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20/08/21
« on: Friday, 20 August, 2021 @ 02:11:55 »
Twelve new cases of coronavirus confirmed on Kefalonia yesterday by EODY.

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« Reply #1 on: Friday, 20 August, 2021 @ 02:14:39 »
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Woman condemned in Salem witch trials on verge of pardon 328 years later
Elizabeth Johnson Jr, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1693, could be cleared thanks to an eighth-grade civics class
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/19/salem-witch-trials-pardon-woman-elizabeth-johnson

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« Reply #2 on: Friday, 20 August, 2021 @ 13:55:34 »
This morning a foreign national on the Malta-flagged ATIENA outside Fiskardo was transferred to Argostoli hospital due to requiring urgent medical attention.

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« Reply #3 on: Friday, 20 August, 2021 @ 14:00:14 »
Sklavos Winery, Paliki, included as one of the hundred best wineries in the world by the Wine & Spirits Magazine of America.

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« Reply #4 on: Friday, 20 August, 2021 @ 14:07:12 »
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‘Crucified’ badger found nailed by its feet to a tree
Warning, disturbing image: Body of animal with nails in feet found in Denbigh, north Wales

Police have launched an investigation after a badger was found dead and nailed by its feet to a tree.

The body of the animal, which is a protected species under the Protection of Badger Act 1992, was discovered several metres up a tree in the Nant Glyn area of Denbigh, Wales on Wednesday morning.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/badger-crucified-wales-animal-cruelty-b1905825.html

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« Reply #5 on: Friday, 20 August, 2021 @ 16:31:08 »
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Millions of electric car batteries will retire in the next decade. What happens to them?

Not only do these batteries require large amounts of raw materials, including lithium, nickel and cobalt – mining for which has climate, environmental and human rights impacts – they also threaten to leave a mountain of electronic waste as they reach the end of their lives.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/20/electric-car-batteries-what-happens-to-them

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Fall restrictions for the unvaccinated
Only inoculated to be allowed into restaurants

This means that restaurants, cafes, bars, nightclubs, cinemas, theaters and stadiums will only accept vaccinated people indoors.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1166541/fall-restrictions-for-the-unvaccinated/

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« Reply #7 on: Friday, 20 August, 2021 @ 20:37:09 »
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First ever recorded rainfall in Greenland’s ice sheet summit causes ‘widespread’ melting
Nearly seven billion tons of rain lashed the Greenland ice sheet over a three-day period, say researchers
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/greenland-ice-sheet-rainfall-melting-b1905820.html

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« Reply #8 on: Friday, 20 August, 2021 @ 22:22:08 »
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Ryanair partners with Greece on marketing campaign

Budget carrier Ryanair has partnered with the Greek National Tourism Organisation to promote the destination in the UK, German and Italian markets.

Their campaign, with the slogan ‘All you want is Greece’, will promote summer breaks in the Greek islands via the airline’s channels and third-party digital platforms.
https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ryanair-partners-with-greece-on-marketing-campaign