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To Kafeneion => Grapevine / News Briefs => Topic started by: Maik on Monday, 21 August, 2017 @ 03:36:34
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NHS hospitals hit by crippling rate hikes as private hospitals save millions in 'charitable' tax breaks
More than a quarter of private hospitals are registered as charities, letting them claim 80% discounts on business rates
But this comes as cash-strapped NHS hospitals are being hit with a £1.83bn rates bill over the next five years.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-hospitals-private-tax-breaks-business-rates-hikes-charitable-status-discounts-jeremy-hunt-a7903926.html
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CPS to crack down on social media hate crime, says Alison Saunders
Director of public prosecutions announces plans for more prosecutions and stiffer sentences for online abusers
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/21/cps-to-crack-down-on-social-media-hate-says-alison-saunders
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Fighting fires from space using instant satellite imagery
http://www.ekathimerini.com/220995/article/ekathimerini/community/fighting-fires-from-space-using-instant-satellite-imagery
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Greek police car fleet in shambles
Half of the patrol cars are non operational
The General Secretary of the Greek Police force, Stavros Mavroeidakos said that... images such as the one that came to light showing a police car with plastic bags covering the passenger’s window were a common occurrence.
http://en.protothema.gr/greek-police-car-fleet-in-shambles/
Kef got lucky!
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SYRIZA backs decision by Greece to abstain from conference that condemns communist crimes
Greece the only EU state to not attend conference
http://en.protothema.gr/syriza-backs-decision-by-greece-to-abstain-from-conference-that-condemns-communist-crimes/
Greek minister Stavros Kontonis turned down the invitation and claimed, in a written statement, that the conference lacks "specific content and (its) title sends a wrong and dangerous political message ... (it) revives a Cold War climate, which brought so much suffering to Europe, runs contrary to the values of the EU and certainly does not reflect the view of the Greek government and Greek people, namely, that Nazism and Communism can never exist as the two parts of the same equation."
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1268198/greeces-leftist-justice-minister-refuses-to-attend-estonian-eu-presidency-conf-focusing-on-crimes-committed-by-communist-regimes
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Thirty cats poisoned in Pessada, according to DORIS/ARK.
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Killer robots: Experts warn of 'third revolution in warfare'
More than 100 leading robotics experts are urging the United Nations to take action in order to prevent the development of "killer robots".
In a letter to the organisation, artificial intelligence (AI) leaders, including billionaire Elon Musk, warn of "a third revolution in warfare".
The letter says "lethal autonomous" technology is a "Pandora's box", adding that time is of the essence.
The 116 experts are calling for a ban on the use of AI in managing weaponry.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40995835
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Matt Dawson: I had to have heart surgery after a tick bite
When former England rugby player Matt Dawson was bitten by a tick in a London park early last year, it caused a bacterial infection to spread through his body.
"I had two days where I felt awful. Very feverish, on the sofa, crashed out," he said.
Eventually he went to hospital where he was diagnosed with Lyme disease:
"It was a really scary time for me and my family. Such a tiny creature caused me to end up needing heart surgery."
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection, passed on to humans by infected ticks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40973709
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Carabao Cup reaches new low as third round draw to take place at 4.15AM in Beijing
Incredibly, the third round draw for this season's League Cup will take place when fans in England will all be in bed
Remember when the League Cup was considered a major, serious trophy?
We ask because, after more than 50 years as one of English football's three most important bits of silverware, the newly named Carabao Cup is lurching from shambles to another.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/carabao-cup-reaches-new-low-11024870
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Grimsby Town fans 'had to show bras' to Stevenage security
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-40992174
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Cheap as chips: Greece group getaway only £88pp - 7nts hotel, flights, luggage & transfers
https://www.holidaypirates.com/holidaypackages/cheap-as-chips-greece-group-getaway-only-gbp-88pp-7nts-hotel-flights-luggage-transfers_24059
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New mother 'chopped in half' by hospital lift in freak accident
A new mother was reportedly killed shortly after giving birth by being 'chopped in half' by a lift.
The family of the 25-year-old mother-of-three have spoken of how she was being carried out on a stretcher when the lift malfunctioned and she was cut in two.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/21/new-mother-chopped-half-hospital-lift-freak-accident/
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Whoopi Goldberg in Greece with Fotis Sergoulopoulos
The American actress is in Greece for her holidays, and although the exact location of the two is not disclosed, they are most likely in Poros...
http://en.protothema.gr/whoopi-goldberg-in-greece-with-fotis-sergoulopoulos-photo/
Hm, think that's on Poros, the island, not in Poros, Kef.
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Barcelona attack suspect shot dead by police
http://www.itv.com/news/2017-08-21/man-shot-dead-by-police-hunting-barcelona-attacker/
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Shocking scale of pollution from UK farms revealed
http://www.itv.com/news/2017-08-21/shocking-scale-of-pollution-from-uk-farms-revealed/
Major health scare waiting to happen