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Ship's crew report large cocaine haul
Italian authorities have seized some 300 kilograms of cocaine from a Greek commercial vessel at the port of Genoa, Italian media reports said on Friday.
According to sources, the Malta-flagged Dimitris C container ship stopped at ports in Colombia and Spain before reaching Italy. The drugs were found in 20 plastic bags.
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The Authorities Detected a Ton and a Half of Cocaine Hidden in Chocolate
A ton and a half of cocaine, hidden in a bag of chocolate powder, was captured at an Ecuador airport before it was sent to Europe, authorities said.
"This 1500kg of cocaine mixed with chocolate products was about to be sent to Austria," the police wrote on twitter after the capture of the drug at Guayaquil.
Greece among EU countries with highest measles rates
European officials said on Tuesday that the spike in the number of measles cases in Europe was due to epidemics in Romania, Italy, Germany and Greece.
According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, more than 14,400 cases were reported by 30 countries last year - compared with about 4,600 cases the year before.
Prof. Kantardzhiev: Currently, at Least 120,000 People in Bulgaria have the Flu
After the peak of the flu, 120,000 people are currently ill and at least 100 of them have severe respiratory failure. This was stated in Nova TV by Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev from the Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in "Health Bulgaria".
Parliament to be lit up to mark World Cancer Day
The Greek Parliament building will be lit up on Saturday evening to mark World Cancer Day.
The lights will go on at 6 p.m until Sunday morning.
Marios Georgiades, a deputy Parliament Speaker, said World Cancer Day on February 4 aims to rally everyone in the fight against the illness.
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Flu claims five lives in last two weeks
Five people have died of complications related to the flu in the past two weeks, data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) showed on Thursday, suggesting that the flu season is getting under way.
None had received a flu vaccination, KEELPNO said.
Last year's flu season started in mid-December and was particularly harsh, claiming 108 lives.
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Biologists have Created a Universal Influenza Vaccine
American molecular biologists have created and successfully tested experimental nanoparticles against all strains of influenza A virus that cause the most serious epidemics. The news is published in an article in Nature Communications magazine.
Spread of measles shows no indication of abating
A measles outbreak which began last May is showing no sign of abating, with Greece's union of public hospital workers (POEDIN) on Tuesday announcing three new cases, bringing the total number recorded close to 1,200.
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Blagoevgrad Municipality is in a Flu Epidemic
Blagoevgrad municipality is from today in a flu epidemic, according to BGNES.
Students will not be in school from today, January 22 to January 24, inclusive.
In Blagoevgrad, the morbidity is over 380 people per 10,000.
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Australians Arrested In Belgrade
Authorities in Serbia have arrested three Australian citizens as part of a joint investigation with Australian police in connection with the second-largest seizure of cocaine in Australia's history.
The three men were arrested in a Belgrade hotel lobby on January 18 with a bag containing 620,00 euros ($784,000) and thousands of dollars in various currencies from Asia and Europe.
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