Tag Archives: Greece

01Dec/25

World Finance: AI, Geopolitics, and Financial Award Winners

December 1, 2025MediaAltman, Artificial intelligence, Economic bubble, Financial regulation, Greece, Money laundering, OpenAI, Sam Altmanadmin

World News Media announced the release of the World Finance Winter 2025–26 edition. The central focus of the new magazine issue is the state of global financial markets, particularly examining the instability caused by rapid technological change and shifting geopolitical dynamics. A prominent feature focuses on the unparalleled impact of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the artificial intelligence sector, addressing concerns around ethics and investment bubbles. Further comprehensive reports analyse topics such as the record surge in gold prices, the new EU agency established to combat money laundering (AMLA), and the lengthy path of economic recovery for Greece. The text concludes by listing the multiple categories of World Finance awards presented in this edition, celebrating achievement across digital banking, investment management, and sustainable finance. Continue reading

17Jan/24

What happens to your liver when you quit alcohol

January 17, 2024Food and DrinkAlcoholic hepatitis, Alcoholic liver disease, Ashwin Dhanda, Cirrhosis, Creative Commons, Fatty liver disease, Greece, Health effects of alcohol, Hepatitis, Hepatology, Histopathology, Liver, Liver disease, Liver regeneration, SHUTTERSTOCK, Zeusadmin

Ashwin Dhanda, University of Plymouth

According to Greek mythology, Zeus punished Prometheus for giving fire to humans. He chained Prometheus up and set an eagle to feast on his liver. Each night, the liver grew back and each day, the eagle returned for his feast. In reality, can a liver really grow back? Continue reading →

09Jan/24

Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to protect it

January 9, 2024SecurityAdrian Vermeule, Ahmed Shaheed, Athens, Auguste Rodin, Bertrand Russell, Censorship, China, Cognition, Creative Commons, Curtis Yarvin, E.M. Forster, Edward Snowden, Elon Musk, Free will, Freedom of thought, George Orwell, Greece, Historical negationism, Ireland, Jan Christoph Bublitz, Japan, Jeremy Corbyn, Jordan Peterson, Keith Stanovich, London, Mark Zuckerburg, Michel Foucault, Mind, Neuralink, Newspeak, Nick Land, Nineteen Eighty-Four, OpenAI, Persuasion, Philosophy of life, Pisistratus, Political terminology, Reason, Roman, Rome, Sam Altman, Sam Harris, SHUTTERSTOCK, Simon McCarthy-Jones, Solon, Steve, Thought, Thoughtcrime, United Kingdom, United States, Winston Smith, Woodrow Wilsonadmin

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin

The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece – in part because it served a politician’s interests. The ability to speak freely was seen as essential for the new Athenian democracy, which the politician Cleisthenes both introduced and benefited from.

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03Jan/24

Africa Cup of Nations showcases the continent’s finest footballers – and China’s economic clout

January 3, 2024FootballAbidjan, Africa–China economic relations, Air Rwanda, Alassane Ouattara, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Angola, Beijing, Beijing Construction Engineering Group, Bissau, Cameroon, China, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, China National Building Material, Chris Toronyi, Creative Commons, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Equatorial Guinea national football team, Gabon, Greece, Ivory Coast, Kigali, Laurent Pokou Stadium, Mali, Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Member states of the United Nations, Morocco, Portugal, Qatar, Qatar Airways, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Simon Chadwick, Spain, Stadium diplomacyadmin

Simon Chadwick, SKEMA Business School and Chris Toronyi, Loughborough University

When the Africa Cup of Nations begins on January 13, the opening match between Guinea Bissau and the hosts, Ivory Coast, will be played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. The state-of-the-art venue is one of six stadiums being used during the football tournament.

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16Jun/23

IT’S NOT SO LONELY AT THE TOP: CELEBRITY CRUISES REVEALS DETAILS FOR ITS UPCOMING SHIP – CELEBRITY ASCENT

June 16, 2023TravelBahamas, Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, British Virgin Islands, Celebrity, France, Greece, Italy, Manitoba Provincial Road 272, Public sphere, Puerto Rico, South Florida, Spain, Turkey, United Statesadmin

Today, Celebrity Cruises unveils for the very first time details about what travelers can experience on board the brand’s newest resort at sea, Celebrity Ascent, once it launches this November. As one of the most awarded premium cruise lines, with the first ships to ever receive the coveted Forbes Travel Guide Star Rating, Celebrity Cruises is once again making waves with the arrival of its fourth Edge Series ship. Touted as one of the “Best New U.S. Cruises of 2023” by Conde Nast Traveler, Celebrity Ascent will be the newest ship based in South Florida for the 2023-2024 Caribbean season. Cruising out of Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale from December 2023 to April 2024, the stunning new ship will transport guests to some of the Caribbean’s most desired destinations like the Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Puerto Rico, and the British Virgin Islands, before departing to Europe for a summer of bucket-list Mediterranean cruises in Greece, Italy, Turkey, Spain and France. Continue reading

11Feb/23

Faeces, urine and sweat – just how gross are hot tubs? A microbiologist explains

February 11, 2023HealthcareArticles, Bathing, Creative Commons, Greece, Health, Hot tub, Hydrotherapy, Hygiene, Industrial hygiene, Jacuzzi, Legionnaires' disease, Primrose Freestone, Pseudomonas, Sauna, Spa, Swimming pools, United Statesadmin

Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester

For many centuries we have bathed in communal waters. Sometimes for cleanliness but more often for pleasure. Indeed, in ancient Greece, baths were taken in freshwater, or sometimes the sea – which was thought of as a sacred place dedicated to local gods and so was considered an act of worship.

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26Oct/22

Four scenarios for a world in disorder

October 26, 2022PoliticsAfghanistan, Antony Blinken, Australia, Barack Obama, Beijing, Berlin, Brazil, Cambridge, China, Countries, Creative Commons, David Bach, Donald Trump, G20 nations, Geography of Asia, Germany, Giorgia Meloni, Greece, Hungary, Inflation, Iran, Italy, Jair Bolsonaro, James Bond, Japan, John Hopkins, Member states of the United Nations, Mussolini, North Korea, Paul Volcker, Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, Political economy, Populism, Richard Nixon, Rio Tinto, Roberto Stefan Foa, Russia, Soviet Union, Stagflation, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, Unemployment, United States, Viktor Orban, Vladimir Putin, Washington, World, Xi Jinping, Yaschaadmin

David Bach, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of the decade. He told the audience – and the world – that his economic growth-crushing zero-COVID policy is here to stay, and that Beijing is more determined than ever to reunify with Taiwan, peacefully if possible and by force if necessary.

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19Sep/22

It’s Official OC Fashion Week® the luxury market of California announces its’ launch of “Fashion Travel Week” for July 2023 presented by Celebrity Cruises

September 19, 2022FashionArticles, Australia, Culture, Fashion, Greece, Kathryn Marino, Runway, U.S. Virgin Islands, Walkingadmin

As a tribute to its one-world symposium President and Owner of OC Fashion Week® in Orange County, California, Kathryn Marino announced an Official red-ribbon cutting ceremony for Opening Day as the Official launch of Fashion Travel Week® (FTW): The Art of Travel & Style presented by Celebrity Cruises. The project originated in 2010 as a travel incentive and support for fashion designers who love to travel abroad. In 2017, OC Fashion Week® was recognized as an international conduit in fashion industries abroad hosting exclusive runway, networking and access tours for designers and beauty purveyors groups to visit industry and fashion partners in Hong Kong, Greece, Virgin Islands and Australia. Continue reading