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The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred in November 1973 as a massive student demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. It began on 14 November 1973, escalated to an open anti-junta revolt, and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of 17 November after a series of events starting with a tank crashing through the gates of the Athens Polytechnic.
Tons of unlicensed tsikoudia seized in CreteTwo Cretan producers of traditional tsikoudia, a clear spirit made by distilling grape pomace that is also known as raki, face hundreds of thousands of euros in fines after being caught without the proper permits.The two producers were arrested in separate operations in the region of Iraklio, where one was operating a distillery in Moires and the other in Malevizi, as part of a crackdown on the unlicensed production of the spirit, which is ubiquitous on the island and made by hundreds of families for domestic use but also on an industrial scale.
KOZIAKAS: Shepherd fought a bear to save his flockA 55-year-old shepherd who was with his flock in a forest area near the village of Vitoumas in Kalabaka, in the highlands of Koziakas, was injured fighting a bear to protect his sheep.However, the wild animal attacked him and wounded him. Luckily for him slightly, immediately after, the bear ran away.
Greece Prioritizes Development of Wine Tourism SegmentAs part of ongoing efforts to promote Greece’s wine tourism options, the country’s tourism ministry is moving ahead with a number of actions announced on occasion of World Wine Tourism Day marked on the second Sunday of November.In view of the tourism segment’s rising importance and the placement of Greek wines on the international wine map, the Greek tourism ministry announced earlier this year the creation of the first Wine Tourism Council which will be responsible for the development and promotion of the wine tourism segment.Marking World Wine Tourism Day, Kefalogianni visited one of the country’s many wineries awarded the Visitable Winery label.
Covid strain that killed 8,000 cats found in UK. Here are the symptoms and warning signs to look out forThe infected cat was brought back to the UK from the Mediterranean island"Given the low density of stray cats in the UK, the likelihood of spreading is considered to be low."
Trump’s Truth Social warns company may be forced to shut down amid huge lossesOver the first half of 2023 it has lost $23m while bringing in only $2.3m in net sales
Hiker films ‘panther’ roaming field in Scotland
Alpaca terrorising Sussex village ‘just looking for a friend’An escaped alpaca on the loose in a remote Sussex village may be looking for a friend after losing his partner, concerned locals have said.Marco's desperate owners told neighbours the alpaca escaped his enclosure in Bexhill after Storm Ciaran damaged his fencing.Locals have scrambled to form search parties before the alpaca is hurt in traffic, as he continues to evade capture by roaming gardens and country roads.It comes as a wild emu, named Rodney, was eventually caught by police on Saturday after roaming the appropriately named village of Loose in Kent.
France looks to relax 90-day stay limit for Brits with holiday homes, who have been 'punished by Brexit'Since Brexit, people from the UK have only been able to stay in France 90 days out of ever 180 without a visa.If they want to stay for longer, British people have had to apply for a six-month visa instead.The rule has been frustrating for many of the 86,000 British households who own holiday homes in France.But the French Senate has recently voted in a change to the country's immigration law that means British homeowners will have the automatic right to a long-term visa.
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