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Juvenile crime is a priority national matter for the government, Zacharaki tells ANADealing with juvenile crime is a priority for the government, which will not stand by and allow the phenomenon to spread, Social Cohesion and Family Minister Sofia Zacharaki said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency released on Sunday.She noted that violence in schools and juvenile delinquency, which can lead to criminality, are high on the government's agenda and acknowledged that the post-Covid period had brought unprecedented behaviour to the surface, especially among teens.
Europe's firefighters call for reinforcements as wildfires worsen Summary* Unions want more investment in personnel and equipment* Climate change increases workloads and health risks* As EU invests in fire planes, more cooperation urgedAs Europe's firefighters get back to normal duties after another devastating wildfire season, union leaders say investment in extra staff and equipment is urgently needed in hard-hit Mediterranean countries.Firefighting unions say the rising workload posed by massive summer wildfires is taking a heavy toll on staff, putting their health at risk, hitting morale and potentially damaging their capacity to respond to forest fires, floods and other disasters.
Greece’s Valuable ‘Blue Forests’ Reveal their SecretsHidden below the surface of the sea are the so-called “blue forests” or posidonia seagrass “meadows” that abound on the seabed, creating one of the most valuable habitats in the Mediterranean.“They are virtually everywhere but they are not seaweed. They are ordinary plants. Marine, flowering plants, just like those we have on the shore. Essentially, they have migrated back to the sea from the shore,” WWF biologists Vaggelis Paravas told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.As he explained, the meadows of posidonia seagrass constitute a “small miracle” that is not seen in any other place in the world, providing valuable “environmental services” to both humanity and the sea creatures that find refuge there.“Posidonia is a type of plant that only exists in the Mediterranean. We do not find it in any other place in the world. It is very common but also very important for marine ecosystems,” Paravas said. Not only do these plants protect beaches from erosion, he noted, serving as fertiliser for plants that contain the sand, but also serve as “sinks of blue carbon” that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
DRINK DRIVING: Over 13% of Greeks who have fun at the weekend exceed the permissible alcohol limit
Dog dies after being dragged alongside car by rope by Somerset farmerA farmer has admitted causing unnecessary suffering to his son's dog after it was dragged along a road by a rope attached to a car.When police went to check on the dog's welfare, the man refused to tell them where it was.A search involving 18 officers and a drone eventually tracked the dog down in a cow barn. It had suffered severe injuries and later died.Kim Rendall, from Southover Road in High Littleton near Bath, appeared at North Somerset Courthouse on Monday 30 October where he admitted two charges of causing unnecessary suffering.One was for failing to protect the dog from pain, injury and suffering and the other for failing to arrange urgently-required veterinary attention. The court was shown videos of the incident and photographs of Daisy’s injuries.Some in the court, including witnesses from the day, could not watch the screens when these were shown because they were so graphic.He is due to be sentenced on 21 November at Bristol Crown Court after magistrates decided their maximum sentencing powers were not sufficient.
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