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Jun 2022
21m 11s

A remote Greek island celebrates new fam...

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One of the lesser known Greek islands is Kalymnos, on the eastern side of the Aegean. Last weekend the island had a significant event – the launch of a Greek language edition of a book that was first published in English in 1955.  The local population has only recently learnt of the existence of 'Mermaid singing', ... Show More
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