EU fiscal oversight of Greece ends after 12 years
Greece on Saturday (20 August) concluded 12 years of European Union fiscal surveillance that was imposed in return for bailouts after a crushing debt crisis.
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HISTORY 
August 21, 2022 21 August 2022: This day in history
1192: Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) 1703: The Edirne Event: Turkish army removes Sultan Mustafa II, lessening the power of the sultans 1772: King Gustav III of Sweden completes a coup d’etat by adopting a new Constitution and installing himself as an enlightened despot, ending 50 […]
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AUTO MOTO
August 20, 2022 WRC Belgium: Officials red flag stage after Breen roll
The M-Sport driver had been setting a blistering pace through the Dikkebus stage, the second of the day, and was ahead on the leading split times set by Kalle Rovanpera following an overnight rebuild of the World Rally Championship leader’s Toyota.
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WORLD
August 20, 2022 China’s Xi plans visit to Central Asia to meet Putin next month – WSJ
(Reuters) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping is planning to travel to Central Asia to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders at a regional summit next month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 20, 2022 Greek restaurants win in the Victoria and Queensland excellence awards
The winners of the 2022 Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence in Victoria and Queensland have been announced and among the winners are at least two Greek restaurants and one Greek Australian chef.
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CYPRUS
August 20, 2022 Unemployment rate in Cyprus at 6,8% in the 2nd quarter of 2022
Unemployment rate in Cyprus was 6.8% of the labour force in the 2nd quarter of 2022, recording a decrease of 1.6% compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021.
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EUROPE
August 20, 2022 Spanish secrecy law would hamper public participation, civil society warns
A group of 21 NGOs have voiced their concern about the potential transparency and media freedom implications of a new secrecy law introduced by the Spanish government following the Pegasus scandal.
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HISTORY
August 20, 2022 20 August 2022: This day in history
1597: 1st Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East 1619: 1st known African Americans in English North America (approx. 20) land at Point Comfort (Fort Monroe), Virginia. They are then sold or traded into servitude. 1741: Alaska first sighted by Danish explorer Vitus Bering at head of Russian expedition 1866: President Andrew Johnson formally declares US Civil War […]
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HEALTH
August 19, 2022 Omicron Covid vaccine: what you need to know about the new UK booster
The UK has become the first country to approve Moderna’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine – a groundbreaking new jab which targets both the original strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the newer Omicron variant – with the rollout of doses set to begin within weeks.
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ECONOMY
August 19, 2022 Fears for China’s property market as real estate titan Country Garden sees profits plunge in first half of the year
A Chinese property giant suffered a plunge in profits in the first half of this year amid a growing crisis in the country’s property sector.
