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Supermarket plastic rises above 900,000 tonnes a year despite reduction pledgesSeven out of the 10 major UK supermarkets increased their plastic footprint over the last year, with only Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s achieving “marginal” reductions.
Parliament approves €4.5 million in EU aid to #Greece after #Cyclone damageOn Wednesday (27 November), MEPs said ‘Yes’ to EU Solidarity Fund aid worth €4.5 million to help reconstruction in western Crete, severely hit by exceptional weather in February.Between 23 and 26 February 2019, exceptionally heavy rain and storms hit Crete, in particular the western part of the island. The resulting floods and landslides caused the loss of human life and have had disastrous consequences on infrastructure and economic activities – roads and agriculture were particularly affected.Now that the proposal has been approved by Parliament and Council (8 November), Greece should receive €4,552,517 in financial assistance, minus 10% (€455,252) already paid out to Greece as an advance, mainly to help restore transport infrastructure and support clean-up operations.
Unvaccinated 8-year-old child dies of diphtheria in GreeceGreece’s medical community was shocked following the news that an 8-year-old child died of diphtheria on Wednesday (27 November), a disease that has been eradicated for 30 years now.Greek newspaper Ethnos.gr reported that the child was probably not vaccinated. The child was rushed to the hospital in a bad condition, but doctors were unable to keep the child alive.Manolis Papasavvas, head of the pediatric hospital, said the child may not have had the triple vaccine that protects against diphtheria and should be done at an early age.The ministry of health is investigating the case, and official announcements are expected shortly. The newspaper noted that the last death of a child due to diphtheria was reported 30 years ago.
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