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Declining voter turnouts are a growing concernThe issue of declining voter participation in elections came to the fore again after last Sunday’s first round. Generally, over the last two decades, participation in elections – national, local and European – has been steadily declining, with all that this implies for a functioning democracy.
(Non-Existent) Sex Education in Greek SchoolsAn Urgent Call for Comprehensive Sexual Education in GreeceIn a shocking incident that has reverberated throughout Greece, a 13-year-old girl recently gave birth in a Naxos hospital without even realising she was pregnant. The lack of awareness regarding her own pregnancy points to a glaring gap in Greek society's approach to sex education. In the wake of this sobering event, Maria Pateraki, a secondary school teacher, spoke out about the dire state of sex education in Greek schools."Kids are exposed to all kinds of content related to sexuality, and most of the time they have no support to think and process it critically," Pateraki told Mare Claire. She emphasised the urgency of addressing this issue, drawing connections between the incident on Naxos and the lack of comprehensive sex education in schools.
Heraklion flight: Drunk Irish female tourists attacked a passenger, bit a policeman...a 55-year-old Irish woman with her 24-year-old daughter, who also had a baby (about 1.5 years old).
Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UKNineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding projectNearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.
Invasive Chinese mitten crabs the size of dinner plates spotted in UKAn invasive species of crab that can grow to the size of a dinner plate has been spotted in Cambridgeshire amid calls for the public to report any sightings.According to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) the Chinese mitten crab was first detected in the UK in 1935 in the River Thames near Chelsea.It is believed to have travelled on trade vessels coming from China.The species is now considered established in the Thames as well as along several other key waterways in the UK including the Tyne, Humber, Medway, Wharfe, Ouse, Tamar, and Dee.The Natural History Museum runs a 'mitten crab watch' where members of the public can report sightings.
Police issue 24 fines for Shaun Bailey’s team’s ‘jingle and mingle’ Covid party
Interest in Modern Greek studies declining worldwideThe field of modern Greek studies is in decline worldwide. While some renowned universities in Europe, America, Asia and Australia do offer related programs, many of these are struggling to thrive. Often the survival of these programs depends on the dedication of just one or two academics.
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