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One dead, three seriously injured during Easter celebrations in Greece A Greek cameraman lost his life and three minors have been injured from a bullet and fireworks during four different incidents across Greece, as Greek Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter on Sunday.The cameraman was fatally injured by fireworks during a display on Sunday afternoon at the city of Kalamata in southern Greece, local "Ethnos" (Nation) newspaper reported.An 8-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition in an Athens hospital, after being hit in the head by a stray bullet in Thiva city, an hour drive northwest from the Greek capital, local Alpha television channel reported.The girl was playing with friends outdoors when the incident happened. No arrest has been made yet. On some occasions, like during wedding parties in the countryside, some Greeks celebrate by firing in the air.Two 14-year-old boys were also seriously injured due to fireworks on Saturday night on the islands of Kos and Aegina and were transferred to Athens, news website "in.gr" reported.In both cases doctors are trying to save the teenagers' fingers.
Ban cats from going outside to protect birds, says Royal Parks conservation officerPet cats should be banned from going outside to stop them from killing birds, the Conservation Officer for the Royal Parks in London has said.Tony Duckett, who has been in charge of Regent Park's rare birds since 1978, has said that cats are the cause of many avian deaths.
Fewer Brits choosing EU countries for holidays, travel firm saysFewer British holidaymakers have booked a summer holiday inside the European Union this year amid continuing Brexit uncertainty, Thomas Cook says.The travel firm says almost half (48%) of the holidays it sold up until the end of February were to non-EU destinations, up 10% on last year.Despite this, the firm says Spain is still its most popular destination.Its findings chime with separate Post Office figures showing currency sales for long-haul destinations have jumped.Top five destinations this summer1 Spain2 Turkey3 Greece4 USA5 Cyprus
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Topic: 29/04/19 (Read 1107 times)
