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Andreas Dracopoulos

Co-President and Director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)

  • Jun 28

    Giannis Antetokounmpo reveals 2020 mental health crisis nearly pushed him out of basketball, credits brother Thanasis for pulling him back

    NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, now with the Miami Heat, shared at the SNF Nostos 2026 festival in Athens that he struggled with mental health around 2020 and nearly walked away from basketball, crediting his brother Thanasis for pulling him back.

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Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a Russia sanctions package that Congress passed in September and that was due to take effect within days. The waiver came as the White House sought lower diesel prices before the 3 November midterm elections.

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