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To Kafeneion => Grapevine / News Briefs => Topic started by: Maik on Friday, 08 October, 2021 @ 02:56:07
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Two new cases of coronavirus confirmed on Kef yesterday by EODY.
Kef fire risk 08/10/21: Low (https://www.civilprotection.gr/el/imerisios-hartis-provlepsis-kindynoy-pyrkagias-08102021)
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
Day Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Fri 08/10 22°/18° 16 km/h 89% Thunderstorms probable
Sat 09/10 23°/18° 16 km/h 87% Thunderstorms probable
Sun 10/10 22°/18° 23 km/h 99% Thunderstorms probable
Mon 11/10 22°/16° 20 km/h 91% Thunderstorms probable
Tue 12/10 22°/16° 22 km/h 79% Light rain probable
Wed 13/10 21°/14° 18 km/h 79% Light rain probable
Thu 14/10 19°/14° 23 km/h 72% Thunderstorms probable
Fri 15/10 20°/14° 20 km/h 63% Showers probable
Sat 16/10 20°/14° 16 km/h 16% Sun & cloud
Sun 17/10 21°/15° 18 km/h 24% Sun & cloud
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @ weather.com (https://weather.com/en-IE/weather/tenday/l/GRXX0035:1:GR)
Today's bank rate:
1 GBP = € 1.1426
1 USD = € 0.8412
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 (https://www.postoffice.co.uk/travel-money).
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.
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Britney Spears asks fans whether she should get married in Greece…or Australia
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/10/08/britney-spears-asks-fans-whether-she-should-get-married-in-greece-or-australia-video/
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NHS aims to give 35m flu jabs amid warnings of up to 60,000 deaths
Service aims to immunise more than half the population amid fears of particularly deadly flu season
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/oct/08/nhs-aims-to-give-35m-flu-jabs-amid-warnings-of-up-to-60000-deaths
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Portuguese Man O' War wash up on Cornish shores
It's that time of year when we see these colourful creatures wash up on our beaches, but don't get too close they carry a painful sting
A spokesman for the Wildlife Trusts' said: "First of all, the Portuguese Man O' War is not a jellyfish. It is a colonial hydrozoan, made up of small individual animals called zooids - each with their own specific function, e.g. feeding or breeding.
"They can't live separately and function together as one "animal". Cool, hey? The Portuguese Man O' War lives at the surface of the open ocean, held afloat by a gas-filled bladder. This has a crest-like structure at the top which acts as a sail.
"They can't swim and are at the mercy of the winds - which is why they often end up washed ashore after big storms.
"They are fearsome predators, catching small fish and crustaceans with their long stinging tentacles.
"It's these tentacles that you need to watch out for too - they can sting long after the animal has died.
The creatures sting is rarely serious and only fatal in a few extremely rare cases.
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/portuguese-man-o-war-wash-6014463
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Third dose vaccination appointments available for everyone over 50 in Greece
Everyone over 50, whether with underlying conditions (Levels 1, 2) or not, will be able to set online appointments for the third dose of the vaccination against Covid-19 as of October 10 (Sunday), the Primary Health Care Services Secretary-General Marios Themistocleous said on Thursday.
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/society/45457-third-dose-vaccination-appointments-available-for-everyone-over-50-in-greece.html
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Version 2:
Booster shots open to some 50-59-year-olds
People aged 50-59 years old and with an underlying health condition that puts them in the high-risk category will be able to book an appointment for their Covid-19 booster shot on the emvolio.gov.gr platform as of this Sunday afternoon, the general secretary for primary healthcare, Marios Themistokleous, told Thursday’s public briefing on the pandemic.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1169360/booster-shots-open-to-some-50-59-year-olds/
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Greece doubles power bill help for households as prices soar
Greece will double power and gas bill subsidies and increase handouts to help households tackle soaring energy prices, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Friday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-doubles-power-bill-help-households-prices-soar-2021-10-08/
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Greece-Turkey Arms Race: Ankara Now Wants to Buy 40 F-16 Jets
https://greekreporter.com/2021/10/08/greece-turkey-arms-race-ankara-now-wants-to-buy-40-f-16-jets/
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Bletchley Park codebreaker, 96, admits ‘we had no idea how important our work was’
Lorna Cockayne, one of the last surviving Wrens who worked to decipher Nazi secrets, is awarded the French Legion d’Honneur
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/10/08/bletchley-park-codebreaker-96-awarded-french-legion-dhonneur/
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Secret filming shows hounds being shot dead at hunt kennels
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-10-08/secret-filming-shows-hunting-hounds-being-shot-dead-at-kennels
Distressing video in link
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E-coli: Thousands of homes in Surrey and Kent could have contaminated tap water
Thousands of homes in Surrey and Kent could have tap water contaminated with E-coli after tests discovered the potentially deadly bacteria.
People living in postcodes in Oxted, Redhill, Limpsfield, Godstone and Sevenoaks are being advised to boil their water before drinking it.
The contamination is understood to affect more than 400 postcodes in southern England - the list of areas can be found here (https://seswater.co.uk/-/media/files/seswater/news/boil-notice-affected-postcodes.pdf).
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-10-08/e-coli-thousands-of-homes-in-surrey-and-kent-could-have-contaminated-tap-water