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06/12/18
« on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 02:51:40 »
Body of a 67 y-o female, believed local, recovered from the sea at Frikes, Ithaki,  yesterday evening.

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #1 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 02:54:01 »
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Police charge man with internet fraud, personal data breach

Greek cyber crime police have charged a foreign-based individual with internet fraud and breaching personal data protection laws.

Police said the suspect, who is serving a prison sentence in an undisclosed European country for similar crimes, had posed as an online estate agent advertising nonexistent apartment rentals abroad and collected large sums of money in advance from unsuspecting Greek clients.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/235378/article/ekathimerini/news/police-charge-man-with-internet-fraud-personal-data-breach

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #2 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 02:56:32 »
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Climate change: Warming made UK heatwave 30 times more likely

Climate change has significantly boosted the chances of having summer heatwaves in the UK.

A Met Office study says that the record-breaking heat seen in 2018 was made about 30 times more likely because of emissions from human activity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46462014

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #3 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 03:13:53 »
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Four Weddings and a Funeral 2: Hugh Grant returning for Red Nose Day sequel

The cast of British classic Four Weddings and a Funeral are reuniting for a follow-up short film, set 25 years after the original.

Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell and Kristin Scott Thomas are set to appear in the sequel which is being filmed by original director Mike Newell for Red Nose Day. 

John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson and Anna Chancellor will also return. Written by Richard Curtis, it'll be titled One Red Nose Day and a Wedding.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/four-weddings-and-a-funeral-2-sequel-red-nose-day-special-hugh-grant-richard-curtis-a8668661.html

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #4 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 17:26:26 »
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Those running Apple software on their Windows PCs will want to get the iTunes 12.9.2 and iCloud for Windows 7.9 updates. Because those apps rely on components of WebKit and Safari, the patches for Apple's browser will need to be installed on the Windows apps as well.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/06/apple_macos_ios_security_updates/

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #5 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 19:51:47 »
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Ministers braced for influx of British expats from EU in event of no-deal Brexit
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/12/06/ministers-braced-influx-british-expats-eu-event-no-deal-brexit/

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #6 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 19:59:38 »
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Greece among Europe's most religious countries, Pew study finds

Greece is the fourth most religious country in Europe, behind Romania, Armenia and Georgia, a study by the Pew Research Center has found.

According to the survey published on Wednesday by the American think-tank, Greece ranked first, however, on the importance of religion in citizens' lives, with a response rate of 55 percent, against Romania's 50 percent.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/235407/article/ekathimerini/news/greece-among-europes-most-religious-countries-pew-study-finds

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #7 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 20:01:26 »
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Separate declarations for spouses who want them

Married couples will be able to submit separate income tax declarations next spring for their 2018 incomes, provided they submit an application to that effect to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue by February 28.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/235377/article/ekathimerini/business/separate-declarations-for-spouses-who-want-them

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #8 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 20:11:32 »
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First e-charging of commercial vessel at Greek port this month

Greek shipping will enter a more eco-friendly "electricity era" this month with the charging of the ferry boat "Fior di Levante", during its overnight anchoring at the western Greece harbor of Kyllini.
https://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1421461/first-e-charging-of-commercial-vessel-at-greek-port-this-month

The Fior di Levante has been around for a few years, I assumed it's a conventionally powered ship  :hmm:

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #9 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 20:20:37 »
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Homeless Briton Murdered in Athens Metro Station

A homeless man holding British nationality was found brutally murdered in Athens’ underground station Thisio on Thursday morning.

The British national had been living on the streets of Athens. His body was found by employees of the Athenian electric railways at 10:40 local time (8:40 GMT) on Thursday.

The man’s body was transferred to a nearby morgue, where the coroner found that he had been brutally stabbed following a fight with an unknown person, or persons.

The Greek police authorities are conducting a preliminary examination to discover the circumstances behind the murder.
https://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/12/06/homeless-briton-murdered-in-athens-metro-station/

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #10 on: Thursday, 06 December, 2018 @ 22:25:46 »
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Nonstick frying pans can make your penis smaller, study says
https://nypost.com/2018/12/05/nonstick-frying-pans-can-make-your-penis-smaller-study-says/

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Re: 06/12/18
« Reply #11 on: Friday, 07 December, 2018 @ 00:00:28 »