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Chatty cockroach gets Greeks talking on Athens streets"Hello, I live in the sewers of Athens," says the cockroach. "Yes, me too," says an Athenian walking past, apparently unfazed by the idea of an insect talking to him from a drain.
Greece turns the tables on rip-off restaurant pricesA €490 bill for a plate of pasta is among tourist rip-offs that have prompted raids by the Greek police on Aegean restaurants.The charge was part of a €713 bill for two diners at a nondescript seaside restaurant in Mykonos that included €78 for grilled chicken. At the same restaurant an American tourist was angered at being charged €591 for six pieces of calamari.The Greek finance ministry has responded to complaints from tourists and locals about exorbitant prices and continued tax evasion with raids on islands. Undercover tax inspectors will conduct 50,500 raids in the coming weeks, according to the ministry.
Greek Political Parties Express Views on Yachting TourismIn view of the upcoming national elections in Greece on July 7, political candidates presented their policies for the development of marine tourism during an event organized by the Greek Professional Yacht Owners Bareboat Association (SITESAP).
Family appeal for help after Bridgend pensioner goes missing in Greece A pensioner from Bridgend has been missing for a week on the Greek island of Zante.John Tossell, 73, had gone for a walk to the monastery on Mount Skopos near the villiage of Argassi in Zante on Monday, June 17, but did not return.Greek emergency services have been searching for him.
Christiano Ronaldo Reportedly Gives €25,000 Tip to Greece’s Costa Navarino Staff
Teenager jailed over Selkirk cannabis farmA teenager from Greece who was found in charge of a £600,000 cannabis farm in a disused shop building in the Borders has been jailed for 15 months.Emiliano Boia, 19 - who had only been in the UK for six months - was promised £15,000 to look after the Selkirk drug cultivation for three months.
Humans have made 8.3bn tons of plastic since 1950. This is the illustrated story of where it's gone Until recently we didn’t know how much plastic was piling up around us. When we found out, the picture wasn’t pretty
Coffee 'could help you slim' by boosting weight lossDrinking coffee could help boost weight loss, researchers say.Experts found that drinking a cup of coffeecan stimulate “brown fat”, which burns calories to generate body heat.Professor Michael Symonds, from the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, who co-directed the study, said this was the first research to show how coffee has an impact on brown fat in humans.
Popular destinations relying on volunteers for summer ambulance serviceThe union of Greek hospital workers, POEDIN, has raised the alarm over “understaffed” ambulance services on the Greek islands this summer.
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