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03/12/22
Maik:
--- Quote ---Cambridge robots ask humans for help in crossing the road
How did the delivery robot cross the road? It asked a human.
New machines introduced to Cambridge to deliver shopping to residents without the expense and congestion of courier vans appear to be encountering the same mundane daily problems as humans.
The four-wheeled robots have been spotted forming long queues to cross busy roads, waiting for pedestrian crossings to turn green and even asking human passers-by for help.
In some cases, the robots, introduced into the city in recent weeks, have been seen swerving to one side to avoid growling dogs or the tiny fingers of curious children.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/02/cambridge-robots-ask-humans-help-crossing-road/
Maik:
--- Quote ---Greece’s new SNF Fire Corps Training Center Nears Completion
Through each of the devastating fires that has ravaged Greece, tragically claiming lives, wiping out homes and livelihoods, and decimating natural areas, the members of the Hellenic Fire Corps have been there on the front lines, making a superhuman effort under adverse conditions.
Recognizing that the people who respond to every call for help need help too, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has allocated €41 million in grants to support the work of the Fire Corps over the past 26 years. Following the disastrous fires of 2018, we committed €21 million to the construction of the new SNF Fire Corps Training Center in Nea Makri, Attica, the procurement of thousands of pieces of protective equipment, and the implementation of emergency response training programs in Greece and abroad.
Construction on the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Hellenic Fire Corps Training Center is now in its final stages, and completion of the project is expected before the end of 2022.
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https://www.thenationalherald.com/greeces-new-snf-fire-corps-training-center-nears-completion/
Maik:
--- Quote ---George Osborne holding secret negotiations with Greece over Elgin Marbles
The negotiations between the former chancellor and Kyriakos Mitsotakis have reportedly been taking place since November 2021.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/george-osborne-kyriakos-mitsotakis-greece-greek-elgin-marbles-b2238227.html
Maik:
Tragedy before Christmas outside Poros: a lorry carrying building supplies veered of a rural track and careered down a steep hillside near Asprogerakas, two occupants,one aged forty five and the other twenty five, thrown from cab and died at scene. Two bodies recovered with difficulty due to terrain, vehicle proving difficult to recover due to depth of gorge. Identities not made public at present.
Maik:
--- Quote ---Green energy accounted for 47% of electricity generation in Oct
Renewable energy sources accounted for 47.1% of Greece’s electricity generation in the first ten months of the year, thus surpassing the share of fossil fuels for the first time, according to a report based on Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) data.
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1199394/green-energy-accounted-for-47-of-electricity-generation-in-oct/
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