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☆ A cleaner is fighting back after she was fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich she found in a law firm's meeting room
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A cleaner at a London law firm was fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich. The law firm and the private contractor that employed her are being taken to an employment tribunal. AdvertisementA cleaner was fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich she found in a meeting room at the top London law firm, according to the legal affairs website RollOnFriday. The website said that the woman's employer, private contractor Total Clean, fired Gabriela Rodriguez, a single mother from Ecuador, just before Christmas last year. It said Rodriguez was fired after eating a discarded tuna sandwich from British supermarket chain Tesco, worth about $1.90, which was left behind after a meeting.

Persons: —, Gabriela Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Devonshires, RollOnFriday, UVW, Petros Elia, UVW's, Elia, Gabriela Organizations: Service, Tesco, Devonshires Solicitors, Business, United, Guardian Locations: London, Ecuador

☆ Australian Open: How the new ‘party court’ at this year’s tournament is causing controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The sound of glasses clinking, friends laughing and the metronomic thud of bass isn’t exactly what you’d expect to hear during a grand slam tournament. Against the backdrop of umpire calls and the thud of the ball on rackets, fans can also enjoy the melodic sounds of “a rotating roster of DJs” as they watch the world’s best tennis players compete. James Ewing lives in Melbourne and regularly attends the season’s first grand slam. On Saturday, the 29-year-old watched a game on Court 6, sitting opposite the infamous Courtside Bar for the first time. “One of the many additions to enhance the player and fan experience at Melbourne Park” she wrote on X, formerly known at Twitter.

Persons: ”, aren’t, ” Petros Tsitsipas, Stefanos, Petros, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, ” Stefanos, Paula Badosa, “, ” Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, James Ewing, Ewing, Yuri, Cedric Cornelis, Judy Murray, Andy Murray Organizations: CNN, Melbourne, AP, CNN Sport, Melbourne Park, James Ewing CNN, Tennis, Twitter Locations: Melbourne

Climate Change Conference (COP 28) that opens on Nov. 30 in Dubai. Neither floods nor fires are new to Greece but with climate change, they are becoming a frequent disruptor to an economy dependent on tourism and farming. "We have to change our prediction methods," Skylakakis said, acknowledging the rapid pace of climate change. Mitsotakis has urged the EU to top up its solidarity fund and help countries tackle the impact of climate change. Adaptation measures worth 67 billion euros could reduce that loss to 510 billion euros, the country's leading economic think tank IOBE said in a February report.

Persons: Louisa Gouliamaki, Dimitris Kouretas, Kouretas, Theodore Skylakakis, Storm Daniel, Kostas Agorastos, Giorgos Stasinos, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Sokratis Famellos, Skylakakis, Thanos Giannakakis, Nikos Papathanasis, Miltiadis Gkouzouris, Mitsotakis, Petros Varelidis, Lefteris Papadimas, Renee Maltezou, Michele Kambas, Daniel Flynn Organizations: Reuters, United Nations Environment Program, Mount Olympus, HVA, Chamber, European, Justice, EU, Water Management, Environment Ministry, Thomson Locations: Vlohos, Greece, Greece's, Thessaly, Europe, Dubai, Los Angeles, Dutch, Athens, Thessaly's, Mouzaki, Netherlands

Visitors can now pinch and zoom their way around the ancient Greek site, with a digital overlay showing how it once looked. Other, less widely known features also appear: Many of the sculptures on the Acropolis were painted in striking colors. Tech giant like Meta and Apple are pushing into VR headsets that can cost thousands of dollars. “Accessibility is extending to the digital space,” Mendoni said at a preview launch event for the Chronos app in May. “Real visitors and virtual visitors anywhere around the world can share historical knowledge.”Developed by Greek telecoms provider Cosmote, the free app's designers say they hope to build on existing features that include an artificial intelligence-powered virtual guide, Clio.

Persons: Athena, ”, “, Maria Engberg, Lina Mendoni, ” Mendoni, Panayiotis Gabrielides, Petros Giannakouris Organizations: —, British Museum, Greece’s Culture Ministry, Bank of Greece, Revenue, Titans, Tech, Apple, VR, Malmo University, Culture Ministry, Microsoft, Olympic, Cosmote, Acropolis Museum Locations: ATHENS, Greece, London, Tourism, Rhodes, Sweden, Athens, China, Olympia

☆ Researchers use cloud to replicate supercomputer for heart disease study
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Max A. Cherney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

3D printed clouds and figurines are seen in front of the Google Cloud service logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsAug 16 (Reuters) - A scientist at Harvard used Google's cloud platform to clone a supercomputer for a heart disease study, in a novel move that other researchers could follow to get around a shortage of powerful computing resources and speed up their work. But cloud computing operations aren't designed to handle the demands researchers have. They are designed for millions of individual, relatively small computing tasks - things such as streaming video, serving webpages or database access. Modifying cloud infrastructure to behave like a supercomputer requires changes in the software, networking and physical design of the hardware, Magro said.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Petros Koumoutsakos, Koumoutsakos, Costas Bekas, Bill Magro, Magro, Max A, Sonali Paul Organizations: Google, REUTERS, Harvard, Citadel Securities, Citadel, Inc, Thomson Locations: U.S, San Francisco

☆ How to pick the coolest clothing for a heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

As the planet warms, experts say picking the right clothing to beat the heat will be critical to your health and well-being. Allow sweat to evaporateHumans are designed to self-regulate body temperature by radiating heat directly off the skin and by sweating. “But while you’re exercising, it would be a great choice.”At this time, however, no wardrobe choices can protect the body from really intense heat, Katta said. “The National Weather Service has done a great job of emphasizing the heat index, which considers both heat and humidity, and I think it’s really important,” Katta said. “We can create textiles, clothing and accessories as a form of health, for medicine, for human comfort,” Hu said.

Persons: ”, Rajani, it’s, Prabu, “, Katta, Petros Giannakouris, ” Katta, wicks, Dr, It’s, Jinlian Hu, Hu, Jade Gao, ” Hu Organizations: CNN, American Academy of Dermatology, Tourists, Skin Cancer, National Weather Service, City University of Hong, university’s, Healthcare, Getty Locations: Houston, Athens, Greece, City University of Hong Kong, Beijing, AFP

☆ Wildfires rage across the Mediterranean destroying land and claiming lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau Hamdi Alkhshali Martin Goillandeau Isa Soares Sugam Pokharel Elinda Labropoulou Chris Liakos Hande Atay Alam Laura Paddison | Barbie Latza Nadeau | Hamdi Alkhshali | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

More than 8,000 firefighters have been deployed to control the blazes as residents living near forested areas were evacuated, according to EPTV. Nasri Elyas/APThe Algerian Ministry of the Interior announced at least 34 deaths in multiple forest fires across the country. A 98-year-old man died as flames reached his home in the coastal city of Reggio Calabria in southern Italy, according to ANSA. Flames burn a tree in Vati village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty ImagesIn Turkey, forest wildfires ignited Monday night in the southern Mediterranean province of Antalya, according to Antalya Municipality’s statement.

Persons: Nasri Elyas, Billel, Nello Musumeci, ”, Alberto Lo Bianco, Fabrizio Villa, Maria Feggou, ” Feggou, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Petros Giannakouris, Angelos Tzortzinis, Muhittin Bocek, “, ” Bocek Organizations: CNN, EPTV, Reuters, Algerian Ministry of, Interior, ANSA, Civil, Twitter, Residents, Hellenic Red Cross, Greek Air Force, Getty, Anadolu Locations: Italy, Greece, Algeria, North, Bourbatache, Sicily, Calabria, Abruzzo, Puglia, Reggio Calabria, Palermo, Capaci, Catania, Rhodes, Corfu, Evia, Crete, Vati, AFP, Turkey, Antalya, Antalya’s Kemer, Croatia, Dubrovnik, Croatian

☆ How Heat Waves and Record-Breaking Temperatures Can Affect Your Health
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Dominique Mosbergen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wildfires destroyed buildings and burned swaths of land outside of Athens as intense heat sweeps across southern Europe. Photo: Petros Giannakouris/APPunishingly high temperatures have been stifling much of the Northern Hemisphere this summer, with record heat reported in swaths of North America and Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. Last month was the hottest June ever recorded, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Early July saw the Earth’s hottest week on record.

Persons: Petros Giannakouris Organizations: World Meteorological Organization Locations: Athens, Europe, Northern, North America, Africa, Asia

☆ The US military's most advanced fighter jets and a warship are going to work in the Middle East to stop Iran from seizing commercial ships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US military is deploying fighter jets and a warship to the Middle East to deter Iran's forces. Iranian boats have repeatedly harassed and tried to seize commercial ships transiting the region. AP Photo/Petros KaradjiasCENTCOM's area of responsibility encompasses several million square miles of land across or 21 countries in the Middle East and Central and South Asia. Tehran's naval ships tried to capture two oil tankers on July 5 as they were transiting through international waters and even opened fire on one of them. The US and Iran have maintained a contentious relationship throughout the Biden administration, and Washington has repeatedly accused Tehran of threatening regional security in the Middle East and even harming American service members.

Persons: Defense Lloyd Austin, Thomas Hudner, Sabrina Singh, Singh, Elizabeth, Petros Karadjias, Biden Organizations: Pentagon, Service, Defense, US, AP, US Navy, US Air Force Locations: Wall, Silicon, Strait, Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Petros Karadjias CENTCOM's, East, Central, South Asia, Iran, Iranian, US, Washington, Tehran, Syria, State, Yemen

☆ Tsitsipas brothers ousted by French teenagers in first round
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Pritha Sarkar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas and his younger brother Petros finally got a chance to finish off their first-round Wimbledon doubles match that started on Friday but, unfortunately for the Greek duo, their day out on Sunday proved to be short and not very sweet. Stranded at one set apiece when they were called off court on day five of the championships, the Greek duo emerged second best after they were beaten 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 by French teenagers Arthur Fils and Luca Van Assche. It is unlikely Apostolos would have approved of what he saw next as the young French duo then streaked through to win the next six games, ending the Tsitsipas challenge with a volley winner. While 19-year-olds Fils and Van Assche celebrated with a leaping chest bump, the Tsitsipas brothers had to make do with the look of irritation they were given by dad Apostolos. Reporting by Pritha Sarkar, editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tsitsipas, Petros, Arthur Fils, Luca Van Assche, Serbia's Laslo, Apostolos, Van Assche, Pritha Sarkar, Clare Fallon Organizations: Wimbledon, All England Club, Thomson

☆ Greek elections: Ruling conservatives take lead but fail to secure majority
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Elinda Labropoulou | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

If he fails to form a coalition, a caretaker government will be sworn in and a second vote will take place in late June or early July. “Neither of the two main parties are new to the scene. The turmoil, which one political party referred to as “Greek Watergate,” forced a number of high-profile departures. The most likely scenario is that a caretaker government will be sworn in and a second vote will take place, most likely, in early July. They are expected to rally behind the main parties in a second election where they will want to see a strong government emerge.

☆ Mesajele ambasadorilor țărilor UE în Republica Moldova, cu prilejul Zilei Europei
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-10 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +5 min

Mesajele ambasadorilor țărilor UE în Republica Moldova, cu prilejul Zilei EuropeiCu prilejul Zilei Europei, 9 mai, mai mulți ambasadori ai țărilor-membre ale Uniunii Europene au venit cu mesaje video pentru cetățenii Republicii Moldova, transmite IPN. „Am devenit partenerul de încredere pe care Republica Moldova se poate baza mereu”, a opinat Bartlomiej Zdaniuk, ambasadorul Poloniei în Republica Moldova. „Susținem eforturile de a face lumea mai sigură pentru noi toți”, a adăugat Paul McGarry, ambasadorul Irlandei în Republica Moldova. Prioritizăm eforturile acolo unde sunt cel mai mult necesare”, a adăugat Manuel Larrotcha Parada, ambasadorul Spaniei în Republica Moldova. Suntem cu toții mai puternici împreună”, a remarcat Evgheni Stoytchev, ambasadorul Bulgariei în Republica Moldova.

Persons: Solidaritatea, Angela Ganninger, Daniel Ioniță, Lorenzo Tomassoni, Stanislav Kazecky, Anna Lyberg, Philippe Benoit, Pascal, Paul McGarry, Manuel Larrotcha, Dimitrios Karakonstantinis, Lea Stancic, Soren Jensen, Floris van Eijk, Stella, Ingrid Kressel, Evgheni Stoytchev, Petros, Sandor Szabo Organizations: Uniunii Europene, Europa, Uniunea Europeană Locations: Republica Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Germaniei, României, Poloniei, Italiei, Chișinău, Cehiei, Suediei, Belgiei, Letoniei, Franței, Europa, Irlandei, Lituaniei, Spaniei, Slovaciei, Greciei, Sloveniei, Finlandei, Danemarcei, Olandei, Croației, Austriei, Estoniei, Bulgariei, Ciprului, Ungariei, Moldova

☆ Încă o înfrângere pentru naționala Moldovei. „Tricolorii” au cedat în faţa Greciei cu scorul de 0 la 2
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-13 | by ( ) www.canal2.md time to read: +1 min

DistribuieÎncă o înfrângere pentru naţionala Moldovei în Liga Naţiunilor. „Tricolorii” au cedat aseară în deplasare în faţa Greciei cu scorul de 0 la 2. Următoarea partidă va avea loc miercuri la Chişinău în compania echipei Sloveniei. Miercuri, 14 octombrie naționala Moldovei va găzdui pe Slovenia în cea de-a patra partidă din Liga Națiunilor. Meciul se va juca pe stadionul „Zimbru” din Chișinău și va fi transmis în direct de PRIME, de la ora 21: 45.

Persons: Veaceslav Posmac, Anastasios Bakasetas, Petros, Nicolae Milinceanu Organizations: Liga Naţiunilor, Sloveniei, Miercuri, Liga Națiunilor . Locations: Greciei, Chişinău, Moldova, Slovenia, Priștina, Kosovo, Moldovei, Zimbru, Chișinău

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