By Stavros H. Papagermanos NEW YORK -Philip Christopher, a successful businessman, is highly regarded in our Community for his long and tireless advocacy on behalf of Greece and Cyprus. He is president of the International Coordinating Committee-Justice for Cyprus and the Panchyprian Association of America. Mr. Christopher spoke to Greek News USA on the crucial 2022 midterm elections, the challenges ahead and how they could affect our national issues. From the perspective of the Greek-American community, what is your overall assessment of the upcoming midterm elections? Next Tuesday’s elections are really about protecting Greece and Cyprus’ friends in the US…
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It’s no coincidence that a monument honoring Greek-Americans who fought in the battle for Greek independence is located in Aurora. It pays tribute to the community that grew up in the city thanks to this independence and the welcoming character of the city. Father Panagiotis Boznos of St. Athanasius Greek Orthodox Church reminded Greek Aurorans who gathered Monday to raise the Greek flag in honor of the country’s 203rd independence celebration. “Aurora has been home to a thriving Greek community for decades,” he said. It was this community that founded the city’s Greek Orthodox Church in 1965, first on Galena…
NEW YORK – Greek-American billionaire John Catsimatidis is strengthening his team before another possible candidacy for mayor next year. The business mogul was spotted meeting with potential strategists and advisors, including Rob Cole, advisor to Governor George Patakiduring lunch at Empire Steakhouse Tuesday, New York Post reports. Catsimatidis ran for mayor in 2013, using $10 million of his own fortune, but lost to former Metropolitan Transit Authority head Joe Lhota in the primary. “I still have one more run left in me,” he told the New York Post in November. On Tuesday, Catsimatidis told the Post: “We’ve been meeting with…
After the initiative of the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and intensive consultations lasting several weeks, during the visits and talks of the Greek Foreign Minister, a multilateral forum of seven countries from the region is scheduled to meet in Athens on Thursday 11 FEBRUARY. protothema.gr reports. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Cyprus and Greece will meet at foreign minister level and explore ways to achieve a common understanding of regional security issues. The “Friendship” forum will be held in a hotel in central Athens. The meeting of the seven foreign ministers is expected to demonstrate…
Coal fueled the industrial revolution but filled the skies with smog. Today, coal remains the world’s primary source of energy and a leading cause of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. If not eliminated before 2040coal will push the world closer to climate change catastrophe, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has warned.For these reasons and more, countries from Indonesia to Ukraine are moving away from coal. But in 2021, coal consumption is bouncing strongly of a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many developing countries face severe energy shortages that undermine their economic recovery and disproportionately affect the poor. These factors…
In many ways, the Indus Valley Civilization transformed urban life. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, two of the most recognized cities of this ancient civilization that arose around the Punjab and Indus rivers, were the first cities in the world to have a sophisticated sewage system. By the standards of the ancient world, these were multicultural societies where traders from Afghanistan, Persia (now Iran), Mesopotamia (now Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey and Syria) and even Egypt brought their goods. The mighty Indus became their highway, opening the world to these cities.But sewage isn’t the only reason these cities are unique. In all the cities…
The Acropolis, Athens. Greece is ranked 28th best country in the worldaccording to the 2018 Best Countries report, published by US News & World Report, Y&R’s BAV Group and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Source: www.usnews.com In addition to being one of the most visited countries in the world, Greece was ranked for the overall impression of the country, its contribution to culture and science, development of trade, investment, tourism and its impact on international economies. In its third year, the ranking and analysis project evaluates 80 countries based on a sample of 21,000 respondents and on…
So far, organizations around the world have followed the American lead on DEI. They benefited from in-depth research, data, literature, models, best practices, narratives and success stories and were inspired to tackle inequality in their own workplaces. But for global organizations that aspire to include diverse talent within their international teams, it’s just as important that employees in Paris, Mumbai and Buenos Aires are involved, as are those in New York and Seattle. To achieve this, managers can draw inspiration from the management term “glocal”, a mixture of the words global and local. Using a glocal lens allows organizations to…
The battle for Ukraine’s cultural gems BBC.com
February 2, 2018Image source, Wild Blue Media/Channel 4Legend, The Mayan city of Tikal turned out to be just a fraction of a huge hidden metropolisResearchers have discovered more than 60,000 hidden Mayan ruins in Guatemala in a major archaeological breakthrough.Laser technology was used to carry out a digital survey beneath the forest canopy, revealing houses, palaces, elevated highways and defensive fortifications.The landscape, near already known Mayan cities, is thought to have been home to millions more people than other research had previously suggested.Researchers have mapped more than 810 square miles (2,100 km²) in northern Peten.Archaeologists believe that advanced technology will…