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18/08/20
« on: Tuesday, 18 August, 2020 @ 08:11:18 »
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What Did The German Ambassador To Athens Say To Anger So Many Greeks?

Germany’s popularity in Greece has reached a low not seen since the worst years of the economic crisis because of its appeasement policy towards Turkey’s aggression against European Union-members Greece and Cyprus, yet, the German Ambassador to Athens has not helped alleviate anti-German sentiment in Greece with tweets he made yesterday.

With Turkey violate the Exclusive Economic Zones of Greece and Cyprus, Germany vetoed on Friday a strong EU statement to condemn its actions in an attempt to protect the longstanding alliance and friendship between the Germans and Turks.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/08/18/what-did-the-german-ambassador-to-athens-say-to-anger-so-many-greeks/

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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, 18 August, 2020 @ 08:14:13 »
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'CAN'T RISK IT' Worried Brits scramble to delay Greece holidays over UK quarantine fears but some insist ‘it’s safer than England’

PANICKED Brits are scrambling to delay their getaways to Greece over fears the country could soon be added to the UK quarantine list.

The holiday hotspot has seen a relatively small recent spike in coronavirus cases, likely due at least in part to increased testing.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12384147/panicked-brits-cancel-greece-holidays-quarantine-fears-coronavirus-spike/

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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, 18 August, 2020 @ 08:24:25 »
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Cavern Club: Home of The Beatles struggling to survive

Liverpool's famous Cavern Club is synonymous with some of the biggest British pop icons of the swinging sixties and beyond. The Beatles, Cilla Black and Gerry and the Pacemakers all made their name there.But now, the club could be another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic - facing a very uncertain future.
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-17/cavern-club-home-of-the-beatles-struggling-to-survive



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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, 18 August, 2020 @ 16:18:59 »
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British tourist dies from Corfu balcony fall in suspected suicide

A British tourist has died after he fell off the balcony of his third-floor hotel room in what police believe to be a suicide on the island of Corfu shortly after midnight on Monday.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/255960/article/ekathimerini/news/british-tourist-dies-from-corfu-balcony-fall-in-suspected-suicide

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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, 18 August, 2020 @ 16:28:42 »
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Tiny elephant shrew species, missing for 50 years, rediscovered
The speedy Somali sengi had been lost to science until an expedition to Djibouti

A mouse-sized elephant shrew that had been lost to science for 50 years has been discovered alive and well in the Horn of Africa.

The Somali sengi mates for life, can race around at 30km/h and sucks up ants with its trunk-like nose. But it had not been documented by researchers since 1968.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/18/tiny-elephant-shrew-species-missing-for-50-years-rediscovered

Quite a cute looking little fella


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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, 18 August, 2020 @ 21:37:07 »
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Self-driving cars could be allowed on UK motorways next year
Industry welcomes consultation for use of technology in slow lane but risk concerns some

Motorists could be allowed to let their cars drive themselves on motorways, using automated technology, as early as next year, under proposals being considered by the government.

Manufacturers are expected to roll out the next generation of collision-avoidance and lane-keeping technology in new car models in 2021. They will progress from providing alerts and driver assistance to taking control – and potentially responsibility – for speed and steering once under way.

While the technology has been envisaged to help navigate traffic jams at low speed, the government is considering legalising it for use at speeds of up to 70mph in the slow lane of motorways, with the cars automatically staying in lane and slowing down for vehicles in front.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/18/self-driving-cars-allowed-motorways-industry-risk

Think I might avoid motorways for a while if that's the case.

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