Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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Abandoned life jackets in Lesbos giving new hope to refugees
Jai Mexis and his partner Irene Psifidi returned home to Greece after university in the UK with a desire to help and have founded Odyssea. It is an NGO which aims to find a long term solution to the thousands of abandoned life jackets. “The whole story started very spontaneously, when I visited Lesbos. I tried to find…
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Greece looks to international justice to regain Parthenon marbles from UK
As campaigners prepare to mark the 200th anniversary of the antiquities’ “captivity” in London, Athens is working at forging alliances that would further empower its longstanding battle to retrieve the sculptures. “We are trying to develop alliances which we hope would eventually lead to an international body like the United Nations to come with us…
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Greece top world coffee comp second year running
The winning barista was Michalis Dimitrakopoulos from The Underdog, a back-to-back win for the Athens-based cafe/bar following George Koustoumpardis’ win in 2015. Dimitrakopoulos took to Instagram to express his excitement and gratitude for the opportunity to compete. “I would like to thank all the people supporting me for my first time [competing at the worlds],”…
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Artist Ai Weiwei to host first exhibition in Cycladic Art Museum in Athens
This is the first time his work will be exhibited in an archaeological museum, the museum said in a statement. Ai set up a studio on the island of Lesvos earlier this year to create art works dedicated to the plight of the refugees and migrants. The artist’s exhibition, titled “Ai Weiwei at Cycladic”, will…