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Politics
Colombia: Leftist Gustavo Petro Wins First Round in Presidential Election
Gustavo Petro, a former mayor of the capital city, Bogotá, as well as an ex-militant, topped the poll in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections, taking around 40 percent of the vote on Sunday.
However, while Petro secured...
Politics
Andrew Cuomo Charged in Sexual Misconduct Case
Former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo was charged on Thursday for sexual misconduct. The criminal complaint says that Cuomo groped one of his aides inside the Executive Mansion "for the purposes of degrading and gratifying his sexual desires."
The...
USA
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell Dies of Covid-19
Colin Powell, the first black person to serve as US Secretary of State, died of complications of Covid-19 on Monday. A four-star general, he helped shape foreign relations in several Republican administrations.
His family posted a message on Facebook on...
Technology
Social Media Poses Risk to Humanity, Scientists Warn
Some biologists and ecologists think social media poses a risk to humanity-- to the extent that we need to act before further damage is done.
Greece
New Police Brutality Incident Reported in Greece
Another incident of police brutality became recently known in Greece, this time in the city of Larissa.
USA
Is Biden About to Recognize the Armenian Genocide?
Senator Bob Menendez asked the Biden Administration to officially recognize the genocide against the Armenian people.
Ancient Greece
British Pupils Play Games Based on Ancient Greece to Understand Politics
Games and workshops based on Ancient Greece and its political figures were recently created by group of academics from the University of Exeter in England.
Diplomacy
Greece Slams Germany for Not Agreeing to Tough Sanctions Against Turkey
Germany is not standing up to its leadership role in the European Union when it rejects Athens' call for an arms embargo to be imposed on Turkey, Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview with Politico...
Greek News
AHEPA Congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden On Historic Victory
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their historic victory in a statement on Sunday.
George G. Horiates, Supreme President of AHEPA, said in the statement: "We congratulate President-elect Joseph...
Greece
Republicans in Greece Confident Greek-Americans will Give Thumbs-Up to Trump
"The Greek-American community, either in Greece or in the USA, is voting massively Republican," the Chairman of the Hellenic chapter of the group Republicans Overseas, Jonathan Constantine, tells Greek Reporter just three weeks ahead of the election.
"Greek-Americans in Greece...