknamed La Griega ("the Greek"), a leftist economist of Greek descent, was appointed Finance Minister in Argentina on Sunday, a day after the abrupt resignation of Martín Guzmán. Batakis will be responsible for managing an economy burdened with...

Woman’s Own Immune System May Have Cured Her HIV

A woman from Argentina who was diagnosed with HIV has apparently been cured of the virus despite not taking drugs or treatment. In what doctors believe is an extremely rare case, the woman's immune system seems to have cleared her...

Diaspora in Argentina Marks Greek Independence with Majestic Video

The Greek community in Argentina marked the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence by flying the Greek flag over Buenos Aires.

Diego Maradona is Dead

Diego Maradona, the Argentinian superstar, regarded by many pundits as the most skilled player to grace the football grounds in Latin America and Europe died on Wednesday at age 60. According to Argentinian press reports Maradona died at his home...

Gabriel Katopodis: The New Minister of Public Works of Argentina is Greek

Gabriel Katopodis, an Argentinian lawyer and politician of Greek descent, was recently appointed as Argentina’s new Minister of Public Works. Katopodis will assume his office on December 10, 2019, along with the new cabinet of President Alberto Fernandez. The 52-year old...

The Greek War Heroes of Argentinean Independence

  A memorial outside the Buenos Aires Naval Academy in Argentina features Hydra-born mariner Nikolaos G. Kolmaniatis (Nicolas Jorge Colmaniatis), who emigrated to Argentina in 1811, enlisted in the navy as a sailor, and rose through the ranks to become...

Six Syrians Bearing False Greek Passports Arrested in Argentina

Argentinian authorities arrested six Syrians who flew into the South American country on fake Greek passports, a spokesman for the federal police told Reuters on Saturday. The six suspects, with one minor among them, were taken into custody at a Buenos...

Argentina’s Scioli to Appoint ‘Good Greek’ Batakis Economy Minister if Elected

Daniel Scioli, the ruling party candidate who leads in the polls ahead of Argentina's presidential elections on October 25, said on Thursday he would appoint Silvina Batakis economy minister if he wins. Batakis, who has been economy minister of the...