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04/12/20
« on: Friday, 04 December, 2020 @ 01:43:05 »
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Another incident of animal abuse emerges in Psatha

In yet another incident tarnishing Greece’s image when it comes to animal cruelty, two stray puppies died and one is in critical condition after they were brutally assaulted by an unknown assailant in the town of Psatha in western Attica, the Megara Animal Welfare Association said on Thursday.

An autopsy by a veterinarian revealed the two died of internal bleeding.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/259874/article/ekathimerini/news/another-incident-of-animal-abuse-emerges-in-psatha

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Re: 04/12/20
« Reply #1 on: Friday, 04 December, 2020 @ 11:26:49 »
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Greece Aiming for Luxury Tourism with Six Key Actions

Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis presented this week six actions as part of a tourism sector overhaul focused on quality and aimed at attracting higher income visitors to Greece in the coming years as part of the government’s 10-year tourism strategy.
https://news.gtp.gr/2020/12/03/greece-aiming-luxury-tourism-six-key-actions

Golf, diving, glamping and spas among the six

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Re: 04/12/20
« Reply #2 on: Friday, 04 December, 2020 @ 12:05:03 »
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Call for probe into 'missing' £50bn of UK cash

The Bank of England should be trying to track down £50bn of "missing" UK currency, a committee of MPs has said.

The figure amounts to about three-quarters of all UK banknotes in existence.

The cash is not used in transactions or held as savings, but may be overseas, tucked away in homes unreported or being used in the "shadow economy".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55173402

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Re: 04/12/20
« Reply #3 on: Friday, 04 December, 2020 @ 12:17:27 »
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Call for probe into 'missing' £50bn of UK cash

The Bank of England should be trying to track down £50bn of "missing" UK currency, a committee of MPs has said.

The figure amounts to about three-quarters of all UK banknotes in existence.

The cash is not used in transactions or held as savings, but may be overseas, tucked away in homes unreported or being used in the "shadow economy".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55173402

I thought my mattress felt particularly lumpy this morning... ;)

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Re: 04/12/20
« Reply #4 on: Friday, 04 December, 2020 @ 15:30:01 »
A few pics from Myrtos sent by a friend on Kef, originally on Yiannis Gasparis' Facebook page:







I gather the work on the road down to Myrtos is still on-going.

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Re: 04/12/20
« Reply #5 on: Friday, 04 December, 2020 @ 16:09:10 »
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All hens and other farm birds to be kept inside in GB avian flu crackdown
Eggs can continue to be labelled ‘free-range’ for 16 weeks and poultry meat for 12 weeks, says Defra

Millions of free-range hens and other birds will have to be kept indoors from 14 December, in a national government crackdown to try to limit the spread of a virulent strain of avian flu across Great Britain.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said in a statement that the chief vets of England, Scotland and Wales had agreed the new legal requirement for all birdkeepers to bring their flocks indoors, to keep them separate from potentially infectious wild birds.

The restriction, which has already been introduced in the Netherlands, applies not only to large commercial poultry farms but also smaller keepers with hens in garden pens. Birdkeepers are being urged to use the next 11 days to prepare for the new measures, including taking steps to safeguard animal welfare, consult their vet and where necessary erect additional housing or netting.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/04/all-hens-and-other-farm-birds-to-be-kept-inside-in-gb-avian-flu-crackdown

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Re: 04/12/20
« Reply #6 on: Friday, 04 December, 2020 @ 19:03:57 »
The Xerkias wind farm played no part in the recent flooding on Kefalonia, according to a study by the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.