Bitcoin battles for support at $50,000
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped below $50,000 on Tuesday, as investors began to get a little nervous about the digital currency’s lofty valuation and some leveraged players took profit.
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SPORTS 
February 23, 2021 Newcastle fans react to Steve Bruce comments on Karl Darlow
A number of Newcastle supporters have reacted to comments from manager Steve Bruce on Karl Darlow suggesting that the Magpies could look to replace him with Martin Dubravka in upcoming matches.
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UK NEWS
February 23, 2021 First Minister to outline Scotland’s route map out of lockdown
Nicola Sturgeon is to set out the Scottish Government’s route map out of the current national lockdown.
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UK NEWS
February 23, 2021 Thousands of UK language students left in limbo as Brexit hits travel plans
Thousands of UK students hoping to spend the year abroad are caught in limbo after facing major disruption to their travel plans due to post-Brexit red tape and costs, in respect of which universities say they received inadequate guidance from the government. Coordinators of academic years abroad who spoke to the Guardian said there had […]
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LIFESTYYLE
February 23, 2021 How plastic is polluting your body: Just how worried should we be?
When we think of the devastating toll that plastic pollution can have, it is usually images of turtles caught in single-use bags or piles of plastic bottles in landfill that we conjure up — for most of us, it is an environmental problem.
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 23, 2021 Kallinikeion Institute Announces 2021 Course
BOSTON — The Kallinikeion Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross is an online, intensive Modern Greek language program, offering three courses (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced) taught by current or former members of the HCHC faculty. The 2021 program, which is open to both HCHC and non-HCHC students, will run from Monday, May 17, to Friday, […]
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CYPRUS
February 23, 2021 Cyprus expects to receive on Tuesday results of samples sent to ECDC
The Ministry of Health expects to receive tomorrow the results of the first 280 coronavirus positive samples that have been sent to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), to determine whether a mutated coronavirus strain is detected.
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EUROPE
February 23, 2021 EU Commission warns of disorderly recovery from 2020 crisis
Not all EU countries will recover from the economic losses of 2020 at the same pace, the European Commission said on Monday (22 February), calling for a “strong joint response” from all 27 EU member states.
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HISTORY
February 23, 2021 23 February 2021: This day in history
303 Roman Emperor Diocletian begins his policy of persecuting Christians, razing the church at Nicomedia 1455 Johannes Gutenberg prints his first Bible (estimated date) 1540 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition sets off from Mexico in search of the 7 cities of Cibola 1836 Alamo besieged for 13 days until March 6 by Mexican army under General Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed 1904 United States […]
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ECONOMY
February 22, 2021 Sterling steadies around $1.40, long positions at one-year high
LONDON (Reuters) – The pound hit a new three-year high of $1.4050 in early London trading on Monday, before stabilising around the $1.40 level, as bullish investors bet on the UK’s vaccination rollout bringing about an economic recovery.
