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Mayor put bounty on heads of stray dog poisoners
A local authority in northeastern Greece has offered a 1,000-euro reward for information regarding the poisoning of stray dogs in the Municipality of Doxato near the city of Drama.
Doxato Mayor Dimitris Dalakakis said he would personally provide the money for the bounty. He also called on fellow municipal chiefs to club together to build a shelter for abandoned pets.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_04/06/2015_550695
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Nearly 200 Bangladeshi immigrants working in strawberry production in the fields of the Peloponnesian town of Manolada, Greece, demanded to receive six months wages they were owed in April 17, 2013. Instead of receiving their backpay they were shot at, with 28 people injured. There was a great deal of media attention concerning the blood-dripped strawberries.
Two years later, the Manolada case has gone through the Greek court system with the migrant workers denied both witness protection and financial compensation. To add insult to injury, they are now expected to pay legal fees related to the case.
http://en.protothema.gr/manolada-strawberry-pickers-shot-at-ripped-off-and-now-asked-to-pay/
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There is more cocaine in London's sewer system than any other European city, study shows
New research shows that 737mg of cocaine was flushed away in the capital per 1,000 people each day last year.
Following closely behind was Amsterdam, where 716mg per 1,000 people of cocaine was found in sewers, with the Belgian city of Antwerp placing third with 632mg.
When other drugs were considered, Amsterdam came top in Europe for the amount of cannabis found in sewage water, while London had the fourth highest daily concentration of ecstasy.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/there-is-more-cocaine-in-londons-sewer-system-than-any-other-european-city-study-shows-10298542.html
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Scientists develop test that can detect every known human virus in single drop of blood
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-develop-test-that-can-detect-every-known-human-virus-in-single-drop-of-blood-10298145.html
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Heard the Kefalonia Harbour Master has decided that heavy vehicles departing the ferry in Poros will have to wait fifteen minutes in the harbour area to allow cars to get on the road first. Should help eliminate the long standing problem of cars being stuck behind slow moving vehicles (and overtaking dangerously!)
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A powerful novel, set on the island of Crete during the Second World War, won an author a prestigious book award.
Gareth F Williams, originally from Porthmadog, was the winner of the main Welsh-language Wales Book of the Year Award for his novel Awst yn Anogia.
Gareth said: “I had been on holiday to Cephalonia, another Greek island, and afterwards started reading about the island and in one article it mentioned what had happened in Anogia on Crete.
“I immediately thought there was material for a strong story here.”
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/gareth-williams-powerful-novel-wins-9394450
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Student changes name by deed poll to avoid £220 Ryanair fee
An enterprising student saved £117 by getting a new passport and changing his name by deed poll instead of changing the details on his Ryanair ticket.
http://www.itv.com/news/2015-06-05/student-changes-name-by-deed-poll-to-avoid-ryanair-fees/
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Heard there was an accident at Melissani today when a visitor fell and suffered a head injured. Reportedly taken to Argostoli hospital for treatment.
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Tax dodgers hid millions, but may soon get away with it
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite2_1_05/06/2015_550747
Not sure this really counts as a news item.
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The German newspaper Bild has claimed that the German government allegedly sent Saudi Arabia a shipment of rocket propelled grenades in order so that they would support their 2006 World Cup bid.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11653273/Fifa-scandal-live.html
The German newspaper Die Zeit reported on Friday that the then chancellor Gerhard Shröder supplied arms to Saudi Arabia in return for support in Germany’s World Cup bid, in which it defeated South Africa 12-11 in the final round in controversial circumstances. The claims alleged that the government lifted arms restrictions days before the vote in order to make the shipment and help swing Saudi Arabia’s vote to Germany.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/05/fifa-scandal-arms-germany-deal-saudi-valcke-warner-delaney-ireland-henry
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Gaining currency: fall of euro has American tourists flocking to Europe
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/05/euro-rate-american-tourists-europe-holiday
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Welsh woman accused of performing sex act on her boyfriend during Radio 2 concert allegedly told police: 'The rules must be different in England'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11654542/Middle-aged-couple-performed-sex-act-during-Paloma-Faith-BBC-Radio-2-concert.html
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Cornwall beach on sale costs the same as two garages in London
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cornwall-beach-on-sale-costs-the-same-as-two-garages-in-london-10300308.html
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The German newspaper Bild has claimed that the German government allegedly sent Saudi Arabia a shipment of rocket propelled grenades in order so that they would support their 2006 World Cup bid.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11653273/Fifa-scandal-live.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11653273/Fifa-scandal-live.html)
The German newspaper Die Zeit reported on Friday that the then chancellor Gerhard Shröder supplied arms to Saudi Arabia in return for support in Germany’s World Cup bid, in which it defeated South Africa 12-11 in the final round in controversial circumstances. The claims alleged that the government lifted arms restrictions days before the vote in order to make the shipment and help swing Saudi Arabia’s vote to Germany.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/05/fifa-scandal-arms-germany-deal-saudi-valcke-warner-delaney-ireland-henry (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/05/fifa-scandal-arms-germany-deal-saudi-valcke-warner-delaney-ireland-henry)
Before we crow too much or start "offering" to host the next two world cups perhaps we should make sure the English FA is squeaky clean. Britain is already involved in the dodgy stuff via UK Overseas Territory Cayman Islands.
Tony
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Prime Minister David Cameron is urging a global crackdown on the "cancer" of corruption in the wake of Fifa bribery allegations.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-33025225
The Football Association has no interest in hosting the 2018 or 2022 World Cups if they are taken away from respective hosts Russia and Qatar.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33033991