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Thessaloniki Among Best World Destinations to Visit in 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, is among the best destinations to visit in 2023, CNN travel experts recently said.
There’s been no shortage of reasons to visit Greece’s second city in recent times, with a UNESCO-endorsed local food scene that recently...
Business
Greek American Billionaire John Catsimatidis Wants to Buy CNN
Greek-born billionaire John Catsimatidis said on Thursday he wants to buy CNN from its parent Warner Bros. Discovery.
"I'd go run the place tomorrow morning, and all I'd want is $1 per year and a piece of the upside," the...
Greek News
Greek PM Orders Investigation into Migrant Expulsions
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis responded on Tuesday to the video purportedly showing the forced expulsion of migrants at sea from Greek territory calling the incident unacceptable and confirming an ongoing investigation.
The video, presented by The New York Times,...
Diaspora
CNN Names Greek American Athan Stephanopoulos Chief Digital Officer
CNN named Greek American Athan Stephanopoulos as the new chief digital officer of the multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
In this role, Stephanopoulos will oversee the digital worldwide business, including editorial, product, technology, business operations and innovation...
Media
Trump Sues CNN for Defamation Seeking $475 Million
Former US President Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation on Monday, seeking $475 million in punitive damages, claiming the network had carried out a "campaign of libel and slander" against him.
Trump claims in his lawsuit, filed in the U.S....
Politics
Trump Ecstatic Over CNN Boss’s Demise
Former United States President Donald Trump heralded the abrupt resignation of CNN's president Jeff Zucker on Wednesday.
Zucker resigned with immediate effect on Wednesday after revealing he had been in a consensual relationship with a colleague, Allison Gollust, which he...
Business
Albert Bourla Named CEO of the Year
CNN Business has named Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, a Thessaloniki native who left Greece at the age of 34 to pursue a career in the pharmaceuticals industry, as the CEO of the year.
CNN says that Bourla was their choice...
Greece
Outcry on Social Media Forces CNN to Change Misleading Headline on Greece
Reporting on Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou's recent visit to the Greek Island of Kastellorizo on the 77th anniversary of its liberation from the Nazis, CNN published an article with the headline: "Greek President Provokes Turkey by Visiting Tiny Island...
Greece
CNN Amazed by Greece's Patmos, the Island of Revelation
John Malathronas, CNN's travel editor was amazed by all he saw on his recent visit to the Greek island of Patmos which he reffered to as: The island where the end of the world begun. The island of the Apocalypse.
The...
Hollywood
New Digital Series ‘American Woman’ Will Profile Betty White
A new digital series called "American Woman" will be premiering this year, hosted by CNN's Brooke Baldwin, which seeks to interview and profile women who have overcome challenges and shattered glass ceilings in different entertainment and media industries. One of...