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16/11/18
« on: Friday, 16 November, 2018 @ 12:07:45 »
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Season's first snow falls on mountains of Kalambaka

The winter's first snow fell on the mountains of Kalambaka in the central Greek region of Trikala on Friday.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/234743/article/ekathimerini/news/seasons-first-snow-falls-on-mountains-of-kalambaka

 

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« Reply #1 on: Friday, 16 November, 2018 @ 12:14:39 »
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Secret videos reveal workers beating sheep on English and Scottish farms

The new footage appears to show workers swearing at the animals while kicking them in the face and beating their heads against the ground. In one scene, a worker repeatedly slams a sheep’s head against the floor while shouting abuse. In some of the footage, the shearers, none of whom are identified, beat the animals with metal shearing clippers and throw them down from their shearing platforms on to the ground. In other sections, when the sheep try to move during the shearing process, workers appear to push their boots heavily down on the animals’ heads and necks, kicking and slapping them in the face.

The footage also appears to show some serious injuries, with fast and rough shearing leaving open wounds on the animals.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/16/secret-videos-reveal-workers-beating-sheep-on-english-and-scottish-farms

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« Reply #2 on: Friday, 16 November, 2018 @ 12:27:11 »
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Sinead O’Connor announces conversion to Islam in video, changing her name to Shuhada’ Davitt
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sinead-oconnor-islam-conversion-video-watch-new-name-shuhada-davitt-a8602186.html


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Zayn Malik says he is no longer Muslim
The singer revealed he doesn't carry out the religion’s practices, including daily prayer

The former One Direction star confirmed the news to British Vogue, stating he doesn’t believe in "any" of the religion's doctrines.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/zayn-malik-muslim-islam-religion-british-vogue-interview-response-twitter-backlash-a8636441.html



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Re: 16/11/18
« Reply #3 on: Friday, 16 November, 2018 @ 12:30:22 »
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EE and Virgin Media fined £13.3m for overcharging customers
Nearly 500,000 broadband and phone customers affected by excessive exit fees, says Ofcom
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/nov/16/ee-and-virgin-media-fined-for-overcharging-customers

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« Reply #4 on: Friday, 16 November, 2018 @ 18:07:10 »
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Thessaloniki mayor among seven indicted to trial over film festival finances
http://www.ekathimerini.com/234746/article/ekathimerini/news/thessaloniki-mayor-among-seven-indicted-to-trial-over-film-festival-finances

 :hmm: I find it a bit difficult to believe Boutaris would be involved in such a thing.

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« Reply #5 on: Friday, 16 November, 2018 @ 18:25:58 »
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ENISA headquarters to remain in Greece
https://int.ert.gr/enisa-headquarters-remain-greece/


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« Reply #6 on: Friday, 16 November, 2018 @ 18:31:00 »
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UK austerity has inflicted 'great misery' on citizens, UN says
Poverty envoy says callous policies driven by political desire for social re-engineering

The UK government has inflicted “great misery” on its people with “punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous” austerity policies driven by a political desire to undertake social re-engineering rather than economic necessity, the United Nations poverty envoy has found.

Philip Alston, the UN’s rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, ended a two-week fact-finding mission to the UK with a stinging declaration that despite being the world’s fifth largest economy, levels of child poverty are “not just a disgrace, but a social calamity and an economic disaster”.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/16/uk-austerity-has-inflicted-great-misery-on-citizens-un-says

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« Reply #7 on: Friday, 16 November, 2018 @ 18:33:41 »
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Rotherham grooming ring: Gang of six men jailed for total of 101 years after sexually exploiting teenage girls
Victims describe repeated rape that ‘destroyed’ their childhoods
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rotherham-grooming-ring-latest-six-men-jailed-sexual-abuse-sheffield-crown-court-crime-a8637331.html