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Shoppers line up outside a central department store in Athens hoping to bag a bargain on the occasion of so-called Black Friday. One in 10 Greeks was expected to take advantage of Black Friday to do their Christmas shopping even though it is more than a month before the holiday, on November 24, according to a recent survey conducted by Deloitte.

Kenyans, who produce, sell or even use plastic bags, risk being punished by up to four years in prison or a fine of USD 40,000. Since Monday, the world's most stringent law aimed at reducing plastic pollution has come into force, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.

The suitcase abandoned in Vazrazhdane square was empty, the press office of the Interior Ministry announced.

Traffic in the area has been restored.

This is the second case today in which an area is cleared for the safety of citizens due to abandoned luggage. The first case involved an abandoned bag with stationery at "St. Kl. Ohridski" subway station.

A human skeleton has been found in a plastic bag on Polykratous street in the area of Kolonos, Athens, Tuesday morning at 7.30. The body was found in a rubbish bin. Police and a coroner are on the scene. The bones appear to be clean, which indicates that they might have been thrown away by a medical student.

Greece could soon follow the example of other countries in the European Union as the government prepares plans to start charging for disposable plastic carry bags, Ethnos newspaper reports.

A law requiring supermarkets to charge consumers between 5-10 cents per bag is expected to be tabled next year, the report said.

A human fetus was found in a plastic trash bag on the grounds of a waste recycling plant outside the northern town of Katerini, local authorities said Wednesday.

The fetus, according to a coroner's report, was 24 weeks old and was discovered by an employee Wednesday afternoon.

Dionysiac revelry inspired the top designers of Milan that created a Gucci shoulder bag with a Grecian flavor.

Three Dutch women created the website www.bagtothefuture.eu hoping to gather a bag with toys to be offered to the child refugees on Lesbos as a welcome gift. They thought they would take them along on their trip. Instead, they were inundated by 14,000 bags as dozens of schools from around the Netherlands contributed.

This new trend involves people going shopping and then wearing the plastic bag they received before taking a selfie and posting it on social media.