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To Kafeneion => Grapevine / News Briefs => Topic started by: Maik on Wednesday, 13 October, 2021 @ 03:45:35
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No new cases of coronavirus on Kef yesterday, as announced by EODY.
Kef fire risk 13/10/21: Low (https://www.civilprotection.gr/el/imerisios-hartis-provlepsis-kindynoy-pyrkagias-13102021)
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
Day Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Wed 13/10 21°/17° 12 km/h 62% Showers probable
Thu 14/10 20°/16° 22 km/h 97% Thunderstorms probable
Fri 15/10 19°/16° 26 km/h 99% Thunderstorms probable
Sat 16/10 21°/16° 25 km/h 70% Showers probable
Sun 17/10 21°/16° 14 km/h 56% Showers probable
Mon 18/10 21°/16° 9 km/h 57% Showers probable
Tue 19/10 22°/16° 13 km/h 22% Sun & cloud
Wed 20/10 22°/16° 12 km/h 15% Mostly sunny
Thu 21/10 22°/17° 15 km/h 24% Sun & cloud
Fri 22/10 23°/17° 19 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 = € 1.1455
1 USD = € 0.8402
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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Over-60s should not take aspirin regularly to prevent heart attacks, say doctors
Risk of bleeding from taking pills cancels out benefits of preventing heart disease once people turn 60, according to US researchers
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/10/12/over-60s-should-not-take-aspirin-regularly-prevent-heart-attacks/
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Aintree woman reunited with missing cat after seven years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-58887441
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School bans teachers from using ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to describe behaviour
Headteacher says he does not want teachers ‘to be shouty and make pupils feel guilty’
Dr Julian Murphy from Loughborough Amherst School, an independent school for pupils aged 4 to 18, told the i the move aimed to “take the emotional heat out of language” by avoiding “emotional words”.
Teachers at the Leicestershire school would instead be asked to describe behaviour as “skillful” or “unskillfill”, according to the report.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/school-ban-teachers-children-behaviour-b1936836.html
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‘You’d have failed your test’: Sir Keir Starmer crashes HGV into fence
Sir Keir Starmer got behind the wheel of an HGV in Greater Manchester as he put his driving skills to the test and crashed a lorry into a fence.
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/keir-starmer-crashes-lorry-hgv-v8bc41854
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The Hellenic Coast Guard Unified Coordination Centre for Search and Rescue informed local Coast Guard around 18:00 last night of a sailing yacht with three passengers on board that was stranded south of Vrachynari beach, Paliki. The boat was located near Kounopetra and occupants taken to Mantzavinato hospital as a precaution. No marine pollution observed and recovered boat prohibited from sailing until re-certified as seaworthy.
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Bill to weaken mandate of environmental inspectors
State environmental inspectors will be demoted to an advisory capacity, according to a controversial bill prepared by Greece’s Environment Ministry. This means that inspectors will no longer be able to impose fines on violators of environment guidelines.
Fines will be imposed only in very serious violations and after taking into account various factors unrelated to the case.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1169699/bill-to-weaken-mandate-of-environmental-inspectors/
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Strange incident at the Naval Academy in Argostoli last night: around twenty hooded/masked individuals armed with sticks and stones 'invaded' the residential part of the property. The Commander and Service Office were physically attacked when they stood their ground in front of the mob, as a result the Service Officer discharged his weapon as a warning. Police arrived but the attackers had quickly dispersed, leaving their crude weapons behind. The two officers were taken to hospital for precautionary treatment.
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Police launch investigation after 8-year-old raped on Rhodes
According to a local newspaper on the southeastern Aegean island, police are focusing their investigation on people with whom the 8-year-old had contacts, while relatives of the girl will also be questioned.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1169747/police-launch-investigation-after-8-year-old-raped-on-rhodes/