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No-kill, lab-grown meat to go on sale for first timeSingapore’s approval of chicken cells grown in bioreactors is seen as landmark moment across industryCultured meat, produced in bioreactors without the slaughter of an animal, has been approved for sale by a regulatory authority for the first time. The development has been hailed as a landmark moment across the meat industry.The “chicken bites”, produced by the US company Eat Just, have passed a safety review by the Singapore Food Agency and the approval could open the door to a future when all meat is produced without the killing of livestock, the company said.Dozens of firms are developing cultivated chicken, beef and pork, with a view to slashing the impact of industrial livestock production on the climate and nature crises, as well as providing cleaner, drug-free and cruelty-free meat. Currently, about 130 million chickens are slaughtered every day for meat, and 4 million pigs. Of all the mammals on Earth, 60% are livestock, 36% are humans and only 4% are wild.A series of scientific studies have shown that people in rich nations eat more meat than is healthy for them or the planet.
Olympic Holidays extends Black Friday offers to cope with expected bookings boomCustomers now have until December 7 to book forthcoming breaks with offers including transfers for £1, various discounts and room upgradesPopular destinations include Rhodes, Zante, Kefalonia, Skiathos and Cyprus with Symi, Lanzarote and Rhodes showing the biggest year-on-year increases with May, June and July most-favoured departure dates.
Coronation Street spoilers: Carla Connor and Adam Barlow’s sex secret exposedPeter apologises to Carla for his paranoia and getting down on one knee, proposes to her, revealing that he’s booked a blessing in Kefalonia, leaving her reeling.
December Welcomed by Greece’s First SnowfallThe first snow of the holiday season fell in Northern Greece late Monday night, sprinkling towns outside of Thessaloniki and Komotini with a light layer of delicate flakes.While temperatures have begun to fall across the country, the air is particularly frosty in northern Greece. In the center of Thessaloniki, temperatures remained below five degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday, and were even colder in the towns outside of the city, the second largest in Greece.
Greek Woman Elected as Secretary General of European Court of Human RightsOn Tuesday, 53-year-old Marialena Tsirli became the very first woman to become Secretary General of the European Court of Human Rights.The native of Greece, who was born in Thessaloniki, was sworn in yesterday. Succeeding Briton Rodrick Lindell, she will remain in the post at the ECHR for five years.
Locked down Greek fir tree farmers wait for Christmas miracleLocked down by coronavirus at their busiest time of year, fir tree farmers in Greece are hoping for a Christmas miracle to salvage a season all but lost.A nationwide lockdown has meant thousands of Christmas trees may not get to market in time in a blow to farmers in an area of northern Greece where fir tree sales are their only livelihood.
Covid-19: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine approved for use next week in UKThe UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination.Britain's medicines regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against Covid-19 illness, is safe to be rolled out.The first 800,000 doses will be available in the UK from next week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.People should wait to be contacted by the NHS, he added.
Easyjet to cut free hand luggage allowance in FebruaryEasyjet passengers will soon only be able to take a single small bag which fits under the seat in front of them into the cabin unless they pay extra, as the airline's slashing its hand luggage allowance.The change comes two years after Ryanair and Wizz Air rewrote their cabin baggage rules – both now only allow those with standard seats to take one small bag into the cabin.
Looks like Roger has kindly updated the Kef Weather Chart, doesn't look as though November was exceptional in any way.
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