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15-year-old calls emergency number, then kills himselfA 15-year-old killed himself with a shot to the head Sunday after first calling the emergency 112 number and announcing his intention.The boy was living with his family in the seaside Athens suburb of Paleo Faliro. Police told state news agency AMNA his family had recently returned to Greece from a European country where they had previously resided.The boy called 112 shortly after 2 pm Sunday, said he was going to kill himself and ended the call. He shot himself twice with his father’s rifle, missing the first time. He was still alive when police, then medics, arrived on the scene, but he could not be saved.
Double murder at Nea Smyrni cafeCafe patrons at the central square of the Athens suburb of Nea Smyrni were shocked Sunday night to find themselves eyewitnesses to a shooting that left two men, 44 and 42, dead and injured a woman bystander.A surveillance video that was posted on YouTube captured the moment when a gunman wearing a face mask opened fire shortly after 9.30 pm Sunday and then fled.One of the shot men, both ethnic Albanians, died on the spot and the second in the hospital where he and a woman sitting at a nearby table were taken. The woman, who was sitting at an adjacent table and is considered by police a bystander was injured in the buttocks.It is said the deadly attack had to do with a dispute about drugs.
Deadline for circulation taxes payment extended to the end of FebruaryThe deadline for the payment of vehicle circulation taxes has been extended to the end of February, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Monday.
Call for wealth tax as UK billionaire numbers up by 20% since pandemic‘Sudden explosion of billionaire wealth’ at the expense of the rest of society is ‘grossly unjust’, says Equality TrustThe number of UK billionaires has increased by a fifth since the onset of the Covid pandemic, according to a report calling for a progressive wealth tax to tackle rising inequality amid the cost of living crisis.The Equality Trust charity said interventions by governments and central banks during the pandemic allowed for an “explosion of billionaire wealth” in Britain at the expense of the rest of society, after fuelling a boom in property values and on the stock market.
Warning over electric blankets and heaters amid 40pc rise in fire insurance claimsRisk of fire has increased as more families try to save on energy billsThis comes as more and more families turn to electric heaters and blankets to save on energy bills during the cold months, with experts warning that these appliances can pose a serious fire risk.LV warned that families lighting a fire on frosty evenings should also be vigilant, as one in ten fire claims the insurance company deals with are caused by coal and log fires due to flue blockages in log burners, the ignition of soot and tar deposits within the chimney, and hot coals falling out of an open fire.
Brexit damaging NHS with staff and medicine shortages, study findsNuffield Trust report finds Brexit ‘fantasies’ are compounding ‘severe challenges’ Brexit is damaging the NHS and driving pressure on overstretched services, a study by healthcare experts has found.A new report by think tank the Nuffield Trust warns that Britain’s departure from the EU has worsened recruitment shortages while pushing up the price of some medicines and making some more difficult to obtain. The report also states that Brexit could worsen health inequality.The findings of the study are a far cry from the promises of the Leave campaign, which promoted the idea that leaving the EU would secure more funds for the health service.
Stranded dolphins may be getting lost because they have animal Alzheimer's disease Study authors believe it could support the "sick-leader" theory, whereby an otherwise healthy pod of animals find themselves in dangerously shallow waters after following a group leader who may have become confused or lost.
ZAKYNTHOS: Scammer Printed 20 Euro Banknotes From The Internet And Was Caught!A 40-year-old Greek of Albanian origin, who was arrested in Zakynthos by police officers, intended to make purchases in various parts of the island with counterfeit 20 euro banknotes which he had printed from the internet!However, it was so obvious that the notes were fake, Proto Thema reported, that the very first time he tried to shop with them, at noon on Thursday, the clerks at a gas station immediately spotted the fake and he ran away!
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