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Quantum battery can recharge electric car in 90 seconds, researchers revealA new type of battery charging technology could reduce the charge times of electric vehicles from hours to minutes, researchers claim.Calculations made by scientists at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea revealed that so-called quantum batteries would reduce typical home charging times of electric cars from 10 hours to just three minutes.Charging at supercharger stations would be even quicker, dropping from around 30 minutes to 90 seconds – roughly the same amount of time it takes to fill a fuel-powered vehicle’s tank.
Greece’s high court blocks construction of high buildings around AcropolisThe Environment Ministry announced a number of special terms and building restrictions that will be enforced around the immediate suburbs that surround the Acropolis in an effort to protect the wider area from illegal construction.
The Day Greece Chose the Aegean Islands Over Northern EpirusFebruary 1, 1914, was a historic day for Greece and the fate of Hellenes of Northern Epirus and the Aegean islands.On that day, the then big powers of Europe sent a note to the Greek government. These powers traditionally included Great Britain, France, Russia and other powerful states such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Italy.According to the note, Athens had to abandon its claims in northern Epirus, which was about to become part of the newly-established state of Albania, or Greece would not obtain sovereignty over the dozens of islands of the Aegean Sea.This momentous yet widely unknown day, was when Greece was shaped in the way we know it up to this very day.
P&O Ferries: Not consulting on job cuts broke law, boss admitsP&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite has admitted to MPs that a decision to sack 800 workers last week without consulting the unions broke the law.He said there was "absolutely no doubt" that under UK employment law the firm was required to consult unions before making the mass cuts."We chose not to consult and we are, and will, compensate everybody in full for that," he said.He said no union would have accepted P&O's job slashing plans.P&O Ferries sparked outrage last week when it sacked 800 workers with no warning using a video message.Most of them will be replaced by foreign workers who will be paid less than the minimum wage, Mr Hebblethwaite told MPs.Mr Hebblethwaite told MPs that the average hourly rate of pay for new P&O crew members would be £5.50 per hour, which is below the UK minimum wage.From 1 April, the UK minimum wage for people aged 23 and over will be £9.50.
This coming Sunday, 27/03/22, mains power will be down between 08:00-10:00 in Farsa, Kourouklata, Lagada, Thinia and between 08:00-14:00 in Pylaros area of Sami. Due to essential maintenance works.
Early action to tackle summer wildfiresGreek government planning to prevent or at the very least mitigate the effects of wildfires has started earlier than ever this year.To this effect, the government is mobilizing resources and placing greater importance on local authorities’ actions to prevent fires.Individual property owners have always been responsible for clearing their properties of overgrown vegetation and many have neglected doing so, without usually facing consequences. Legislation in the form of an amendment to an existing law will be introduced soon to make it easier for municipalities to intervene and clear those properties neglected by their owners.
Second anti-Covid drug to be available next weekPfizer’s anti-Covid medication Paxlovid will be available to high-risk patients starting next week, Alternate Health Minister Mina Gaga said Tuesday.There is already another medication in the market, Lagevrio, made by pharmaceuticals firm Merck. The criteria for giving Paxlovid will be similar: The recipient must belong to a high-risk group determined by age and underlying medical condition, must have tested positive for Covid and must have experienced symptoms for no longer than three days.
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