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19/03/23
« on: Sunday, 19 March, 2023 @ 04:25:53 »
Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.9046 GBP
1 €UR = $1.0913 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1055 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9163 €UR

Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the
Post Office.
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.


Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @
weather.com

Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast
Sun 19/03   16°/10°   11 km/h   03%   Sunny
Mon 20/03   17°/11°   11 km/h   10%   Mostly cloudy
Tue 21/03   16°/11°   10 km/h   72%   Rain probable
Wed 22/03   18°/12°   10 km/h   31%   Showers possible
Thu 23/03   19°/12°   14 km/h   17%   Sun & cloud
Fri 24/03   18°/12°   16 km/h   10%   Sun & cloud
Sat 25/03   19°/13°   15 km/h   10%   Mostly sunny
Sun 26/03   19°/13°   18 km/h   10%   Mostly sunny
Mon 27/03   18°/12°   20 km/h   07%   Sunny
Tue 28/03   18°/12°   19 km/h   12%   Mostly sunny

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Re: 19/03/23
« Reply #1 on: Sunday, 19 March, 2023 @ 04:27:23 »
Appears that the concrete slabs across the recently repaired Agia Barbara bridge outside Argostoli are beginning to break up.

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Re: 19/03/23
« Reply #2 on: Sunday, 19 March, 2023 @ 13:24:25 »
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1 in 7 teenagers addicted to social media in Greece, says new study

A study by the Research University Institute of Mental Health found that one in seven teenagers (13%) in Greece, mostly girls, spend so much time on social media that it has negatively affected their state of mind.

According to the daily newspaper Kathimerini, the data which have not yet been published for 2022 showed that girls' addiction (16%) was much higher than those of boys (9%).
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/1-in-7-teenagers-addicted-to-social-media-in-greece-says-new-study/2849888

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Re: 19/03/23
« Reply #3 on: Sunday, 19 March, 2023 @ 18:30:17 »
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Record foreign buys in realty

Foreign investment in the Greek real estate market, especially housing, recorded an all-time high in 2022. According to data from the Bank of Greece, 1.975 billion euros flowed into the local realty market from abroad last year. That was 68% higher than in 2021, when the corresponding amount had not exceeded €1.17 billion. At the same time, the performance of 2022 surpassed by 37% the previous record set in 2019, when foreign investments had reached €1.45 billion.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1206827/record-foreign-buys-in-realty/

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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, 19 March, 2023 @ 18:43:50 »
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Dogs and cats could be passing on drug-resistant bugs to owners, study finds

Healthy dogs and cats could be passing on multidrug-resistant organisms to hospitalised owners. In addition, humans could be transmitting these dangerous microbes to their pets, according to new research to be presented at this weekend’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Copenhagen. However, the researchers stressed that the risk of cross-infection is currently low.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/19/dogs-and-cats-could-be-passing-on-drug-resistant-bugs-to-owners-study-finds

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Re: 19/03/23
« Reply #5 on: Sunday, 19 March, 2023 @ 18:49:40 »
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Greece marks 80th anniversary of Holocaust deportations

THESSALONIKI (Greece), March 19 — Greece today commemorated the 80th anniversary of the first deportations of Greek Jews to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Thessaloniki, the northern metropolis that lost almost its entire flourishing Jewish community.

Holding white balloons captioned ‘Never Again’, around a thousand people of all ages marched to the old railway station of Thessaloniki, where the deportations began on March 15, 1943.

Many people left flowers on the train tracks.

The deportations were carried out in cattle wagons, each holding around 80 people forcefully crammed in, ceremony officials told AFP.

Some 46,000 Thessaloniki Jews were transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau between March and August 1943, said the president of the Jewish community in Thessaloniki David Saltiel.

Just 1,950 returned.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2023/03/19/greece-marks-80th-anniversary-of-holocaust-deportations/60544

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Re: 19/03/23
« Reply #6 on: Sunday, 19 March, 2023 @ 18:53:43 »
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‘Trophy hunters’ behead rare shark found on beach by TV historian

Trophy hunters removed the head, tail and fin from the shark before scientists could study it
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/shark-beach-lepe-hampshire-dan-snow-b2303911.html