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Xena: How Hollywood Created a Greek Warrior Princess that Never Existed
Xena the Greek warrior princess, who started as an antagonist of Hercules, captivated audiences around the world more than 20 years ago.
Business
Netflix Subscribers Fall for First Time in a Decade
Streaming giant Netflix lost subscribers in the first three months of this year after years of explosive growth, sending the company's shares plummeting.
Netflix announced it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter. The drop represents a huge miss for...
Business
Dramatic Rise of Foreign Investments in Greece
Greece marked an impressive increase of 74.3 percent in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2021, according to Enterprise Greece
Europe
Jeff Bezos’ Yacht Too Big for Rotterdam Bridge, Which Has to be Dismantled
The new yacht owned by Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, is so large that a historic bridge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands has to be dismantled to allow her to pass through.
Bezos' three-masted yacht, which was built in...
Greek News
Jail Officer Who Helped Rescue Others Dies in Kentucky Tornadoes
Robert Daniel, a veteran corrections officer at the Graves County, Kentucky, Jail, was found dead on Monday after helping guide people to safety during the tornadoes that hit the area during the early morning of Saturday.
Daniel was overseeing seven...
Business
Italy Serves Amazon a $1.3 Billion Antitrust Fine
Mega retailer Amazon was hit with a $1.3 billion antitrust fine from Italian regulators on Wednesday.
The Italian Competition Authority found that the company had wielded too much power in the market and hurt other independent third-party sellers.
The watchdog found...
Business
Amazon Announces New High Tech Investment in Greece
Amazon Web Services announced on Thursday that it will be creating 30 new AWS Local Zones across the world-- including in Greece.
AWS Local Zones are a form of AWS infrastructure deployment that provides computation, storage, and other cloud services...
Business
The Two Questions Jeff Bezos Asked a Job Applicant
One of Jeff Bezos's former employees at Amazon shared the story of her job interview with the companies founder and former CEO on Tuesday. Ann Hiatt, who landed a job interview with the billionaire businessman during the relatively early...
Africa
Bezos Pledges $1 Billion for the Great Green Wall in Africa
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday pledged $1 billion towards the Great Green Wall, a new plan to help fight desertification in Africa.
Bezos attended the COP26 conference in Glasgow and convened with Prince Charles, French President Emmanuel Macron, and...
Business
Musk vs. Bezos: Real Rivals or Fake Feud?
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Many Silicon Valley entrepreneurs collaborate closely behind the scenes; is this the case for the world's two richest men, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos?
By Ben Little
Flick through a news feed on your phone and you are likely to scroll...