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To Kafeneion => Grapevine / News Briefs => Topic started by: Maik on Wednesday, 13 November, 2019 @ 02:59:51
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Greek government drops plan to criminalize blasphemy
Greek officials Tuesday scrapped plans to criminalize blasphemy as a law-and-order debate intensified between the country's new conservative government and the left-wing opposition.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/246398/article/ekathimerini/news/greek-government-drops-plan-to-criminalize-blasphemy
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Darling Buds Of May set to return to ITV with brand new version by The Durrells writer
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10329676/darling-buds-of-may-return-itv/
Hmmmmm
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Greek Taxis Under the Microscope
The Greek tourism ministry said it would intensify inspections of taxis providing illegal transport services.
The ministry said in a statement this week that it would move ahead and establish a permanent inspection body that would be tasked with weeding out taxi drivers offering illegal transport services, which it said are costing the state considerable loss in revenues.
At the same time, the ministry aims to fully enforce an online registry launched in September aimed at listing private transport service providers.
https://news.gtp.gr/2019/11/12/greek-taxis-under-microscope/
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Venice floods: Italian city hit by highest tide in 50 years
Parts of the Italian city of Venice have been left under water after the highest tide in more than 50 years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50401308
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Ouch! (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-49690173)
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South Korean river runs red with blood of 47,000 slaughtered pigs
Dramatic images have emerged of a South Korean river running red with the blood of thousands of slaughtered pigs, drawing attention to the Asian Swine Flu (ASF) crisis plaguing the region.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/south-korea-river-blood-slaughtered-pigs-asian-swine-flu-images-a9200771.html
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Project Nightingale: Google secretly given access to medical data of millions of Americans
Technology giant says access to private medical records through deal with Ascension is 'standard practice'
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-health-data-project-nightingale-ascension-privacy-a9200401.html
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Sneak preview of the 'new' Kef airport:
https://kefalonialife.gr/kefalonia/2019/aerodromio-kefalonias-eikones-vinteo/
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Ouch! (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-49690173)
That'll teach him to manspread :lol:
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Ancient cup given to 1st marathon victor returned to Greece
An ancient Greek cup awarded as a prize to the marathon winner in the first modern Olympics of 1896 has been returned to Athens from a German university.
Greece’s Culture Ministry said Wednesday that the 6th century B.C. pottery vessel was considered lost for decades until research in 2014 by archaeologist Giorgos Kavvadias identified it in the University of Muenster’s collections.
A ministry statement said it was proved “beyond any doubt” that the two-handled wine cup painted with ancient runners was the one given to Spiros Louis, the Greek marathon victor in the 1896.
Following correspondence with Greek officials, the university agreed to return the cup, which was part of a private German collection it had bought in 1986. The statement said the collection had been put together by Werner Peek, a scholar of Greek and historian who lived in Athens during the 1930s. But it was unclear how the cup ended up in Peek’s hands.
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/brooklyn/ap-top-news/2019/11/13/ancient-cup-given-to-1st-marathon-victor-returned-to-greece
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Greece makes history, qualifying for its first ever Rugby League World Cup
Greece will make their first ever Rugby League World Cup debut in 2021 after qualifying against all odds and thrashing Serbia 82-6 last week.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/11/13/greece-makes-history-qualifying-for-its-first-ever-rugby-league-world-cup/
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Narwhal: Puppy with extra tail on his head rescued
A 10-week-old abandoned puppy with a secondary tail, in the middle of his head, has been taken in by an animal rescue centre in Missouri.
Staff at Mac's Mission, which is predominantly for animals with special needs, have called the puppy Narwhal.
They had been told there was "no medical need to remove" the extra tail as it caused him no pain, they said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50409531
Pic in link
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Sneak preview of the 'new' Kef airport:
https://kefalonialife.gr/kefalonia/2019/aerodromio-kefalonias-eikones-vinteo/ (https://kefalonialife.gr/kefalonia/2019/aerodromio-kefalonias-eikones-vinteo/)
The article says the new building "follows the same aesthetic as the depature terminal". Er... boring ultra bland airport that is! At least it looks like more space!
Tony