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Twelve new cases of coronavirus confirmed on Kefalonia by EODY on Tuesday.
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‘My animals burned alive’: the man putting his life back together after Greece's wildfires
Shepherd Giannis Tsiboukas, 36, confronts the ‘total destruction’ caused after a wildfire ravaged his land on the island of Evia in Greece. Tsiboukas lost more than 40 animals to the fire that destroyed more than 50,000 hectares. Peoples homes and livelihoods have been decimated.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/aug/17/my-animals-burned-alive-the-man-putting-his-life-back-together-after-greeces-wildfires-video
Video report
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Archaeologists find skeleton, evidence of Greek in Pompeii
Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb that also shed light on the cultural life of the city before it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in AD 79.
An inscription of the tomb suggested that its owner, a freed slave named Marcus Venerius Secundio, helped organize performances in Greek in Pompeii. Experts said it was the first confirmation that Greek, the language of culture in the Mediterranean, was used alongside Latin.
https://phys.org/news/2021-08-archaeologists-skeleton-evidence-greek-pompeii.html
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Live animal transport: Government introduces rules on shorter journey times and warmer temperatures
The Government is bringing in a series of new welfare standards for farm animals, including shorter journey times and more headroom during transportation.
The rules are being introduced alongside a ban on live animal exports for slaughter, which is currently going through Parliament as part of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.
The proposals mean that animals will have more headroom, shorter journey times and that tighter restrictions will be in place on moving animals during extreme hot or cold temperatures.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/government-animals-transport-times-temperature-b1903955.html
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Remote Scottish island looking for headteacher for three pupils
Applicants offered £56,000 salary for post on Fair Isle, which is home to more puffins than people
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/fair-isle-scottish-island-headteacher-b1904045.html
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Couple of motoring accidents this morning, one in Mousata where a car veered off the road injuring the driver and a minor bump on Vergoti (Argostoli).
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Local arrested yesterday evening for starting a fire which broke out in the afternoon. The fire was quickly extinguished and the suspect arrested.
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Woman strangles sister near Katerini
A 75-year-old woman strangled her 73-year-old sister, with whom she lived in a settlement outside the town of Katerini, northern Greece, on Wednesday.
The 75-year-old allegedly used a handbag cord in the crime committed shortly after dawn.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1166450/woman-strangles-sister-near-katerini/