Astrazeneca to build £263m plant in Ireland instead of the UK, after vaccine spat with ministers
Astrazeneca has said it will build a plant in Ireland instead of the UK after a spat with ministers.
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HEALTH
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WORLD 
September 23, 2021 Lithuanian agency warns against use of Chinese-made phones
Lithuanian cybersecurity experts are urging the country’s government agencies to abandon the use of Chinese smartphone brands after an investigation identified security vulnerabilities and censorship concerns with certain devices.
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September 23, 2021 Greek School Begins with Blessing at St. Thomas in Cherry Hill
CHERRY HILL, NJ – The Greek School of St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill opened its doors after a year of online learning, starting with the established blessing, the agiasmo, on September 9, performed by presiding priest of the community Fr. Christoforos Oikonomidis who welcomed the students, parents, and teaching staff.
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POLITICS
September 23, 2021 Keir Starmer essay sets Labour on course for centre ground
Keir Starmer has set Labour on a decisive course toward the centre ground in a 35-page statement of intent that emphasises the values of hard work, contributing to society and partnership with the private sector.
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ECONOMY
September 23, 2021 City eyes on Bank of England ahead of key midday announcement
Last night the US Federal Reserve, the most powerful central bank in the world, kept interest rates at nearly zero. But it indicated that rate hikes might come sooner than it had previously suggested, and warned that the economic recovery from Covid is slowing.
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CYPRUS
September 23, 2021 Cyprus Presidential Commissioner continues meetings in London, focuses on missing persons issue
Presidential Commissioner, Photis Photiou had a number of meetings in the House of Commons with the chairman of the Cyprus-UK Friends of Cyprus group Sir Roger Gale and members of the group.
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EUROPE
September 23, 2021 EU prepares ‘toolbox’ of measures to tackle energy price spike
The European Union executive will produce a “toolbox” of measures EU countries can take to tackle energy price spikes without breaching the bloc’s energy market rules, it said on Wednesday, as consumers faced a sharp rise in bills with winter approaching.
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HISTORY
September 23, 2021 23 September 2021: This day in history
1122: Concordat of Worms agreed between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V 1821: Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during Greek War of Independence 1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I 1884: American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, the beginning of data processing 1889: Nintendo […]
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SPORTS
September 22, 2021 Olympic gold medalist hospitalised with breakthrough Covid case
An Olympic athlete has been hospitalised with Covid-19 after she fell ill from the virus while competing in Italy, just two months after winning gold in the Tokyo 2020 games.
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ECONOMY
September 22, 2021 PM refuses to budge on benefit cuts despite taxpayers footing bill to support US-owned CO2 producer
Taxpayers will help pay for the operating costs of a US-owned fertiliser manufacturer amid the ongoing energy crisis – just weeks after the government announced it was cutting Universal Credit and raising National Insurance contributions.
