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13/08/22
Maik:
--- Quote ---Girl (8) dies from heatstroke in car
An 8-year-old girl died on Friday after being found unconscious in a car in a northern suburb of Athens.
The incident occurred in a Roma settlement in Halandri.
The alarm was raised at noon when the child’s mother, who was cooking and did not realize her child was missing, could not find the girl.
After a search, the child was found in the passenger seat of an abandoned car located near her home.
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1191129/girl-8-dies-from-heatstroke-in-car/
Maik:
--- Quote ---Firefighter numbers in England down 20% since 2010, analysis shows
As the role of the fire service in tackling the worst effects of the climate crisis becomes clearer, so does the scale of cuts to the service in recent years.
Guardian analysis of publicly available data shows total firefighter headcount across 46 English fire authorities has fallen 20.4% since 2010, with 35,279 in 2021 compared with 44,307 in 2010, accounting for full-time and on-call firefighters.
Other official data reveals cuts to budgets as well as the number of staffed stations in the country.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/13/firefighter-numbers-in-england-down-20-since-2010-analysis-shows
Maik:
--- Quote ---Daily Mail calling? Boris Johnson weighs offers for his return to journalism
Three days before he became prime minister, Boris Johnson’s final column for the Daily Telegraph was published: a call for Britain to heed the lessons from the 1969 moon landings and embrace a “can-do spirit” while implementing Brexit.
Such political insight did not come cheap, with Johnson pocketing a £275,000 salary for working 10 hours a month on his weekly opinion pieces.
But, with the Telegraph titles having turned increasingly lukewarm on the prime minister after the Partygate scandal, it may be that Johnson will have to find a new home if he wants to return to journalism after leaving No 10.
Johnson had a long association with the Daily Telegraph, where he wrote a weekly column throughout most of his political career. He once described the £275,000 salary for this second job as “chicken feed” – but he may be in search of such scraps of income when he loses the prime ministerial salary.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/aug/13/daily-mail-calling-boris-johnson-weighs-offers-for-his-return-to-journalism
While employed to review cars for QC magazine BoJo reviewed cars without actually driving them, according to his former editor: metro.co.uk
Here's his 'review' of the Aston Martin Vantage V8: carmagazine.co.uk
Probably one of the reasons BoJo earned these reviews of his talent as a journalist:
Boris Johnson Was the Worst Car Writer of All Time - jalopnik.com
Remember That Boris Johnson Was Once a Car Reviewer - thetruthaboutcars.com
Boris Johnson was once the world’s worst car journalist - carkeys.co.uk
Maybe he's more suited to mismanaging a used car business, he's so full of bullshit he'd make Arthur Daley seem a beacon of honesty.
Maik:
--- Quote ---Tourism boosts the Greek islands, but not all seek the spotlight
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https://www.marketplace.org/2022/08/12/tourism-boosts-the-greek-islands-but-not-all-seek-the-spotlight/
Maik:
--- Quote ---Tax inspector assaulted on Kefalonia
The head of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has expressed his full support to a tax inspector who was attacked this week during the inspection of a pizzeria in Argostoli on the Ionian island of Kefalonia.
Giorgos Pitsilis contacted the inspector and assured her she will be provided with all legal cover and support.
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1191085/tax-inspector-assaulted-on-kefalonia/
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