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Sklavenitis deal with struggling Marinopoulos seen as lifeline for latterTwo of Greece’s biggest supermarket chains, Sklavenitis and Marinopoulos, reached a deal on Friday for the former to undertake the management of the latter’s 33 hypermarket stores, which account for a third of Marinopoulos’s turnover.
Phony doctor from Skyros finally arrested in AthensThe police have announced the arrest of 58-year-old Yannis Kastanis, better known as the “phony doctor” from Skyros, on Sunday evening. Kastanis had been arrested earlier in October while in the USA over visa violations and was deported to Greece.A European warrant for Kastanis’ arrest had previously been issued by Interpol, after he was convicted in absentia to 21 months imprisonment for inciting false statement and report to authorities, as well as seizing false certificates.For about 13 years the 58-year-old man acted as the director of general medicine at regional medical center on the island of Skyros. Kastanis secured the position by claiming to be a doctor and using a false diploma.
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Robots 'will make majority of humans unemployed within 30 years'Developments in robotics and artificial intelligence will create a workplace revolution unlike any other seen since the start of the industrial age, it is believedWhile some may look forward to a life of leisure, many others face the dismal prospect of long-term unemployment as a result of the rise of smart machines, from self-driving cars and intelligent drones to smart financial-trading machines, said Moshe Vardi, professor of computational engineering at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Israel boycott ban: Shunning Israeli goods to become criminal offence for public bodies and student unionsCritics say move amounts to a 'gross attack on democratic freedoms' Local councils, public bodies and even some university student unions are to be banned by law from boycotting “unethical” companies, as part of a controversial crackdown being announced by the Government.Under the plan all publicly funded institutions will lose the freedom to refuse to buy goods and services from companies involved in the arms trade, fossil fuels, tobacco products or Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Think corporate tax avoidance is bad for Britain? With TTIP it could be about to get even worseUnder new trade deals being negotiated by the Government, US corporations would be able to challenge British tax laws in secret tribunals Paying less tax than the cleaners they employ is mainstream practice for big business today. The close-to-zero tax rate of some of the world’s biggest corporations is widely acknowledged, as is the role of British territories like the Cayman Islands in helping make this possible.Less well-known is how trade agreements are giving corporations the ability to successfully challenge taxes in secret "courts" around the world.
QuoteRobots 'will make majority of humans unemployed within 30 years'Developments in robotics and artificial intelligence will create a workplace revolution unlike any other seen since the start of the industrial age, it is believedWhile some may look forward to a life of leisure, many others face the dismal prospect of long-term unemployment as a result of the rise of smart machines, from self-driving cars and intelligent drones to smart financial-trading machines, said Moshe Vardi, professor of computational engineering at Rice University in Houston, Texas.http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/robots-will-make-majority-of-humans-unemployed-within-30-years-a6872486.htmlGot a feeling the investment costs will be astronomical and that our robotic future will be controlled by a few vast corporations such as Google and Amazon - isn't it great they're the good guys So, if this isn't true right now, it probably will be very soon: Oxfam says wealth of richest 1% equal to other 99%.I do have to wonder... if there's mass unemployment like the world's never seen (and the massive wage cuts that'll result)... who's going to buy the goods and services the robots provide?And of course, you don't need a healthy (or educated) workforce if you don't need a workforce.Just a few thoughts.
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