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01/03/23
« on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 03:41:05 »
Καλό μήνα

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.9033 GBP
1 €UR = $1.0938 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1071 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9142 €UR

Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the
Post Office.
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.


Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @
weather.com

Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast
Wed 01/03   18°/11°   15 km/h   61%   Thunderstorms probable
Thu 02/03   15°/10°   10 km/h   90%   Showers probable
Fri 03/03   16°/10°   15 km/h   54%   Showers probable
Sat 04/03   14°/10°   21 km/h   95%   Thunderstorms probable
Sun 05/03   14°/10°   21 km/h   85%   Thunderstorms probable
Mon 06/03   16°/11°   18 km/h   24%   Sun & cloud
Tue 07/03   17°/12°   23 km/h   73%   Showers probable
Wed 08/03   18°/13°   25 km/h   50%   Showers possible
Thu 09/03   17°/11°   24 km/h   35%   Showers possible
Fri 10/03   17°/12°   22 km/h   24%   Sun & cloud

frost.getmap.gr

No risk of frost

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 03:53:54 »
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Passenger And Freight Train Collides With Each Other In Thessaloniki, Greece, Reports Of Multiple Victims

Authorities in northern Greece say they are helping dozens of passengers injured in a train collision and fiery derailment early Wednesday.

The collision between a freight train and an oncoming passenger train occurred near Tempe, some 380 kilometres (235 miles) north of Athens, and resulted in the derailment of several train cars, police said. At least three of the derailed cars caught fire.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/03/01/breaking-passenger-and-freight-train-collides-with-each-other-in-thessaloniki-greece-reports-of-multiple-victims/

Edit: latest report reckons at least 16 dead, 60 injured.

Edit: at least 26 dead: BBC

« Last Edit: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 04:19:18 by Maik »

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 03:55:03 »
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Tax inspectors find significant evasion in certain sectors

Inspectors of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) have identified extensive tax evasion in 11 service sectors totaling 15 million euros, AADE announced on Tuesday.

Significant tax evasion was located in courier services, medical services, telecoms, photo services, parking services, gyms, coffee bars, pawnshops and funeral parlors.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1205613/tax-inspectors-find-significant-evasion-in-certain-sectors/

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 03:55:45 »

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 04:06:43 »
Home Greek Home: anyone watch it last night? Total numpty - with a husband, a son aged 20, another 18 and a teenage daughter - spends £100,000 on a house they haven't seen, then finds it's a one up, one down, shack in need of complete renovation (read: rebuilding). But it's on Skiathos, so that's OK. Twat.

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 04:11:47 »
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Top cyclist fined for killing San Marino minister’s cat with air rifle

The tiny nation of San Marino has been left shaken after a pet cat belonging to a government minister was shot dead by a professional cyclist.

The unfortunate feline was killed with an air rifle by Antonio Tiberi, a 21-year-old cyclist who has won medals in international contests.

He said he was just messing around with the weapon and had not intended to kill the animal.

The athlete’s dismay deepened when it turned out the cat belonged to Federico Pedini Amati, San Marino’s minister of tourism and a former Captain Regent, or head of state, of the diminutive, landlocked republic.

Tiberi has been convicted of animal cruelty and fined €4,000.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/02/28/top-cyclist-fined-killing-san-marino-ministers-cat-air-rifle/

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 04:16:23 »
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The Lockdown Files: Matt Hancock rejected expert advice on care home testing, WhatsApp messages reveal

Huge leak reveals conversations from 100,000 texts, showing how then health secretary did not follow Sir Chris Whitty’s tough line
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/28/lockdown-files-matt-hancock-whatsapp-whitty-care-homes-covid/

Someone really doesn't like Matt Hancock.


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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 14:56:31 »

https://youtu.be/cLJEirNb6GM?t=1

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Police arrest local station master over deadly train collision

Greek police has arrested a local station master who was in charge of signalling over the deadly collision of two trains in northern Greece late Tuesday, that resulted in the death of at least 36 people and dozens of injuries, a police official said.

Investigators are trying to find out why the two trains – a passenger carriage and a freighter – had been on the same track.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1205699/police-arrest-local-station-master-over-deadly-train-collision/

Three day period of national mourning declared by PM.
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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 15:04:37 »
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African dust clouds to settle over Greece until Friday

Large parts of Greece have been shrouded in haze as persistent southerly winds have carried waves of dust from the African continent across the Mediterranean.

Meteorologists said the dust clouds, which have reduced visibility in parts of the country, will linger for two more days.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1205641/african-dust-clouds-to-settle-over-greece-until-friday/

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 15:20:04 »
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Jacob Rees-Mogg's child got Covid test couriered to family home during huge shortage
The test was sent by to the MP's house, and then straight to a lab

Jacob Rees-Mogg had a Covid test for one of his children couriered to his home by health officials at a time when there was a testing shortage.

An initial test for one of Mr Rees-Mogg’s children had been lost by the laboratory, prompting Matt Hancock’s special adviser to organise a courier to deliver a new test that night, wait for the child to take the new test, and then take it directly to the laboratory.

Two days before the test was personally delivered to the Rees-Mogg family home, the director of testing at NHS Test and Trace had been forced to issue her “heartfelt apologies to anyone who cannot get a Covid test at present”.

Reports at the time suggested a backlog of 185,000 tests waiting to be processed on September 11 2020, the day after the test was couriered to Mr Rees-Mogg, who at the time was Leader of the Commons.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/28/jacob-rees-moggs-child-received-couriered-covid-test-nationwide/


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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 15:22:24 »
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‘Hero’ British dogs help crack down on illegal pangolin trade

'Not all heroes wear capes: some walk on all fours and have extremely powerful noses'
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/01/hero-british-dogs-help-crack-illegal-pangolin-trade/


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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 15:55:33 »
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Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed

A patent application from automaker Ford was published last week for embedded vehicle systems that facilitate an automobile's repossession, including autonomously moving it to a repossession agency.

The patent, which was filed in August, covers more ways to combat non-payment. The least intrusive is a helpful message delivered to the vehicle or a smartphone notifying the user of the delinquency.

If notices go unacknowledged, the system can disable select functionalities of the vehicle or even lock the vehicle out entirely – save for a medical emergency where it could potentially travel to a hospital or ambulance meeting spot autonomously.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/28/ford_self_repossessing_patent/

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, 01 March, 2023 @ 16:42:24 »
The Ionian Islands Regional Council has awarded a 548,639€ grant for the expansion of the 3* Ionian Plaza hotel on plateia Vallianou, Argostoli.

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #13 on: Thursday, 02 March, 2023 @ 00:48:02 »
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Transport minister resigns following deadly crash

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis announced his resignation on Wednesday in the aftermath of the deadly train collision in central Greece that has left at least 36 people dead.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1205707/transport-minister-resigns-following-deadly-crash/

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Re: 01/03/23
« Reply #14 on: Thursday, 02 March, 2023 @ 21:27:50 »
Home Greek Home: anyone watch it last night? Total numpty - with a husband, a son aged 20, another 18 and a teenage daughter - spends £100,000 on a house they haven't seen, then finds it's a one up, one down, shack in need of complete renovation (read: rebuilding). But it's on Skiathos, so that's OK. Twat.
Must have been out of her tree .Think it could do with demolishing full stop!!!She must be crackers to leave it to the workmen to renovate whilst she is back in this country. Brain dead !!!How i wonder are all of them going to spend their holidays in  it .Just imagine three teenagers  in that small area.Asking for a riot. I wait with bated breath to see what materialises !!!!!