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Islands lack ambulances and trained staff to drive themSeveral Greek islands, including popular tourist destinations, do not have enough ambulances or staff to drive them, prompting local authorities to seek makeshift solutions, according to the Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Workers (POEDIN).“Ambulances are sitting idle because there are no staff to drive them,” POEDIN said. “Mayors, priests, civil servants and often citizens drive [ambulances] without having any first-aid skills,” POEDIN added.
Almost four in 10 cigarettes on the market are contrabandTrade in contraband cigarettes on the Greek market has spun out of control this year as Kathimerini understands that illegal tobacco products currently account for more than 33 percent of purchases.
Two killed in helicopter crash in AtticaTwo people were killed when a sprayer helicopter crashed in the Schinias wetlands in southeast Attica on Friday morning at 10am. According to reports, a student on board was the only one of the 3-member crew that managed to survive. The other two were pulled out of the wreckage unconscious, but were pronounced dead while being transported to the hospital. The helicopter was taking part in the mosquito control operations in the eastern Attica region.
A helicopter used for aerial spraying went down in a marshy area at the Schinas site, in the eastern Attica township of Marathon, on Friday morning with two fatalities reported.The two victims were removed by rescued crews from the wreckage.Local residents had freed another man, the helicopter's pilot, who was slightly injured.The victims were a university student taking part in a co-op program with the relevant parks service and a warden for the Schinas wetlands area.
Border police 'lay down the law' for Albanian ...herb tea smugglersBorder police in Florina and Kastoria have arrested more than seven Albanian nationals in the last month for illegal smuggling in the Prespes region, confiscating more than 200 kilos of contraband goods. Instead of the usual drugs or cigarettes, however, the sacks recovered by Greek border patrols contained...herbal teas and rare medicinal plants.Authorities say that groups of Albanians have been crossing over the border into the Grammos mountains on mules or on foot, where they "clear-cut" huge swathes of wild plants to harvest herbal teas, aromatics and medicinal plants, some of which are endemic to the region and grow nowhere else.According to the head of the Kastoria Environmental Protection Society Vice-President Nikos Panagiotopoulos, the activity is hugely damaging to the Grammos flora since the traffickers gather huge quantities of these plants to sell to cosmetics and pharmaceutical firms.According to the head of the Kastoria Forests Directorate Stella Kostakopoulou... the law set down strict times and quotas per household for the collection of herbs for personal use, allowing up to five kilos of mountain tea and up to half a kilo of other plants, such as oregano, savory, mint or melissa, while completely banning harvesting of wild Grammos orchids.
Virgin Media in wifi hacking warning - is your internet at risk? Virgin Media is advising more than 800,000 customers with a specific router to change their password immediately after an investigation found hackers could gain access and steal their personal details.
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The smallest school in Europe is in Greece!It has one student.
QuoteBorder police in Florina and Kastoria have arrested more than seven Albanian nationals in the last month.... That'll be Eight arrested then
Border police in Florina and Kastoria have arrested more than seven Albanian nationals in the last month....
Router hack risk not limited to Virgin MediaA weakness that left thousands of Virgin Media routers vulnerable to attack also affects devices by other providers, security experts warn.Virgin Media's Super Hub 2 was criticised for using short default passwords that could easily be cracked by attackers.But experts raised concerns that older routers provided by BT, Sky, TalkTalk and others were also affected.Experts recommend that people change the default wi-fi password and router's admin password, using long and complex passwords to make life more difficult for attackers.
QuoteRouter hack risk not limited to Virgin MediaA weakness that left thousands of Virgin Media routers vulnerable to attack also affects devices by other providers, security experts warn.Virgin Media's Super Hub 2 was criticised for using short default passwords that could easily be cracked by attackers.But experts raised concerns that older routers provided by BT, Sky, TalkTalk and others were also affected.Experts recommend that people change the default wi-fi password and router's admin password, using long and complex passwords to make life more difficult for attackers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40382877Definitely worth changing to something more secure BUT do keep a note of the changes somewhere safe.PS: you might need to google for details on how to do it for your router.
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