24/07/19

[Maik]

Giant panda suffers electric shock from fence as visitors look on at Edinburgh Zoo
‘The old enclosure had glass but this one doesn’t – it must be to stop him from climbing out, but it’s cruel’

Edinburgh Zoo has been criticised by visitors who saw one of its famed giant pandas suffer an electric shock from the fence of its new enclosure.

Yang Guang was moved to new living quarters along with his female companion Tian Tian earlier this month, from their previous glass-walled enclosure.

The pair, the only giant pandas in the UK, now face being stunned every time they touch the fence that surrounds it.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/panda-electric-shock-zoo-edinburgh-yang-guang-tian-tian-a9017451.html

[Maik]

Body of supermarket worker who vanished 10 years ago found at back of freezer in store

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/body-found-supermarket-freezer-iowa-larry-ely-murillo-moncada-missing-man-a9016581.html

[Maik]

Australian officers find £112 million-worth of drugs in van that crashed into parked police car

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-07-23/australian-officers-find-112-million-worth-of-drugs-in-van-that-crashed-into-parked-police-car/

[Maik]

Body of a 65 y-o local female recovered from the sea at Minies yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. No suspicious circumstances reported.

[Maik]

Canadian Company Receives Greek License to Cultivate Medical Cannabis

https://canada.greekreporter.com/2019/07/23/canadian-company-receives-greek-license-to-cultivate-medical-cannabis/

[Maik]

Greece Could Gain Millions from Health and Senior Tourism Markets - Study

https://news.gtp.gr/2019/07/23/greece-gain-millions-health-senior-tourism-markets-study/

[Maik]

Offshore hydrocarbon development in Greece is a window to the future

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/offshore-hydrocarbon-development-in-greece-is-a-window-to-the-future/

[Maik]

Risk of mass extinctions as climate changes faster than animals adapt, study finds
Even common birds such as great tits, blue tits and guillemot cannot adapt fast enough

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/mass-extinction-climate-change-animal-evolution-study-science-nature-a9017591.html

[Maik]

Greece Again Host Country for ‘Mrs. India Worldwide’ Beauty Pageant

Since 2008, Mrs India Worldwide recognizes the exemplary strength and distinctive personality of married women in India. Organized by Shri Sai Entertainments it is considered one of India’s prime beauty contests.

The 2018 edition of Mrs India Worldwide was held on the island of Rhodes and deemed a success by Shri Sai Entertainments, which decided to hold the pageant again in Greece this year.

https://news.gtp.gr/2019/07/23/greece-again-host-country-mrs-india-worldwide-beauty-pageant/

 

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Australian officers find £112 million-worth of drugs in van that crashed into parked police car

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-07-23/australian-officers-find-112-million-worth-of-drugs-in-van-that-crashed-into-parked-police-car/

Not a lot of visible damage to the van after impact, now that is the sort of van to get around town 

[Maik]

Heathrow passengers forced to take summer holidays without their luggage

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/24/heathrow-passengers-forced-take-summer-holidays-without-luggage/

[Maik]

Kef coast guard yesterday morning arrested fourteen foreign nationals in Sami for attempting to use fake travel documents to leave the country via the port.

[Maik]

Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner actor dies aged 75

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49098435

[Maik]

Unite calls off Heathrow strikes set for late July

Strikes by 4,000 Heathrow airport workers on Friday and Saturday have been called off so they can vote on a new pay offer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49099170