Rishi Sunak set to announce £400m for arts sector in his Budget
Rishi Sunak will provide additional support for the badly hit culture sector in his Budget, as a Tory grandee warned taxes would “have to go up”.
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March 2, 2021 Boeing, Australian air force say pilotless, fighter-like jet completed first test flight
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Boeing Co and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) said on Tuesday they had completed the first flight test on a pilotless fighter-like jet designed to operate in conjunction with crewed aircraft.
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ECONOMY
March 2, 2021 Morrisons buys seafood firm and gets its own trawler
Morrisons has become the first British supermarket with its own trawler after it purchased a Cornish seafood firm – while rivals have been stripping out their fresh fish counters.
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LIFESTYYLE
March 2, 2021 Tess Daly, 51, shows off phenomenal frame in off-shoulder swimsuit
Tess Daly continues to stun with her ageless look – and her latest cover shoot for Woman’s Health UK is no different.
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AUTO MOTO
March 2, 2021 MPs call on government to reconsider limits for new drivers
The Commons Transport Select Committee has said that there is evidence graduated driving licences (GDLs) can be “effective in reducing crash rates”.
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UK NEWS
March 2, 2021 Johnson trying to set up charity that could fund Downing Street flat revamp
Downing Street is trying to set up a charity that could cover the costs of the refurbishment of Boris Johnson’s flat, which he shares with his fiancee, Carrie Symonds.
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GREEKS ABROAD
March 2, 2021 Greek Startup Universe: Network for Innovative Greeks Supported by Ministry of FA
ATHENS – The Secretariat General for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the launching of the online program Greek Startup Universe on March 2, hosted by the non-profit organization Startup Greece and Founderhood. The program will be free for all Greeks and Cypriots who have a tech startup […]
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CYPRUS
March 2, 2021 Good epidemiological figures of utmost importance for further relaxations, Cyprus Health Minister says
Cyprus must continue to show good epidemiological figures in order to be able to enter into more relaxations of COVID measures with determination, gradually and with the utmost safety, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has said.
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EUROPE
March 2, 2021 EU to assess progress in Georgia mediation talks on 15 March
After his unexpected visit to Tbilisi to mediate the deepening political crisis in Georgia, European Council President Charles Michel said progress in talks between the ruling party and the opposition will be assessed in two weeks.
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HISTORY
March 2, 2021 2 March 2021: This day in history
1791 Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris 1796 Napoléon Bonaparte is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Italy 1807 US Congress bans the slave trade within the US, effective January 1, 1808 1888 The Convention of Constantinople signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace 1946 Ho Chi […]
