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Greek Former Minister And Freedom Fighter Dies In Boating Accident
01/25/21 AT 12:36 AM
A Greek former minister and freedom fighter who took part in several bomb attacks against the country s military dictatorship before escaping prison by swimming from Corfu to Albania has been found dead at sea.
Former socialist minister Sifis Valirakis was discovered on Sunday off the coast of Evia island, according to Athens News Agency.
The 77-year-old went missing on Sunday afternoon and the coastguard, alerted by his wife, found his inflatable boat near an islet with the engine on.
His body was located later in the evening about a mile from the boat.
Talk show host Larry King dies aged 87 at LA hospital just three weeks after being transferred from the ICU as he battled COVID after catching it from a health care worker visiting his home
Larry King, the TV and radio host extraordinaire has died aged 87, weeks after testing positive for COVID-19
His production company, Ora Media, confirmed his death in a statement on social media Saturday
No cause of death was given, however, it comes weeks after King was hospitalized with coronavirus
He was reportedly transferred out of the intensive care unit on January 4, but had remained in hospital
King conducted over 50,000 high-profile interviews with presidents, world leaders, Hollywood royalty and sports stars during the course of his 65-year-long career as a TV and radio host
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January 21, 2021 at 6:30 am
One of the US foreign policy standards is supporting Israel at all levels, even if that means violating international laws and norms.
Every new US president, before they are elected, is likely to have already made certain pledges favouring Israel during their election campaign. As soon as that president is inaugurated, such pledges become priority actions, usually implemented in their first year.
Furthermore, it is very difficult for any new president to reverse any steps taken by the outgoing president, unless they are unfavourable to Israel – a rarity in US foreign policy.
Joe Biden is no exception. The Democrat, who was inaugurated on Wednesday, has already pledged not to reverse many of his predecessor s policies towards Israel, even though they are illegal and openly contravene international law. For example, Biden has already pledged not to relocate the US embassy back to Tel Aviv after it was moved to Jerusalem in May 2018. That also meant r