Passenger plane that can fly at over 3,000mph unveiled
Currently, it takes over nine hours to fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo on a commercial airliner.
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TOURISM
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GREEKS ABROAD 
March 31, 2021 Staellinika to Add Greek Language Learning Tools for Spanish and Portuguese Speakers
NEW YORK — Staellinika, an initiative for young Greek language learners by Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is expanding its offerings to reach new audiences around the world. The language-learning resources it provides will be made available to speakers of Spanish and Portuguese, in addition to English speakers.
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CYPRUS
March 31, 2021 Cyprus to open its airports for Russian tourists
Cyprus is expected to notify the Russian authorities that it will open its airports for Russian tourists, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios has said. Αs of April 1, Cyprus will open its airports for travellers on the basis of the ECDC country categorization which classifies countries into green, orange and red categories. Under the protocol […]
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EUROPE
March 31, 2021 Leaders of 23 countries back EU’s pandemic treaty idea
Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organisation on Tuesday (30 March) backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic now ravaging the globe.
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HISTORY
March 31, 2021 31 March 2021: This day in history
1146: Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine are present and join the Crusade 1492: Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon issue the Alhambra Decree which expels Jews from their kingdoms 1657: English Parliament makes the Humble Petition to Lord Protector Oliver […]
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WORLD
March 30, 2021 Suez Canal blockage: Ever Given ship has swung back across the channel and is on the move again
Workers have successfully set free the mammoth container ship Ever Given, which had been stuck sideways across the Suez Canal – one of the world’s most crucial trade routes – since last Tuesday.
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WORLD
March 30, 2021 North Korean leader’s sister slams South’s Moon as US ‘parrot’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s influential sister slammed the South’s president Tuesday as “a parrot raised by America” after he criticised a missile test by Pyongyang.
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HEALTH
March 30, 2021 PM joins world leaders to call for global treaty to prepare for next pandemic
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a “new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response”.
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GREEKS ABROAD
March 30, 2021 Ontario Celebrates Greek Independence Day & Hellenic Heritage Month
TORONTO, CANADA – Effie Triantafilopoulos, Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Oakville North-Burlington spoke in the Ontario Legislature on March 25 to mark the Bicentennial of Greek Independence. Her remarks were just one of the ways that the Ontario Government recognized this important day.
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CYPRUS
March 30, 2021 EU registers halloumi as Cyprus’ Protected Designation of Origin (P.D.O) product
The European Union registered Monday Cyprus’ traditional cheese halloumi as a product of Protected Designation of Origin (P.D.O), after many years of efforts on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades in his Twitter account referred to a milestone day for halloumi and the country. “A milestone day for #Halloumi/#Hellim and our […]
