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Vito Žuraj’s opera opens at Frankfurt to critical acclaim
An opera commissioned from Slovenian composer Vito Žuraj by the Frankfurt Opera opened on 22 January to critical acclaim. His largest work yet, Blühen (Blossoming) also features Slovenian soprano Nika Gorič in the cast.
Bob Dylan finally accepts Nobel prize
After months of uncertainty and controversy, Bob Dylan finally accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature at a jovial, champagne-laced ceremony on April 1, the Swedish Academy announced.
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University of Crete revokes doctorate of German academic
The Political Science department of the University of Crete has stripped Heinz Richter, former professor of Greek and Cypriot modern history at the University of Mannheim, of an honorary doctorate.The 75-year-old professor was tried by a Greek court for his 2011 book "Operation Mercury: The Invasion of Crete," in which he addressed what he saw as myths regarding the resistance movement on the i