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Greece, UK ink migration dealThe deal, which was signed by the officials after a teleconference, foresees the exchange of information between police forces and judiciaries to fight human trafficking, the transfer of an unspecified number of unaccompanied minors from Greek refugee camps to the UK and the reunification of asylum seekers in Greece with family members in Britain.
New York cats test positive to virusTwo pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the US, federal officials said.The cats, which had mild respiratory illnesses and are expected to recover, are thought to have contracted the virus from people in their households or neighbourhoods, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the federal Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said.The finding, which comes after positive tests in some tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo, adds to a small number of confirmed cases of the virus in animals worldwide.US authorities say while it appears some animals can catch the virus from people, there is no indication pets are transmitting it to human beings.
Saint GeorgeVery little is known about St George's life, but it is thought he was a Roman officer of Greek descent from Cappadocia who was martyred in one of the pre-Constantinian persecutions. Beyond this, early sources give conflicting information.There are two main versions of the legend, a Greek and a Latin version, which can both be traced to the 5th or 6th century. The saint's veneration dates to the 5th century with some certainty, and possibly still to the 4th. The addition of the dragon legend dates to the 11th century. In the Greek tradition, George was born to Greek Christian parents, in Cappadocia. His father died for the faith when George was fourteen, and his mother returned with George to her homeland of Syria Palaestina. A few years later, George's mother died. George travelled to the eastern imperial capital, Nicomedia, where he joined the Roman army. George was persecuted by one Dadianus. In later versions of the Greek legend, this name is rationalised to Diocletian, and George's martyrdom is placed in the Diocletian persecution of AD 303. The setting in Nicomedia is also secondary, and inconsistent with the earliest cultus of the saint being located in Diospolis.George was executed by decapitation before Nicomedia's city wall, on 23 April 303. A witness of his suffering convinced Empress Alexandra of Rome to become a Christian as well, so she joined George in martyrdom. His body was returned to Lydda for burial, where Christians soon came to honour him as a martyr.Saint George and the dragonThe tradition tells that a fierce dragon was causing panic at the city of Silene, Libya, at the time Saint George arrived there. In order to prevent the dragon from devastating people from the city, they gave two sheep each day to the dragon, but when the sheep were not enough they were forced to sacrifice humans instead of the two sheep. The human to be sacrificed was elected by the city's own people and that time the king's daughter was chosen to be sacrificed but no one was willing to take her place. Saint George saved the girl by slaying the dragon with a lance. The king was so grateful that he offered him treasures as a reward for saving his daughter's life, but Saint George refused it and instead he gave these to the poor. The people of the city were so amazed at what they had witnessed that they became Christians and were all baptized.
Chinese noodles not the inspiration for pasta, historians say, its roots are in ancient Greece – and they have the texts to prove it* The legend that pasta was inspired by Chinese noodles brought to Europe by Marco Polo in the 13th century has been widely believed* However, food historians say the ancient Greeks invented pasta, ancient Rome adopted it from them, and medieval Arab traders may have pioneered dry pasta
OAED: Greece to Create Job Schemes for Covid-19 Affected Workers in TourismGreece’s Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) said this week that it would be supporting seasonal workers in tourism who will not be hired this year due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Athens municipal employee finds bag with 19,000 eurosA cleaner working for the municipality of Athens found a bag containing 19,000 euros and delivered it to the police, Athens mayor Kostas Bakoyannis revealed in a social media post late Wednesday.
Paliki police yesterday arrested a local for breaking into a warehouse on Tuesday night and stealing a vehicle battery and three gas cylinders.
Apple iPhone at risk of hacking through email appA flaw in Apple's mobile operating system may have left millions of iPhone and iPad users vulnerable to hackers.
Why should the UK pensions watchdog be able to spy on your internet activities? Same reason as the Environment Agency and many moreExtraordinary surveillance powers set to be injected into govt orgsIt has been called the “most extreme surveillance in the history of Western democracy.” It has not once but twice been found to be illegal. It sparked the largest ever protest of senior lawyers who called it “not fit for purpose.”And now the UK's Investigatory Powers Act of 2016 – better known as the Snooper’s Charter – is set to expand to allow government agencies you may never have heard of to trawl through your web histories, emails, or mobile phone records.
Central, Northern Parts of Greece Under Another Blanket of Snow in Late AprilSeveral parts of central and northern Greece were covered by a thick layer of snow on Thursday as an unseasonable cold snap dealt another blow to the country.Social media users are posting photos of mountain villages near Kastoria, Larissa, Trikala, Karditsa and Ioannina which are much more reminiscent of winter than late spring.In the prefecture of Ioannina, the snow in some parts has reached 15 cm (6 inches) while temperatures have dropped below zero.
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