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[Anna Karayiannopoulou]: With the crisis in Iraq re-emerging on the international scene and the civil war in Syria continuing, President Obama faces criticism for his hesitant approach, according to many, regarding foreign policy matters. The White House counters by saying that dynamics are above military power. In August 2013, dozens of men, women, and children […]

[Zoi Leoudaki]: The well-known company Google is testing driverless cars on the streets of California and Nevada. Until now, Google had been using regular cars with a steering wheel and pedals and a driver ready to take control. However, last week, it presented a completely different model. The passenger types the address of their destination

[Zoi Leoudaki]: The right to be forgotten concerns internet users around the world. Recently, the European Court forced Google to remove links to personal data of a Spanish lawyer who faced tax problems in 1998 upon his request. Glen Gabe is the president of the marketing company G-Squared Interactive. [Glen Gabe]: There are people who

[Kasoulides]: First and foremost, I want to mention, to underline the great mobility which indeed is both fortunate and in the interest that exists for the efforts towards solving the Cyprus issue, which falls within the framework of the broader stability in our region and in Europe as a whole. I have noticed from this

[Anna Karagiannopoulou]: The discussion about the next presidential elections in two years has already begun here in the USA, and in the Democratic camp, there is one candidacy that already stands out: the candidacy of the former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Polls show a huge lead for Mrs. Clinton in the preferences of

[Zoe Leoudaki]: Forty years have passed since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The Greek Cypriot negotiator, Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis, spoke at the Center for Strategic Studies in Washington about the prospects for resolving the Cyprus issue. [Andreas Mavroyiannis]: The situation now is completely different from what it was a few years ago. All the involved

[Anna Karagiannopoulou]: In a new beginning with the American people, President Obama is betting on this year’s annual state of the Union address, which he delivered late Tuesday night before a joint session of the two houses of the American Congress. With his popularity having fallen to 43% and a series of contentious issues having

[Zoi Leoudaki]: The exhibition “Heaven and Earth” brings the art of Byzantium from the 4th to the 15th century to the National Gallery in Washington. [Panos Panagiotopoulos]: This exhibition is a very important, I would say unique, event. We’re talking about 180 exhibits, of which 100 are leaving Greek borders for the first time to

[Zoe Leoudaki]: The Greek Diet made its presence felt on Capitol Hill. Democrats and Republicans collaborated with the Greek Embassy in Washington to present the benefits and wonderful flavors of the Greek Diet to hundreds of journalists, bloggers, nutritionists, academics, diplomats, and fine food aficionados. Democratic Representative Joseph Crowley from New York enthusiastically announced the

[Anna Karayiannopoulou]: The priorities of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union were the topic of Deputy Minister of Development and Competitiveness Panagiotis Mitarakis’s speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies here in Washington. In statements to the Greek Service of Voice of America, Mr. Mitarakis highlighted that there are