03/10/23

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Kef fire risk 03/10/23: Low

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.8923 GBP
1 €UR = $1.0846 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1207 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9220 €UR

Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the Post Office.
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.

Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @ weather.com

Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast
Tue 03/10   27°/18°   11 km/h   08%   Sunny
Wed 04/10   27°/18°   14 km/h   08%   Sunny
Thu 05/10   27°/19°   15 km/h   24%   Sunny
Fri 06/10   27°/19°   18 km/h   10%   Sunny
Sat 07/10   27°/18°   10 km/h   14%   Sunny
Sun 08/10   27°/18°   13 km/h   07%   Sunny
Mon 09/10   27°/18°   12 km/h   05%   Sunny
Tue 10/10   26°/17°   14 km/h   05%   Sunny
Wed 11/10   26°/17°   12 km/h   16%   Mostly sunny
Thu 12/10   25°/19°   16 km/h   33%   Isolated thunderstorms possible

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Body of a 72 y-o Greek female recovered midday yesterday from the sea at Aktaiou, Rio

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An objection filed by some residents in Skala area regarding the pedestrianisation of the main street has been rejected by the Supreme Court. A few minor modifications will follow.

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Ban on building outside zoning areas delayed again

Despite vowing this would be the last, the Environment Ministry has granted another extension for some 10,000 applications filed with the country’s building licensing services seeking the green light for irregular construction on small plots outside zoning districts.

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1221454/ban-on-building-outside-zoning-areas-delayed-again/

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13-year-old Greek girl gave birth in a toilet without knowing she was pregnant

An incredible case unfolded in a Greek hospital as a 13-year-old girl gave birth in the toilet, claiming she did not know she was pregnant. A doctor had examined her earlier without noticing the pregnancy.

According to Mega's Live News show, the incident occurred on Saturday when the child went to the hospital with unbearable stomach pains. There, she assured her mother that there was no sexual intercourse and then the pediatrician administered laxatives for tamponade.

The child then went to the toilet, gave birth, and has since been monitored by psychologists.

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/03/13-year-old-girl-greece-birth/

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Athens: Georgian mother and daughter gruesomely murdered and dismembered by 3 Pakistanis

An illicit relationship led to blackmail and the murder of two Georgian women by Pakistani men, who dismembered them and dumped their parts in waste bins across Athens. This crime was finally solved 13 years later.

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/03/athens-georgian-mother-pakistanis/

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Greece ready to help transport Ukrainian grain via its ports, FM tells EU ministers

Greece’s northern ports could be used as an alternative route for transporting Ukrainian grain if a deal with Russia collapses, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told his EU counterparts at an informal meeting in Kyiv on Monday.

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1221529/greece-ready-to-help-transport-ukrainian-grain-via-its-ports-eu-ministers-told/

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Police officer arrested for rape and human trafficking

A police officer was arrested on Monday for human trafficking and the rape of a 34-year-old woman.

The young woman filed the complaint, which was confirmed by her friends, while there was also footage from security cameras in the area showing the police officer taking the woman from and to the place where he prostituted her in the center of Athens.

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1221459/police-officer-arrested-for-rape-and-human-trafficking/