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President Trump Touts Operation Warp Speed, Says Vaccine May Be Delivered in 2020
In a late afternoon press conference in the Rose Garden outside the White House on Friday, President Trump spoke about Operation Warp Speed, the US government's program which had as its aim the production of a coronavirus vaccine by...
Diaspora
Study Says Distrust of Coronavirus Vaccine Could Lead to Insufficient Protection of Public
A new study released on Wednesday confirms the fears of many that the rampant mistrust of a coronavirus vaccine, and conspiracy theories which continue to swirl though social media, may end up costing the general public dearly if an...
Business
Former Google CEO Reportedly Granted Cypriot Citizenship
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his family have now become citizens of the island nation of Cyprus, according to Cypriot and foreign media reports.
The former software magnate and CEO, who is now worth a cool $19.2 billion as of...
Diaspora
Seven-Year-Old Greek Girl Flies to United States for Life-Saving Surgery
Anastasia Triantafyllaki, the seven-year-old Greek girl with brain cancer whose story moved the world, will now travel to Houston, Texas with her family in order to receive an experimental, potentially life-saving treatment. Her journey of hope began on Tuesday...
Diplomacy
Armenian-Americans Express Anger, Frustration at Settlement with Azerbaijan
Armenian-Americans erupted in anger and frustration this week as they heard the shocking news that Armenian leader Nikola Pashinyan had signed a peace deal with Azerbaijan and Russia to stop the fighting in the Artsakh region.
Widely viewed as an...
Greek News
First Greek-American Elected to Delaware State Senate
Another milestone in Greek-American history was passed last Tuesday as Spiros Mantzavinos of Wilmington, Delaware was chosen by voters to represent them in the Delaware State Senate. He will become the only Greek-American in the entire Assembly of the...
Greek News
Trump Accuses Pfizer’s Bourla of Intentionally Delaying Covid-19 Vaccine
Incumbent US President Donald Trump on Monday accused the US Food and Drug Administration and drug manufacturer Pfizer of withholding the announcement on Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the presidential elections in the country to deny him a “vaccine win”.
His...
Celebrities
Stephanopoulos, Wilson, Vardalos Feature in THI’s Virtual Gala for Greek Crisis Relief
Thousands of Greeks and philhellenes from all around the world will tune in this Thursday, November 12, to watch and participate in a celebrity-filled gala event and auction hosted by The Hellenic Initiative in support of Greek causes.
The auction...
Greece
Greek MIT Professor and Antinuclear War Activist Kostas Tsipis Passes Away
Greek-born antinuclear campaigner and longtime MIT professor Kostas Tsipas passed away on Monday, according to an announcement by former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou.
The longtime fixture in the antinuclear movement was a retired principal research scientist and former director...
Greek News
Early Studies Show Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine 90% Effective
Early studies show that the coronavirus vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in collaboration with German company BioNTech, is 90% effective in protecting against the virus, according to data released on Monday.
This marks a monumental stride in controlling...