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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 13/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 14:17:14 »
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Search and rescue operation underway for overboard ferry passenger

A search and rescue operation got underway southeast of Hydra to find a ferry passenger who fell into the sea in unclear circumstances.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1236416/search-and-rescue-operation-underway-for-overboard-ferry-passenger/
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 13/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 14:10:57 »
The fire season will officially start slightly earlier this sumer with a ban on any activity that could cause a wildfire, e.g. burning off stubble, banned from Monday, 15 April, according to the Commander of the Fire Service of Kefalonia.
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 13/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 14:03:15 »
A 60 y-o female tourist rescued by Coast Guard yesterday afternoon after injuring her leg on a rocky path to a remote beach on northern Corfu. Fire service attempted rescue but eventually Coast Guard managed recovery by boat.
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 13/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 13:54:11 »
Body of a 52 y-o foreign female recovered yesterday afternoon from the sea at Nea Paralia, Thessaloniki.
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 13/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 00:57:27 »
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Baffled Brits book £200 holiday only to find pool closed and they’re the only guests

Two Brits were left completely baffled when they arrived for their Corfu holiday only to find they were the only guests in their hotel - and everything in town was closed
https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/baffled-brits-book-200-holiday-32569958

 :iroll:
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Kef 'quakes / Re: Kef 'quakes: wobble watch
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 00:42:35 »
Magnitude   2.1
Region   GREECE
Date time   2024-04-12 16:10:57.4 UTC
Location   38.350 ; 20.490
Depth   5 km
Distance   109 km W of Pátra, Greece / pop: 168,000 / local time: 19:10:57.4 2024-04-12
19 km N of Argostólion, Greece / pop: 9,800 / local time: 19:10:57.4 2024-04-12
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1645880
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 13/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 00:34:06 »
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Bergerac reboot to begin filming in Jersey this summer

A reboot of the detective series Bergerac will begin filming this summer.

The original BBC series, based in and depicting Jersey, aired from 1981 to 1991 - featuring John Nettles as detective Jim Bergerac.

Broadcaster UKTV announced the "modern re-imagining" of the show would have a six episode release in 2025.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-68796640
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 13/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 00:27:56 »
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Legal online gambling contributes €500 mln in taxes

Legal online gambling contributes €500 million in taxes while illegal gambling sites cost the state coffers the same sum in lost revenue, the Delphi Economic Forum has heard.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1236393/legal-online-gambling-contributes-e500-million-in-taxes/
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 13/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 00:25:51 »
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Tourism provides third of Greek GDP, most jobs

One in three euros that Greece earns each year comes from tourism, demonstrating the Greek economy’s dependence on the sector.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1236326/tourism-provides-third-of-greek-gdp-most-jobs/


Recent headlines along the lines "Greece demands no more tourism" are very misleading. The government and tourism professionals want more, more, more every year. The people who don't want tourism are those who can't afford the high rents caused by AirBnB and those whose neighbourhoods have become caricatures of communities.
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 13/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Saturday, 13 April, 2024 @ 00:15:34 »
Road closures in Argostoli today and tomorrow between 08:00-14:00 as follows: entire length of Yiros tis Lassis from Maistratto / odos Areos and Katovothres to Italian Memorial due to Kefalonia Backyard Ultra. Diversions in place.


Edit: Typo

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