Friday marks last day to vote on new Illinois state flag design
Illinois residents can play a role in history by voting on the new state flag design. Time is running out, however, as Friday ...
Distinctive and meaningful: Why Canada has the best-designed flag in the world
When the Maple Leaf flag was first hoisted to the top of the Peace Tower on Feb. 15, 1965, few spectators commented on the ...
Should NH change their state flag? Several lawmakers say yes: Here’s one design idea
According to State House records, there have been at least eight attempts to revise the New Hampshire state flag since 1989, ...
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A Greek House That Reflects Centuries of History
The Greek designer Leda Athanasopoulou carefully restored the doors, windows, frescoed walls and cement tiles of her home in ...
Greek Reporter1d
The Liberty Ships and the Beginning of Greece’s Maritime Rule
The mass-produced Liberty ships that played a significant role in WWII eventually helped Greece become the world's leading ...
Chicago Tribune14d
Illinois state flag has fans — and could keep flying after design contest
Maligned by some, the state flag design that’s been used for more than 50 years has its fans. But its future is uncertain, as the Illinois Flag Commission is a few weeks away from choosing a ...
Shipping Herald17d
The strategy for making the Greek flag more appealing to shipowners
The strategy for bolstering the Greek flag to make it appealing to Greek shipowners was described by the chairman of the Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee in London, Charalambos Fafalios. At the ...
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Charalambos Fafalios outlines the “blueprint” for strengthening the Greek flag in shipping and its importance
"The bureaucratic wall of Greek shipping is one of the main reasons why shipowners are avoiding the Greek flag," said the chairman of the Greek Maritime Cooperation Committee in London Charalambos ...
Greek Reporter18d
Imia Crisis: The Closest Greece and Turkey Came to War
On January 25, 1996, Greeks who lived on the nearby island of Kalymnos sailed to Imia and raised the Greek flag there. Turkish media suddenly took notice, and a team of reporters from the newspaper ...
The Independent23d
‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...
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2,000-year-old Greek statue found abandoned in garbage bag
A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...
Fox News23d
State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'
The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...