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Maik:

--- Quote ---UK, Greece to sign defense cooperation declaration

The defense ministers of the UK and Greece, Ben Wallace and Nikos Panagiotopoulos, will sign a declaration of defense cooperation between the two countries on a British Royal Navy cruiser on Tuesday morning.

The signing ceremony will take place at the Portsmouth Naval Base, effectively concluding an outstanding issue that will allow the two countries’ armed forces to collaborate more closely.

The declaration will set out practical issues such as the holding of joint exercises. In recent years, in the wake of Brexit, the UK has shown a willingness to return to the region and to Greece.
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1203913/uk-greece-to-sign-defense-cooperation-declaration/

Maik:

--- Quote ---Blackpool hit by earthquake as residents report ‘noise like train’ caused by tremor
Blackpool experienced 135 tremors in 2019 when home to UK’s only active fracking site

Blackpool has been struck by a 1.5 magnitude earthquake, the British Geological Survey (BGS) has said. The tremor, which was at a depth of 2km, hit the Lancashire town at 7.36pm on Friday.

Residents described “a noise like a train coming near” and “cabinets shaking” during the quake, according to the BGS.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/blackpool-earthquake-tremor-richter-scale-b2275822.html

Maik:
Two patients airlifted from hospital on Kef to Rio by helicopter earlier this morning.

Maik:

--- Quote ---Zenhaeusern wins Chamonix slalom, Ginnis grabs first podium for Greece

Switzerland's Ramon Zenhaeusern won the men's World Cup slalom in Chamonix on Saturday as AJ Ginnis made history by snatching second for a first-ever podium for Greece.

Ginnis, who moved to the US at the age of 15 and raced for his adopted country before switching allegiance, laid down the fastest second run to bag second place, at 1.02sec, and a historic result for Greece.
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https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230204-zenhaeusern-wins-chamonix-slalom-ginnis-grabs-first-podium-for-greece

Maik:

--- Quote ---Two out of three emigrants won’t return
Those who left Greece for economic reasons in the 2010s don’t see any incentives for repatriation

Most of the Greeks who left their homeland during the financial crisis  in the 2010s do not want to return, according to a study titled “Attitude of Greek Emigrants of the Economic Crisis toward Greece.”

Two in three (67%) said there was no likelihood of them returning within the next five years, one in four (24%) said this was fairly likely, and only 5% said they planned to return within this timeframe.
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1203903/two-out-of-three-emigrants-wont-return/

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