‘Self-driving’ cars could get green light for use on UK motorways this year
Motorists could legally allow their cars to “self-drive” on British motorways later this year – but only slowly, the government has announced.
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HEALTH 
April 28, 2021 Single dose of COVID vaccine ‘can cut transmission by up to half’ – and most common side effects revealed
A single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine can cut transmission of the virus by up to half, according to a Public Health England (PHE) study.
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TOURISM
April 28, 2021 Spain to welcome British holidaymakers from June, minister says
Spain will be ready to welcome back UK tourists in June, the country’s tourism minister has said.
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UK NEWS
April 28, 2021 Lifting of last lockdown restrictions on 21 June should be in doubt, Tony Blair Institute suggests
Ministers should consider a delay to the final easing of lockdown restrictions unless a slowdown in the coronavirus vaccination programme can be reversed, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) says.
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 28, 2021 AHI Applauds Biden for Upholding Human Rights with Armenian Genocide Declaration
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) applauds President Joseph Biden, Jr. for recognizing the Armenian Genocide with a declaration stating the systematic killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire was an act of genocide.
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CYPRUS
April 28, 2021 Cyprus President underlines to the UNSG the need for a functional state that will be effective in the EU
Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, during his meeting on Tuesday in Geneva with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, focused on the need for a functional state which will be effectIve in the EU, a source has said.
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EUROPE
April 28, 2021 EU Parliament lifts immunity of convicted Greek neo-Nazi MEP
The European Parliament has voted in favour of waiving the immunity of a Greek EU lawmaker who was convicted in Greece in October for directing the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party as a “criminal organisation”.
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HISTORY
April 28, 2021 28 April 2021: This day in history
1611: Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, oldest existing university in Asia and largest Catholic university in the world 1770: British Captain James Cook, aboard the Endeavour, lands at Botany Bay in Australia 1789: Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on HMS Bounty against its captain William Bligh in the South Pacific 1910: First night air flight by Claude […]
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EUROPE
April 27, 2021 European Parliament brands Brexit a ‘historic mistake’ before vote to ratify trade deal with UK
The European Parliament will brand Brexit a “historic mistake” as it votes to ratify the UK-EU trade deal this afternoon in Brussels.
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WORLD
April 27, 2021 Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights watchdog says
Human Rights Watch has accused Israeli officials of committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution, claiming the government enforces an overarching policy to “maintain the domination by Jewish Israelis over Palestinians”.
