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Greek Dogs Travel 5,000 Miles to Find Homes in the U.S.A team of Michigan-based volunteers has worked tirelessly to find forever homes for abandoned and stray dogs, all the way from Greece, to homes throughout the United States.Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue has rescued more than 1,500 dogs from Greece and other European countries in the last few years alone.The animal welfare organization has partnered with shelters in Greece and is focusing on the epidemic of abandoned hunting dogs.According to statistics, there are approximately one million stray dogs in Greece.The number of stray dogs is shocking to most westerners who visit Greece who aren’t used to seeing animals roaming urban streets. The problem is worse in the countryside and on islands, where farmers and hunters often abandon dogs after the hunting season.In the tourist areas, it’s common to see healthy-looking strays roaming resort towns and tourist islands during the season when they are taken care of by restaurant owners and tourists who provide food.These same animals are often left to starve during the winter months when hotels close for the season and the tourist season comes to an end.
Greeks slam Bavarian minister for joking that Greece should still be under German ruleGreeks slam Bavarian minister for joking that Greece should still be under German rule German interior minister Horst Seehofer, a proud Bavarian, said during a campaign speech that Greece would be in better shape if it were still ruled by Bavarians. His trademark German humor didn’t go down well.Speaking in the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt ahead of state elections, Seehofer told the crowd “the Bavarians ruled Greece for a time. Maybe it would have been better had it not been temporary.”Greece was briefly ruled by Otto of Bavaria, son of King Ludwig I, in the 19th Century. His rule was short lived, and Otto imposed heavy taxes on the Greeks, while failing to alleviate Greece’s endemic poverty. After an assassination attempt on the queen, Otto fled and died in exile in Bavaria in 1867.Since then, Greco-German relations have been rocky to say the least. Brutal occupation by the Nazis in the 1940s was followed by German-led economic austerity in recent years, leaving Greece in debt and once again a thrall to Germany.
New Zealand volcano: one dead and 'likely to be more' after eruption on White Island – liveAt least one person has died after volcano erupted suddenly while dozens of tourists were on the island. Follow the latest updates
Police in New Zealand have said they do not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption on White Island that killed at least five people and injured up to 20.Up to two dozen people remain unaccounted for, and officers are “urgently” working to confirm the exact number of those who have died, a police statement said.
‘I rejoice’: Finland forms government of five parties all led by women, with youngest prime minister in worldFour leaders are also in their thirties
Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and football World Cup The World Anti-Doping Agency has voted unanimously to ban Russia from international sport for four years for doping offences.Russia now have 21 days to appeal against the sentence, which would see the country banned from participating at next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo and the Qatar 2022 World Cup.They will, however, still be able compete in next year’s European football championships, where they will also be one of the host countries. Individual Russian athletes will furthermore be able to compete under a neutral banner at the Olympics, providing they can prove they are drug free. Under similar conditions, 30 Russians competed at this year’s World Athletics Championships as “Authorized Neutral Athletes”.
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