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To Kafeneion => Grapevine / News Briefs => Topic started by: Maik on Saturday, 09 July, 2016 @ 13:28:38
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Online Booking Rates Up 8.3% Across Greece for July
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/07/08/online-booking-rates-up-8-3-across-greece-for-july
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Nato’s united front under threat after Greece signs arms deal with Russia
Senior Nato officials have raised concerns that attempts by Greece to forge a defence pact with Moscow could seriously undermine efforts to present a united front against further acts of Russian aggression.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/natos-united-front-under-threat-after-greece-signs-arms-deal-wit/
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Seems Army engineers have been out to check the iron bridge across the Vohinas in Poros. Looked OK last time I saw it...
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Heard another church has suffered vandalism, this time the church of Panayia in Rakantzi.
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Womens' beach volleyball tournament on Ai. Helis beach starting today at 17:00 and tomorrow at 18:00
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Consumer prices down 0.7 percent in June
Notably, fruit prices posted a 12.8 percent annual drop and diesel prices declined 11.1 percent. Food in general recorded growth of 7.3 percent, the biggest of all commodities.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/210287/article/ekathimerini/business/consumer-prices-down-07-percent-in-june
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Greek exports record major decline in May
http://www.ekathimerini.com/210290/article/ekathimerini/business/greek-exports-record-major-decline-in-may
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Tourism drops in Greece in 1st quarter by 6.2%, says Bank of Greece
According to a survey conducted by the Bank of Greece and released by the Greek statistical services (ELSTAT), the data demonstrated that tourism fell by 6.2%, or 107,450 people, in Greece during the first quarter of 2016 in comparison too 2015.
http://en.protothema.gr/tourism-drops-in-greece-in-1st-quarter-by-6-2-says-bank-of-greece/
Arrivals in January, February and March... hopefully will be boosted by summer arrivals.
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TUI: Greece 2nd most popular destination for Germans
http://en.protothema.gr/tui-greece-2nd-most-popular-destination-for-germans/
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Greek tax officer jumps into sea to catch tax offender
After a police officers failed to convince her to come out of the water, a female tax officer stripped down her bathing suit and entered the water convincing her to come out.
Good excuse to have a refreshing dip on a hot day!!! :)
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Term-time holiday court win prompts councils to drop cases
Some local councils in England have dropped court cases against parents over term-time holidays following a recent court victory by one father.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36745062
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Overdrafts more expensive than payday loans, says Which?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36746372
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Malware hits millions of Android phones
Up to 10 million Android smartphones have been infected by malware that generates fake clicks for adverts, say security researchers.
The malware gets installed on handsets by exploiting loopholes in older versions of the Android operating system known as KitKat and JellyBean. The latest version of Android is known as Marshmallow.
Google released the latest security update for Android this month and it tackled more than 108 separate vulnerabilities in the operating system. So far this year, security updates for Android have closed more than 270 bugs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36744925
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Who will pick our strawberries once we leave the EU?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36702235
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Who will pick our strawberries once we leave the EU?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36702235 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36702235)
Possibly all the Brits in LIncolnshire who voted Leave... I think not!
Foreigners will pick up our fruit and veg either in the UK or if not in their own countries and then charge us for sending it. Will Brits - would I/you pick brussels sprouts in the cold and rain of Nov/Dec so we can have them on Xmas day? Only if the pay was minimum £15 an hour.
Tony
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Seems Army engineers have been out to check the iron bridge across the Vohinas in Poros. Looked OK last time I saw it...
More tarmac for the potholes ?