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Greece Looks to Lessen Impact of Brexit on TourismThe Greek Tourism Ministry is working to ensure a timely European level response to the potential impact of Brexit on travel and tourism.According to an announcement on Monday, at the initiative of Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, dealing with the consequences on European tourism in case of a no-deal scenario in the Brexit process has been included high on the agenda of the European Union.
Omens from air seat plans not good for new tourism seasonThe first signs regarding Greece’s foreign visitor numbers this year are not positive, suggesting that those who have been predicting zero growth at best from last year could turn out to be right. A retreat from 2018’s record 33 million tourists and 16 billion euros in tourism revenues appears likely.Of course in a sector such as tourism that depends on dozens, if not hundreds, of parameters in the international markets where tourists visit from, one can hardly take it for granted that this year will be one of negative tourism results. Yet the recovery of some rival markets in the region (Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia) could also have a detrimental impact, as would the economic slowdown in Europe and the Brexit uncertainties.
Tesco knows more about its customers than NHS does its patients Tesco knows more about customers than the NHS does about its patients, the Health Secretary has said.Matt Hancock urged the health service to embrace new technology in order to provide personalised care and save lives.And he warned that the health service does not even keep basic records on which devices have been implanted into patients, nor track their medical history properly....the NHS does not know always know which hospitals patients have visited or which medicines they have been given in the past.“We don't even record what devices are put into people,” he said.
Public funds should be used to rescue local journalism, says reportCairncross review warns that closure of local newspapers threatens democracyLocal news coverage could disappear unless the government provides direct financial support, according to an independent report on the future of the British media, which warns the industry’s collapse poses a threat to the “long-term sustainability of democracy”.Dame Frances Cairncross was appointed by the government last year to investigate ways to secure the future of high-quality journalism in Britain.Her report has concluded there should be a public investigation into the dominance of Facebook and Google in the advertising marketplace. She also recommends a new regulator to oversee the relationship between news outlets and technology giants, which have taken much of the advertising revenue that used to subsidise reporting.
Seems to be a big disagreement going on between noted local earthquake expert, Akis Tselentis, and the Seismic Risk Assessment Committee. Seems back in late January Mr Tselentis sent an email warning that Greece would experience a powerful earthquake. From what I can make out, the SRAC are saying the warning isn't much use without an idea of when and where.
Greek Seismologists At War Over Possibility of Powerful QuakeA fierce debate erupted among Greek seismologists last week over the prediction that an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale is likely to occur over the next two months. The temblor is said to be most likely to occur in the west of the country.The prediction of a potentially damaging tremor was made by Akis Tselentis, the director of the Athens Observatory Geodynamic Institute.Tselentis said that that there is an “80 percent chance” of an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale over the next two months near the area of Preveza.However, Gerasimos Papadopoulos, a seismologist and member of the Special Scientific Committee for Seismic Risk Assessment, raised doubts on Tselentis’ map, saying that his prediction covers half of Greece.“Tselentis’ map is vague, one cannot take measures for half of the country,” Papadopoulos explained.Tselentis’ statement and the “VAN” team report also became the target of the president of the Earthquake Planning & Protection Organization, Efthymios Lekkas.Speaking to interviewers on ANT1 last Thursday morning, Lekkas described Tselentis’ prediction about the possibility of a major earthquake as “criminal irresponsibility.”
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Man goes into abandoned home to smoke cannabis and finds overweight tigerPolice initially dismiss report as marijuana hallucinationsThere are about 7,000 tigers living in captivity in the US, nearly twice as many as the estimated 3,800 still in the wild.
Lawmakers agree new EU rules that campaigners say will change the way the internet worksNew copyright rules that campaigners say will change the way the internet works could soon be on their way, after EU lawmakers agreed on changes to their text.The new legislation will now be put to MEPs, who will decide on the controversial copyright rules at a later date.Activists claim the new rules – particularly Article 11 and Article 13 – could undermine central parts of the internet.The two parts of the law that have been most contentious have the potential to impact the way music, memes and news articles are shared online, with critics arguing that the rules could "ban memes" by stopping people sharing even the smallest parts of copyrighted material.Google and its subsidiary YouTube have argued that the new rules could prevent web users from being able to search and share content as freely as current laws allow.
Man wins fit-for-work appeal seven months after his deathJeff Hayward spent last 18 months of his life fighting decision that he was fit to work
EU Warns Greece It May Lose €750 Million in FundsThe European Commission reportedly warned Greece today that it risks losing €750 million in funds if it fails to complete a raft of reforms by the end of the month.
Athina Onassis To Visit Greece After Twelve Year AbsenceAthina Onassis, the only surviving descendant of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, is said to be planning to visit Greece for the first time in twelve years.
Low-budget Amazon Prime documentary prompts explosion of interest in theory Jesus was a Greek man called Apollonius‘What about this person, Jesus? Was he real? Was he created? Was he an alien?’ film asks - to the general annoyance of theological expertsIt has often been said that to know Jesus is to know God.But what if the Jesus the world knows was actually an ancient Greek man named Apollonius, born in what is now Turkey before his deeds were adopted by Christians to create a mythical figure of Christ?That is the somewhat spurious claim made in a documentary called Bible Conspiracies, a 67-minute, low-budget affair available on Amazon Prime.Media outlets in the UK and across the world picked up on the theory after it apparently first appeared on the Kremlin-backed Sputnik News website, filed under the headline: “Jesus wasn’t a Jew, bombshell documentary claims”.The film states Jesus did not exist as a historical person and that the New Testament actually details the exploits of Apollonius.
ELTA has two days to find salary cashHellenic Post (ELTA) has until Thursday to pay its staff wages for the first half of February, and it appears the sum required has not yet been secured. Sources say the management of Greece’s mail service is seeking ways to obtain the amount, which is estimated at some 8 million euros.
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