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New management appointed at Telekom
Ljubljana – The supervisory board of Telekom Slovenije, the state-owned telecoms incumbent, appointed a new management board on Wednesday headed by CEO Cvetko Sršen after dismissing the current board members.
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In Iraq Pope Francis Calls for End to Violence and Extremism
Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first ever papal visit to Iraq.
In a speech after being welcomed by Iraqi President Barham Salih, Pope Francis said he was very pleased to come to Iraq, which he described as the "cradle of civilisation".
The pontiff is making his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Patra-founded company to be listed on Nasdaq
Advent Technologies, a company launched in Patra, is to be listed on New York's Nasdaq, 15 years after it was established by Dr Vassilis Grigoriou and nine years since its relocation to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Patra-founded company to be listed on Nasdaq on Thursday
Advent Technologies, a company launched in Patra, is to be listed on New York's Nasdaq on Thursday, 15 years after it was established by Dr Vassilis Grigoriou and nine years since its relocation to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Online Sundance opens to virtual ovation for deaf drama
The Sundance Film Festival, forced online this year by the pandemic, quietly opened to a virtual "standing ovation" for deaf family drama "CODA" on Jan. 28.
Taking its title from an acronym for child of deaf adult, "CODA" follows high-school teen Ruby (Emilia Jones) as she juggles her musical ambitions with her family's dependence on her to communicate with the "hearing" world.
Biden Day
The inauguration ceremony called "United America" will not resemble previous inaugurations, because the organizers and local authorities in Washington called on Americans not to come but to follow the ceremony online in their homes.
Security in Washington will be strengthened while the Pentagon announced that it will send 20.000 National Guard soldiers.
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Montenegro’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Hit by Delay
Illustration: COVID-19 vaccination in Norwood in the US state of Massachusetts. Photo: EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER.
"We are also thinking about vaccines from China and Russia, although our primary negotiations are about vaccines from the EU," Borovinic Bojovic told a press conference.
Trump is a disturbed guy, Dukakis tells Kathimerini
"No need to be shocked. Trump is a very disturbed guy," 1988 Democratic nominee for US president Mike Dukakis tells Kathimerini in a brief interview. "And what happened last Wednesday may just be what we need to get him out of the nation's politics permanently. In the meantime, the Democrats will now control Congress as well as the White House, and that should be good news for all of us."
Turkish archaeologists discover ancient Egyptian seal
Turkish archeologists have unearthed a seal belonging to ancient Egypt in a Black Sea city called Comana Potica, which dates back thousands of years.
Nobel Prizes Handed out in Year Marked by Coronavirus Pandemic
This year's Nobel laureates will receive their prizes at home this week after the coronavirus pandemic forced the traditional Stockholm and Oslo ceremonies to cancel.
The awards in the six categories were announced in nearly typical fashion in October, albeit with fewer reporters in physical attendance.