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[]	2021-01-09T23:38:31	null	2021-01-31T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fanakoinothike-apo-tin-kypriaki-kyvernisi-neo-paketo-metron-enopsei-lockdown%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…1/01/31PHOTO.jpg	en	null	Ανακοινώθηκε από την κυπριακή κυβέρνηση νέο πακέτο μέτρων ενόψει lockdown	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/anakoinothike-apo-tin-kypriaki-kyvernisi-neo-paketo-metron-enopsei-lockdown/	en	2021-01-31T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/3fcedb19b92eb274d912bc6f1f41f1f5027d3b63e3bc3c5a39193cf20c9229c5.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Ανακοινώθηκε από την κυπριακή κυβέρνηση νέο πακέτο μέτρων ενόψει lockdown" ]
[]	2021-01-25T16:10:17	null	2021-01-09T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fpoimantoriki-episkepsi-elpidoforou-ston-agio-nikolao-flasingk%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…S-FLUSHING22.jpg	en	null	Ποιμαντορική επίσκεψη Ελπιδοφόρου στον Άγιο Νικόλαο Φλάσινγκ	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/poimantoriki-episkepsi-elpidoforou-ston-agio-nikolao-flasingk/	en	2021-01-09T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/59c9100f5161318b926b657f34a2d9cb13920145c29cf0c6f1d983d758bcf840.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Ποιμαντορική επίσκεψη Ελπιδοφόρου στον Άγιο Νικόλαο Φλάσινγκ" ]
[]	2021-01-26T13:03:59	null	2021-01-26T05:03:19	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fambassador-geoffrey-pyatt-ahepa-puts-our-shared-values-into-practice%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…pyatt-ahepa1.jpg	en	null	Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt: AHEPA "Puts Our Shared Values into Practice"	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Athens.- U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt detailed AHEPA’s extensive contribution to the U.S.-Greece relationship at a “Conference on Cultural Diplomacy and Contribution of Diaspora” organized by AHEPA Hellas District 25 and Chapter HJ-25, Patras, Jan. 20, 2021. Ambassador Pyatt’s inspiring presentation, which included a welcome for a hopeful in-person Supreme Convention in Athens this summer, is appreciated greatly, announced Supreme President George G. Horiates. “The Greek diaspora and especially grassroots organizations like AHEPA help to put our democratic principles into practice, forming a vital bridge between the peoples of our two countries. You are one of the secret ingredients of our bilateral relationship, helping to advance our great work,” Ambassador Pyatt said, continuing, “I also want to highlight how AHEPA puts our shared values into practice through its generous contributions and events like this, which help keep the historic ties between the United States and Greece alive and ensure that Greeks and Americans on both sides of the Atlantic can better support each other.” The ambassador expressed his gratitude to AHEPA for its efforts to provide COVID-19 relief, stating AHEPA was one of the first organizations to reach out. He singled-out AHEPA Hospital as providing a “lifeline” for the residents of Northern Greece. Moreover, Ambassador Pyatt shared the history of AHEPA and the U.S. Embassy working together to tell the story of the longstanding connections between the United States and Greece. “Most famously, under the leadership of my friend, mentor, and predecessor, Ambassador Nicholas Burns, AHEPA worked with the Embassy to commission the famous statue of George C. Marshall, which is located in our Embassy courtyard, to symbolize the United States’ support for the Greek state and people after WWII,” Ambassador Pyatt said. “AHEPA raised the funds for this statue and also supported the development of a history exhibit, including historical photos and artifacts, telling the story of our relationship. This exhibit is one of the highlights of our Embassy that we proudly share with visitors here.” The ambassador also cited AHEPA’s support and restoration of the AHEPA Harry Truman Statue, AHEPA’s significant role in the 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair, where the U.S. was the honored country; and AHEPA’s commemoration of Dimitrios Ypsilantis for what he represented to democracy and the shared values between the U.S. and Greece with the dedication of the statue in his honor in Ypsilanti, Michigan. “We sincerely thank Ambassador Pyatt for his time and kind words about our Order’s service work,” Horiates said. “We look forward to working with the ambassador and the U.S. Embassy Athens team to continue AHEPA’s proud history of contributions that have strengthened ties between the United States and Greece as part of the ongoing Greek Bicentennial commemoration.” In addition to Supreme President Horiates, the program featured Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Konstantinos Vlassis, Australian Ambassador to Greece Arthur Spyrou, and Canadian Ambassador to Greece Mark Allan. “Chapter HJ-25 President Demetrios Moutousis and his team put together a highly engaging program that received wide distribution and views on social media,” Supreme President Horiates said. Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at Conference on Cultural Diplomacy and Contribution of Diaspora January 20, 2021 Καλημέρα and thank you to Achaia AHEPA and Dino for inviting me. It’s a great pleasure to be with you, and to have the opportunity to talk about one of the most important drivers of the U.S.-Greece relationship: our strong people-to-people ties and the vital role that the Greek American diaspora plays in advancing our shared goals. Here at the Embassy, we’ve just kicked off our campaign to commemorate the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution. We’re calling it, “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship.” Our countries have been intertwined from the beginning, linked by the democratic values that generations of our citizens have pledged to uphold and defend. Our deeply ingrained belief in equality, human liberty, self-government, and rule of law are the basis for the philia between our countries, which is rooted in honor, commitment, and mutual respect. Nurturing and strengthening the bonds between our peoples is central to the work we do at the American Embassy. In fact, these ties are so important that we’ve enshrined them as one of the pillars of the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue, alongside regional cooperation, defense and security, law enforcement and counterterrorism, trade and investment, and energy. We do this not just because it’s nice and we enjoy opportunities to come together – albeit virtually as we’re doing today, more often than not. We do it because the bonds between our peoples help to advance key foreign policy objectives and our hopes for security and prosperity. As citizens of a democracy, it’s up to us to improve our country for future generations. The Greek diaspora and especially grassroots organizations like AHEPA help to put our democratic principles into practice, forming a vital bridge between the peoples of our two countries. You are one of the secret ingredients of our bilateral relationship, helping to advance our great work. I’d like to share with you today some of the ways we’re celebrating Greece’s bicentennial and how we’re working with Greece to strengthen our ties through programs that supports Greek civil society, cultural, and educational institutions. I also want to highlight how AHEPA puts our shared values into practice through its generous contributions and events like this, which help keep the historic ties between the United States and Greece alive and ensure that Greeks and Americans on both sides of the Atlantic can better support each other. Greece’s 2021 bicentennial offers a special opportunity to celebrate our countries’ historic relationship and underscore America’s respect for the ancient Athenian ideals that inspired our founders and continue to inspire us today. Last week, I announced the launch of the Embassy’s year-long campaign to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution. My announcement followed Ambassador Gianna Angelopoulous’s launch of Greece’s campaign to commemorate this symbolic anniversary with programs to celebrate Greece’s history, honor its people, and look forward to its bright future. The Embassy’s campaign will support this effort through educational and cultural programs that highlight the role the American Philhellenes like Samuel Gridley Howe played in Greece’s war for independence, the strong people-to-people ties between the United States and Greece over the past 200 years, and our commitment to our present-day strategic partnership. I’m delighted to share that The Hellenic Initiative, a Greek diaspora organization, has received one of our bicentennial grants. In 2021, we will implement a Virtual Entrepreneurship Project with THI called “Connect the Dots,” through which successful Greek American business leaders will mentor young Greek entrepreneurs. Bicentennial programs like “Connect the Dots” and our sponsorship of the Athens Science Festival seek to strengthen the entrepreneurial and scientific ties between our two countries. They look towards Greece’s digital future, addressing Greek young people who have such strong ties to the United States. Other bicentennial events include exhibitions at the Museum of Philhellenism and the American School of Classical Studies, as well as a special performance by the Greek National Opera. We’ll also provide scholarship funding towards the establishment of a new American Studies Master’s Program, and we’re organizing an exhibit chronicling the history of the Consulate General in Thessaloniki. I know that the Greek American diaspora and the Greek Orthodox Church, led by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, will play a key role in 2021 celebrations in the United States. It’s a wonderful opportunity to remind Americans what Greece and Athenian democracy stand for. In addition to the bicentennial celebrations, I’m confident that 2021 will be the year that we defeat COVID-19, and we will do this through close transatlantic and U.S.-Greece cooperation. Greece’s democratic institutions have met the challenges of the pandemic. The global health crisis has strengthened and validated the partnership between our two countries, as evidenced by the many American companies that have stepped up to help the Greek government and private sector. I’m very proud of U.S. companies like Pfizer, Abbott Corporation, and Johnson & Johnson for helping to strengthen our health care cooperation with Greece, just as technology companies like Microsoft, Cisco, and Google have generously stepped forward to offer remote work and learning solutions to Greek citizens during this extraordinary time. In particular, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is a success story for transatlantic cooperation as well as a testament to the power of the Greek diaspora. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, who led the production of this life-saving vaccine, has surely become one of the most famous members of the Greek diaspora anywhere, and I’m proud to count Albert as a friend and supporter of the Embassy’s work. I particularly want to express my gratitude to AHEPA for its efforts to provide COVID-19 relief. At the start of the pandemic last year, AHEPA’s Executive Director Basil Mossaidis was one of the first people who called to ask me what AHEPA could do to help here in Greece. Moreover, the AHEPA University General Hospital in Thessaloniki, founded in 1947 with the support of AHEPA in the United States, has become a lifeline for the residents of Northern Greece as that region became ground zero for Greece’s pandemic. When I visited the hospital to express my appreciation for the staff this summer, I was inspired to hear how scientists and doctors there worked through the Greek Easter holiday to ensure that the results of the Remdesivir clinical trials that they conducted were fed as quickly as possible into the Gilead databases for a possible therapy to treat COVID-19. Throughout the pandemic, I’ve been impressed by the eagerness of Greek citizens to remain engaged with the Embassy. Our educational programs, which range from English language training to science, technology, mathematics, and media literacy, and our cultural programs, such as a recent screening of the musical Hamilton, regularly attract hundreds of online participants. The Embassy’s cultural programming plays an important role year in and year out, connecting our peoples and our countries, and highlighting our shared values and increasing mutual understanding. We cooperate with our Greek partners on everything from cultural property preservation to capacity-building within the cultural sector, including our annual international museum conference, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this year in a virtual format. We also support U.S. participation in Greek film festivals and bring U.S. filmmakers together with their Greek counterparts to deliver masterclasses and identify new opportunities for cooperation. We facilitate the participation of Greek creative professionals, such as writers and animation specialists, in U.S.-funded exchange programs and workshops. We’re also proud to collaborate with Greek organizations to nurture Greece’s innovation ecosystem, supporting STEM education, startup pitching competitions, and digital skills development like offering coding lessons to young girls. These are just a few examples of our ongoing cultural initiatives and their role in reinforcing the ties of mutual understanding between our countries. AHEPA and the U.S. Embassy also have a history of working together to tell the story of the longstanding connections between the United States and Greece. Most famously, under the leadership of my friend, mentor, and predecessor, Ambassador Nicholas Burns, AHEPA worked with the Embassy to commission the famous statue of George C. Marshall, which is located in our Embassy courtyard, to symbolize the United States’ support for the Greek state and people after WWII. AHEPA raised the funds for this statue and also supported the development of a history exhibit, including historical photos and artifacts, telling the story of our relationship. This exhibit is one of the highlights of our Embassy that we proudly share with visitors here. More recently, AHEPA supported the restoration and cleaning of the Harry Truman statue here in Athens after it was vandalized during demonstrations. AHEPA and other diaspora groups also played a significant role in the 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair, when the United States was honored country. The extraordinary success of TIF has led to greater American investment throughout Greece, helping to support Greece’s return to economic growth after a ten-year crisis. Your study abroad and summer excursion programs have also instilled a deep and abiding love for Greece in countless young Americans, planting the seeds for our countries’ common future, and helping to strengthen our bilateral relationship, which is by all accounts the strongest it has ever been in modern history. Since we’re in this bicentennial year, I want to conclude by sharing with you the story of Dimitrios Ypsilantis, which highlights the deep bonds between the Greek and American people, rooted in our shared commitment to democracy and freedom. During the American Revolution of 1776, Dimitrios Ypsilantis sailed from the shores of Greece to fight for American independence. Half a century later, his descendants journeyed back to Greece with Philhellenes from our young nation to fight just as fiercely for Greek independence. The city of Ypsilanti, Michigan, was named after Dimitrios and his descendants, and it was AHEPA that erected the statue there to honor Dimitrios’s faith in democracy and his willingness to defend our shared values with his life. Dimitrios’s story reminds us of the principles that connect and empower our peoples. And I want to thank all of you for your efforts over the years to support Greeks and the mission of the U.S. Embassy to strengthen those vital bonds and bring us closer together. I’m delighted that AHEPA is planning to convene the 99th Annual AHEPA Family Supreme Convention here in Athens in July. We look forward to welcoming you then and continuing our great work together, I hope very much in person! Ευχαριστώ πολύ.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/ambassador-geoffrey-pyatt-ahepa-puts-our-shared-values-into-practice/	en	2021-01-26T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/db7a867a3b42f329a188dee9eb43d600c478d02aa383b971fe987e84fb647d60.json	[ "Athens.-\nU.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt detailed AHEPA’s extensive contribution to the U.S.-Greece relationship at a “Conference on Cultural Diplomacy and Contribution of Diaspora” organized by AHEPA Hellas District 25 and Chapter HJ-25, Patras, Jan. 20, 2021. Ambassador Pyatt’s inspiring presentation, which included a welcome for a hopeful in-person Supreme Convention in Athens this summer, is appreciated greatly, announced Supreme President George G. Horiates.\n“The Greek diaspora and especially grassroots organizations like AHEPA help to put our democratic principles into practice, forming a vital bridge between the peoples of our two countries. You are one of the secret ingredients of our bilateral relationship, helping to advance our great work,” Ambassador Pyatt said, continuing, “I also want to highlight how AHEPA puts our shared values into practice through its generous contributions and events like this, which help keep the historic ties between the United States and Greece alive and ensure that Greeks and Americans on both sides of the Atlantic can better support each other.”\nThe ambassador expressed his gratitude to AHEPA for its efforts to provide COVID-19 relief, stating AHEPA was one of the first organizations to reach out. He singled-out AHEPA Hospital as providing a “lifeline” for the residents of Northern Greece.\nMoreover, Ambassador Pyatt shared the history of AHEPA and the U.S. Embassy working together to tell the story of the longstanding connections between the United States and Greece.\n“Most famously, under the leadership of my friend, mentor, and predecessor, Ambassador Nicholas Burns, AHEPA worked with the Embassy to commission the famous statue of George C. Marshall, which is located in our Embassy courtyard, to symbolize the United States’ support for the Greek state and people after WWII,” Ambassador Pyatt said. “AHEPA raised the funds for this statue and also supported the development of a history exhibit, including historical photos and artifacts, telling the story of our relationship. This exhibit is one of the highlights of our Embassy that we proudly share with visitors here.”\nThe ambassador also cited AHEPA’s support and restoration of the AHEPA Harry Truman Statue, AHEPA’s significant role in the 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair, where the U.S. was the honored country; and AHEPA’s commemoration of Dimitrios Ypsilantis for what he represented to democracy and the shared values between the U.S. and Greece with the dedication of the statue in his honor in Ypsilanti, Michigan.\n“We sincerely thank Ambassador Pyatt for his time and kind words about our Order’s service work,” Horiates said. “We look forward to working with the ambassador and the U.S. Embassy Athens team to continue AHEPA’s proud history of contributions that have strengthened ties between the United States and Greece as part of the ongoing Greek Bicentennial commemoration.”\nIn addition to Supreme President Horiates, the program featured Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Konstantinos Vlassis, Australian Ambassador to Greece Arthur Spyrou, and Canadian Ambassador to Greece Mark Allan.\n“Chapter HJ-25 President Demetrios Moutousis and his team put together a highly engaging program that received wide distribution and views on social media,” Supreme President Horiates said.\nAmbassador Pyatt’s Remarks at\nConference on Cultural Diplomacy\nand Contribution of Diaspora\nJanuary 20, 2021\nΚαλημέρα and thank you to Achaia AHEPA and Dino for inviting me.\nIt’s a great pleasure to be with you, and to have the opportunity to talk about one of the most important drivers of the U.S.-Greece relationship: our strong people-to-people ties and the vital role that the Greek American diaspora plays in advancing our shared goals.\nHere at the Embassy, we’ve just kicked off our campaign to commemorate the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution. We’re calling it, “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship.” Our countries have been intertwined from the beginning, linked by the democratic values that generations of our citizens have pledged to uphold and defend.\nOur deeply ingrained belief in equality, human liberty, self-government, and rule of law are the basis for the philia between our countries, which is rooted in honor, commitment, and mutual respect.\nNurturing and strengthening the bonds between our peoples is central to the work we do at the American Embassy. In fact, these ties are so important that we’ve enshrined them as one of the pillars of the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue, alongside regional cooperation, defense and security, law enforcement and counterterrorism, trade and investment, and energy.\nWe do this not just because it’s nice and we enjoy opportunities to come together – albeit virtually as we’re doing today, more often than not. We do it because the bonds between our peoples help to advance key foreign policy objectives and our hopes for security and prosperity. As citizens of a democracy, it’s up to us to improve our country for future generations.\nThe Greek diaspora and especially grassroots organizations like AHEPA help to put our democratic principles into practice, forming a vital bridge between the peoples of our two countries. You are one of the secret ingredients of our bilateral relationship, helping to advance our great work.\nI’d like to share with you today some of the ways we’re celebrating Greece’s bicentennial and how we’re working with Greece to strengthen our ties through programs that supports Greek civil society, cultural, and educational institutions.\nI also want to highlight how AHEPA puts our shared values into practice through its generous contributions and events like this, which help keep the historic ties between the United States and Greece alive and ensure that Greeks and Americans on both sides of the Atlantic can better support each other.\nGreece’s 2021 bicentennial offers a special opportunity to celebrate our countries’ historic relationship and underscore America’s respect for the ancient Athenian ideals that inspired our founders and continue to inspire us today.\nLast week, I announced the launch of the Embassy’s year-long campaign to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution.\nMy announcement followed Ambassador Gianna Angelopoulous’s launch of Greece’s campaign to commemorate this symbolic anniversary with programs to celebrate Greece’s history, honor its people, and look forward to its bright future.\nThe Embassy’s campaign will support this effort through educational and cultural programs that highlight the role the American Philhellenes like Samuel Gridley Howe played in Greece’s war for independence, the strong people-to-people ties between the United States and Greece over the past 200 years, and our commitment to our present-day strategic partnership.\nI’m delighted to share that The Hellenic Initiative, a Greek diaspora organization, has received one of our bicentennial grants. In 2021, we will implement a Virtual Entrepreneurship Project with THI called “Connect the Dots,” through which successful Greek American business leaders will mentor young Greek entrepreneurs.\nBicentennial programs like “Connect the Dots” and our sponsorship of the Athens Science Festival seek to strengthen the entrepreneurial and scientific ties between our two countries. They look towards Greece’s digital future, addressing Greek young people who have such strong ties to the United States.\nOther bicentennial events include exhibitions at the Museum of Philhellenism and the American School of Classical Studies, as well as a special performance by the Greek National Opera.\nWe’ll also provide scholarship funding towards the establishment of a new American Studies Master’s Program, and we’re organizing an exhibit chronicling the history of the Consulate General in Thessaloniki.\nI know that the Greek American diaspora and the Greek Orthodox Church, led by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, will play a key role in 2021 celebrations in the United States. It’s a wonderful opportunity to remind Americans what Greece and Athenian democracy stand for.\nIn addition to the bicentennial celebrations, I’m confident that 2021 will be the year that we defeat COVID-19, and we will do this through close transatlantic and U.S.-Greece cooperation.\nGreece’s democratic institutions have met the challenges of the pandemic. The global health crisis has strengthened and validated the partnership between our two countries, as evidenced by the many American companies that have stepped up to help the Greek government and private sector.\nI’m very proud of U.S. companies like Pfizer, Abbott Corporation, and Johnson & Johnson for helping to strengthen our health care cooperation with Greece, just as technology companies like Microsoft, Cisco, and Google have generously stepped forward to offer remote work and learning solutions to Greek citizens during this extraordinary time.\nIn particular, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is a success story for transatlantic cooperation as well as a testament to the power of the Greek diaspora. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, who led the production of this life-saving vaccine, has surely become one of the most famous members of the Greek diaspora anywhere, and I’m proud to count Albert as a friend and supporter of the Embassy’s work.\nI particularly want to express my gratitude to AHEPA for its efforts to provide COVID-19 relief. At the start of the pandemic last year, AHEPA’s Executive Director Basil Mossaidis was one of the first people who called to ask me what AHEPA could do to help here in Greece.\nMoreover, the AHEPA University General Hospital in Thessaloniki, founded in 1947 with the support of AHEPA in the United States, has become a lifeline for the residents of Northern Greece as that region became ground zero for Greece’s pandemic.\nWhen I visited the hospital to express my appreciation for the staff this summer, I was inspired to hear how scientists and doctors there worked through the Greek Easter holiday to ensure that the results of the Remdesivir clinical trials that they conducted were fed as quickly as possible into the Gilead databases for a possible therapy to treat COVID-19.\nThroughout the pandemic, I’ve been impressed by the eagerness of Greek citizens to remain engaged with the Embassy. Our educational programs, which range from English language training to science, technology, mathematics, and media literacy, and our cultural programs, such as a recent screening of the musical Hamilton, regularly attract hundreds of online participants.\nThe Embassy’s cultural programming plays an important role year in and year out, connecting our peoples and our countries, and highlighting our shared values and increasing mutual understanding.\nWe cooperate with our Greek partners on everything from cultural property preservation to capacity-building within the cultural sector, including our annual international museum conference, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this year in a virtual format.\nWe also support U.S. participation in Greek film festivals and bring U.S. filmmakers together with their Greek counterparts to deliver masterclasses and identify new opportunities for cooperation.\nWe facilitate the participation of Greek creative professionals, such as writers and animation specialists, in U.S.-funded exchange programs and workshops.\nWe’re also proud to collaborate with Greek organizations to nurture Greece’s innovation ecosystem, supporting STEM education, startup pitching competitions, and digital skills development like offering coding lessons to young girls.\nThese are just a few examples of our ongoing cultural initiatives and their role in reinforcing the ties of mutual understanding between our countries.\nAHEPA and the U.S. Embassy also have a history of working together to tell the story of the longstanding connections between the United States and Greece.\nMost famously, under the leadership of my friend, mentor, and predecessor, Ambassador Nicholas Burns, AHEPA worked with the Embassy to commission the famous statue of George C. Marshall, which is located in our Embassy courtyard, to symbolize the United States’ support for the Greek state and people after WWII.\nAHEPA raised the funds for this statue and also supported the development of a history exhibit, including historical photos and artifacts, telling the story of our relationship.\nThis exhibit is one of the highlights of our Embassy that we proudly share with visitors here.\nMore recently, AHEPA supported the restoration and cleaning of the Harry Truman statue here in Athens after it was vandalized during demonstrations.\nAHEPA and other diaspora groups also played a significant role in the 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair, when the United States was honored country. The extraordinary success of TIF has led to greater American investment throughout Greece, helping to support Greece’s return to economic growth after a ten-year crisis.\nYour study abroad and summer excursion programs have also instilled a deep and abiding love for Greece in countless young Americans, planting the seeds for our countries’ common future, and helping to strengthen our bilateral relationship, which is by all accounts the strongest it has ever been in modern history.\nSince we’re in this bicentennial year, I want to conclude by sharing with you the story of Dimitrios Ypsilantis, which highlights the deep bonds between the Greek and American people, rooted in our shared commitment to democracy and freedom.\nDuring the American Revolution of 1776, Dimitrios Ypsilantis sailed from the shores of Greece to fight for American independence. Half a century later, his descendants journeyed back to Greece with Philhellenes from our young nation to fight just as fiercely for Greek independence.\nThe city of Ypsilanti, Michigan, was named after Dimitrios and his descendants, and it was AHEPA that erected the statue there to honor Dimitrios’s faith in democracy and his willingness to defend our shared values with his life.\nDimitrios’s story reminds us of the principles that connect and empower our peoples. And I want to thank all of you for your efforts over the years to support Greeks and the mission of the U.S. Embassy to strengthen those vital bonds and bring us closer together.\nI’m delighted that AHEPA is planning to convene the 99th Annual AHEPA Family Supreme Convention here in Athens in July. We look forward to welcoming you then and continuing our great work together, I hope very much in person!\nΕυχαριστώ πολύ.", "Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt: AHEPA \"Puts Our Shared Values into Practice\"" ]
[]	2021-01-30T22:36:11	null	2021-01-30T05:57:54	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fpaphian-costa-ioannou-and-george-isaakides-climbed-mount-kilimanjaro-in-memory-of-joanna-sophia-ioannou%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…4photo-pano1.jpg	en	null	Paphian Costa Ioannou and George Isaakides Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Memory of Joanna Sophia Ioannou	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	New York.- By Catherine TsounisAn angel in the book of life wrote down my baby’s birth. Then whispered as she closed the book ‘too beautiful for earth’.1 A unique father and his friend George Isaakides climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania as a memorial for his daughter, Joanna Sophia Ioannou. Costa Ioannou, of Whitestone New York and his associate George Isaakidis began their trek up Kilimanjaro on January 18th-Jan 27, 2021. “Due to our unfortunate tragedy, we have collaborated with the Cameron Boyce family to bring awareness and find a cure for SUDEP and epilepsy,” Costa Ioannou said. “The common bond that we now share will hopefully pave the way for future therapeutic breakthroughs for this rare and unfamiliar diagnosis. The proceeds for the foundation will be dispersed between the Cameron Boyce Foundation and family members with Epilepsy in dire financial needs. The proceeds for the foundation will be dispersed between the Cameron Boyce Foundation and family members with Epilepsy in dire financial needs.”2 “I, Costa, Joanna’s dad, have decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with my sidekick George Isaakidis. It is the largest free-standing mountain in the world. The purpose of this journey is to bring awareness of epilepsy and SUDEP. Due to our unfortunate tragedy, we have collaborated with the Cameron Boyce family to bring awareness and find a cure for SUDEP and epilepsy. The common bond that we now share will hopefully pave the way for future therapeutic breakthroughs for this rare and unfamiliar diagnosis. The proceeds for the foundation will be dispersed between the Cameron Boyce Foundation and family members with Epilepsy in dire financial needs. Our goal as parents is to find a cure, so that no other family will endure what we have experienced during these past two blurry and painful years. Many times, I feel frustrated and helpless, because I cannot hug or kiss my child. However, I know that when I am at the peak of Kilimanjaro, Joanna will see how much her parents miss and love her. Even if I cannot physically see her, I know she will feel the infinite love of her parents. If it means to go across the world and climb a summit to bring awareness for everyone that passed from SUDEP, then so be it. I will do it!! We will be leaving on Monday 18th and Summiting the Uhuru Peak, Kilimanjaro on 28th January #JOURNEY FOR JOANNA”3 Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world: 5,895 meters (19,341 ft) above sea level and about 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) above its plateau base. Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. The first people known to have reached the summit were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller, in 1889. It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and disappearing ice fields, it has been the subject of many scientific studies. Natural forests cover about 1,000 square kilometers (250,000 acres) on Kilimanjaro.[45] In the foothill area maize, beans, sunflowers and, on the western side, wheat are cultivated. Remnants of the former savanna vegetation with Acacia, Combretum, Terminalia and Grewia also occur.4 I read the “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”, a short story by Ernest Hemingway first published in August, 1936, in Esquire magazine. A 1952 Movie was produced with Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. On their first day, the group trekked through the rain forest. Day 2 into Day 3 was in Rainforest of the Muurland region. Third day they trekked through Shira Plateau spending night at Moir camp in Alpine desert Zone. Day 4 was in the cool Artic Desert zone. Oxygen masks checked twice daily. For a further update, visit https://www.facebook.com/mariateresaioannou. Dr. Maria Teresa Sakatis Ioannou and her husband Kosta. on November 6, 2018, lost their beautiful 9-year-old daughter Joanna, who passed away in her sleep. “The tragic event was a shock to our family and our entire community,” said the family. “Though this is a parent’s worst nightmare, we cannot succumb to the paralyzing grief we feel, because we need to stay strong for Joanna’s sisters, Isabella, Andriana and brother Raphael. Most importantly, we refuse to let Joanna’s tragic passing define her memory. The family explained “we want to remember Joanna for her carefree personality and adventurous character. She would always try new activities without hesitation, singing and had a love for musicals. Her most recent love was ‘The Greatest Showman.’ After Joanna passed away, we found the most wonderful video of Joanna singing “Never Enough” by Loren Allred and quickly, it brought some light into our life and guided us by its words. We started a GoFundMe page. Our goal was to raise $10,000, but it remarkably reached over $110,000. Joanna inspired us to create The Joanna Sophia Foundation and to use the donated funds to help children and families in need. This page is our official fundraising platform where we will be posting events in her memory. Our objective is to inspire everyone to have Joanna’s positive outlook in life: Work towards your goals; do not wait for them to reach you on their own. Do not be stagnant or overthink; be inspired to conquer your fears. Do not blame others for hurdles that you face; learn how to leap over them. Do not feel sorry for yourself, no one else will. Joanna’s foundation encourages you to get up and accomplish your goals in life.”5 I personally know the Sakatis family since the 1980’s. The passing of Joanna hurts too much to talk about it. We wish the Sakatis and Ioannou family good luck in their efforts. Visit https://www.joannasophiafoundation.org/, LetJoannaInspireYou https://www.facebook.com/groups/739761719733128, and https://www.facebook.com/cameronboycefoundation. Links: 1. https://www.wisesayings.com/death-of-a-child-quotes/#ixzz6kl8n6xS9 2. https://www.facebook.com/mariateresaioannou 3. https://www.joannasophiafoundation.org/donate 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kilimanjaro#19th_and_20th_century_explorers 5. https://www.greeknewsonline.com/1100-attend-the-first-fun-run-joanna-sophia-foundation-memorial/ References: 1. https://www.joannasophiafoundation.org/ 2. https://www.facebook.com/cameronboycefoundation 3. https://www.facebook.com/mariateresaioannou	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/paphian-costa-ioannou-and-george-isaakides-climbed-mount-kilimanjaro-in-memory-of-joanna-sophia-ioannou/	en	2021-01-30T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/62bcce3dce720a122e937adbb846de45fd6a662330bab793286ccfaf32687092.json	[ "New York.- By Catherine TsounisAn angel in the book of life wrote down my baby’s birth. Then whispered as she closed the book ‘too beautiful for earth’.1\nA unique father and his friend George Isaakides climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania as a memorial for his daughter, Joanna Sophia Ioannou. Costa Ioannou, of Whitestone New York and his associate George Isaakidis began their trek up Kilimanjaro on January 18th-Jan 27, 2021.\n“Due to our unfortunate tragedy, we have collaborated with the Cameron Boyce family to bring awareness and find a cure for SUDEP and epilepsy,” Costa Ioannou said. “The common bond that we now share will hopefully pave the way for future therapeutic breakthroughs for this rare and unfamiliar diagnosis. The proceeds for the foundation will be dispersed between the Cameron Boyce Foundation and family members with Epilepsy in dire financial needs.\nThe proceeds for the foundation will be dispersed between the Cameron Boyce Foundation and family members with Epilepsy in dire financial needs.”2\n“I, Costa, Joanna’s dad, have decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with my sidekick George Isaakidis. It is the largest free-standing mountain in the world. The purpose of this journey is to bring awareness of epilepsy and SUDEP. Due to our unfortunate tragedy, we have collaborated with the Cameron Boyce family to bring awareness and find a cure for SUDEP and epilepsy. The common bond that we now share will hopefully pave the way for future therapeutic breakthroughs for this rare and unfamiliar diagnosis.\nThe proceeds for the foundation will be dispersed between the Cameron Boyce Foundation and family members with Epilepsy in dire financial needs. Our goal as parents is to find a cure, so that no other family will endure what we have experienced during these past two blurry and painful years. Many times, I feel frustrated and helpless, because I cannot hug or kiss my child. However, I know that when I am at the peak of Kilimanjaro, Joanna will see how much her parents miss and love her. Even if I cannot physically see her, I know she will feel the infinite love of her parents. If it means to go across the world and climb a summit to bring awareness for everyone that passed from SUDEP, then so be it. I will do it!! We will be leaving on Monday 18th and Summiting the Uhuru Peak, Kilimanjaro on 28th January #JOURNEY FOR JOANNA”3\nMount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world: 5,895 meters (19,341 ft) above sea level and about 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) above its plateau base. Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. The first people known to have reached the summit were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller, in 1889. It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and disappearing ice fields, it has been the subject of many scientific studies. Natural forests cover about 1,000 square kilometers (250,000 acres) on Kilimanjaro.[45] In the foothill area maize, beans, sunflowers and, on the western side, wheat are cultivated. Remnants of the former savanna vegetation with Acacia, Combretum, Terminalia and Grewia also occur.4\nI read the “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”, a short story by Ernest Hemingway first published in August, 1936, in Esquire magazine. A 1952 Movie was produced with Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner.\nOn their first day, the group trekked through the rain forest. Day 2 into Day 3 was in Rainforest of the Muurland region.\nThird day they trekked through Shira Plateau spending night at Moir camp in Alpine desert Zone. Day 4 was in the cool Artic Desert zone. Oxygen masks checked twice daily. For a further update, visit https://www.facebook.com/mariateresaioannou.\nDr. Maria Teresa Sakatis Ioannou and her husband Kosta. on November 6, 2018, lost their beautiful 9-year-old daughter Joanna, who passed away in her sleep. “The tragic event was a shock to our family and our entire community,” said the family. “Though this is a parent’s worst nightmare, we cannot succumb to the paralyzing grief we feel, because we need to stay strong for Joanna’s sisters, Isabella, Andriana and brother Raphael. Most importantly, we refuse to let Joanna’s tragic passing define her memory.\nThe family explained “we want to remember Joanna for her carefree personality and adventurous character. She would always try new activities without hesitation, singing and had a love for musicals. Her most recent love was ‘The Greatest Showman.’ After Joanna passed away, we found the most wonderful video of Joanna singing “Never Enough” by Loren Allred and quickly, it brought some light into our life and guided us by its words.\nWe started a GoFundMe page. Our goal was to raise $10,000, but it remarkably reached over $110,000. Joanna inspired us to create The Joanna Sophia Foundation and to use the donated funds to help children and families in need. This page is our official fundraising platform where we will be posting events in her memory. Our objective is to inspire everyone to have Joanna’s positive outlook in life:\nWork towards your goals; do not wait for them to reach you on their own.\nDo not be stagnant or overthink; be inspired to conquer your fears.\nDo not blame others for hurdles that you face; learn how to leap over them.\nDo not feel sorry for yourself, no one else will. Joanna’s foundation encourages you to get up and accomplish your goals in life.”5\nI personally know the Sakatis family since the 1980’s. The passing of Joanna hurts too much to talk about it. We wish the Sakatis and Ioannou family good luck in their efforts. Visit https://www.joannasophiafoundation.org/, LetJoannaInspireYou https://www.facebook.com/groups/739761719733128, and https://www.facebook.com/cameronboycefoundation.\nLinks:\n1. https://www.wisesayings.com/death-of-a-child-quotes/#ixzz6kl8n6xS9\n2. https://www.facebook.com/mariateresaioannou\n3. https://www.joannasophiafoundation.org/donate\n4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kilimanjaro#19th_and_20th_century_explorers\n5. https://www.greeknewsonline.com/1100-attend-the-first-fun-run-joanna-sophia-foundation-memorial/\nReferences:\n1. https://www.joannasophiafoundation.org/\n2. https://www.facebook.com/cameronboycefoundation\n3. https://www.facebook.com/mariateresaioannou", "Paphian Costa Ioannou and George Isaakides Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Memory of Joanna Sophia Ioannou" ]
[]	2021-01-30T22:36:24	null	2021-01-01T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fypo-tin-skia-tis-dichotomisis-oi-atypes-synomilies-pou-sygkalei-o-oie-gia-to-kypriako%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…terres-press.png	en	null	Υπό την σκιά της διχοτόμησης οι άτυπες συνομιλίες που συγκαλεί ο ΟΗΕ για το κυπριακό	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/ypo-tin-skia-tis-dichotomisis-oi-atypes-synomilies-pou-sygkalei-o-oie-gia-to-kypriako/	en	2021-01-01T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/7b56533292539b69b67b7ee96acd14959dcbf0a6ac31355987bc37b57f5dac01.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Υπό την σκιά της διχοτόμησης οι άτυπες συνομιλίες που συγκαλεί ο ΟΗΕ για το κυπριακό" ]
[]	2021-01-13T21:46:44	null	2021-01-10T16:06:11	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fan-interview-with-harriette-condes-zervakis-cash-prizes-support-promising-new-businesses-in-greece%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…c-Initiative.png	en	null	An Interview with Harriette Condes Zervakis: Cash Prizes Support Promising New Businesses in Greece.	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	New York.- Vicki James Yiannias The Hellenic Initiative (THI) was begun by people of Hellenic descent in the diaspora to provide various forms of relief during Greece’s economic crisis: assistance with food, medical care for women on Greek islands in order to encourage them to have families, vaccinations, support for start-up enterprises, and hosting an annual Venture Fair to give new companies opportunities to introduce themselves to investors, among other initiatives, Harriette Condes Zervakis, the niece of Charles C. Condes told the GN, in an interview about the new Charles Condes Venture Impact Award (VIA). The gift from the Charles C. Condes Trust enables THI, which invested in Greece’s start-up community during the crisis, increase its ability, helpingalready existing Greek companies of promise during the COVID-10 pandemic. In the words of Peter J. Poulos, Executive Director of The Hellenic Initiative, the gift “makes a real difference.” Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the first presentation of the Venture Impact Awards established by The Hellenic Initiative (THI), and with the support of the Helidoni Foundation and a $500,000 donation from the estate of Charles C. Condes, took place online from Athens on December 17, 2020. GN: What qualifications mustbe met by Virtual Impact Award recipients? Who chooses the winners? HCZ: Approximately 120 Greek businesses applied for a Venture Impact Award.They submitted a written application, an introductory video presentation, and any supplemental written materials that might be pertinent. Program Director Michael Printzos did much of the screening,narrowing the applicants to 25 and a panel of judges voted on their top 10 choices. The three top vote-getters received $30,000, six businesses received $20,000, and fivereceived $10,000. My son Pete and I were happy to serve on the panel of judges. GN: What motivated you to establish an award that would help the youth of Greece? HCZ: My husband, Tassos, and I travel to Greece at least twice a year. Comparing the downtown Athens of 15-20 yearsago, just “eyeballing” the streets, one notices that there are fewer Greek young people than there were before. The Greeks are middle-aged or older. Families that we know have all seen their twenty and thirty some-things leave for Sweden and the United Kingdom, and others for Dubai.This brain drain has been very troubling.What kind of future does Greece have without its youth? Years ago, my grandparents’ generation left Greece for better opportunities, but they left siblings behind in their villages. Today’s Greek youth, more often than not, are only children who leave no siblings behind. Villagesare also eerily empty of vibrancy and life.Anything we can do to encourage Greek young people to stay and energize the economy appeals to us. The Venture Impact Awards appealed to me for this reason. GN: How did you choose to develop the project with The Hellenic Initiative above other organizations?Were you involved in the work of the THI? HCZ: If there are other organizations in addition to The Hellenic Initiative that have identified the goal of reducing the Greek brain drain, I am not aware of them. My understanding is that The Hellenic Initiative was begun by people of Hellenic descent in the diaspora to provide various forms of relief during Greece’s economic crisis: assistance with food, medical care for women on Greek islands in order to encourage them to have families, vaccinations, support for start-up enterprises, and hosting an annual Venture Fair to give new companies opportunities to introduce themselves to investors, among other initiatives. With Peter J. Poulos,Executive Director of THI, I discussed the $500,000 donation from The Charles C. Condes Trust and how I thought my uncle would like the money to be used. GN: When did you begin to develop the Venture Impact Award? HCZ: I first contacted Peter Poulos last spring. I had thought about establishing a Charles C. Condes Foundation, but it would take an awful lot of time for me to establish the foundation, publicize it, work out the legal aspects as they relate to moving funds from the United States to Greece, organize a structure and make necessary contacts in Greece, and the myriad other details that would present themselves. Using a recognized organization was much easier. GN: Was your uncle aware of The Hellenic Initiative? HCZ: No. His trust identified the churches and charities which were to benefit from the fortune that he left behind. I was given discretion over a small portion that was to benefit Greece in some way. GN: I remember that your uncle was an early benefactor of the National Hellenic Museum, in Chicago. HCZ: While he lived, Uncle Charles was a philanthropist who “flew under the radar,” contributing to many worthy causes such as the Philoxenia House in Rochester, Minnesota, the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, the Pan Hellenic Scholarship Foundation based in Chicago, and, of course, he was a fulfilled member of Leadership 100. He was encouraged to join Leadership 100 by his late first cousin and Leadership 100 Charter Member, NickasJ. Yiannias of Dubuque, Iowa. Charles Condes travel to Greece? revitalization.” Such goals would appeal to my uncle. The Charles C. Condes Trust has also generously benefited the Orthodox Christian Mission Center in Florida, St. Basil Academy in New York, Orthodox Christian Fellowship of Boston for college student aid, and seven Greek Orthodox Churches in the Midwest. The largest church donation, close to two million dollars, goes to his home parish of Holy Taxiarchai/St. Haralambos in Niles, Illinois.My understanding is this donation has enabled the community to continue a major construction project, even during the pandemic. GN: Did your uncle visit Greece? HCZ: As I have often said, my uncle left Greece, but Greece never left him. In 1946, Uncle Charles visited Greece for the first time. He had served in the U.S. armed forces across North Africa, the Middle East, and Cyprus, as a meteorologist attached to the Royal Air Force. At that time, Greece was devastated, but in spite of their sufferings, Uncle Charles found his relatives and the common people to be warm and welcoming.Years later, he returned several times, both as a bachelor, and together with his lovely wife, Phyllis. I think his ability to communicate with the people of Greece and Cyprus increased his fondness for them.A graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, he was well-educated through academics, extensive reading, and world travel, however, his parents had tended to his Greek education, as well. He spoke, read, and wrote Greek fluently. Charles Constantine Condes (baptized Eftyhios), born in Chicago, Ill, was the son of Constantine S. Condes from Niata in Laconia and Haricleia (Yiannias) Condes from Alea in Arcadia. He was raised with strong ties to his Greek Orthodox religion, Greek culture and language, and his extended family.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/an-interview-with-harriette-condes-zervakis-cash-prizes-support-promising-new-businesses-in-greece/	en	2021-01-10T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/a45696333bdc1b90e0c597f7662327f6a1bce3339b3603bdd8aba637a9646ee5.json	[ "New York.- Vicki James Yiannias\nThe Hellenic Initiative (THI) was begun by people of Hellenic descent in the diaspora to provide various forms of relief during Greece’s economic crisis: assistance with food, medical care for women on Greek islands in order to encourage them to have families, vaccinations, support for start-up enterprises, and hosting an annual Venture Fair to give new companies opportunities to introduce themselves to investors, among other initiatives, Harriette Condes Zervakis, the niece of Charles C. Condes told the GN, in an interview about the new Charles Condes Venture Impact Award (VIA).\nThe gift from the Charles C. Condes Trust enables THI, which invested in Greece’s start-up community during the crisis, increase its ability, helpingalready existing Greek companies of promise during the COVID-10 pandemic.\nIn the words of Peter J. Poulos, Executive Director of The Hellenic Initiative, the gift “makes a real difference.”\nDue to COVID-19 restrictions, the first presentation of the Venture Impact Awards established by The Hellenic Initiative (THI), and with the support of the Helidoni Foundation and a $500,000 donation from the estate of Charles C. Condes, took place online from Athens on December 17, 2020.\nGN: What qualifications mustbe met by Virtual Impact Award recipients? Who chooses the winners?\nHCZ: Approximately 120 Greek businesses applied for a Venture Impact Award.They submitted a written application, an introductory video presentation, and any supplemental written materials that might be pertinent. Program Director Michael Printzos did much of the screening,narrowing the applicants to 25 and a panel of judges voted on their top 10 choices. The three top vote-getters received $30,000, six businesses received $20,000, and fivereceived $10,000. My son Pete and I were happy to serve on the panel of judges.\nGN: What motivated you to establish an award that would help the youth of Greece?\nHCZ: My husband, Tassos, and I travel to Greece at least twice a year. Comparing the downtown Athens of 15-20 yearsago, just “eyeballing” the streets, one notices that there are fewer Greek young people than there were before. The Greeks are middle-aged or older. Families that we know have all seen their twenty and thirty some-things leave for Sweden and the United Kingdom, and others for Dubai.This brain drain has been very troubling.What kind of future does Greece have without its youth? Years ago, my grandparents’ generation left Greece for better opportunities, but they left siblings behind in their villages. Today’s Greek youth, more often than not, are only children who leave no siblings behind. Villagesare also eerily empty of vibrancy and life.Anything we can do to encourage Greek young people to stay and energize the economy appeals to us. The Venture Impact Awards appealed to me for this reason.\nGN: How did you choose to develop the project with The Hellenic Initiative above other organizations?Were you involved in the work of the THI?\nHCZ: If there are other organizations in addition to The Hellenic Initiative that have identified the goal of reducing the Greek brain drain, I am not aware of them. My understanding is that The Hellenic Initiative was begun by people of Hellenic descent in the diaspora to provide various forms of relief during Greece’s economic crisis: assistance with food, medical care for women on Greek islands in order to encourage them to have families, vaccinations, support for start-up enterprises, and hosting an annual Venture Fair to give new companies opportunities to introduce themselves to investors, among other initiatives. With Peter J. Poulos,Executive Director of THI, I discussed the $500,000 donation from The Charles C. Condes Trust and how I thought my uncle would like the money to be used.\nGN: When did you begin to develop the Venture Impact Award?\nHCZ: I first contacted Peter Poulos last spring. I had thought about establishing a Charles C. Condes Foundation, but it would take an awful lot of time for me to establish the foundation, publicize it, work out the legal aspects as they relate to moving funds from the United States to Greece, organize a structure and make necessary contacts in Greece, and the myriad other details that would present themselves. Using a recognized organization was much easier.\nGN: Was your uncle aware of The Hellenic Initiative?\nHCZ: No. His trust identified the churches and charities which were to benefit from the fortune that he left behind. I was given discretion over a small portion that was to benefit Greece in some way.\nGN: I remember that your uncle was an early benefactor of the National Hellenic Museum, in Chicago.\nHCZ: While he lived, Uncle Charles was a philanthropist who “flew under the radar,” contributing to many worthy causes such as the Philoxenia House in Rochester, Minnesota, the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, the Pan Hellenic Scholarship Foundation based in Chicago, and, of course, he was a fulfilled member of Leadership 100. He was encouraged to join Leadership 100 by his late first cousin and Leadership 100 Charter Member, NickasJ. Yiannias of Dubuque, Iowa.\nCharles Condes travel to Greece? revitalization.” Such goals would appeal to my uncle. The Charles C. Condes Trust has also generously benefited the Orthodox Christian Mission Center in Florida, St. Basil Academy in New York, Orthodox Christian Fellowship of Boston for college student aid, and seven Greek Orthodox Churches in the Midwest. The largest church donation, close to two million dollars, goes to his home parish of Holy Taxiarchai/St. Haralambos in Niles, Illinois.My understanding is this donation has enabled the community to continue a major construction project, even during the pandemic.\nGN: Did your uncle visit Greece?\nHCZ: As I have often said, my uncle left Greece, but Greece never left him. In 1946, Uncle Charles visited Greece for the first time. He had served in the U.S. armed forces across North Africa, the Middle East, and Cyprus, as a meteorologist attached to the Royal Air Force. At that time, Greece was devastated, but in spite of their sufferings, Uncle Charles found his relatives and the common people to be warm and welcoming.Years later, he returned several times, both as a bachelor, and together with his lovely wife, Phyllis. I think his ability to communicate with the people of Greece and Cyprus increased his fondness for them.A graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, he was well-educated through academics, extensive reading, and world travel, however, his parents had tended to his Greek education, as well. He spoke, read, and wrote Greek fluently.\nCharles Constantine Condes (baptized Eftyhios), born in Chicago, Ill, was the son of Constantine S. Condes from Niata in Laconia and Haricleia (Yiannias) Condes from Alea in Arcadia. He was raised with strong ties to his Greek Orthodox religion, Greek culture and language, and his extended family.", "An Interview with Harriette Condes Zervakis: Cash Prizes Support Promising New Businesses in Greece." ]
[]	2021-01-09T23:39:19	null	2021-01-30T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Ftin-protasi-gia-to-kypriako-parousiase-o-ng-tou-akel-antros-kyprianou%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…OS-KYPRIANOU.jpg	en	null	Την πρόταση για το Κυπριακό παρουσίασε ο ΓΓ του ΑΚΕΛ Άντρος Κυπριανού	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/tin-protasi-gia-to-kypriako-parousiase-o-ng-tou-akel-antros-kyprianou/	en	2021-01-30T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/4e6fb78656a3876208f918f3abf4e94b735d2500071044c27c62e5085707d0a8.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Την πρόταση για το Κυπριακό παρουσίασε ο ΓΓ του ΑΚΕΛ Άντρος Κυπριανού" ]
[]	2021-01-30T22:35:43	null	2021-01-30T05:43:58	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fchorigia-tou-idrymatos-niarchos-sto-tmima-ellinikis-paideias-tis-archiepiskopis%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…ULOS-SCHOOL3.jpg	en	null	Χορηγία του Ιδρύματος Νιάρχος στο Τμήμα Ελληνικής Παιδείας της Αρχιεπισκοπής	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/chorigia-tou-idrymatos-niarchos-sto-tmima-ellinikis-paideias-tis-archiepiskopis/	en	2021-01-30T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/c5800ade07bb4bc852d3c608c7f5de72d44de3d5bcbdd10cc733697203324e9c.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Χορηγία του Ιδρύματος Νιάρχος στο Τμήμα Ελληνικής Παιδείας της Αρχιεπισκοπής" ]
[]	2021-01-09T23:39:05	null	2021-01-15T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fo-dr-gkikas-magiorkinis-anamenei-megali-yfesi-tis-epidimias-to-kalokairi%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…-MAYIORKINIS.jpg	en	null	O Δρ. Γκίκας Μαγιορκίνης αναμένει μεγάλη ύφεση της επιδημίας το καλοκαίρι	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/o-dr-gkikas-magiorkinis-anamenei-megali-yfesi-tis-epidimias-to-kalokairi/	en	2021-01-15T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/a74fe3eb9b298b4fef70dbd8566536dbd6b6dd79048dc3bc3d4bd873e55fe2d7.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "O Δρ. Γκίκας Μαγιορκίνης αναμένει μεγάλη ύφεση της επιδημίας το καλοκαίρι" ]
[]	2021-01-25T16:10:10	null	2021-01-24T16:12:03	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fgreek-foreign-minister-hopes-for-positive-spirit-from-turkey-in-exploratory-talks%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…pano-dendias.jpg	en	null	Greek foreign minister hopes for 'positive' spirit from Turkey in exploratory talks	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline, Reuters, AMNA) Greece is coming to exploratory talks with Turkey in good faith, with a constructive spirit, and without being provocative, underlined Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in an interview with Efimerida Ton Syntakton on Saturday. There are, however, some issues which “are not up for discussion”, such as those concerning “national sovereignty and the demilitarization of Greek islands.” The neighbouring countries held 60 rounds of talks between 2002 and 2016, but plans last year for discussions to be resumed foundered over a survey vessel sent by Ankara into disputed waters and disagreements over the topics to be covered. Five years have passed since the last round of exploratory talks with Turkey, “which were actually stopped at Turkey’s fault in March 2016”, Dendias noted. In any case, continued the minister, exploratory talks “are not negotiations, they are informal, there are no minutes taken during the meetings, and neither side has to assume responsibilities or make commitments.” Potential future negotiations with Turkey will have to focus on the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, on the basis of International Law, stressed Dendias. “If there is no agreement during any such negotiations that may follow the exploratory talks, the two sides will then have to agree on a joint text to be submitted to the International Court of Justice at The Hague”, he underlined. “We hope that the exploratory talks will lead to a de-escalation of tensions,” he added, and that “the Turkish side will come along to these talks in a likeminded spirit.” MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU Turkey and the EU agreed on working on a roadmap for enhancing relations, the Turkish foreign minister said Friday. Speaking to journalists in Brussels after his two-day working visit, Mevlut Cavusoglu said “2020 was a problematic year” for relations between Turkey and the EU but a more positive dialogue has developed since the EU leaders’ meeting in December. “We interpreted the joint statement of the December meeting as a hand extended towards Turkey and we reciprocate it in a positive way,” said Cavusoglu. Turkey is always ready to improve its relations with any party or institution extending a positive hand, he said, adding that Turkey fulfills its promises. “But in relations, of course, one side’s wish or dedication is not enough, and the EU should also be dedicated. And I’d like to say that in my talks with all my counterparts, I’ve witnessed a very positive approach and a will to improve our relations,” he stressed. The presidents of the European Council and Commission will visit Turkey upon Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s invitation for talks on Turkey-EU relations, Cavusoglu noted. He said the migration pact between Turkey and the EU will hit its fifth anniversary in March but there are still parts of the agreement that the EU has not fulfilled its commitments. Visa liberalization and modernization of Turkey’s 1995 Customs Union with the EU were part of this agreement and “unfortunately no steps have been taken in this regard,” said Cavusoglu. “There were 72 criteria for the visa liberalization and up until last year we were able to fulfill 66 of them. So, only six were left outstanding, and before coming here we looked into the situation again with some colleagues, and only four are left for the time being,” said Cavusoglu. “I think it was because of the impact of certain EU countries which did not want to establish visa liberalization” that “it did not happen so far”. “But we’ve taken all necessary steps and will continue to do so,” he added. Cavusoglu noted that Turkey’s EU membership process should also be kept alive, adding that Ankara is always ready to take steps to fulfill opening and closing criteria of the negotiation chapters. FM SPOKESMAN Foreign ministry spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou on Thursday outlined the nature and content of the upcoming exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey, during a press briefing held three days before the start of the 61st round of talks in Istanbul. “They are not negotiations, they are talks, there are no obligations or agreements between the two sides and there are no minutes. There is no briefing on the content of the talks,” he clarified. The spokesperson also made it clear that there will be no discussion on the demilitarisation of the islands during the exploratory talks, nor any negotiation of matters that impinge upon Greece’s national sovereignty, while underlining that Greece’s position is based on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Papaioannou emphasised that the talks are unofficial, confidential and non-binding, and are held in order to sound out possible areas of convergence for the purposes of any future negotiations on delineating the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, always in accordance with international law. If there is no agreement in possible negotiations that may follow the exploratory talks, he noted, both sides must agree on an arbitration agreement that will be submitted to The Hague. In this context, he expressed Athens’ view that if the talks are held in good faith, this can lead to a de-escalation of tension, adding that Greece is going to the 61st round in good faith and in a spirit of cooperation. HULUSI AKAR Turkey’s defense chief on Saturday expressed hope that lawful solutions to bilateral issues will be found during talks with Greece starting in Istanbul next week. “In talks with Greece, we hope that issues will be dealt with within the framework of rights, law, and equity, and that solutions are found,” National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said at launch and welding ceremonies for new Turkish-built ships. Akar further underlined Turkey’s expectation that Greece “respects [Turkey’s] rights in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean and avoids actions that may cause misunderstandings.” EU PRESIDENT The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, has called on Turkey to maintain de-escalation in Eastern Mediterranean and produce tangible results on the ground in relation to the Turkey`s attitude change towards the EU. According to an EU official who briefed the press, the President welcomed current positive dialogue and stressed the importance to sustainably de-escalate tensions in eastern Mediterranean. In that respect he called on the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, to refrain from activities that might fuel tensions. We look forward to progress in the exploratory talks between Turkey and Greece and to the resumption of Cyprus settlement process, the EU official noted. The EC President told FM Cavusoglu that the members of the European Council will again address EU-Turkey relations during the March European Council and repeated the wish to have a constructive relationship with Turkey, adding that they need to see tangible results on the ground. The President will remain in contact with all parties and welcomes the invitation for a visit to Ankara. The date and format are still to be discussed. The positive agenda could include focus on migration issues, customs union modernization and “high level” sectoral dialogues, the EU official explained.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/greek-foreign-minister-hopes-for-positive-spirit-from-turkey-in-exploratory-talks/	en	2021-01-24T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/660e285120533be71a020921a370de39eaa454e4ad14bb25fdb406ea7d4dbee3.json	[ "Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline, Reuters, AMNA)\nGreece is coming to exploratory talks with Turkey in good faith, with a constructive spirit, and without being provocative, underlined Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in an interview with Efimerida Ton Syntakton on Saturday.\nThere are, however, some issues which “are not up for discussion”, such as those concerning “national sovereignty and the demilitarization of Greek islands.”\nThe neighbouring countries held 60 rounds of talks between 2002 and 2016, but plans last year for discussions to be resumed foundered over a survey vessel sent by Ankara into disputed waters and disagreements over the topics to be covered.\nFive years have passed since the last round of exploratory talks with Turkey, “which were actually stopped at Turkey’s fault in March 2016”, Dendias noted.\nIn any case, continued the minister, exploratory talks “are not negotiations, they are informal, there are no minutes taken during the meetings, and neither side has to assume responsibilities or make commitments.”\nPotential future negotiations with Turkey will have to focus on the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, on the basis of International Law, stressed Dendias.\n“If there is no agreement during any such negotiations that may follow the exploratory talks, the two sides will then have to agree on a joint text to be submitted to the International Court of Justice at The Hague”, he underlined.\n“We hope that the exploratory talks will lead to a de-escalation of tensions,” he added, and that “the Turkish side will come along to these talks in a likeminded spirit.”\nMEVLUT CAVUSOGLU\nTurkey and the EU agreed on working on a roadmap for enhancing relations, the Turkish foreign minister said Friday.\nSpeaking to journalists in Brussels after his two-day working visit, Mevlut Cavusoglu said “2020 was a problematic year” for relations between Turkey and the EU but a more positive dialogue has developed since the EU leaders’ meeting in December.\n“We interpreted the joint statement of the December meeting as a hand extended towards Turkey and we reciprocate it in a positive way,” said Cavusoglu.\nTurkey is always ready to improve its relations with any party or institution extending a positive hand, he said, adding that Turkey fulfills its promises.\n“But in relations, of course, one side’s wish or dedication is not enough, and the EU should also be dedicated. And I’d like to say that in my talks with all my counterparts, I’ve witnessed a very positive approach and a will to improve our relations,” he stressed.\nThe presidents of the European Council and Commission will visit Turkey upon Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s invitation for talks on Turkey-EU relations, Cavusoglu noted.\nHe said the migration pact between Turkey and the EU will hit its fifth anniversary in March but there are still parts of the agreement that the EU has not fulfilled its commitments.\nVisa liberalization and modernization of Turkey’s 1995 Customs Union with the EU were part of this agreement and “unfortunately no steps have been taken in this regard,” said Cavusoglu.\n“There were 72 criteria for the visa liberalization and up until last year we were able to fulfill 66 of them. So, only six were left outstanding, and before coming here we looked into the situation again with some colleagues, and only four are left for the time being,” said Cavusoglu.\n“I think it was because of the impact of certain EU countries which did not want to establish visa liberalization” that “it did not happen so far”.\n“But we’ve taken all necessary steps and will continue to do so,” he added.\nCavusoglu noted that Turkey’s EU membership process should also be kept alive, adding that Ankara is always ready to take steps to fulfill opening and closing criteria of the negotiation chapters.\nFM SPOKESMAN\nForeign ministry spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou on Thursday outlined the nature and content of the upcoming exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey, during a press briefing held three days before the start of the 61st round of talks in Istanbul.\n“They are not negotiations, they are talks, there are no obligations or agreements between the two sides and there are no minutes. There is no briefing on the content of the talks,” he clarified.\nThe spokesperson also made it clear that there will be no discussion on the demilitarisation of the islands during the exploratory talks, nor any negotiation of matters that impinge upon Greece’s national sovereignty, while underlining that Greece’s position is based on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.\nPapaioannou emphasised that the talks are unofficial, confidential and non-binding, and are held in order to sound out possible areas of convergence for the purposes of any future negotiations on delineating the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, always in accordance with international law. If there is no agreement in possible negotiations that may follow the exploratory talks, he noted, both sides must agree on an arbitration agreement that will be submitted to The Hague.\nIn this context, he expressed Athens’ view that if the talks are held in good faith, this can lead to a de-escalation of tension, adding that Greece is going to the 61st round in good faith and in a spirit of cooperation.\nHULUSI AKAR\nTurkey’s defense chief on Saturday expressed hope that lawful solutions to bilateral issues will be found during talks with Greece starting in Istanbul next week.\n“In talks with Greece, we hope that issues will be dealt with within the framework of rights, law, and equity, and that solutions are found,” National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said at launch and welding ceremonies for new Turkish-built ships.\nAkar further underlined Turkey’s expectation that Greece “respects [Turkey’s] rights in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean and avoids actions that may cause misunderstandings.”\nEU PRESIDENT\nThe President of the European Council, Charles Michel, has called on Turkey to maintain de-escalation in Eastern Mediterranean and produce tangible results on the ground in relation to the Turkey`s attitude change towards the EU.\nAccording to an EU official who briefed the press, the President welcomed current positive dialogue and stressed the importance to sustainably de-escalate tensions in eastern Mediterranean. In that respect he called on the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, to refrain from activities that might fuel tensions.\nWe look forward to progress in the exploratory talks between Turkey and Greece and to the resumption of Cyprus settlement process, the EU official noted. The EC President told FM Cavusoglu that the members of the European Council will again address EU-Turkey relations during the March European Council and repeated the wish to have a constructive relationship with Turkey, adding that they need to see tangible results on the ground.\nThe President will remain in contact with all parties and welcomes the invitation for a visit to Ankara. The date and format are still to be discussed.\nThe positive agenda could include focus on migration issues, customs union modernization and “high level” sectoral dialogues, the EU official explained.", "Greek foreign minister hopes for 'positive' spirit from Turkey in exploratory talks" ]
[]	2021-01-17T01:23:46	null	2021-01-16T04:54:25	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fendynamonontas-tis-gefyres-anamesa-sta-ellinika-aei-kai-ton-ellinismo-tis-diasporas%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…/01/afisa-GR.jpg	en	null	"Ενδυναμώνοντας τις γέφυρες ανάμεσα στα ελληνικά ΑΕΙ και τον Ελληνισμό της Διασποράς	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/endynamonontas-tis-gefyres-anamesa-sta-ellinika-aei-kai-ton-ellinismo-tis-diasporas/	en	2021-01-16T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/80bb3eebfe6b4a1541d4ffbc8d44e29ff8e6bda5af2143a3a990dc3a1e3211eb.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "\"Ενδυναμώνοντας τις γέφυρες ανάμεσα στα ελληνικά ΑΕΙ και τον Ελληνισμό της Διασποράς" ]
[]	2021-01-17T01:24:13	null	2021-01-07T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fo-archiepiskopos-elpidoforos-ston-agio-ioanni-ton-vaptisti%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…PIDOPHOROS28.jpg	en	null	O Αρχιεπίσκοπος Ελπιδοφόρος στον Άγιο Ιωάννη τον Βαπτιστή	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/o-archiepiskopos-elpidoforos-ston-agio-ioanni-ton-vaptisti/	en	2021-01-07T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/b7997d9296ea6379bccce0ca712c9b6556d584256b107b3287f5f14e3d6a197f.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "O Αρχιεπίσκοπος Ελπιδοφόρος στον Άγιο Ιωάννη τον Βαπτιστή" ]
[]	2021-01-13T21:47:12	null	2021-01-22T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fotan-dyo-amerikanoi-proedroi-synomilousan-me-ton-ellina-dimosiografo-aleko-lidoriki%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…ORIKIS-EIK-1.jpg	en	null	Όταν δύο αμερικανοί πρόεδροι συνομιλούσαν με τον Έλληνα δημοσιογράφο Αλέκο Λιδωρίκη	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/otan-dyo-amerikanoi-proedroi-synomilousan-me-ton-ellina-dimosiografo-aleko-lidoriki/	en	2021-01-22T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/f642335f049ae22b038736836db1b622b88aa5cd3985391bfcc5d21e84518a0b.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Όταν δύο αμερικανοί πρόεδροι συνομιλούσαν με τον Έλληνα δημοσιογράφο Αλέκο Λιδωρίκη" ]
[]	2021-01-13T21:46:57	null	2021-01-10T15:57:14	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fin-spite-of-trumps-mob-invasion-nicole-malliotakis-voted-against-the-approval-of-the-electoral-colleges-results%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…-protestors1.jpg	en	null	In spite of Trump’s mob invasion Nicole Malliotakis voted against the approval of the Electoral College’s results	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis All six Greek American members of the House of Representatives condemned the violent invasion that occurred on Wednesday and disrupted the meeting to confirm the vote of the College of Electors. The Republicans Nicole Malliotakis and Gus Bilirakis didn’t mention who were the invaders and what motivated their actions. New York Republican Nicole Malliotakis, had decided to cosign on the effort to challenge the process. “It doesn’t matter if it’s 10 or 10k or 100k illegal votes. It doesn’t matter if it’s enough to change election results. This is about rooting out fraud, holding those who commit it accountable & ensuring the integrity of our election system which is the foundation of this nation,” she had Twitted on Tuesday. Following the invasion, she posted on her Twitter account. @NMalliotakis My staff and I are safe and have been brought to a secure location by the Capitol Police. Everyone who is responsible for this violence and lawlessness must stop. This is absolutely unnacceptable and un-American. A couple of hours later she posted: @NMalliotakis Thank you to the @CapitolPolice and all law enforcement for all they are doing to restore order at the Capitol and to keep us safe. I condemn in the strongest terms those who are participating in violence and lawlessness. They must be arrested and prosecuted! Malliotakis was the only Greek American member of Congress who voted against the conformation of the electoral votes. In a message she explained that “I voted against certification of the two challenged states not to “overturn an election” but to highlight need for a proper hearing into unconstitutional rule changes, irregularities and alleged fraud. I swore an oath to the Constitution and REFUSED to turn a blind eye.” Following reactions by her constituency, Nicole Malliotakis said “Democrats in Congress raised objections to every elected Republican President since 1989 but when THEY do it, it’s “Democracy at work.” Nancy Pelosi and other members objected to George W. Bush in 2005. At the time, she said: “This debate is fundamental to our democracy….The representatives of the American people in this house are standing up for three fundamental American beliefs: The right to vote is sacred; that a representative has a duty to represent his or her constituents; and that the rule of law is the hallmark of our nation.” What Malliotakis forgot to mention was that in the examples she said, the Democratic presidential candidates has concede and congratulated their opponents. Trump who had endorsed Malliotakis, not only didn’t mentioned his opponent, but he incited the violence and announced that he will not attend the inauguration. Florida Republican Gus Bilirakis was diagnosed with Covid-19 and he didn’t attend the Congress meetings. He posted on his Twitter account during the invasion: @RepGusBilirakis My staff has been told to shelter in place for their safety, and I am watching the scene at the Capitol unfold. While I support the Constitutionally-protected right for peaceful protest, some of the images I am seeing on the news do not constitute a peaceful demonstration. (1/2) @RepGusBilirakis These unruly behaviors are completely unacceptable and place law enforcement and countless individuals in harm’s way. (2/2) Democrat Dina Titus from Nevada posted on Twitter: @repdinatitus As I shelter in place, lawless domestic terrorists encouraged by the President of the United States are attempting to destroy our democracy. They will not succeed. Rep. John Sarbanes (D, MD) posted: @RepSarbanes Today’s rhetoric from President Trump and the violent actions of his supporters struck at the heart of our democracy. I am safe. The Capitol is now secure. My colleagues and I will continue to carry out our Constitutional duties and finish counting the Electoral College votes. Democratic congressman Chris Pappas from New Hampshire posted: @ChrisPappasNH Evacuated our office and was told by Capitol police outside to get as far away from the complex as I safely could. The atmosphere outside the Capitol is highly, highly charged, and we all know exactly why. I hope to get back as soon as I can to confirm the election results. It’s essential the confirmation of the presidential election continues tonight. If the conspiracy theorists still object, we will overcome those objections. Our democracy belongs to the people, and we won’t let it be hijacked by the rioters or undermined by the extremists. @ChrisPappasNH I am both sad and angry that an officer has died because of the insurrection at the Capitol. I saw the courage and professionalism of the Capitol Police yesterday. We owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude for the job they do every day to protect our democracy. https://twitter.com/cnn/status/134 Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist from Florida posted: @RepCharlieCrist I am shocked at the heartbreaking, anti-American events we have witnessed in our United States Capitol today. I urge my fellow Americans to reject this false, unpatriotic, and harmful misinformation, cease the violence, and honor the will of the voters. Peaceful protest is a sacred right enshrined in our Constitution, but this is not peace, it’s insurrection. Congress will reconvene and do the work of the people. The election will be certified. THE AHEPA Supreme President George G. Horiates has issued the following statement: “Our members are proud the ancient Greeks forged the notion of democracy. The ancients believed in the right of self-governance, which is the very foundation of our great nation as adopted by our Founding Fathers. “During our nearly 100-year history, Ahepans have witnessed many trying events and fought and sacrificed in wars to protect liberty and democratic ideals. “The violence perpetrated by today’s rioters at the U.S. Capitol is condemnable, disgusting, and appalling to all who respect and value democratic ideals and institutions and the peaceful transfer of power that is fundamental to democracy. “We urge law and order to be restored, the situation to be resolved peacefully, and for those responsible to be held accountable so that the election certification process and peaceful transition of power can be completed, as it must be.” HALC Condemns the attacks on American Democracy Chicago, IL The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) joins the ranks of Americans of good conscience who have spoken out against the violent riots and attacks on Congress perpetrated yesterday. We are appalled that the President of the United States openly instigated yesterday’s incidents, encouraged the anger and conspiracies that led to the violence, and made only half-hearted attempts to defuse tensions and safeguard American democracy and American lives. On September 11, 2001, the heroes of Flight 93 gave their lives and prevented Al Qaeda from flying the jet into the U.S. Capitol. That evening, the U.S. Congress – Senators and Representatives, Republicans and Democrats – stood united on the steps of the Capitol, gave voice to their resolve, and sang “God Bless America.” That those scenes of unity and resolve at this altar of American democracy were replaced with scenes of violence, anarchy and disdain for democracy make January 6, 2021 a day of infamy in American history. Let us be clear, while we join the ranks of those condemning the attacks on American democracy, our condemnation is not limited to what we witnessed yesterday. Over the last several years, American democracy has been threatened by conspiracy theories, normalization of behavior and ideologies that belong in the ash heap of history, and levels of complicity and cowardice that are unworthy of America. As we learned that the woman who was shot dead yesterday was a QAnon adherent, we recall that four years ago Edgar Maddison Welch drove 360 miles from North Carolina to Washington, D.C. with three loaded guns – a 9-mm AR-15 rifle, a six-shot .38-caliber Colt revolver, and a shotgun. His target was Comet Ping Pong pizzeria, a place that Welch and others had delusively identified as central to a fictitious child abuse network. Less than one year later, self-identified members of the alt-right, neo-Nazis and white supremacists paraded through Charlottesville, Virginia – carrying the Nazi flag, the Confederate flag, torches, and yelling racist and antisemitic chants. One of them used his car as a ram against counter protesters, killing one and injuring 35. President Trump responded by declaring that there were “very fine people on both sides” in Charlottesville. This past October, the FBI announced the arrests of 13 suspects accused of involvement in a domestic terror plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and attempt to violently overthrow the government of Michigan. Instead of condemning these domestic terrorists and their ideology, President Trump attacked Governor Whitmer on Twitter. And just last month, the disgraced but pardoned Michael Flynn – who has still not been held to account for being an unregistered foreign agent for Turkey – took to the airwaves to speculate about President Trump imposing martial law and invalidating November’s election. We are still waiting for President Trump to disavow these dangerous musings. Yesterday’s outrage was the culmination of four years of appeals to the worst instincts in Americans. Once again, outrageous rhetoric was accompanied by violence. While several members of Congress finally realized the dangerousness of indulging conspiratorial movements and undermining our democratic tradition of a peaceful and orderly transition of power, we regret that 147 members of Congress – even after the trauma caused by yesterday’s attempted coup – continued to enable those that would falsely and disingenuously attack American democracy merely to cater to a portion of the electorate. Ultimately, American democracy held. Some Republican members of Congress belatedly realized that they had to openly defy Trump, and they did. Federal judges across America demonstrated that their loyalty lies to the U.S. Constitution, not to the individual that appointed them. Republican state officials courageously faced down political threats and threats of violence to protect the integrity of one of our most sacred institutions – our elections. Democracy, however, by the definition requires more from the people. Unity will not result merely from us willing it. We will increase our public education programs, our civic activism, and undertake more voter registration and voter protection initiatives than we ever have. We will encourage dialogue and debate, while vigorously challenging baseless conspiracy theories. We will condemn those who – like some of yesterday’s protesters – introduce neo-Nazi symbols and t-shirts with 6MWE (“6 Million [Jews] Weren’t Enough”) into American public discourse. Finally, we will hold our commitment to the rule of law front and center and will hold public figures accountable on this front. The road back is not a short one, and it is not the responsibility of a single Administration or a single Congress. As Odysseus Elytis wrote in “The Axion Esti”: για να γυρίσει ο ήλιοςθέλειδουλειά πολλή/For the sun to turn it takes a lot of work. We are ready for the work.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/in-spite-of-trumps-mob-invasion-nicole-malliotakis-voted-against-the-approval-of-the-electoral-colleges-results/	en	2021-01-10T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/218e60a91a4fc58a7327e305d5827ec36cb69d3e87a95cfdf6de3f68d25f03b7.json	[ "New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis\nAll six Greek American members of the House of Representatives condemned the violent invasion that occurred on Wednesday and disrupted the meeting to confirm the vote of the College of Electors. The Republicans Nicole Malliotakis and Gus Bilirakis didn’t mention who were the invaders and what motivated their actions.\nNew York Republican Nicole Malliotakis, had decided to cosign on the effort to challenge the process.\n“It doesn’t matter if it’s 10 or 10k or 100k illegal votes. It doesn’t matter if it’s enough to change election results. This is about rooting out fraud, holding those who commit it accountable & ensuring the integrity of our election system which is the foundation of this nation,” she had Twitted on Tuesday.\nFollowing the invasion, she posted on her Twitter account.\n@NMalliotakis\nMy staff and I are safe and have been brought to a secure location by the Capitol Police. Everyone who is responsible for this violence and lawlessness must stop. This is absolutely unnacceptable and un-American.\nA couple of hours later she posted:\n@NMalliotakis\nThank you to the @CapitolPolice\nand all law enforcement for all they are doing to restore order at the Capitol and to keep us safe. I condemn in the strongest terms those who are participating in violence and lawlessness. They must be arrested and prosecuted!\nMalliotakis was the only Greek American member of Congress who voted against the conformation of the electoral votes. In a message she explained that “I voted against certification of the two challenged states not to “overturn an election” but to highlight need for a proper hearing into unconstitutional rule changes, irregularities and alleged fraud. I swore an oath to the Constitution and REFUSED to turn a blind eye.”\nFollowing reactions by her constituency, Nicole Malliotakis said “Democrats in Congress raised objections to every elected Republican President since 1989 but when THEY do it, it’s “Democracy at work.” Nancy Pelosi and other members objected to George W. Bush in 2005. At the time, she said: “This debate is fundamental to our democracy….The representatives of the American people in this house are standing up for three fundamental American beliefs: The right to vote is sacred; that a representative has a duty to represent his or her constituents; and that the rule of law is the hallmark of our nation.”\nWhat Malliotakis forgot to mention was that in the examples she said, the Democratic presidential candidates has concede and congratulated their opponents. Trump who had endorsed Malliotakis, not only didn’t mentioned his opponent, but he incited the violence and announced that he will not attend the inauguration.\nFlorida Republican Gus Bilirakis was diagnosed with Covid-19 and he didn’t attend the Congress meetings. He posted on his Twitter account during the invasion:\n@RepGusBilirakis\nMy staff has been told to shelter in place for their safety, and I am watching the scene at the Capitol unfold. While I support the Constitutionally-protected right for peaceful protest, some of the images I am seeing on the news do not constitute a peaceful demonstration. (1/2)\n@RepGusBilirakis\nThese unruly behaviors are completely unacceptable and place law enforcement and countless individuals in harm’s way. (2/2)\nDemocrat Dina Titus from Nevada posted on Twitter:\n@repdinatitus\nAs I shelter in place, lawless domestic terrorists encouraged by the President of the United States are attempting to destroy our democracy. They will not succeed.\nRep. John Sarbanes (D, MD) posted:\n@RepSarbanes\nToday’s rhetoric from President Trump and the violent actions of his supporters struck at the heart of our democracy. I am safe. The Capitol is now secure.\nMy colleagues and I will continue to carry out our Constitutional duties and finish counting the Electoral College votes.\nDemocratic congressman Chris Pappas from New Hampshire posted:\n@ChrisPappasNH\nEvacuated our office and was told by Capitol police outside to get as far away from the complex as I safely could. The atmosphere outside the Capitol is highly, highly charged, and we all know exactly why. I hope to get back as soon as I can to confirm the election results.\nIt’s essential the confirmation of the presidential election continues tonight. If the conspiracy theorists still object, we will overcome those objections.\nOur democracy belongs to the people, and we won’t let it be hijacked by the rioters or undermined by the extremists.\n@ChrisPappasNH\nI am both sad and angry that an officer has died because of the insurrection at the Capitol. I saw the courage and professionalism of the Capitol Police yesterday. We owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude for the job they do every day to protect our democracy. https://twitter.com/cnn/status/134\nDemocratic Congressman Charlie Crist from Florida posted:\n@RepCharlieCrist\nI am shocked at the heartbreaking, anti-American events we have witnessed in our United States Capitol today. I urge my fellow Americans to reject this false, unpatriotic, and harmful misinformation, cease the violence, and honor the will of the voters. Peaceful protest is a sacred right enshrined in our Constitution, but this is not peace, it’s insurrection.\nCongress will reconvene and do the work of the people. The election will be certified.\nTHE AHEPA\nSupreme President George G. Horiates has issued the following statement:\n“Our members are proud the ancient Greeks forged the notion of democracy. The ancients believed in the right of self-governance, which is the very foundation of our great nation as adopted by our Founding Fathers.\n“During our nearly 100-year history, Ahepans have witnessed many trying events and fought and sacrificed in wars to protect liberty and democratic ideals.\n“The violence perpetrated by today’s rioters at the U.S. Capitol is condemnable, disgusting, and appalling to all who respect and value democratic ideals and institutions and the peaceful transfer of power that is fundamental to democracy.\n“We urge law and order to be restored, the situation to be resolved peacefully, and for those responsible to be held accountable so that the election certification process and peaceful transition of power can be completed, as it must be.”\nHALC Condemns the attacks on American Democracy\nChicago, IL\nThe Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) joins the ranks of Americans of good conscience who have spoken out against the violent riots and attacks on Congress perpetrated yesterday. We are appalled that the President of the United States openly instigated yesterday’s incidents, encouraged the anger and conspiracies that led to the violence, and made only half-hearted attempts to defuse tensions and safeguard American democracy and American lives.\nOn September 11, 2001, the heroes of Flight 93 gave their lives and prevented Al Qaeda from flying the jet into the U.S. Capitol. That evening, the U.S. Congress – Senators and Representatives, Republicans and Democrats – stood united on the steps of the Capitol, gave voice to their resolve, and sang “God Bless America.” That those scenes of unity and resolve at this altar of American democracy were replaced with scenes of violence, anarchy and disdain for democracy make January 6, 2021 a day of infamy in American history.\nLet us be clear, while we join the ranks of those condemning the attacks on American democracy, our condemnation is not limited to what we witnessed yesterday.\nOver the last several years, American democracy has been threatened by conspiracy theories, normalization of behavior and ideologies that belong in the ash heap of history, and levels of complicity and cowardice that are unworthy of America.\nAs we learned that the woman who was shot dead yesterday was a QAnon adherent, we recall that four years ago Edgar Maddison Welch drove 360 miles from North Carolina to Washington, D.C. with three loaded guns – a 9-mm AR-15 rifle, a six-shot .38-caliber Colt revolver, and a shotgun. His target was Comet Ping Pong pizzeria, a place that Welch and others had delusively identified as central to a fictitious child abuse network.\nLess than one year later, self-identified members of the alt-right, neo-Nazis and white supremacists paraded through Charlottesville, Virginia – carrying the Nazi flag, the Confederate flag, torches, and yelling racist and antisemitic chants. One of them used his car as a ram against counter protesters, killing one and injuring 35. President Trump responded by declaring that there were “very fine people on both sides” in Charlottesville.\nThis past October, the FBI announced the arrests of 13 suspects accused of involvement in a domestic terror plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and attempt to violently overthrow the government of Michigan. Instead of condemning these domestic terrorists and their ideology, President Trump attacked Governor Whitmer on Twitter.\nAnd just last month, the disgraced but pardoned Michael Flynn – who has still not been held to account for being an unregistered foreign agent for Turkey – took to the airwaves to speculate about President Trump imposing martial law and invalidating November’s election. We are still waiting for President Trump to disavow these dangerous musings.\nYesterday’s outrage was the culmination of four years of appeals to the worst instincts in Americans. Once again, outrageous rhetoric was accompanied by violence. While several members of Congress finally realized the dangerousness of indulging conspiratorial movements and undermining our democratic tradition of a peaceful and orderly transition of power, we regret that 147 members of Congress – even after the trauma caused by yesterday’s attempted coup – continued to enable those that would falsely and disingenuously attack American democracy merely to cater to a portion of the electorate.\nUltimately, American democracy held. Some Republican members of Congress belatedly realized that they had to openly defy Trump, and they did. Federal judges across America demonstrated that their loyalty lies to the U.S. Constitution, not to the individual that appointed them. Republican state officials courageously faced down political threats and threats of violence to protect the integrity of one of our most sacred institutions – our elections.\nDemocracy, however, by the definition requires more from the people. Unity will not result merely from us willing it. We will increase our public education programs, our civic activism, and undertake more voter registration and voter protection initiatives than we ever have. We will encourage dialogue and debate, while vigorously challenging baseless conspiracy theories. We will condemn those who – like some of yesterday’s protesters – introduce neo-Nazi symbols and t-shirts with 6MWE (“6 Million [Jews] Weren’t Enough”) into American public discourse. Finally, we will hold our commitment to the rule of law front and center and will hold public figures accountable on this front.\nThe road back is not a short one, and it is not the responsibility of a single Administration or a single Congress. As Odysseus Elytis wrote in “The Axion Esti”: για να γυρίσει ο ήλιοςθέλειδουλειά πολλή/For the sun to turn it takes a lot of work.\nWe are ready for the work.", "In spite of Trump’s mob invasion Nicole Malliotakis voted against the approval of the Electoral College’s results" ]
[]	2021-01-09T23:38:51	null	2021-01-17T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fcharis-theocharis-epitachynsi-tou-stratigikou-programmatos-ston-tourismo-to-2021%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…no-theoharis.jpg	en	null	Χάρης Θεοχάρης: Επιτάχυνση του στρατηγικού προγράμματος στον τουρισμό το 2021	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/charis-theocharis-epitachynsi-tou-stratigikou-programmatos-ston-tourismo-to-2021/	en	2021-01-17T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/cdbebeef4d2def0addaeb8c42eeb496d4d7ca5174ea75e6c563e25d321b72791.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Χάρης Θεοχάρης: Επιτάχυνση του στρατηγικού προγράμματος στον τουρισμό το 2021" ]
[]	2021-01-25T16:09:50	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fekdilosi-mnimis-tis-ellinikis-presveias-gia-to-olokaftoma%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…TO-HOLOCAUST.jpg	en	null	Εκδήλωση μνήμης της ελληνικής πρεσβείας για το ολοκαύτωμα	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/ekdilosi-mnimis-tis-ellinikis-presveias-gia-to-olokaftoma/	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/22f6f22caa358654bdcb9ee47460ec522ce5b16b55083ea7f55d6bd76c9d2edb.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Εκδήλωση μνήμης της ελληνικής πρεσβείας για το ολοκαύτωμα" ]
[]	2021-01-19T14:10:59	null	2021-01-01T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Faponomi-ypotrofion-tou-syllogou-kastorieon-neas-yorkis-omonoia%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…o-kastorians.jpg	en	null	Απονομή υποτροφιών του Συλλόγου Καστοριέων Νέας Υόρκης "Ομόνοια	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/aponomi-ypotrofion-tou-syllogou-kastorieon-neas-yorkis-omonoia/	en	2021-01-01T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/4a3bb5897a441d20b3eea6f7e2129fd98e722044ae0c584bcd77e3c0f632f8ed.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Απονομή υποτροφιών του Συλλόγου Καστοριέων Νέας Υόρκης \"Ομόνοια" ]
[]	2021-01-25T16:10:25	null	2021-01-24T16:46:23	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fthe-hellenic-initiative-supports-galilee-palliative-care-center-with-a-15000-grant%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…c-initiative.jpg	en	null	The Hellenic Initiative Supports Galilee Palliative Care Center with a $15,000 Grant	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Athens.- GreekNewsOnline Palliative Care is a crucial but oft-neglected part of health care. In Greece, the Galilee palliative care center ensures that patients are not alone at the end of their journey through life, and The Hellenic Initiative (THI) has supported its noble efforts through a grant of $15,000. The funds were part of the organization’s Covid-19 campaign which managed to raise $100k from Greeks of the Diaspora and philhellenes across the world. Galilee is the vision of Metropolitan Nicholas of Mesogias and Lavreontikis. In the words of Dr. Aliki Tserkezoglou, Vice President, CEO, and Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, “where there was gloom, Metropolitan Nicholas wanted to bring hope, joy, life, and light to people with chronic diseases and tell then they are still special and important.” The best medical practice looks at the patient as a whole, but oncology professionals know the ‘whole’ includes the family. This view informs Galilee’s mission, but as an association supported by the Church, they also step in when the doctors’ physical work is done, and the pain takes a different form. The Metropolitan gathered good people from the healthcare system, reinforced their education, and researched best practices in Europe. While its work is recognized by the Ministry of Health, Galilee does receive funds from it, relying only on benefactors and the Metropolis. Galilee’s endeavor is called a called Palliative Unit because they offer multiple integrated services in homes, at a day center, and in hospices centered near the Athens airport. There is also a bereavement service. It is the only comprehensive palliative care team working in Greece and in 2019, there were 360 people under their care. A dedicated blend of volunteers and professionals, Galilee began with a six-member team providing home care and now there are 36 are full-time professionals and 150 volunteers – doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists and physical therapists, and priests. When there is a patient with a disease that can lead to death, “everybody suffers,” Dr. Tserkezoglou said. Galilee helps provide education and support for the family members who take care of the patient and during the bereavement period.” She added, “the way people leave this life remains for the rest of the lives as family members … family members need reassurance and training” which Galilee provides – along with love. John D. Georges, THI Board Member, stated: The Greek economic crisis, and now the Coronavirus crisis, take their real toll not on a country’s economic statistics and prospects, but its people. Such crises make the struggles of families in need, especially those dealing with serious illness, more difficult and more painful. Galilee lightens their burden and eases their pain, and we are proud to support their noble work. Michael Printzos, THI’s Program Director, stated: Galilee’s programs and their effectiveness attracts highly motivated professionals and volunteers. People offer their time, energy, and knowledge easing the pain not just from the patients but also from their families. We are happy to support a program showcasing such a strong human impact. About the Hellenic Initiative Our Mission: Investing in the future of Greece through direct philanthropy and economic revitalization. We empower people to provide crisis relief, encourage entrepreneurs, and create jobs. We are The Hellenic Initiative (THI) – a global movement of the Greek Diaspora. Visit our website: http://www.TheHellenicInitiative.org/ Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thehellenicinitiative Follow us on Twitter: #OneGreece	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/the-hellenic-initiative-supports-galilee-palliative-care-center-with-a-15000-grant/	en	2021-01-24T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/af43f2cfc6a45f5eabd14ecf403090d9671e46f682a4c75560fba8fb1b624848.json	[ "Athens.- GreekNewsOnline\nPalliative Care is a crucial but oft-neglected part of health care. In Greece, the Galilee palliative care center ensures that patients are not alone at the end of their journey through life, and The Hellenic Initiative (THI) has supported its noble efforts through a grant of $15,000. The funds were part of the organization’s Covid-19 campaign which managed to raise $100k from Greeks of the Diaspora and philhellenes across the world.\nGalilee is the vision of Metropolitan Nicholas of Mesogias and Lavreontikis. In the words of Dr. Aliki Tserkezoglou, Vice President, CEO, and Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, “where there was gloom, Metropolitan Nicholas wanted to bring hope, joy, life, and light to people with chronic diseases and tell then they are still special and important.”\nThe best medical practice looks at the patient as a whole, but oncology professionals know the ‘whole’ includes the family. This view informs Galilee’s mission, but as an association supported by the Church, they also step in when the doctors’ physical work is done, and the pain takes a different form.\nThe Metropolitan gathered good people from the healthcare system, reinforced their education, and researched best practices in Europe. While its work is recognized by the Ministry of Health, Galilee does receive funds from it, relying only on benefactors and the Metropolis.\nGalilee’s endeavor is called a called Palliative Unit because they offer multiple integrated services in homes, at a day center, and in hospices centered near the Athens airport. There is also a bereavement service. It is the only comprehensive palliative care team working in Greece and in 2019, there were 360 people under their care.\nA dedicated blend of volunteers and professionals, Galilee began with a six-member team providing home care and now there are 36 are full-time professionals and 150 volunteers – doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists and physical therapists, and priests.\nWhen there is a patient with a disease that can lead to death, “everybody suffers,” Dr. Tserkezoglou said. Galilee helps provide education and support for the family members who take care of the patient and during the bereavement period.” She added, “the way people leave this life remains for the rest of the lives as family members … family members need reassurance and training” which Galilee provides – along with love.\nJohn D. Georges, THI Board Member, stated:\nThe Greek economic crisis, and now the Coronavirus crisis, take their real toll not on a country’s economic statistics and prospects, but its people. Such crises make the struggles of families in need, especially those dealing with serious illness, more difficult and more painful. Galilee lightens their burden and eases their pain, and we are proud to support their noble work.\nMichael Printzos, THI’s Program Director, stated:\nGalilee’s programs and their effectiveness attracts highly motivated professionals and volunteers. People offer their time, energy, and knowledge easing the pain not just from the patients but also from their families. We are happy to support a program showcasing such a strong human impact.\nAbout the Hellenic Initiative\nOur Mission: Investing in the future of Greece through direct philanthropy and economic revitalization. We empower people to provide crisis relief, encourage entrepreneurs, and create jobs.\nWe are The Hellenic Initiative (THI) – a global movement of the Greek Diaspora.\nVisit our website: http://www.TheHellenicInitiative.org/\nLike us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thehellenicinitiative\nFollow us on Twitter: #OneGreece", "The Hellenic Initiative Supports Galilee Palliative Care Center with a $15,000 Grant" ]
[]	2021-01-09T23:39:13	null	2021-01-05T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fo-filos-mas-o-tzo-bainten%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…presbyterian.jpg	en	null	Ο φίλος μας ο Τζο Μπάιντεν	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/o-filos-mas-o-tzo-bainten/	en	2021-01-05T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/163204b245adb4e73e784e4958d602bcd55e1329f8ae81389fe3f84430510378.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Ο φίλος μας ο Τζο Μπάιντεν" ]
[]	2021-01-13T21:47:26	null	2021-01-11T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fypokinitis-tis-eisvolis-sto-kogkreso-o-proedros-trab%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…1photo-pano1.jpg	en	null	Υποκινητής της εισβολής στο Κογκρέσο ο πρόεδρος Τραμπ	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/ypokinitis-tis-eisvolis-sto-kogkreso-o-proedros-trab/	en	2021-01-11T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/2819525d359bc9f65c38c3e04507dac7d6f236a0dc629e48bf8a8dd6077aef56.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Υποκινητής της εισβολής στο Κογκρέσο ο πρόεδρος Τραμπ" ]
[]	2021-01-19T14:11:14	null	2021-01-30T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fkritiki-akel-ston-proedro-anastasiadi-gia-kypriako-diaploki%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…OS-KYPRIANOU.jpg	en	null	Κριτική ΑΚΕΛ στον πρόεδρο Αναστασιάδη για κυπριακό, διαπλοκή	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/kritiki-akel-ston-proedro-anastasiadi-gia-kypriako-diaploki/	en	2021-01-30T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/b2f022ca8e04e996c10e2f0b038c991a92fe4dce25632c4d10f1fc0052c66e89.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Κριτική ΑΚΕΛ στον πρόεδρο Αναστασιάδη για κυπριακό, διαπλοκή" ]
[]	2021-01-09T23:38:38	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fantonio-guterres-left-out-federation-from-his-cyprus-good-offices-report%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…ono-kypriako.jpg	en	null	Antonio Guterres left out Federation from his Cyprus Good Offices Report	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	United Nations.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis UN chief Antonio Guterres said he intends to invite all sides to a five-plus-one Conference aiming to explore whether common ground exists “to negotiate a sustainable, lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon,” noting however that skepticism regarding the prospects for a return to the peace talks has risen in both communities in Cyprus. “At the time of writing this report, skepticism regarding the prospects for a return to the peace talks has risen in both communities, with analysts regularly pointing out the divergent positions declared publicly by Mr. Anastasiades and Mr. Tatar, including on the central issue of the model for a settlement to be pursued,” Guterres said in its report to the Security Council Good Offices Mission. But Guterres made clear that “time is working against a mutually acceptable political settlement in Cyprus.” “The status quo, continuing for so many decades, is not static. Changes are happening on the ground that may become irreversible, should the two communities not recommit themselves to resolving their differences peacefully, proactively and with determination,” he said, adding that “the primary responsibility for the future of the process remains with the parties, especially the two leaders, and I continue to stand ready to support them as they chart the way forward.” On the consultations conducted by his special envoy, Jane Hall Lute with all involved, Guterres said both the sides and the guarantor powers have expressed a willingness to attend an informal five-plus-one meeting under his auspices. Lute will arrive to the island on Sunday with new talks with the two leaders scheduled for Monday. “The purpose of this meeting will be to determine whether common ground exists for the parties to negotiate a sustainable, lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon. I intend to invite the sides and the guarantor powers to this informal meeting as soon as practicable in 2021,” he said. Guterres also reiterated that “this time must be different, and this informal five-plus-one meeting will help clarify the true extent of the commonality of vision and outline steps necessary to chart a way forward.” Guterres welcomed the renewed expression of support from the European Union leadership to a resumption of negotiations under United Nations auspices, and its commitment to a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus within the United Nations framework and in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. Furthermore, Guterres pointed out that the postponement of the Turkish Cypriot leadership elections from April to October 2020 and the drawn-out campaigning significantly extended a period of political uncertainty. “It also highlighted the stark division between political stakeholders in the Turkish Cypriot community on the future of the peace process. These differences had grown steadily following the closure of the Conference on Cyprus in July 2017,” he said, pointing out that the political landscape has remained dynamic island-wide, with considerable unpredictability against the backdrop of regional tensions and continued steps being taken in Varosha, a part of Famagusta, fenced-off since the 1974 Turkish invasion. However, the UN Chief said “the position of the United Nations on Varosha remains unchanged and is guided by relevant Security Council resolutions.” “I reiterate my call and that of the Security Council for the avoidance of any unilateral actions that could raise tensions on the island and undermine the return to dialogue and the future success of talks. It is critically important that all parties engage in dialogue in order to resolve their differences and resume a viable and comprehensive negotiation process,” Guterres said noting he remains “committed to supporting the two leaders in revitalizing their dialogue and demonstrating their commitment to an enduring, comprehensive and just settlement.” Furthermore, Guterres said he follows with deep concern the “rising tensions” in the Eastern Mediterranean, including tensions over hydrocarbons exploration and maritime boundary delimitation. He called for “for serious efforts to be made by all parties to defuse tensions and urge them to avoid escalation and to continue to engage in dialogue to explore possibilities for resolving their disputes and investing in regional cooperation” and stressed “natural resources located in and around Cyprus should benefit both communities and constitute a strong incentive to reach a mutually acceptable settlement in Cyprus without any further delay.” “A comprehensive settlement in Cyprus constitutes the best chance for resolving matters of contention between the two communities on the island. A settlement has the potential to unlock collaborative and mutually beneficial solutions for Cyprus as well as the broader region,” the UN chief added, stating that concrete steps towards peace on the island could also help alleviate tensions and improve relations “between Greece and Turkey, both guarantor powers in the Cyprus context.” The parties, including the guarantor powers, he went on, “should re-engage in dialogue with a sense of urgency in order to bring the Cyprus peace process back on track, within a clear time horizon, and to re-orient regional dialogue more broadly.” Moreover, stressing that confidence-building measures for Cyprus continue to be important, he encouraged the sides to put forward proposals and ideas, or to review past proposals, so that discussions and progress can be pursued. “As the sides explore opportunities for building confidence and cooperation, I urge them to pursue meaningful progress in order to deliver tangible benefits to their communities and improve the daily lives of Cypriots island-wide,” he said, adding that the United Nations remain fully committed to facilitating and supporting work on mutually-agreeable confidence-building measures. Reiterating his call “for a global ceasefire as the world faces a common enemy: COVID-19,” Guterres said that “as the pandemic has continued its devastating, global march, long-standing fractures both within and between the two communities have widened and opportunities to wage a united fight to contain the spread of the virus and mitigate its impact have not been seized.” “As this report outlines, despite my calls, and the call of the Security Council for the sides to cooperate effectively, particularly in these challenging times, there continued to be limited coordination on the COVID-19 response via the technical committees and a lack of bicommunal or joint approaches to managing the impact overall,” he said, pointing out that “these bodies remained underutilized during a time when cooperation could have improved the daily lives of Cypriots on both sides of the divide, given the adverse public health and economic effects island-wide.” Surprisingly the only time the Secretary General mentions in his report the word “federation” is in the submitted updates of the two leaders (when President Anastasiades says the solution of the Cyprus problem should be a bizonal bicommunal federation) and in paragraph 10 where he quotes a statement by the Greek Cypriot leader, following his meetin g with Ersin Tatar. Paragraph 10 is as follows: “At the conclusion of the Turkish Cypriot leadership elections, Mr. Anastasiades reached out to Mr. Tatar and they agreed to hold a first informal meeting under the auspices of my Deputy Special Adviser on 3 November 2020. The encounter was an opportunity for the two leaders to hold a preliminary informal discussion. After the meeting, the United Nations issued a statement informing that the two leaders hadexpressed their determination to positively respond to my stated commitment to explore the possibility to convene an informal five-plus-one meeting, in a conducive climate, at an appropriate stage. The two leaders also gave separate remarks to the press that day, with Mr. Anastasiades stating that he had conveyed his determination to participate in an informal five-plus-one meeting “on the basis of relevant Security Council resolutions and a bizonal, bicommunal federation”. Mr. Tatar noted that he believed strongly that the time had come to explore new approachessuch as utilizing the concept of “sovereign equality” and that the informal five-plus-one meeting would be an important opportunity for the Turkish Cypriot side to “table new ideas”. “	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/antonio-guterres-left-out-federation-from-his-cyprus-good-offices-report/	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/561324193f71668f102e55709658865970d008ae4fa31ea0371d57a2f821170f.json	[ "United Nations.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis\nUN chief Antonio Guterres said he intends to invite all sides to a five-plus-one Conference aiming to explore whether common ground exists “to negotiate a sustainable, lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon,” noting however that skepticism regarding the prospects for a return to the peace talks has risen in both communities in Cyprus.\n“At the time of writing this report, skepticism regarding the prospects for a return to the peace talks has risen in both communities, with analysts regularly pointing out the divergent positions declared publicly by Mr. Anastasiades and Mr. Tatar, including on the central issue of the model for a settlement to be pursued,” Guterres said in its report to the Security Council Good Offices Mission.\nBut Guterres made clear that “time is working against a mutually acceptable political settlement in Cyprus.”\n“The status quo, continuing for so many decades, is not static. Changes are happening on the ground that may become irreversible, should the two communities not recommit themselves to resolving their differences peacefully, proactively and with determination,” he said, adding that “the primary responsibility for the future of the process remains with the parties, especially the two leaders, and I continue to stand ready to support them as they chart the way forward.”\nOn the consultations conducted by his special envoy, Jane Hall Lute with all involved, Guterres said both the sides and the guarantor powers have expressed a willingness to attend an informal five-plus-one meeting under his auspices. Lute will arrive to the island on Sunday with new talks with the two leaders scheduled for Monday.\n“The purpose of this meeting will be to determine whether common ground exists for the parties to negotiate a sustainable, lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon. I intend to invite the sides and the guarantor powers to this informal meeting as soon as practicable in 2021,” he said.\nGuterres also reiterated that “this time must be different, and this informal five-plus-one meeting will help clarify the true extent of the commonality of vision and outline steps necessary to chart a way forward.”\nGuterres welcomed the renewed expression of support from the European Union leadership to a resumption of negotiations under United Nations auspices, and its commitment to a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus within the United Nations framework and in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions.\nFurthermore, Guterres pointed out that the postponement of the Turkish Cypriot leadership elections from April to October 2020 and the drawn-out campaigning significantly extended a period of political uncertainty.\n“It also highlighted the stark division between political stakeholders in the Turkish Cypriot community on the future of the peace process. These differences had grown steadily following the closure of the Conference on Cyprus in July 2017,” he said, pointing out that the political landscape has remained dynamic island-wide, with considerable unpredictability against the backdrop of regional tensions and continued steps being taken in Varosha, a part of Famagusta, fenced-off since the 1974 Turkish invasion.\nHowever, the UN Chief said “the position of the United Nations on Varosha remains unchanged and is guided by relevant Security Council resolutions.”\n“I reiterate my call and that of the Security Council for the avoidance of any unilateral actions that could raise tensions on the island and undermine the return to dialogue and the future success of talks. It is critically important that all parties engage in dialogue in order to resolve their differences and resume a viable and comprehensive negotiation process,” Guterres said noting he remains “committed to supporting the two leaders in revitalizing their dialogue and demonstrating their commitment to an enduring, comprehensive and just settlement.”\nFurthermore, Guterres said he follows with deep concern the “rising tensions” in the Eastern Mediterranean, including tensions over hydrocarbons exploration and maritime boundary delimitation.\nHe called for “for serious efforts to be made by all parties to defuse tensions and urge them to avoid escalation and to continue to engage in dialogue to explore possibilities for resolving their disputes and investing in regional cooperation” and stressed “natural resources located in and around Cyprus should benefit both communities and constitute a strong incentive to reach a mutually acceptable settlement in Cyprus without any further delay.”\n“A comprehensive settlement in Cyprus constitutes the best chance for resolving matters of contention between the two communities on the island. A settlement has the potential to unlock collaborative and mutually beneficial solutions for Cyprus as well as the broader region,” the UN chief added, stating that concrete steps towards peace on the island could also help alleviate tensions and improve relations “between Greece and Turkey, both guarantor powers in the Cyprus context.”\nThe parties, including the guarantor powers, he went on, “should re-engage in dialogue with a sense of urgency in order to bring the Cyprus peace process back on track, within a clear time horizon, and to re-orient regional dialogue more broadly.”\nMoreover, stressing that confidence-building measures for Cyprus continue to be important, he encouraged the sides to put forward proposals and ideas, or to review past proposals, so that discussions and progress can be pursued.\n“As the sides explore opportunities for building confidence and cooperation, I urge them to pursue meaningful progress in order to deliver tangible benefits to their communities and improve the daily lives of Cypriots island-wide,” he said, adding that the United Nations remain fully committed to facilitating and supporting work on mutually-agreeable confidence-building measures.\nReiterating his call “for a global ceasefire as the world faces a common enemy: COVID-19,” Guterres said that “as the pandemic has continued its devastating, global march, long-standing fractures both within and between the two communities have widened and opportunities to wage a united fight to contain the spread of the virus and mitigate its impact have not been seized.”\n“As this report outlines, despite my calls, and the call of the Security Council for the sides to cooperate effectively, particularly in these challenging times, there continued to be limited coordination on the COVID-19 response via the technical committees and a lack of bicommunal or joint approaches to managing the impact overall,” he said, pointing out that “these bodies remained underutilized during a time when cooperation could have improved the daily lives of Cypriots on both sides of the divide, given the adverse public health and economic effects island-wide.”\nSurprisingly the only time the Secretary General mentions in his report the word “federation” is in the submitted updates of the two leaders (when President Anastasiades says the solution of the Cyprus problem should be a bizonal bicommunal federation) and in paragraph 10 where he quotes a statement by the Greek Cypriot leader, following his meetin g with Ersin Tatar.\nParagraph 10 is as follows:\n“At the conclusion of the Turkish Cypriot leadership elections, Mr. Anastasiades reached out to Mr. Tatar and they agreed to hold a first informal meeting under the auspices of my Deputy Special Adviser on 3 November 2020. The encounter was an opportunity for the two leaders to hold a preliminary informal discussion. After the meeting, the United Nations issued a statement informing that the two leaders hadexpressed their determination to positively respond to my stated commitment to explore the possibility to convene an informal five-plus-one meeting, in a conducive climate, at an appropriate stage. The two leaders also gave separate remarks to the press that day, with Mr. Anastasiades stating that he had conveyed his determination to participate in an informal five-plus-one meeting “on the basis of relevant Security Council resolutions and a bizonal, bicommunal federation”. Mr. Tatar noted that he believed strongly that the time had come to explore new approachessuch as utilizing the concept of “sovereign equality” and that the informal five-plus-one meeting would be an important opportunity for the Turkish Cypriot side to “table new ideas”. “", "Antonio Guterres left out Federation from his Cyprus Good Offices Report" ]
[]	2021-01-25T16:10:04	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fgreece-in-america-commemorates-holocaust-remembrance-day-standing-against-anti-semitism%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…TO-HOLOCAUST.jpg	en	null	Greece in America commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day: Standing Against Anti-Semitism	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	New York.- By Vicki James Yiannias The cheering crowds celebrating the presidential inauguration would have been fewer this year due to pandemic precautions, but there wouldn’t have been room for them anyway, because filling the National Mallwere armed soldiers and police required to guard the new President of the United States in view of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The riot at the US Capitol, a scene drenched with racist and anti-Semitic slogans, made obvious the current rising threat of racism and anti-Semitism. While the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day of the Greek Jewry eventpresented (virtually this year) by The American Friends of the Jewish Museum (AFJMGon January 21,) has always had great emotional impact, the threat of the January 6 riot entered into the talks of all the speakers, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Her Excellency Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the U.S.A., Solomon Asser, President of the AFJMG, Rabbi Diana Gerson, and Mimis N. Cohen, a founding member of the American friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece, historian and lecturer and narrator of “The Good Shepherds” Exhibition presentation. Held under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in Washington DC, with the participation of every Greek Consular Authority in the US, the commemoration, with Jimmy DeMetro, founder and president of the Hellenic Film Society USA as MC, the event featured a presentation of “The Good Shepherds”, an exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Greece, with the cooperation of the AFJMG. The idea for the Good Shepherds exhibition originated with the President of the Jewish Museum of Greece, Samuel (Makis) Matsas, a child of the Occupation, who survived the Holocaust thanks to the timely escape of his parents and the generosity of friends and strangers. “The Good Shepherds”, narrated live by Mimis N. Cohen, who, in reaction to its moving content, was sometimes unable to continue, is a history of the hierarchs and average citizens instrumental in saving the lives of Greek Jews during the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazis during the Second World. Greece suffered the largest percentage of loss of any European country. 67,000 Greeks, representing 87% of the Jewish population of Greece were among the millions who perished. The storming of the Capitol by members of anti-Semitic groups shows that Semitism is still with us, as are Holocaust-deniers, said Dr. Cohen, relating that at the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with other leaders last year, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis quoted historian Ian Kershaw, who said, “The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved with indifference.” “The Holocaust could have been prevented, said Mimis N. Cohen, in his narration of the exhibition, showing the August 15, 1943 TIME Magazine cover picture of Pope Pius XII, if the heads of the major religions had confronted NAZI leaders. Comprising the exhibition are also maps, historic pictures from World War II, impressive portraits of both the Christian and Jewish hierarch “shepherds”, photographs of events such as The Honorable Yannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki, receiving the Damaskinos Award, and the American, Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Council, and founder of the Lauder School for Jewish Children. Capturing a rare and unusual moment, pictures of the last of three Greek sisters, orphans, who sheltered a family, show the 96-year-old surrounded by the forty descendants of the family who came from Israel to honor her and tell her that they all owe their existence to her and her sisters. Some among the many religious leaders and citizens of Greece who acted as “Good Shepherds” saving lives: Archbishop Damaskinos in Athens who ordered the church to issue false baptismal certificates, Athens Police Chief Angelos Evert, who issued false identification cards to Greek Jews, Metropolitan Chrysostomos and Mayor Loukas Karrer who saved the Jews of Zakynthos, Metropolitan Ioakeim of Dimitriada, and Metropolitan Grigorios of Halkis who hid the Torah and other religious books and holy objects in the altar of his church, thus saving the community (considered one of the oldest in Europe, with a continuous presence from before the first century CE) community from “persecution by the barbarian conqueror.” Proclaimed a great benefactor of the Jews of the city, his name was engraved on a marble plaque on the synagogue wall. Ambassador Papadopoulou thanked all those who helped organize the event, including Consul General Koutras, who was pivotal in in its organization. Archbishop Elpidophoros, moved by hearing the 23rd Psalm in the original Hebrew, said that he was reciting the psalm in Greek version along with the Rabbi. “‘The Good Shepherd’ exhibition reminds us of the need for true spiritual leadership and is also a brutal reminder that we shepherds must be ever vigilant, because the wolves of hatred are not extinct,” he said, adding that commemorations like this are vital and necessary to never forgetting. noted that Greek Jewry and Greek Christianity are bound to the one, true God and share common core values, morals, and ethics. “Let us embrace one another, even virtually, in agape, love, mutual respect and understanding and follow in the footsteps of the Good Shepherds and never forget the Good Shepherds.” The American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece (AFJMG) was founded in 1982 by Dimitri Molfetas in order to promote and provide much-needed financial support to the Jewish Museum of Greece that was founded in 1977. The video of the Holocaust Remembrance Day event can be seen on the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece Facebook page.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/greece-in-america-commemorates-holocaust-remembrance-day-standing-against-anti-semitism/	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/2147a887d74a4ed3943dfb760720ba28f55d281f9c0f3e9674162f26d190d70c.json	[ "New York.- By Vicki James Yiannias\nThe cheering crowds celebrating the presidential inauguration would have been fewer this year due to pandemic precautions, but there wouldn’t have been room for them anyway, because filling the National Mallwere armed soldiers and police required to guard the new President of the United States in view of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The riot at the US Capitol, a scene drenched with racist and anti-Semitic slogans, made obvious the current rising threat of racism and anti-Semitism.\nWhile the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day of the Greek Jewry eventpresented (virtually this year) by The American Friends of the Jewish Museum (AFJMGon January 21,) has always had great emotional impact, the threat of the January 6 riot entered into the talks of all the speakers, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Her Excellency Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the U.S.A., Solomon Asser, President of the AFJMG, Rabbi Diana Gerson, and Mimis N. Cohen, a founding member of the American friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece, historian and lecturer and narrator of “The Good Shepherds” Exhibition presentation.\nHeld under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in Washington DC, with the participation of every Greek Consular Authority in the US, the commemoration, with Jimmy DeMetro, founder and president of the Hellenic Film Society USA as MC, the event featured a presentation of “The Good Shepherds”, an exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Greece, with the cooperation of the AFJMG.\nThe idea for the Good Shepherds exhibition originated with the President of the Jewish Museum of Greece, Samuel (Makis) Matsas, a child of the Occupation, who survived the Holocaust thanks to the timely escape of his parents and the generosity of friends and strangers.\n“The Good Shepherds”, narrated live by Mimis N. Cohen, who, in reaction to its moving content, was sometimes unable to continue, is a history of the hierarchs and average citizens instrumental in saving the lives of Greek Jews during the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazis during the Second World. Greece suffered the largest percentage of loss of any European country. 67,000 Greeks, representing 87% of the Jewish population of Greece were among the millions who perished.\nThe storming of the Capitol by members of anti-Semitic groups shows that Semitism is still with us, as are Holocaust-deniers, said Dr. Cohen, relating that at the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with other leaders last year, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis quoted historian Ian Kershaw, who said, “The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved with indifference.” “The Holocaust could have been prevented, said Mimis N. Cohen, in his narration of the exhibition, showing the August 15, 1943 TIME Magazine cover picture of Pope Pius XII, if the heads of the major religions had confronted NAZI leaders.\nComprising the exhibition are also maps, historic pictures from World War II, impressive portraits of both the Christian and Jewish hierarch “shepherds”, photographs of events such as The Honorable Yannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki, receiving the Damaskinos Award, and the American, Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Council, and founder of the Lauder School for Jewish Children. Capturing a rare and unusual moment, pictures of the last of three Greek sisters, orphans, who sheltered a family, show the 96-year-old surrounded by the forty descendants of the family who came from Israel to honor her and tell her that they all owe their existence to her and her sisters.\nSome among the many religious leaders and citizens of Greece who acted as “Good Shepherds” saving lives: Archbishop Damaskinos in Athens who ordered the church to issue false baptismal certificates, Athens Police Chief Angelos Evert, who issued false identification cards to Greek Jews, Metropolitan Chrysostomos and Mayor Loukas Karrer who saved the Jews of Zakynthos, Metropolitan Ioakeim of Dimitriada, and Metropolitan Grigorios of Halkis who hid the Torah and other religious books and holy objects in the altar of his church, thus saving the community (considered one of the oldest in Europe, with a continuous presence from before the first century CE) community from “persecution by the barbarian conqueror.” Proclaimed a great benefactor of the Jews of the city, his name was engraved on a marble plaque on the synagogue wall.\nAmbassador Papadopoulou thanked all those who helped organize the event, including Consul General Koutras, who was pivotal in in its organization.\nArchbishop Elpidophoros, moved by hearing the 23rd Psalm in the original Hebrew, said that he was reciting the psalm in Greek version along with the Rabbi. “‘The Good Shepherd’ exhibition reminds us of the need for true spiritual leadership and is also a brutal reminder that we shepherds must be ever vigilant, because the wolves of hatred are not extinct,” he said, adding that commemorations like this are vital and necessary to never forgetting. noted that Greek Jewry and Greek Christianity are bound to the one, true God and share common core values, morals, and ethics. “Let us embrace one another, even virtually, in agape, love, mutual respect and understanding and follow in the footsteps of the Good Shepherds and never forget the Good Shepherds.”\nThe American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece (AFJMG) was founded in 1982 by Dimitri Molfetas in order to promote and provide much-needed financial support to the Jewish Museum of Greece that was founded in 1977.\nThe video of the Holocaust Remembrance Day event can be seen on the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece Facebook page.", "Greece in America commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day: Standing Against Anti-Semitism" ]
[]	2021-01-17T01:23:39	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fahepa-commends-u-s-embassys-campaign-to-commemorate-greeces-bicentennial%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…-MIKRI-PYATT.jpg	en	null	AHEPA Commends U.S. Embassy’s Campaign to Commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Washington, DC The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) commends the U.S. Embassy in Athens on the launch of its year-long campaign to commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial entitled “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship,” announced Supreme President George G. Horiates. “We are pleased to see a campaign that highlights stories of friendship and the historical connection between our people of Greece and the United States; educates and celebrates the role American Philhellenes played in Greece’s fight for independence; champions entrepreneurship; and overall, displays pride and commitment to the strategic partnership between two allied countries, Greece and the United States. “AHEPA looks forward to a year full of commemorative events that includes, with great anticipation, hosting our annual Supreme Convention in Athens in July 2021. We are pleased to be working in cooperation with the Greek government and the U.S. Embassy in Athens to join in the celebration of the bicentennial of Greece’s independence,” Supreme President Horiates said.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/ahepa-commends-u-s-embassys-campaign-to-commemorate-greeces-bicentennial/	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/b57fd71c7466079e9b76a430df9d827279b86c6f4a609fec30a3a0cc59d7b553.json	[ "Washington, DC\nThe American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) commends the U.S. Embassy in Athens on the launch of its year-long campaign to commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial entitled “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship,” announced Supreme President George G. Horiates.\n“We are pleased to see a campaign that highlights stories of friendship and the historical connection between our people of Greece and the United States; educates and celebrates the role American Philhellenes played in Greece’s fight for independence; champions entrepreneurship; and overall, displays pride and commitment to the strategic partnership between two allied countries, Greece and the United States.\n“AHEPA looks forward to a year full of commemorative events that includes, with great anticipation, hosting our annual Supreme Convention in Athens in July 2021. We are pleased to be working in cooperation with the Greek government and the U.S. Embassy in Athens to join in the celebration of the bicentennial of Greece’s independence,” Supreme President Horiates said.", "AHEPA Commends U.S. Embassy’s Campaign to Commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial" ]
[]	2021-01-30T22:36:04	null	2021-01-30T05:52:39	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Flife-in-greece-during-the-covid-19-pandemic%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…o-Sue-JOnes2.jpg	en	null	Life in Greece During the Covid-19 Pandemic	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	New York.- By Vicki James Yiannias Those who have thus far avoided contracting the COVID-19 virus or did so lightly, as to not experience symptoms, know that during this catastrophic pandemic they are among the extremely fortunate Nonetheless, boredom, malaise, even depression, can creep in so long as pandemic restrictions still hold us in place. From under New York’s gloomy winter skies, we have thought that Greece, with its warmer climate and optimistic sun, would be a far more enjoyable place to be “stuck” as we wait it out. But the virus is everywhere, and although in the first go-around, well-prepared Greece did admirably well, imposing restrictions and keeping the number of cases down, suffering has increased again. The GN asked expatriate Sue Jones, who became confined to her home in Port Heli, Argolis when she broke a kneecap, how she perceives the COVID-19 threat in Greece and about herlife there. Jones’s interview evolves into an eloquent love letter to the varied and singular beauty, and historical complexity of Greece, a timely lead-in to the Greek News Let’s Go To Greece! campaign, which will be in abeyance as we anxiously and hopefully wait for travel there to be made possible- sooner rather than later. GN: I envy you being in the countryside in Greece. JS: Yes, I’m locked down in Porto Heli, which is just bliss. I spent the earlier lockdown last year in Athens – I broke my kneecap early in the year so I was hobbling around on crutches and locked down before it was official. So, I was determined to be here if it happened again and basically just didn’t leave after the summer was over – and now I couldn’t even if I wanted to! GN: How is it being “stuck” there during quarantine? Do you feel safe? SJ: No-one can go anywhere or do anything much at present. But how lucky am I to be able to see the sea every day, and walk round its coasts and along beaches I know I’ll be lying on in a few months? The knowledge that we have so few cases in this area is comforting, so I am confident that the newly efficient Greek government will see that we eventually all get vaccinated and will protect us all as much as it can. Meanwhile, our job is to stay home – not difficult when you have beautiful views from your balconies. Fortunately, I have company as my downstairs neighbours, who usually just come for the summer, stayed on, as did a couple of others, so in fact I do have a little gang and don’t feel too isolated. In fact, I think it’s altogether better here – nice walks and able to greet a few people, though of course nothing much open so no going out to tavernas or coffee shops! But with a few pals and great Wi-Fi to bring TV, zoom yoga classes and chats with friends, I’m not complaining. GN: How do you feel about Greece’s handling of the pandemic? SJ: The experience of the way Greece has handled the global pandemic we are now in the grip of has been exemplary, with far fewer cases here than in many other European countries, and markedly fewer than either the US or the UK. As a friend commented to me, Greeks listen to doctors but not politicians — but the latter have wisely allowed the former to do most of the talking, with the result that they now have rock star status! GN: How did you come to live in Greece? SJ: I had been to Greece on holiday in the early ‘70s, in junta times, when in 1975 I was offered an interesting opportunity linked to a UK publisher, based in Athens. Being in a mood for change after several years teaching English as a second language in London, I didn’t think twice, jumped in my car and drove to Greece. I arrived in Athens in September 1975, just as summer was winding down. I was young (29), ready for adventure, was taken under the wing of two of the attractive young men I worked with, and thus my Greek adventure began. I fell in love with it then, and I’m still in love with it, though of course I know far more about it, like to think I understand it and its history better, so I guess it’s a more informed love now, but love, nevertheless. I spent the next decade doing all the wonderful things a young woman let loose in Greece could do in those days. My career progressed and I became the permanent representative of my company for its ELT products in Greece and various surrounding countries. I travelled all over Greece, attended book fairs, got to know most of the language school (frontisteria xenon glosson) owners all over Greece. I learned more about life and small p politics from this experience than most ordinary teachers ever get the chance to learn. Winters around Greece and in the tavernas and bars of Athens, summers on exotic beaches all over Greece, lunches, dinners, following the rhythm of the Greek year, Easters – it was an idyll. I made friends then who are still my closest companions. GN: That you speak Greek, a difficult language for most, is proof of your feelings! SJ: I gradually learned Greek. I had a little bit of an advantage, having studied ancient Greek at school, so the alphabet was no problem. Many of the verb and noun inflections were recognizable, not always easy for native English speakers who have no experience of languages in which the form of the word changes to show its purpose in the sentence, the tense and the person doing the action. Of course, I’m also a language nerd, so I find this all very fascinating, which not everybody does! So, I read grammar books, took a few useful lessons at crucial points, talked and listened, and I’m still doing most of that! GN: Have you lived in Greece since 1975? SJ: In the mid ‘80s my company offered me an opportunity in Hong Kong. I knew I wouldn’t be gone forever, so I locked the door of the beautiful flat I rented in Mets and left Greece for three years. I have left Greece a few times since, in pursuit of my career, but always knew I’d come back. In 1989 I bought my first Greek property, an apartment in Porto Heli in the Peloponnese, which is where, in 2021, I write this during Greece’s strict lockdown. In the small apartment block where I live, all five apartments have been lived in by the same people since they were built in the late 80s – so by now we all know each other pretty well. When I first came to Greece, I was taken into the bosom of a kind family who lived in Astros, which really gave me my first insight into Greek life and culture. Now in Porto Heli I sit and look across Ververonda Bay and see Astros, locked down like all of us. It too has changed and developed beyond recognition from those far-off days. GN: Have you travelled Greece? SJ: I still travel a lot to the rest of the Peloponnese – to Kalamata and the Mani, to Lakonia and a lovely place below Leonidion I’ve come to love – Leonidion fascinatingly the capital of the Tsakonika region, the ancient language which there are now attempts to revive. I also visit the Pilio, where I have friends in a high windy home with breathtaking views over the Sporades and sometimes as far as the holy mountain, Mount Athos. I’m fascinated by ancient Greek history and with a small group of friends make trips to visit Mycenean ruins, which are all over this part of Greece, imagining the lives and landscape of those late Bronze Age people. Everywhere in Greece offers so much – near here we have the birthplace of Theseus, Trizina, with a small, ruined Byzantine church built using stones from the ancient city. How can one not be enraptured by imagining the lives and experience of the people who lived in those times and evidence of whom is so widespread? We also have a nearby cave where there is evidence of human habitation 40,000 years ago. On the other hand, Greece has more than a thousand old castles, either Byzantine, or Ottoman, or Frankish, or Venetian – or sometimes a bit of each, as successive medieval conquerors came and went. But the traditional world is still there, in the windy vehicle-inaccessible lanes of Kranidi, its graceful late 19th century mansions, many now sadly crumbling, its traditional seaside tavernas. Over the 45 plus years I’ve been coming and going from Greece, I’ve watched and appreciated the way in which Greece has retained its own traditional ways, recognized its unique history, but become part of the modern world and enabled these things to sit easily alongside one another. Of course, there has been, and still is, much hardship along the way, especially following the 2010 crisis, and many people are still suffering as Greece adjusts its old clientelist politics to the modern world. Athens has become a vibrant modern European and world city. It’s small enough to be accessible – much improved by the metro – but international enough to be full of wonderful galleries, theatres, every kind of music, cinema, amazing new centres like the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre, the new Goulandris museum, the Megaron Mousikis, Gazohori and the amazing lively neighbourhood of popular Greek culture it has spawned. If you want to go out any evening it’s easy to arrange a last-minute concert. It’s cheap and accessible to see international artists as well as a wonderful range of Greek musicians. Wonderful music-filled lunches at popular venues showcasing the marvellous range of Greek musicians. Of course, sitting in Porto Heli in lockdown, all of this is from memory.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/life-in-greece-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/	en	2021-01-30T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/3fcd19bc45bbc9ba25c7cd70759c4f04bf5ed7d74d6970c6fe4436d475326165.json	[ "New York.- By Vicki James Yiannias\nThose who have thus far avoided contracting the COVID-19 virus or did so lightly, as to not experience symptoms, know that during this catastrophic pandemic they are among the extremely fortunate Nonetheless, boredom, malaise, even depression, can creep in so long as pandemic restrictions still hold us in place. From under New York’s gloomy winter skies, we have thought that Greece, with its warmer climate and optimistic sun, would be a far more enjoyable place to be “stuck” as we wait it out. But the virus is everywhere, and although in the first go-around, well-prepared Greece did admirably well, imposing restrictions and keeping the number of cases down, suffering has increased again. The GN asked expatriate Sue Jones, who became confined to her home in Port Heli, Argolis when she broke a kneecap, how she perceives the COVID-19 threat in Greece and about herlife there.\nJones’s interview evolves into an eloquent love letter to the varied and singular beauty, and historical complexity of Greece, a timely lead-in to the Greek News Let’s Go To Greece! campaign, which will be in abeyance as we anxiously and hopefully wait for travel there to be made possible- sooner rather than later.\nGN: I envy you being in the countryside in Greece.\nJS: Yes, I’m locked down in Porto Heli, which is just bliss. I spent the earlier lockdown last year in Athens – I broke my kneecap early in the year so I was hobbling around on crutches and locked down before it was official. So, I was determined to be here if it happened again and basically just didn’t leave after the summer was over – and now I couldn’t even if I wanted to!\nGN: How is it being “stuck” there during quarantine? Do you feel safe?\nSJ: No-one can go anywhere or do anything much at present. But how lucky am I to be able to see the sea every day, and walk round its coasts and along beaches I know I’ll be lying on in a few months? The knowledge that we have so few cases in this area is comforting, so I am confident that the newly efficient Greek government will see that we eventually all get vaccinated and will protect us all as much as it can. Meanwhile, our job is to stay home – not difficult when you have beautiful views from your balconies.\nFortunately, I have company as my downstairs neighbours, who usually just come for the summer, stayed on, as did a couple of others, so in fact I do have a little gang and don’t feel too isolated. In fact, I think it’s altogether better here – nice walks and able to greet a few people, though of course nothing much open so no going out to tavernas or coffee shops! But with a few pals and great Wi-Fi to bring TV, zoom yoga classes and chats with friends, I’m not complaining.\nGN: How do you feel about Greece’s handling of the pandemic?\nSJ: The experience of the way Greece has handled the global pandemic we are now in the grip of has been exemplary, with far fewer cases here than in many other European countries, and markedly fewer than either the US or the UK. As a friend commented to me, Greeks listen to doctors but not politicians — but the latter have wisely allowed the former to do most of the talking, with the result that they now have rock star status!\nGN: How did you come to live in Greece?\nSJ: I had been to Greece on holiday in the early ‘70s, in junta times, when in 1975 I was offered an interesting opportunity linked to a UK publisher, based in Athens. Being in a mood for change after several years teaching English as a second language in London, I didn’t think twice, jumped in my car and drove to Greece. I arrived in Athens in September 1975, just as summer was winding down. I was young (29), ready for adventure, was taken under the wing of two of the attractive young men I worked with, and thus my Greek adventure began. I fell in love with it then, and I’m still in love with it, though of course I know far more about it, like to think I understand it and its history better, so I guess it’s a more informed love now, but love, nevertheless.\nI spent the next decade doing all the wonderful things a young woman let loose in Greece could do in those days. My career progressed and I became the permanent representative of my company for its ELT products in Greece and various surrounding countries. I travelled all over Greece, attended book fairs, got to know most of the language school (frontisteria xenon glosson) owners all over Greece. I learned more about life and small p politics from this experience than most ordinary teachers ever get the chance to learn. Winters around Greece and in the tavernas and bars of Athens, summers on exotic beaches all over Greece, lunches, dinners, following the rhythm of the Greek year, Easters – it was an idyll. I made friends then who are still my closest companions.\nGN: That you speak Greek, a difficult language for most, is proof of your feelings!\nSJ: I gradually learned Greek. I had a little bit of an advantage, having studied ancient Greek at school, so the alphabet was no problem. Many of the verb and noun inflections were recognizable, not always easy for native English speakers who have no experience of languages in which the form of the word changes to show its purpose in the sentence, the tense and the person doing the action. Of course, I’m also a language nerd, so I find this all very fascinating, which not everybody does! So, I read grammar books, took a few useful lessons at crucial points, talked and listened, and I’m still doing most of that!\nGN: Have you lived in Greece since 1975?\nSJ: In the mid ‘80s my company offered me an opportunity in Hong Kong. I knew I wouldn’t be gone forever, so I locked the door of the beautiful flat I rented in Mets and left Greece for three years. I have left Greece a few times since, in pursuit of my career, but always knew I’d come back. In 1989 I bought my first Greek property, an apartment in Porto Heli in the Peloponnese, which is where, in 2021, I write this during Greece’s strict lockdown. In the small apartment block where I live, all five apartments have been lived in by the same people since they were built in the late 80s – so by now we all know each other pretty well.\nWhen I first came to Greece, I was taken into the bosom of a kind family who lived in Astros, which really gave me my first insight into Greek life and culture. Now in Porto Heli I sit and look across Ververonda Bay and see Astros, locked down like all of us. It too has changed and developed beyond recognition from those far-off days.\nGN: Have you travelled Greece?\nSJ: I still travel a lot to the rest of the Peloponnese – to Kalamata and the Mani, to Lakonia and a lovely place below Leonidion I’ve come to love – Leonidion fascinatingly the capital of the Tsakonika region, the ancient language which there are now attempts to revive. I also visit the Pilio, where I have friends in a high windy home with breathtaking views over the Sporades and sometimes as far as the holy mountain, Mount Athos.\nI’m fascinated by ancient Greek history and with a small group of friends make trips to visit Mycenean ruins, which are all over this part of Greece, imagining the lives and landscape of those late Bronze Age people. Everywhere in Greece offers so much – near here we have the birthplace of Theseus, Trizina, with a small, ruined Byzantine church built using stones from the ancient city. How can one not be enraptured by imagining the lives and experience of the people who lived in those times and evidence of whom is so widespread? We also have a nearby cave where there is evidence of human habitation 40,000 years ago. On the other hand, Greece has more than a thousand old castles, either Byzantine, or Ottoman, or Frankish, or Venetian – or sometimes a bit of each, as successive medieval conquerors came and went.\nBut the traditional world is still there, in the windy vehicle-inaccessible lanes of Kranidi, its graceful late 19th century mansions, many now sadly crumbling, its traditional seaside tavernas. Over the 45 plus years I’ve been coming and going from Greece, I’ve watched and appreciated the way in which Greece has retained its own traditional ways, recognized its unique history, but become part of the modern world and enabled these things to sit easily alongside one another. Of course, there has been, and still is, much hardship along the way, especially following the 2010 crisis, and many people are still suffering as Greece adjusts its old clientelist politics to the modern world.\nAthens has become a vibrant modern European and world city. It’s small enough to be accessible – much improved by the metro – but international enough to be full of wonderful galleries, theatres, every kind of music, cinema, amazing new centres like the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre, the new Goulandris museum, the Megaron Mousikis, Gazohori and the amazing lively neighbourhood of popular Greek culture it has spawned. If you want to go out any evening it’s easy to arrange a last-minute concert. It’s cheap and accessible to see international artists as well as a wonderful range of Greek musicians. Wonderful music-filled lunches at popular venues showcasing the marvellous range of Greek musicians.\nOf course, sitting in Porto Heli in lockdown, all of this is from memory.", "Life in Greece During the Covid-19 Pandemic" ]
[]	2021-01-25T16:09:43	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fblinken-will-work-for-deepening-of-ties-between-us-greece-and-cyprus%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…611269380755.jpg	en	null	Blinken will work for deepening of ties between US, Greece and Cyprus	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis “The idea that a strategic – so-called strategic – partner of ours would actually be in line with one of our biggest strategic competitors in Russia is not acceptable”, said Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State Nominee, on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, replying to questions during his confirmation hearing at Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Turkey is an ally that in many ways… is not acting as an ally should and this is a very, very significant challenge for us and we’re very clear-eyed about it,” Blinken said. Addressing the candidate, Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez – during the time of the hearing ranking member – referred, among other things, to Turkey’s aggressive behavior in the Eastern Mediterranean against US allies Greece and Cyprus, pointing out that Turkey continues to destabilise the region. In his concluding remarks Menendez said that the purchase of S-400 is a clear violation of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). He also referred to Turkey’s engagement in destabilising actions in Syria, its invasion of Cyprus’ territorial waters and seeking to drill with Cyprus’ EEZ, an EU member state, claiming an entire part of Greece’s EEZ until Libya, the support Erdogan provides to Azerbaijan and his engagement and aggressive action in Nagorno-Karabakh which has cost so many lives, all these and many more which he expressed the hope we will not have with the new administration. Committee Chairman (now ranking member) Jim Risch endorsed everything that Menendez said about Turkey, pointing out that he raised these issues with every Turkish diplomat coming in Washington and President Erdogan himself. Republican senator Lindsey Graham asked Blinken: “Congress has been very tough to Turkey as it continues to get Russian weapons S-400. Do you believe Turkey continues to be sanctioned until they change their behavior?” “Absolutely”, Anthony Blinken replied. “Looking at these CAATSA sanctions.. What Turkey has done as a NATO ally in acquiring S-400 is unacceptable. The idea that a so-called strategic partner of ours that would actually be in line with one of our biggest strategic competitors in Russia, is not acceptable. We ‘ll need to take a look at the impact that the existing sanctions have had, and then determine if there is more that needs to be done.” The sanctions received bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress and were announced under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) – the first time the act has been used against a fellow member of the NATO alliance. Replying in writing to a question by the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Commitee, Robert Menendez, over how he will continue investments described in the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act, Blinken said that “if confirmed, I look forward to reviewing this legislation and working with Congress and colleagues in the interagency to support robust ties between the United States and Greece, Israel, and Cyprus.” “The U.S-Greece security relationship is important to our interests in the Eastern Mediterranean and has grown significantly as bilateral ties have improved, beginning in the Obama-Biden administration. If confirmed, I will work to continue to deepen ties between the United States and Greece, as well as Cyprus,” he added. Surprisingly no question was asked about the Cyprus negotiation and Turkish support for a two state solution. Before the presidential elections, on October 20th, Anthony Blinken had condemned statements made by Ersin Tatar and Mevlut Cavusoglu on the issue. Armenia and Azerbaijan Anthony Blinken also replied to a series of questions on Armenia. Sen. Menendez: If confirmed, will you commit to funding humanitarian assistance programs to help the ethnic Armenians in the south Caucasus affected by Azerbaijan’s attack last fall? Will you commit to restoring funding for demining in Nagorno-Karabakh? Blinken: I am deeply concerned by the renewed hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan last fall and the ongoing humanitarian needs in and around Nagorno-Karabakh. I strongly support U.S. funding for demining efforts in Nagorno-Karabakh. If confirmed, I will also work with Congress, as well as USAID, international organizations such as the UN, and our allies and partners to meet humanitarian needs in the region. Sen. Menendez: How can the U.S. help Armenia, and ethnic Armenians in their efforts to defend themselves throughout the South Caucasus, from Azerbaijan and Turkey’s aggression? Blinken: I support the provision to Armenia of security assistance and aid to strengthen democratic governance and promote economic growth, both of which will help to strengthen Armenia’s security and resilience. In light of the recent outbreak of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, our administration will review our security assistance to Azerbaijan. If confirmed, I look forward to working with Congress and the Secretary of Defense to determine the appropriate level of assistance to meet the security needs of Armenia and the region. Sen. Menendez: As an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, how do you plan to reengage in the peace process and work towards a sustainable peace that reflects the interests of Armenians, not just Aliyev, Erdogan, and Putin? Blinken: The President has said the United States should be leading a diplomatic effort to find a lasting resolution to the conflict, working together with our European partners, and should push for international humanitarian assistance to end the suffering. If confirmed, I will reinvigorate U.S. engagement to find a permanent settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that protects the security of Nagorno-Karabakh and helps to ensure another war does not break out. This includes stepping up our engagement via the Minsk Group, of which the United States is a co-chair, and additional diplomatic work to prevent any further interference by third parties. Sen. Menendez: Considering Azerbaijan’s aggression in last fall’s conflict, do you plan to waive Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act and provide assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan? What is your view of providing security assistance to Azerbaijan? Blinken: In light of the recent outbreak of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Biden-Harris administration will review our security assistance to Azerbaijan. If the circumstances warrant, the Biden-Harris administration will be prepared to suspend waivers of requirements under section 907 of the Freedom Support Act. If confirmed, I look forward to working with Congress and the Secretary of Defense to determine the appropriate level of assistance to meet the security needs of Armenia and the region. KALIN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, said that Biden had visited Turkey during his vice presidency under the Obama administration and knows the region, and that his contacts with the transition team were very positive. He said that the new US president’s aides “declare that they want to develop good relations with Turkey and turn the page”. He also called for an end to sanctions against Turkey, especially with regard to the F-35 fighter jet, from the procurement process of which Turkey was excluded. He also called for an end to collaboration with Imam Fethullah Gulen (Erdogan’s opposition rival) and for the US not to resume support for the Kurds in Syria. MITSOTAKIS – MENENDEZ Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis called Senator Menendez on Thursday to congratulate him for becoming the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. In a message posted to his account Mitsotakis said: “Had an interesting and productive conversation with @SenatorMenendez . I congratulated him on his new role as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and look forward to pursuing common goals of peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider region.” Senator Bob Menendez replied: “Thank you for the warm wishes. As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I look forward to working with you to promote peace and prosperity in the region. Here’s to the work ahead.”	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/blinken-will-work-for-deepening-of-ties-between-us-greece-and-cyprus/	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/6d61cd805fabd188fad22e60a1ddc7c66e8a42a0bb66b1ba0810fdab2641629f.json	[ "New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis\n“The idea that a strategic – so-called strategic – partner of ours would actually be in line with one of our biggest strategic competitors in Russia is not acceptable”, said Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State Nominee, on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, replying to questions during his confirmation hearing at Senate Foreign Relations Committee.\n“Turkey is an ally that in many ways… is not acting as an ally should and this is a very, very significant challenge for us and we’re very clear-eyed about it,” Blinken said.\nAddressing the candidate, Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez – during the time of the hearing ranking member – referred, among other things, to Turkey’s aggressive behavior in the Eastern Mediterranean against US allies Greece and Cyprus, pointing out that Turkey continues to destabilise the region.\nIn his concluding remarks Menendez said that the purchase of S-400 is a clear violation of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). He also referred to Turkey’s engagement in destabilising actions in Syria, its invasion of Cyprus’ territorial waters and seeking to drill with Cyprus’ EEZ, an EU member state, claiming an entire part of Greece’s EEZ until Libya, the support Erdogan provides to Azerbaijan and his engagement and aggressive action in Nagorno-Karabakh which has cost so many lives, all these and many more which he expressed the hope we will not have with the new administration.\nCommittee Chairman (now ranking member) Jim Risch endorsed everything that Menendez said about Turkey, pointing out that he raised these issues with every Turkish diplomat coming in Washington and President Erdogan himself.\nRepublican senator Lindsey Graham asked Blinken:\n“Congress has been very tough to Turkey as it continues to get Russian weapons S-400. Do you believe Turkey continues to be sanctioned until they change their behavior?”\n“Absolutely”, Anthony Blinken replied.\n“Looking at these CAATSA sanctions.. What Turkey has done as a NATO ally in acquiring S-400 is unacceptable. The idea that a so-called strategic partner of ours that would actually be in line with one of our biggest strategic competitors in Russia, is not acceptable. We ‘ll need to take a look at the impact that the existing sanctions have had, and then determine if there is more that needs to be done.”\nThe sanctions received bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress and were announced under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) – the first time the act has been used against a fellow member of the NATO alliance.\nReplying in writing to a question by the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Commitee, Robert Menendez, over how he will continue investments described in the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act, Blinken said that “if confirmed, I look forward to reviewing this legislation and working with Congress and colleagues in the interagency to support robust ties between the United States and Greece, Israel, and Cyprus.”\n“The U.S-Greece security relationship is important to our interests in the Eastern Mediterranean and has grown significantly as bilateral ties have improved, beginning in the Obama-Biden administration. If confirmed, I will work to continue to deepen ties between the United States and Greece, as well as Cyprus,” he added.\nSurprisingly no question was asked about the Cyprus negotiation and Turkish support for a two state solution. Before the presidential elections, on October 20th, Anthony Blinken had condemned statements made by Ersin Tatar and Mevlut Cavusoglu on the issue.\nArmenia and Azerbaijan\nAnthony Blinken also replied to a series of questions on Armenia.\nSen. Menendez: If confirmed, will you commit to funding humanitarian assistance programs to help the ethnic Armenians in the south Caucasus affected by Azerbaijan’s attack last fall? Will you commit to restoring funding for demining in Nagorno-Karabakh?\nBlinken: I am deeply concerned by the renewed hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan last fall and the ongoing humanitarian needs in and around Nagorno-Karabakh. I strongly support U.S. funding for demining efforts in Nagorno-Karabakh. If confirmed, I will also work with Congress, as well as USAID, international organizations such as the UN, and our allies and partners to meet humanitarian needs in the region.\nSen. Menendez: How can the U.S. help Armenia, and ethnic Armenians in their efforts to defend themselves throughout the South Caucasus, from Azerbaijan and Turkey’s aggression?\nBlinken: I support the provision to Armenia of security assistance and aid to strengthen democratic governance and promote economic growth, both of which will help to strengthen Armenia’s security and resilience. In light of the recent outbreak of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, our administration will review our security assistance to Azerbaijan. If confirmed, I look forward to working with Congress and the Secretary of Defense to determine the appropriate level of assistance to meet the security needs of Armenia and the region.\nSen. Menendez: As an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, how do you plan to reengage in the peace process and work towards a sustainable peace that reflects the interests of Armenians, not just Aliyev, Erdogan, and Putin?\nBlinken: The President has said the United States should be leading a diplomatic effort to find a lasting resolution to the conflict, working together with our European partners, and should push for international humanitarian assistance to end the suffering. If confirmed, I will reinvigorate U.S. engagement to find a permanent settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that protects the security of Nagorno-Karabakh and helps to ensure another war does not break out. This includes stepping up our engagement via the Minsk Group, of which the United States is a co-chair, and additional diplomatic work to prevent any further interference by third parties.\nSen. Menendez: Considering Azerbaijan’s aggression in last fall’s conflict, do you plan to waive Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act and provide assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan? What is your view of providing security assistance to Azerbaijan?\nBlinken: In light of the recent outbreak of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Biden-Harris administration will review our security assistance to Azerbaijan. If the circumstances warrant, the Biden-Harris administration will be prepared to suspend waivers of requirements under section 907 of the Freedom Support Act. If confirmed, I look forward to working with Congress and the Secretary of Defense to determine the appropriate level of assistance to meet the security needs of Armenia and the region.\nKALIN\nTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, said that Biden had visited Turkey during his vice presidency under the Obama administration and knows the region, and that his contacts with the transition team were very positive.\nHe said that the new US president’s aides “declare that they want to develop good relations with Turkey and turn the page”. He also called for an end to sanctions against Turkey, especially with regard to the F-35 fighter jet, from the procurement process of which Turkey was excluded. He also called for an end to collaboration with Imam Fethullah Gulen (Erdogan’s opposition rival) and for the US not to resume support for the Kurds in Syria.\nMITSOTAKIS – MENENDEZ\nPrime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis called Senator Menendez on Thursday to congratulate him for becoming the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.\nIn a message posted to his account Mitsotakis said:\n“Had an interesting and productive conversation with @SenatorMenendez\n. I congratulated him on his new role as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and look forward to pursuing common goals of peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider region.”\nSenator Bob Menendez replied:\n“Thank you for the warm wishes. As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I look forward to working with you to promote peace and prosperity in the region. Here’s to the work ahead.”", "Blinken will work for deepening of ties between US, Greece and Cyprus" ]
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[]	2021-01-28T07:42:01	null	2021-01-28T02:03:40	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fthe-full-text-of-the-blue-print-of-the-draft-resolution-on-the-renewal-of-the-mandate-of-unficyp%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…headquarters.jpg	en	null	The full text of the blue print of the draft resolution on the renewal of the mandate of UNFICYP	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	United Nations.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis U.N. Security Council is expected to adopt unanimously a resolution, renewing for another six months, until July 31, 2021, the mandate of UNFICYP. The vote will take place with a written procedure expected to end on Friday, January 29, at approximately 3 pm (EDT). The full text of the blue print of the draft resolution presented by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is as follows: The Security Council, Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 10 January 2021 on his Good Offices S/2021/5 and on the United Nations operation in Cyprus (S/2021/4), and expressing its full support for his Good Offices, including the existing body of work, to remain available to assist the sides, Underscoring that the responsibility for finding a solution lies first and foremost with the Cypriots themselves, and reaffirming the primary role of the United Nations in assisting the parties to bring the Cyprus conflict and division of the island to a comprehensive and durable settlement with a sense of urgency, Expressing full support for the Secretary General’s ongoing efforts, and welcoming his intention to convene an informal “five plus UN meeting” with the leaders of the two Cypriot communities and the Guarantor powers at the earliest opportunity, further welcoming the stated determination of the leaders of the two communities to respond positively in this regard to find common ground between the parties to negotiate a sustainable lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon, Urging the sides to renew their efforts to achieve an enduring, comprehensive and just settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as set out in relevant Security Council resolutions, including OP4 of its resolution 716 (1991), Stressing that the status quo is unsustainable, and that the lack of an agreement furthers political tensions and deepens the estrangement of both communities, risking irreversible changes on the ground, and reducing the prospects of a settlement, Expressing deep concern at the ongoing tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over hydrocarbons exploration, convinced of the many important benefits, including economic benefits, for all Cypriots that would flow from a comprehensive and durable settlement, and reiterating the Secretary-General’s call for serious efforts to avoid any further escalation and to defuse tensions, Recalling its Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2020/9),which expresses deep concern at developments in Varosha, and calls for the reversal of this course of action, reaffirming the status of Varosha as set out in its previous resolutions, and reiterating that no actions should be carried out in relation to Varosha that are not in accordance with those resolutions, and stressing the need to avoid any unilateral actions that could trigger tensions on the island and undermine the prospects for a peaceful settlement, Recalling its resolution 1325 (2000) and related resolutions, recognising that the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women is essential in building peace in Cyprus and will contribute to making any future settlement sustainable, welcoming gefforts to bring together a broader range of women actors on both sides, acknowledging that the gender-sensitive socio-economic impact assessment that was launched 17 February 2020 in response to resolution 2453 (2019) substantiated that delaying a settlement in Cyprus increases both the economic, and non- economic costs of the prevailing political status quo, looking forward to the full and swift implementations of its recommendations ,encouraging the sides to ensure the needs and perspectives of women are addressed in a future settlement, Recalling its resolution 2250 (2015)and related resolutions that recognise the important and positive contribution of youth in efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, and as a key aspect of the sustainability, inclusiveness and success of peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, and further encourages the full, equal and meaningful participation of youth in this process, Recognising that effective contact and communication between the sides enhances the prospects for settlement and is in the interests of all Cypriots, and helps to address island-wide matters, including health, crime, environmental protection, and issues related to the adverse impacts of climate change, Recognising the ongoing impact on the island of Cyprus of the COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts made by both communities to suppress the spread of the virus and mitigate its effects, Regretting that the sides have continued to pursue largely uncoordinated responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and expressing concern that the closure of the crossing points along the Green line has limited opportunities for bi-communal engagement and trust-building activities, and that the continued and prolonged closure of some crossing points threatens to set back the progress made in this area since 2003, Expressing concern at the continued deterioration of the law and order situation in Pyla, and urging both sides to continue to work with UNFICYP to establish effective measures to tackle criminal activities, Reiterating the importance of confidence-building measures and their timely implementation, and urging the sides to step up their efforts to promote intercommunal contacts, reconciliation and the active engagement of civil society, in particular women and youth, Noting that the Government of Cyprus is agreed that in view of the prevailing conditions on the island it is necessary to keep the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) beyond 31 January 2021, Welcoming measures to date to strengthen the liaison and engagement capacity of the mission, noting the importance of transition planning in relation to the settlement, and emphasising the need to review regularly all peacekeeping operations, including UNFICYP, to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, Expressing appreciation to Member States that contribute personnel to UNFICYP, and noting the continued voluntary contributions to the funding of UNFICYP by the Government of Cyprus and the Government of Greece Noting with appreciation the efforts of the Secretary-General, his Special Representative Elizabeth Spehar, and senior United Nations official Jane Holl Lute, 1. Reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus, in particular resolution 1251 (1999) and recalls the importance of achieving an enduring, comprehensive and just settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as set out in relevant Security Council resolutions, including OP4 of its resolution 716 (1991); 2. Fully supports the Secretary General’s decision to convene an informal “five plus UN” meeting between the leaders of the two Cypriot Communities and the Guarantor Powers at the earliest opportunity, and urges the sides and all involved participants to approach these talks in the spirit of openness, flexibility and compromise and to show the necessary political will and commitment to freely negotiate a mutually acceptable settlement under United Nations auspices, 3. Reiterates its call for a reduction of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and underlines that disputes should be resolved peacefully in accordance with applicable international law, and further calls upon the leaders of the two Cypriot communities and all involved parties to refrain from any actions and rhetoric that might damage chances of success; 4. Recalls its resolution 2537 (2020) and calls upon the two leaders urgently to: (a) provide the necessary political support and overall guidance to free the Technical Committees from obstructions in their work and enable them to function effectively, and to empower them to submit proposals for their consideration to enhance intercommunal contacts and improve the daily lives of all Cypriots, and consider the advice of the Good Offices Mission of the Secretary-General regarding further ways to empower the Technical Committees and improve their performance; (b) engage the Technical Committees more actively to ensure effective coordination and cooperation on health matters, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other infectious diseases which have island-wide implications, including through the effective use of the expertise available in the bi-communal Technical Committees on Health, Crisis Management, Humanitarian Affairs and Economic Matters; (c) ensure effective coordination and cooperation on criminal matters; (d) promote peace education across the island, including by further empowering the Technical Committee on Education to implement the recommendations contained in its joint report of 2017, in particular those concerning policy-making, and to address impediments to peace in school materials, including text books, as a contribution to trust-building between the communities, on which there continues to be no progress; (e) improve the public atmosphere for negotiation to secure a settlement, including by preparing the communities for a settlement through public messages on the way ahead, and delivering more constructive and harmonised messages, including by more explicitly encouraging contact and cooperation between the communities and providing direct support to grassroots people-to-people initiatives, and by refraining from actions or rhetoric that detracts from a successful process or could make it more difficult to achieve, (f) increase their support to, and ensure a meaningful role for, civil society engagement in peace efforts, in particular strengthening the participation of women’s organisations and youth in the process, including by empowering the Technical Committee on Gender Equality to meet and develop an action plan supporting women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation in peace talks and providing direct support and encouragement to civil society organisations to enhance inter-communal contact and trust-building, and to support implementation of the recommendations of the gender sensitive socio economic impact assessment to address existing barriers and ensure a future peace agreement can more equally benefit men and women in Cyprus 5.Regrets the lack of progress on an effective mechanism for direct military contacts between the sides and the relevant involved parties, requests the Secretary General to report further on the reasons behind this lack of progress, and urges full engagement with the proposal on the establishment of such a mechanism presented by UNFICYP, and its timely implementation; 6. Calls upon the sides to reduce existing barriers to intercommunal contact, emphasizes the importance of effective communication for risk-mitigation and trust-building between the communities, and urges the sides to agree and implement further confidence building measures that can contribute to a conducive environment for settlement, including those related to the military, economic cooperation and trade; 7. Further calls on the leaders of both communities to urgently agree on the reopening of all the crossing points and the return to the operating status that existed prior to 29 February 2020 as soon as practically achievable, and to work on harmonizing the protocols governing the crossing points, and urges effective coordination to prevent the spread of COVID-19, ensuring any continuing restrictions on movement across the island to prevent the spread of COVID-19 do not go beyond what is necessary to protect public health; and noting that the opening of the crossings since 2003 has been an important confidence-building measure between both communities and one which is essential for the settlement process; 8. Commends the ongoing work of the Committee on Missing Persons, and calls upon all parties expeditiously to enhance their cooperation with the Committee’s work, in particular through providing full access without delay to all areas and responding in a timely manner to requests for archival information on possible burial sites; 9. Expresses its full support for UNFICYP, and decides to extend its mandate for a further period ending on 31July 2021; 10. Expresses serious concern at the continued violations of the military status quo along the ceasefire lines, urges the sides and all involved parties to respect UNFICYP’s mandated authority in, and delineation of, the buffer zone, urges the use of the 2018 United Nations aide-memoire by the sides to ensure peace and security in the buffer zone, calls on the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council and troop-contributing countries any actions that impede UNFICYP’s ability to fulfil its mandate, and calls on both sides to remove all unauthorised constructions and to prevent unauthorised military or civilian activities within and along the ceasefire lines, and urges both sides to take all appropriate measures to ensure the safety and security of UNFICYP personnel; 11. Reiterates its calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000, and reaffirms that UNFICYP’s freedom of movement should be respected; 12. Recalls the status of Varosha as set out in relevant resolutions, including resolutions 550 (1984) and 789 (1992), and its Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2020/9), which expresses deep concern at developments in Varosha, and calls for the reversal of this course of action, and reaffirms that UNFICYP’s freedom of movement should be respected; 13. Welcomes the announcement that 18 suspected hazardous areas across the island have now been cleared of mines, and urges the leaders of both communities to agree and continue a plan of work to achieve a mine-free Cyprus; 14. Requests UNFICYP to take fully into account gender considerations as a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate; requests the Secretary-General and troop- and police-contributing countries to increase the number of women in UNFICYP and ensure the full, equa land meaningful participation of uniformed and civilian women at all levels, and in all aspects of its operations including senior leadership positions, and to implement other relevant provisions of resolution 2538 (2020); 15. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the Secretary-General to standardise a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping, recalls its requests in its resolutions 2378 (2017) and 2436 (2018) that the Secretary-General ensure that performance data related to the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations is used to improve mission operations, including decisions such as those regarding deployment, remediation, repatriation and incentives, reaffirms its support for the development of a comprehensive and integrated performance policy framework that identifies clear standards of performance for evaluating all United Nations civilian and uniformed personnel working in and supporting peacekeeping operations that facilitates effective and full implementation of mandates, and includes comprehensive and objective methodologies based on clear and well-defined benchmarks to ensure accountability for underperformance and incentives and recognition for outstanding performance, calls on the United Nations to apply this framework to UNFICYP as described in its resolution 2436 (2018), and notes the efforts of the Secretary-General to develop a comprehensive performance assessment system; 16. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take necessary measures to ensure full compliance of all UNFICYP personnel, civilian and uniformed, including mission leadership and mission support personnel, with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council fully informed about the Mission’s progress in this regard, including by reporting on the start, agreed deadlines, and outcomes of UNSCR 2272 reviews, stresses the need to prevent such exploitation and abuse and to improve how these allegations are addressed in line with its resolution 2272 (2016), and urges troop- and police-contributing countries to continue to take appropriate preventative action, including vetting of all personnel, pre-deployment and in-mission awareness training, and to take appropriate steps to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel, including through timely investigations of allegations by troop- and police-contributing countries, and UNFICYP as appropriate, holding perpetrators to account, and repatriating units when there is credible evidence of widespread or systemic sexual exploitation and abuse by those units; 17. Requests the Secretary-General to submit by 10 July 2021 a report on his Good Offices, in particular on progress towards reaching a consensus starting-point for meaningful results-oriented negotiations leading to a settlement, encourages the leaders of the two communities to provide written updates to the Good Offices Mission of the Secretary-General on the actions they have taken in support of the relevant parts of this resolution since its adoption, in particular with regard to paragraphs 5 and 6 and 8, with a view to reaching a sustainable and comprehensive settlement, and further requests the Secretary-General to include the contents of these updates in his Good Offices report; further requests the Secretary-General to submit by 10 July 2021 a report on implementation of this resolution, and to keep the Security Council updated on events as necessary; 18. Decides to remain seized of the matter.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/the-full-text-of-the-blue-print-of-the-draft-resolution-on-the-renewal-of-the-mandate-of-unficyp/	en	2021-01-28T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/9ae97e2c9390d448373ebc115f5cb98e974e6faef894e66c48bbd414fe5c30b4.json	[ "United Nations.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis\nU.N. Security Council is expected to adopt unanimously a resolution, renewing for another six months, until July 31, 2021, the mandate of UNFICYP. The vote will take place with a written procedure expected to end on Friday, January 29, at approximately 3 pm (EDT).\nThe full text of the blue print of the draft resolution presented by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is as follows:\nThe Security Council,\nWelcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 10 January 2021 on his Good Offices S/2021/5 and on the United Nations operation in Cyprus (S/2021/4), and expressing its full support for his Good Offices, including the existing body of work, to remain available to assist the sides,\nUnderscoring that the responsibility for finding a solution lies first and foremost with the Cypriots themselves, and reaffirming the primary role of the United Nations in assisting the parties to bring the Cyprus conflict and division of the island to a comprehensive and durable settlement with a sense of urgency,\nExpressing full support for the Secretary General’s ongoing efforts, and welcoming his intention to convene an informal “five plus UN meeting” with the leaders of the two Cypriot communities and the Guarantor powers at the earliest opportunity, further welcoming the stated determination of the leaders of the two communities to respond positively in this regard to find common ground between the parties to negotiate a sustainable lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon,\nUrging the sides to renew their efforts to achieve an enduring, comprehensive and just settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as set out in relevant Security Council resolutions, including OP4 of its resolution 716 (1991),\nStressing that the status quo is unsustainable, and that the lack of an agreement furthers political tensions and deepens the estrangement of both communities, risking irreversible changes on the ground, and reducing the prospects of a settlement,\nExpressing deep concern at the ongoing tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over hydrocarbons exploration, convinced of the many important benefits, including economic benefits, for all Cypriots that would flow from a comprehensive and durable settlement, and reiterating the Secretary-General’s call for serious efforts to avoid any further escalation and to defuse tensions,\nRecalling its Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2020/9),which expresses deep concern at developments in Varosha, and calls for the reversal of this course of action, reaffirming the status of Varosha as set out in its previous resolutions, and reiterating that no actions should be carried out in relation to Varosha that are not in accordance with those resolutions, and stressing the need to avoid any unilateral actions that could trigger tensions on the island and undermine the prospects for a peaceful settlement,\nRecalling its resolution 1325 (2000) and related resolutions, recognising that the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women is essential in building peace in Cyprus and will contribute to making any future settlement sustainable, welcoming gefforts to bring together a broader range of women actors on both sides, acknowledging that the gender-sensitive socio-economic impact assessment that was launched 17 February 2020 in response to resolution 2453 (2019) substantiated that delaying a settlement in Cyprus increases both the economic, and non- economic costs of the prevailing political status quo, looking forward to the full and swift implementations of its recommendations ,encouraging the sides to ensure the needs and perspectives of women are addressed in a future settlement,\nRecalling its resolution 2250 (2015)and related resolutions that recognise the important and positive contribution of youth in efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, and as a key aspect of the sustainability, inclusiveness and success of peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, and further encourages the full, equal and meaningful participation of youth in this process,\nRecognising that effective contact and communication between the sides enhances the prospects for settlement and is in the interests of all Cypriots, and helps to address island-wide matters, including health, crime, environmental protection, and issues related to the adverse impacts of climate change,\nRecognising the ongoing impact on the island of Cyprus of the COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts made by both communities to suppress the spread of the virus and mitigate its effects,\nRegretting that the sides have continued to pursue largely uncoordinated responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and expressing concern that the closure of the crossing points along the Green line has limited opportunities for bi-communal engagement and trust-building activities, and that the continued and prolonged closure of some crossing points threatens to set back the progress made in this area since 2003,\nExpressing concern at the continued deterioration of the law and order situation in Pyla, and urging both sides to continue to work with UNFICYP to establish effective measures to tackle criminal activities,\nReiterating the importance of confidence-building measures and their timely implementation, and urging the sides to step up their efforts to promote intercommunal contacts, reconciliation and the active engagement of civil society, in particular women and youth,\nNoting that the Government of Cyprus is agreed that in view of the prevailing conditions on the island it is necessary to keep the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) beyond 31 January 2021,\nWelcoming measures to date to strengthen the liaison and engagement capacity of the mission, noting the importance of transition planning in relation to the settlement, and emphasising the need to review regularly all peacekeeping operations, including UNFICYP, to ensure efficiency and effectiveness,\nExpressing appreciation to Member States that contribute personnel to UNFICYP, and noting the continued voluntary contributions to the funding of UNFICYP by the Government of Cyprus and the Government of Greece\nNoting with appreciation the efforts of the Secretary-General, his Special Representative Elizabeth Spehar, and senior United Nations official Jane Holl Lute,\n1. Reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus, in particular resolution 1251 (1999) and recalls the importance of achieving an enduring, comprehensive and just settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as set out in relevant Security Council resolutions, including OP4 of its resolution 716 (1991);\n2. Fully supports the Secretary General’s decision to convene an informal “five plus UN” meeting between the leaders of the two Cypriot Communities and the Guarantor Powers at the earliest opportunity, and urges the sides and all involved participants to approach these talks in the spirit of openness, flexibility and compromise and to show the necessary political will and commitment to freely negotiate a mutually acceptable settlement under United Nations auspices,\n3. Reiterates its call for a reduction of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and underlines that disputes should be resolved peacefully in accordance with applicable international law, and further calls upon the leaders of the two Cypriot communities and all involved parties to refrain from any actions and rhetoric that might damage chances of success;\n4. Recalls its resolution 2537 (2020) and calls upon the two leaders urgently to:\n(a) provide the necessary political support and overall guidance to free the Technical Committees from obstructions in their work and enable them to function effectively, and to empower them to submit proposals for their consideration to enhance intercommunal contacts and improve the daily lives of all Cypriots, and consider the advice of the Good Offices Mission of the Secretary-General regarding further ways to empower the Technical Committees and improve their performance;\n(b) engage the Technical Committees more actively to ensure effective coordination and cooperation on health matters, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other infectious diseases which have island-wide implications, including through the effective use of the expertise available in the bi-communal Technical Committees on Health, Crisis Management, Humanitarian Affairs and Economic Matters;\n(c) ensure effective coordination and cooperation on criminal matters;\n(d) promote peace education across the island, including by further empowering the Technical Committee on Education to implement the recommendations contained in its joint report of 2017, in particular those concerning policy-making, and to address impediments to peace in school materials, including text books, as a contribution to trust-building between the communities, on which there continues to be no progress;\n(e) improve the public atmosphere for negotiation to secure a settlement, including by preparing the communities for a settlement through public messages on the way ahead, and delivering more constructive and harmonised messages, including by more explicitly encouraging contact and cooperation between the communities and providing direct support to grassroots people-to-people initiatives, and by refraining from actions or rhetoric that detracts from a successful process or could make it more difficult to achieve,\n(f) increase their support to, and ensure a meaningful role for, civil society engagement in peace efforts, in particular strengthening the participation of women’s organisations and youth in the process, including by empowering the Technical Committee on Gender Equality to meet and develop an action plan supporting women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation in peace talks and providing direct support and encouragement to civil society organisations to enhance inter-communal contact and trust-building, and to support implementation of the recommendations of the gender sensitive socio economic impact assessment to address existing barriers and ensure a future peace agreement can more equally benefit men and women in Cyprus\n5.Regrets the lack of progress on an effective mechanism for direct military contacts between the sides and the relevant involved parties, requests the Secretary General to report further on the reasons behind this lack of progress, and urges full engagement with the proposal on the establishment of such a mechanism presented by UNFICYP, and its timely implementation;\n6. Calls upon the sides to reduce existing barriers to intercommunal contact, emphasizes the importance of effective communication for risk-mitigation and trust-building between the communities, and urges the sides to agree and implement further confidence building measures that can contribute to a conducive environment for settlement, including those related to the military, economic cooperation and trade;\n7. Further calls on the leaders of both communities to urgently agree on the reopening of all the crossing points and the return to the operating status that existed prior to 29 February 2020 as soon as practically achievable, and to work on harmonizing the protocols governing the crossing points, and urges effective coordination to prevent the spread of COVID-19, ensuring any continuing restrictions on movement across the island to prevent the spread of COVID-19 do not go beyond what is necessary to protect public health; and noting that the opening of the crossings since 2003 has been an important confidence-building measure between both communities and one which is essential for the settlement process;\n8. Commends the ongoing work of the Committee on Missing Persons, and calls upon all parties expeditiously to enhance their cooperation with the Committee’s work, in particular through providing full access without delay to all areas and responding in a timely manner to requests for archival information on possible burial sites;\n9. Expresses its full support for UNFICYP, and decides to extend its mandate for a further period ending on 31July 2021;\n10. Expresses serious concern at the continued violations of the military status quo along the ceasefire lines, urges the sides and all involved parties to respect UNFICYP’s mandated authority in, and delineation of, the buffer zone, urges the use of the 2018 United Nations aide-memoire by the sides to ensure peace and security in the buffer zone, calls on the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council and troop-contributing countries any actions that impede UNFICYP’s ability to fulfil its mandate, and calls on both sides to remove all unauthorised constructions and to prevent unauthorised military or civilian activities within and along the ceasefire lines, and urges both sides to take all appropriate measures to ensure the safety and security of UNFICYP personnel;\n11. Reiterates its calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000, and reaffirms that UNFICYP’s freedom of movement should be respected;\n12. Recalls the status of Varosha as set out in relevant resolutions, including resolutions 550 (1984) and 789 (1992), and its Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2020/9), which expresses deep concern at developments in Varosha, and calls for the reversal of this course of action, and reaffirms that UNFICYP’s freedom of movement should be respected;\n13. Welcomes the announcement that 18 suspected hazardous areas across the island have now been cleared of mines, and urges the leaders of both communities to agree and continue a plan of work to achieve a mine-free Cyprus;\n14. Requests UNFICYP to take fully into account gender considerations as a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate; requests the Secretary-General and troop- and police-contributing countries to increase the number of women in UNFICYP and ensure the full, equa land meaningful participation of uniformed and civilian women at all levels, and in all aspects of its operations including senior leadership positions, and to implement other relevant provisions of resolution 2538 (2020);\n15. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the Secretary-General to standardise a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping, recalls its requests in its resolutions 2378 (2017) and 2436 (2018) that the Secretary-General ensure that performance data related to the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations is used to improve mission operations, including decisions such as those regarding deployment, remediation, repatriation and incentives, reaffirms its support for the development of a comprehensive and integrated performance policy framework that identifies clear standards of performance for evaluating all United Nations civilian and uniformed personnel working in and supporting peacekeeping operations that facilitates effective and full implementation of mandates, and includes comprehensive and objective methodologies based on clear and well-defined benchmarks to ensure accountability for underperformance and incentives and recognition for outstanding performance, calls on the United Nations to apply this framework to UNFICYP as described in its resolution 2436 (2018), and notes the efforts of the Secretary-General to develop a comprehensive performance assessment system;\n16. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take necessary measures to ensure full compliance of all UNFICYP personnel, civilian and uniformed, including mission leadership and mission support personnel, with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council fully informed about the Mission’s progress in this regard, including by reporting on the start, agreed deadlines, and outcomes of UNSCR 2272 reviews, stresses the need to prevent such exploitation and abuse and to improve how these allegations are addressed in line with its resolution 2272 (2016), and urges troop- and police-contributing countries to continue to take appropriate preventative action, including vetting of all personnel, pre-deployment and in-mission awareness training, and to take appropriate steps to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel, including through timely investigations of allegations by troop- and police-contributing countries, and UNFICYP as appropriate, holding perpetrators to account, and repatriating units when there is credible evidence of widespread or systemic sexual exploitation and abuse by those units;\n17. Requests the Secretary-General to submit by 10 July 2021 a report on his Good Offices, in particular on progress towards reaching a consensus starting-point for meaningful results-oriented negotiations leading to a settlement, encourages the leaders of the two communities to provide written updates to the Good Offices Mission of the Secretary-General on the actions they have taken in support of the relevant parts of this resolution since its adoption, in particular with regard to paragraphs 5 and 6 and 8, with a view to reaching a sustainable and comprehensive settlement, and further requests the Secretary-General to include the contents of these updates in his Good Offices report; further requests the Secretary-General to submit by 10 July 2021 a report on implementation of this resolution, and to keep the Security Council updated on events as necessary;\n18. Decides to remain seized of the matter.", "The full text of the blue print of the draft resolution on the renewal of the mandate of UNFICYP" ]
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[]	2021-01-17T01:23:53	null	2021-01-31T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fisaak-papadopoulos-isaak-papadopoulos-from-a-boy-at-a-micrasiatic-village-to-a-lecturer-at-the-university%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…1photo-pano1.jpg	en	null	Meet Dr. Isaak Papadopoulos, Lecturer at the University of Ioannina	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	by Catherine Tsounis “You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” Aristotle A courageous person is making his mark on the field of education with impressive podcasts in the “The Greek Teachers Association “Prometheus” online programs. I have been following the online presentations of Dr. Isaak Papadopoulos, a 32 year old professor for the past 6 months. He stresses what traditional persons want to here: Greek language, culture, Greek Orthodoxy without the insertion of political philosophy. Culture, civilization is what we want our children and grandchildren to learn. He gives this perspective in his digital presentations to the Greek world overseas. His presentations are in Greek. His English writing and language skills are excellent. Who is Dr. Isaak Papadopoulos? He is a son of Michail and Despoina Papadopoulou. His family has Western Anatolia/Asia Minor roots. He was born and raised in Omorfochori of Larissa, which is a small village that was created by refugees coming from Constantinople, Smyrna, and Cappadocia. His great grandmother from his mothers’ side was named Despoina Tsopouridou. He made the image of his great grandmother com alive in our phone conversation. “Our family had a sesame factory in Constantinople. The 1923 population exchange uprooted a prosperous, upper middle class family to poverty in Greece. In the exchange, they were given a small house and a cow. They managed, worked hard. My great grandparents from my father’s side were Apostolia and Isaak from Smyrna and Cappadocia.” Dr. Isaak is a fourth generation Greek. Amazing! The pain of losing one’s homeland remains, extending to he 5th generation. Also losing one’s country because of religious affiliation is written in blood of the shores of Western Anatolia. Dr. Isaak was raised in a house/family that loves and maintains cultures, traditions, religious and Greek education. He attended the sixth-grade primary school in Omorfochori, achieving high grades in all the classes. He went on with junior and senior high school in Larissa. He managed to be accepted at the University in Florina studying in the Department of Primary Education. His academic life there was amazing. There, he met Varvara, his future wife. A love match! They met during the classes of Greek traditional dances. It was love at first sight. Their love and devotion to each other has created a family of two children. Despoina-Chrysovalanto is their daughter 3,5 years old. Michael is their son 2 years old. He does not compare anything with playing with his children. Without my friends, the life of our family could be different. As for his free time, he likes talking with his friends, Vassilios and Vissarion while most of his special times are spent with a very close friend called Anastasia, the Christian mother of his son. She has been like a fifth member of his family. Dr. Isaak always wanted to follow an academic career. He completed his post-graduate studies in Rome. He studied Teaching a Second/Foreign Language to Dyslexic students. Then, he pursued his PhD at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with honors.. Just after the PhD completion, Dr Isaak Papadopoulos was appointed to a teaching staff member at the European University Cyprus in Nicosia/Lefkosia. He has worked there for several years teaching Linguistics, teaching Methodology courses and Interculturalism. He says that “when he went to Cyprus he felt the people’s anxiety and sadness regarding Northern Cyprus. I remembered the words of my refugee great grandparents coming to Greece.” The Indian nation understands the pain of division of heir subcontinent and population exchange in the late 1940’s. Dr. Isaak collaborates with the Institute DIMITRA in Larissa. He believes that it is very important to support your town where you were born and raised. He teaches courses related to Pedagogy and Education. He has been a honorary lecturer at the University of Mariupol, University Borys Grinchenko Kyiv and the University of Albania in Tirana. He has published two books “Teaching Young Foreign Language Learners” and “From translanguaging pedagogy to classroom pedagogy”. Dr. Isaak published an edited book with NOVA Publishers New York on “International Perspectives on Creativity in the Foreign Language Classrooms”. He has participated in conferences and research papers. If he could go back to the past, he says that “he would like so much to be in Larissa the day that his great grand mother died. He took academic exams in Florina and he was not able to go to say the last goodbye.” If he could go to the future, he says that he would like to go to everyday life of their children when he will die so that we can be sure that they will be safe and sound without him alive. His life so far has taught him that we must be satisfied with simple moments. Pandemic has taught us this lesson, but just after the re-opening, many of us have forgotten this lesson. Links: Dr Isaak M. Papadopoulos Researcher in Teaching Methodology in Multilingual Classrooms, Department of Primary Education. School of Education, University of Ioannina, Greece www.uoi.gr/researchers/isaakpapadopoulos	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/isaak-papadopoulos-isaak-papadopoulos-from-a-boy-at-a-micrasiatic-village-to-a-lecturer-at-the-university/	en	2021-01-31T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/0ca00b14932509aa01735f504c9e129da9d8274d30e93769dfb327e99586c12e.json	[ "by Catherine Tsounis\n“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” Aristotle\nA courageous person is making his mark on the field of education with impressive podcasts in the “The Greek Teachers Association “Prometheus” online programs. I have been following the online presentations of Dr. Isaak Papadopoulos, a 32 year old professor for the past 6 months. He stresses what traditional persons want to here: Greek language, culture, Greek Orthodoxy without the insertion of political philosophy. Culture, civilization is what we want our children and grandchildren to learn. He gives this perspective in his digital presentations to the Greek world overseas. His presentations are in Greek. His English writing and language skills are excellent.\nWho is Dr. Isaak Papadopoulos? He is a son of Michail and Despoina Papadopoulou. His family has Western Anatolia/Asia Minor roots. He was born and raised in Omorfochori of Larissa, which is a small village that was created by refugees coming from Constantinople, Smyrna, and Cappadocia. His great grandmother from his mothers’ side was named Despoina Tsopouridou. He made the image of his great grandmother com alive in our phone conversation. “Our family had a sesame factory in Constantinople. The 1923 population exchange uprooted a prosperous, upper middle class family to poverty in Greece. In the exchange, they were given a small house and a cow. They managed, worked hard. My great grandparents from my father’s side were Apostolia and Isaak from Smyrna and Cappadocia.” Dr. Isaak is a fourth generation Greek. Amazing! The pain of losing one’s homeland remains, extending to he 5th generation. Also losing one’s country because of religious affiliation is written in blood of the shores of Western Anatolia.\nDr. Isaak was raised in a house/family that loves and maintains cultures, traditions, religious and Greek education. He attended the sixth-grade primary school in Omorfochori, achieving high grades in all the classes. He went on with junior and senior high school in Larissa. He managed to be accepted at the University in Florina studying in the Department of Primary Education. His academic life there was amazing. There, he met Varvara, his future wife. A love match! They met during the classes of Greek traditional dances. It was love at first sight. Their love and devotion to each other has created a family of two children. Despoina-Chrysovalanto is their daughter 3,5 years old. Michael is their son 2 years old. He does not compare anything with playing with his children. Without my friends, the life of our family could be different. As for his free time, he likes talking with his friends, Vassilios and Vissarion while most of his special times are spent with a very close friend called Anastasia, the Christian mother of his son. She has been like a fifth member of his family.\nDr. Isaak always wanted to follow an academic career. He completed his post-graduate studies in Rome. He studied Teaching a Second/Foreign Language to Dyslexic students. Then, he pursued his PhD at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with honors..\nJust after the PhD completion, Dr Isaak Papadopoulos was appointed to a teaching staff member at the European University Cyprus in Nicosia/Lefkosia. He has worked there for several years teaching Linguistics, teaching Methodology courses and Interculturalism. He says that “when he went to Cyprus he felt the people’s anxiety and sadness regarding Northern Cyprus. I remembered the words of my refugee great grandparents coming to Greece.” The Indian nation understands the pain of division of heir subcontinent and population exchange in the late 1940’s.\nDr. Isaak collaborates with the Institute DIMITRA in Larissa. He believes that it is very important to support your town where you were born and raised. He teaches courses related to Pedagogy and Education. He has been a honorary lecturer at the University of Mariupol, University Borys Grinchenko Kyiv and the University of Albania in Tirana.\nHe has published two books “Teaching Young Foreign Language Learners” and “From translanguaging pedagogy to classroom pedagogy”. Dr. Isaak published an edited book with NOVA Publishers New York on “International Perspectives on Creativity in the Foreign Language Classrooms”. He has participated in conferences and research papers.\nIf he could go back to the past, he says that “he would like so much to be in Larissa the day that his great grand mother died. He took academic exams in Florina and he was not able to go to say the last goodbye.” If he could go to the future, he says that he would like to go to everyday life of their children when he will die so that we can be sure that they will be safe and sound without him alive. His life so far has taught him that we must be satisfied with simple moments. Pandemic has taught us this lesson, but just after the re-opening, many of us have forgotten this lesson.\nLinks: Dr Isaak M. Papadopoulos Researcher in Teaching Methodology in Multilingual Classrooms, Department of Primary Education. School of Education, University of Ioannina, Greece\nwww.uoi.gr/researchers/isaakpapadopoulos", "Meet Dr. Isaak Papadopoulos, Lecturer at the University of Ioannina" ]
[]	2021-01-26T13:04:13	null	2021-01-26T04:59:42	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fgennadius-library-to-celebrate-the-bicentennial-of-the-1821-greek-war-of-independence-with-an-exhibition-honoring-american-philhellenism%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…01/gennadius.jpg	en	null	Gennadius Library to celebrate the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek War of Independence with an exhibition honoring American Philhellenism	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Athens.- To mark the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence, which reigns supreme among the significant collections of the Gennadius Library, we are organizing an exhibition on American Philhellenism. When, in 1821, the Greeks rose in rebellion after almost four centuries of Ottoman rule, Americans helped to arouse public sentiment and sympathy in favor of Greece, raised money and provisions to aid the cause, and lobbied their representatives to recognize Hellenic independence. The exhibition, which will also be available online, is based on rare archival materials from the Gennadius Library as well as paintings and philhellenic objects from museums and private collections in Greece. Philhellenes sought to convince the American public that Greece, as the birthplace of western civilization, deserved to be resurrected as a free and democratic state. Due to the government policy of neutrality established by the Monroe doctrine (December 1823), it was Americans as individuals who gathered to support the Greek independence movement and established philhellenic societies throughout the United States, culminating in the so-called “Greek fever.” The exhibition will focus on the actions and biographies of individual actors to flesh out the far-reaching implications of the movement. The story starts with the power of the Greek ideals that created strong bonds between America and the Greek rebels. The influential Greek intellectual Adamantios Koraes (1748-1833) envisioned a democratic Greece, recapturing the glory of the Golden Age of Pericles. To bolster his claims, he exchanged views on the War of Independence and on the Constitution with one of the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson. Classical education in America had been a linchpin for the Greek revolutionaries. When, in 1821, Greece declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire, its first appeal to America for recognition and support was to the classicist Edward Everett (1794-1865), who had been appointed as the first Eliot Professor of Greek at Harvard at age 21 and had spent some years in Greece before taking his post. The cruelty of the war, especially the massacre of Chios, and the death of Lord Byron in Missolonghi inspired many young Americans to join the Greek revolutionaries. George Jarvis, a New Yorker, became lieutenant-general in the Greek forces and was known as “Kapetan Zervos.” Jonathan P. Miller of Vermont also served in Zervos’ regiment. Samuel Gridley Howe, a Bostonian physician, came to Greece after his graduation in 1824, where he served as a soldier and chief surgeon before returning to Boston to become the head of the Perkins School of the Blind. All three left extensive reports of their activities in Greece. Not only did these Philhellenes participate in various relief efforts, but they also brought several Greek orphans to the US. Many of the children were educated at Amherst College and pursued important careers in the US or back in Greece. One of the most interesting parts of the exhibition focuses on education promoted by missionaries. Reverend John J. Hill and his wife Francis established the Hill Memorial School in Plaka in 1831, which is the oldest school in continuous operation in Greece today. The foundations of the academy for teachers the Hills ran was founded on the principles of the Troy Institute of Emma Willard. On the other hand, some of the Greeks arriving in the US fueled the study of medieval and Modern Greek through publications and courses. In addition to the individuals who came to Greece to fight during the Greek Revolution, the exhibition also explores the intellectual underpinnings of revolutionary discourse that was appropriated in the ideas of abolitionism as well as American philanthropy both in Greece and in the US. Emphasis is given to a little known topic: the role Greek emancipation played in the progress toward the abolition of slavery in the United States. By highlighting the impact of one of the most famous statues by an American sculptor (Hiram Powers’s The Greek Slave), the exhibit seeks to enlighten viewers about the empathetic connection between Greek victims of Ottoman oppression and African slaves in America. An Exhibition at the Gennadius Library American School of Classical Studies at Athens March 30 – September 30, 2021 Curator: Maria Georgopoulou Maria Georgopoulou is a medieval art historian and has been Director of the Gennadius Library since 2004. Image Credits: Dimitrios Zographos, The Fall of Constantinople, watercolor Illustrating the Memoirs of General Ioannis Makriyannis (1836-9). The Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens John Elliot, Portrait of Samuel Gridley Howe, oil painting, 1931. The National Historical Museum	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/gennadius-library-to-celebrate-the-bicentennial-of-the-1821-greek-war-of-independence-with-an-exhibition-honoring-american-philhellenism/	en	2021-01-26T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/d93b92e8fc6514eb1cb5dec40d77a5301e7cf33aa41cedf71896aba2728c9086.json	[ "Athens.-\nTo mark the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence, which reigns supreme among the significant collections of the Gennadius Library, we are organizing an exhibition on American Philhellenism. When, in 1821, the Greeks rose in rebellion after almost four centuries of Ottoman rule, Americans helped to arouse public sentiment and sympathy in favor of Greece, raised money and provisions to aid the cause, and lobbied their representatives to recognize Hellenic independence. The exhibition, which will also be available online, is based on rare archival materials from the Gennadius Library as well as paintings and philhellenic objects from museums and private collections in Greece.\nPhilhellenes sought to convince the American public that Greece, as the birthplace of western civilization, deserved to be resurrected as a free and democratic state. Due to the government policy of neutrality established by the Monroe doctrine (December 1823), it was Americans as individuals who gathered to support the Greek independence movement and established philhellenic societies throughout the United States, culminating in the so-called “Greek fever.” The exhibition will focus on the actions and biographies of individual actors to flesh out the far-reaching implications of the movement.\nThe story starts with the power of the Greek ideals that created strong bonds between America and the Greek rebels. The influential Greek intellectual Adamantios Koraes (1748-1833) envisioned a democratic Greece, recapturing the glory of the Golden Age of Pericles. To bolster his claims, he exchanged views on the War of Independence and on the Constitution with one of the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson. Classical education in America had been a linchpin for the Greek revolutionaries. When, in 1821, Greece declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire, its first appeal to America for recognition and support was to the classicist Edward Everett (1794-1865), who had been appointed as the first Eliot Professor of Greek at Harvard at age 21 and had spent some years in Greece before taking his post.\nThe cruelty of the war, especially the massacre of Chios, and the death of Lord Byron in Missolonghi inspired many young Americans to join the Greek revolutionaries. George Jarvis, a New Yorker, became lieutenant-general in the Greek forces and was known as “Kapetan Zervos.” Jonathan P. Miller of Vermont also served in Zervos’ regiment. Samuel Gridley Howe, a Bostonian physician, came to Greece after his graduation in 1824, where he served as a soldier and chief surgeon before returning to Boston to become the head of the Perkins School of the Blind. All three left extensive reports of their activities in Greece.\nNot only did these Philhellenes participate in various relief efforts, but they also brought several Greek orphans to the US. Many of the children were educated at Amherst College and pursued important careers in the US or back in Greece.\nOne of the most interesting parts of the exhibition focuses on education promoted by missionaries. Reverend John J. Hill and his wife Francis established the Hill Memorial School in Plaka in 1831, which is the oldest school in continuous operation in Greece today. The foundations of the academy for teachers the Hills ran was founded on the principles of the Troy Institute of Emma Willard. On the other hand, some of the Greeks arriving in the US fueled the study of medieval and Modern Greek through publications and courses.\nIn addition to the individuals who came to Greece to fight during the Greek Revolution, the exhibition also explores the intellectual underpinnings of revolutionary discourse that was appropriated in the ideas of abolitionism as well as American philanthropy both in Greece and in the US.\nEmphasis is given to a little known topic: the role Greek emancipation played in the progress toward the abolition of slavery in the United States. By highlighting the impact of one of the most famous statues by an American sculptor (Hiram Powers’s The Greek Slave), the exhibit seeks to enlighten viewers about the empathetic connection between Greek victims of Ottoman oppression and African slaves in America.\nAn Exhibition at the Gennadius Library\nAmerican School of Classical Studies at Athens\nMarch 30 – September 30, 2021\nCurator: Maria Georgopoulou\nMaria Georgopoulou is a medieval art historian and has been Director of the Gennadius Library since 2004.\nImage Credits:\nDimitrios Zographos, The Fall of Constantinople, watercolor Illustrating the Memoirs of General Ioannis Makriyannis (1836-9). The Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens\nJohn Elliot, Portrait of Samuel Gridley Howe, oil painting, 1931. The National Historical Museum", "Gennadius Library to celebrate the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek War of Independence with an exhibition honoring American Philhellenism" ]
[]	2021-01-09T23:38:44	null	2021-01-09T06:23:08	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fbidens-big-challenges-and-how-hell-become-the-new-truman%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…ngress-biden.jpg	en	null	Biden’s big challenges and how he’ll become the new Truman	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	By VasileiosTzimas, Political analyst After the end of World War II, Harry Truman became the first president to lay the foundations for the international system, where the United States became the dominant power of the Western world. In domestic affairs Truman remained faithful to the principles of the Democratic Party, performing popular governance in favor of the world of work. Before becoming a leader with historic accomplishments, Harry Truman was a politician who was in Franklin Roosevelt’s shadow, the gifted president with the longest presidency (12 years). In fact, Roosevelt had not assigned any duties to Truman, until after his death, when Truman was summoned to take charge of the country’s destiny. These days, another leader of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, is coming out of the shadow of another gifted leader, Barack Obama, having served twice as a vice president. Biden is also taking over his presidential duties at a difficult and critical time. He’s taking control of a country that is being hit harder than any other country by the Coronavirus pandemic, the American and global economy in its deepest recession since the post-war period, a system of international relations in great turbulence, after Trump’s catastrophic term, and while Democracy, inside the United States, but also globally, is in doubt. Joe Biden has already shownthe first signs of a great leader who wants to unify the people. His excellent leadership skills have already appeared during the transitional period, after the elections, from the way he managed his big win, by adopting mild and unifying tones, by choosing prominent officials for the new government formation and by organizing, in the best possible way, his assumption of power, in spite of Trump’s attempts to hinder the process. Even before moving to the White House, Biden has proven how much value the wisdom of a politician who wins with his experience and his persistence in values, as well as in handling politics, in favor of the society and the people, has for the people. The challenges that Biden is going to face are big: As far as the sanitary crisis is concerned, Biden is taking office exactly at the time that the country is on the threshold of a second wave of pandemic with a great number of cases, including deaths, and the beginning of the vaccinations, that everyone hopes will manage to tame the Coronavirus and lead back to normality. Until then, though, the new president and his Cabinet will have to coordinate the,not so simple, effort for mass vaccinations, overcoming Trump’s mistakes and failures. In addition, they will have to take, for the first time, effective social distancing measures and safety measures for the public, which Trump had inadequately taken. Biden seems determined to promote these, asking Americans to wear masks for 100 days. In economic policy, Biden will have to overcome the big problems that Trump left behind. He will have to prove that he is the president who can work in a unifying way, in a deeply fragmented Washington, so that the White House and the Congress will take common steps towards the right direction of taking measures for the economic resurgence. In this phase of recovery after the pandemic, Biden will have a difficult mission to accomplish, especially if the Senate stays under the control of the Republicans: to exercise politics that will not simply create the conditions for economic growth mainly in favor of big enterprises and the upper class, something that happened during Trump’s term, but for a growth that will also improve the position of the middle and the lower classes, which found themselves in economic lethargy or saw their status worsen during Trump’s four-year presidency. One of Biden’s most difficult missions, though, will be to heal the wounds in foreign policy,that Trump’s presidency has left behind. The most powerful Democracy in the world has to come out of the isolation, in which Trump placed it, to become again the effective leader of the West, to put the new rules in the relations with China, to decisively face Russia’s threat and to reposition the United States in strategic areas of high importance, such as the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. The United States should return in a leading role in critical international organizations, such as the World Health Organization, and agreements, such as the Paris Agreement for the Climate Change. From Biden’s effectiveness in foreign policy a lot will be determined not only for the USA and its international role in the future, but also for the planet: progress towards the direction of the expansion of Democracy and the mitigation of tensions and armed conflicts cannot exist without a powerful leading authority of the biggest Democracy in the world. Biden, as an expert in diplomacy and politics, is well aware of all current critical incidents and is ready to put an end to Trump’s “America first” isolationism. As for the Democracy and theinstitutions that have been seriously destabilized by Trump’s policy – a president whose election has been, according to strong indications, supported by a hostile power, Russia, while he governed in a divisive, authoritarian and populistic way and without respect to the institutions and to the rule of law – Biden now has to bring normality back. To reduce political polarization in Washington and the American society and to govern in an honest way and, as himself has said, as a president for all Americans. Biden, mainly as a moderate politician, is America’s big hope for a gradual restitution of the real function of Democracy. Unfortunately, as Biden prepares for America’s reconstruction and its institutions, Trump, even during his last days at the White House, undermines the foundations of Democracy and humiliates the institution of the presidency, by playing micro-political games with the unemployment allowance of millions of Americans, by pardoning collaborators in order for them to avoid jail, and by trying, even during his last days in power, to govern by models of authoritarian leaders, such as Putin, Erdogan, Lukashenko and Bolsonaro. Could Joe Biden, a moderate president, manage with success all of these difficult challenges without the characteristics of a gifted leader? Harry Truman’s example is a great historical proof of all the accomplishments that a wise leader, with fairness and effectiveness, may have, even if he does not belong in the category of gifted leaders. Besides, as Truman has said “Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” And Joe Biden will certainly prove to be a courageous and competent leader who can seize the opportunities.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/bidens-big-challenges-and-how-hell-become-the-new-truman/	en	2021-01-09T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/5421f2636f2b12a72997ae7ffa9f275066d718292430950c90e87e39e2b0992d.json	[ "By VasileiosTzimas, Political analyst\nAfter the end of World War II, Harry Truman became the first president to lay the foundations for the international system, where the United States became the dominant power of the Western world. In domestic affairs Truman remained faithful to the principles of the Democratic Party, performing popular governance in favor of the world of work.\nBefore becoming a leader with historic accomplishments, Harry Truman was a politician who was in Franklin Roosevelt’s shadow, the gifted president with the longest presidency (12 years). In fact, Roosevelt had not assigned any duties to Truman, until after his death, when Truman was summoned to take charge of the country’s destiny.\nThese days, another leader of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, is coming out of the shadow of another gifted leader, Barack Obama, having served twice as a vice president. Biden is also taking over his presidential duties at a difficult and critical time. He’s taking control of a country that is being hit harder than any other country by the Coronavirus pandemic, the American and global economy in its deepest recession since the post-war period, a system of international relations in great turbulence, after Trump’s catastrophic term, and while Democracy, inside the United States, but also globally, is in doubt.\nJoe Biden has already shownthe first signs of a great leader who wants to unify the people. His excellent leadership skills have already appeared during the transitional period, after the elections, from the way he managed his big win, by adopting mild and unifying tones, by choosing prominent officials for the new government formation and by organizing, in the best possible way, his assumption of power, in spite of Trump’s attempts to hinder the process.\nEven before moving to the White House, Biden has proven how much value the wisdom of a politician who wins with his experience and his persistence in values, as well as in handling politics, in favor of the society and the people, has for the people.\nThe challenges that Biden is going to face are big:\nAs far as the sanitary crisis is concerned, Biden is taking office exactly at the time that the country is on the threshold of a second wave of pandemic with a great number of cases, including deaths, and the beginning of the vaccinations, that everyone hopes will manage to tame the Coronavirus and lead back to normality. Until then, though, the new president and his Cabinet will have to coordinate the,not so simple, effort for mass vaccinations, overcoming Trump’s mistakes and failures. In addition, they will have to take, for the first time, effective social distancing measures and safety measures for the public, which Trump had inadequately taken. Biden seems determined to promote these, asking Americans to wear masks for 100 days.\nIn economic policy, Biden will have to overcome the big problems that Trump left behind. He will have to prove that he is the president who can work in a unifying way, in a deeply fragmented Washington, so that the White House and the Congress will take common steps towards the right direction of taking measures for the economic resurgence.\nIn this phase of recovery after the pandemic, Biden will have a difficult mission to accomplish, especially if the Senate stays under the control of the Republicans: to exercise politics that will not simply create the conditions for economic growth mainly in favor of big enterprises and the upper class, something that happened during Trump’s term, but for a growth that will also improve the position of the middle and the lower classes, which found themselves in economic lethargy or saw their status worsen during Trump’s four-year presidency.\nOne of Biden’s most difficult missions, though, will be to heal the wounds in foreign policy,that Trump’s presidency has left behind. The most powerful Democracy in the world has to come out of the isolation, in which Trump placed it, to become again the effective leader of the West, to put the new rules in the relations with China, to decisively face Russia’s threat and to reposition the United States in strategic areas of high importance, such as the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. The United States should return in a leading role in critical international organizations, such as the World Health Organization, and agreements, such as the Paris Agreement for the Climate Change. From Biden’s effectiveness in foreign policy a lot will be determined not only for the USA and its international role in the future, but also for the planet: progress towards the direction of the expansion of Democracy and the mitigation of tensions and armed conflicts cannot exist without a powerful leading authority of the biggest Democracy in the world. Biden, as an expert in diplomacy and politics, is well aware of all current critical incidents and is ready to put an end to Trump’s “America first” isolationism.\nAs for the Democracy and theinstitutions that have been seriously destabilized by Trump’s policy – a president whose election has been, according to strong indications, supported by a hostile power, Russia, while he governed in a divisive, authoritarian and populistic way and without respect to the institutions and to the rule of law – Biden now has to bring normality back. To reduce political polarization in Washington and the American society and to govern in an honest way and, as himself has said, as a president for all Americans. Biden, mainly as a moderate politician, is America’s big hope for a gradual restitution of the real function of Democracy. Unfortunately, as Biden prepares for America’s reconstruction and its institutions, Trump, even during his last days at the White House, undermines the foundations of Democracy and humiliates the institution of the presidency, by playing micro-political games with the unemployment allowance of millions of Americans, by pardoning collaborators in order for them to avoid jail, and by trying, even during his last days in power, to govern by models of authoritarian leaders, such as Putin, Erdogan, Lukashenko and Bolsonaro.\nCould Joe Biden, a moderate president, manage with success all of these difficult challenges without the characteristics of a gifted leader? Harry Truman’s example is a great historical proof of all the accomplishments that a wise leader, with fairness and effectiveness, may have, even if he does not belong in the category of gifted leaders. Besides, as Truman has said “Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” And Joe Biden will certainly prove to be a courageous and competent leader who can seize the opportunities.", "Biden’s big challenges and how he’ll become the new Truman" ]
[]	2021-01-17T01:24:20	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fretail-markets-in-greece-to-reopen-monday-january-18%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…40photo-kato.jpg	en	null	Retail markets in Greece to reopen Monday, January 18	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline, ANA-MPA) The government plans to reopen retailers as of Monday, with the click-away method, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Parliament on Friday, referring to the system where consumers pick up their online orders in person. Later on in the afternoon, Development & Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis announced the reopening of the retail sector in Greece on Monday (January 18), allowing anew the physical presence of customers in shops, but the click-away method will remain in effect in areas which are epidemiologically burdened. During his briefing on government’s handling of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mitsotakis also reviewed the number of available ICU beds and referred to the donations of the private sector, such as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, which increased the beds for Covid-19 patients in ICUs. “Today we have 424 unused beds in ICUs and the luxury to discuss the relaxation of pandemic restriction measures,” he said, adding that the number of positive cases remains at under 3 pct and has been dropping steadily the last 10 days. His EU proposal for a Europe-wide digital certification of vaccination could “become a communication bridge between Europeans, overcoming restrictions in travel, something extremely important for Greece ahead of the summer season,” he said, reflecting anxiety over the next tourism season. A complicated and difficult project such as the national vaccination program is likely to have problems, “but the issue is to locate them quickly and resolve them,” Mitsotakis pointed out. “By the end of the first quarter, we will have been able to vaccinate nearly 2 million citizens,” the premier said, asserting that “the target of securing the population’s safety by early summer is feasible.” After criticizing main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras for “reverting to your old self, armed with the cliches of a minority segment of your party”, in his response to Tsipras’ speech Mitsotakis said the opposition had nothing to propose beyond hiring more medical staff for the National Health System. He admitted that infectious diseases experts and local officials of Thessaloniki had requested of the government a shutdown of their city earlier than what happened, but this was not recommended by the Health Ministry’s experts committee. Overall, he noted, “it would have been better that the lockdown lasted only three weeks, but the number of infections did not drop at a hoped-for rate.” Data needs to be constantly evaluated, he added. Citing the example of Germany, which went into lockdown to April, he said to Tsipras, “I didn’t see anyone criticizing Chancellor [Angela Merkel]. The facts changed. Is that so difficult for you to understand? […] It’s not a Mitsotakis pandemic – it’s a Covid-19 pandemic. As unhappy as that makes you on several levels, we managed better than other European countries, and this is good for Greece. It may not fit your opposition narrative, but it remains good for Greece,” he said. Mitsotakis said that “you need to understand we are all in this together – if you want to criticize something, back it up with substantive proposals.” Commenting on reopening retail, the premier said that any such opening, whether of schools or economic enterprises, entails some dangers. “We have no proof that retail had a substantial role in the virus’ dispersion. Supermarkets are still operating and there is no dispersion linked to them,” he stressed, while in terms of mass transport, the government he said had provided to the public the number of buses added to the fleets in Athens and Thessaloniki. Tsipras blames government Addressing parliament during the debate on the pandemic, main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance President Alexis Tsipras on Friday said the government was fully to blame “for all that is happening and all that is coming.” He accused the government of being in the grip of “ideological obsessions” and the “arrogance of power”, and of refusing to share the views of society. According to Tsipras, Greece was in an “extremely difficult” situation, one which demanded that everyone show “a new sense of collectiveness, a new sense of solidarity”. He noted that anyone who, in such a crisis, behaved or handled matters in a self-serving way, whether politically or economically, was not equal to what the circumstances demand. “Sincerity and devotion, without party and petty party political favours, in the effort to save as many human lives as possible, must be the priority of all of us,” he said. Tsipras also referred to scientists’ warnings that a third wave of the pandemic, possibly worse than anything that came before it, could be on the way: “We are not saying this to frighten anyone. We are saying this in order to prepare ourselves and others; the country, society, the national health system and our own selves,” he said. The main opposition leader attacked Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for “mistakes and omissions” in the handling of the pandemic and said the latter’s assessment of the handling of the second wave of the pandemic as “successful” indicated a “fundamentally different view” of reality, citing the 5,500 victims of Covid-19 in Greece. Among others, he criticised the government for failing to provide more support to the national health system or ensure “basic protection measures” on public transport, and the prime minister for “unforgivable negligence and carelessness”. Tsipras also went on to criticise the government’s record in supporting the economy during the crisis and claimed a lack of organisation in administering the vaccine, mixed messages, and noted that Greece had at one point exceeded both the EU and the US for deaths per 100,000 populations, ranking 50th amont 53 countries for resilience against the pandemic. “Whatever the coordinated propaganda may say, Mr. Mitsotakis, I fear you are not the prime minister that does not bear any responsibility but the prime minister that is irresponsible,” Tsipras said. Gennimata presents KINAL plan Opposition Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Fofi Gennimata presented her party’s proposals for dealing with the pandemic and vaccinations in her address in Parliament. Noting that these were specific, well thought out and formed a comprehensive plan, while she strongly criticised the government’s “mistakes and omissions”, which she said had cost human lives and urged the ruling party to adopt KINAL’s proposals promptly, before the situation got out of hand. Gennimata also stressed that there must be transparency over the order of priority for vaccinations and “no more mistakes” that undermined public health. A vaccine in itself was not enough and also required a plan and action on all levels that would allow an easing of destructive lockdowns, saying that KINAL’s aim was to “make society strong again… not keep it hostage but set it free.” She also indicated her party’s backing for vaccinations and also vaccination certificates, saying that these should be in English in order to facilitate travel. KKE leader attacks government Communist Party of Greece (KKE) General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas on Friday said that Greece’s vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus was now “very far from being mass-scale” and could not conceal the government’s indecision and huge responsibility, speaking during the parliamentary debate. He roundly dismissed the government’s argument that Greece was “doing better than other European countries,” in response to being confronted over not taking more measures to support the national health system or to protect health in place of work, public transport, schools and universities. “In all countries, the people are experiencing the results of a policy of commercialisation and privatisation in the health sector, which in our country you have all without exception, followed,” Koutsoumbas said, noting that European governments, including that of Greece, were not handling the pandemic based on the needs of their people but on the needs of their business groups. He said the government has converted the national health system to a “one-disease system” with the inevitable repercussions this had on overall health needs. Koutsoumbas also accused the government’s planning to make sweeping changes that roll back labour and trade union rights in the midst of the pandemic. ADONIS GEORGIADIS Speaking at a regular briefing on the pandemic, Development & Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Friday that retailers, hairdressers and beauty salons may allow up to 4 customers per 100 square meters, and 1 customer per 25 square meters in shops larger than 100 square meters. The latter applies also to malls and discount villages. The opening schedule proposed is between 07:00 and 20:00. Shoppers will be allowed 2 hours to complete their purchases, from the moment they receive the SMS permission message from the 13033 number. Customers of hair salons and beauty parlors will be required to set appointments, and the owners must be prepared to show the listing of appointments to authorities if required. Restaurants and coffee shops are excluded from reopening, however, clarified Georgiadis, as “the pandemic currently does not allow for it, while the danger for a broad dispersal of the virus is still high.” He also stressed that the ministry will not hesitate to revoke all the lenient measures coming into effect on Monday, if new data and health experts point to this direction. Speaking alongside Georgiadis, Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias added that churches too will reopen to the public on Monday, allowing only 1 person per 25 square meters and a maximum of 50 people inside at any one time. The reopening of shops nationwide does not cancel the current overnight curfew, he noted, which remains in effect between 21:00 and 05:00. Travelling across from one prefecture to another is also still prohibited, he added, excepting only medical emergencies. Additionally, the tougher lockdown restrictions imposed in the municipality of Elefsina, in West Attica, are lifted, but the same set of measures in the neighboring municipality of Aspropyrgos will stay, as 108 active infections are registered there on Friday: therefore, the retail sector will not reopen there. Moreover, safety restrictions in the Kozani prefecture, specifically in the Kozani and Voio municipalities, are lifted but will remain in effect in the greater Kozani municipalities of Krokos, Siatista and Eordea until Monday January 25. The additional lockdown measures are also lifted selectively at local communities in the region of Rodopi and Florina prefectures, after nearly-zero new infections. Other areas in Greece where stores will remain shut include: Kalimnos and Lesvos islands, the areas of the Argolid, the Sparta municipality in the Peloponnese, the Boeotia region, and the Anthili community of the Sitia-Lasithi municipality in Crete.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/retail-markets-in-greece-to-reopen-monday-january-18/	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/6b7ff978b76213a0b0aeaeca8d1e265fe08d08b4b3dcbbf507fd6bf195ccbf28.json	[ "Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline, ANA-MPA)\nThe government plans to reopen retailers as of Monday, with the click-away method, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Parliament on Friday, referring to the system where consumers pick up their online orders in person.\nLater on in the afternoon, Development & Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis announced the reopening of the retail sector in Greece on Monday (January 18), allowing anew the physical presence of customers in shops, but the click-away method will remain in effect in areas which are epidemiologically burdened.\nDuring his briefing on government’s handling of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mitsotakis also reviewed the number of available ICU beds and referred to the donations of the private sector, such as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, which increased the beds for Covid-19 patients in ICUs. “Today we have 424 unused beds in ICUs and the luxury to discuss the relaxation of pandemic restriction measures,” he said, adding that the number of positive cases remains at under 3 pct and has been dropping steadily the last 10 days.\nHis EU proposal for a Europe-wide digital certification of vaccination could “become a communication bridge between Europeans, overcoming restrictions in travel, something extremely important for Greece ahead of the summer season,” he said, reflecting anxiety over the next tourism season.\nA complicated and difficult project such as the national vaccination program is likely to have problems, “but the issue is to locate them quickly and resolve them,” Mitsotakis pointed out. “By the end of the first quarter, we will have been able to vaccinate nearly 2 million citizens,” the premier said, asserting that “the target of securing the population’s safety by early summer is feasible.”\nAfter criticizing main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras for “reverting to your old self, armed with the cliches of a minority segment of your party”, in his response to Tsipras’ speech Mitsotakis said the opposition had nothing to propose beyond hiring more medical staff for the National Health System.\nHe admitted that infectious diseases experts and local officials of Thessaloniki had requested of the government a shutdown of their city earlier than what happened, but this was not recommended by the Health Ministry’s experts committee.\nOverall, he noted, “it would have been better that the lockdown lasted only three weeks, but the number of infections did not drop at a hoped-for rate.” Data needs to be constantly evaluated, he added. Citing the example of Germany, which went into lockdown to April, he said to Tsipras, “I didn’t see anyone criticizing Chancellor [Angela Merkel]. The facts changed. Is that so difficult for you to understand? […] It’s not a Mitsotakis pandemic – it’s a Covid-19 pandemic. As unhappy as that makes you on several levels, we managed better than other European countries, and this is good for Greece. It may not fit your opposition narrative, but it remains good for Greece,” he said.\nMitsotakis said that “you need to understand we are all in this together – if you want to criticize something, back it up with substantive proposals.”\nCommenting on reopening retail, the premier said that any such opening, whether of schools or economic enterprises, entails some dangers. “We have no proof that retail had a substantial role in the virus’ dispersion. Supermarkets are still operating and there is no dispersion linked to them,” he stressed, while in terms of mass transport, the government he said had provided to the public the number of buses added to the fleets in Athens and Thessaloniki.\nTsipras blames government\nAddressing parliament during the debate on the pandemic, main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance President Alexis Tsipras on Friday said the government was fully to blame “for all that is happening and all that is coming.” He accused the government of being in the grip of “ideological obsessions” and the “arrogance of power”, and of refusing to share the views of society.\nAccording to Tsipras, Greece was in an “extremely difficult” situation, one which demanded that everyone show “a new sense of collectiveness, a new sense of solidarity”.\nHe noted that anyone who, in such a crisis, behaved or handled matters in a self-serving way, whether politically or economically, was not equal to what the circumstances demand.\n“Sincerity and devotion, without party and petty party political favours, in the effort to save as many human lives as possible, must be the priority of all of us,” he said.\nTsipras also referred to scientists’ warnings that a third wave of the pandemic, possibly worse than anything that came before it, could be on the way: “We are not saying this to frighten anyone. We are saying this in order to prepare ourselves and others; the country, society, the national health system and our own selves,” he said.\nThe main opposition leader attacked Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for “mistakes and omissions” in the handling of the pandemic and said the latter’s assessment of the handling of the second wave of the pandemic as “successful” indicated a “fundamentally different view” of reality, citing the 5,500 victims of Covid-19 in Greece. Among others, he criticised the government for failing to provide more support to the national health system or ensure “basic protection measures” on public transport, and the prime minister for “unforgivable negligence and carelessness”.\nTsipras also went on to criticise the government’s record in supporting the economy during the crisis and claimed a lack of organisation in administering the vaccine, mixed messages, and noted that Greece had at one point exceeded both the EU and the US for deaths per 100,000 populations, ranking 50th amont 53 countries for resilience against the pandemic.\n“Whatever the coordinated propaganda may say, Mr. Mitsotakis, I fear you are not the prime minister that does not bear any responsibility but the prime minister that is irresponsible,” Tsipras said.\nGennimata presents KINAL plan\nOpposition Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Fofi Gennimata presented her party’s proposals for dealing with the pandemic and vaccinations in her address in Parliament.\nNoting that these were specific, well thought out and formed a comprehensive plan, while she strongly criticised the government’s “mistakes and omissions”, which she said had cost human lives and urged the ruling party to adopt KINAL’s proposals promptly, before the situation got out of hand.\nGennimata also stressed that there must be transparency over the order of priority for vaccinations and “no more mistakes” that undermined public health.\nA vaccine in itself was not enough and also required a plan and action on all levels that would allow an easing of destructive lockdowns, saying that KINAL’s aim was to “make society strong again… not keep it hostage but set it free.”\nShe also indicated her party’s backing for vaccinations and also vaccination certificates, saying that these should be in English in order to facilitate travel.\nKKE leader attacks government\nCommunist Party of Greece (KKE) General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas on Friday said that Greece’s vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus was now “very far from being mass-scale” and could not conceal the government’s indecision and huge responsibility, speaking during the parliamentary debate.\nHe roundly dismissed the government’s argument that Greece was “doing better than other European countries,” in response to being confronted over not taking more measures to support the national health system or to protect health in place of work, public transport, schools and universities.\n“In all countries, the people are experiencing the results of a policy of commercialisation and privatisation in the health sector, which in our country you have all without exception, followed,” Koutsoumbas said, noting that European governments, including that of Greece, were not handling the pandemic based on the needs of their people but on the needs of their business groups.\nHe said the government has converted the national health system to a “one-disease system” with the inevitable repercussions this had on overall health needs.\nKoutsoumbas also accused the government’s planning to make sweeping changes that roll back labour and trade union rights in the midst of the pandemic.\nADONIS GEORGIADIS\nSpeaking at a regular briefing on the pandemic, Development & Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Friday that retailers, hairdressers and beauty salons may allow up to 4 customers per 100 square meters, and 1 customer per 25 square meters in shops larger than 100 square meters. The latter applies also to malls and discount villages. The opening schedule proposed is between 07:00 and 20:00.\nShoppers will be allowed 2 hours to complete their purchases, from the moment they receive the SMS permission message from the 13033 number.\nCustomers of hair salons and beauty parlors will be required to set appointments, and the owners must be prepared to show the listing of appointments to authorities if required.\nRestaurants and coffee shops are excluded from reopening, however, clarified Georgiadis, as “the pandemic currently does not allow for it, while the danger for a broad dispersal of the virus is still high.” He also stressed that the ministry will not hesitate to revoke all the lenient measures coming into effect on Monday, if new data and health experts point to this direction.\nSpeaking alongside Georgiadis, Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias added that churches too will reopen to the public on Monday, allowing only 1 person per 25 square meters and a maximum of 50 people inside at any one time.\nThe reopening of shops nationwide does not cancel the current overnight curfew, he noted, which remains in effect between 21:00 and 05:00. Travelling across from one prefecture to another is also still prohibited, he added, excepting only medical emergencies.\nAdditionally, the tougher lockdown restrictions imposed in the municipality of Elefsina, in West Attica, are lifted, but the same set of measures in the neighboring municipality of Aspropyrgos will stay, as 108 active infections are registered there on Friday: therefore, the retail sector will not reopen there.\nMoreover, safety restrictions in the Kozani prefecture, specifically in the Kozani and Voio municipalities, are lifted but will remain in effect in the greater Kozani municipalities of Krokos, Siatista and Eordea until Monday January 25.\nThe additional lockdown measures are also lifted selectively at local communities in the region of Rodopi and Florina prefectures, after nearly-zero new infections.\nOther areas in Greece where stores will remain shut include: Kalimnos and Lesvos islands, the areas of the Argolid, the Sparta municipality in the Peloponnese, the Boeotia region, and the Anthili community of the Sitia-Lasithi municipality in Crete.", "Retail markets in Greece to reopen Monday, January 18" ]
[]	2021-01-21T15:07:07	null	2021-01-01T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fhis-eminence-archbishop-elpidophoros-to-offer-prayer-at-virtual-presidential-inaugural-prayer-service-on-thursday-at-the-national-cathedral%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…-mikri-biden.jpg	en	null	Archbishop Elpidophoros to Offer Prayer at Virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service on Thursday at the National Cathedral	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	New York, NY – Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has been invited by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to offer prayer at the Virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service. The Service will be held on Thursday, January 21, at 10:00 AM ET. Then-President Joe Biden will join the virtual event hosted by the Washington National Cathedral, and the service will be live-streamed at https://bideninaugural.org/watch and https://cathedral.org with closed captioning and ASL provided. The customary interfaith service, which dates back to the first inauguration of President George Washington, will be entirely virtual this year to engage Americans safely. Archbishop Elpidophoros will represent Orthodox Christianity and offer a prayer on behalf of the faithful of the United States. Commenting on his participation, His Eminence said: “It is a distinct honor to join with other faith leaders from around the country, and pray to our Merciful and Loving God for our new President and Vice President. This venerable tradition is a concrete example of how we can unite as a Nation in prayer for our elected leaders. In joining our intercessions with other Americans of different beliefs and customs, we affirm the essential nature of our American Democracy as a place of freedom of conscience and faith. Let us all pray for the health and success of our new President and Vice President, that our land may heal and our country unite.” For further information about the Service, please see: https://bideninaugural.org/presidential-inaugural-committee-and-washington-national-cathedral-announce-virtual-presidential-inaugural-prayer-service/	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/his-eminence-archbishop-elpidophoros-to-offer-prayer-at-virtual-presidential-inaugural-prayer-service-on-thursday-at-the-national-cathedral/	en	2021-01-01T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/980fef851fe6aa935c66c1e9241f7bc24d2ed90b9fe58e800a86db7042b88a80.json	[ "New York, NY – Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has been invited by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to offer prayer at the Virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service. The Service will be held on Thursday, January 21, at 10:00 AM ET. Then-President Joe Biden will join the virtual event hosted by the Washington National Cathedral, and the service will be live-streamed at https://bideninaugural.org/watch and https://cathedral.org with closed captioning and ASL provided. The customary interfaith service, which dates back to the first inauguration of President George Washington, will be entirely virtual this year to engage Americans safely.\nArchbishop Elpidophoros will represent Orthodox Christianity and offer a prayer on behalf of the faithful of the United States. Commenting on his participation, His Eminence said:\n“It is a distinct honor to join with other faith leaders from around the country, and pray to our Merciful and Loving God for our new President and Vice President. This venerable tradition is a concrete example of how we can unite as a Nation in prayer for our elected leaders. In joining our intercessions with other Americans of different beliefs and customs, we affirm the essential nature of our American Democracy as a place of freedom of conscience and faith. Let us all pray for the health and success of our new President and Vice President, that our land may heal and our country unite.”\nFor further information about the Service, please see: https://bideninaugural.org/presidential-inaugural-committee-and-washington-national-cathedral-announce-virtual-presidential-inaugural-prayer-service/", "Archbishop Elpidophoros to Offer Prayer at Virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service on Thursday at the National Cathedral" ]
[]	2021-01-17T01:24:26	null	2021-01-16T04:25:07	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fthoughts-on-bidens-presidency-ahead-of-his-inauguration-by-andrew-jacovides-ambassador-a-h%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…610771092228.jpg	en	null	Thoughts on Biden’s presidency ahead of his inauguration, By Andrew Jacovides, Ambassador A.H.	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	The inauguration of Joseph Biden on the 20th of January this year as the 46th President of the United States is a significant and memorable occasion. Having been in the United States in different capacities since the Kennedy inauguration in January 1961, I remember several such events well. We still quote the passages of Kennedys’ inauguration speech (Ted Sorensen, who is known to have written much of it, was a friend of mine over the years) and I, as the Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States for fourteen years attended several such events officially. The one I remember best was the inauguration of George H W Bush in 1989, when I was the Deputy Dean of the Washington Diplomatic Corps and as such had a special position on the steps of the Capitol. George Bush I happened to have met already in the early 70s when he was the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and through his eight years as Vice President under President Ronald Reagan. Joseph Biden was a Senator from Delaware since 1972 and served for many years as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Being in Washington as Ambassador from 1979 to 1989 and then from 1993 to 1997, I had met him on different occasions throughout these years, together with the many other Senators active in foreign relations such as Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Percy, Claiborne Pell, John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Paul Tsongas, whom we regularly briefed on developments regarding Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean region. What is more important, Biden, through some of his patriotic Greek American constituents, became a good friend of Cyprus and was very helpful both politically and in terms of ensuring that the American aid to Cyprus was enhanced and approved by Congress beyond what was proposed by the Administration. Such aid was important, especially in the years immediately following the 1974 invasion, in order to house the many refugees and to gradually restore the economy of the island. In 1984, in the wake of the Illegal UDI of November 15 1983, condemned by the Joint Resolution of Congress as well as by the United Nations (Security Council resolution 541(83)), Biden together with another good friend of Cyprus Senator Larry Pressler, became a cosponsor of the Pressler-Biden Amendment, aimed at cutting American aid to Turkey. The amendment did not pass by a very small margin of votes but was indicative of the feeling in Congress. In 1995 Senator Biden, in a letter to me as the Cyprus Ambassador, expressed his strong support to the Clerides Demilitarization of Cyprus Proposal, which was adopted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with the active support of Senator Olympia Snowe and by Congress. As well known, in 1988 Joseph Biden was among the Democratic candidates for President, a position for which the Democratic Party endorsed Governor Michael Dukakis, then Governor of Massachusetts and a Greek American. Even though the majority of the Greek American community supported Dukakis (who lost to George Bush),enough Greek Americans showed their sympathy for Biden through financial contributions, a fact which he appreciated. As Vice President under President Obama, Joseph Biden was in charge of American policy in the Eastern Mediterranean region and as such travelled extensively in the area, came to Cyprus and met President Anastasiades. He is known to have reservations regarding the autocratic ways of President Erdogan but, because of wider considerations (he is known to have remarked “I have a boss” in explaining why he was not as helpful as he might be expected with regard to Cyprus), he also tried not to ignore the Turkish position, including in a meeting in New York in September 2016 with President Anastasiades. With Biden’s election in November 2020 a new era is opened. His choice of key assistants in foreign relations, including Antony Blinken as Secretary of State and Jake Sullivan as National Security Adviser, can only promise that the world can have better prospects generally and more particularly in terms of East-West relations, relations with America’s Allies, climate change but also in the Middle East and, what is more relevant, in the Eastern Mediterranean. In the area of the Law of the Sea one can also hope that the United States will be able to ratify UNCLOS III, which did not happen under President Obama despite the efforts of Secretary HillaryClinton. With the White House and Congress in the hands of the same party, even with reduced majority in the House of Representatives and a bare majority in the Senate, the world can look forward to a positive and progressive attitude to foreign affairs. For Cyprus it will be important if Senator R Menendez becomes chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. While it is too early to predict the position of the new Administration on the Turkey/Greece/Cyprus situation, there are good reasons to hope that it will be for the better, depending also on who will be the new Assistant secretary at the State Department for Europe and the other senior officials dealing with our area. As indicated in the most recent Report of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus, we can soon expect the negotiating process to resume through a 5-party conference in February 2021. My own view has been that the Cyprus Government should be represented in such a conference, as happened in the London January 1964 conference, but this is not likely to happen. I have myself over the years held the view that we should put emphasis on the Cyprus problem being one of invasion and occupation and in a proper solution there should be no foreign troops ,no anachronistic guarantees and no settlers (other than those allowed by international humanitarian rules). What we should aim for is for “a normal” state, as indicated by the UN secretary General in 1917. I also feel strongly that the important EEZ Delimitation Agreements of Cyprus with Egypt, Lebanon and Israel should not be tampered with and the Regime of Islands (Article 121 of UNCLOS III), entitling islands (other than rocks) to full rights over all the zones of maritime jurisdiction (including the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone), strictly adhered to, unlike Turkey’s position. This makes it particularly relevant not to agree to any system of decision-making enabling Turkish Cypriot/Turkey to decide on these matters. During the forthcoming negotiations it is in my view essential to remember and insist on key United Nations Resolutions: Security Council Res 186(64) recognizing the status of the Cyprus Government; Security Council Res 541(83) declaring the UDI “legally invalid”; Security Council Res 550(84) calling on all states” not to facilitate or in any way assist the aforesaid secessionist entity”; the applicable General Assembly Resolutions, in particular 37/253(1983)among others. It is only through the insistence to these important documents that the position of Cyprus will be safeguarded in these negotiations and generally in projecting its international rights, including in the United States and the New Administration. It is bearing the above in mind that we welcome warmly the Biden inauguration and wish the new President and to the United States every success.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/thoughts-on-bidens-presidency-ahead-of-his-inauguration-by-andrew-jacovides-ambassador-a-h/	en	2021-01-16T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/9dfb0c9a83ab6a3de0219e17e6efb194ac7ef2a1a68fbce90ce1ae0de67b2c0b.json	[ "The inauguration of Joseph Biden on the 20th of January this year as the 46th President of the United States is a significant and memorable occasion.\nHaving been in the United States in different capacities since the Kennedy inauguration in January 1961, I remember several such events well. We still quote the passages of Kennedys’ inauguration speech (Ted Sorensen, who is known to have written much of it, was a friend of mine over the years) and I, as the Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States for fourteen years attended several such events officially. The one I remember best was the inauguration of George H W Bush in 1989, when I was the Deputy Dean of the Washington Diplomatic Corps and as such had a special position on the steps of the Capitol. George Bush I happened to have met already in the early 70s when he was the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and through his eight years as Vice President under President Ronald Reagan.\nJoseph Biden was a Senator from Delaware since 1972 and served for many years as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Being in Washington as Ambassador from 1979 to 1989 and then from 1993 to 1997, I had met him on different occasions throughout these years, together with the many other Senators active in foreign relations such as Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Percy, Claiborne Pell, John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Paul Tsongas, whom we regularly briefed on developments regarding Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean region. What is more important, Biden, through some of his patriotic Greek American constituents, became a good friend of Cyprus and was very helpful both politically and in terms of ensuring that the American aid to Cyprus was enhanced and approved by Congress beyond what was proposed by the Administration. Such aid was important, especially in the years immediately following the 1974 invasion, in order to house the many refugees and to gradually restore the economy of the island.\nIn 1984, in the wake of the Illegal UDI of November 15 1983, condemned by the Joint Resolution of Congress as well as by the United Nations (Security Council resolution 541(83)), Biden together with another good friend of Cyprus Senator Larry Pressler, became a cosponsor of the Pressler-Biden Amendment, aimed at cutting American aid to Turkey. The amendment did not pass by a very small margin of votes but was indicative of the feeling in Congress. In 1995 Senator Biden, in a letter to me as the Cyprus Ambassador, expressed his strong support to the Clerides Demilitarization of Cyprus Proposal, which was adopted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with the active support of Senator Olympia Snowe and by Congress.\nAs well known, in 1988 Joseph Biden was among the Democratic candidates for President, a position for which the Democratic Party endorsed Governor Michael Dukakis, then Governor of Massachusetts and a Greek American. Even though the majority of the Greek American community supported Dukakis (who lost to George Bush),enough Greek Americans showed their sympathy for Biden through financial contributions, a fact which he appreciated.\nAs Vice President under President Obama, Joseph Biden was in charge of American policy in the Eastern Mediterranean region and as such travelled extensively in the area, came to Cyprus and met President Anastasiades. He is known to have reservations regarding the autocratic ways of President Erdogan but, because of wider considerations (he is known to have remarked “I have a boss” in explaining why he was not as helpful as he might be expected with regard to Cyprus), he also tried not to ignore the Turkish position, including in a meeting in New York in September 2016 with President Anastasiades.\nWith Biden’s election in November 2020 a new era is opened. His choice of key assistants in foreign relations, including Antony Blinken as Secretary of State and Jake Sullivan as National Security Adviser, can only promise that the world can have better prospects generally and more particularly in terms of East-West relations, relations with America’s Allies, climate change but also in the Middle East and, what is more relevant, in the Eastern Mediterranean. In the area of the Law of the Sea one can also hope that the United States will be able to ratify UNCLOS III, which did not happen under President Obama despite the efforts of Secretary HillaryClinton.\nWith the White House and Congress in the hands of the same party, even with reduced majority in the House of Representatives and a bare majority in the Senate, the world can look forward to a positive and progressive attitude to foreign affairs.\nFor Cyprus it will be important if Senator R Menendez becomes chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. While it is too early to predict the position of the new Administration on the Turkey/Greece/Cyprus situation, there are good reasons to hope that it will be for the better, depending also on who will be the new Assistant secretary at the State Department for Europe and the other senior officials dealing with our area.\nAs indicated in the most recent Report of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus, we can soon expect the negotiating process to resume through a 5-party conference in February 2021. My own view has been that the Cyprus Government should be represented in such a conference, as happened in the London January 1964 conference, but this is not likely to happen. I have myself over the years held the view that we should put emphasis on the Cyprus problem being one of invasion and occupation and in a proper solution there should be no foreign troops ,no anachronistic guarantees and no settlers (other than those allowed by international humanitarian rules). What we should aim for is for “a normal” state, as indicated by the UN secretary General in 1917.\nI also feel strongly that the important EEZ Delimitation Agreements of Cyprus with Egypt, Lebanon and Israel should not be tampered with and the Regime of Islands (Article 121 of UNCLOS III), entitling islands (other than rocks) to full rights over all the zones of maritime jurisdiction (including the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone), strictly adhered to, unlike Turkey’s position. This makes it particularly relevant not to agree to any system of decision-making enabling Turkish Cypriot/Turkey to decide on these matters.\nDuring the forthcoming negotiations it is in my view essential to remember and insist on key United Nations Resolutions:\nSecurity Council Res 186(64) recognizing the status of the Cyprus Government; Security Council Res 541(83) declaring the UDI “legally invalid”; Security Council Res 550(84) calling on all states” not to facilitate or in any way assist the aforesaid secessionist entity”; the applicable General Assembly Resolutions, in particular 37/253(1983)among others. It is only through the insistence to these important documents that the position of Cyprus will be safeguarded in these negotiations and generally in projecting its international rights, including in the United States and the New Administration.\nIt is bearing the above in mind that we welcome warmly the Biden inauguration and wish the new President and to the United States every success.", "Thoughts on Biden’s presidency ahead of his inauguration, By Andrew Jacovides, Ambassador A.H." ]
[]	2021-01-17T01:24:34	null	2021-01-16T04:21:05	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fus-ambassador-in-athens-geoffrey-pyatt-announces-us-campaign-to-commemorate-greeces-bicentennial%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…TT-INTERVIEW.jpg	en	null	U,S, Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt announces US campaign to commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline) U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt announced in an interview with the Greek national broadcaster ERT the launch of U.S. Mission Greece’s year-long campaign to commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial entitled “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship.” The campaign will include educational and cultural events across Greece that will highlight our two countries’ historic relationship and the ties that bind us: democracy, partnership, and shared values. Ambassador Pyatt’s announcement followed the launch of the “Greece 2021” Committee’s campaign on January 1 to commemorate this landmark anniversary of 200 years since the Greek Revolution of 1821, with programs to celebrate Greece’s history, honor its people, highlight its achievements, and envision its future. The “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship” campaign will support this effort through programs designed to convey U.S respect for ancient Greek ideals of democracy that were an inspiration at the founding of our country and highlight the role American Philhellenes played in Greece’s fight to establish their country. It will also celebrate the strong people-to-people ties between the U.S. and Greece over the last 200 years, and our commitment to our present-day strategic partnership. Speaking about the campaign, Ambassador Pyatt said, “U.S.-Greek relations are the best they’ve been in modern history. Our friendship began during Greece’s war for independence and Greece’s 2021 bicentennial is an opportunity to celebrate this history and the values of liberty and democracy our peoples have defended for over 200 years.” The U.S. Mission will fund several programs throughout 2021, partnering with Greek and American civil society, educational, and arts institutions. Program dates and further details about specific programs will be provided on the U.S. Embassy website throughout the year at gr.usembassy.gov. Below is the list of “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship” programs: Virtual Entrepreneurship Project “Connect the Dots”: a virtual entrepreneurship mentoring program conducted in partnership with The Hellenic Initiative (THI), this program will provide online mentorship by U.S. business leaders to Greek entrepreneurs. This program is placed under the auspices of the “Greece 2021” Committee. Athens Science Festival 2021 – 200 Years of Innovation: an experiential space will be created, comprising multiple exhibits that refer to the historical anniversary and the evolution of the Greek state, highlighting areas of shared scientific excellence with the U.S. and featuring prominent American speakers. This program is placed under the auspices of the “Greece 2021” Committee. Greek National Opera, Stavros Niarchos Hall: the Greek National Opera will present two special musical performances of works reflecting the shared values of the U.S. and Greece. The “American Philhellenism” Exhibition at the Museum of Philhellenism: a special exhibition entitled “The American Philhellenism” at the Museum of Philhellenism in Athens, featuring unique artifacts and historical documents capturing the birth and evolution of Philhellenism, U.S. support for the Greek Revolution, and the impact of Greek culture on the values, institutions, artistic and architectural expressions in the U.S. Exhibition “The Free and the Brave: American Philhellenes and the Glorious Struggle of the Greeks (1776-1866):” at the Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, this will be an exhibition exploring the movement of Philhellenism that flourished in the U.S. in the 19th Century, influenced by Greek classical thought and democratic ideals. American Studies: scholarships towards the establishment of an American Studies curriculum at a Greek university. “Greek Fire:” a seminar at the Delphi Economic Forum and online report on the lasting impact that the Greek Revolution has had on American culture and politics. City of Sparta: Sparta will host a conference on American Philhellenes and conduct a range of programs throughout 2021 to commemorate the bicentennial. U.S. Consulate General Thessaloniki: the creation of an exhibit that chronicles the history of the Consulate General and the U.S. presence in Thessaloniki. THE INTERVIEW The full text of Ambassador Pyatt’s interview with the Greek National Television is as follows: To start, Mr. Ambassador, how can you explain in retrospect the American interest in the Greek cause for freedom and statehood in the early 1820s? Thank you for letting me share this story, because I think one of the things that really distinguishes the relationship between Greece and the United States is the very strong link between our two revolutions. When our founders rose up in 1776 they were explicitly inspired by Athenian democracy. Our founders read Greek texts. They understood the structures of Athenian democracy which provided the explicit inspiration for our democratic structures. It’s the reason why today, if you look at Washington, DC, our Lincoln Memorial echoes the Parthenon, our Capitol building echoes classical Greek architecture. And in the same way, 45 years later, when the Greeks rose up against the Ottoman occupation, the Greek revolution became one of the really defining issues of our young country’s foreign policy. There were still great struggles among our states. There was a focus on how to make a federal economy operate, but there was also great passion in the belief that if our democracy was to mean anything Americans had to come to the aid of the Greek Revolutionaries, which is where we get the story of the American Philhellenes. So I’m excited about this bicentennial as an opportunity to share that story, but I also look forward to the very dynamic future of our relationship. How does the U.S. Embassy in Athens plan to participate in the 2021 bicentennial commemorative celebrations? Starting with the history I was talking about, we’re going to have a program here, at the wonderful American School of Classical Studies, for an exhibition focused on the American Philhellenes. We’re supporting a new museum of philhellenes which will help to tell that story. We also have a program with the national opera and the orchestra focused on music from the period of the American Revolution. But we’re also looking to the future. So we have programs, for instance, with the Athens Science Festival, looking back on 200 years of innovation, reminding people that this is a relationship that has very deep roots and, as I said, is really distinguished by these very strong people-to-people ties but also the values that unite our two countries. Can you elaborate on the assistance by the American Philhellenes during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 and in the following years? Thank you for asking, because I’ve really enjoyed learning so many of these stories during my time here in Greece. You have the example of Samuel Gridley Howe, an American abolitionist inspired by the Greek Revolution, engaged in fundraising in the United States. And he brought what was really our first foreign assistance program, medical relief and food, to support the Greek Revolutionaries. I was very gratified two summers ago when I was able to participate in the inauguration of the new memorial for Samuel Gridley Howe on the island of Aegina. Then last summer, I was in Hydra, and heard the story of William Washington and George Jarvis. I’m very grateful to the mayor for advancing the idea of renaming one of the streets on the island of Hydra after William Washington and George Jarvis. Again, American Philhellenes who dropped everything, came to Greece because they felt so passionate about supporting this revolution. But what’s also really interesting to me is how this became a topic of debate in the United States. Some of our most distinguished statesmen, [Daniel] Webster, wrote letters about the Greek revolution and why it was so important for America, our young republic, to come to the aid of Greece. In what ways did the American Revolution of 1776 inspire the then enslaved Greeks? That’s actually interesting as well. It’s less known, but if you look at the Greek constitution of 1822, signed in Epidauros, it explicitly echoes the American Declaration of Independence. And Thomas Jefferson, one of the lead authors of our Declaration of Independence, in turn wrote essays in support of the Greek Revolution. So there was a very strong link. In many ways, the Greek Revolution was the first liberal revolution in Europe explicitly inspired by the success of the American Revolutionaries and our effort to throw off a colonial yoke. So it’s a very special relationship, and that same tie has repeated itself over and over again. So, after the Second World War and the Civil War, you saw again in the United States, Greece became a defining issue in American foreign policy through the debates that we had over the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. So, again and again you see how Greece occupies this special place in the hearts of Americans, and especially Americans who believe in democracy. Mr. Ambassador, you mentioned Thomas Jefferson, and I would like to ask you, do you believe you could trace the roots of the strong US-Greek relations of the 19th century back in the 18th century when Thomas Jefferson exchanged views, as the Ambassador of the U.S. and France back then, with Adamantios Korais, the great intellectual and scholar? In many ways, that’s exactly right. I remember visiting on the island of Chios the Korais library. And you see the papers there, as he was beginning to elaborate the Greek state. And certainly, Jefferson is one of our defining founders, an individual revered in American history. And the fact that he was so focused on the Greek Revolution tells you a lot about the values that unite us and the importance of the success of Greek democracy to the United States. How will the U.S.-Greek relations of 2021 be remembered in the future? It’s always hard to make predictions, but I’m very proud about where we are in the U.S.-Greece relationship today. The relationship is stronger than it’s ever been. It enjoys bipartisan support. I have complete confidence that as President-Elect Biden and Secretary of State-Designate Blinken, and the rest of the new administration, take the reins next week, you are going to find that they’re going to pick up exactly where the Trump administration has left off in terms of building out our Strategic Dialogue, building our people-to-people ties, strengthening educational ties, building up the economic and investment ties that are so important to the future of Greece, working together to defeat the pandemic, and move on together. So I think I’m very, very optimistic about where the relationship is going. I’m excited about the Greek bicentennial as an opportunity to remind Americans about what Greece stands for, and in particular what Athenian democracy stands for. I think this is a wonderful opportunity for Greece to tell some of these stories in the United States. I know that’s Prime Minister Mitsotakis’s intention as well. So this is going to be a very exciting period in our relationship. It’s going to be a period where we reaffirm our converging strategic interests, but also the values that unite us, which are so important to shaping the future of the Euro-Atlantic community that we’re both invested in.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/us-ambassador-in-athens-geoffrey-pyatt-announces-us-campaign-to-commemorate-greeces-bicentennial/	en	2021-01-16T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/8734f103141d5977af696a42fe4de9566938b9a8e3ad60a50b18766aa3846125.json	[ "Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline)\nU.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt announced in an interview with the Greek national broadcaster ERT the launch of U.S. Mission Greece’s year-long campaign to commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial entitled “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship.” The campaign will include educational and cultural events across Greece that will highlight our two countries’ historic relationship and the ties that bind us: democracy, partnership, and shared values.\nAmbassador Pyatt’s announcement followed the launch of the “Greece 2021” Committee’s campaign on January 1 to commemorate this landmark anniversary of 200 years since the Greek Revolution of 1821, with programs to celebrate Greece’s history, honor its people, highlight its achievements, and envision its future. The “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship” campaign will support this effort through programs designed to convey U.S respect for ancient Greek ideals of democracy that were an inspiration at the founding of our country and highlight the role American Philhellenes played in Greece’s fight to establish their country. It will also celebrate the strong people-to-people ties between the U.S. and Greece over the last 200 years, and our commitment to our present-day strategic partnership.\nSpeaking about the campaign, Ambassador Pyatt said, “U.S.-Greek relations are the best they’ve been in modern history. Our friendship began during Greece’s war for independence and Greece’s 2021 bicentennial is an opportunity to celebrate this history and the values of liberty and democracy our peoples have defended for over 200 years.”\nThe U.S. Mission will fund several programs throughout 2021, partnering with Greek and American civil society, educational, and arts institutions. Program dates and further details about specific programs will be provided on the U.S. Embassy website throughout the year at gr.usembassy.gov.\nBelow is the list of “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship” programs:\nVirtual Entrepreneurship Project “Connect the Dots”: a virtual entrepreneurship mentoring program conducted in partnership with The Hellenic Initiative (THI), this program will provide online mentorship by U.S. business leaders to Greek entrepreneurs. This program is placed under the auspices of the “Greece 2021” Committee.\nAthens Science Festival 2021 – 200 Years of Innovation: an experiential space will be created, comprising multiple exhibits that refer to the historical anniversary and the evolution of the Greek state, highlighting areas of shared scientific excellence with the U.S. and featuring prominent American speakers. This program is placed under the auspices of the “Greece 2021” Committee.\nGreek National Opera, Stavros Niarchos Hall: the Greek National Opera will present two special musical performances of works reflecting the shared values of the U.S. and Greece.\nThe “American Philhellenism” Exhibition at the Museum of Philhellenism: a special exhibition entitled “The American Philhellenism” at the Museum of Philhellenism in Athens, featuring unique artifacts and historical documents capturing the birth and evolution of Philhellenism, U.S. support for the Greek Revolution, and the impact of Greek culture on the values, institutions, artistic and architectural expressions in the U.S.\nExhibition “The Free and the Brave: American Philhellenes and the Glorious Struggle of the Greeks (1776-1866):” at the Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, this will be an exhibition exploring the movement of Philhellenism that flourished in the U.S. in the 19th Century, influenced by Greek classical thought and democratic ideals.\nAmerican Studies: scholarships towards the establishment of an American Studies curriculum at a Greek university.\n“Greek Fire:” a seminar at the Delphi Economic Forum and online report on the lasting impact that the Greek Revolution has had on American culture and politics.\nCity of Sparta: Sparta will host a conference on American Philhellenes and conduct a range of programs throughout 2021 to commemorate the bicentennial.\nU.S. Consulate General Thessaloniki: the creation of an exhibit that chronicles the history of the Consulate General and the U.S. presence in Thessaloniki.\nTHE INTERVIEW\nThe full text of Ambassador Pyatt’s interview with the Greek National Television is as follows:\nTo start, Mr. Ambassador, how can you explain in retrospect the American interest in the Greek cause for freedom and statehood in the early 1820s?\nThank you for letting me share this story, because I think one of the things that really distinguishes the relationship between Greece and the United States is the very strong link between our two revolutions. When our founders rose up in 1776 they were explicitly inspired by Athenian democracy. Our founders read Greek texts. They understood the structures of Athenian democracy which provided the explicit inspiration for our democratic structures. It’s the reason why today, if you look at Washington, DC, our Lincoln Memorial echoes the Parthenon, our Capitol building echoes classical Greek architecture.\nAnd in the same way, 45 years later, when the Greeks rose up against the Ottoman occupation, the Greek revolution became one of the really defining issues of our young country’s foreign policy. There were still great struggles among our states. There was a focus on how to make a federal economy operate, but there was also great passion in the belief that if our democracy was to mean anything Americans had to come to the aid of the Greek Revolutionaries, which is where we get the story of the American Philhellenes.\nSo I’m excited about this bicentennial as an opportunity to share that story, but I also look forward to the very dynamic future of our relationship.\nHow does the U.S. Embassy in Athens plan to participate in the 2021 bicentennial commemorative celebrations?\nStarting with the history I was talking about, we’re going to have a program here, at the wonderful American School of Classical Studies, for an exhibition focused on the American Philhellenes. We’re supporting a new museum of philhellenes which will help to tell that story. We also have a program with the national opera and the orchestra focused on music from the period of the American Revolution.\nBut we’re also looking to the future. So we have programs, for instance, with the Athens Science Festival, looking back on 200 years of innovation, reminding people that this is a relationship that has very deep roots and, as I said, is really distinguished by these very strong people-to-people ties but also the values that unite our two countries.\nCan you elaborate on the assistance by the American Philhellenes during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 and in the following years?\nThank you for asking, because I’ve really enjoyed learning so many of these stories during my time here in Greece. You have the example of Samuel Gridley Howe, an American abolitionist inspired by the Greek Revolution, engaged in fundraising in the United States. And he brought what was really our first foreign assistance program, medical relief and food, to support the Greek Revolutionaries.\nI was very gratified two summers ago when I was able to participate in the inauguration of the new memorial for Samuel Gridley Howe on the island of Aegina. Then last summer, I was in Hydra, and heard the story of William Washington and George Jarvis. I’m very grateful to the mayor for advancing the idea of renaming one of the streets on the island of Hydra after William Washington and George Jarvis. Again, American Philhellenes who dropped everything, came to Greece because they felt so passionate about supporting this revolution.\nBut what’s also really interesting to me is how this became a topic of debate in the United States. Some of our most distinguished statesmen, [Daniel] Webster, wrote letters about the Greek revolution and why it was so important for America, our young republic, to come to the aid of Greece.\nIn what ways did the American Revolution of 1776 inspire the then enslaved Greeks?\nThat’s actually interesting as well. It’s less known, but if you look at the Greek constitution of 1822, signed in Epidauros, it explicitly echoes the American Declaration of Independence. And Thomas Jefferson, one of the lead authors of our Declaration of Independence, in turn wrote essays in support of the Greek Revolution.\nSo there was a very strong link. In many ways, the Greek Revolution was the first liberal revolution in Europe explicitly inspired by the success of the American Revolutionaries and our effort to throw off a colonial yoke.\nSo it’s a very special relationship, and that same tie has repeated itself over and over again. So, after the Second World War and the Civil War, you saw again in the United States, Greece became a defining issue in American foreign policy through the debates that we had over the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.\nSo, again and again you see how Greece occupies this special place in the hearts of Americans, and especially Americans who believe in democracy.\nMr. Ambassador, you mentioned Thomas Jefferson, and I would like to ask you, do you believe you could trace the roots of the strong US-Greek relations of the 19th century back in the 18th century when Thomas Jefferson exchanged views, as the Ambassador of the U.S. and France back then, with Adamantios Korais, the great intellectual and scholar?\nIn many ways, that’s exactly right. I remember visiting on the island of Chios the Korais library. And you see the papers there, as he was beginning to elaborate the Greek state. And certainly, Jefferson is one of our defining founders, an individual revered in American history. And the fact that he was so focused on the Greek Revolution tells you a lot about the values that unite us and the importance of the success of Greek democracy to the United States.\nHow will the U.S.-Greek relations of 2021 be remembered in the future?\nIt’s always hard to make predictions, but I’m very proud about where we are in the U.S.-Greece relationship today. The relationship is stronger than it’s ever been. It enjoys bipartisan support. I have complete confidence that as President-Elect Biden and Secretary of State-Designate Blinken, and the rest of the new administration, take the reins next week, you are going to find that they’re going to pick up exactly where the Trump administration has left off in terms of building out our Strategic Dialogue, building our people-to-people ties, strengthening educational ties, building up the economic and investment ties that are so important to the future of Greece, working together to defeat the pandemic, and move on together.\nSo I think I’m very, very optimistic about where the relationship is going. I’m excited about the Greek bicentennial as an opportunity to remind Americans about what Greece stands for, and in particular what Athenian democracy stands for. I think this is a wonderful opportunity for Greece to tell some of these stories in the United States. I know that’s Prime Minister Mitsotakis’s intention as well.\nSo this is going to be a very exciting period in our relationship. It’s going to be a period where we reaffirm our converging strategic interests, but also the values that unite us, which are so important to shaping the future of the Euro-Atlantic community that we’re both invested in.", "U,S, Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt announces US campaign to commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial" ]
[]	2021-01-30T22:35:50	null	2021-01-08T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fepiskepsi-elpidoforou-ston-agio-vasileio-niou-cheiven-konektikat%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…PIDOPHOROS21.jpg	en	null	Επίσκεψη Ελπιδοφόρου στον Άγιο Βασίλειο Νιου Χέιβεν Κονέκτικατ	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/episkepsi-elpidoforou-ston-agio-vasileio-niou-cheiven-konektikat/	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/3d53d99ea1b830e4934de89d7ab7f927c22ea7a22deea588ebb0a80d1e3f1ad1.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Επίσκεψη Ελπιδοφόρου στον Άγιο Βασίλειο Νιου Χέιβεν Κονέκτικατ" ]
[]	2021-01-13T21:47:05	null	2021-01-10T15:48:52	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Forgi-kata-trab-dimokratikoi-kai-repoublikanoi-zitoun-na-fygei%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…ollage-small.jpg	en	null	Οργή κατά Τραμπ, Δημοκρατικοί και Ρεπουμπλικανοί ζητούν να φύγει	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/orgi-kata-trab-dimokratikoi-kai-repoublikanoi-zitoun-na-fygei/	en	2021-01-10T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/daf185ec76cae8719a812be042ab56943acc7eedfbb54987b9084c47a0be1ee3.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Οργή κατά Τραμπ, Δημοκρατικοί και Ρεπουμπλικανοί ζητούν να φύγει" ]
[]	2021-01-28T07:41:55	null	2021-01-27T19:11:18	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fprosarmosmeno-stis-anagkes-tis-atypis-diaskepsis-51-to-psifisma-tou-s-a-gia-tin-ounfikyp%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…/un-sc-flags.jpg	en	null	Προσαρμοσμένο στις ανάγκες της άτυπης διάσκεψης 5+1 το ψήφισμα του Σ.Α. για την ΟΥΝΦΙΚΥΠ	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/prosarmosmeno-stis-anagkes-tis-atypis-diaskepsis-51-to-psifisma-tou-s-a-gia-tin-ounfikyp/	en	2021-01-27T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/8a8b56e035b65b6a1da84b6b0d2994d6175296f8157a65b4af2aa939f5892fa7.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Προσαρμοσμένο στις ανάγκες της άτυπης διάσκεψης 5+1 το ψήφισμα του Σ.Α. για την ΟΥΝΦΙΚΥΠ" ]
[]	2021-01-19T14:11:37	null	2021-01-19T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fsynentefxi-nikou-dendia-lysi-ton-diaforon-me-tourkia-mono-vasi-diethnous-dikaiou%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…hoto-dendias.jpg	en	null	Συνέντευξη Νίκου Δένδια: Λύση των διαφορών με Τουρκία μόνο βάση διεθνούς δικαίου	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/synentefxi-nikou-dendia-lysi-ton-diaforon-me-tourkia-mono-vasi-diethnous-dikaiou/	en	2021-01-19T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/ae71c2b2d12e2a8edfee64e3246ee45180b1d9ec5253bacb897479918fdcc773.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Συνέντευξη Νίκου Δένδια: Λύση των διαφορών με Τουρκία μόνο βάση διεθνούς δικαίου" ]
[]	2021-01-13T21:46:36	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2F115th-annual-epiphany-celebration-in-tarpon-springs-florida%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…to-epiphany4.jpg	en	null	115th Annual Epiphany Celebration in Tarpon Springs, Florida	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Tarpon Springs, Fla. (GreekNewsOnline) 16-year-old Colten Sakadales, a junior at Tarpon Springs High, was this cross dive winner of the 115th Annual Epiphany Celebration that took place in the Spring Bayou, of the little picturesque village founded more than a century ago by Greek sponge divers. His brother was last year’s winner. The 100-plus-year-old tradition is a day-long affair that is highlighted by local teenage boys diving into Spring Bayou to retrieve a cross thrown into the water by an archbishop. The boy who surfaces with the cross is said to have good luck for the following year. This year, the event, which has been a staple in Tarpon Springs since 1906 and attracts more than 20,000 people to the Greek town every year, looked different on Wednesday, Jan. 6 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the event was closed to spectators for the first time ever due to the pandemic. Officials recently announced they want to avoid a mass-gathering situation as the region tries to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Only 55 divers, ages 16-18, took part in the blessing, and the boys were only allowed to each have two family members there to watch. The divers had to wear a mask leading up to the plunge into the water and were given a new mask to put on immediately after climbing out of the bayou. It was 16-year-old Colten Sakadales who emerged with the symbolic wooden cross thrown by his Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. His brother, Hunter, was last year’s victor. It’s the first time in 115 years that two brothers have retrieved the cross back-to-back. “My mind just went blank. I was like ‘okay I should probably go and get it.’ I came up and was like ‘is this real?’ I couldn’t even believe it,” Colten Sakadales said adding that the cross seemed to glow underwater. His older brother Hunter says he screamed out “That’s my brother!” Later, in an interview, he added: “The last blessing of my last year of blessings is that my brother got the cross.” “The boys have dreamt about this all their lives because their dads have done it. Their grandfathers have done it. There’s so much tradition in retrieving the cross,” said Johanna Kossifidis, spokesperson for St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral. The boy who surfaces with the cross is said to have good luck for the following year. The dive is typically followed by an Ephiphany Glendi, a large gathering with food, drinks and live music. But this year, no such gathering could occur. A few hundred tickets were made available to parishioners. Two family members of each of the 50 divers were allowed to attend. Masks and social distancing was required. The event celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan by St. John the Baptist. ARCHBISHOP ELPIDOPHOROS Archbishop Elpidophoros who travelled from New York for less than a day officiated the ceremony, also attended by Metropolitan Alexios from Atlanta and Bishop Sevastianos. Addressing the attendance at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas in Tarpon Springs, Archbishop Elpidophoros said: Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, We continue our rejoicing over the Epiphany of our Lord and the Theophany of our God, here at the Bayou, with the venerable tradition of the Κατάδυσις τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ – the Immersion of the Holy Cross and its retrieval by one of our exceptional young people. The Immersion of the Cross – its “baptism,” if you will – is an ancient sign of the universal presence of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross as the animating and quickening essence of the world. And we have an image of the Cross in the water from the life of the Prophet Elisha.[]Once, when he was standing by the River Jordan, an ax being used lost its iron head as it flew off the handle and fell into the river. The one who was using the ax asked the prophet for help, as it was borrowed. The ax head itself is a symbol of human life and industry, which is, indeed, borrowed from God and must be returned to Him. The Prophet Elisha, answering the man’s call, took a piece of wood and cast it in the Jordan, and at once, against every expectation, the ax head floated. Then, Elisha commanded the man: “Lift it up” — Ὕψωσον! [†] And the man recovered it, much as one of you will recover the Cross today. * * My beloved brothers and sisters, and especially our valiant young people waiting for the Cross: What will it take for each of us to embrace the Cross of the Lord and lift our lives heavenward? What will it take for us to understand that whatever we build, whatever we achieve, whatever we accomplish in this life, is destined to sink beneath the waves of history? Only the Cross of Christ exalts us and our lives to everlasting meaning and purpose. We bless these waters today, and we bless your lives with the Cross. And although only one will retrieve the Holy Wood, you are all blessed by its Sacred Immersion today. Therefore, I call upon all of you to lift up the Cross in your hearts, in your souls, and in your minds. As you dive into the depths to retrieve it, know that Its holy power can lift you up in your every endeavor, to the glory of God and to your eternal salvation. Ὕψωσον!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/115th-annual-epiphany-celebration-in-tarpon-springs-florida/	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/22c1428dc768b3950987141531900ba159e62ce52b808b976bcefa110dc99f54.json	[ "Tarpon Springs, Fla. (GreekNewsOnline)\n16-year-old Colten Sakadales, a junior at Tarpon Springs High, was this cross dive winner of the 115th Annual Epiphany Celebration that took place in the Spring Bayou, of the little picturesque village founded more than a century ago by Greek sponge divers. His brother was last year’s winner.\nThe 100-plus-year-old tradition is a day-long affair that is highlighted by local teenage boys diving into Spring Bayou to retrieve a cross thrown into the water by an archbishop. The boy who surfaces with the cross is said to have good luck for the following year. This year, the event, which has been a staple in Tarpon Springs since 1906 and attracts more than 20,000 people to the Greek town every year, looked different on Wednesday, Jan. 6 due to the coronavirus pandemic.\nHowever, the event was closed to spectators for the first time ever due to the pandemic. Officials recently announced they want to avoid a mass-gathering situation as the region tries to slow the spread of the coronavirus.\nOnly 55 divers, ages 16-18, took part in the blessing, and the boys were only allowed to each have two family members there to watch. The divers had to wear a mask leading up to the plunge into the water and were given a new mask to put on immediately after climbing out of the bayou.\nIt was 16-year-old Colten Sakadales who emerged with the symbolic wooden cross thrown by his Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. His brother, Hunter, was last year’s victor.\nIt’s the first time in 115 years that two brothers have retrieved the cross back-to-back.\n“My mind just went blank. I was like ‘okay I should probably go and get it.’ I came up and was like ‘is this real?’ I couldn’t even believe it,” Colten Sakadales said adding that the cross seemed to glow underwater.\nHis older brother Hunter says he screamed out “That’s my brother!” Later, in an interview, he added: “The last blessing of my last year of blessings is that my brother got the cross.”\n“The boys have dreamt about this all their lives because their dads have done it. Their grandfathers have done it. There’s so much tradition in retrieving the cross,” said Johanna Kossifidis, spokesperson for St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral.\nThe boy who surfaces with the cross is said to have good luck for the following year. The dive is typically followed by an Ephiphany Glendi, a large gathering with food, drinks and live music. But this year, no such gathering could occur.\nA few hundred tickets were made available to parishioners. Two family members of each of the 50 divers were allowed to attend. Masks and social distancing was required.\nThe event celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan by St. John the Baptist.\nARCHBISHOP ELPIDOPHOROS\nArchbishop Elpidophoros who travelled from New York for less than a day officiated the ceremony, also attended by Metropolitan Alexios from Atlanta and Bishop Sevastianos.\nAddressing the attendance at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas in Tarpon Springs, Archbishop Elpidophoros said:\nBeloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,\nWe continue our rejoicing over the Epiphany of our Lord and the Theophany of our God, here at the Bayou, with the venerable tradition of the Κατάδυσις τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ – the Immersion of the Holy Cross and its retrieval by one of our exceptional young people.\nThe Immersion of the Cross – its “baptism,” if you will – is an ancient sign of the universal presence of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross as the animating and quickening essence of the world.\nAnd we have an image of the Cross in the water from the life of the Prophet Elisha.[]Once, when he was standing by the River Jordan, an ax being used lost its iron head as it flew off the handle and fell into the river. The one who was using the ax asked the prophet for help, as it was borrowed. The ax head itself is a symbol of human life and industry, which is, indeed, borrowed from God and must be returned to Him.\nThe Prophet Elisha, answering the man’s call, took a piece of wood and cast it in the Jordan, and at once, against every expectation, the ax head floated. Then, Elisha commanded the man: “Lift it up” — Ὕψωσον! [†] And the man recovered it, much as one of you will recover the Cross today.\n * *\nMy beloved brothers and sisters, and especially our valiant young people waiting for the Cross:\nWhat will it take for each of us to embrace the Cross of the Lord and lift our lives heavenward?\nWhat will it take for us to understand that whatever we build, whatever we achieve, whatever we accomplish in this life, is destined to sink beneath the waves of history? Only the Cross of Christ exalts us and our lives to everlasting meaning and purpose.\nWe bless these waters today, and we bless your lives with the Cross. And although only one will retrieve the Holy Wood, you are all blessed by its Sacred Immersion today.\nTherefore, I call upon all of you to lift up the Cross in your hearts, in your souls, and in your minds. As you dive into the depths to retrieve it, know that Its holy power can lift you up in your every endeavor, to the glory of God and to your eternal salvation.\nὝψωσον!", "115th Annual Epiphany Celebration in Tarpon Springs, Florida" ]
[]	2021-01-09T23:39:32	null	2021-01-09T18:47:23	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fun-secretary-general-guterres-calls-for-cbms-in-his-unficyp-report%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…pano-unficyp.jpg	en	null	UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for CBMs in his UNFICYP report	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	United Nations.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis/CNA UN Secretary-General António Guterres recommends that the Security Council extends the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months, until 31 July 2021, in light of the force’s continued contribution to peace and stability and the creation of conditions conducive to a political settlement. An unofficial copy of Guterres’ report on UNFICYP was circulated in the Security Council. In the report, the Secretary-General says that UNFICYP will continue to monitor the evolving situation and adapt its operations to implement its mandate effectively. Guterres calls upon opinion leaders on the island, from the political, commercial, religious, artistic or other spheres, to contribute to bringing the communities closer together as a necessary element of building a constituency for peace and laying the foundation for a sustainable solution to the Cyprus problem. “Regional dynamics notwithstanding, in light of significant societal skepticism and disengagement with regard to the peace process, coupled with an estrangement between the communities that has now run over three generations, redoubled efforts are required for Cypriots to re-engage for peace and bridge the divide between them. Conversely, acts that are aimed at provoking the other community or inciting hatred need to be addressed and clearly denounced by political and other leaders” he notes. Moreover, he notes that the Security Council has repeatedly called upon the leaders to refrain from using rhetoric that might deepen the mistrust between the communities, insisting on the importance of improving the public atmosphere and preparing the communities for a settlement while also highlighting the importance of peace education. “Forty-five years after the ceasefire and de facto division of Cyprus, most of those pillars of reconciliation, unfortunately, remain to be built. Consequently, I echo once more the calls of the Council in this regard as well as its support for greater civic engagement and trustbuilding across the divide. I also urge the leaders to more explicitly encourage contact and cooperation between the two communities and to provide direct support to people-to-people initiatives, as evidence of their genuine commitment to a solution” he adds. As in his Good Offices Mission report, António Guterres refers extensively to the pandemic in his report on UNFICYP. “In Cyprus, COVID-19 continued to have profound negative repercussions for the two communities, both in terms of health and socio-economically. The unprecedented dimension of the threat posed by the pandemic has, notably, resulted in a further separation of the communities while efforts to identify acceptable ways to jointly tackle the virus and its multiple effects on the lives of Cypriots have been limited. As mentioned in my previous report, there are existing mechanisms, mostly underutilized, that could precisely address these issues if they received sufficient political support” he says. The UN chief calls on leaders to enhance their support for the technical committees and, in the specific context of COVID-19, look particularly at the committees focussing on health, economic and commercial matters, crisis management, gender and humanitarian affairs and their potential role in contributing to the alleviation of the effects of the pandemic island-wide. Regarding the decisions by both sides to restrict passage at crossing points, which continued to be made without consultation with the other community, Guterres says that “while mindful of the need to put public health and safety first, I encourage the leaders to discuss and harmonize the protocols governing crossings and to mutually agree on the re-opening of the remaining crossing points as soon as feasible.” Moreover, the Secretary-General notes that the absence of a viable peace process since July 2017 has resulted in more and more substantial changes on the ground. “This, in turn, has heightened tensions between the sides, moving the parties further apart and possibly affecting the efforts towards an overall sustainable solution. As outlined in the principles of my Action for Peacekeeping initiative, there is a clear complementarity between peacekeeping and peacemaking, and therefore the actions of both missions on the ground shall continue to be mutually reinforcing” he adds. Developments in Varosha are of concern, Guterres goes on, saying that they are representative of the unsustainability of the continuing hiatus in the peace talks. “During the reporting period, I and my representatives have stressed repeatedly that the position of the United Nations on Varosha remains unchanged and is guided by relevant Security Council resolutions. I have emphasized the importance of no unilateral actions being taken that could raise tensions on the island and compromise a return to talks, while also calling on all parties to engage in dialogue in order to resolve their differences” he adds. Guterres says that he continues to deplore the restrictions on the freedom of movement of UNFICYP imposed in, inter alia, Varosha and Strovilia, and requests that the mission’s ability to patrol and implement its mandated activities be fully restored. He also deplores the frequent disregard shown by the sides towards the mandated authority of UNFICYP, especially when dealing with security-related issues in and around the buffer zone. “In addition to the 1989 Unmanning Agreement, the mission’s aide-memoire, as repeatedly highlighted by the Council, is the document of reference that describes the arrangements put in place by UNFICYP to supervise the ceasefire, contribute to the maintenance of law and order and contribute to a return to normal conditions. I would like to echo the clear stance of the Council and urge all parties to abide by the aide-memoire, inter alia by respecting the no-fly zone status of the buffer zone and the UNFICYP delineation of the ceasefire lines, as well as refraining from unauthorized constructions, including prefabricated concrete firing positions, and other unauthorized military or civilian activity” he says. The UN Secretary-General says that tensions around Cyprus, particularly in relation to hydrocarbon exploration, continued during the reporting period and reiterates his call for serious efforts to avoid any further escalation and to defuse tensions. Moreover, he reiterates the importance of confidence-building measures for Cyprus, particularly given the current difficult climate. “In that vein, I encourage the sides to put forward proposals and ideas in good faith for possible new measures, or to review past proposals, so that discussions and progress can be further pursued. Given the tense regional environment and its impact on Cyprus, I also call upon relevant actors in the region to pursue restraint, explore confidence-building measures and take constructive approaches to resolve their disputes and to the Cyprus problem. It is important that the parties demonstrate their good will and make greater efforts to create conditions conducive to a successful negotiation process” he says. Antonio Guterres also says that UNFICYP records all observed violations and engages with the sides to resolve issues that arise in and around the buffer zone, with a view to maintaining calm and preventing escalation. However, he notes, some incidents are utilized politically and amplified through the media, further increasing tension and mistrust. “I deplore any attempts to instrumentalize the situation in the buffer zone and call upon the sides to work constructively with UNFICYP to address violations and incidents and to refrain from further increasing tensions” he adds. The UN chief observes that efforts in Cyprus to achieve greater economic and social parity between the two sides and to broaden and deepen economic, cultural and other forms of cooperation remain limited and calls for the full implementation of the Green Line Regulation. “Increased cross-island trade, together with deeper economic, social, cultural, sporting and other ties and contacts, would promote trust between the communities and help to address the concerns of the Turkish Cypriots regarding isolation”, he says. Referring anew to the challenges and obstacles linked to the status of the regime in the northern-occupied part of Cyprus and concerns relating to its “recognition” the UN Secretary-General says that “while United Nations policy on Cyprus is maintained and decisions of the Security Council on the matter are upheld, concerns about recognition should not in themselves constitute an obstacle to increased cooperation. As the sides explore further opportunities for confidence-building and cooperation, I urge them to devise creative ways of overcoming obstacles with a view to achieving meaningful progress and delivering tangible benefits to their communities. The United Nations remains fully committed to providing them with the facilitation and support necessary.” Regarding the Security Council’s request to see the establishment of a military contact mechanism, he expresses hope that, beyond general statements, concrete action can now be taken following the tabling by his Special Representative of a proposal on 1 May 2020 and the conclusion of the recent electoral process in the north. “I remain convinced that such a mechanism would allow the parties to effectively alleviate day-to-day tensions in and around the buffer zone and would constitute an important military confidence-building measure. I urge the parties to work with my Special Representative to establish the mechanism, thereby also meeting the expectations of the Security Council” he adds. Guterres says finally that the situation of asylum seekers and refugees across the island continued to considerably deteriorate during the reporting period and is of serious concern to the United Nations. “In the absence of a dedicated bicommunal mechanism to deal with the issue across the divide, I would also suggest that the Joint Contact Room be used to share information on migrations and asylum seekers” he concludes.	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/un-secretary-general-guterres-calls-for-cbms-in-his-unficyp-report/	en	2021-01-09T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/470ed2b09fe0443bc6e8b3f6c1ce4202ebc004f2e5de9115f19ee9c4062b755a.json	[ "United Nations.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis/CNA\nUN Secretary-General António Guterres recommends that the Security Council extends the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months, until 31 July 2021, in light of the force’s continued contribution to peace and stability and the creation of conditions conducive to a political settlement.\nAn unofficial copy of Guterres’ report on UNFICYP was circulated in the Security Council. In the report, the Secretary-General says that UNFICYP will continue to monitor the evolving situation and adapt its operations to implement its mandate effectively.\nGuterres calls upon opinion leaders on the island, from the political, commercial, religious, artistic or other spheres, to contribute to bringing the communities closer together as a necessary element of building a constituency for peace and laying the foundation for a sustainable solution to the Cyprus problem.\n“Regional dynamics notwithstanding, in light of significant societal skepticism and disengagement with regard to the peace process, coupled with an estrangement between the communities that has now run over three generations, redoubled efforts are required for Cypriots to re-engage for peace and bridge the divide between them. Conversely, acts that are aimed at provoking the other community or inciting hatred need to be addressed and clearly denounced by political and other leaders” he notes.\nMoreover, he notes that the Security Council has repeatedly called upon the leaders to refrain from using rhetoric that might deepen the mistrust between the communities, insisting on the importance of improving the public atmosphere and preparing the communities for a settlement while also highlighting the importance of peace education.\n“Forty-five years after the ceasefire and de facto division of Cyprus, most of those pillars of reconciliation, unfortunately, remain to be built. Consequently, I echo once more the calls of the Council in this regard as well as its support for greater civic engagement and trustbuilding across the divide. I also urge the leaders to more explicitly encourage contact and cooperation between the two communities and to provide direct support to people-to-people initiatives, as evidence of their genuine commitment to a solution” he adds.\nAs in his Good Offices Mission report, António Guterres refers extensively to the pandemic in his report on UNFICYP. “In Cyprus, COVID-19 continued to have profound negative repercussions for the two communities, both in terms of health and socio-economically. The unprecedented dimension of the threat posed by the pandemic has, notably, resulted in a further separation of the communities while efforts to identify acceptable ways to jointly tackle the virus and its multiple effects on the lives of Cypriots have been limited. As mentioned in my previous report, there are existing mechanisms, mostly underutilized, that could precisely address these issues if they received sufficient political support” he says.\nThe UN chief calls on leaders to enhance their support for the technical committees and, in the specific context of COVID-19, look particularly at the committees focussing on health, economic and commercial matters, crisis management, gender and humanitarian affairs and their potential role in contributing to the alleviation of the effects of the pandemic island-wide.\nRegarding the decisions by both sides to restrict passage at crossing points, which continued to be made without consultation with the other community, Guterres says that “while mindful of the need to put public health and safety first, I encourage the leaders to discuss and harmonize the protocols governing crossings and to mutually agree on the re-opening of the remaining crossing points as soon as feasible.”\nMoreover, the Secretary-General notes that the absence of a viable peace process since July 2017 has resulted in more and more substantial changes on the ground. “This, in turn, has heightened tensions between the sides, moving the parties further apart and possibly affecting the efforts towards an overall sustainable solution. As outlined in the principles of my Action for Peacekeeping initiative, there is a clear complementarity between peacekeeping and peacemaking, and therefore the actions of both missions on the ground shall continue to be mutually reinforcing” he adds.\nDevelopments in Varosha are of concern, Guterres goes on, saying that they are representative of the unsustainability of the continuing hiatus in the peace talks. “During the reporting period, I and my representatives have stressed repeatedly that the position of the United Nations on Varosha remains unchanged and is guided by relevant Security Council resolutions. I have emphasized the importance of no unilateral actions being taken that could raise tensions on the island and compromise a return to talks, while also calling on all parties to engage in dialogue in order to resolve their differences” he adds.\nGuterres says that he continues to deplore the restrictions on the freedom of movement of UNFICYP imposed in, inter alia, Varosha and Strovilia, and requests that the mission’s ability to patrol and implement its mandated activities be fully restored.\nHe also deplores the frequent disregard shown by the sides towards the mandated authority of UNFICYP, especially when dealing with security-related issues in and around the buffer zone. “In addition to the 1989 Unmanning Agreement, the mission’s aide-memoire, as repeatedly highlighted by the Council, is the document of reference that describes the arrangements put in place by UNFICYP to supervise the ceasefire, contribute to the maintenance of law and order and contribute to a return to normal conditions. I would like to echo the clear stance of the Council and urge all parties to abide by the aide-memoire, inter alia by respecting the no-fly zone status of the buffer zone and the UNFICYP delineation of the ceasefire lines, as well as refraining from unauthorized constructions, including prefabricated concrete firing positions, and other unauthorized military or civilian activity” he says.\nThe UN Secretary-General says that tensions around Cyprus, particularly in relation to hydrocarbon exploration, continued during the reporting period and reiterates his call for serious efforts to avoid any further escalation and to defuse tensions.\nMoreover, he reiterates the importance of confidence-building measures for Cyprus, particularly given the current difficult climate. “In that vein, I encourage the sides to put forward proposals and ideas in good faith for possible new measures, or to review past proposals, so that discussions and progress can be further pursued. Given the tense regional environment and its impact on Cyprus, I also call upon relevant actors in the region to pursue restraint, explore confidence-building measures and take constructive approaches to resolve their disputes and to the Cyprus problem. It is important that the parties demonstrate their good will and make greater efforts to create conditions conducive to a successful negotiation process” he says.\nAntonio Guterres also says that UNFICYP records all observed violations and engages with the sides to resolve issues that arise in and around the buffer zone, with a view to maintaining calm and preventing escalation. However, he notes, some incidents are utilized politically and amplified through the media, further increasing tension and mistrust. “I deplore any attempts to instrumentalize the situation in the buffer zone and call upon the sides to work constructively with UNFICYP to address violations and incidents and to refrain from further increasing tensions” he adds.\nThe UN chief observes that efforts in Cyprus to achieve greater economic and social parity between the two sides and to broaden and deepen economic, cultural and other forms of cooperation remain limited and calls for the full implementation of the Green Line Regulation. “Increased cross-island trade, together with deeper economic, social, cultural, sporting and other ties and contacts, would promote trust between the communities and help to address the concerns of the Turkish Cypriots regarding isolation”, he says.\nReferring anew to the challenges and obstacles linked to the status of the regime in the northern-occupied part of Cyprus and concerns relating to its “recognition” the UN Secretary-General says that “while United Nations policy on Cyprus is maintained and decisions of the Security Council on the matter are upheld, concerns about recognition should not in themselves constitute an obstacle to increased cooperation. As the sides explore further opportunities for confidence-building and cooperation, I urge them to devise creative ways of overcoming obstacles with a view to achieving meaningful progress and delivering tangible benefits to their communities. The United Nations remains fully committed to providing them with the facilitation and support necessary.”\nRegarding the Security Council’s request to see the establishment of a military contact mechanism, he expresses hope that, beyond general statements, concrete action can now be taken following the tabling by his Special Representative of a proposal on 1 May 2020 and the conclusion of the recent electoral process in the north. “I remain convinced that such a mechanism would allow the parties to effectively alleviate day-to-day tensions in and around the buffer zone and would constitute an important military confidence-building measure. I urge the parties to work with my Special Representative to establish the mechanism, thereby also meeting the expectations of the Security Council” he adds.\nGuterres says finally that the situation of asylum seekers and refugees across the island continued to considerably deteriorate during the reporting period and is of serious concern to the United Nations. “In the absence of a dedicated bicommunal mechanism to deal with the issue across the divide, I would also suggest that the Joint Contact Room be used to share information on migrations and asylum seekers” he concludes.", "UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for CBMs in his UNFICYP report" ]
[]	2021-01-21T15:07:34	null	2021-01-20T15:05:47	null	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greeknewsonline.com%2Fxekinoun-oi-teletes-tis-orkomosias-tou-proedrou-bainten-kai-tis-antiproedrou-charis%2F.json	https://www.greeknewsonl…biden-church.png	en	null	Ξεκινούν οι τελετές της ορκωμοσίας του προέδρου Μπάιντεν και της αντιπροέδρου Χάρις	null	null	www.greeknewsonline.com	Email Newsletter Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!	https://www.greeknewsonline.com/xekinoun-oi-teletes-tis-orkomosias-tou-proedrou-bainten-kai-tis-antiproedrou-charis/	en	2021-01-20T00:00:00	www.greeknewsonline.com/f2dc870313a404021c22d3dfe4cb0db1e311ae69f26c870cf5d15395ea5aaa81.json	[ "Email Newsletter\nSign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!", "Ξεκινούν οι τελετές της ορκωμοσίας του προέδρου Μπάιντεν και της αντιπροέδρου Χάρις" ]
[ "Jared Bennett", "More Jared", "Kentucky Center For Investigative Reporting" ]	2021-01-09T06:12:49	null	2021-01-08T21:00:12	For months, Kentucky officials have responded to concerns from people who owed overpayment debt from unemployment payments by saying they were seeking permission from the federal government to forgive the debts. The most recent federal coronavirus relief package finally grants states that option, but it will have no effect in Kentucky. That’s because debt forgiveness […]	https%3A%2F%2Fkycir.org%2F2021%2F01%2F08%2Fky-still-cant-waive-unemployment-overpayment-debt%2F.json	https://kycir.org/wp-con…employment-1.jpg	en	null	Ky. Still Can’t Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt	null	null	kycir.org	For months, Kentucky officials have responded to concerns from people who owed overpayment debt from unemployment payments by saying they were seeking permission from the federal government to forgive the debts. The most recent federal coronavirus relief package finally grants states that option, but it will have no effect in Kentucky. That’s because debt forgiveness still isn’t allowed under state law. Kentucky made thousands of improper payments at the start of the pandemic, including many to people who believed they were eligible for unemployment benefits based on the governor’s directions if they needed to “self- quarantine.” Some substitute teachers also racked up overpayment debt when they continued to claim while school was out for the summer. The Continued Assistance Act signed by President Donald Trump on December 28 allows states to waive debts if the overpayments were caused by a state error and if repayment would be “contrary to equity and good conscience.” But since Kentucky doesn’t have a statute allowing the state to forgive overpayment debt, the unemployment office cannot actually forgive any of those debts, said Amy Cubbage, general counsel with the Kentucky unemployment office, during the coronavirus briefing on Friday. The Beshear administration has asked Kentucky lawmakers to give the state that option through legislation. “We are hoping the General Assembly will give us the flexibility to waive those payments while they are here,” Cubbage said. “I know they have announced their willingness to do that so we look forward to working with you to achieve that so we can begin to waive those overpayments.” State Rep. Nima Kulkarni, D-Louisville, plans to introduce legislation to allow Kentucky to forgive some overpayment debts. Kentucky is one of only 10 states without a statute that would allow the unemployment offices to forgive unemployment insurance debts. “There’s just no reason for it,” Kulkarni said. Republican leadership in the legislature has also signaled they would support debt forgiveness. The Continued Assistance Act passed on December 28 also includes 11-week extensions of federal unemployment programs. Kentucky, like many other states, is waiting on further guidance from the Department of Labor before it can begin processing claims. The unemployment office said it does not have a target date when those payments will begin. Kentucky previously violated federal rules when it rushed to make the first round of payments as the coronavirus hit. Beshear has said the federal guidance has shifted, resulting in errors and overpayments. More Changes in the Budget Beshear has proposed many changes to the unemployment insurance system in recent days, including a slate of investments included in his proposed budget. Beshear said in his State of the Commonwealth address on Thursday that his budget “corrects a legacy of underfunding our unemployment insurance system.” Kentucky’s unemployment insurance program had lost $16 million and 95 employees in budget cuts since the last recession, Beshear said. The coronavirus pandemic triggered a 1,300% year-over-year increase in unemployment insurance claims that Beshear said made painfully clear just how gutted previous administrations and legislative sessions had left the program. Beshear’s budget proposal includes funding to reverse those cuts and make further investments in the unemployment insurance system — but Kentucky’s Republican legislature needs to sign off. Meanwhile, Kentucky is still waiting to implement key unemployment insurance changes included in the most recent federal coronavirus relief package until further guidance is provided by the Department of Labor. Along with the staffing and budget reduction, Beshear said his administration “inherited a UI operation that runs on a IT system that is functionally obsolete.” The governor’s budget proposes spending $47.5 million to upgrade the technology that has cramped the unemployment office’s efforts to get benefits out the door. The need for such an upgrade has been visible for years, but the unemployment office was able to take the first steps towards a systems upgrade just this past March, as the coronavirus began closing businesses. The budget also plans to spend $1.1 million in 2021 and $8.4 million in 2022 to restore 90 employees to the unemployment office that will help process claims. The package also includes $48 million in CARES Act money to provide direct relief for people who have been waiting for payment or who previously received less than $176 in unemployment benefits. Beshear said this aid is “the right thing to do,” since many Kentuckians have been waiting months without unemployment benefits. “This is the help they are owed and it’s what they’re deserved. Far too many have waited far too long.” Cubbage said on Friday that there are about 30,000 outstanding claims where people are still waiting on payment. Beshear also put forward a plan to lessen the tax burden on Kentucky businesses that pay into the unemployment insurance trust fund. The budget plans to put $152 million of federal CARES Act spending towards the $859 million line of credit Kentucky opened with the federal government over the summer to continue paying unemployment insurance claims. The budget proposal asks the legislature to match that with $100 million in state funds. Beshear’s budget is just a proposal, and ultimately the legislature needs to decide what kind of money to put into the unemployment system. Sen. David Givens, a R-Greensburg, previously told KyCIR he was reluctant to make large changes to the system until its financial stability was established. Givens’ office did not respond to questions about the unemployment insurance provisions in the governor’s budget. Jason Bailey, the executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, says addressing the weaknesses of the unemployment system should be a priority for everyone in Kentucky. “The legislators have been bombarded just like the governor’s office has with people who need help, people who haven’t gotten benefits or don’t have enough benefits,” Bailey said. Bailey says the coronavirus has “made clearer than ever that the neglect of the system has contributed in a major way to the problems. And because of the federal aid, the one time federal aid money we have, we have a chance to fix it.”	https://kycir.org/2021/01/08/ky-still-cant-waive-unemployment-overpayment-debt/	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	kycir.org/5aa5f1c17dbb3e097ce1c6ab77d718007a95ec95de159af7ee8658a23842afb1.json	[ "For months, Kentucky officials have responded to concerns from people who owed overpayment debt from unemployment payments by saying they were seeking permission from the federal government to forgive the debts.\nThe most recent federal coronavirus relief package finally grants states that option, but it will have no effect in Kentucky. That’s because debt forgiveness still isn’t allowed under state law.\nKentucky made thousands of improper payments at the start of the pandemic, including many to people who believed they were eligible for unemployment benefits based on the governor’s directions if they needed to “self- quarantine.” Some substitute teachers also racked up overpayment debt when they continued to claim while school was out for the summer.\nThe Continued Assistance Act signed by President Donald Trump on December 28 allows states to waive debts if the overpayments were caused by a state error and if repayment would be “contrary to equity and good conscience.”\nBut since Kentucky doesn’t have a statute allowing the state to forgive overpayment debt, the unemployment office cannot actually forgive any of those debts, said Amy Cubbage, general counsel with the Kentucky unemployment office, during the coronavirus briefing on Friday.\nThe Beshear administration has asked Kentucky lawmakers to give the state that option through legislation.\n“We are hoping the General Assembly will give us the flexibility to waive those payments while they are here,” Cubbage said. “I know they have announced their willingness to do that so we look forward to working with you to achieve that so we can begin to waive those overpayments.”\nState Rep. Nima Kulkarni, D-Louisville, plans to introduce legislation to allow Kentucky to forgive some overpayment debts.\nKentucky is one of only 10 states without a statute that would allow the unemployment offices to forgive unemployment insurance debts. “There’s just no reason for it,” Kulkarni said. Republican leadership in the legislature has also signaled they would support debt forgiveness.\nThe Continued Assistance Act passed on December 28 also includes 11-week extensions of federal unemployment programs. Kentucky, like many other states, is waiting on further guidance from the Department of Labor before it can begin processing claims. The unemployment office said it does not have a target date when those payments will begin.\nKentucky previously violated federal rules when it rushed to make the first round of payments as the coronavirus hit. Beshear has said the federal guidance has shifted, resulting in errors and overpayments.\nMore Changes in the Budget\nBeshear has proposed many changes to the unemployment insurance system in recent days, including a slate of investments included in his proposed budget.\nBeshear said in his State of the Commonwealth address on Thursday that his budget “corrects a legacy of underfunding our unemployment insurance system.”\nKentucky’s unemployment insurance program had lost $16 million and 95 employees in budget cuts since the last recession, Beshear said. The coronavirus pandemic triggered a 1,300% year-over-year increase in unemployment insurance claims that Beshear said made painfully clear just how gutted previous administrations and legislative sessions had left the program.\nBeshear’s budget proposal includes funding to reverse those cuts and make further investments in the unemployment insurance system — but Kentucky’s Republican legislature needs to sign off. Meanwhile, Kentucky is still waiting to implement key unemployment insurance changes included in the most recent federal coronavirus relief package until further guidance is provided by the Department of Labor.\nAlong with the staffing and budget reduction, Beshear said his administration “inherited a UI operation that runs on a IT system that is functionally obsolete.”\nThe governor’s budget proposes spending $47.5 million to upgrade the technology that has cramped the unemployment office’s efforts to get benefits out the door. The need for such an upgrade has been visible for years, but the unemployment office was able to take the first steps towards a systems upgrade just this past March, as the coronavirus began closing businesses.\nThe budget also plans to spend $1.1 million in 2021 and $8.4 million in 2022 to restore 90 employees to the unemployment office that will help process claims.\nThe package also includes $48 million in CARES Act money to provide direct relief for people who have been waiting for payment or who previously received less than $176 in unemployment benefits.\nBeshear said this aid is “the right thing to do,” since many Kentuckians have been waiting months without unemployment benefits. “This is the help they are owed and it’s what they’re deserved. Far too many have waited far too long.”\nCubbage said on Friday that there are about 30,000 outstanding claims where people are still waiting on payment.\nBeshear also put forward a plan to lessen the tax burden on Kentucky businesses that pay into the unemployment insurance trust fund. The budget plans to put $152 million of federal CARES Act spending towards the $859 million line of credit Kentucky opened with the federal government over the summer to continue paying unemployment insurance claims. The budget proposal asks the legislature to match that with $100 million in state funds.\nBeshear’s budget is just a proposal, and ultimately the legislature needs to decide what kind of money to put into the unemployment system. Sen. David Givens, a R-Greensburg, previously told KyCIR he was reluctant to make large changes to the system until its financial stability was established.\nGivens’ office did not respond to questions about the unemployment insurance provisions in the governor’s budget.\nJason Bailey, the executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, says addressing the weaknesses of the unemployment system should be a priority for everyone in Kentucky.\n“The legislators have been bombarded just like the governor’s office has with people who need help, people who haven’t gotten benefits or don’t have enough benefits,” Bailey said. Bailey says the coronavirus has “made clearer than ever that the neglect of the system has contributed in a major way to the problems. And because of the federal aid, the one time federal aid money we have, we have a chance to fix it.”", "Ky. Still Can’t Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt", "For months, Kentucky officials have responded to concerns from people who owed overpayment debt from unemployment payments by saying they were seeking permission from the federal government to forgive the debts. The most recent federal coronavirus relief package finally grants states that option, but it will have no effect in Kentucky. That’s because debt forgiveness […]" ]
[ "Jacob Ryan", "More Jacob", "Kentucky Center For Investigative Reporting" ]	2021-01-21T22:34:30	null	2021-01-19T10:45:43	The city banned no-knocks, but that doesn't affect how LMPD uses "forced entry." Records show they bust doors down an average of twice a week.	https%3A%2F%2Fkycir.org%2F2021%2F01%2F19%2Flouisville-police-routinely-bust-down-doors-in-hunt-for-drugs%2F.json	https://kycir.org/wp-con…e-2-1170x780.jpg	en	null	Louisville Police Routinely Busted Down Doors In Hunt For Drugs	null	null	kycir.org	At first, Patricia Roundtree didn’t know it was the police. She had just dropped her 11-year-old daughter off at school and was heading back home when an unmarked pickup truck veered in front of her car. Behind her, she said, another vehicle boxed her in. A plainclothes Louisville Metro Police officer screamed her name, pointed a gun and ordered her out of her car. Roundtree said police led her, handcuffed, down the remaining two blocks to her Park Hill house. There, nearly a dozen officers from Place Based Investigations, Major Crimes and Violent Crimes units crowded her living room. Her 68-year-old mother, stepfather and brother sat handcuffed on the couch. Her front door was split, the lock broken, with bits of wood scattered across the floor. “I really had no idea what was going on. I was scared to death,” she said in a recent interview. A man she’d been seeing was an alleged drug dealer, the officers told her. That meant Roundtree — a 38-year-old single mom with no criminal background who spends her nights packing mail onto airplanes and her days tending to her ailing mother — was subject to a search. The police said they knocked, announced and waited a “reasonable” amount of time before they busted in her door. The LMPD conducted 72 forced entries from September 2019 through March 2020, according to a review of police records by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. They kicked in doors, broke windows, and picked locks. They used battering rams and sledgehammers and, in one case, a concrete planter. Occasionally, officers were in a race against the clock and breaking into a home to save a life, render aid or stop an attack. But more than half the time, LMPD officers were hunting for drugs and money when they forced their way into people’s homes or businesses, according to a KyCIR review of police records. LMPD officials didn’t respond to a request for an interview about forced entries. Policing experts say officers rely on the element of surprise the strategy offers. But using that force to search for drugs carries risks that often outweigh the rewards, according to criminal justice experts, police professionals and civil liberties advocates. “This is a cowboy, rambo approach to prosecuting the war on drugs,” said Peter Kraska, a professor at Eastern Kentucky University’s School of Justice Studies. “Why would we manufacture such a dangerous situation to maybe find evidence of a low-level drug crime?” Scrutiny Follows Fatal Raid Taylor family Police in Louisville have been under intense scrutiny since officers busted down Breonna Taylor’s door to execute a “no-knock” search warrant related to a drug investigation into her ex-boyfriend. Taylor’s current boyfriend fired a single shot, hitting an LMPD sergeant, and officers fired more than 30 bullets back into Taylor’s apartment, killing the 26-year-old Black woman in her hallway. They never found drugs. The raid has led to one officer’s indictment and three officers’ firings. Several others were found to have violated various police policies. There was no body camera footage, so there’s no recording to show whether officers knocked and announced before entering Taylor’s apartment, as LMPD officers claim they did despite having a no-knock warrant. Most witnesses told police they didn’t hear any knocking. The raid led the Louisville Metro Council to vote unanimously to ban no-knock warrants in June, and state Rep. Attica Scott is leading a push to ban them statewide. But LMPD used no-knocks rarely. Officers knocked, announced and forced entry far more frequently: more than twice a week, on average, from September 2019 through March 2020. LMPD policy doesn’t specify how many times they must knock or announce, but it does require officers to wait “a minimum of 15 seconds or for a reasonable amount of time” — whichever is greater — for someone to answer the door. The records rarely indicate how long officers waited before breaking in the front door, aside from calling it “reasonable” or “appropriate.” Officers noted that body camera footage was available fewer than half the time they forced entry. The search at Roundtree’s house came the month before Taylor’s death. Roundtree knows the officers knocked before entering her home in because her mother heard it. She was in the bathroom, and couldn’t get to the door fast enough. “I don’t do nothing for them to bust down my door, pull guns on my parents,” she said. “It was just crazy.” Most Forced Entries A Search For Drugs The reports detail when and where the forced entries occurred, as well as the officers and citizens involved, and most include a brief summary of the incident. This information, compared with police arrest data, court records and search warrants, helps paint a picture of why and how police in Louisville bust down peoples’ doors. Seventeen of the 72 forced entry reports said they were executing a warrant that had been sealed by a judge, and therefore hidden from the public. Those that aren’t secret describe evidence varying from anonymous crime tips or confidential informants to stake-outs and long investigations. In all, at least 63% of the forced entries were to serve a narcotics search warrant, with the intention to seize any cash, guns, electronics or valuables that could be proceeds of drug dealing. Police found drugs in all but six instances, according to the reports. In a half dozen searches, the only drug officers found was marijuana. The reports don’t specify how much. Nearly half of the forced entries occurred in zip codes that include the west end of Louisville, which is predominantly Black. Police should rely on less-risky methods to investigate crimes and apprehend alleged suspects, said Keturah Herron, policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and a leading advocate for the city’s no-knock ban. She pointed to a statement made by Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney Tom Wine, who said after LMPD officers killed Taylor that no amount of drugs or drug money is worth a human life. “We — the community, elected officials, and LMPD — need to evaluate risk versus reward,” Herron said. “The bigger picture is preserving human life and alleviating trauma from those who are to protect and serve.” Forced Entry Considered Necessary Tool LMPD policy allows police to “use whatever force is reasonable to execute the warrant, including forced entry.” That ability can, at times, be a critical tool to keep officers and citizens safe, said Steven Cobb, the president of the Kentucky Narcotics Officers’ Association. Quickly entering a home with force can give police the upper hand on people who may seek to destroy evidence of potential crimes — like flushing drugs down the toilet, Cobb said. In one case in March 2020, a man tossed his drugs into the toilet before the officers were able to get inside his Parkland home. Undeterred, the officers simply took the toilet to “halt destruction of visible evidence and to retrieve any evidence that could have been contained inside the plumbing.” Cobb admits that oftentimes “it’s not worth it” to put officers at risk to bust into a person’s home to look for evidence of drug crimes. Instead, police should work to build strong cases that don’t rely on the need to find evidence inside a person’s home. But building cases takes time and money that isn’t always provided to street-level officers, he said. The element of surprise offered by a forced entry can bode well in certain circumstances, he said. “Yes, I’d like the bad guys to come downtown and turn themselves in, but that doesn’t happen,” he said. “Sometimes a dynamic entry is the safest way.” Which officers actually conduct the forced entry is at times a topic of debate among law-enforcement professionals, Cobb said. “There’s an ebb and flow everywhere,” he said. “Should tactical teams serve warrants or should we let narcotics teams do it?” In Louisville, SWAT units assisted on 14 forced entry raids between September 2019 and April 2020, KyCIR’s review found. These cases include hostage situations or catching a convicted murderer accused of a new gun crime in addition to serving narcotics warrants. But more often than not, division-level officers, narcotics detectives, and violent crime units conducted their own raids without SWAT — including the raid at Taylor’s apartment in March. Patrol officers carried out 30 forced entries themselves. Ten of those instances were for emergencies and, six of which related to active domestic-violence assaults. Narcotics detectives and violent crime units forced their way inside properties without SWAT on more than 30 occasions, the reports show. Federal agents assisted with four raids. Raids Don’t Always Net Evidence The forced entry records show occasions where LMPD officers forced into homes looking for drug dealing, but found little to support the claim. On one occasion in January 2020, police and SWAT members used a battering ram to bust into a Beechmont home shortly after 5 p.m. Police said the home “wreaked [sic] of marijuana,” though no one was home. Inside, they found a “small baggie” of suspected weed in the kitchen trash can. Officers gave a copy of the search warrant to a woman who arrived during the search, and then they left, apparently without making any arrests. In September 2019, narcotics detectives and two SWAT units descended on a home in the California neighborhood before noon. Police had received a tip that a man inside the home was “selling a lot of drugs,” including heroin, meth, pills and weed. A detective said a confidential informant had recently bought heroin from the man, who also had money and guns inside the house. A Jefferson circuit judge signed the search warrant and 23 hours later, police busted down the door with a battering ram and threw a flashbang inside the home. The man had a counterfeit $20 bill, a bag of weed and cocaine in his sock. He was not charged with drug trafficking. In another case that same month, police obtained a search warrant for the Portland home of a man who allegedly was selling meth. The officers didn’t cite any additional investigation beyond a tip from another man they arrested. Six officers knocked, announced and busted down the door with a battering ram, according to the police report. Inside, they found pipes, a scale and needles, but no drugs. One man was arrested for an outstanding bench warrant. Roundtree still doesn’t know what evidence prompted the police to search her home last February because the warrant is still sealed. All she got was a slip of paper signed by a judge that stated it would remain sealed. “What evidence did they even have?” she asked. Almost a year later, she still doesn’t know. Roundtree said the man she’d been seeing came over occasionally and never brought drugs into her 100-year-old shotgun house. And police had already searched his house in Bashford Manor and arrested him an hour before they broke down her door. There is no report indicating officers forced entry to serve his warrant before they found suspected meth, weed, heroin, a scale and cash. His case is still pending in Jefferson District Court, where he’s facing multiple felonies and possible prison time. The officers who searched Roundtree’s home found a legally-owned gun in her dresser drawer and a single blunt on her nightstand. Her mother and brother also handed over small bags of weed. In all, she figures the police left with a quarter ounce of marijuana and a gun she keeps for protection. For that, she might become a felon. Roundtree was charged with possession of marijuana, usually a misdemeanor and essentially decriminalized since Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell pledged in August 2019 to cease prosecuting people for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. But O’Connell stipulated that they not also have a gun at the time they are cited. Prosecutors applied an enhancement to Roundtree’s charge, because of the gun. Her case is still working its way through the courts. A spokesperson for LMPD refused to provide a copy of the search warrant, police report or body camera footage, claiming that disclosing the records could “result in prejudice to the potential witnesses and has the potential to adversely color a witness’ recollection of the events.” ‘You get nervous’ When officers use force to gain entry into a building, the incident is reviewed by a chain of higher ranking officers, who are at times critical of tactics and decisions that violate protocol or fail to meet department standards. The reports show officers were rebuked 10 out of 72 times for using profanity, failing to turn on body cameras, or being too quick — or too slow — to bust in a door after knocking. The documents don’t say whether any of the rebukes led to more formal discipline. Twice, commanding officers reviewed body camera footage and saw the officers who claimed to wait a reasonable amount of time didn’t wait long enough before forcing the entry. Standing at a door waiting to serve a search warrant can be a nerve-wracking experience that makes time seem to move slowly, said Cobb of the Kentucky Narcotics Officers’ Association. “You get nervous, you don’t know what’s on the other side of that door,” he said. But Kraska, the Eastern Kentucky University professor who testified to the Louisville Metro Council about no-knock warrants in June, said it’s very rare that police serving a search warrant are met with violence. People are likely unhappy to see police at the door, but they’ll usually submit to the search, he said. Kraska is working with Campaign Zero, a non-profit group focused on eliminating police brutality and increasing police accountability, and is pushing police departments to enact strict policies that he says would reduce the risks associated with forced entries. Among those policies are requirements that warrants are served in daylight, that officers wear uniforms and that they wait at least 30 seconds before using force to enter a home. “By waiting, it puts a check on police, in the very least, that the practice of walking up to the door and assuming they are going to do a forced entry goes away,” he said. “It has to go away.” The only forced entry reviewed by KyCIR to result in serious injuries or death is the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. Two other officers were injured in January 2020 as they broke into a Pleasure Ridge Park home in search of a man who allegedly strangled his girlfriend and slapped her 10-year-old son. One officer smashed his thumb in the door after it was kicked open. The other officer injured his foot from kicking the door. ‘Concerned about decision making’ LMPD officers catalog the damage done during a forced entry in the forced entry reports. Since police almost always entered through a front door, officers busted locks and door frames in 69 of the 72 entries reviewed by KyCIR. Police broke at least four windows. In one case, officers smashed the glass to distract the people inside from officers attempting to enter through the front door. In another, they broke a window with a concrete planter after officers heard a woman yelling for help inside a Pleasure Ridge Park home. Once inside, they found the woman was not in danger, but “praying very loudly asking God for help.” Repairing the damage falls to property owners. LMPD policy states that if the damage leaves the premises “vulnerable,” the officers should make arrangements to secure it “in a reasonable fashion.” Lisa Osanka, executive director of the Louisville Metro Housing Authority, said their maintenance crews had to conduct “minor repairs” to secure an apartment door at the Dosker Manor housing complex after police smashed it with a battering ram on New Year’s Eve 2019. The officers were looking for drugs, but found none. And at a Buechel apartment complex, it was up to the manager to fix a door after an officer kicked it in, even though the officer was chided for that action. The woman inside needed help after her electric wheelchair lost power, so she called 911. She told the dispatcher that the police would need a code to access a key, and she shared the code. The officer didn’t use it, and broke in the door instead. Major Michael Bogan reviewed the incident and said it was obvious that accessing the key would have been a better idea. “I’m concerned about the decision making, or lack thereof,” added Major Corey Robinson. Jacob Ryan Patricia Roundtree said police never told her about any avenue to repair. Instead, she stapled the split wood together where she could. Today, the door locks, but a hand-sized dent remains on the door’s metal casing. What bothers her more is the way police treated her inside her own home. To find her weed and gun, they dumped the contents of her dressers on to the floor. On top of that pile, she said, they emptied her trash can. This work was supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism to KyCIR. Contact Jacob Ryan at [email protected].	https://kycir.org/2021/01/19/louisville-police-routinely-bust-down-doors-in-hunt-for-drugs/	en	2021-01-19T00:00:00	kycir.org/27cd650dc5c2c7d910dca6f702c08a5f3a34f8ff4699fb3b94a1a6c2a3897de0.json	[ "At first, Patricia Roundtree didn’t know it was the police.\nShe had just dropped her 11-year-old daughter off at school and was heading back home when an unmarked pickup truck veered in front of her car. Behind her, she said, another vehicle boxed her in. A plainclothes Louisville Metro Police officer screamed her name, pointed a gun and ordered her out of her car.\nRoundtree said police led her, handcuffed, down the remaining two blocks to her Park Hill house. There, nearly a dozen officers from Place Based Investigations, Major Crimes and Violent Crimes units crowded her living room. Her 68-year-old mother, stepfather and brother sat handcuffed on the couch. Her front door was split, the lock broken, with bits of wood scattered across the floor.\n“I really had no idea what was going on. I was scared to death,” she said in a recent interview.\nA man she’d been seeing was an alleged drug dealer, the officers told her. That meant Roundtree — a 38-year-old single mom with no criminal background who spends her nights packing mail onto airplanes and her days tending to her ailing mother — was subject to a search. The police said they knocked, announced and waited a “reasonable” amount of time before they busted in her door.\nThe LMPD conducted 72 forced entries from September 2019 through March 2020, according to a review of police records by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. They kicked in doors, broke windows, and picked locks. They used battering rams and sledgehammers and, in one case, a concrete planter.\nOccasionally, officers were in a race against the clock and breaking into a home to save a life, render aid or stop an attack. But more than half the time, LMPD officers were hunting for drugs and money when they forced their way into people’s homes or businesses, according to a KyCIR review of police records.\nLMPD officials didn’t respond to a request for an interview about forced entries.\nPolicing experts say officers rely on the element of surprise the strategy offers. But using that force to search for drugs carries risks that often outweigh the rewards, according to criminal justice experts, police professionals and civil liberties advocates.\n“This is a cowboy, rambo approach to prosecuting the war on drugs,” said Peter Kraska, a professor at Eastern Kentucky University’s School of Justice Studies. “Why would we manufacture such a dangerous situation to maybe find evidence of a low-level drug crime?”\nScrutiny Follows Fatal Raid\nTaylor family\nPolice in Louisville have been under intense scrutiny since officers busted down Breonna Taylor’s door to execute a “no-knock” search warrant related to a drug investigation into her ex-boyfriend. Taylor’s current boyfriend fired a single shot, hitting an LMPD sergeant, and officers fired more than 30 bullets back into Taylor’s apartment, killing the 26-year-old Black woman in her hallway. They never found drugs. The raid has led to one officer’s indictment and three officers’ firings. Several others were found to have violated various police policies.\nThere was no body camera footage, so there’s no recording to show whether officers knocked and announced before entering Taylor’s apartment, as LMPD officers claim they did despite having a no-knock warrant. Most witnesses told police they didn’t hear any knocking. The raid led the Louisville Metro Council to vote unanimously to ban no-knock warrants in June, and state Rep. Attica Scott is leading a push to ban them statewide.\nBut LMPD used no-knocks rarely. Officers knocked, announced and forced entry far more frequently: more than twice a week, on average, from September 2019 through March 2020.\nLMPD policy doesn’t specify how many times they must knock or announce, but it does require officers to wait “a minimum of 15 seconds or for a reasonable amount of time” — whichever is greater — for someone to answer the door.\nThe records rarely indicate how long officers waited before breaking in the front door, aside from calling it “reasonable” or “appropriate.” Officers noted that body camera footage was available fewer than half the time they forced entry.\nThe search at Roundtree’s house came the month before Taylor’s death. Roundtree knows the officers knocked before entering her home in because her mother heard it. She was in the bathroom, and couldn’t get to the door fast enough.\n“I don’t do nothing for them to bust down my door, pull guns on my parents,” she said. “It was just crazy.”\nMost Forced Entries A Search For Drugs\nThe reports detail when and where the forced entries occurred, as well as the officers and citizens involved, and most include a brief summary of the incident. This information, compared with police arrest data, court records and search warrants, helps paint a picture of why and how police in Louisville bust down peoples’ doors.\nSeventeen of the 72 forced entry reports said they were executing a warrant that had been sealed by a judge, and therefore hidden from the public. Those that aren’t secret describe evidence varying from anonymous crime tips or confidential informants to stake-outs and long investigations.\nIn all, at least 63% of the forced entries were to serve a narcotics search warrant, with the intention to seize any cash, guns, electronics or valuables that could be proceeds of drug dealing.\nPolice found drugs in all but six instances, according to the reports. In a half dozen searches, the only drug officers found was marijuana. The reports don’t specify how much.\nNearly half of the forced entries occurred in zip codes that include the west end of Louisville, which is predominantly Black.\nPolice should rely on less-risky methods to investigate crimes and apprehend alleged suspects, said Keturah Herron, policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and a leading advocate for the city’s no-knock ban. She pointed to a statement made by Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney Tom Wine, who said after LMPD officers killed Taylor that no amount of drugs or drug money is worth a human life.\n“We — the community, elected officials, and LMPD — need to evaluate risk versus reward,” Herron said. “The bigger picture is preserving human life and alleviating trauma from those who are to protect and serve.”\nForced Entry Considered Necessary Tool\nLMPD policy allows police to “use whatever force is reasonable to execute the warrant, including forced entry.”\nThat ability can, at times, be a critical tool to keep officers and citizens safe, said Steven Cobb, the president of the Kentucky Narcotics Officers’ Association.\nQuickly entering a home with force can give police the upper hand on people who may seek to destroy evidence of potential crimes — like flushing drugs down the toilet, Cobb said.\nIn one case in March 2020, a man tossed his drugs into the toilet before the officers were able to get inside his Parkland home. Undeterred, the officers simply took the toilet to “halt destruction of visible evidence and to retrieve any evidence that could have been contained inside the plumbing.”\nCobb admits that oftentimes “it’s not worth it” to put officers at risk to bust into a person’s home to look for evidence of drug crimes. Instead, police should work to build strong cases that don’t rely on the need to find evidence inside a person’s home. But building cases takes time and money that isn’t always provided to street-level officers, he said. The element of surprise offered by a forced entry can bode well in certain circumstances, he said.\n“Yes, I’d like the bad guys to come downtown and turn themselves in, but that doesn’t happen,” he said. “Sometimes a dynamic entry is the safest way.”\nWhich officers actually conduct the forced entry is at times a topic of debate among law-enforcement professionals, Cobb said.\n“There’s an ebb and flow everywhere,” he said. “Should tactical teams serve warrants or should we let narcotics teams do it?”\nIn Louisville, SWAT units assisted on 14 forced entry raids between September 2019 and April 2020, KyCIR’s review found. These cases include hostage situations or catching a convicted murderer accused of a new gun crime in addition to serving narcotics warrants.\nBut more often than not, division-level officers, narcotics detectives, and violent crime units conducted their own raids without SWAT — including the raid at Taylor’s apartment in March.\nPatrol officers carried out 30 forced entries themselves. Ten of those instances were for emergencies and, six of which related to active domestic-violence assaults. Narcotics detectives and violent crime units forced their way inside properties without SWAT on more than 30 occasions, the reports show. Federal agents assisted with four raids.\nRaids Don’t Always Net Evidence\nThe forced entry records show occasions where LMPD officers forced into homes looking for drug dealing, but found little to support the claim.\nOn one occasion in January 2020, police and SWAT members used a battering ram to bust into a Beechmont home shortly after 5 p.m. Police said the home “wreaked [sic] of marijuana,” though no one was home. Inside, they found a “small baggie” of suspected weed in the kitchen trash can. Officers gave a copy of the search warrant to a woman who arrived during the search, and then they left, apparently without making any arrests.\nIn September 2019, narcotics detectives and two SWAT units descended on a home in the California neighborhood before noon. Police had received a tip that a man inside the home was “selling a lot of drugs,” including heroin, meth, pills and weed. A detective said a confidential informant had recently bought heroin from the man, who also had money and guns inside the house.\nA Jefferson circuit judge signed the search warrant and 23 hours later, police busted down the door with a battering ram and threw a flashbang inside the home. The man had a counterfeit $20 bill, a bag of weed and cocaine in his sock. He was not charged with drug trafficking.\nIn another case that same month, police obtained a search warrant for the Portland home of a man who allegedly was selling meth. The officers didn’t cite any additional investigation beyond a tip from another man they arrested. Six officers knocked, announced and busted down the door with a battering ram, according to the police report.\nInside, they found pipes, a scale and needles, but no drugs. One man was arrested for an outstanding bench warrant.\nRoundtree still doesn’t know what evidence prompted the police to search her home last February because the warrant is still sealed.\nAll she got was a slip of paper signed by a judge that stated it would remain sealed.\n“What evidence did they even have?” she asked.\nAlmost a year later, she still doesn’t know.\nRoundtree said the man she’d been seeing came over occasionally and never brought drugs into her 100-year-old shotgun house. And police had already searched his house in Bashford Manor and arrested him an hour before they broke down her door.\nThere is no report indicating officers forced entry to serve his warrant before they found suspected meth, weed, heroin, a scale and cash. His case is still pending in Jefferson District Court, where he’s facing multiple felonies and possible prison time.\nThe officers who searched Roundtree’s home found a legally-owned gun in her dresser drawer and a single blunt on her nightstand. Her mother and brother also handed over small bags of weed. In all, she figures the police left with a quarter ounce of marijuana and a gun she keeps for protection.\nFor that, she might become a felon.\nRoundtree was charged with possession of marijuana, usually a misdemeanor and essentially decriminalized since Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell pledged in August 2019 to cease prosecuting people for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.\nBut O’Connell stipulated that they not also have a gun at the time they are cited. Prosecutors applied an enhancement to Roundtree’s charge, because of the gun.\nHer case is still working its way through the courts. A spokesperson for LMPD refused to provide a copy of the search warrant, police report or body camera footage, claiming that disclosing the records could “result in prejudice to the potential witnesses and has the potential to adversely color a witness’ recollection of the events.”\n‘You get nervous’\nWhen officers use force to gain entry into a building, the incident is reviewed by a chain of higher ranking officers, who are at times critical of tactics and decisions that violate protocol or fail to meet department standards. The reports show officers were rebuked 10 out of 72 times for using profanity, failing to turn on body cameras, or being too quick — or too slow — to bust in a door after knocking. The documents don’t say whether any of the rebukes led to more formal discipline.\nTwice, commanding officers reviewed body camera footage and saw the officers who claimed to wait a reasonable amount of time didn’t wait long enough before forcing the entry.\nStanding at a door waiting to serve a search warrant can be a nerve-wracking experience that makes time seem to move slowly, said Cobb of the Kentucky Narcotics Officers’ Association.\n“You get nervous, you don’t know what’s on the other side of that door,” he said.\nBut Kraska, the Eastern Kentucky University professor who testified to the Louisville Metro Council about no-knock warrants in June, said it’s very rare that police serving a search warrant are met with violence. People are likely unhappy to see police at the door, but they’ll usually submit to the search, he said.\nKraska is working with Campaign Zero, a non-profit group focused on eliminating police brutality and increasing police accountability, and is pushing police departments to enact strict policies that he says would reduce the risks associated with forced entries. Among those policies are requirements that warrants are served in daylight, that officers wear uniforms and that they wait at least 30 seconds before using force to enter a home.\n“By waiting, it puts a check on police, in the very least, that the practice of walking up to the door and assuming they are going to do a forced entry goes away,” he said. “It has to go away.”\nThe only forced entry reviewed by KyCIR to result in serious injuries or death is the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.\nTwo other officers were injured in January 2020 as they broke into a Pleasure Ridge Park home in search of a man who allegedly strangled his girlfriend and slapped her 10-year-old son. One officer smashed his thumb in the door after it was kicked open. The other officer injured his foot from kicking the door.\n‘Concerned about decision making’\nLMPD officers catalog the damage done during a forced entry in the forced entry reports. Since police almost always entered through a front door, officers busted locks and door frames in 69 of the 72 entries reviewed by KyCIR. Police broke at least four windows. In one case, officers smashed the glass to distract the people inside from officers attempting to enter through the front door. In another, they broke a window with a concrete planter after officers heard a woman yelling for help inside a Pleasure Ridge Park home.\nOnce inside, they found the woman was not in danger, but “praying very loudly asking God for help.”\nRepairing the damage falls to property owners. LMPD policy states that if the damage leaves the premises “vulnerable,” the officers should make arrangements to secure it “in a reasonable fashion.”\nLisa Osanka, executive director of the Louisville Metro Housing Authority, said their maintenance crews had to conduct “minor repairs” to secure an apartment door at the Dosker Manor housing complex after police smashed it with a battering ram on New Year’s Eve 2019. The officers were looking for drugs, but found none.\nAnd at a Buechel apartment complex, it was up to the manager to fix a door after an officer kicked it in, even though the officer was chided for that action. The woman inside needed help after her electric wheelchair lost power, so she called 911. She told the dispatcher that the police would need a code to access a key, and she shared the code. The officer didn’t use it, and broke in the door instead.\nMajor Michael Bogan reviewed the incident and said it was obvious that accessing the key would have been a better idea.\n“I’m concerned about the decision making, or lack thereof,” added Major Corey Robinson.\nJacob Ryan\nPatricia Roundtree said police never told her about any avenue to repair. Instead, she stapled the split wood together where she could.\nToday, the door locks, but a hand-sized dent remains on the door’s metal casing.\nWhat bothers her more is the way police treated her inside her own home.\nTo find her weed and gun, they dumped the contents of her dressers on to the floor. On top of that pile, she said, they emptied her trash can.\nThis work was supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism to KyCIR.\nContact Jacob Ryan at [email protected].", "Louisville Police Routinely Busted Down Doors In Hunt For Drugs", "The city banned no-knocks, but that doesn't affect how LMPD uses \"forced entry.\" Records show they bust doors down an average of twice a week." ]
[ "Alexandra Kanik", "More Alexandra", "Kentucky Center For Investigative Reporting" ]	2021-01-10T22:25:47	null	2021-01-02T10:55:30	Since Kentucky’s first COVID-19 patient was confirmed nearly a month ago, cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus have continued to increase in the state. Along with that increase in cases comes an increase in questions: How many cases are there around me? How many people in my community have died? How do […]	https%3A%2F%2Fkycir.org%2F2021%2F01%2F02%2Four-covid-19-tracker-gives-you-county-level-data-on-the-coronavirus%2F.json	https://kycir.org/wp-con…ovid-app-art.jpg	en	null	Our COVID-19 Tracker Gives You County-Level Data On The Coronavirus	null	null	kycir.org	Since Kentucky’s first COVID-19 patient was confirmed nearly a month ago, cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus have continued to increase in the state. Along with that increase in cases comes an increase in questions: How many cases are there around me? How many people in my community have died? How do other health issues increase the risk of serious illness due to coronavirus in my community? These questions are hard to answer right now due to the speed at which data are being reported. That’s why we, in collaboration with three other public media stations across the U.S., developed the Local COVID-19 Tracker Project. The Local COVID-19 Tracker Project brings you county-level coronavirus data that are both timely and easy to understand. The tracker allows you to select your county and view the most recent COVID-19 related cases and deaths, as well as information about vulnerable populations in your county. Each day, when information is released by state officials, we update our app so that you can see what is currently happening in your community. As the pandemic develops and more information becomes available, we will include additional data points that help you understand the risk of coronavirus to you and your community. It is important to remember that while the data we’re using is the most current available, they are still an underestimation of the spread of coronavirus. As testing around the country and within each state increases, we are likely to see increases in cases. Additionally, there are often delays in reporting testing results to state health departments. So even if the COVID-19 Tracker does not show cases in your county, it is still possible that there are cases. COVID-19 And Other Disease The local COVID-19 Tracker Project also provides a county profile of some of the other health conditions that can make people more vulnerable to the coronavirus. Health experts say that exposure to COVID-19 can be more dangerous to some groups, such as seniors, those with compromised immune systems, and people who suffer from chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, or diabetes. People who suffer from chronic respiratory disease are more vulnerable to a serious COVID-19 case, because the novel coronavirus affects the lungs. The novel coronavirus especially threatens people with cardiovascular disease. In patients whose heart is made more vulnerable by pre-existing conditions, COVID-19 can cause complications such as embolisms and irregular heartbeats, and that raises a patient’s risk of death. COVID-19 threatens people with diabetes, whose blood sugar isn’t stable, because this pre-existing condition reduces their ability to fight off infections. Unchecked, the virus can cause complications leading to coma or death. For more information about how to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus: Kentucky Official Information Concerning COVID-19 Updated information on testing and confirmed cases of coronavirus in Kentucky, as well as actions to limit the spread of the virus, resources for services and economic support, and a hotline number for those who think they may have been exposed. Ohio Official Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resource Site Updated information on testing and confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ohio, as well as actions to limit the spread of the virus, resources for services and economic support, and a hotline number for those who think they may have been exposed. West Virginia Official Information on Coronavirus/COVID-19 Updated information on testing and confirmed cases of coronavirus in West Virginia, as well as actions to limit the spread of the virus, resources for services and economic support, and a hotline number for those who think they may have been exposed. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Information on Coronavirus	https://kycir.org/2021/01/02/our-covid-19-tracker-gives-you-county-level-data-on-the-coronavirus/	en	2021-01-02T00:00:00	kycir.org/6bd23bd5def1207d526bea88933b54d4706676e4fb5ebf292a562be10bc230bc.json	[ "Since Kentucky’s first COVID-19 patient was confirmed nearly a month ago, cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus have continued to increase in the state.\nAlong with that increase in cases comes an increase in questions:\nHow many cases are there around me?\nHow many people in my community have died?\nHow do other health issues increase the risk of serious illness due to coronavirus in my community?\nThese questions are hard to answer right now due to the speed at which data are being reported.\nThat’s why we, in collaboration with three other public media stations across the U.S., developed the Local COVID-19 Tracker Project. The Local COVID-19 Tracker Project brings you county-level coronavirus data that are both timely and easy to understand.\nThe tracker allows you to select your county and view the most recent COVID-19 related cases and deaths, as well as information about vulnerable populations in your county.\nEach day, when information is released by state officials, we update our app so that you can see what is currently happening in your community.\nAs the pandemic develops and more information becomes available, we will include additional data points that help you understand the risk of coronavirus to you and your community.\nIt is important to remember that while the data we’re using is the most current available, they are still an underestimation of the spread of coronavirus. As testing around the country and within each state increases, we are likely to see increases in cases.\nAdditionally, there are often delays in reporting testing results to state health departments. So even if the COVID-19 Tracker does not show cases in your county, it is still possible that there are cases.\nCOVID-19 And Other Disease\nThe local COVID-19 Tracker Project also provides a county profile of some of the other health conditions that can make people more vulnerable to the coronavirus.\nHealth experts say that exposure to COVID-19 can be more dangerous to some groups, such as seniors, those with compromised immune systems, and people who suffer from chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, or diabetes.\nPeople who suffer from chronic respiratory disease are more vulnerable to a serious COVID-19 case, because the novel coronavirus affects the lungs.\nThe novel coronavirus especially threatens people with cardiovascular disease. In patients whose heart is made more vulnerable by pre-existing conditions, COVID-19 can cause complications such as embolisms and irregular heartbeats, and that raises a patient’s risk of death.\nCOVID-19 threatens people with diabetes, whose blood sugar isn’t stable, because this pre-existing condition reduces their ability to fight off infections. Unchecked, the virus can cause complications leading to coma or death.\nFor more information about how to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus:\nKentucky Official Information Concerning COVID-19\nUpdated information on testing and confirmed cases of coronavirus in Kentucky, as well as actions to limit the spread of the virus, resources for services and economic support, and a hotline number for those who think they may have been exposed.\nOhio Official Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resource Site\nUpdated information on testing and confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ohio, as well as actions to limit the spread of the virus, resources for services and economic support, and a hotline number for those who think they may have been exposed.\nWest Virginia Official Information on Coronavirus/COVID-19\nUpdated information on testing and confirmed cases of coronavirus in West Virginia, as well as actions to limit the spread of the virus, resources for services and economic support, and a hotline number for those who think they may have been exposed.\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Information on Coronavirus", "Our COVID-19 Tracker Gives You County-Level Data On The Coronavirus", "Since Kentucky’s first COVID-19 patient was confirmed nearly a month ago, cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus have continued to increase in the state. Along with that increase in cases comes an increase in questions: How many cases are there around me? How many people in my community have died? How do […]" ]
[ "Graham Ambrose", "More Graham", "Kentucky Center For Investigative Reporting" ]	2021-01-04T14:03:56	null	2021-01-04T10:50:33	Women are making strides in police forces across the country. But in Kentucky, progress remains distant.	https%3A%2F%2Fkycir.org%2F2021%2F01%2F04%2Fwhile-women-make-gains-in-police-jobs-ky-agencies-are-increasingly-male%2F.json	https://kycir.org/wp-con…892-1170x706.jpg	en	null	While Women Make Gains In Police Jobs, Ky. Agencies Are Increasingly Male	null	null	kycir.org	In the United States, one in every eight police officers is a woman. But in Kentucky, that share is much lower — just one in every 15. Studies show that female officers use force less often than male officers, and there’s evidence that public trust and police outcomes improve when a department looks more like the community it serves. But in Kentucky, the law enforcement gender gap has actually gotten worse over the last decade, even as more women entered law enforcement nationally. Interviews with current and former police officers, police chiefs, and researchers indicate Kentucky might foster a particularly inhospitable environment for female officers: low pay insufficient for child care, a large number of small, rural departments and a police culture described by many as a “boys club.” “Some agencies might be very welcoming, and create that welcoming environment,” said Cindy Shain, a former Louisville police officer who is now director of the Southern Police Institute. “Others just don’t…They don’t find it terribly important to change some of the issues that really do confront women and why they don’t come in.” In 2008, around 7.1% of law enforcement officers in Kentucky were women, according to data from the Kentucky State Police. That year, 11.9% of officers nationally were women, according to FBI data. In 2018, the last year the state police released this data, the percentage of female officers declined to 6.6%, even as the national rate rose to 12.6%. The data didn’t identify the race of the officers or include any gender identities beyond male or female. Nearly half of all the state’s female law enforcement officers work in Jefferson or Fayette counties, the largest population centers. A majority of law enforcement agencies had no female officers in either 2008 or 2018. That’s nearly 230 agencies policing cities, towns, counties and schools. One of the starkest disparities can be found in the Kentucky State Police. The total number of KSP officers grew 12% over the last decade, but female KSP officers actually dropped 27% over that time, according to the data. In 2018, male KSP officers outnumbered women by roughly 46 to 1. In a statement, a spokesperson for KSP said the agency’s leadership “strongly believes in diversifying the recruitment pool of personnel at all levels” and “is dedicated to the recruitment of all qualified candidates regardless of sex or race.” Many Women Balance Police Work And Child Care When Sandy Joslyn joined the Paducah Police Department in the early 1980s, she knew she was an anomaly. There was only one other woman on the force, and, as people liked to remind her, the only woman before that hadn’t even made it out of the academy. “They didn’t make it easy for us,” she said. “There was a lot of officers that didn’t want females there. There was a lot of things they put me through to break me, so I would leave.” They didn’t make uniforms for women, so her bulletproof vest fit her “like a saucer.” She had to sit on phone books in her squad car so she could see out of the windshield. Her male colleagues would send her on pointless middle-of-the-night errands. “I’d never complain,” she said. “Eventually they realized I was there to stay.” Joslyn tested into criminal investigations and rose through the ranks to become chief. But even as she gained the respect of her colleagues, she continued to face challenges they didn’t. She married and had two children, which she said was often a struggle to balance with her demanding job. “I was trying to work a suicide or homicide…and I’d be scraping someone’s brains off the ceiling,” she said. “And then two hours later, I’d be making mac and cheese and doing algebra with my kids.” Women continue to assume the vast majority of child-rearing responsibility in the United States, and the issue is particularly challenging for female officers in Kentucky, where pay is low compared to the cost of child care. Police officers often work late-night or early-morning shifts, and young officers get stuck with harder work hours when scheduling is governed by seniority. The average entry-level officer salary in Kentucky was $33,492 in 2018, according to data from the state Department of Criminal Justice Training. Federal data show Kentucky police officers are the ninth-lowest paid in the U.S. “If you don’t have a support system there that can help you with child care, policing is not it for you,” said Jill Stulz, a detective with the Fort Mitchell Police Department and the president of the Kentucky Women’s Law Enforcement Network. Stulz is a single mother of two young children, and she knows mothers who chose not to have additional kids — or quit their jobs — because they were treated so poorly by their departments when they had their first child. “They’re like, ‘Why am I going to work to pay somebody else to raise my kids when I could just leave and raise them myself?’ I don’t blame them at all.” In 2014, two police officers in Florence, Ky., became pregnant and asked to switch to light duty. The Florence Police Department denied their request and required them to take leaves of absence instead — while granting male officers’ requests for light duty. Officers Lyndi Trischler and Samantha Riley sued the city, resulting in a consent decree with the federal Department of Justice. The city agreed to rewrite its policies to better accommodate pregnant employees. This lawsuit led Kentucky to pass the Pregnant Workers Act in 2019. Many officers, including Joslyn from the Paducah Police, said their experience as a woman and a mother makes them better police officers. She considers herself a peacemaker. “Women are better de-escalators. They talk people down,” Joslyn said. Studies show female officers are significantly less likely to use excessive force. Higher shares of women in law enforcement also correlate with declines in intimate partner homicide rates and rates of repeated domestic abuse. But the profession’s reputation as masculine prevails. Heather Childress, police chief in Horse Cave, thinks of herself as the “mom” of her small, otherwise all-male department. She routinely finds herself using what she calls her “mom voice” to command authority with citizens. Childress said women have to work even harder to prove themselves to their male colleagues and to the public. She wants women to be held to the same standard as men in the hiring process. “If you’re out in a fight for your life on the street, no one’s going to say, ‘Oh wait, you’re a girl, let me back down a little,’ ” Childress said. “You’re going to have to run just as fast to catch somebody, you’re going to fight just as hard as a man. You’re going to have to do all the same things.” Some researchers, though, emphasize there’s a lack of evidence that strength correlates with good policing. The mere perception of physical strength as a prerequisite deters some women interested in law enforcement careers. “An entrance exam for a profession should actually be indicative of what predicts success in that professional area,” said Cara Rabe-Hemp, a professor at Illinois State University and an expert on gender and policing. “Tests that focus on upper body strength physiologically disadvantage the female form…If upper body strength isn’t predictive of successful policing, that’s a barrier.” Recruitment Struggles Nationally, recruiting female officers remains a major challenge because there’s still a societal expectation that women won’t do this work, said Anne Li Kringen, a former police officer and University of New Haven professor of criminal justice. “We don’t lose women in the background checks,” Kringen said. “We lose them all in the beginning in self-selection out of the process.” That’s been a major challenge for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, where spokesperson Carl Yates said just 21 women are on the force. “We would love to recruit more women, and especially right now, more people of color,” Yates said. “But it’s very difficult, especially right now with the climate of the country, to do that. People are having second thoughts about getting into law enforcement.” Yates says a lot of their deputies are assigned to low-risk jobs with regular hours, like courthouse security, which might be appealing to working mothers. But the agency is hamstrung by low pay compared to other agencies. “We don’t have a lot of people leaving because they’re dissatisfied there. They leave because they got a better deal somewhere,” Yates said. JCSO lost 10 female officers between 2008 and 2018 — the largest decline of any agency in raw numbers, though it remains above the state average for the proportion of female officers. Yates said 72 percent of JCSO’s workforce is “laterals,” or officers who have retired from other departments before coming to work for the sheriff’s office — so much of their recruitment pool is whoever other agencies recruited more than 20 years ago. Still An Uphill Battle Shain, of the Southern Police Institute, said female officers are particularly sparse at small police departments, which make up the majority of Kentucky agencies. In Kentucky, just 7% of small agencies — those with fewer than 10 officers — had a woman on the force in 2018. In November, following months of protests in Louisville and throughout the country over police killings of Black people, Gov. Andy Beshear said it’s imperative law enforcement “looks more like Kentucky” and its diversity of race, gender and religion. Beshear said he would “put dollars behind that” in his proposed state budget. But the most recent report with statistics from 2019 no longer includes information on officer gender. KSP spokesperson Billy Gregory said the report now discloses information that’s required by statute. “What is no longer listed was additional information that required additional resources, research and outside agency partnerships,” Gregory said. Reformers are urging police agencies to target their recruitment at hiring women and people of color. More broadly, they want police leadership to reconsider hiring criteria such as upper-body-strength fitness tests, which critics charge to be discriminatory against the female body. Shain of the Southern Police Institute acknowledges that it remains an uphill battle to get more women represented in law enforcement in Kentucky. “I used to think, when I first entered policing, we’d enter and really make a difference,” said Shain. “I think we’ve really made a difference for the community. But I don’t know how much we’ve made a difference in being able to change the structure of policing as an organization.”	https://kycir.org/2021/01/04/while-women-make-gains-in-police-jobs-ky-agencies-are-increasingly-male/	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	kycir.org/826fdf473fbb37e40d36bc4ed6a5719a32e124dcc3866057787ed711deea80e7.json	[ "In the United States, one in every eight police officers is a woman.\nBut in Kentucky, that share is much lower — just one in every 15.\nStudies show that female officers use force less often than male officers, and there’s evidence that public trust and police outcomes improve when a department looks more like the community it serves.\nBut in Kentucky, the law enforcement gender gap has actually gotten worse over the last decade, even as more women entered law enforcement nationally.\nInterviews with current and former police officers, police chiefs, and researchers indicate Kentucky might foster a particularly inhospitable environment for female officers: low pay insufficient for child care, a large number of small, rural departments and a police culture described by many as a “boys club.”\n“Some agencies might be very welcoming, and create that welcoming environment,” said Cindy Shain, a former Louisville police officer who is now director of the Southern Police Institute. “Others just don’t…They don’t find it terribly important to change some of the issues that really do confront women and why they don’t come in.”\nIn 2008, around 7.1% of law enforcement officers in Kentucky were women, according to data from the Kentucky State Police. That year, 11.9% of officers nationally were women, according to FBI data.\nIn 2018, the last year the state police released this data, the percentage of female officers declined to 6.6%, even as the national rate rose to 12.6%.\nThe data didn’t identify the race of the officers or include any gender identities beyond male or female.\nNearly half of all the state’s female law enforcement officers work in Jefferson or Fayette counties, the largest population centers.\nA majority of law enforcement agencies had no female officers in either 2008 or 2018. That’s nearly 230 agencies policing cities, towns, counties and schools.\nOne of the starkest disparities can be found in the Kentucky State Police. The total number of KSP officers grew 12% over the last decade, but female KSP officers actually dropped 27% over that time, according to the data.\nIn 2018, male KSP officers outnumbered women by roughly 46 to 1.\nIn a statement, a spokesperson for KSP said the agency’s leadership “strongly believes in diversifying the recruitment pool of personnel at all levels” and “is dedicated to the recruitment of all qualified candidates regardless of sex or race.”\nMany Women Balance Police Work And Child Care\nWhen Sandy Joslyn joined the Paducah Police Department in the early 1980s, she knew she was an anomaly. There was only one other woman on the force, and, as people liked to remind her, the only woman before that hadn’t even made it out of the academy.\n“They didn’t make it easy for us,” she said. “There was a lot of officers that didn’t want females there. There was a lot of things they put me through to break me, so I would leave.”\nThey didn’t make uniforms for women, so her bulletproof vest fit her “like a saucer.” She had to sit on phone books in her squad car so she could see out of the windshield. Her male colleagues would send her on pointless middle-of-the-night errands.\n“I’d never complain,” she said. “Eventually they realized I was there to stay.”\nJoslyn tested into criminal investigations and rose through the ranks to become chief. But even as she gained the respect of her colleagues, she continued to face challenges they didn’t. She married and had two children, which she said was often a struggle to balance with her demanding job.\n“I was trying to work a suicide or homicide…and I’d be scraping someone’s brains off the ceiling,” she said. “And then two hours later, I’d be making mac and cheese and doing algebra with my kids.”\nWomen continue to assume the vast majority of child-rearing responsibility in the United States, and the issue is particularly challenging for female officers in Kentucky, where pay is low compared to the cost of child care. Police officers often work late-night or early-morning shifts, and young officers get stuck with harder work hours when scheduling is governed by seniority.\nThe average entry-level officer salary in Kentucky was $33,492 in 2018, according to data from the state Department of Criminal Justice Training. Federal data show Kentucky police officers are the ninth-lowest paid in the U.S.\n“If you don’t have a support system there that can help you with child care, policing is not it for you,” said Jill Stulz, a detective with the Fort Mitchell Police Department and the president of the Kentucky Women’s Law Enforcement Network.\nStulz is a single mother of two young children, and she knows mothers who chose not to have additional kids — or quit their jobs — because they were treated so poorly by their departments when they had their first child.\n“They’re like, ‘Why am I going to work to pay somebody else to raise my kids when I could just leave and raise them myself?’ I don’t blame them at all.”\nIn 2014, two police officers in Florence, Ky., became pregnant and asked to switch to light duty. The Florence Police Department denied their request and required them to take leaves of absence instead — while granting male officers’ requests for light duty.\nOfficers Lyndi Trischler and Samantha Riley sued the city, resulting in a consent decree with the federal Department of Justice. The city agreed to rewrite its policies to better accommodate pregnant employees. This lawsuit led Kentucky to pass the Pregnant Workers Act in 2019.\nMany officers, including Joslyn from the Paducah Police, said their experience as a woman and a mother makes them better police officers. She considers herself a peacemaker.\n“Women are better de-escalators. They talk people down,” Joslyn said.\nStudies show female officers are significantly less likely to use excessive force. Higher shares of women in law enforcement also correlate with declines in intimate partner homicide rates and rates of repeated domestic abuse.\nBut the profession’s reputation as masculine prevails.\nHeather Childress, police chief in Horse Cave, thinks of herself as the “mom” of her small, otherwise all-male department. She routinely finds herself using what she calls her “mom voice” to command authority with citizens.\nChildress said women have to work even harder to prove themselves to their male colleagues and to the public. She wants women to be held to the same standard as men in the hiring process.\n“If you’re out in a fight for your life on the street, no one’s going to say, ‘Oh wait, you’re a girl, let me back down a little,’ ” Childress said. “You’re going to have to run just as fast to catch somebody, you’re going to fight just as hard as a man. You’re going to have to do all the same things.”\nSome researchers, though, emphasize there’s a lack of evidence that strength correlates with good policing. The mere perception of physical strength as a prerequisite deters some women interested in law enforcement careers.\n“An entrance exam for a profession should actually be indicative of what predicts success in that professional area,” said Cara Rabe-Hemp, a professor at Illinois State University and an expert on gender and policing. “Tests that focus on upper body strength physiologically disadvantage the female form…If upper body strength isn’t predictive of successful policing, that’s a barrier.”\nRecruitment Struggles\nNationally, recruiting female officers remains a major challenge because there’s still a societal expectation that women won’t do this work, said Anne Li Kringen, a former police officer and University of New Haven professor of criminal justice.\n“We don’t lose women in the background checks,” Kringen said. “We lose them all in the beginning in self-selection out of the process.”\nThat’s been a major challenge for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, where spokesperson Carl Yates said just 21 women are on the force.\n“We would love to recruit more women, and especially right now, more people of color,” Yates said. “But it’s very difficult, especially right now with the climate of the country, to do that. People are having second thoughts about getting into law enforcement.”\nYates says a lot of their deputies are assigned to low-risk jobs with regular hours, like courthouse security, which might be appealing to working mothers. But the agency is hamstrung by low pay compared to other agencies.\n“We don’t have a lot of people leaving because they’re dissatisfied there. They leave because they got a better deal somewhere,” Yates said.\nJCSO lost 10 female officers between 2008 and 2018 — the largest decline of any agency in raw numbers, though it remains above the state average for the proportion of female officers.\nYates said 72 percent of JCSO’s workforce is “laterals,” or officers who have retired from other departments before coming to work for the sheriff’s office — so much of their recruitment pool is whoever other agencies recruited more than 20 years ago.\nStill An Uphill Battle\nShain, of the Southern Police Institute, said female officers are particularly sparse at small police departments, which make up the majority of Kentucky agencies.\nIn Kentucky, just 7% of small agencies — those with fewer than 10 officers — had a woman on the force in 2018.\nIn November, following months of protests in Louisville and throughout the country over police killings of Black people, Gov. Andy Beshear said it’s imperative law enforcement “looks more like Kentucky” and its diversity of race, gender and religion. Beshear said he would “put dollars behind that” in his proposed state budget.\nBut the most recent report with statistics from 2019 no longer includes information on officer gender. KSP spokesperson Billy Gregory said the report now discloses information that’s required by statute. “What is no longer listed was additional information that required additional resources, research and outside agency partnerships,” Gregory said.\nReformers are urging police agencies to target their recruitment at hiring women and people of color. More broadly, they want police leadership to reconsider hiring criteria such as upper-body-strength fitness tests, which critics charge to be discriminatory against the female body.\nShain of the Southern Police Institute acknowledges that it remains an uphill battle to get more women represented in law enforcement in Kentucky.\n“I used to think, when I first entered policing, we’d enter and really make a difference,” said Shain. “I think we’ve really made a difference for the community. But I don’t know how much we’ve made a difference in being able to change the structure of policing as an organization.”", "While Women Make Gains In Police Jobs, Ky. Agencies Are Increasingly Male", "Women are making strides in police forces across the country. But in Kentucky, progress remains distant." ]
[]	2021-01-20T10:13:25	null	2021-01-20T11:58:29	The fact that hardware sales is one of the few retail sectors to show green shoots during the economic downturn wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic is positioning local manufacturer Pratley to continue on its growth trajectory into 2021.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proagri.co.za%2Flocal-manufacturer-poised-for-sustained-growth-in-2021%2F.json	https://delivery.proagri…tures-and....jpg	af	null	Local manufacturer poised for sustained growth in 2021	null	null	www.proagri.co.za	This post is also available in: English The fact that hardware sales is one of the few retail sectors to show green shoots during the economic downturn wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic is positioning local manufacturer Pratley to continue on its growth trajectory into 2021. Describing this sector as having “reasonably normalised”, CEO Kim Pratley remarks that this bodes well for the adhesives side of the business. “I have no doubt that we will continue to grow going forward, especially as we have new products and completely new businesses in the pipeline. However, this has to be taken into context against the parlous state of the South African economy and an overriding business-unfriendly environment that threatens to stymie both employment and entrepreneurship opportunities,” argues Kim. “I urge all South African companies to lobby the government to focus more on reaching out to local businesses, especially at a provincial level, so that we can all work together to sort out our economy,” urges Kim. Against this difficult trading environment, Pratley’s highlight for 2020 was “not only that we survived and fortunately did not have to retrench any staff, but that we managed to grow.” Kim attributes this momentum to the fact that Pratley has been very adaptable in its product range, meaning it does not have all of its eggs in one basket. “We practically have a product for every conceivable consumer market, from hair care to adhesives, electrical products, swimming pool filtration media and horticultural growth products.” This diverse range certainly gives Pratley huge scope for expansion, especially into the informal economy, which is a major consumer of its automotive-repair products, for example. Another major factor is that customers trust the brand, and “we work very hard to retain their loyalty. Our quality statement is unique in that it guarantees our products outperform their competitors globally, which is not a claim that we make lightly.” The backbone of Pratley continues to be the innovation that results from its intensive research and development drive, which will see several new product launches in 2021. Kim reveals that the company will also ramp up its exports. “We export a fair amount at present but are preparing to increase this quota significantly. It certainly is a strategic focus for us.” Looking to the future, Kim concludes: “We plan to be around for a long time. Everyone talks about a changing world and business environment. But our core values of integrity, innovation and world-class products will not change. I think people tend to regard Pratley as a stable anchor in South Africa. We would like to continue to be regarded as that.” Source: Pratley	https://www.proagri.co.za/local-manufacturer-poised-for-sustained-growth-in-2021/	en	2021-01-20T00:00:00	www.proagri.co.za/c7570978bf624f05536bd73d4f769cc5b128f2c1af4f29b8fcd5d241f01925f2.json	[ "This post is also available in: English\nThe fact that hardware sales is one of the few retail sectors to show green shoots during the economic downturn wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic is positioning local manufacturer Pratley to continue on its growth trajectory into 2021. Describing this sector as having “reasonably normalised”, CEO Kim Pratley remarks that this bodes well for the adhesives side of the business.\n“I have no doubt that we will continue to grow going forward, especially as we have new products and completely new businesses in the pipeline. However, this has to be taken into context against the parlous state of the South African economy and an overriding business-unfriendly environment that threatens to stymie both employment and entrepreneurship opportunities,” argues Kim.\n“I urge all South African companies to lobby the government to focus more on reaching out to local businesses, especially at a provincial level, so that we can all work together to sort out our economy,” urges Kim. Against this difficult trading environment, Pratley’s highlight for 2020 was “not only that we survived and fortunately did not have to retrench any staff, but that we managed to grow.”\nKim attributes this momentum to the fact that Pratley has been very adaptable in its product range, meaning it does not have all of its eggs in one basket. “We practically have a product for every conceivable consumer market, from hair care to adhesives, electrical products, swimming pool filtration media and horticultural growth products.”\nThis diverse range certainly gives Pratley huge scope for expansion, especially into the informal economy, which is a major consumer of its automotive-repair products, for example. Another major factor is that customers trust the brand, and “we work very hard to retain their loyalty. Our quality statement is unique in that it guarantees our products outperform their competitors globally, which is not a claim that we make lightly.”\nThe backbone of Pratley continues to be the innovation that results from its intensive research and development drive, which will see several new product launches in 2021. Kim reveals that the company will also ramp up its exports. “We export a fair amount at present but are preparing to increase this quota significantly. It certainly is a strategic focus for us.”\nLooking to the future, Kim concludes: “We plan to be around for a long time. Everyone talks about a changing world and business environment. But our core values of integrity, innovation and world-class products will not change. I think people tend to regard Pratley as a stable anchor in South Africa. We would like to continue to be regarded as that.”\nSource: Pratley", "Local manufacturer poised for sustained growth in 2021", "The fact that hardware sales is one of the few retail sectors to show green shoots during the economic downturn wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic is positioning local manufacturer Pratley to continue on its growth trajectory into 2021." ]
[]	2021-01-28T07:09:45	null	2021-01-28T11:46:48	London, Jan 28 (IANS) Bottom side Sheffield United sprang the biggest surprise of the ongoing Premier League season when they won 2-1 at Old Trafford to knock	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fsheffield-united-stun-man-united-in-premier-league.json	https://www.glamsham.com…ce51468e319b.jpg	en	null	Sheffield United Stun Man United In Premier League	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT London, Jan 28 (IANS) Bottom side Sheffield United sprang the biggest surprise of the ongoing Premier League season when they won 2-1 at Old Trafford to knock Manchester United off the top of the table. On Wednesday evening, Kean Bryan put Sheffield United ahead with a close-range header after 24 minutes, and although former Blades defender Harry Maguire equalised with 25 minutes left to go, Oliver Burke’s curling shot 10 minutes later gave his side an unexpected win, reports Xinhua news agency. The result means Manchester City, who on Tuesday won 5-0 away to West Brom, are the new league leaders. ADVERTISEMENT Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel’s debut as Chelsea coach after being named as Frank Lampard’s replacement on Tuesday ended in a 0-0 draw against Wolves at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea had 79 per cent of the ball, but didn’t do enough with it and although Wolves keeper Rui Patricio did well to deny Antonio Rudiger and Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chelsea didn’t create enough to take all three points. Leicester City missed the chance to go second as they were held 1-1 away to Everton in a game which saw Leicester’s Youri Tielemans’s 67th-minute strike cancel out James Rodriguez’s 30th-minute opener for Everton. ADVERTISEMENT Brighton and Fulham drew 0-0 in a result that keeps Fulham’s chances of avoiding relegation alive, while Burnley twice came back from behind to claim an important 3-2 win at home to Aston Villa to lift themselves well clear of the bottom three. Ollie Watkins and Jack Grealish twice put Villa in front in the 14th and 68th minutes, but Ben Mee and then Dwight O’Neil equalised before Chris Wood scored a late winner for the Clarets. Tuesday’s other games saw West Ham improve their chances of a place in Europe with a 3-2 triumph away to Crystal Palace. ADVERTISEMENT Leeds United increased the pressure on Newcastle coach Steve Bruce, with a 2-1 win at St James’ Park, while Arsenal avenged their weekend FA Cup exit with a 3-1 victory away to Southampton. –IANS aak/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/sheffield-united-stun-man-united-in-premier-league	en	2021-01-28T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/dcb37a3c9f8d5272e7c6dbbcacfcd402214a5765d05f8f15b2e73849276de4c1.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nLondon, Jan 28 (IANS) Bottom side Sheffield United sprang the biggest surprise of the ongoing Premier League season when they won 2-1 at Old Trafford to knock Manchester United off the top of the table.\nOn Wednesday evening, Kean Bryan put Sheffield United ahead with a close-range header after 24 minutes, and although former Blades defender Harry Maguire equalised with 25 minutes left to go, Oliver Burke’s curling shot 10 minutes later gave his side an unexpected win, reports Xinhua news agency.\nThe result means Manchester City, who on Tuesday won 5-0 away to West Brom, are the new league leaders.\nADVERTISEMENT\nMeanwhile, Thomas Tuchel’s debut as Chelsea coach after being named as Frank Lampard’s replacement on Tuesday ended in a 0-0 draw against Wolves at Stamford Bridge.\nChelsea had 79 per cent of the ball, but didn’t do enough with it and although Wolves keeper Rui Patricio did well to deny Antonio Rudiger and Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chelsea didn’t create enough to take all three points.\nLeicester City missed the chance to go second as they were held 1-1 away to Everton in a game which saw Leicester’s Youri Tielemans’s 67th-minute strike cancel out James Rodriguez’s 30th-minute opener for Everton.\nADVERTISEMENT\nBrighton and Fulham drew 0-0 in a result that keeps Fulham’s chances of avoiding relegation alive, while Burnley twice came back from behind to claim an important 3-2 win at home to Aston Villa to lift themselves well clear of the bottom three.\nOllie Watkins and Jack Grealish twice put Villa in front in the 14th and 68th minutes, but Ben Mee and then Dwight O’Neil equalised before Chris Wood scored a late winner for the Clarets.\nTuesday’s other games saw West Ham improve their chances of a place in Europe with a 3-2 triumph away to Crystal Palace.\nADVERTISEMENT\nLeeds United increased the pressure on Newcastle coach Steve Bruce, with a 2-1 win at St James’ Park, while Arsenal avenged their weekend FA Cup exit with a 3-1 victory away to Southampton.\n–IANS\naak/", "Sheffield United Stun Man United In Premier League", "London, Jan 28 (IANS) Bottom side Sheffield United sprang the biggest surprise of the ongoing Premier League season when they won 2-1 at Old Trafford to knock" ]
[]	2021-01-27T11:32:17	null	2021-01-08T00:00:00	New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has expressed grief on the untimely demise of former India international goalkeeper Prasanta	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fprasanta-dora-was-a-very-talented-goalkeeper-who-played-with-repute.json	https://www.glamsham.com…f5c1c83999eb.jpg	en	null	'Prasanta Dora Was A Very Talented Goalkeeper Who Played With Repute'	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has expressed grief on the untimely demise of former India international goalkeeper Prasanta Dora. Prasanta, who made his international debut against Nepal in the SAF Games in Kathmandu in 1999 where India went on to win the bronze medal, passed away on Tuesday in Kolkata. He represented India in four official international matches. AIFF president Praful Patel, in his condolence message, said: “It is sad to hear that Prasanta Dora is no more. I share the grief.” ADVERTISEMENT “Prasanta Dora was a very talented goalkeeper who played with repute at the international and the domestic level. My condolences to his family. We pray for his soul to rest in peace,” AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said. At the domestic level, Dora had represented Bengal in the Santosh Trophy in 2000, and 2001, while at the club level, we played for East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, Tollygunge Agragami, Mohammedan Sporting and JCT. He was part of East Bengal’s triumphant squad which won the CFL in 1999. He also helped Mohun Bagan to win the IFA Shield in 2003, the Airlines Gold Cup in 2004 & 2005, and the CFL in2005. ADVERTISEMENT “We are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of former Mohun Bagan and Indian national team goalkeeper Prasanta Dora. He was part of Mohun Bagan in 2001 and then from 2003 to 05. His heroics under the bar helped Mariners to win the 2003 IFA Shield,” tweeted Mohun Bagan. –IANS aak/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/prasanta-dora-was-a-very-talented-goalkeeper-who-played-with-repute	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/92f85249ae81540b1869c48935c6bcb588d7726914cc613c2bf4fdf0be5209d7.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nNew Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has expressed grief on the untimely demise of former India international goalkeeper Prasanta Dora.\nPrasanta, who made his international debut against Nepal in the SAF Games in Kathmandu in 1999 where India went on to win the bronze medal, passed away on Tuesday in Kolkata. He represented India in four official international matches.\nAIFF president Praful Patel, in his condolence message, said: “It is sad to hear that Prasanta Dora is no more. I share the grief.”\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Prasanta Dora was a very talented goalkeeper who played with repute at the international and the domestic level. My condolences to his family. We pray for his soul to rest in peace,” AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said.\nAt the domestic level, Dora had represented Bengal in the Santosh Trophy in 2000, and 2001, while at the club level, we played for East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, Tollygunge Agragami, Mohammedan Sporting and JCT.\nHe was part of East Bengal’s triumphant squad which won the CFL in 1999. He also helped Mohun Bagan to win the IFA Shield in 2003, the Airlines Gold Cup in 2004 & 2005, and the CFL in2005.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“We are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of former Mohun Bagan and Indian national team goalkeeper Prasanta Dora. He was part of Mohun Bagan in 2001 and then from 2003 to 05. His heroics under the bar helped Mariners to win the 2003 IFA Shield,” tweeted Mohun Bagan.\n–IANS\naak/", "'Prasanta Dora Was A Very Talented Goalkeeper Who Played With Repute'", "New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has expressed grief on the untimely demise of former India international goalkeeper Prasanta" ]
[]	2021-01-09T11:13:53	null	2021-01-08T10:17:03	Sydney, Jan 8 (IANS) Big Bash League (BBL) on Friday confirmed that three matches of the ongoing 10th edition of the T20 league will be moved from Sydney	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fthree-bbl-matches-moved-from-sydney-to-canberra.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	Three BBL Matches Moved From Sydney To Canberra	null	null	www.glamsham.com	Be it any season, family week is eagerly awaited in the reality show Bigg Boss 14. So "Bigg Boss" announced that the contestants' family members will be there to see them, and the catch was the 'freeze and release' task.	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/three-bbl-matches-moved-from-sydney-to-canberra	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/cbb5332294ce306502ceba9717c9ddcce53530bef21b61f2183f0abb396e9062.json	[ "Be it any season, family week is eagerly awaited in the reality show Bigg Boss 14. So \"Bigg Boss\" announced that the contestants' family members will be there to see them, and the catch was the 'freeze and release' task.", "Three BBL Matches Moved From Sydney To Canberra", "Sydney, Jan 8 (IANS) Big Bash League (BBL) on Friday confirmed that three matches of the ongoing 10th edition of the T20 league will be moved from Sydney" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-24T10:53:18	null	2021-01-22T18:15:10	Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on Friday opened up on what she feels is a mistake committed by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fkangana-ranaut-talks-about-a-mistake-sushant-singh-rajput-made.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	Kangana Ranaut Talks About A 'mistake' Sushant Singh Rajput Made	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on Friday opened up on what she feels is a mistake committed by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Reacting to a tweet by a news portal appreciating her performance in last year’s sports drama Panga, the actress tweeted saying she needs no validation of polls and juries anymore. In this cointext, the actress claimed that Sushant Singh Rajput made the mistake of letting others decide who he was. ADVERTISEMENT “I need no validation of polls or juries anymore, when we give them power over us then only mafia gives them price tag, Sushant made this mistake he let them decide who he was, remember if you don’t know who you are the world will tell you, I know who I am so thanks but no thanks,” Kangana tweeted. In a separate tweet, the actress mentioned: “…when people or system fail you it becomes all the more important to be kind to yourself, most people hate themselves because others fail to love them, never make that mistake. Know your worth.” ADVERTISEMENT Sushant was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June 14 last year. His death is still being investigated. –IANS abh/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/kangana-ranaut-talks-about-a-mistake-sushant-singh-rajput-made	en	2021-01-22T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/43c86645d7deb6f50491851ff3144cfec279deee1e7af7b02184772aea139e54.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nMumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on Friday opened up on what she feels is a mistake committed by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.\nReacting to a tweet by a news portal appreciating her performance in last year’s sports drama Panga, the actress tweeted saying she needs no validation of polls and juries anymore.\nIn this cointext, the actress claimed that Sushant Singh Rajput made the mistake of letting others decide who he was.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“I need no validation of polls or juries anymore, when we give them power over us then only mafia gives them price tag, Sushant made this mistake he let them decide who he was, remember if you don’t know who you are the world will tell you,\nI know who I am so thanks but no thanks,” Kangana tweeted.\nIn a separate tweet, the actress mentioned: “…when people or system fail you it becomes all the more important to be kind to yourself, most people hate themselves because others fail to love them, never make that mistake. Know your worth.”\nADVERTISEMENT\nSushant was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June 14 last year. His death is still being investigated.\n–IANS\nabh/vnc", "Kangana Ranaut Talks About A 'mistake' Sushant Singh Rajput Made", "Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on Friday opened up on what she feels is a mistake committed by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput." ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-28T14:36:36	null	2021-01-09T00:00:00	By Yashika Mathur	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fott%2Fweb-news%2Fmaanvi-gagroo-on-four-more-shots-please-success-huge-sections-felt-represented.json	https://www.glamsham.com…6dfa5b0928e9.jpg	en	null	Huge Sections Felt Represented	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT By Yashika Mathur Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Maanvi Gagroo returns as Sidhi in the third season of the popular web series Four More Shots Please. She says the success of the story happened because a large section of the audience felt represented on screen. “Till now we had not seen such characters on screen, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t exist in real life. Of course, these are slightly dramatised versions but these things happen. There are women who drink and party, make their own money, and make mistakes. They live life on their own terms. They are regular people trying to lead life on their terms. I don’t think the purpose of this show is to change any mindset. I think a huge section of the audience felt that they got represented. The minute you see something like that, you feel confident about your choices. However, in terms of bringing these characters and stories on screen, there has been a big break in the stereotype,” said Maanvi, about the series that showcases the lives of four independent women who live on their terms. ADVERTISEMENT Although both seasons were declared a success, the show drew criticism, too, from certain sections who alleged that it showcased independent women in a different light. “Certain sections of people will always have a problem with people that way,” says Maanvi, who goes on to add: “They will call it ‘feminism or feminazi, which clearly shows that they don’t know the meaning of these terms. Feminism means equality for both the sexes and by that logic, every show is feminist because they show equality. I don’t care about that opinion and it’s a very small percentage of people. Most of the people, even if they don’t like the show, are okay with it.” “There are so many shows we don’t like but we don’t go around slutshaming actors or speaking ill about these. The section of the audience who say that they don’t like the show have also watched it. If you don’t like a show, then you don’t watch it after the first episode, but all these people have watched it till the 10th episode and yet they say they didn’t like it!” she says. ADVERTISEMENT Reflecting on the medium of release, the actor agrees that OTT entertains a young audience that doesn’t have much to entertain themselves with. “OTT is such a young platform. It has come up because there was a need for a platform like this. For television and films, there would be a big gap for people like us. We would go for the movies on weekends and that too not on every weekend. Otherwise, we were stuck with television. We would not watch the content that would come on our television,” she reasons. “The age group between 15 and 35 wanted to watch stories about people like them. So, they were watching international shows. There was a need for stories on contemporary India — how the youth thinks now. In general, OTT is a young platform, and Four More Shots even more so. It’s a relevant show because the topics this show touches upon are what we are now talking about openly,” she says. ADVERTISEMENT –IANS ym/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/ott/web-news/maanvi-gagroo-on-four-more-shots-please-success-huge-sections-felt-represented	en	2021-01-09T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/6d9bd06473f580559a4d3024bb2b9ee1e47dfcc55e51500b4e27bfa9ff6a607b.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nBy Yashika Mathur\nMumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Maanvi Gagroo returns as Sidhi in the third season of the popular web series Four More Shots Please. She says the success of the story happened because a large section of the audience felt represented on screen.\n“Till now we had not seen such characters on screen, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t exist in real life. Of course, these are slightly dramatised versions but these things happen. There are women who drink and party, make their own money, and make mistakes. They live life on their own terms. They are regular people trying to lead life on their terms. I don’t think the purpose of this show is to change any mindset. I think a huge section of the audience felt that they got represented. The minute you see something like that, you feel confident about your choices. However, in terms of bringing these characters and stories on screen, there has been a big break in the stereotype,” said Maanvi, about the series that showcases the lives of four independent women who live on their terms.\nADVERTISEMENT\nAlthough both seasons were declared a success, the show drew criticism, too, from certain sections who alleged that it showcased independent women in a different light.\n“Certain sections of people will always have a problem with people that way,” says Maanvi, who goes on to add: “They will call it ‘feminism or feminazi, which clearly shows that they don’t know the meaning of these terms. Feminism means equality for both the sexes and by that logic, every show is feminist because they show equality. I don’t care about that opinion and it’s a very small percentage of people. Most of the people, even if they don’t like the show, are okay with it.”\n“There are so many shows we don’t like but we don’t go around slutshaming actors or speaking ill about these. The section of the audience who say that they don’t like the show have also watched it. If you don’t like a show, then you don’t watch it after the first episode, but all these people have watched it till the 10th episode and yet they say they didn’t like it!” she says.\nADVERTISEMENT\nReflecting on the medium of release, the actor agrees that OTT entertains a young audience that doesn’t have much to entertain themselves with.\n“OTT is such a young platform. It has come up because there was a need for a platform like this. For television and films, there would be a big gap for people like us. We would go for the movies on weekends and that too not on every weekend. Otherwise, we were stuck with television. We would not watch the content that would come on our television,” she reasons.\n“The age group between 15 and 35 wanted to watch stories about people like them. So, they were watching international shows. There was a need for stories on contemporary India — how the youth thinks now. In general, OTT is a young platform, and Four More Shots even more so. It’s a relevant show because the topics this show touches upon are what we are now talking about openly,” she says.\nADVERTISEMENT\n–IANS\nym/vnc", "Huge Sections Felt Represented", "By Yashika Mathur" ]
[]	2021-01-24T11:05:10	null	2021-01-08T00:00:00	New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India's embarrassment of riches of fast bowling resources will ensure that the team management will be able to rotate pacers with	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fembarrassment-of-riches-bodes-well-for-india-ahead-of-eng-tests.json	https://www.glamsham.com…4230d7c4239b.jpg	en	null	Embarrassment Of Riches Bodes Well For India Ahead Of Eng Tests	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India’s embarrassment of riches of fast bowling resources will ensure that the team management will be able to rotate pacers with plenty of Test matches against England over the next eight months, said India bowling coach Bharat Arun. “It is a healthy trend, embarrassment of riches. You cannot take away credit with what these bowlers have done. Ishant [Sharma], [Mohammed] Shami, or Umesh [Yadav] have been magnificent for India and they still have a lot of cricket in them. As I said earlier, for us to rotate bowlers and make sure each one of them is absolutely fit and raring to go, to be able to bowl 140 kmph is important,” said Arun while speaking to the media on Friday. India play four Tests against England at home in February-March and then fly to England in August-September to play five Tests. In between, they could also play the World Test Championship final. ADVERTISEMENT While India’s front-line attack comprising Jasprit Bumrah, Shami, Ishant, and Umesh Yadav has been a handful, the quartet’s absence in the last Test of the Australia tour at Brisbane due to injuries threw up India’s second string which performed admirably. Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, T. Natarajan and Navdeep Saini (who though got injured during the Test) did well to help India return with a remarkable win in the fourth Test at the Gabba. “I think this (Australia) tour has taken a lot out of the guys because of the spate of injuries that have happened. But in future, when you have seven fast bowlers, willing to play for the country especially the number of Test matches they have got, four against England now and five in England — that’s a lot of Test matches,” added Arun. Arun said that building bowling resources has been going on for quite some time and is not a new development. He said that the team has been building up resources for the past three years. ADVERTISEMENT “It has not been done right now. We had been planning this for three years. We said we need excellent bench strength because if you need India to be doing well consistently at the international level, you need a pool of bowlers who would be rotated time and gain so that they stay fresh and at any given time, you will be fielding a fresh set of bowlers who are raring to go and are very good at international scene,” said the bowling coach. “So now we are blessed with the great bench strength. So it is very heartening to know that these guys have come to the party, given the opportunity, gone on and done excellent job. This tour will give them necessary confidence to do well.” The 58-year-old former India pacer harped on consistency, saying that consistency is the key at the top level because in Test cricket the margin for error is very low. ADVERTISEMENT “Anyone who is selected to play for the country is ready and good enough but the challenge would be at the highest level. Consistency is the key. I think all these boys like (Navdeep) Saini or Shardul Thakur or Mohammed Siraj have been in and out of the Indian team in the last 2-3 years and they perfectly understand what it demands to be successful here,” said Arun. “Also the fact, when you analyse why has the Indian bowling been so successful and if you look at the track record of what Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami or Umesh Yadav have done, the bottomline would be consistency, they have been absolutely consistent, executing their skill with lot of intent and with consistency. That is going to be key to success.” –IANS kh/qma	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/embarrassment-of-riches-bodes-well-for-india-ahead-of-eng-tests	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/c05e78413d4f8f0b57c31a56c215bff8eb0a02dc566b0f06bcdb0012cb09c29d.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nNew Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India’s embarrassment of riches of fast bowling resources will ensure that the team management will be able to rotate pacers with plenty of Test matches against England over the next eight months, said India bowling coach Bharat Arun.\n“It is a healthy trend, embarrassment of riches. You cannot take away credit with what these bowlers have done. Ishant [Sharma], [Mohammed] Shami, or Umesh [Yadav] have been magnificent for India and they still have a lot of cricket in them. As I said earlier, for us to rotate bowlers and make sure each one of them is absolutely fit and raring to go, to be able to bowl 140 kmph is important,” said Arun while speaking to the media on Friday.\nIndia play four Tests against England at home in February-March and then fly to England in August-September to play five Tests. In between, they could also play the World Test Championship final.\nADVERTISEMENT\nWhile India’s front-line attack comprising Jasprit Bumrah, Shami, Ishant, and Umesh Yadav has been a handful, the quartet’s absence in the last Test of the Australia tour at Brisbane due to injuries threw up India’s second string which performed admirably. Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, T. Natarajan and Navdeep Saini (who though got injured during the Test) did well to help India return with a remarkable win in the fourth Test at the Gabba.\n“I think this (Australia) tour has taken a lot out of the guys because of the spate of injuries that have happened. But in future, when you have seven fast bowlers, willing to play for the country especially the number of Test matches they have got, four against England now and five in England — that’s a lot of Test matches,” added Arun.\nArun said that building bowling resources has been going on for quite some time and is not a new development. He said that the team has been building up resources for the past three years.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“It has not been done right now. We had been planning this for three years. We said we need excellent bench strength because if you need India to be doing well consistently at the international level, you need a pool of bowlers who would be rotated time and gain so that they stay fresh and at any given time, you will be fielding a fresh set of bowlers who are raring to go and are very good at international scene,” said the bowling coach.\n“So now we are blessed with the great bench strength. So it is very heartening to know that these guys have come to the party, given the opportunity, gone on and done excellent job. This tour will give them necessary confidence to do well.”\nThe 58-year-old former India pacer harped on consistency, saying that consistency is the key at the top level because in Test cricket the margin for error is very low.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Anyone who is selected to play for the country is ready and good enough but the challenge would be at the highest level. Consistency is the key. I think all these boys like (Navdeep) Saini or Shardul Thakur or Mohammed Siraj have been in and out of the Indian team in the last 2-3 years and they perfectly understand what it demands to be successful here,” said Arun.\n“Also the fact, when you analyse why has the Indian bowling been so successful and if you look at the track record of what Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami or Umesh Yadav have done, the bottomline would be consistency, they have been absolutely consistent, executing their skill with lot of intent and with consistency. That is going to be key to success.”\n–IANS\nkh/qma", "Embarrassment Of Riches Bodes Well For India Ahead Of Eng Tests", "New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India's embarrassment of riches of fast bowling resources will ensure that the team management will be able to rotate pacers with" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-09T10:49:15	null	2021-01-07T20:24:50	Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Bipasha Basu turned 42 on Thursday and, keeping in mind the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, wished health and happiness for everyone.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fbipasha-basu-wishes-for-health-and-happiness-to-all-on-her-birthday.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	Bipasha Basu Wishes For Health And Happiness To All On Her Birthday	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Bipasha Basu turned 42 on Thursday and, keeping in mind the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, wished health and happiness for everyone. “Last year has been tough for the whole world and we were no exception to it. It’s been tough but when you have true love of family , friends and blessed with millions of people who love you selflessly … all you can do is bow your head down in gratitude and be brave to face anything with this power of love. I am truly a blessed person to have so much love and good wishes from all of you . My heartfelt wish on my birthday is for everyone’s health and happiness. God bless us all,” Bipasha wrote on Instagram. Husband Karan Singh Grover shared a birthday wish for Bipasha on Instagram. “Even though being a goddess truly means that you are eternal and infinite in every way….there are two aspects of you that supersede all else…your beauty and your undying, undeniable, unmatched power to love limitlessly and unconditionally. You my goddess are the epitome of all that is unconditional love. This day was, is and always will be the most precious day of every year. Wish you a very very very happy birthday my babygirl! @bipashabasu. Thank you for being born and lighting up the lives of all you have touched. Thank you for making me the luckiest guy in the whole wide multiverse!” Karan wrote. ADVERTISEMENT Bipasha’s B-Town friends wished her, too. “Happy Birthday Bipasha, respect and lots of love to you,” shared Jacqueline Fernandez. “Happy Birthday Bips,” commented Malaika Arora. ADVERTISEMENT “Happiest birthday to you,” posted Shamita Shetty. –IANS abh/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/bipasha-basu-wishes-for-health-and-happiness-to-all-on-her-birthday	en	2021-01-07T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/d7915f54a23f907228bfae985188e48a43e4c2a5420dc8aab002f4609201acd4.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nMumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Bipasha Basu turned 42 on Thursday and, keeping in mind the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, wished health and happiness for everyone.\n“Last year has been tough for the whole world and we were no exception to it. It’s been tough but when you have true love of family , friends and blessed with millions of people who love you selflessly … all you can do is bow your head down in gratitude and be brave to face anything with this power of love. I am truly a blessed person to have so much love and good wishes from all of you . My heartfelt wish on my birthday is for everyone’s health and happiness. God bless us all,” Bipasha wrote on Instagram.\nHusband Karan Singh Grover shared a birthday wish for Bipasha on Instagram. “Even though being a goddess truly means that you are eternal and infinite in every way….there are two aspects of you that supersede all else…your beauty and your undying, undeniable, unmatched power to love limitlessly and unconditionally. You my goddess are the epitome of all that is unconditional love. This day was, is and always will be the most precious day of every year. Wish you a very very very happy birthday my babygirl! @bipashabasu. Thank you for being born and lighting up the lives of all you have touched. Thank you for making me the luckiest guy in the whole wide multiverse!” Karan wrote.\nADVERTISEMENT\nBipasha’s B-Town friends wished her, too.\n“Happy Birthday Bipasha, respect and lots of love to you,” shared Jacqueline Fernandez.\n“Happy Birthday Bips,” commented Malaika Arora.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Happiest birthday to you,” posted Shamita Shetty.\n–IANS\nabh/vnc", "Bipasha Basu Wishes For Health And Happiness To All On Her Birthday", "Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Bipasha Basu turned 42 on Thursday and, keeping in mind the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, wished health and happiness for everyone." ]
[]	2021-01-29T02:00:29	null	2021-01-22T00:00:00	Dubai, Jan 28 (IANS) Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Dilhara Lokuhettige has been found guilty of three offences under the International Cricket Council's (ICC)	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Flokuhettige-found-guilty-of-breaching-icc-anti-corruption-code.json	https://www.glamsham.com…9a129f7050ff.jpg	en	null	Lokuhettige Found Guilty Of Breaching ICC Anti-corruption Code	null	null	www.glamsham.com	In the recent episode, Devoleena Bhattacharjee was seen talking to Rakhi Sawant about how good Rahul Vaidya is as a singer. Rakhi asked if she like singing as well. To this Devo said, "I love singing."	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/lokuhettige-found-guilty-of-breaching-icc-anti-corruption-code	en	2021-01-22T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/c20f3091ebed167d6c13ff034dd24ee4f79a34186b6863f1b07ce18a2723da5f.json	[ "In the recent episode, Devoleena Bhattacharjee was seen talking to Rakhi Sawant about how good Rahul Vaidya is as a singer. Rakhi asked if she like singing as well. To this Devo said, \"I love singing.\"", "Lokuhettige Found Guilty Of Breaching ICC Anti-corruption Code", "Dubai, Jan 28 (IANS) Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Dilhara Lokuhettige has been found guilty of three offences under the International Cricket Council's (ICC)" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-09T11:00:56	null	2021-01-09T13:44:51	Rapper Nicki Minaj will pay singer Tracy Chapman $450,000 in order to settle a copyright dispute.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fhollywood%2Fentertainment-news%2Fnicki-minaj-to-pay-tracy-chapman-450000-to-settle-copyright-row.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	Nicki Minaj To Pay Tracy Chapman To Settle Copyright Row	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Rapper Nicki Minaj will pay singer Tracy Chapman $450,000 in order to settle a copyright dispute. Chapman had sued Minaj in 2018 for allegedly using portions of her hit 1988 track “Baby, can I hold you tonight” in the rapper’s song “Sorry”. The song was not officially released, but a leaked version made its way to radio DJ Funkmaster Flex and later became viral online. Chapman accused Minaj of sharing the song with Flex, although both have denied it, reports bbc.com. ADVERTISEMENT Minaj wrote “Sorry” with fellow rapper Nas while recording her fourth album “Queen” in 2018. It is based on a sample of the dancehall track “Sorry” by Jamaican artiste Shelly Thunder, which in turn was based on “Baby, can I hold you tonight”. Minaj and her record label asked for permission to use Chapman’s composition, but the singer repeatedly refused. The singer’s lawyer said she has a blanket policy against granting such permission. Minaj was also said to have been informed that Chapman was on an unofficial “do not sample” list. ADVERTISEMENT In an earlier judgement, US District Judge Virginia A Phillips said that Minaj’s experimentation with Chapman’s song in the studio constituted “fair use”. The rapper’s lawyers had argued that artistes need freedom to sample music while writing and recording, without worrying about being sued once they approach the rights-holder for a licence. Judge Phillips said there was “no evidence” that Minaj’s song “usurps any potential market for Chapman” and her original song. However, the judge set up a trial to find out how “Sorry” got leaked and distributed, and whether that constituted copyright infringement. ADVERTISEMENT That trial will not happen since Chapman has accepted Minaj’s offer. The settlement includes Chapman’s costs and legal fees to date, according to documents released by California Central District Court. –ians/nn/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/hollywood/entertainment-news/nicki-minaj-to-pay-tracy-chapman-450000-to-settle-copyright-row	en	2021-01-09T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/a684b8e7c21c789079cba12ed10abcff59d39f5e8c2d428da8d5392736a210b1.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nRapper Nicki Minaj will pay singer Tracy Chapman $450,000 in order to settle a copyright dispute.\nChapman had sued Minaj in 2018 for allegedly using portions of her hit 1988 track “Baby, can I hold you tonight” in the rapper’s song “Sorry”.\nThe song was not officially released, but a leaked version made its way to radio DJ Funkmaster Flex and later became viral online. Chapman accused Minaj of sharing the song with Flex, although both have denied it, reports bbc.com.\nADVERTISEMENT\nMinaj wrote “Sorry” with fellow rapper Nas while recording her fourth album “Queen” in 2018. It is based on a sample of the dancehall track “Sorry” by Jamaican artiste Shelly Thunder, which in turn was based on “Baby, can I hold you tonight”.\nMinaj and her record label asked for permission to use Chapman’s composition, but the singer repeatedly refused.\nThe singer’s lawyer said she has a blanket policy against granting such permission. Minaj was also said to have been informed that Chapman was on an unofficial “do not sample” list.\nADVERTISEMENT\nIn an earlier judgement, US District Judge Virginia A Phillips said that Minaj’s experimentation with Chapman’s song in the studio constituted “fair use”.\nThe rapper’s lawyers had argued that artistes need freedom to sample music while writing and recording, without worrying about being sued once they approach the rights-holder for a licence.\nJudge Phillips said there was “no evidence” that Minaj’s song “usurps any potential market for Chapman” and her original song. However, the judge set up a trial to find out how “Sorry” got leaked and distributed, and whether that constituted copyright infringement.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThat trial will not happen since Chapman has accepted Minaj’s offer. The settlement includes Chapman’s costs and legal fees to date, according to documents released by California Central District Court. –ians/nn/vnc", "Nicki Minaj To Pay Tracy Chapman To Settle Copyright Row", "Rapper Nicki Minaj will pay singer Tracy Chapman $450,000 in order to settle a copyright dispute." ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-24T11:01:00	null	2021-01-23T18:05:22	Actor Rahul Dev plays an important role in the upcoming thriller web series, The Perfect Script	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fott%2Fweb-news%2Frahul-dev-web-series-offer-time-to-develop-portray-a-character-properly.json	https://www.glamsham.com…iller-series.jpg	en	null	Web Series Offers Time To Develop, Portray A Character Properly	null	null	www.glamsham.com	Arbaaz Khan plays a 60-year-old man in the upcoming film 'Return Ticket', and he says the experience of essaying such a role should be...	https://www.glamsham.com/ott/web-news/rahul-dev-web-series-offer-time-to-develop-portray-a-character-properly	en	2021-01-23T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/9bd748e1c487a9be1f8a99b4dbee7bb447365927512198c3d81e3fae5016d5ef.json	[ "Arbaaz Khan plays a 60-year-old man in the upcoming film 'Return Ticket', and he says the experience of essaying such a role should be...", "Web Series Offers Time To Develop, Portray A Character Properly", "Actor Rahul Dev plays an important role in the upcoming thriller web series, The Perfect Script" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-09T10:56:13	null	2021-01-08T19:14:51	Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Actress Sanya Malhotra is all geared up to kickstart the new year on a busy note at work, adding that 2020 turned out to be	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fsanya-malhotra-embarking-upon-the-journey-of-2021-on-a-working-note.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	'Embarking Upon The Journey Of 2021 On A Working Note'	null	null	www.glamsham.com	Be it any season, family week is eagerly awaited in the reality show Bigg Boss 14. So "Bigg Boss" announced that the contestants' family members will be there to see them, and the catch was the 'freeze and release' task.	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/sanya-malhotra-embarking-upon-the-journey-of-2021-on-a-working-note	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/29773778fdc345b34aa968364f71bbf53abe5fa23f9558dd6b3eed6d46a26321.json	[ "Be it any season, family week is eagerly awaited in the reality show Bigg Boss 14. So \"Bigg Boss\" announced that the contestants' family members will be there to see them, and the catch was the 'freeze and release' task.", "'Embarking Upon The Journey Of 2021 On A Working Note'", "Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Actress Sanya Malhotra is all geared up to kickstart the new year on a busy note at work, adding that 2020 turned out to be" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-26T22:24:46	null	2021-01-16T00:00:00	Sydney, Jan 26 (IANS) Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth has started shooting for the superhero adventure, Thor: Love And Thunder in his home turf Australia, and	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fhollywood%2Fentertainment-news%2Fchris-hemsworth-shoots-thor-love-and-thunder-in-home-turf-australia.json	https://www.glamsham.com…ca986a48166c.jpg	en	null	Love And Thunder' In Home Turf Australia	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Sydney, Jan 26 (IANS) Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth has started shooting for the superhero adventure, Thor: Love And Thunder in his home turf Australia, and he was greeted with a traditional ‘Welcome to Country ceremony. Hemsworth, who is most popular for his superhero avatar of Thor, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share pictures of the ceremony. “A beautiful start to our shoot today with a Welcome to Country ceremony from the Gamay dancers of the Gadigal and Bidiagal Nation and performance and karakia by Maori dancers from Te Aranganui,” he shared. The Melbourne-born actor continued: “Indigenous Australians may be just as proud of this country, but many see January 26th as a date signifying the beginning of dispossession, disease epidemics, frontier violence, destruction of culture, exploitation, abuse, separation of families and subjection to policies of extreme social control. Let’s begin the healing and stand together in unity and support with our First Nations people with solidarity and compassion,” he added. ADVERTISEMENT “Let’s find a date where all Australians can celebrate this beautiful country together. #changethedate @taikawaititi #thorloveandthunder,” he concluded. In the pictures, he is seen with the film’s director Taika Waititi. Thor: Love And Thunder is the fourth film in the Thor franchise. Waititi also directed Thor: Ragnarok, which made $854 million at the box office. The filmmaker will also voice the Kronan warrior Korg in the latest installment. ADVERTISEMENT Actor Chris Pratt is set to reprise his Guardians Of The Galaxy character, Star-Lord, in the upcoming films that also stars Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson and Christian Bale. Plot details of the new Thor film have been kept under wraps. –IANS sug/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/hollywood/entertainment-news/chris-hemsworth-shoots-thor-love-and-thunder-in-home-turf-australia	en	2021-01-16T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/cf9f6758135ffc848d81160c466e94ebd8d685464b79adfd2cf6503bb7d17a60.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nSydney, Jan 26 (IANS) Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth has started shooting for the superhero adventure, Thor: Love And Thunder in his home turf Australia, and he was greeted with a traditional ‘Welcome to Country ceremony. Hemsworth, who is most popular for his superhero avatar of Thor, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share pictures of the ceremony.\n“A beautiful start to our shoot today with a Welcome to Country ceremony from the Gamay dancers of the Gadigal and Bidiagal Nation and performance and karakia by Maori dancers from Te Aranganui,” he shared.\nThe Melbourne-born actor continued: “Indigenous Australians may be just as proud of this country, but many see January 26th as a date signifying the beginning of dispossession, disease epidemics, frontier violence, destruction of culture, exploitation, abuse, separation of families and subjection to policies of extreme social control. Let’s begin the healing and stand together in unity and support with our First Nations people with solidarity and compassion,” he added.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Let’s find a date where all Australians can celebrate this beautiful country together. #changethedate @taikawaititi #thorloveandthunder,” he concluded.\nIn the pictures, he is seen with the film’s director Taika Waititi.\nThor: Love And Thunder is the fourth film in the Thor franchise. Waititi also directed Thor: Ragnarok, which made $854 million at the box office. The filmmaker will also voice the Kronan warrior Korg in the latest installment.\nADVERTISEMENT\nActor Chris Pratt is set to reprise his Guardians Of The Galaxy character, Star-Lord, in the upcoming films that also stars Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson and Christian Bale. Plot details of the new Thor film have been kept under wraps.\n–IANS\nsug/vnc", "Love And Thunder' In Home Turf Australia", "Sydney, Jan 26 (IANS) Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth has started shooting for the superhero adventure, Thor: Love And Thunder in his home turf Australia, and" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-09T10:52:13	null	2021-01-09T16:13:24	Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Southern star Keerthy Suresh has shared a glimpse of her first shoot of the year. In a string of pictures she shared on Instagram,	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fkeerthy-suresh-shares-glimpse-of-first-shoot-for-2021.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	Keerthy Suresh Shares Glimpse Of First Shoot For 2021	null	null	www.glamsham.com	Be it any season, family week is eagerly awaited in the reality show Bigg Boss 14. So "Bigg Boss" announced that the contestants' family members will be there to see them, and the catch was the 'freeze and release' task.	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/keerthy-suresh-shares-glimpse-of-first-shoot-for-2021	en	2021-01-09T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/13d26b172155b7b436e07b41683b8d84bd94079d8c8a72e4f7caaa3782d40a26.json	[ "Be it any season, family week is eagerly awaited in the reality show Bigg Boss 14. So \"Bigg Boss\" announced that the contestants' family members will be there to see them, and the catch was the 'freeze and release' task.", "Keerthy Suresh Shares Glimpse Of First Shoot For 2021", "Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Southern star Keerthy Suresh has shared a glimpse of her first shoot of the year. In a string of pictures she shared on Instagram," ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-09T10:48:15	null	2021-01-08T12:10:57	Actor Arjun Rampal has a busy year ahead, going by his upcoming line-up of films. After starting the year with the courtroom drama Nail Polish, he tells you	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Farjun-rampal-reveals-his-packed-year-ahead.json	https://www.glamsham.com…stagram-post.jpg	en	null	Arjun Rampal Talks About Nail Polish, Penthouse, The Rapist & More	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Actor Arjun Rampal has a busy year ahead, going by his upcoming line-up of films. After starting the year with the courtroom drama Nail Polish, he tells you there are five projects as of now to keep him occupied in the months ahead. “I have completed shooting of one film with Abbas-Mustan ji called ‘Penthouse’, and now I will start shooting for ‘Dhaakad’. After that, I will resume shooting ‘The Battle Of Bhima Koregaon’. I started shooting for that film before I was diagnosed with Covid-19, so now I will complete the shoot. After that, I will start working for the second season of ‘The Final Call’ and then, there is a film with Aparna Sen called ‘The Rapist’,” Arjun told IANS. From the ramp to the screen, he has been around for two decades now. “It’s been a great journey. I got the opportunity to learn a lot and to work with almost everyone in the film industry since I started my career. I think I am very fortunate that way. Now I have a feeling that whatever I have learned in all these years, I can use that experience in my next projects, and that’s what is exciting for me as an actor,” he said. ADVERTISEMENT While on Nail Polish, Arjun Rampal said, “It was a great experience working with the talented cast and crew. The director of this film, Bugs (Bhargava Krishna), really loves and takes care of the actors and the crew. I feel the script of this film is very interesting and engaging. People are appreciating the film and that’s the best feeling.” ‘Nail Polish’ revolves around a murder trial where Veer Singh (Manav Kaul) is accused of murdering 38 migrant children. Sid Jaising (Arjun Rampal) is a high-profile defence lawyer who takes the case. The plot gets complicated when he realises that the man he is defending is not who he claims to be. –ians/iv/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/arjun-rampal-reveals-his-packed-year-ahead	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/6223c7edd1d2efb24465be9d1b171b5281b2a1ea11a6eef5671e6d3f3f59512e.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nActor Arjun Rampal has a busy year ahead, going by his upcoming line-up of films. After starting the year with the courtroom drama Nail Polish, he tells you there are five projects as of now to keep him occupied in the months ahead.\n“I have completed shooting of one film with Abbas-Mustan ji called ‘Penthouse’, and now I will start shooting for ‘Dhaakad’. After that, I will resume shooting ‘The Battle Of Bhima Koregaon’. I started shooting for that film before I was diagnosed with Covid-19, so now I will complete the shoot. After that, I will start working for the second season of ‘The Final Call’ and then, there is a film with Aparna Sen called ‘The Rapist’,” Arjun told IANS.\nFrom the ramp to the screen, he has been around for two decades now. “It’s been a great journey. I got the opportunity to learn a lot and to work with almost everyone in the film industry since I started my career. I think I am very fortunate that way. Now I have a feeling that whatever I have learned in all these years, I can use that experience in my next projects, and that’s what is exciting for me as an actor,” he said.\nADVERTISEMENT\nWhile on Nail Polish, Arjun Rampal said, “It was a great experience working with the talented cast and crew. The director of this film, Bugs (Bhargava Krishna), really loves and takes care of the actors and the crew. I feel the script of this film is very interesting and engaging. People are appreciating the film and that’s the best feeling.”\n‘Nail Polish’ revolves around a murder trial where Veer Singh (Manav Kaul) is accused of murdering 38 migrant children. Sid Jaising (Arjun Rampal) is a high-profile defence lawyer who takes the case. The plot gets complicated when he realises that the man he is defending is not who he claims to be. –ians/iv/vnc", "Arjun Rampal Talks About Nail Polish, Penthouse, The Rapist & More", "Actor Arjun Rampal has a busy year ahead, going by his upcoming line-up of films. After starting the year with the courtroom drama Nail Polish, he tells you" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-28T14:36:08	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	The next chapter of the global hit series Game Of Thrones or GOT, may be in an animated avatar and come alive on a streaming platform	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fott%2Fweb-news%2Fgame-of-thrones-set-for-animated-spin-off.json	https://www.glamsham.com…bdd52a045d45.jpg	en	null	Game Of Thrones Set For Animated Spin-off?	null	null	www.glamsham.com	More details about Zack Snyder's 'Justice League' continue to pour in as it turns out that the new version will be released all at once.	https://www.glamsham.com/ott/web-news/game-of-thrones-set-for-animated-spin-off	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/14f152de6c41840a10e81019c093553af5b239b8a88d876e333e8b03588f039f.json	[ "More details about Zack Snyder's 'Justice League' continue to pour in as it turns out that the new version will be released all at once.", "Game Of Thrones Set For Animated Spin-off?", "The next chapter of the global hit series Game Of Thrones or GOT, may be in an animated avatar and come alive on a streaming platform" ]
[]	2021-01-26T22:29:05	null	2021-01-26T14:17:31	Panaji, Jan 26 (IANS) SC East Bengal on Tuesday announced the signing of seasoned India goalkeeper Subrata Paul on loan from Hyderabad FC for the remainder of	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fisl-east-bengal-sign-subrata-paul-from-hyderabad-fc-on-loan.json	https://www.glamsham.com…cf64b53ee146.jpg	en	null	East Bengal Sign Subrata Paul From Hyderabad FC On Loan	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Panaji, Jan 26 (IANS) SC East Bengal on Tuesday announced the signing of seasoned India goalkeeper Subrata Paul on loan from Hyderabad FC for the remainder of the Indian Super League (ISL) season. Paul, 34, played six matches for Hyderabad FC this season keeping two clean sheets. “I know the weight and meaning of the red and gold colours and I consider myself very lucky and blessed to be a part of SC East Bengal. I cannot wait to get on the pitch and help them shine,” Paul said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT “I am looking forward to catching up with my fellow teammates and help the club in every way possible,” he added. This will be Paul’s second stint with East Bengal after the 2008-09 season in which he bagged the Federation Cup. “Subrata is vastly experienced and has been doing an amazing job between the sticks for a long time now. His signing bolsters our goalkeeping options. Subrata’s wealth of experience will also help the other keepers around,” SC East Bengal head coach Robbie Fowler said. ADVERTISEMENT “We all know his experience and the quality that he has got. I have worked with him before at Jamshedpur FC and I know what he can bring to the squad. So hopefully he is ready to compete with Debjit (Majumder) for the first team place,” East Bengal goalkeeping coach Bobby Mimms said. “I know his work rate. He works really hard and that rubs off on the other goalkeepers around him. It makes my job easier if goalkeepers want to work. On another note, I wish Sankar (Roy) all the best. He has also worked hard in training,” he added. Nicknamed the ‘Spiderman’ for his heart-stopping saves during India’s AFC Asian Cup campaign in Qatar in 2011, Paul has donned the India colours six times till date. ADVERTISEMENT Paul has kept as many as 28 clean sheets in his ISL career with 91 appearances with clubs like Mumbai City FC, NorthEast United, Jamshedpur FC, and Hyderabad FC. –IANS aak/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/isl-east-bengal-sign-subrata-paul-from-hyderabad-fc-on-loan	en	2021-01-26T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/b2f10852962dcab25078cdc0a6e0481f1b2c674c3f2855c934759a2707f3ff81.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nPanaji, Jan 26 (IANS) SC East Bengal on Tuesday announced the signing of seasoned India goalkeeper Subrata Paul on loan from Hyderabad FC for the remainder of the Indian Super League (ISL) season.\nPaul, 34, played six matches for Hyderabad FC this season keeping two clean sheets.\n“I know the weight and meaning of the red and gold colours and I consider myself very lucky and blessed to be a part of SC East Bengal. I cannot wait to get on the pitch and help them shine,” Paul said in a statement.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“I am looking forward to catching up with my fellow teammates and help the club in every way possible,” he added.\nThis will be Paul’s second stint with East Bengal after the 2008-09 season in which he bagged the Federation Cup.\n“Subrata is vastly experienced and has been doing an amazing job between the sticks for a long time now. His signing bolsters our goalkeeping options. Subrata’s wealth of experience will also help the other keepers around,” SC East Bengal head coach Robbie Fowler said.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“We all know his experience and the quality that he has got. I have worked with him before at Jamshedpur FC and I know what he can bring to the squad. So hopefully he is ready to compete with Debjit (Majumder) for the first team place,” East Bengal goalkeeping coach Bobby Mimms said.\n“I know his work rate. He works really hard and that rubs off on the other goalkeepers around him. It makes my job easier if goalkeepers want to work. On another note, I wish Sankar (Roy) all the best. He has also worked hard in training,” he added.\nNicknamed the ‘Spiderman’ for his heart-stopping saves during India’s AFC Asian Cup campaign in Qatar in 2011, Paul has donned the India colours six times till date.\nADVERTISEMENT\nPaul has kept as many as 28 clean sheets in his ISL career with 91 appearances with clubs like Mumbai City FC, NorthEast United, Jamshedpur FC, and Hyderabad FC.\n–IANS\naak/", "East Bengal Sign Subrata Paul From Hyderabad FC On Loan", "Panaji, Jan 26 (IANS) SC East Bengal on Tuesday announced the signing of seasoned India goalkeeper Subrata Paul on loan from Hyderabad FC for the remainder of" ]
[]	2021-01-29T11:23:01	null	2021-01-06T00:00:00	New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) While hearing a petition seeking direction for an injunction against the updated privacy policy by WhatsApp, the Delhi High Court on	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Fdownloading-whatsapp-not-mandatory-delhi-hc-on-new-policy.json	https://www.glamsham.com…06597da2a821.jpg	en	null	Delhi HC On New Policy	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) While hearing a petition seeking direction for an injunction against the updated privacy policy by WhatsApp, the Delhi High Court on Monday emphasized that downloading the application is not mandatory and a person can choose not to download it. The petition filed by Advocate Chaitanya Rohilla has claimed that the new policy violates the Right to Privacy guaranteed under the Constitution and gives a 360-degree profile into a person’s online activity without any government oversight. “It is voluntary. If you do not want to, you can choose not to. It is not mandatory for you to download it,” a single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said, reiterating his stand from the last proceedings. ADVERTISEMENT In the last hearing, the judge had remarked that if a person feels that WhatsApp will compromise data, they must delete it. “It is a private app. Do not join it. What is your grievance? I cannot understand your concern.” During the course of proceedings today, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, appearing on the behalf of Centre, also raked up the issue of differential treatment by WhatsApp to its users in India and European Union. “Indian users form a substantial part of WhatsApp’s user base and yet preferential treatment has been given to European Union users. This is a major cause of concern. Reasonable and cogent policies must be put in place by WhatsApp,” ASG Sharma said. ADVERTISEMENT The case has been adjourned till March 1. Notably, WhatsApp has asked users to either give their consent to sharing data with Facebook or lose their accounts after February 8. The policy was, however, put on hold till May 15 due to a massive backlash by the users. It aims to share commercial user data with parent Facebook. The Petitioner has also sought a direction to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to lay down guidelines to ensure that WhatsApp does not share any data of its users with any third party or Facebook and its companies for any purpose. ADVERTISEMENT –IANS aka/in	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/downloading-whatsapp-not-mandatory-delhi-hc-on-new-policy	en	2021-01-06T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/3f6cbdd2858e1c696893ecd78f875d5ab2b01177d759373c38de5a2ac090864c.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nNew Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) While hearing a petition seeking direction for an injunction against the updated privacy policy by WhatsApp, the Delhi High Court on Monday emphasized that downloading the application is not mandatory and a person can choose not to download it.\nThe petition filed by Advocate Chaitanya Rohilla has claimed that the new policy violates the Right to Privacy guaranteed under the Constitution and gives a 360-degree profile into a person’s online activity without any government oversight.\n“It is voluntary. If you do not want to, you can choose not to. It is not mandatory for you to download it,” a single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said, reiterating his stand from the last proceedings.\nADVERTISEMENT\nIn the last hearing, the judge had remarked that if a person feels that WhatsApp will compromise data, they must delete it. “It is a private app. Do not join it. What is your grievance? I cannot understand your concern.”\nDuring the course of proceedings today, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, appearing on the behalf of Centre, also raked up the issue of differential treatment by WhatsApp to its users in India and European Union.\n“Indian users form a substantial part of WhatsApp’s user base and yet preferential treatment has been given to European Union users. This is a major cause of concern. Reasonable and cogent policies must be put in place by WhatsApp,” ASG Sharma said.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe case has been adjourned till March 1. Notably, WhatsApp has asked users to either give their consent to sharing data with Facebook or lose their accounts after February 8.\nThe policy was, however, put on hold till May 15 due to a massive backlash by the users. It aims to share commercial user data with parent Facebook.\nThe Petitioner has also sought a direction to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to lay down guidelines to ensure that WhatsApp does not share any data of its users with any third party or Facebook and its companies for any purpose.\nADVERTISEMENT\n–IANS\naka/in", "Delhi HC On New Policy", "New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) While hearing a petition seeking direction for an injunction against the updated privacy policy by WhatsApp, the Delhi High Court on" ]
[]	2021-01-25T11:14:43	null	2021-01-25T13:17:59	Varanasi, Jan 25 (IANS) Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan's boat ride on the Ganga river in Varanasi, has landed the boatman in trouble.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fshikhar-dhawans-boat-ride-spells-trouble-for-boatman.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	Shikhar Dhawan's Boat Ride Spells Trouble For Boatman	null	null	www.glamsham.com	Somerset, Jan 25 (IANS) Scotland fast bowler Josh Davey has agreed a one-year contract extension with Somerset which will see him remain at the...	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/shikhar-dhawans-boat-ride-spells-trouble-for-boatman	en	2021-01-25T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/12e019f2834b402e4dd5445959b1c73ae1d55e1a901c94fb12071721dd4a6a18.json	[ "Somerset, Jan 25 (IANS) Scotland fast bowler Josh Davey has agreed a one-year contract extension with Somerset which will see him remain at the...", "Shikhar Dhawan's Boat Ride Spells Trouble For Boatman", "Varanasi, Jan 25 (IANS) Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan's boat ride on the Ganga river in Varanasi, has landed the boatman in trouble." ]
[]	2021-01-28T07:10:38	null	2021-01-07T00:00:00	Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) LG Electronics is collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. for the development of 5G automotive platforms, its senior executive has	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Flg-joining-qualcomm-to-develop-5g-automotive-platforms.json	https://www.glamsham.com…968039cf5a-1.jpg	en	null	LG Joining Qualcomm To Develop 5G Automotive Platforms	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) LG Electronics is collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. for the development of 5G automotive platforms, its senior executive has said, as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the automotive business for future growth. Qualcomm, the number one semiconductor supplier in telematics and wireless car connectivity announced that it aims to deploy “reliable, connected, intelligent and location-aware next generation vehicles” with partners including LG, Continental AG and ZTE Corp. “As mobile innovation leaders, LG and Qualcomm Technologies are bringing decades of research and development experience to the automotive industry, specifically in the area of 5G automotive platforms,” Park Jong-sun, vice president of LG Electronics, was quoted as saying to Qualcomm. ADVERTISEMENT “Building on our long engagement with Qualcomm Technologies in the connected car segment, we believe 5G is vital to the deployment of a fully connected car platform.” A report from market researcher Strategy Analytics showed that nearly 75 per cent of all vehicles sold in 2027 will have embedded cellular connectivity, up from 20 per cent in 2015, reports Yonhap news agency. LG has been keeping a friendly relationship with Qualcomm. In 2004, it joined hands with Qualcomm to develop telematics technology, and in 2017, the two sides signed a partnership to collaborate on connected car solutions. ADVERTISEMENT In 2019, the two companies agreed to strengthen the ecosystem of LG’s in-vehicle infotainment system, webOS Auto. LG has been trying to beef up its presence in the automotive solutions market in recent years. Last month, LG signed a partnership with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. to set up a joint venture, tentatively named LG Magna e-Powertrain, to manufacture electric car motors and parts. ADVERTISEMENT –IANS wh/na	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/lg-joining-qualcomm-to-develop-5g-automotive-platforms	en	2021-01-07T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/0794558f6053a8142dd72cde87658b9ae0c5664c42c28b17ef84906a3e47846c.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nSeoul, Jan 28 (IANS) LG Electronics is collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. for the development of 5G automotive platforms, its senior executive has said, as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the automotive business for future growth.\nQualcomm, the number one semiconductor supplier in telematics and wireless car connectivity announced that it aims to deploy “reliable, connected, intelligent and location-aware next generation vehicles” with partners including LG, Continental AG and ZTE Corp.\n“As mobile innovation leaders, LG and Qualcomm Technologies are bringing decades of research and development experience to the automotive industry, specifically in the area of 5G automotive platforms,” Park Jong-sun, vice president of LG Electronics, was quoted as saying to Qualcomm.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Building on our long engagement with Qualcomm Technologies in the connected car segment, we believe 5G is vital to the deployment of a fully connected car platform.”\nA report from market researcher Strategy Analytics showed that nearly 75 per cent of all vehicles sold in 2027 will have embedded cellular connectivity, up from 20 per cent in 2015, reports Yonhap news agency.\nLG has been keeping a friendly relationship with Qualcomm. In 2004, it joined hands with Qualcomm to develop telematics technology, and in 2017, the two sides signed a partnership to collaborate on connected car solutions.\nADVERTISEMENT\nIn 2019, the two companies agreed to strengthen the ecosystem of LG’s in-vehicle infotainment system, webOS Auto.\nLG has been trying to beef up its presence in the automotive solutions market in recent years.\nLast month, LG signed a partnership with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. to set up a joint venture, tentatively named LG Magna e-Powertrain, to manufacture electric car motors and parts.\nADVERTISEMENT\n–IANS\nwh/na", "LG Joining Qualcomm To Develop 5G Automotive Platforms", "Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) LG Electronics is collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. for the development of 5G automotive platforms, its senior executive has" ]
[]	2021-01-09T11:18:15	null	2021-01-05T00:00:00	San Francisco, Jan 9 (IANS) In their collective fight against US President Donald Trump, Google has taken down Parler, a social media app for conservatives	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Fgoogle-removes-conservative-app-parler-from-play-store.json	https://www.glamsham.com…f2d707122a-2.jpg	en	null	Google Removes Conservative App Parler From Play Store	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT San Francisco, Jan 9 (IANS) In their collective fight against US President Donald Trump, Google has taken down Parler, a social media app for conservatives and far-right extremists, from its Play Store. The tech giant acted after it found that Parler did not take stronger action to remove posts that sought “to incite ongoing violence” in the US, reports Axios. “We’re aware of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the US,” Google said in a statement late on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT “In light of this ongoing and urgent public safety threat, we are suspending the app’s listings from the Play Store until it addresses these issues”. Parler did not comment on its ban from Google platform. Apple has also given an ultimatum to Parler to moderate its app or be removed. ADVERTISEMENT Parler CEO John Matze responded to Apple’s threats, saying the company would “not cave to pressure from anti-competitive actors!” The app was still available on Apple’s App Store. Parler is touted as a free speech alternative, allowing posts that include conspiracy theories, threats and hate speech, among other things, to remain on the platform. ADVERTISEMENT Social media giants Twitter and Facebook have banned Trump from their platforms, citing “risk of further incitement of violence”. –IANS na/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/google-removes-conservative-app-parler-from-play-store	en	2021-01-05T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/57bcb7e04e34a8974abbd60a98f6e82479bb3216d9fa08a0a824b4239f73333c.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nSan Francisco, Jan 9 (IANS) In their collective fight against US President Donald Trump, Google has taken down Parler, a social media app for conservatives and far-right extremists, from its Play Store.\nThe tech giant acted after it found that Parler did not take stronger action to remove posts that sought “to incite ongoing violence” in the US, reports Axios.\n“We’re aware of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the US,” Google said in a statement late on Friday.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“In light of this ongoing and urgent public safety threat, we are suspending the app’s listings from the Play Store until it addresses these issues”.\nParler did not comment on its ban from Google platform.\nApple has also given an ultimatum to Parler to moderate its app or be removed.\nADVERTISEMENT\nParler CEO John Matze responded to Apple’s threats, saying the company would “not cave to pressure from anti-competitive actors!”\nThe app was still available on Apple’s App Store.\nParler is touted as a free speech alternative, allowing posts that include conspiracy theories, threats and hate speech, among other things, to remain on the platform.\nADVERTISEMENT\nSocial media giants Twitter and Facebook have banned Trump from their platforms, citing “risk of further incitement of violence”.\n–IANS\nna/", "Google Removes Conservative App Parler From Play Store", "San Francisco, Jan 9 (IANS) In their collective fight against US President Donald Trump, Google has taken down Parler, a social media app for conservatives" ]
[]	2021-01-09T11:08:17	null	2021-01-07T23:17:07	Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) The Covid-19 pandemic has left young cricketers playing their debut series emotionally affected as they are often missing their relatives	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fdistance-from-family-in-pandemic-leaves-debutants-emotionally-torn.json	https://www.glamsham.com…03156c4ff4-1.jpg	en	null	Distance From Family In Pandemic Leaves Debutants Emotionally Torn	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) The Covid-19 pandemic has left young cricketers playing their debut series emotionally affected as they are often missing their relatives and family in times of joy and sorrow. Mohammed Siraj, who is playing his debut series, broke down on Thursday while the national anthem was being played just before the third Test against Australia as memories of his father, who died a couple of months ago, came flooded back to him. He had not seen his dad for close to three months before he died and hasn’t seen his family for over one-and-a-half months since his death. Hours after Siraj broke down, Australia opening batsman Will Pucovski struggled to control his emotions in the media interaction when he said that he is missing mum, dad and girlfriend who couldn’t come to Sydney to watch him make his debut due to the Covid-19 restrictions. ADVERTISEMENT Pucovski belongs to Malvern, which is in the state of Victoria, about 900 km from Sydney in New South Wales. Sydney has recently witnessed a surge in Covid-19 cases and the cricket teams are in strict quarantine. According to the Australian team tradition, the family and partner of the debutant are present alongside the player when he is presented with the baggy green cap prior to the debut at home. “Obviously, I would have loved Mum, dad and girlfriend to be up here and my mates. They couldn’t make it due to Covid-19 restrictions, especially dad, who has been a massive support,” said Pucovski during the media interaction. ADVERTISEMENT The 22-year-old Pucovski was presented the cap by Australia’s assistant coach Andrew McDonald, who has also seen him grow as a player for Victoria where the former Aussie international was a coach. “He’s been my first coach in Victoria, we’ve gone through a lot together. He is someone with whom I have a lot to share. He is someone with whom I have a close connection,” said Pucovski of McDonald. Siraj, on the other hand, has not seen his family for over four months now as he was initially in the UAE for the Indian Premier League and then flew straight down to Australia for the ongoing international series. ADVERTISEMENT In the interim, he lost his father – on November 20 – about a week after the Indian team landed in Australia and were in quarantine ahead of the limited overs series. The pace bowler, who was part of the squad for the Tests that were to begin only on December 17, was given the option of returning home to attend the burial of his father but decided to stay back as the entire process of going back and returning would have involved quarantine periods. “During the national anthem, I just remembered my father. That is why I felt a bit emotional. Dad always wanted to see me play Test cricket. If he would have been alive, he would have seen me,” Siraj told the media after the end of first day’s play. The two aren’t the only ones emotionally affected by the quarantine. Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who plays his 100th Test at the Gabba in Brisbane later this month, told the media that he will be missing his brother who is in a hotspot area and can’t come up to Brisbane to witness him reaching the landmark. India pace bowler T Natarajan too couldn’t hop over to India from the UAE enroute Australia to see his daughter, who was born during the last phase of the IPL. He too is yet to see his family and daughter. –IANS kh/arm	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/distance-from-family-in-pandemic-leaves-debutants-emotionally-torn	en	2021-01-07T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/6f3f9b7460730dc309f7d56b9db171c1188eb5bb8c61dd2790770a3c07e173cd.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nSydney, Jan 7 (IANS) The Covid-19 pandemic has left young cricketers playing their debut series emotionally affected as they are often missing their relatives and family in times of joy and sorrow.\nMohammed Siraj, who is playing his debut series, broke down on Thursday while the national anthem was being played just before the third Test against Australia as memories of his father, who died a couple of months ago, came flooded back to him. He had not seen his dad for close to three months before he died and hasn’t seen his family for over one-and-a-half months since his death.\nHours after Siraj broke down, Australia opening batsman Will Pucovski struggled to control his emotions in the media interaction when he said that he is missing mum, dad and girlfriend who couldn’t come to Sydney to watch him make his debut due to the Covid-19 restrictions.\nADVERTISEMENT\nPucovski belongs to Malvern, which is in the state of Victoria, about 900 km from Sydney in New South Wales.\nSydney has recently witnessed a surge in Covid-19 cases and the cricket teams are in strict quarantine. According to the Australian team tradition, the family and partner of the debutant are present alongside the player when he is presented with the baggy green cap prior to the debut at home.\n“Obviously, I would have loved Mum, dad and girlfriend to be up here and my mates. They couldn’t make it due to Covid-19 restrictions, especially dad, who has been a massive support,” said Pucovski during the media interaction.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe 22-year-old Pucovski was presented the cap by Australia’s assistant coach Andrew McDonald, who has also seen him grow as a player for Victoria where the former Aussie international was a coach.\n“He’s been my first coach in Victoria, we’ve gone through a lot together. He is someone with whom I have a lot to share. He is someone with whom I have a close connection,” said Pucovski of McDonald.\nSiraj, on the other hand, has not seen his family for over four months now as he was initially in the UAE for the Indian Premier League and then flew straight down to Australia for the ongoing international series.\nADVERTISEMENT\nIn the interim, he lost his father – on November 20 – about a week after the Indian team landed in Australia and were in quarantine ahead of the limited overs series.\nThe pace bowler, who was part of the squad for the Tests that were to begin only on December 17, was given the option of returning home to attend the burial of his father but decided to stay back as the entire process of going back and returning would have involved quarantine periods.\n“During the national anthem, I just remembered my father. That is why I felt a bit emotional. Dad always wanted to see me play Test cricket. If he would have been alive, he would have seen me,” Siraj told the media after the end of first day’s play.\nThe two aren’t the only ones emotionally affected by the quarantine.\nAustralia off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who plays his 100th Test at the Gabba in Brisbane later this month, told the media that he will be missing his brother who is in a hotspot area and can’t come up to Brisbane to witness him reaching the landmark.\nIndia pace bowler T Natarajan too couldn’t hop over to India from the UAE enroute Australia to see his daughter, who was born during the last phase of the IPL. He too is yet to see his family and daughter.\n–IANS\nkh/arm", "Distance From Family In Pandemic Leaves Debutants Emotionally Torn", "Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) The Covid-19 pandemic has left young cricketers playing their debut series emotionally affected as they are often missing their relatives" ]
[]	2021-01-28T20:49:29	null	2021-01-29T00:23:45	San Francisco, Jan 28 (IANS) EV maker Tesla has announced the first major redesign of the Model S electric sedan with new exteriors and interiors.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Ftesla-announces-redesigned-model-s-electric-sedan.json	https://www.glamsham.com…7da8083f63b3.jpg	en	null	Tesla Announces Redesigned Model S Electric Sedan	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT San Francisco, Jan 28 (IANS) EV maker Tesla has announced the first major redesign of the Model S electric sedan with new exteriors and interiors. According to the company, this new version, which starts shipping in March comes with an option for a more powerful powertrain that lets the car travel at least 520 miles and goes from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under two seconds. The new Model S starts at $79,990 for a “Long Range” dual-motor version that gets 412 miles of range. A potential customer can spend $119,000 for one with the new, more powerful “Plaid” powertrain that goes 390 miles with that sub-2 second 0-60 time. ADVERTISEMENT The “Plaid+” version with 520 miles starts at $139,000. CEO Elon Musk said on an earnings call Wednesday that Model S Plaid was in production now and will be delivered starting in February. “It’s really a tremendous improvement over the prior version,” Musk added. ADVERTISEMENT On the outside, the Model S has a new front bumper with slightly different intakes, a tweaked rear diffuser and new 19- and 21-inch wheel designs. There’s a large 17-inch central screen much like that of the Model 3 and Model Y, but the S retains a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster in front of the driver, as well. Tesla says the new center screen is basically a gaming computer with 10 teraflops of processing power, and the released images show it running the popular fantasy RPG game Witcher 3. ADVERTISEMENT The Model S has three-zone climate control, a 22-speaker audio system, heated seats all around (and ventilated front seats), ambient lighting and a glass roof as standard. Buyers of the new Model S get a year’s Premium Connectivity bundled, with live traffic, satellite view maps, music streaming, internet browser, and video streaming with access to services like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and Twitch. Tesla reported that it produced 179,757 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2020 and 509,737 vehicles in all of 2020. As it hinted in its preliminary update earlier in the month. It also noted that despite delivering nearly 140,000 vehicles in Q4 of 2020, the company just missed its target of 500,000 total deliveries for the year. –IANS wh/in	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/tesla-announces-redesigned-model-s-electric-sedan	en	2021-01-29T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/66c4c492a7e2323638258fe0c65642fca137bf23f3e110a0da86b2801b56703e.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nSan Francisco, Jan 28 (IANS) EV maker Tesla has announced the first major redesign of the Model S electric sedan with new exteriors and interiors.\nAccording to the company, this new version, which starts shipping in March comes with an option for a more powerful powertrain that lets the car travel at least 520 miles and goes from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under two seconds.\nThe new Model S starts at $79,990 for a “Long Range” dual-motor version that gets 412 miles of range. A potential customer can spend $119,000 for one with the new, more powerful “Plaid” powertrain that goes 390 miles with that sub-2 second 0-60 time.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe “Plaid+” version with 520 miles starts at $139,000.\nCEO Elon Musk said on an earnings call Wednesday that Model S Plaid was in production now and will be delivered starting in February.\n“It’s really a tremendous improvement over the prior version,” Musk added.\nADVERTISEMENT\nOn the outside, the Model S has a new front bumper with slightly different intakes, a tweaked rear diffuser and new 19- and 21-inch wheel designs.\nThere’s a large 17-inch central screen much like that of the Model 3 and Model Y, but the S retains a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster in front of the driver, as well.\nTesla says the new center screen is basically a gaming computer with 10 teraflops of processing power, and the released images show it running the popular fantasy RPG game Witcher 3.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe Model S has three-zone climate control, a 22-speaker audio system, heated seats all around (and ventilated front seats), ambient lighting and a glass roof as standard.\nBuyers of the new Model S get a year’s Premium Connectivity bundled, with live traffic, satellite view maps, music streaming, internet browser, and video streaming with access to services like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and Twitch.\nTesla reported that it produced 179,757 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2020 and 509,737 vehicles in all of 2020.\nAs it hinted in its preliminary update earlier in the month. It also noted that despite delivering nearly 140,000 vehicles in Q4 of 2020, the company just missed its target of 500,000 total deliveries for the year.\n–IANS\nwh/in", "Tesla Announces Redesigned Model S Electric Sedan", "San Francisco, Jan 28 (IANS) EV maker Tesla has announced the first major redesign of the Model S electric sedan with new exteriors and interiors." ]
[]	2021-01-09T11:09:58	null	2021-01-09T10:16:58	Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS) India were bowled out for 244 in their first innings to concede a 94-run lead to Australia on the third day of the third Test here at the	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Findia-bowled-out-for-244-concede-94-run-lead.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	India Bowled Out For 244, Concede 94-run Lead	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS) India were bowled out for 244 in their first innings to concede a 94-run lead to Australia on the third day of the third Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Pat Cummins was the wrecker-in-chief taking four for 29. India had lost just two wickets in the first session and managed to score 84 runs in that pre-lunch period as Cheteshwar Pujara (50) and Rishabh Pant (36) looked to resurrect the innings following the early loss of skipper Ajinkya Rahane (22) and Hanuma Vihari (4). However, post-lunch, they succumbed to the new ball as the Aussie pace duo Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins kept an immaculate line and length. India lost four wickets for 15 runs to lose track. ADVERTISEMENT Cummins was the first to get under India’s skin as he hit Pant on his elbow. The left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman seemed to have got rattled after that and went for an expansive drive off Hazlewood only to edge it to first slip. Pujara was the next to fall, in the next over, as he nicked a back-of-the-length delivery from Cummins to wicketkeeper Tim Paine. That opened up the tail. R Ashwin and Navdeep Saini followed soon after and so did Jasprit Bumrah. ADVERTISEMENT The last wicket between Ravindra Jadeja (28 not out) and Mohammed Siraj added 28 runs with Jadeja doing bulk of the scoring. As many as three batsmen were run out — Vihari, Ashwin and Bumrah. For Australia, while Cummins took four wickets, Hazlewood took 2/43 and Starc 1/61. ADVERTISEMENT Brief scores: Australia 338 vs India 244 (S Gill 50, C Pujara 50, R Pant 36, R Jadeja 28 not out, P Cummins 4/29, J Hazlewood 2/43)	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/india-bowled-out-for-244-concede-94-run-lead	en	2021-01-09T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/6707acaf6cb3a1c780c32f93989210f748da58f992d8ae02f36f7cbe8a9e6371.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nSydney, Jan 9 (IANS) India were bowled out for 244 in their first innings to concede a 94-run lead to Australia on the third day of the third Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Pat Cummins was the wrecker-in-chief taking four for 29.\nIndia had lost just two wickets in the first session and managed to score 84 runs in that pre-lunch period as Cheteshwar Pujara (50) and Rishabh Pant (36) looked to resurrect the innings following the early loss of skipper Ajinkya Rahane (22) and Hanuma Vihari (4).\nHowever, post-lunch, they succumbed to the new ball as the Aussie pace duo Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins kept an immaculate line and length. India lost four wickets for 15 runs to lose track.\nADVERTISEMENT\nCummins was the first to get under India’s skin as he hit Pant on his elbow. The left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman seemed to have got rattled after that and went for an expansive drive off Hazlewood only to edge it to first slip.\nPujara was the next to fall, in the next over, as he nicked a back-of-the-length delivery from Cummins to wicketkeeper Tim Paine.\nThat opened up the tail. R Ashwin and Navdeep Saini followed soon after and so did Jasprit Bumrah.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe last wicket between Ravindra Jadeja (28 not out) and Mohammed Siraj added 28 runs with Jadeja doing bulk of the scoring.\nAs many as three batsmen were run out — Vihari, Ashwin and Bumrah.\nFor Australia, while Cummins took four wickets, Hazlewood took 2/43 and Starc 1/61.\nADVERTISEMENT\nBrief scores:\nAustralia 338 vs India 244 (S Gill 50, C Pujara 50, R Pant 36, R Jadeja 28 not out, P Cummins 4/29, J Hazlewood 2/43)", "India Bowled Out For 244, Concede 94-run Lead", "Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS) India were bowled out for 244 in their first innings to concede a 94-run lead to Australia on the third day of the third Test here at the" ]
[]	2021-01-28T20:47:00	null	2021-01-07T00:00:00	Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) About 44 per cent of Indians feel that "information overload" has intensified during the pandemic and escalated their daily stress, a	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2F44-indians-struggling-with-information-overload-amid-pandemic.json	https://www.glamsham.com…b77bcad73be4.jpg	en	null	44% Indians Struggling With 'information Overload' Amid Pandemic	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) About 44 per cent of Indians feel that “information overload” has intensified during the pandemic and escalated their daily stress, a new survey revealed on Thursday. According to the survey by Canada-based information management solutions company OpenText, the data suggested that this “information overload” is significantly impacting both personal and professional lives. “Users have proven willing to adopt new services and tools, but also face challenges in managing multiple accounts and sources of information,” Lou Blatt, SVP and CMO, OpenText, said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT “Companies need to recognise this trend and find ways to reduce complexity, simplify workflows and processes and create compelling customer and employee experiences,” Blatt added. Faced with the prospect of working from home long term, more than one in five (21 per cent) respondents admit remaining motivated would be their biggest challenge, 39 per cent say accessing work email would be the main problem while 37 per cent said accessing corporate file systems and work content would be the biggest issue. The pandemic also brought in a slew of new challenges including work from home, yet almost one-third (30 per cent) of respondents with an office job believe they still aren’t equipped with the right digital tools for remote work. ADVERTISEMENT More than two in five (44 per cent) respondents believe that a more streamlined information database would be helpful to deal with the varied information sources such as emails, diaries, news feeds, company websites, calendars, etc, while making a work or home-life related decision. Additionally, a similar number (43 per cent) felt the need to remember multiple passwords to access each app has added to their anxieties. “The research data reveals that a significant proportion of the working population struggles with accessing work emails and corporate file systems, thereby hampering their productivity,” said Isaac Rajkumar, Managing Director, India and Vice President, Engineering. ADVERTISEMENT With data stored in so many places, it is important to have a single information and content repository for managing all workflows smoothly and efficiently,” Rajkumar added. The survey was conducted through 3GEM and Google and involved 24,000 consumers who were anonymously surveyed globally, across India, Japan, Brazil, Italy, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Australia and Singapore. However, a total of 6,000 Indian adults were part of this research. –IANS vc/kr	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/44-indians-struggling-with-information-overload-amid-pandemic	en	2021-01-07T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/0e5fceda63ce2c67c6f71fce3e38f1ccee6cb87d6296a15ec18f5626eced9ed5.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nBengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) About 44 per cent of Indians feel that “information overload” has intensified during the pandemic and escalated their daily stress, a new survey revealed on Thursday.\nAccording to the survey by Canada-based information management solutions company OpenText, the data suggested that this “information overload” is significantly impacting both personal and professional lives.\n“Users have proven willing to adopt new services and tools, but also face challenges in managing multiple accounts and sources of information,” Lou Blatt, SVP and CMO, OpenText, said in a statement.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Companies need to recognise this trend and find ways to reduce complexity, simplify workflows and processes and create compelling customer and employee experiences,” Blatt added.\nFaced with the prospect of working from home long term, more than one in five (21 per cent) respondents admit remaining motivated would be their biggest challenge, 39 per cent say accessing work email would be the main problem while 37 per cent said accessing corporate file systems and work content would be the biggest issue.\nThe pandemic also brought in a slew of new challenges including work from home, yet almost one-third (30 per cent) of respondents with an office job believe they still aren’t equipped with the right digital tools for remote work.\nADVERTISEMENT\nMore than two in five (44 per cent) respondents believe that a more streamlined information database would be helpful to deal with the varied information sources such as emails, diaries, news feeds, company websites, calendars, etc, while making a work or home-life related decision.\nAdditionally, a similar number (43 per cent) felt the need to remember multiple passwords to access each app has added to their anxieties.\n“The research data reveals that a significant proportion of the working population struggles with accessing work emails and corporate file systems, thereby hampering their productivity,” said Isaac Rajkumar, Managing Director, India and Vice President, Engineering.\nADVERTISEMENT\nWith data stored in so many places, it is important to have a single information and content repository for managing all workflows smoothly and efficiently,” Rajkumar added.\nThe survey was conducted through 3GEM and Google and involved 24,000 consumers who were anonymously surveyed globally, across India, Japan, Brazil, Italy, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Australia and Singapore.\nHowever, a total of 6,000 Indian adults were part of this research.\n–IANS\nvc/kr", "44% Indians Struggling With 'information Overload' Amid Pandemic", "Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) About 44 per cent of Indians feel that \"information overload\" has intensified during the pandemic and escalated their daily stress, a" ]
[]	2021-01-24T11:04:35	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	Baroda, Jan 22 (IANS) Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) will not consider batsman Deepak Hooda for the entire season after the Apex Council of the state body	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fbaroda-suspends-deepak-hooda-for-2020-21-domestic-cricket-season.json	https://www.glamsham.com…8d4ed27dbc43.jpg	en	null	Baroda Suspends Deepak Hooda For 2020-21 Domestic Cricket Season	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Baroda, Jan 22 (IANS) Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) will not consider batsman Deepak Hooda for the entire season after the Apex Council of the state body decided to take stern action for his fight with Baroda captain Krunal Pandya. The BCA will consider him only for the next season. “The Apex Council, after going through the communication with Deepak Hooda and the reports from the coach and manager has reviewed the Deepak Hooda issue.It was decided by the Apex that Deepak Hooda will not be considered to represent Baroda in the current domestic season,” said a statement from the BCA. ADVERTISEMENT “Mr Hooda shall not be able to play Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. However, BCA shall consider his participation for all tournaments starting from September, 2021,” it said. Hooda, who was picked as vice-captain of Baroda, was involved in a verbal altercation with Pandya on January 9 on the eve of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He quit the team and left the hotel bio-bubble. He also wrote an email to BCA team management and accused Pandya of abusing him during the practice session. Hooda has been retained by Kings XI Punjab for the 2021 Indian Premier League season. ADVERTISEMENT –IANS kh/qma	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/baroda-suspends-deepak-hooda-for-2020-21-domestic-cricket-season	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/1efb3430b69de7bb643c7ed5810aa22b4da8bcfa5de567fc79404defbb039bf1.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nBaroda, Jan 22 (IANS) Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) will not consider batsman Deepak Hooda for the entire season after the Apex Council of the state body decided to take stern action for his fight with Baroda captain Krunal Pandya.\nThe BCA will consider him only for the next season.\n“The Apex Council, after going through the communication with Deepak Hooda and the reports from the coach and manager has reviewed the Deepak Hooda issue.It was decided by the Apex that Deepak Hooda will not be considered to represent Baroda in the current domestic season,” said a statement from the BCA.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Mr Hooda shall not be able to play Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. However, BCA shall consider his participation for all tournaments starting from September, 2021,” it said.\nHooda, who was picked as vice-captain of Baroda, was involved in a verbal altercation with Pandya on January 9 on the eve of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He quit the team and left the hotel bio-bubble. He also wrote an email to BCA team management and accused Pandya of abusing him during the practice session.\nHooda has been retained by Kings XI Punjab for the 2021 Indian Premier League season.\nADVERTISEMENT\n–IANS\nkh/qma", "Baroda Suspends Deepak Hooda For 2020-21 Domestic Cricket Season", "Baroda, Jan 22 (IANS) Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) will not consider batsman Deepak Hooda for the entire season after the Apex Council of the state body" ]
[]	2021-01-24T11:22:57	null	2021-01-23T15:06:54	Geneva, Jan 23 (IANS) A World Health Organization (WHO) panel of vaccine experts is set to issue recommendations on Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Fwho-panel-to-make-recommendations-on-moderna-covid-vax.json	https://www.glamsham.com…9a24974284bb.jpg	en	null	WHO Panel To Make Recommendations On Moderna Covid Vax	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Geneva, Jan 23 (IANS) A World Health Organization (WHO) panel of vaccine experts is set to issue recommendations on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday. The WHO had granted emergency use validation for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on December 31, 2020, opening the door for countries to expedite their own regulatory approval processes to import and administer the vaccine. Now the WHO panel has reviewed data from Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. ADVERTISEMENT In a media advisory about the next week’s event, the WHO said on Friday that the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization will make public its interim recommendations to WHO on the use of Moderna Covid-19 (mRNA-1273) vaccine. “The recommendations have been agreed at the SAGE extraordinary meeting held on January 21 (Thursday),” said the advisory. The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has already been approved for emergency use in several countries, including the US. ADVERTISEMENT The vaccine is administered as two doses, one month apart to prevent Covid-19. According to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, over 1,200 adverse events were reported after receipt of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine as of January 10, with 10 cases determined to be anaphylaxis. Minor adverse events after vaccinations are not uncommon. ADVERTISEMENT While many countries rely on their own regulatory systems for vaccine approvals, some countries with weak system depend on WHO’s nod to a great extent for rolling out their national vaccination programmes. –IANS gb/ksk/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/who-panel-to-make-recommendations-on-moderna-covid-vax	en	2021-01-23T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/21191977dbcbd46a0ff6f8a33aae50da15b464d4e31aa9664e4e705d2bd3537a.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nGeneva, Jan 23 (IANS) A World Health Organization (WHO) panel of vaccine experts is set to issue recommendations on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday.\nThe WHO had granted emergency use validation for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on December 31, 2020, opening the door for countries to expedite their own regulatory approval processes to import and administer the vaccine.\nNow the WHO panel has reviewed data from Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.\nADVERTISEMENT\nIn a media advisory about the next week’s event, the WHO said on Friday that the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization will make public its interim recommendations to WHO on the use of Moderna Covid-19 (mRNA-1273) vaccine.\n“The recommendations have been agreed at the SAGE extraordinary meeting held on January 21 (Thursday),” said the advisory.\nThe Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has already been approved for emergency use in several countries, including the US.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe vaccine is administered as two doses, one month apart to prevent Covid-19.\nAccording to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, over 1,200 adverse events were reported after receipt of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine as of January 10, with 10 cases determined to be anaphylaxis.\nMinor adverse events after vaccinations are not uncommon.\nADVERTISEMENT\nWhile many countries rely on their own regulatory systems for vaccine approvals, some countries with weak system depend on WHO’s nod to a great extent for rolling out their national vaccination programmes.\n–IANS\ngb/ksk/", "WHO Panel To Make Recommendations On Moderna Covid Vax", "Geneva, Jan 23 (IANS) A World Health Organization (WHO) panel of vaccine experts is set to issue recommendations on Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday." ]
[ "Shweta Ghadashi" ]	2021-01-09T11:05:39	null	2021-01-08T11:37:29	The makers have released the new promo of Naagin 5 in which Bani (Surbhi Chandna) looks very upset.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Ftv%2Ftelly-news%2Fnaagin-5-promo-surbhi-chandna-bani-shocked-arjit-taneja-farishta-sharad-malhotra-veer-not-jealous.json	https://www.glamsham.com…us-about-it-.jpg	en	null	Bani Is Shocked To See A ‘Farishta’ In Her Life, Veer Is Not Jealous About It	null	null	www.glamsham.com	Be it any season, family week is eagerly awaited in the reality show Bigg Boss 14. So "Bigg Boss" announced that the contestants' family members will be there to see them, and the catch was the 'freeze and release' task.	https://www.glamsham.com/tv/telly-news/naagin-5-promo-surbhi-chandna-bani-shocked-arjit-taneja-farishta-sharad-malhotra-veer-not-jealous	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/5e3e061812469091352d06ea9fb5702324a6bad3c95716e800623542b5165409.json	[ "Be it any season, family week is eagerly awaited in the reality show Bigg Boss 14. So \"Bigg Boss\" announced that the contestants' family members will be there to see them, and the catch was the 'freeze and release' task.", "Bani Is Shocked To See A ‘Farishta’ In Her Life, Veer Is Not Jealous About It", "The makers have released the new promo of Naagin 5 in which Bani (Surbhi Chandna) looks very upset." ]
[]	2021-01-28T14:41:11	null	2021-01-04T00:00:00	New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) HP on Thursday launched the new HP Smart Tank 500 and 516 All-in-One series of high-capacity affordable printers in India.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Fhp-launches-smart-tank-series-printers-in-india.json	https://www.glamsham.com…37816a1db29c.jpg	en	null	HP Launches 'Smart Tank' Series Printers In India	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) HP on Thursday launched the new HP Smart Tank 500 and 516 All-in-One series of high-capacity affordable printers in India. The HP Smart Tank 500 is available at a starting price of Rs 11,999 at HP Online shopping while the HP Smart Tank 515 wireless is available at a starting price of Rs 14,499. The HP Smart Tank 516 wireless is available at a starting price of Rs 15,266 and the HP Smart Tank 530 wireless with ADF is available at a starting price of Rs 16,949. ADVERTISEMENT “With the new HP Smart Tank, we are making the printing process more intuitive, efficient and productive, for the home users. A valuable addition to HP’s printer portfolio, HP Smart Tank with the latest sensor-based Ink Tank technology, will reinvent the printing experience of consumers in India,” Sunish Raghavan, Senior Director, Printing Systems, HP India said in a statement. HP Smart Tank is designed for small and medium businesses, jobbers, and home office needs, powered by a new sensor-based Ink Tank technology that alerts the user before the ink runs out. The HP Smart Tank comes with ink supplies in the box that can give an output of minimum 6000 pages (black)/8000 pages (colour) with a 38 per cent increase in printing speed. ADVERTISEMENT It offers enhanced mobile experience and connectivity through dual-band Wi-Fi and HP Smart mobile print app and Bluetooth LE. It also features the Wi-Fi Direct capability that lets the smartphone connect to the printer without the need for an internet network. –IANS ADVERTISEMENT wh/pgh	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/hp-launches-smart-tank-series-printers-in-india	en	2021-01-04T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/2d1ac4279c86eb5eb623d17cc88552d765104944ee40a345583054ef4cbb4909.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nNew Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) HP on Thursday launched the new HP Smart Tank 500 and 516 All-in-One series of high-capacity affordable printers in India.\nThe HP Smart Tank 500 is available at a starting price of Rs 11,999 at HP Online shopping while the HP Smart Tank 515 wireless is available at a starting price of Rs 14,499.\nThe HP Smart Tank 516 wireless is available at a starting price of Rs 15,266 and the HP Smart Tank 530 wireless with ADF is available at a starting price of Rs 16,949.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“With the new HP Smart Tank, we are making the printing process more intuitive, efficient and productive, for the home users. A valuable addition to HP’s printer portfolio, HP Smart Tank with the latest sensor-based Ink Tank technology, will reinvent the printing experience of consumers in India,” Sunish Raghavan, Senior Director, Printing Systems, HP India said in a statement.\nHP Smart Tank is designed for small and medium businesses, jobbers, and home office needs, powered by a new sensor-based Ink Tank technology that alerts the user before the ink runs out.\nThe HP Smart Tank comes with ink supplies in the box that can give an output of minimum 6000 pages (black)/8000 pages (colour) with a 38 per cent increase in printing speed.\nADVERTISEMENT\nIt offers enhanced mobile experience and connectivity through dual-band Wi-Fi and HP Smart mobile print app and Bluetooth LE.\nIt also features the Wi-Fi Direct capability that lets the smartphone connect to the printer without the need for an internet network.\n–IANS\nADVERTISEMENT\nwh/pgh", "HP Launches 'Smart Tank' Series Printers In India", "New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) HP on Thursday launched the new HP Smart Tank 500 and 516 All-in-One series of high-capacity affordable printers in India." ]
[]	2021-01-28T14:38:29	null	2021-01-28T17:43:37	London, Jan 28 (IANS) India will play two warm-up matches against India A in July ahead of their Test series in England. The five-Test series starts on August	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Findia-to-play-india-a-in-2-warm-up-games-ahead-of-england-tour.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	India To Play India A In 2 Warm-up Games Ahead Of England Tour	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT London, Jan 28 (IANS) India will play two warm-up matches against India A in July ahead of their Test series in England. The five-Test series starts on August 4 at Trent Bridge. Northamptonshire and Leicestershire play hosts for the four-day matches and both County cricket clubs released statements announcing the two matches. The first match will be held at The County Ground in Northamptonshire from July 21 to 24 while the second will be played at Grace Road in Leicestershire from July 28 to 31. “It will be a unique opportunity for cricket fans from across the region to see these global stars in action over four days in their final warm-up game before the Test series with England,” said Leicestershire chairman Mehmooda Duke. ADVERTISEMENT “We expect demand for tickets to be huge. Sales information will be released shortly, and we encourage fans to look out on social media and on the Leicestershire CCC website for further details.” Tickets for both matches will be go on sale in March. While Northamptonshire is yet to reveal the exact dates for the start of the sale of tickets, Leicestershire said that tickets for the second match go on sale from March 15. The first Test between India and England will be played from August 4 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham after which the two teams move to London for the second Test at Lord’s on August 12. The third Test will start on August 25 at Headingley, Leeds after which the tour returns to London for the fourth Test at The Oval from September 2. The final Test will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester from September 10. ADVERTISEMENT –IANS rkm/bg	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/india-to-play-india-a-in-2-warm-up-games-ahead-of-england-tour	en	2021-01-28T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/823e7ed0ecce8c1ae037c040d67cdc7ffc1b5cdd58ad681e6954d85ec55627ca.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nLondon, Jan 28 (IANS) India will play two warm-up matches against India A in July ahead of their Test series in England. The five-Test series starts on August 4 at Trent Bridge.\nNorthamptonshire and Leicestershire play hosts for the four-day matches and both County cricket clubs released statements announcing the two matches. The first match will be held at The County Ground in Northamptonshire from July 21 to 24 while the second will be played at Grace Road in Leicestershire from July 28 to 31.\n“It will be a unique opportunity for cricket fans from across the region to see these global stars in action over four days in their final warm-up game before the Test series with England,” said Leicestershire chairman Mehmooda Duke.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“We expect demand for tickets to be huge. Sales information will be released shortly, and we encourage fans to look out on social media and on the Leicestershire CCC website for further details.”\nTickets for both matches will be go on sale in March. While Northamptonshire is yet to reveal the exact dates for the start of the sale of tickets, Leicestershire said that tickets for the second match go on sale from March 15.\nThe first Test between India and England will be played from August 4 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham after which the two teams move to London for the second Test at Lord’s on August 12. The third Test will start on August 25 at Headingley, Leeds after which the tour returns to London for the fourth Test at The Oval from September 2. The final Test will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester from September 10.\nADVERTISEMENT\n–IANS\nrkm/bg", "India To Play India A In 2 Warm-up Games Ahead Of England Tour", "London, Jan 28 (IANS) India will play two warm-up matches against India A in July ahead of their Test series in England. The five-Test series starts on August" ]
[]	2021-01-27T11:32:53	null	2021-01-06T00:00:00	New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Driven by video conferencing platform Teams, more than 200 million students and educators worldwide now rely on Microsoft education	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2F200m-students-educators-rely-on-our-education-products-nadella.json	https://www.glamsham.com…d313dd80c6a0.jpg	en	null	200M Students, Educators Rely On Our Education Products: Nadella	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Driven by video conferencing platform Teams, more than 200 million students and educators worldwide now rely on Microsoft education products for remote learning, CEO Satya Nadella has stressed.Speaking to analysts during the company’s Q2 2021 earnings call, Nadella said that in AI, the company offers the most comprehensive portfolio of tools, frameworks and infrastructure.”We built Teams that brings together multiple capabilities. It brings together chat. It brings together meetings, collaboration as well as business process workflow, all into one scaffolding,” Nadella said on Tuesday. “Whether it’s SAP, ServiceNow and even Salesforce, all of these applications are getting integrated into Teams very rapidly and so that’s the power of Teams as a platform capability, not just just knowledge workers collaborating,” The Microsoft CEO stressed.He said that the pandemic has shown the importance of empowering the two billion frontline workers around the world with the right technology and Teams is at the forefront.Microsoft Teams reached more that 115 million daily users by the end of 2020.Nadella said recently that Microsoft Teams could soon be as significant as the Internet browsers and operating systems. Last week, enterprise application software provider SAP and Microsoft announced to integrate video conference and collaboration platform Teams with SAPs intelligent suite of solutions.”The case for digital transformation has never been more urgent,” said Nadella.–IANSna/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/200m-students-educators-rely-on-our-education-products-nadella	en	2021-01-06T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/4cebcc00b4c6b50cb2efb1c3b524dbf8f78891fcf48cc5e20155cf71116fe434.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nNew Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Driven by video conferencing platform Teams, more than 200 million students and educators worldwide now rely on Microsoft education products for remote learning, CEO Satya Nadella has stressed.Speaking to analysts during the company’s Q2 2021 earnings call, Nadella said that in AI, the company offers the most comprehensive portfolio of tools, frameworks and infrastructure.”We built Teams that brings together multiple capabilities. It brings together chat. It brings together meetings, collaboration as well as business process workflow, all into one scaffolding,” Nadella said on Tuesday. “Whether it’s SAP, ServiceNow and even Salesforce, all of these applications are getting integrated into Teams very rapidly and so that’s the power of Teams as a platform capability, not just just knowledge workers collaborating,” The Microsoft CEO stressed.He said that the pandemic has shown the importance of empowering the two billion frontline workers around the world with the right technology and Teams is at the forefront.Microsoft Teams reached more that 115 million daily users by the end of 2020.Nadella said recently that Microsoft Teams could soon be as significant as the Internet browsers and operating systems. Last week, enterprise application software provider SAP and Microsoft announced to integrate video conference and collaboration platform Teams with SAPs intelligent suite of solutions.”The case for digital transformation has never been more urgent,” said Nadella.–IANSna/", "200M Students, Educators Rely On Our Education Products: Nadella", "New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Driven by video conferencing platform Teams, more than 200 million students and educators worldwide now rely on Microsoft education" ]
[]	2021-01-09T11:24:05	null	2021-01-25T00:00:00	New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Micro-blogging platform Twitter has suspended the account of Sci-Hub, a portal that provides free access to paywalled academic papers,	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Ftwitter-suspends-sci-hub-account-amid-court-case-in-delhi.json	https://www.glamsham.com…b20aaad50b-1.jpg	en	null	Twitter Suspends Sci-Hub Account Amid Court Case In Delhi	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Micro-blogging platform Twitter has suspended the account of Sci-Hub, a portal that provides free access to paywalled academic papers, as a case against the website is currently going on in the Delhi High Court. Academic publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and the American Chemical Society filed a suit with the Delhi High Court in December last year, asking internet service providers to block Sci-Hub and another similar site LibGen. According to a report in The Verge, the court then rejected the publishers’ requests that the sites be blocked immediately, instead declaring it an “issue of public importance a very important to the scientific community”. ADVERTISEMENT Delhi Science Forum, Society for Knowledge Commons and a group of 20 scientists and scholars filed the application, saying that blocking such websites, which provide free access to research, will deprive scientific researchers in poor and developing countries. Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan used Twitter account to gather and archive responses from Indian researchers, “who argued that Sci-Hub is critical to their work”. Elbakyan was quoted as saying in a report on TorrentFreak that the Twitter suspension “happened right after Indian scientists revolted against Elsevier and other academic publishers after Sci-Hub posted on Twitter about the danger of being blocked”. ADVERTISEMENT Twitter was yet to react to the report. Publishers went to the court against Sci-Hub as their content was being distributed for free, arguing that the website infringes on their copyright. According to The Verge, Elsevier charges readers an average of $31.50 per paper for access while Sci-Hub and LibGen offered them for free. ADVERTISEMENT –IANS na/pgh	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/twitter-suspends-sci-hub-account-amid-court-case-in-delhi	en	2021-01-25T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/2a5f365da50cc50f302f98154405d6e8a6d79a8ec84aaf69bf8494de30701890.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nNew Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Micro-blogging platform Twitter has suspended the account of Sci-Hub, a portal that provides free access to paywalled academic papers, as a case against the website is currently going on in the Delhi High Court.\nAcademic publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and the American Chemical Society filed a suit with the Delhi High Court in December last year, asking internet service providers to block Sci-Hub and another similar site LibGen.\nAccording to a report in The Verge, the court then rejected the publishers’ requests that the sites be blocked immediately, instead declaring it an “issue of public importance a very important to the scientific community”.\nADVERTISEMENT\nDelhi Science Forum, Society for Knowledge Commons and a group of 20 scientists and scholars filed the application, saying that blocking such websites, which provide free access to research, will deprive scientific researchers in poor and developing countries.\nSci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan used Twitter account to gather and archive responses from Indian researchers, “who argued that Sci-Hub is critical to their work”.\nElbakyan was quoted as saying in a report on TorrentFreak that the Twitter suspension “happened right after Indian scientists revolted against Elsevier and other academic publishers after Sci-Hub posted on Twitter about the danger of being blocked”.\nADVERTISEMENT\nTwitter was yet to react to the report.\nPublishers went to the court against Sci-Hub as their content was being distributed for free, arguing that the website infringes on their copyright.\nAccording to The Verge, Elsevier charges readers an average of $31.50 per paper for access while Sci-Hub and LibGen offered them for free.\nADVERTISEMENT\n–IANS\nna/pgh", "Twitter Suspends Sci-Hub Account Amid Court Case In Delhi", "New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Micro-blogging platform Twitter has suspended the account of Sci-Hub, a portal that provides free access to paywalled academic papers," ]
[]	2021-01-24T11:08:57	null	2021-01-09T00:00:00	Buenos Aires, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team conceded a late goal against Argentina 'B' to lose their match 2-1.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Findian-hockey-team-loses-to-argentina-b-side.json	https://www.glamsham.com…b83d3c1f8e-1.jpg	en	null	Indian Hockey Team Loses To Argentina 'B' Side	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Buenos Aires, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team conceded a late goal against Argentina ‘B’ to lose their match 2-1. Sol Pagella (11th minute) and Agustina Gorzelany (57) scored for the home team while young forward Salima Tete (54) was the lone goal-scorer for India. In the previous matches, the visiting Indians had drawn 2-2 and 1-1 against the Argentina junior women. ADVERTISEMENT “Today we played against a stronger Argentina squad consisting many of their senior players. This was a perfect practice match for us ahead of next week’s schedule where we play against the senior side. Unfortunately, we conceded a penalty corner (PC) goal minutes before the regulation time and this is what we need to manage better,” said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne. India began on back-foot with Argentina ‘B’ playing tough, attacking hockey right from the start. Conceding two back-to-back PCs within six minutes of play and putting pressure on the visiting side but the Indian goalkeeper Rajani did well to save the goals. In the 11th minute, however, a fierce circle penetration and well-timed strike by younger Sol Pagella put the home team ahead by 1-0. With a strong defence put up by the Argentinian women, PCs were hard to come by for India and circle entries were restricted as well. Though India managed to earn a PC in the 23rd minute, drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur’s attempt to equalise was well saved by the opposition’s goalkeeper. ADVERTISEMENT Argentina earned two more PCs in the 43rd and 51st minutes. But India’s PC defence held sway to ensure the lead was not extended further. In the 54th minute, when India bagged a PC, an alert Salima Tete swiftly struck the ball off a rebound into the goalpost fetching her team a much-need equaliser. The sturdy home team upped its ante in the following minutes with a circle penetration that resulted in a PC. This was the deciding moment as an experienced Gorzelany converted the goal in the 57th minute to seal the match. –IANS ADVERTISEMENT kh/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/indian-hockey-team-loses-to-argentina-b-side	en	2021-01-09T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/39b72dac5ea76b296522ec71fa3736e071f6d25626eac91cab175da3bd773fce.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nBuenos Aires, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team conceded a late goal against Argentina ‘B’ to lose their match 2-1.\nSol Pagella (11th minute) and Agustina Gorzelany (57) scored for the home team while young forward Salima Tete (54) was the lone goal-scorer for India.\nIn the previous matches, the visiting Indians had drawn 2-2 and 1-1 against the Argentina junior women.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Today we played against a stronger Argentina squad consisting many of their senior players. This was a perfect practice match for us ahead of next week’s schedule where we play against the senior side. Unfortunately, we conceded a penalty corner (PC) goal minutes before the regulation time and this is what we need to manage better,” said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne.\nIndia began on back-foot with Argentina ‘B’ playing tough, attacking hockey right from the start. Conceding two back-to-back PCs within six minutes of play and putting pressure on the visiting side but the Indian goalkeeper Rajani did well to save the goals. In the 11th minute, however, a fierce circle penetration and well-timed strike by younger Sol Pagella put the home team ahead by 1-0.\nWith a strong defence put up by the Argentinian women, PCs were hard to come by for India and circle entries were restricted as well. Though India managed to earn a PC in the 23rd minute, drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur’s attempt to equalise was well saved by the opposition’s goalkeeper.\nADVERTISEMENT\nArgentina earned two more PCs in the 43rd and 51st minutes. But India’s PC defence held sway to ensure the lead was not extended further. In the 54th minute, when India bagged a PC, an alert Salima Tete swiftly struck the ball off a rebound into the goalpost fetching her team a much-need equaliser.\nThe sturdy home team upped its ante in the following minutes with a circle penetration that resulted in a PC. This was the deciding moment as an experienced Gorzelany converted the goal in the 57th minute to seal the match.\n–IANS\nADVERTISEMENT\nkh/", "Indian Hockey Team Loses To Argentina 'B' Side", "Buenos Aires, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team conceded a late goal against Argentina 'B' to lose their match 2-1." ]
[]	2021-01-09T11:19:12	null	2021-01-08T15:07:12	New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Lenovo on Friday announced to launch Yoga 7i and Yoga 9i laptops, powered by Intels latest 11th generation Tiger Lake processor, in	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Flenovo-launches-yoga-laptops-with-latest-intel-chip-in-india.json	https://www.glamsham.com…184378147e80.jpg	en	null	Lenovo Launches Yoga Laptops With Latest Intel Chip In India	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Lenovo on Friday announced to launch Yoga 7i and Yoga 9i laptops, powered by Intels latest 11th generation Tiger Lake processor, in the India market. Yoga 7i and Yoga 9i devices will be available starting at Rs 99,000 and Rs 1,69,990, respectively. The company said Lenovo Yoga 7i and 9i are now available for pre-order on Lenovo.com and go on sale from January 15 and January 12 onwards across channels. ADVERTISEMENT “The current series is powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake processors, has premium aesthetics and styling and has a host of AI-enabled features,” Shailendra Katyal, Executive Director, Consumer PCSD, Lenovo India said in a statement. Yoga 7i is equipped Intel Iris Xe graphics and it is built for comfort and boundary-breaking performance with its rounded edges, four-side narrow bezel design that offers 88 per cent active area ratio. It comes with a 360-degree hinge for stability while transitioning from tablet to laptop mode, rapid charge express, and intelligent cooling for optimising the performance with up to 16 hours of battery life, the company claimed. ADVERTISEMENT The Yoga 7i also features Dolby Atmos speaker system, and ‘Smart Assist’, combined with a fingerprint reader for biometric authentication and TrueBlock privacy shutter. According to the company, the Yoga 9i is equipped with an Ultrasonic Fingerprint Reader for a more accurate login, Smart Sensor TouchPad with up to 50 per cent more clickable active surface area that vibrates when clicked, and a redesigned TrueStrike keyboard for all-day typing comfort. The laptop is also equipped with a 4K touchscreen IPS VESA DisplayHDR, an improved Rotating Sound Bar. ADVERTISEMENT In addition, the company also announced IdeaPad Slim 5i at a starting price of Rs 63,990 which is now available on Lenovo.com, Amazon.in and Lenovo exclusive offline stores. –IANS wh/na	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/lenovo-launches-yoga-laptops-with-latest-intel-chip-in-india	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/a102ea6557cc2d604a7d48ac8fc8aaf8b6347a174cf6124fbce4289d3d336d75.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nNew Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Lenovo on Friday announced to launch Yoga 7i and Yoga 9i laptops, powered by Intels latest 11th generation Tiger Lake processor, in the India market.\nYoga 7i and Yoga 9i devices will be available starting at Rs 99,000 and Rs 1,69,990, respectively.\nThe company said Lenovo Yoga 7i and 9i are now available for pre-order on Lenovo.com and go on sale from January 15 and January 12 onwards across channels.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“The current series is powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake processors, has premium aesthetics and styling and has a host of AI-enabled features,” Shailendra Katyal, Executive Director, Consumer PCSD, Lenovo India said in a statement.\nYoga 7i is equipped Intel Iris Xe graphics and it is built for comfort and boundary-breaking performance with its rounded edges, four-side narrow bezel design that offers 88 per cent active area ratio.\nIt comes with a 360-degree hinge for stability while transitioning from tablet to laptop mode, rapid charge express, and intelligent cooling for optimising the performance with up to 16 hours of battery life, the company claimed.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe Yoga 7i also features Dolby Atmos speaker system, and ‘Smart Assist’, combined with a fingerprint reader for biometric authentication and TrueBlock privacy shutter.\nAccording to the company, the Yoga 9i is equipped with an Ultrasonic Fingerprint Reader for a more accurate login, Smart Sensor TouchPad with up to 50 per cent more clickable active surface area that vibrates when clicked, and a redesigned TrueStrike keyboard for all-day typing comfort.\nThe laptop is also equipped with a 4K touchscreen IPS VESA DisplayHDR, an improved Rotating Sound Bar.\nADVERTISEMENT\nIn addition, the company also announced IdeaPad Slim 5i at a starting price of Rs 63,990 which is now available on Lenovo.com, Amazon.in and Lenovo exclusive offline stores.\n–IANS\nwh/na", "Lenovo Launches Yoga Laptops With Latest Intel Chip In India", "New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Lenovo on Friday announced to launch Yoga 7i and Yoga 9i laptops, powered by Intels latest 11th generation Tiger Lake processor, in" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-09T10:50:27	null	2021-01-07T16:44:50	Babil Khan, son of actor Irrfan Khan, is missing his father on the ate actors birth anniversary, and is spending the day by revisiting his memories.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Firrfans-son-posts-nostalgic-video-on-late-actors-birth-anniversary.json	https://www.glamsham.com…-anniversary.jpg	en	null	Babil Khan Posts Nostalgic Video On Late Irrfan Khan's Birth Anniversary	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Babil Khan, son of actor Irrfan Khan, is missing his father on the ate actors birth anniversary, and is spending the day by revisiting his memories. Looking back, Babil took to his Instagram handle on Thursday to share an unseen video of Irrfan with his family. He also shared how Irrfan never believed in celebrating birthdays and didn’t encourage anyone to remember his birthday, but this year Babil could not forget his birthday even if he tried. ADVERTISEMENT “You never identified with institutions such as contractual marriage and birthday celebrations. Perhaps, that is why I don’t remember anyone’s birthdays because you never remembered mine and never encouraged me to remember yours,” he wrote. “It was just normal to us what seemed absurd from the outside, we celebrated everyday (bringing personal experiential authenticity to the cliche). On the occasion, Mamma would have to remind us both; but this time I could not forget yours if I tried. It’s your birthday Baba. Shoutout to all the technologically inept parents, notice that they did not finish saying that they miss me,” he added. The old video features Irrfan, wife Sutapa Sikdar and the late actor’s other son Ayaan as they get together on video call with Babil. It starts with Irrfan saying, “we miss him”, and then Sutapa calling out to Babil and saying they missed him. Ayaan seems a bit conscious with Irrfan nudging him to say that “we miss him”. ADVERTISEMENT This is Irrfan’s first birth anniversary since his death on April 29, 2020. He was admitted to Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with colon infection. The actor had been battling neuroendocrine tumour for several years and had been under medical attention. Irrfan’s last film “The Song Of Scorpions” will release on the big screen in early 2021. –ians/sug/ vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/irrfans-son-posts-nostalgic-video-on-late-actors-birth-anniversary	en	2021-01-07T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/0a4c8568c9cfd25e9c3e1cb038d8d8631bb5e4ab4f97762c04e58c88028ad6fe.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nBabil Khan, son of actor Irrfan Khan, is missing his father on the ate actors birth anniversary, and is spending the day by revisiting his memories.\nLooking back, Babil took to his Instagram handle on Thursday to share an unseen video of Irrfan with his family.\nHe also shared how Irrfan never believed in celebrating birthdays and didn’t encourage anyone to remember his birthday, but this year Babil could not forget his birthday even if he tried.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“You never identified with institutions such as contractual marriage and birthday celebrations. Perhaps, that is why I don’t remember anyone’s birthdays because you never remembered mine and never encouraged me to remember yours,” he wrote.\n“It was just normal to us what seemed absurd from the outside, we celebrated everyday (bringing personal experiential authenticity to the cliche). On the occasion, Mamma would have to remind us both; but this time I could not forget yours if I tried. It’s your birthday Baba. Shoutout to all the technologically inept parents, notice that they did not finish saying that they miss me,” he added.\nThe old video features Irrfan, wife Sutapa Sikdar and the late actor’s other son Ayaan as they get together on video call with Babil. It starts with Irrfan saying, “we miss him”, and then Sutapa calling out to Babil and saying they missed him. Ayaan seems a bit conscious with Irrfan nudging him to say that “we miss him”.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThis is Irrfan’s first birth anniversary since his death on April 29, 2020. He was admitted to Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with colon infection. The actor had been battling neuroendocrine tumour for several years and had been under medical attention.\nIrrfan’s last film “The Song Of Scorpions” will release on the big screen in early 2021. –ians/sug/ vnc", "Babil Khan Posts Nostalgic Video On Late Irrfan Khan's Birth Anniversary", "Babil Khan, son of actor Irrfan Khan, is missing his father on the ate actors birth anniversary, and is spending the day by revisiting his memories." ]
[]	2021-01-26T22:29:12	null	2021-01-26T19:17:26	Bambolim (Goa), Jan 26 (IANS) Kerala Blasters and Jamshedpur have a chance at inching closer to a top-four spot when they face each other on Wednesday in the	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fkerala-jamshedpur-looking-to-break-into-top-four-match-preview-73.json	https://www.glamsham.com…9ea866d5bb-1.jpg	en	null	Kerala, Jamshedpur Looking To Break Into Top Four (Match Preview 73)	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Bambolim (Goa), Jan 26 (IANS) Kerala Blasters and Jamshedpur have a chance at inching closer to a top-four spot when they face each other on Wednesday in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the GMC Stadium. Both sides find themselves in the wrong half of the table and after 13 games, are level on points, with ninth-placed Kerala one spot below their opponents. Kerala have shipped the most goals in the league (22) and have kept just one clean sheet in their previous 10 games. Kerala assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed, who will be filling in for their suspended coach Kibu Vicuna, is hopeful of more clean sheets coming their way. ADVERTISEMENT “We had two clean sheets and the reason is, other teams also play football and they want to score,” he said. “In the first half of the season, we know that we didn’t have a great start. We missed some crucial players in many matches but that is in the past now. We have been playing better football now. It’s always a personal goal for our team and the goalkeeper (Albino Gomes) to keep more clean sheets as they can make you win the championship. Albino is trying and he is doing his job. Hopefully, the whole team will support him and we manage to keep more clean sheets by the end of the season.” Despite shipping goals often, Kerala will be proud of their exploits in the attacking third with only Mumbai City FC and FC Goa having scored more goals than them. Also, nine different players have been among the goals — most by a team. In contrast, Jamshedpur have not been the most efficient in terms of scoring goals. They have netted only on 13 occasions, which is the third worst-tally in the league alongside bottom-placed SC East Bengal. ADVERTISEMENT They struggled to score in their goalless draw against Hyderabad FC in the previous game, but one major takeaway for Owen Coyle was the attacking intent his side displayed. “With Farukh (Choudhary) and Len Doungel coming in, they added great dimension to our forward play and it was evident in the Hyderabad game,” he said. “That was a real positive. We saw that we were a more attack-minded team, going for the three points and wanted that momentum.” The last match between the two sides witnessed a five-goal thriller that Kerala won. ADVERTISEMENT –IANS rkm/bg	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/kerala-jamshedpur-looking-to-break-into-top-four-match-preview-73	en	2021-01-26T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/4786e7a688ff107ae263e0fb4754f93b6f838027b762b1e5059b1aef0558071c.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nBambolim (Goa), Jan 26 (IANS) Kerala Blasters and Jamshedpur have a chance at inching closer to a top-four spot when they face each other on Wednesday in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the GMC Stadium.\nBoth sides find themselves in the wrong half of the table and after 13 games, are level on points, with ninth-placed Kerala one spot below their opponents.\nKerala have shipped the most goals in the league (22) and have kept just one clean sheet in their previous 10 games. Kerala assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed, who will be filling in for their suspended coach Kibu Vicuna, is hopeful of more clean sheets coming their way.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“We had two clean sheets and the reason is, other teams also play football and they want to score,” he said. “In the first half of the season, we know that we didn’t have a great start. We missed some crucial players in many matches but that is in the past now. We have been playing better football now. It’s always a personal goal for our team and the goalkeeper (Albino Gomes) to keep more clean sheets as they can make you win the championship. Albino is trying and he is doing his job. Hopefully, the whole team will support him and we manage to keep more clean sheets by the end of the season.”\nDespite shipping goals often, Kerala will be proud of their exploits in the attacking third with only Mumbai City FC and FC Goa having scored more goals than them. Also, nine different players have been among the goals — most by a team.\nIn contrast, Jamshedpur have not been the most efficient in terms of scoring goals. They have netted only on 13 occasions, which is the third worst-tally in the league alongside bottom-placed SC East Bengal.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThey struggled to score in their goalless draw against Hyderabad FC in the previous game, but one major takeaway for Owen Coyle was the attacking intent his side displayed.\n“With Farukh (Choudhary) and Len Doungel coming in, they added great dimension to our forward play and it was evident in the Hyderabad game,” he said. “That was a real positive. We saw that we were a more attack-minded team, going for the three points and wanted that momentum.”\nThe last match between the two sides witnessed a five-goal thriller that Kerala won.\nADVERTISEMENT\n–IANS\nrkm/bg", "Kerala, Jamshedpur Looking To Break Into Top Four (Match Preview 73)", "Bambolim (Goa), Jan 26 (IANS) Kerala Blasters and Jamshedpur have a chance at inching closer to a top-four spot when they face each other on Wednesday in the" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-09T11:24:31	null	2021-01-08T20:34:55	Zee Theatre's teleplay will air on Airtel Spotlight this month. --ians/sug/vnc	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftheatre%2Fsarita-joshi-sakubai-made-me-recall-a-time-when-i-bonded-with-my-house-help.json	https://www.glamsham.com…1dd21046f1d8.jpg	en	null	'Sakubai' Made Me Recall A Time When I Bonded With My House Help	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Actress Sarita Joshi says working on the teleplay Sakubai reminded her of the time when she bonded with her house help after losing her husband. “‘Sakubai’ is not just about the struggles of a house help but is emblematic of all women who continue to smile through the ups and downs of their lives,” Sarita said. Sarita Joshi continued, “When I first read the play, it reminded me of all the women who have cooked for me, helped me raise my daughters, and looked after my home. I was reminded of their innate dignity, generosity and also their pain. Sakubai made me recall a time in my life when I had bonded with a house help who, like me, had lost her husband. Like her, I too had started wearing white constantly till I realised, I had to embrace colour once again for the sake of my daughters. I gifted her a few sarees and slowly, she too stopped wearing white.” ADVERTISEMENT “To bring Sakubai to life was a journey. For me a character is a culmination of all her life experiences,” she added. The actress feels she has “crafted Sakubai like a sculptor chisels a statue or a painter details a portrait, and invested in her all the memories I have of resilient women like her”. “From her walk, her confident body language to her mannerisms, everything was drawn from a real person,” she added. ADVERTISEMENT Talking about teleplays, Sarita Joshi said, “During the pandemic, teleplays worked, and they also work for senior citizens who might find it difficult to visit theatres.” Zee Theatre’s teleplay will air on Airtel Spotlight this month. –ians/sug/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/world/theatre/sarita-joshi-sakubai-made-me-recall-a-time-when-i-bonded-with-my-house-help	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/9974d0570a8e51dad48d2232cb9796b7e5fb631eb4ea96a6140ec37aa25ffb80.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nActress Sarita Joshi says working on the teleplay Sakubai reminded her of the time when she bonded with her house help after losing her husband.\n“‘Sakubai’ is not just about the struggles of a house help but is emblematic of all women who continue to smile through the ups and downs of their lives,” Sarita said.\nSarita Joshi continued, “When I first read the play, it reminded me of all the women who have cooked for me, helped me raise my daughters, and looked after my home. I was reminded of their innate dignity, generosity and also their pain. Sakubai made me recall a time in my life when I had bonded with a house help who, like me, had lost her husband. Like her, I too had started wearing white constantly till I realised, I had to embrace colour once again for the sake of my daughters. I gifted her a few sarees and slowly, she too stopped wearing white.”\nADVERTISEMENT\n“To bring Sakubai to life was a journey. For me a character is a culmination of all her life experiences,” she added.\nThe actress feels she has “crafted Sakubai like a sculptor chisels a statue or a painter details a portrait, and invested in her all the memories I have of resilient women like her”.\n“From her walk, her confident body language to her mannerisms, everything was drawn from a real person,” she added.\nADVERTISEMENT\nTalking about teleplays, Sarita Joshi said, “During the pandemic, teleplays worked, and they also work for senior citizens who might find it difficult to visit theatres.”\nZee Theatre’s teleplay will air on Airtel Spotlight this month. –ians/sug/vnc", "'Sakubai' Made Me Recall A Time When I Bonded With My House Help", "Zee Theatre's teleplay will air on Airtel Spotlight this month. --ians/sug/vnc" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-27T22:11:32	null	2021-01-27T19:56:39	New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Disneys first Southeast Asia-centered animated film, Raya And The Last Dragon, which chronicles the quest to find the last dragon in	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fraya-and-the-last-dragon-in-indian-theatres-on-march-5.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	'Raya And The Last Dragon' In Indian Theatres On March 5	null	null	www.glamsham.com	Hyderabad, Jan (IANS) Popular actor Anushka Shetty on Wednesday described women police officers as the real stars, as it is because...	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/raya-and-the-last-dragon-in-indian-theatres-on-march-5	en	2021-01-27T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/caaa5075c4751256c24f9e717eeefa4693da39551ba07979c856b58648b69fee.json	[ "Hyderabad, Jan (IANS) Popular actor Anushka Shetty on Wednesday described women police officers as the real stars, as it is because...", "'Raya And The Last Dragon' In Indian Theatres On March 5", "New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Disneys first Southeast Asia-centered animated film, Raya And The Last Dragon, which chronicles the quest to find the last dragon in" ]
[]	2021-01-26T22:28:00	null	2021-01-07T00:00:00	London, Jan 26 (IANS) Jonny Bairstow says he will be "raring to go" against India after completing his rest period. Bairstow is one of three players who have	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fenglands-bairstow-raring-to-go-in-tests-vs-india-after-rest.json	https://www.glamsham.com…06284952ae31.jpg	en	null	England's Bairstow 'raring To Go' In Tests Vs India After Rest	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT London, Jan 26 (IANS) Jonny Bairstow says he will be “raring to go” against India after completing his rest period. Bairstow is one of three players who have been rested for the first two Tests in India and are presently in England. “If they hadn’t given me the break now, then when? It’s the way of the world at the moment. There’s no one who plays all three formats who is doing the whole tour,” Bairstow was quoted as saying by Evening Standard. England’s decision to rest Bairstow for the first two Tests in India had been criticised by former captains Michael Vaughan and Kevin Pietersen. ADVERTISEMENT While Vaughan said that Bairstow was the only player in England’s top order who is “playing the sub-continent conditions with any control or calmness,” Pietersen urged England to not be “disrespectful” to India and their own fans by not picking their best players for the tour. “It’s tricky. It’s a huge summer and winter and sadly you can’t do everything. You do need to get out of the bubble and see your loved ones. After a rest, I’ll be raring to go in India,” said Bairstow. The wicketkeeper-batsman returned to the Test squad after the 2019 Ashes in their recently concluded series against Sri Lanka. ADVERTISEMENT “I’ve absolutely loved being back. I was a bit emotional yesterday being back in the dressing room when you’ve won a series reaffirms why you keep doing it and never give up. It’s special,” said Bairstow. “I’d have liked to get a big score but I’m really happy with how I’ve played having not played a huge amount of red-ball cricket for a little while, to come back in and spend the amount of time at the crease and contribute the way I have is really pleasing.” –IANS ADVERTISEMENT rkm/qma	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/englands-bairstow-raring-to-go-in-tests-vs-india-after-rest	en	2021-01-07T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/7f177c8f0619e444a2456b667442bdb8d10b7e2594f72f6afc7dec73dca84be6.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nLondon, Jan 26 (IANS) Jonny Bairstow says he will be “raring to go” against India after completing his rest period. Bairstow is one of three players who have been rested for the first two Tests in India and are presently in England.\n“If they hadn’t given me the break now, then when? It’s the way of the world at the moment. There’s no one who plays all three formats who is doing the whole tour,” Bairstow was quoted as saying by Evening Standard.\nEngland’s decision to rest Bairstow for the first two Tests in India had been criticised by former captains Michael Vaughan and Kevin Pietersen.\nADVERTISEMENT\nWhile Vaughan said that Bairstow was the only player in England’s top order who is “playing the sub-continent conditions with any control or calmness,” Pietersen urged England to not be “disrespectful” to India and their own fans by not picking their best players for the tour.\n“It’s tricky. It’s a huge summer and winter and sadly you can’t do everything. You do need to get out of the bubble and see your loved ones. After a rest, I’ll be raring to go in India,” said Bairstow.\nThe wicketkeeper-batsman returned to the Test squad after the 2019 Ashes in their recently concluded series against Sri Lanka.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“I’ve absolutely loved being back. I was a bit emotional yesterday being back in the dressing room when you’ve won a series reaffirms why you keep doing it and never give up. It’s special,” said Bairstow.\n“I’d have liked to get a big score but I’m really happy with how I’ve played having not played a huge amount of red-ball cricket for a little while, to come back in and spend the amount of time at the crease and contribute the way I have is really pleasing.”\n–IANS\nADVERTISEMENT\nrkm/qma", "England's Bairstow 'raring To Go' In Tests Vs India After Rest", "London, Jan 26 (IANS) Jonny Bairstow says he will be \"raring to go\" against India after completing his rest period. Bairstow is one of three players who have" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-09T10:57:30	null	2021-01-08T19:44:59	Singer Sukhbir Singh is back with a new track is titled Nachdi. A highlight of the song is its music video features six dancers from six different countries.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fsukhbirs-new-track-nachdi-brings-together-six-dancers-from-six-countries.json	https://www.glamsham.com…Singh-Nachdi.jpg	en	null	Sukhbir's 'Nachdi' Brings Together Dancers From Six Countries	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Singer Sukhbir Singh is back with a new track is titled Nachdi. A highlight of the song is its music video features six dancers from six different countries. The track released on Friday across television, radio and digital platforms. Along with Sukhbir’s vocals, Nachdi has a rap breakdown by singer and songwriter Arjun. “For most of my songs and videos, I usually say it was hard work but for this track, I’d say it was soul-work. The video required slick clubbing elements where I wanted to do something interesting, so I brought in six dancers from six countries — the UK, the USA, Germany, France, Japan and Jamaica — and let them groove in their own styles to give the video an authentic, euphoric vibe. While this was my concept and music, the idea and incorporating beats in the most authentic form made the experience come alive,” says Sukhbir. ADVERTISEMENT The party track has Sukhbir’s signature style and super-catchy rhythm that pulls you out of your chair and onto the dancefloor. The video was shot in London by Simon Fellows, who also made Sukhbir’s most popular videos like “Ishq”, “Punjabi munde” and “Gal ban gayee”. Talking about the single, Sukhbir said, “As modern as it sounds, ‘Nachdi’ has been in the making for many years. It was recorded for an earlier album . This year, during lockdown, while reminiscing and listening to old recordings, I found this gem and decided to make it shine again. Since then, I wanted to release it at the beginning of 2021 as a representation of the hope to get the world to start partying once again.” –ians/ym/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/sukhbirs-new-track-nachdi-brings-together-six-dancers-from-six-countries	en	2021-01-08T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/d89684c4266b4acf7ba43d0bc845f878bbd3ba06f501491c1910966d9433d62d.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nSinger Sukhbir Singh is back with a new track is titled Nachdi. A highlight of the song is its music video features six dancers from six different countries. The track released on Friday across television, radio and digital platforms.\nAlong with Sukhbir’s vocals, Nachdi has a rap breakdown by singer and songwriter Arjun.\n“For most of my songs and videos, I usually say it was hard work but for this track, I’d say it was soul-work. The video required slick clubbing elements where I wanted to do something interesting, so I brought in six dancers from six countries — the UK, the USA, Germany, France, Japan and Jamaica — and let them groove in their own styles to give the video an authentic, euphoric vibe. While this was my concept and music, the idea and incorporating beats in the most authentic form made the experience come alive,” says Sukhbir.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe party track has Sukhbir’s signature style and super-catchy rhythm that pulls you out of your chair and onto the dancefloor. The video was shot in London by Simon Fellows, who also made Sukhbir’s most popular videos like “Ishq”, “Punjabi munde” and “Gal ban gayee”.\nTalking about the single, Sukhbir said, “As modern as it sounds, ‘Nachdi’ has been in the making for many years. It was recorded for an earlier album . This year, during lockdown, while reminiscing and listening to old recordings, I found this gem and decided to make it shine again. Since then, I wanted to release it at the beginning of 2021 as a representation of the hope to get the world to start partying once again.” –ians/ym/vnc", "Sukhbir's 'Nachdi' Brings Together Dancers From Six Countries", "Singer Sukhbir Singh is back with a new track is titled Nachdi. A highlight of the song is its music video features six dancers from six different countries." ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-27T11:28:47	null	2021-01-27T14:40:38	Filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón: Chaitanya Tamhane is one of the most important new voices of contemporary cinema	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fott%2Fweb-news%2Fchaitanya-tamhane-the-disciple-netflix-alfonso-cuaron.json	https://www.glamsham.com…IPLE-Netflix.jpg	en	null	Chaitanya Tamhane's THE DISCIPLE To Be On Netflix	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT ‘The Disciple’ is a Marathi drama film written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane and executive produced by Oscar winning director, Alfonso Cuarón. The film was awarded the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI, short for Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique) and the Best Screenplay award at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It was also screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named a winner of the Amplify Voices Award. Earlier this week, the film was nominated at the Film Independent Spirit Awards under the Best International Feature category. The Disciple will soon release exclusively on Netflix and stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit in pivotal roles. ‘The Disciple’ is the story of Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for. This is a journey of devotion, passion, and searching for the absolute in contemporary Mumbai. ADVERTISEMENT Speaking about his film, director Chaitanya Tamhane said, “The story of The Disciple came from my own search for excellence and direction. It’s about how many of us follow all the rules and yet, sometimes, find that something is missing. I was honoured to get the opportunity to work with a creative genius (and my mentor) like Alfonso Cuarón – who directed Roma and Gravity. And now, not only has Netflix acquired it to stream to a discerning global audience. I’m truly grateful and humbled that global industry stalwarts have found this film worthy. A great deal of research goes into making a film and my aim as a filmmaker has always been to tell my story authentically within a dramatic framework. One also needs to afford the audience intelligence and intuition to be able to invest in your story, no matter what the cultural context may be. I’m glad this approach worked out well for The Disciple.” Executive Producer Alfonso Cuarón said, “I believe Chaitanya is one of the most important new voices of contemporary cinema and I’m thrilled The Disciple will be able to be enjoyed by audiences all around the world.” Movie The Disciple Cast Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, Kiran Yadnyopavit Director Chaitanya Tamhane OTT Platform Netflix	https://www.glamsham.com/ott/web-news/chaitanya-tamhane-the-disciple-netflix-alfonso-cuaron	en	2021-01-27T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/36b51738089e9390a9ee43cf83f22bac380e505480d8bd41e8cfb773e185f892.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\n‘The Disciple’ is a Marathi drama film written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane and executive produced by Oscar winning director, Alfonso Cuarón. The film was awarded the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI, short for Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique) and the Best Screenplay award at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.\nIt was also screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named a winner of the Amplify Voices Award. Earlier this week, the film was nominated at the Film Independent Spirit Awards under the Best International Feature category. The Disciple will soon release exclusively on Netflix and stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit in pivotal roles.\n‘The Disciple’ is the story of Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for. This is a journey of devotion, passion, and searching for the absolute in contemporary Mumbai.\nADVERTISEMENT\nSpeaking about his film, director Chaitanya Tamhane said, “The story of The Disciple came from my own search for excellence and direction. It’s about how many of us follow all the rules and yet, sometimes, find that something is missing. I was honoured to get the opportunity to work with a creative genius (and my mentor) like Alfonso Cuarón – who directed Roma and Gravity. And now, not only has Netflix acquired it to stream to a discerning global audience. I’m truly grateful and humbled that global industry stalwarts have found this film worthy. A great deal of research goes into making a film and my aim as a filmmaker has always been to tell my story authentically within a dramatic framework. One also needs to afford the audience intelligence and intuition to be able to invest in your story, no matter what the cultural context may be. I’m glad this approach worked out well for The Disciple.”\nExecutive Producer Alfonso Cuarón said, “I believe Chaitanya is one of the most important new voices of contemporary cinema and I’m thrilled The Disciple will be able to be enjoyed by audiences all around the world.”\nMovie The Disciple Cast Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, Kiran Yadnyopavit Director Chaitanya Tamhane OTT Platform Netflix", "Chaitanya Tamhane's THE DISCIPLE To Be On Netflix", "Filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón: Chaitanya Tamhane is one of the most important new voices of contemporary cinema" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-25T10:58:47	null	2021-01-06T00:00:00	Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Actor Vineet Kumar Singh says he hopes people go to watch his upcoming film, Aadhaar, in the theatres because that would give him	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fvineet-hopeful-that-people-will-watch-aadhaar-in-theatres.json	https://www.glamsham.com…8c48a8c43d-1.jpg	en	null	Hopeful That People Will Watch 'Aadhaar' In Theatres	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Actor Vineet Kumar Singh says he hopes people go to watch his upcoming film, Aadhaar, in the theatres because that would give him strength to experiment. “I am hopeful that people will go to the theatres to watch ‘Aadhaar’. The vaccine has also come and people know that if they take all the necessary precautions, there is nothing to worry about,” Vineet said. “People are stepping out for work, everyone is taking all precautionary measures. I would like to tell everyone go to the theatres and watch my film because when you go to watch my film, I get the strength to do more films and experiment. This film will make you laugh and cry. And this is the kind of film that one can watch with the entire family,” he added. ADVERTISEMENT Directed by Suman Ghosh, Aadhaar tells the story of the protagonist (played by Singh) in Jamua, Jharkhand, to obtain his Aadhaar number. The Drishyam Films and Jio Studios project also features Saurabh Shukla, Sanjay Mishra and Raghubir Yadav. The film is slated to release theatrically on February 5. –IANS ADVERTISEMENT sug/rt	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/vineet-hopeful-that-people-will-watch-aadhaar-in-theatres	en	2021-01-06T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/33da1fff9688b84c399122279bd8a5fea26f1b23756a5441200576e31e3641c7.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nMumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Actor Vineet Kumar Singh says he hopes people go to watch his upcoming film, Aadhaar, in the theatres because that would give him strength to experiment.\n“I am hopeful that people will go to the theatres to watch ‘Aadhaar’. The vaccine has also come and people know that if they take all the necessary precautions, there is nothing to worry about,” Vineet said.\n“People are stepping out for work, everyone is taking all precautionary measures. I would like to tell everyone go to the theatres and watch my film because when you go to watch my film, I get the strength to do more films and experiment. This film will make you laugh and cry. And this is the kind of film that one can watch with the entire family,” he added.\nADVERTISEMENT\nDirected by Suman Ghosh, Aadhaar tells the story of the protagonist (played by Singh) in Jamua, Jharkhand, to obtain his Aadhaar number. The Drishyam Films and Jio Studios project also features Saurabh Shukla, Sanjay Mishra and Raghubir Yadav.\nThe film is slated to release theatrically on February 5.\n–IANS\nADVERTISEMENT\nsug/rt", "Hopeful That People Will Watch 'Aadhaar' In Theatres", "Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Actor Vineet Kumar Singh says he hopes people go to watch his upcoming film, Aadhaar, in the theatres because that would give him" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-26T22:23:35	null	2021-01-26T16:53:34	Varun Dhawan Natasha Dalal back in the bay; the couple was snapped boarding a boat from Alibaug on their way to Mumbai.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fnewlyweds-varun-natasha-return-to-mumbai-from-alibaug.json	https://www.glamsham.com…edding-pic-1.jpg	en	null	Varun Dhawan-Natasha Dalal back in the bay… checkout some wedding pics	null	null	www.glamsham.com	By Arundhuti BanerjeeMumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Even as cinemas are fully to become profitable ventures once again in the post-lockdown scenario, two of the...	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/newlyweds-varun-natasha-return-to-mumbai-from-alibaug	en	2021-01-26T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/219dd8d7d5f8f0c7724d7371e653dc803936c34da3b3505df0a72b203bf683fd.json	[ "By Arundhuti BanerjeeMumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Even as cinemas are fully to become profitable ventures once again in the post-lockdown scenario, two of the...", "Varun Dhawan-Natasha Dalal back in the bay… checkout some wedding pics", "Varun Dhawan Natasha Dalal back in the bay; the couple was snapped boarding a boat from Alibaug on their way to Mumbai." ]
[]	2021-01-24T11:19:08	null	2021-01-22T21:04:56	Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) The overall India Internet gross merchandise value (GMV) grew to $65 billion in 2020, and is now creating a large impact on the	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Findia-internet-gmv-hits-65bn-in-2020-report.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	India Internet GMV Hits $65bn In 2020: Report	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) The overall India Internet gross merchandise value (GMV) grew to $65 billion in 2020, and is now creating a large impact on the overall economy with almost 4.6 per cent of total private consumption coming from India Internet, suggests research from homegrown consulting firm RedSeer. “2020 has truly been a landmark year for India’s consumer internet economy,” said Anil Kumar, Co-founder and CEO of RedSeer. “We expect India Internet to accelerate further in 2021, driven by massive growth in consumer adoption and satisfaction in 2020 across sectors — with India Internet expected to cross triple digits GMV for the first time in 2021 and eventually become $250 billion scale and 10 per cent of private consumption in 2025.” ADVERTISEMENT His comments came as RedSeer organised “Ground Zero 4.0” event on Friday where Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani discussed the theme of the event “Scaling Up” and how crucial a strategy it is for startups across all sectors. India’s consumer Internet economy showed strong resilience in 2020. The overall gross market transaction value dropped earlier last year due to the pandemic but recovered by the end of the year. The event conducted sessions including a review of the past decade and the year 2020, how to scale retail, healthcare, edtech and how to build homegrown brands for global scale among others. ADVERTISEMENT Among homegrown brands, online-first brands gained 30 per cent share of e-commerce which will grow to 45 per cent by 2025, according to RedSeer’s research. Direct-to-consumer (D2C) and digitally native brands (DNB) are now driving much of the e-commerce growth in India, it added. –IANS ADVERTISEMENT gb/arm	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/india-internet-gmv-hits-65bn-in-2020-report	en	2021-01-22T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/c3b400fe0a7ad62c270c151f7aee69de6e7abf1f13128cc1a101d27fcc5d5e36.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nBengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) The overall India Internet gross merchandise value (GMV) grew to $65 billion in 2020, and is now creating a large impact on the overall economy with almost 4.6 per cent of total private consumption coming from India Internet, suggests research from homegrown consulting firm RedSeer.\n“2020 has truly been a landmark year for India’s consumer internet economy,” said Anil Kumar, Co-founder and CEO of RedSeer.\n“We expect India Internet to accelerate further in 2021, driven by massive growth in consumer adoption and satisfaction in 2020 across sectors — with India Internet expected to cross triple digits GMV for the first time in 2021 and eventually become $250 billion scale and 10 per cent of private consumption in 2025.”\nADVERTISEMENT\nHis comments came as RedSeer organised “Ground Zero 4.0” event on Friday where Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani discussed the theme of the event “Scaling Up” and how crucial a strategy it is for startups across all sectors.\nIndia’s consumer Internet economy showed strong resilience in 2020. The overall gross market transaction value dropped earlier last year due to the pandemic but recovered by the end of the year.\nThe event conducted sessions including a review of the past decade and the year 2020, how to scale retail, healthcare, edtech and how to build homegrown brands for global scale among others.\nADVERTISEMENT\nAmong homegrown brands, online-first brands gained 30 per cent share of e-commerce which will grow to 45 per cent by 2025, according to RedSeer’s research.\nDirect-to-consumer (D2C) and digitally native brands (DNB) are now driving much of the e-commerce growth in India, it added.\n–IANS\nADVERTISEMENT\ngb/arm", "India Internet GMV Hits $65bn In 2020: Report", "Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) The overall India Internet gross merchandise value (GMV) grew to $65 billion in 2020, and is now creating a large impact on the" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-28T14:30:12	null	2021-01-06T00:00:00	Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Child actor Kevina Tak will be seen playing the daughter of characters Mehar and Sarabhjit in the show Choti Sarrdaarni, which is all	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fkevina-tak-to-play-sarabjits-daughter-in-choti-sarrdaarni-lead.json	https://www.glamsham.com…ad05264b1c3a.jpg	en	null	Kevina Tak To Play Sarabjit's Daughter In 'Choti Sarrdaarni' (Lead)	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Child actor Kevina Tak will be seen playing the daughter of characters Mehar and Sarabhjit in the show Choti Sarrdaarni, which is all set to take a five year leap. Talking about her role as Seher, Kevina said: “I am happy to play the role of Seher and very excited to set out on this new journey. Shooting in Kashmir was amazing as we shot at beautiful locations. My character is very interesting and will bring a new twist in the show. I am sure that the audience will love Seher and the new track of our show Choti Sarrdaarni.” Interestingly, Kevina was also playing Paramjeet, also known as Param Singh Gill. ADVERTISEMENT The story forward will showcase a new chapter of Meher and Sarabji’s life and their daughter Seher, who is a reflection of Meher. Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, who plays Meher, said: “It’s going to be a very entertaining journey and I’m quite excited about it.” Avinesh Rekhi who plays Sarabjit feels that with the five-year leap, both Meher and Sarabjit’s lives will take an unexpected yet very exciting turn. ADVERTISEMENT “It will not only redefine their relationship but also add a lot of drama and twist to the tale. We have a new little entrant Seher in our family and I hope that the viewers will enjoy the next chapter in our lives.” –IANS dc/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/kevina-tak-to-play-sarabjits-daughter-in-choti-sarrdaarni-lead	en	2021-01-06T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/78e719e48caee9454ab3543a310f08c34c14d5c21d2fecca6c46cc7decb67169.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nMumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Child actor Kevina Tak will be seen playing the daughter of characters Mehar and Sarabhjit in the show Choti Sarrdaarni, which is all set to take a five year leap.\nTalking about her role as Seher, Kevina said: “I am happy to play the role of Seher and very excited to set out on this new journey. Shooting in Kashmir was amazing as we shot at beautiful locations. My character is very interesting and will bring a new twist in the show. I am sure that the audience will love Seher and the new track of our show Choti Sarrdaarni.”\nInterestingly, Kevina was also playing Paramjeet, also known as Param Singh Gill.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe story forward will showcase a new chapter of Meher and Sarabji’s life and their daughter Seher, who is a reflection of Meher.\nNimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, who plays Meher, said: “It’s going to be a very entertaining journey and I’m quite excited about it.”\nAvinesh Rekhi who plays Sarabjit feels that with the five-year leap, both Meher and Sarabjit’s lives will take an unexpected yet very exciting turn.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“It will not only redefine their relationship but also add a lot of drama and twist to the tale. We have a new little entrant Seher in our family and I hope that the viewers will enjoy the next chapter in our lives.”\n–IANS\ndc/vnc", "Kevina Tak To Play Sarabjit's Daughter In 'Choti Sarrdaarni' (Lead)", "Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Child actor Kevina Tak will be seen playing the daughter of characters Mehar and Sarabhjit in the show Choti Sarrdaarni, which is all" ]
[]	2021-01-24T11:19:23	null	2021-01-23T15:06:58	New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Keeping in mind Indian households that have various types of hidden dust which includes cockroach allergens, dust mites allergens,	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Fintelligent-cord-free-dyson-vacuum-to-ensure-dust-free-homes.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	Intelligent Cord-free Dyson Vacuum To Ensure Dust-free Homes	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Keeping in mind Indian households that have various types of hidden dust which includes cockroach allergens, dust mites allergens, dog allergens, mould, bacteria and fungi on surfaces, global technology company Dyson has brought an intelligent, AI-driven ‘V11 Absolute Pro cord-free vacuum cleaner to the country. The machine’s fully sealed filtration system captures 99.97 per cent of particles as small as 0.3 microns expelling cleaner air. Fourteen cyclones generate more than 79,000 G-Force to fling microscopic particles – such as pollen and bacteria – into the bin. ADVERTISEMENT “In India, while vacuum cleaners are owned by a large number of people, usage of the same is limited due to lack of efficacy in cleaning, along with inconvenience of the bulky traditional format,” a Dyson spokesperson told IANS. The Dyson V11 vacuum is available in two variants, starting from Rs 52,900 at various stores. The cord-free vacuum and its attachments are engineered to reach all surfaces and deep clean even the hidden dust across surfaces like mattress, sofa, carpet, cars in addition to hard floors. ADVERTISEMENT “Three microprocessors on board the Dyson V11 vacuum bring a new level of intelligence to the clean, monitoring performance up to 8,000 times a second,” the spokesperson added. The microprocessors are located in the Dynamic Load Sensor inside the High Torque cleaner head; inside the Dyson digital motor V11; and inside the battery. The Dynamic Load Sensor (DLS) system, unique to the High Torque cleaner head, intelligently detects brush bar resistance up to 360 times a second and automatically communicates with the motor and battery’s microprocessors to change the suction power between carpets and hard floors. This enables carpets to be deep cleaned and runtime to be extended on hard floors. ADVERTISEMENT “Dyson engineers also devised a way to seal the High Torque cleaner head to the floor, by using a sealing bellow made of elastic polyurethane. This ensure that there are no suction losses while cleaning the carpets or hard floors,” the company informed. The on-board screen shows current performance, including selected power mode and remaining battery run time, giving the user more control of their clean. The screen also reminds the user when to clean filters for optimum performance, and informs them of any blockages and how to clear them via a video display which shows exactly what is to be done to remove the blockage. Dyson said that the most powerful battery pack has 7 larger, high-capacity cells with nickel-cobalt-aluminium cathodes to help deliver more suction power. A pressure sensor within the Dyson digital motor V11 reports information back to the microprocessor. “This enables the on-screen blockage reporting as a sudden, sharp drop in pressure indicates a blockage. And if a slower decline is detected, it indicates the filter needs washing,” the spokesperson said. –IANS na/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/intelligent-cord-free-dyson-vacuum-to-ensure-dust-free-homes	en	2021-01-23T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/81fe10dbb9f101d69c9b42633b31baf7ae8e54043f60d8efb9856f42309b10f6.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nNew Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Keeping in mind Indian households that have various types of hidden dust which includes cockroach allergens, dust mites allergens, dog allergens, mould, bacteria and fungi on surfaces, global technology company Dyson has brought an intelligent, AI-driven ‘V11 Absolute Pro cord-free vacuum cleaner to the country.\nThe machine’s fully sealed filtration system captures 99.97 per cent of particles as small as 0.3 microns expelling cleaner air.\nFourteen cyclones generate more than 79,000 G-Force to fling microscopic particles – such as pollen and bacteria – into the bin.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“In India, while vacuum cleaners are owned by a large number of people, usage of the same is limited due to lack of efficacy in cleaning, along with inconvenience of the bulky traditional format,” a Dyson spokesperson told IANS.\nThe Dyson V11 vacuum is available in two variants, starting from Rs 52,900 at various stores.\nThe cord-free vacuum and its attachments are engineered to reach all surfaces and deep clean even the hidden dust across surfaces like mattress, sofa, carpet, cars in addition to hard floors.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Three microprocessors on board the Dyson V11 vacuum bring a new level of intelligence to the clean, monitoring performance up to 8,000 times a second,” the spokesperson added.\nThe microprocessors are located in the Dynamic Load Sensor inside the High Torque cleaner head; inside the Dyson digital motor V11; and inside the battery.\nThe Dynamic Load Sensor (DLS) system, unique to the High Torque cleaner head, intelligently detects brush bar resistance up to 360 times a second and automatically communicates with the motor and battery’s microprocessors to change the suction power between carpets and hard floors. This enables carpets to be deep cleaned and runtime to be extended on hard floors.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Dyson engineers also devised a way to seal the High Torque cleaner head to the floor, by using a sealing bellow made of elastic polyurethane. This ensure that there are no suction losses while cleaning the carpets or hard floors,” the company informed.\nThe on-board screen shows current performance, including selected power mode and remaining battery run time, giving the user more control of their clean.\nThe screen also reminds the user when to clean filters for optimum performance, and informs them of any blockages and how to clear them via a video display which shows exactly what is to be done to remove the blockage.\nDyson said that the most powerful battery pack has 7 larger, high-capacity cells with nickel-cobalt-aluminium cathodes to help deliver more suction power.\nA pressure sensor within the Dyson digital motor V11 reports information back to the microprocessor.\n“This enables the on-screen blockage reporting as a sudden, sharp drop in pressure indicates a blockage. And if a slower decline is detected, it indicates the filter needs washing,” the spokesperson said.\n–IANS\nna/", "Intelligent Cord-free Dyson Vacuum To Ensure Dust-free Homes", "New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Keeping in mind Indian households that have various types of hidden dust which includes cockroach allergens, dust mites allergens," ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-24T10:50:28	null	2021-01-23T12:11:26	Ayushmann Khurrana: I have always seen bigness through this lens & I'm happy with how I have selected my films	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fayushmann-khurrana-shares-his-definition-of-a-big-film.json	https://www.glamsham.com…nstagram-pic.jpg	en	null	Ayushmann Khurrana's Definition Of 'big Film' Through 'his Lens'	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been tagged as a risk-taker who picks high-concept films that become hits at the box office, as well as trigger conversations. He says he has never picks a film based on budget, scale or mounting. “I have never chosen a film basis its budget, scale or mounting. For me, these aren’t the only important factors for a film to be perceived as a big film. I have only chosen films basis the bigness and uniqueness of its content,” Ayushmann said. For Ayushmann Khurrana, a “big film” should “trigger conversations on a national level”, and also “pull people into discussing issues that concern them”. ADVERTISEMENT Ayushmann says a big film should make people ponder, raise important questions and offer solutions that matter to society. He said, “I have always seen bigness through this lens and I’m happy with how I have selected my films because I have a personal ambition to do the best films that my industry is producing.” As an entertainer, Ayushmann Khurrana relates to films that are fresh, clutter-breaking and at the same time highly entertaining. ADVERTISEMENT “Through my films, I would like to have a conversation with everyone about topics that are taboo, that people are not comfortable addressing despite it being important and are a little off-center. Honestly, I relate to these subjects much more because they are unique, multi-layered and offer something fresh to audiences,” he said. Ayushmann Khurrana added, “Today, the audience only want to see new, clutter-breaking content and, as an entertainer, my goal is to constantly try and wow them.” –ians/dc/vnc	https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/ayushmann-khurrana-shares-his-definition-of-a-big-film	en	2021-01-23T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/c45ae4ab4db06f98075cdea1b3c53c4569fb2d7e207da76c4d796a26ffa55048.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nBollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been tagged as a risk-taker who picks high-concept films that become hits at the box office, as well as trigger conversations. He says he has never picks a film based on budget, scale or mounting.\n“I have never chosen a film basis its budget, scale or mounting. For me, these aren’t the only important factors for a film to be perceived as a big film. I have only chosen films basis the bigness and uniqueness of its content,” Ayushmann said.\nFor Ayushmann Khurrana, a “big film” should “trigger conversations on a national level”, and also “pull people into discussing issues that concern them”.\nADVERTISEMENT\nAyushmann says a big film should make people ponder, raise important questions and offer solutions that matter to society.\nHe said, “I have always seen bigness through this lens and I’m happy with how I have selected my films because I have a personal ambition to do the best films that my industry is producing.”\nAs an entertainer, Ayushmann Khurrana relates to films that are fresh, clutter-breaking and at the same time highly entertaining.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“Through my films, I would like to have a conversation with everyone about topics that are taboo, that people are not comfortable addressing despite it being important and are a little off-center. Honestly, I relate to these subjects much more because they are unique, multi-layered and offer something fresh to audiences,” he said.\nAyushmann Khurrana added, “Today, the audience only want to see new, clutter-breaking content and, as an entertainer, my goal is to constantly try and wow them.” –ians/dc/vnc", "Ayushmann Khurrana's Definition Of 'big Film' Through 'his Lens'", "Ayushmann Khurrana: I have always seen bigness through this lens & I'm happy with how I have selected my films" ]
[ "Glamsham Editorial" ]	2021-01-24T11:01:32	null	2021-01-22T21:02:02	The women-centric film MORAL ORDER brings out the struggle of women in both higher and lower strata of the society.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fregional%2Fregional-news%2Fmario-barroso-portugese-movie-moral-order-maria-de-medeiros-joao-pedro-mamedi.json	https://www.glamsham.com…-de-Medeiros.jpg	en	null	Mario Barroso’s MORAL ORDER Is About Women Trying To Find Their Voice	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Women trying to find their voice in society, facing existential struggles, in the early half of 20th century Europe, providing a window into their lives is Mario Barroso’s Portugese movie Moral Order. It had its World Premiere in the World Panorama section of 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI). In 1918, Maria Adelaide Coelho, heiress and owner of a prominent newspaper, abandons and runs away with a chauffeur 22 years younger than her, seeking to escape from the social, cultural and family luxury in which she had been living. Maria’s role has been played by noted Portugese actor Maria de Medeiros. Actor Vera Moura who plays the role of a maid serving the protagonist Maria, said, “The film is largely about women trying to find their voice in 20th century European society. It is based on a true story which happened in Portugal. It is about woman’s freedom where a woman shows the courage to take a bold step during that era. She belongs to one of the richest families in Portugal and she leaves that high class society.” ADVERTISEMENT The actor said that the women-centric film brings out the struggle of women in both higher and lower strata of the society. Actor Joao Pedro Mamedi, who plays the role of the chauffer Manuel Claro with whom Maria runs away to a new life, was also present at the press conference. He spoke about the complex life situation which led her to take the plunge. “All the characters gravitate around the main character Maria. Everyone is connected with her though her needs and wishes. There are various reasons which lead her to run away from her previous social environment. It could have been due to vengeance, love, or may even be madness. You have to watch the film to understand what precisely drove her to do this.” Speaking about his role, Mamedi said, “I had not done any preparation for the role. I didn’t even have driver’s licence at the time. I started taking driving lessons only after the shooting commenced.” ADVERTISEMENT Moura agreed, adding that it needs a lot of effort to play such complex characters: “For me, it was a beautiful process. It’s a beautiful movie; every scene of the film is like a painting. There is a lot of theatre in this film.” The director of the movie Mario Barroso is considered one of the best and most famous Portuguese directors of photography and has worked with many renowned directors. He has directed short films, documentaries, television shows, TV films and three feature films. Mario Barroso MORAL ORDER Maria de Medeiros, Joao Pedro Mamedi at IFFI Appreciating IFFI for organising the festival at this time, Joao and Moura said in unison, “It takes lot of courage to organise a film festival during the pandemic. We would love to watch some movies here at IFFI. It’s nice to be here in Goa and we hope we could come back next time too.”	https://www.glamsham.com/regional/regional-news/mario-barroso-portugese-movie-moral-order-maria-de-medeiros-joao-pedro-mamedi	en	2021-01-22T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/ad55eb7b3a82de3909682722ef771c7b3368aca2aedf3c0d5fab4eb5291c5654.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nWomen trying to find their voice in society, facing existential struggles, in the early half of 20th century Europe, providing a window into their lives is Mario Barroso’s Portugese movie Moral Order. It had its World Premiere in the World Panorama section of 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI).\nIn 1918, Maria Adelaide Coelho, heiress and owner of a prominent newspaper, abandons and runs away with a chauffeur 22 years younger than her, seeking to escape from the social, cultural and family luxury in which she had been living. Maria’s role has been played by noted Portugese actor Maria de Medeiros.\nActor Vera Moura who plays the role of a maid serving the protagonist Maria, said, “The film is largely about women trying to find their voice in 20th century European society. It is based on a true story which happened in Portugal. It is about woman’s freedom where a woman shows the courage to take a bold step during that era. She belongs to one of the richest families in Portugal and she leaves that high class society.”\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe actor said that the women-centric film brings out the struggle of women in both higher and lower strata of the society.\nActor Joao Pedro Mamedi, who plays the role of the chauffer Manuel Claro with whom Maria runs away to a new life, was also present at the press conference. He spoke about the complex life situation which led her to take the plunge. “All the characters gravitate around the main character Maria. Everyone is connected with her though her needs and wishes. There are various reasons which lead her to run away from her previous social environment. It could have been due to vengeance, love, or may even be madness. You have to watch the film to understand what precisely drove her to do this.”\nSpeaking about his role, Mamedi said, “I had not done any preparation for the role. I didn’t even have driver’s licence at the time. I started taking driving lessons only after the shooting commenced.”\nADVERTISEMENT\nMoura agreed, adding that it needs a lot of effort to play such complex characters: “For me, it was a beautiful process. It’s a beautiful movie; every scene of the film is like a painting. There is a lot of theatre in this film.”\nThe director of the movie Mario Barroso is considered one of the best and most famous Portuguese directors of photography and has worked with many renowned directors. He has directed short films, documentaries, television shows, TV films and three feature films.\nMario Barroso MORAL ORDER Maria de Medeiros, Joao Pedro Mamedi at IFFI\nAppreciating IFFI for organising the festival at this time, Joao and Moura said in unison, “It takes lot of courage to organise a film festival during the pandemic. We would love to watch some movies here at IFFI. It’s nice to be here in Goa and we hope we could come back next time too.”", "Mario Barroso’s MORAL ORDER Is About Women Trying To Find Their Voice", "The women-centric film MORAL ORDER brings out the struggle of women in both higher and lower strata of the society." ]
[]	2021-01-27T11:31:21	null	2021-01-27T14:49:04	Buenos Aires, Jan 27 (IANS) Indian women's hockey team lost 2-3 to world number two Argentina in their latest encounter.	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Findian-eves-suffer-2-3-loss-to-argentina.json	https://www.glamsham.com…fa131b9cd317.jpg	en	null	Indian Eves Suffer 2-3 Loss To Argentina	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Buenos Aires, Jan 27 (IANS) Indian women’s hockey team lost 2-3 to world number two Argentina in their latest encounter. India set-up an early lead with Sharmila’s equaliser in the 34th minute and Gurjit Kaur scoring off a brilliantly executed penalty corner in the 40th minute to lead 2-1, but the experienced Argentinian side fought back in the final quarter, scoring in the 50th and 57th minutes through Augustina Gorzelany and Granatto Maria respectively. “We were close to a win but against an opponent like Argentina, you have to stay concentrated till the final hooter. The biggest take away from this match is to keep up the consistency in all four quarters,” said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne after the match. ADVERTISEMENT Though Argentina put India on the backfoot early in the match, earning a penalty corner in the sixth minute, India goalkeeper Savita made a splendid save to ward off early danger. Argentina continued to push for opportunities all through the second quarter too, creating penalty corners in the 21st and 23rd minutes but India’s penalty corner defence held the fort. It was Micaela Retegui who fetched the 1-0 lead for the home team in the 25th minute with a swiftly converted goal. After the ten-minute half time break, India made a strong comeback into the game, playing disciplined structure, closing the gaps in the 25yards mark, not allowing Argentina to make easy forays into their circle. The forwardline, in the meantime hunted for goals and succeeded in the 34th minute when Navjot Kaur setup young forward Sharmila to make the strike. Though Argentina earned a penalty corner in the 38th minute, India did well to hold the home team at 1-1. ADVERTISEMENT In the 40th minute, India’s lone drag-flicker Gurjit setup a crucial 2-1 lead with a powerfully struck goal. In the following minutes, both India and Argentina traded a penalty corner each, but none managed to convert. It was eventually a penalty stroke awarded to Argentina in the 50th minute that changed the course of the match. “After we scored 2-1 lead, we were in a few situations where we could have stayed calmer and try to increase the goal-difference by scoring more. Against a team like Argentina, you have to lead by more than a goal to secure a win else they will catch-up. These are valuable lessons for us, and this is what we would like to improve in the next game,” said Marijne. India will next play Argentina on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT –IANS aak/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/indian-eves-suffer-2-3-loss-to-argentina	en	2021-01-27T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/925dc6e2db708240938dc9728ffbfbc80db7d0e5d690ee0fd54a25a7b0eaa4e5.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nBuenos Aires, Jan 27 (IANS) Indian women’s hockey team lost 2-3 to world number two Argentina in their latest encounter.\nIndia set-up an early lead with Sharmila’s equaliser in the 34th minute and Gurjit Kaur scoring off a brilliantly executed penalty corner in the 40th minute to lead 2-1, but the experienced Argentinian side fought back in the final quarter, scoring in the 50th and 57th minutes through Augustina Gorzelany and Granatto Maria respectively.\n“We were close to a win but against an opponent like Argentina, you have to stay concentrated till the final hooter. The biggest take away from this match is to keep up the consistency in all four quarters,” said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne after the match.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThough Argentina put India on the backfoot early in the match, earning a penalty corner in the sixth minute, India goalkeeper Savita made a splendid save to ward off early danger. Argentina continued to push for opportunities all through the second quarter too, creating penalty corners in the 21st and 23rd minutes but India’s penalty corner defence held the fort. It was Micaela Retegui who fetched the 1-0 lead for the home team in the 25th minute with a swiftly converted goal.\nAfter the ten-minute half time break, India made a strong comeback into the game, playing disciplined structure, closing the gaps in the 25yards mark, not allowing Argentina to make easy forays into their circle.\nThe forwardline, in the meantime hunted for goals and succeeded in the 34th minute when Navjot Kaur setup young forward Sharmila to make the strike. Though Argentina earned a penalty corner in the 38th minute, India did well to hold the home team at 1-1.\nADVERTISEMENT\nIn the 40th minute, India’s lone drag-flicker Gurjit setup a crucial 2-1 lead with a powerfully struck goal. In the following minutes, both India and Argentina traded a penalty corner each, but none managed to convert. It was eventually a penalty stroke awarded to Argentina in the 50th minute that changed the course of the match.\n“After we scored 2-1 lead, we were in a few situations where we could have stayed calmer and try to increase the goal-difference by scoring more. Against a team like Argentina, you have to lead by more than a goal to secure a win else they will catch-up. These are valuable lessons for us, and this is what we would like to improve in the next game,” said Marijne.\nIndia will next play Argentina on Friday.\nADVERTISEMENT\n–IANS\naak/", "Indian Eves Suffer 2-3 Loss To Argentina", "Buenos Aires, Jan 27 (IANS) Indian women's hockey team lost 2-3 to world number two Argentina in their latest encounter." ]
[]	2021-01-26T22:30:20	null	2021-01-26T15:18:04	Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will soon have its first sports university in Meerut after the state cabinet approved the State Sports University Bill	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fup-to-get-its-first-sports-university-in-meerut.json	https://www.glamsham.com…0/04/gsiocn.jpeg	en	null	UP To Get Its First Sports University In Meerut	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will soon have its first sports university in Meerut after the state cabinet approved the State Sports University Bill 2021 draft. The university will aim at providing best infrastructure practices and services to athletes. A government spokesman said the university will help athletes in getting training, thereby making them ready for national and international level competitions. The sports university will be built at an approximate cost of Rs 700 crores and will come up in the Salawa village in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. The cost of the project will be borne by the state government. ADVERTISEMENT The spokesman said there was a proposal to have the draft cleared by both the Houses of the state Legislature during the Budget Session. Once the Bill, cleared on Monday evening, is enacted, the university bylaws will be promulgated. “It will be a teaching and affiliating university which will award degrees on the basis of theory and practicals. ADVERTISEMENT “The university will have graduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, MPhil and PhD courses under physical education, health and applied sports sciences, sports management and technology, sports coaching, sports journalism, mass media technology, adventure sports and youth affairs,” the spokesman said. –IANS amita/aak/dpb	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/up-to-get-its-first-sports-university-in-meerut	en	2021-01-26T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/4f00649396dcad5bcf8184fbc60281c84634427b211c4cb7e3a468fb0bf393a2.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nLucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will soon have its first sports university in Meerut after the state cabinet approved the State Sports University Bill 2021 draft. The university will aim at providing best infrastructure practices and services to athletes.\nA government spokesman said the university will help athletes in getting training, thereby making them ready for national and international level competitions.\nThe sports university will be built at an approximate cost of Rs 700 crores and will come up in the Salawa village in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. The cost of the project will be borne by the state government.\nADVERTISEMENT\nThe spokesman said there was a proposal to have the draft cleared by both the Houses of the state Legislature during the Budget Session.\nOnce the Bill, cleared on Monday evening, is enacted, the university bylaws will be promulgated.\n“It will be a teaching and affiliating university which will award degrees on the basis of theory and practicals.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“The university will have graduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, MPhil and PhD courses under physical education, health and applied sports sciences, sports management and technology, sports coaching, sports journalism, mass media technology, adventure sports and youth affairs,” the spokesman said.\n–IANS\namita/aak/dpb", "UP To Get Its First Sports University In Meerut", "Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will soon have its first sports university in Meerut after the state cabinet approved the State Sports University Bill" ]
[]	2021-01-28T07:10:17	null	2021-01-28T12:22:44	San Francisco, Jan 28 (IANS) The pandemic rushed more people to join Facebook and its family of apps as the company reported more than $28 billion in revenue	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Ftechnology%2Ffacebook-saw-3-3b-users-on-its-family-of-apps-in-dec-2020.json	https://www.glamsham.com…ce406fd08e90.jpg	en	null	Facebook Saw 3.3B Users On Its Family Of Apps In Dec 2020	null	null	www.glamsham.com	In the recent episode, Devoleena Bhattacharjee was seen talking to Rakhi Sawant about how good Rahul Vaidya is as a singer. Rakhi asked if she like singing as well. To this Devo said, "I love singing."	https://www.glamsham.com/world/technology/facebook-saw-3-3b-users-on-its-family-of-apps-in-dec-2020	en	2021-01-28T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/b887bde5b5f4231b982736ce0e2dd2786e0e01b3bec7ece07e212e349508b805.json	[ "In the recent episode, Devoleena Bhattacharjee was seen talking to Rakhi Sawant about how good Rahul Vaidya is as a singer. Rakhi asked if she like singing as well. To this Devo said, \"I love singing.\"", "Facebook Saw 3.3B Users On Its Family Of Apps In Dec 2020", "San Francisco, Jan 28 (IANS) The pandemic rushed more people to join Facebook and its family of apps as the company reported more than $28 billion in revenue" ]
[]	2021-01-25T11:10:01	null	2021-01-05T00:00:00	La Quinta (California), Jan 25 (IANS) Korea's Si Woo Kim claimed a dramatic one-shot victory over a fast-charging Patrick Cantlay at The American Express,	https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamsham.com%2Fworld%2Fsports%2Fkoreas-kim-earns-thrilling-one-shot-win-at-the-american-express.json	https://www.glamsham.com…6e1ea4810414.jpg	en	null	Korea's Kim Earns Thrilling One-shot Win At The American Express	null	null	www.glamsham.com	ADVERTISEMENT La Quinta (California), Jan 25 (IANS) Korea’s Si Woo Kim claimed a dramatic one-shot victory over a fast-charging Patrick Cantlay at The American Express, earning his third PGA Tour title to end a four-year winless run. The 25-year-old on Sunday closed with a superb 8-under 64 at PGA West Stadium Course which included pivotal birdies on Hole Nos. 16 and 17 from four feet and 19 feet respectively to overhaul Cantlay, who had set the clubhouse mark at 21-under following a blistering course record 61. Australian Cameron Davis finished third for his career best result on Tour after a closing 64 while American Tony Finau, one of the overnight leaders with Kim and Max Homa, settled for fourth place following a 68. ADVERTISEMENT Kim maintained his cool despite a jam-packed leaderboard and kept the bogeys off his card for a third time this week. He made birdies on Hole Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 to stay in the title chase before producing a glorious finish to pip World No. 10 Cantlay. Coincidently, Kim’s last victory at the 2017 PLAYERS Championship, the Tour’s flagship tournament, was at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, which designer Pete Dye also designed the Stadium Course at PGA West here in La Quinta, California. “I had many chances since PLAYERS but I couldn’t make it. Finally I made it. I tried to keep my composure and I made it. I’m so happy,” said Kim. ADVERTISEMENT “When I had the chance to win (previously), I didn’t play very well. I had a lot of ups and downs as I tried to play aggressive and that actually made me lose. My coach (Claude Harmon) talked to me about it a lot and even this week, he told me there will be chances anytime and to keep waiting and be patient, keep composure, and believe in yourself. That’s what I tried to do,” he added. After making a two-putt birdie on the par 5, 16th hole to tie Cantlay, Kim seized his moment at the par 3, 17th hole by draining a long effort to snatch the outright lead before holding on to victory with a regulation par at the last hole. Sunday’s victory made Kim the Korean with the second-most wins after K.J. Choi, who holds eight PGA Tour victories. ADVERTISEMENT –IANS aak/	https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/koreas-kim-earns-thrilling-one-shot-win-at-the-american-express	en	2021-01-05T00:00:00	www.glamsham.com/36cd901b59fd2a710fe09e1a99c779e01c7821b14d5ccf0d3215c445fc2a93b6.json	[ "ADVERTISEMENT\nLa Quinta (California), Jan 25 (IANS) Korea’s Si Woo Kim claimed a dramatic one-shot victory over a fast-charging Patrick Cantlay at The American Express, earning his third PGA Tour title to end a four-year winless run.\nThe 25-year-old on Sunday closed with a superb 8-under 64 at PGA West Stadium Course which included pivotal birdies on Hole Nos. 16 and 17 from four feet and 19 feet respectively to overhaul Cantlay, who had set the clubhouse mark at 21-under following a blistering course record 61.\nAustralian Cameron Davis finished third for his career best result on Tour after a closing 64 while American Tony Finau, one of the overnight leaders with Kim and Max Homa, settled for fourth place following a 68.\nADVERTISEMENT\nKim maintained his cool despite a jam-packed leaderboard and kept the bogeys off his card for a third time this week. He made birdies on Hole Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 to stay in the title chase before producing a glorious finish to pip World No. 10 Cantlay.\nCoincidently, Kim’s last victory at the 2017 PLAYERS Championship, the Tour’s flagship tournament, was at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, which designer Pete Dye also designed the Stadium Course at PGA West here in La Quinta, California.\n“I had many chances since PLAYERS but I couldn’t make it. Finally I made it. I tried to keep my composure and I made it. I’m so happy,” said Kim.\nADVERTISEMENT\n“When I had the chance to win (previously), I didn’t play very well. I had a lot of ups and downs as I tried to play aggressive and that actually made me lose. My coach (Claude Harmon) talked to me about it a lot and even this week, he told me there will be chances anytime and to keep waiting and be patient, keep composure, and believe in yourself. That’s what I tried to do,” he added.\nAfter making a two-putt birdie on the par 5, 16th hole to tie Cantlay, Kim seized his moment at the par 3, 17th hole by draining a long effort to snatch the outright lead before holding on to victory with a regulation par at the last hole.\nSunday’s victory made Kim the Korean with the second-most wins after K.J. Choi, who holds eight PGA Tour victories.\nADVERTISEMENT\n–IANS\naak/", "Korea's Kim Earns Thrilling One-shot Win At The American Express", "La Quinta (California), Jan 25 (IANS) Korea's Si Woo Kim claimed a dramatic one-shot victory over a fast-charging Patrick Cantlay at The American Express," ]

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