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Covid and I: Endless tiredness, long sleeps and loss of taste 13 Dec 2023, 8:38 am

First of all, I want to thank from the deep of my heart all readers of this blog for their get-well wishes and worries about my health situation after contracting Covid-19. It’s really touching, folks, among them people I had no idea they are loyal followers of KTG. I have to admit: a bit of …

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Down with COVID – News must wait 5 Dec 2023, 8:53 am

I was tested COVId-Positive last week for the first time since the pandemic started 3.5 years ago and despite having kept all protection measures as before. I have mild symptoms and no fever, but an empty head and need endless hours of sleep and rest. I spend three days in hospitals ERs and back home, …

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Live animals in Christmas mangers? Volos mayor calls critics “Curs!” 30 Nov 2023, 12:48 pm

For a second year in a row and despite strong reactions the mayor of Volos placed live animals in two Christmas mangers in central squares of the city in central Greece. The action triggered an outrage among animal welfare societies whom the mayor cursed as “curs who need a psychiatrist.” A few sheep and a …

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Christmas 2023: Stores opening hours in Athens 30 Nov 2023, 11:00 am

The Trade Association of Athens proposed the schedule and opening hours of stores in the Greek capital during the Christmas holidays 2023. Starting on December 12, the association proposes that stores stay open from 09:00 until 21:00 on week days and from 09:00 until 18:00 on Saturdays. Shops will be also open on Sundays on …

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Earthquake rattles with 4.3R the island of Zakynthos 30 Nov 2023, 10:20 am

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Zakynthos earlier on Thursday. Its preliminary magnitude was initially given as 4.4R. Seismologists appear reassuring even though they are concerned about the earthquake impact on the famous sightseeing Navagio – Shipwreck- . According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, …

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