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WORLD 
October 17, 2021 Coal-state Democrat set to scupper Biden clean energy plans
President Joe Biden is likely to abandon a clean energy programme that was the centrepiece of his efforts to tackle greenhouse gas emissions at home, US media reported, because of opposition from a swing-vote Democratic senator from a state with a historically large coal industry.
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HEALTH
October 17, 2021 A&E crisis leaves patients waiting in ambulances outside hospitals for 11 hours
Doctors are warning that accident and emergency departments are on the “edge of a precipice”, with patients forced to wait in ambulances for up to 11 hours outside hospitals.
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 17, 2021 Hellenism in the Desert Refreshes and Inspires
LAS VEGAS – When one thinks of Las Vegas, Nevada it’s very easy to think of cacti, broad boulevards – and of course the Las Vegas Strip, casinos and all. This past weekend, however, Las Vegas was associated with something else: Hellenism in America.
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CYPRUS
October 17, 2021 Cyprus to revoke ‘golden passports’ granted to 45 people after probes expose corrupt scheme
Cyprus has started procedures to revoke citizenship granted to 39 foreign nationals and six of their family members under its cancelled investment-for-passports programme.A government statement said the Council of Ministers decided to overturn an earlier decision to grant citizenship to one foreign investor and a “dependent family member”.
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EUROPE
October 17, 2021 EU response to the pandemic reveals need to do more on health
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the lack of medical stockpiles across the EU and the vulnerability of EU supply chains for critical medical countermeasures, reinforcing the message that political leadership remains at the core of creating resilient healthcare to fight future health crises.
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HISTORY
October 17, 2021 17 October 2021: This day in history
1854: French and British forces bombard Sevastopol for the first time during the Crimean War 1907: Guglielmo Marconi’s company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland 1943: Burma railway completed, built by Allied POWs and Asian laborers for use of the Japanese army 1973: OPEC oil ministers use oil as an […]
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UK NEWS
October 16, 2021 Factbox-Attacks on British lawmakers at local meetings
LONDON (Reuters) – A British lawmaker in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was stabbed to death by a man who walked into a meeting with voters from his electoral district, police said.
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WORLD
October 16, 2021 Diplomats in last-ditch effort to bring world leaders to Cop26 table
The UK, the US and the EU are embarking on a frantic round of climate diplomacy in a last-ditch attempt to bring key countries into a deal on greenhouse gas emissions before the Cop26 climate summit.
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ECONOMY
October 16, 2021 Energy bosses race to resurrect gas-fired power stations by Christmas
Energy bosses are vying to bring two mothballed gas-fired power stations back into action as power prices soar.
