Parents vow to keep children home during school Covid vaccination campaign
Parents have vowed to keep children at home to avoid them being “peer pressured” into having a Covid jab, while scientists warn half have not yet been exposed to the virus.
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September 5, 2021 Senior Tory demands end to ‘unseemly’ Cabinet row over Afghan crisis
A senior Conservative MP is demanding an immediate end to the “unseemly and unprofessional” row between the foreign and defence secretaries over Afghanistan, warning that it is further damaging the UK’s already battered reputation on the world stage.
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GREEKS ABROAD
September 5, 2021 Fr. Vrame Named Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press
BOSTON – HCHC President George M. Cantonis has announced the appointment of the Very Reverend Archimandrite Anton C. Vrame, PhD, as Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press, effective September 1. Having been actively involved in publishing for several decades, he brings a wealth of experience to the work of the Press, which he has managed […]
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CYPRUS
September 5, 2021 We must focus on the resumption of Cyprus negotiations
4 September 2021, Dialogos portal AKEL General Secretary: We must focus on the resumption of negotiations. Turkey’s threats and provocations are unacceptable and reprehensible, but the Greek Cypriot side must focus, in addition to defending our sovereign rights, on the resumption of negotiations from the point where they had remained at Crans Montana, the General […]
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EUROPE
September 5, 2021 EU sets five conditions for future ‘operational engagement’ with Taliban
EU member states on Friday (3 September) laid out their conditions for stepping up engagement with the Taliban, agreeing to establish a joint European–Kabul civilian presence.
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HISTORY
September 5, 2021 5 September 2021: This day in history
1666: Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead 1774: Twelve of the thirteen American colonies adopt a trade embargo against Great Britain at the first Continental Congress at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1839: The First Opium War begins in China 2017: Hurricane Irma becomes the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region […]
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AUTO MOTO
September 4, 2021 New EU driving law set to launch in the UK may make it ‘hard for drivers to concentrate’
Motoring lawyer Nick Freeman has warned new EU speed limiter rules could make driving “unpleasant” and “boring” and comes with massive safety risks. He warned drivers will become “lethargic and “complacent” behind the wheel which is likely to lead to accidents.
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ECONOMY
September 4, 2021 Good news for savers as bank increases ‘table-topping’ interest rates across whole range
Savings rates have been on the rocks in the last year and a half due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, an event which has created unprecedented challenges in all spheres. With the Bank of England’s decision to lower its base rate to 0.1 percent in March 2020, which it has not raised since, many […]
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UK NEWS
September 4, 2021 Flu jab appointments set to be disrupted as vaccine deliveries delayed by transport problems
Many flu jab appointments will have to be rescheduled because of a two-week delay in the delivery of the vaccines to GPs.
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WORLD
September 4, 2021 ‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty over part in US Capitol riot
Jacob Chansley was among the first people to storm the building following Donald Trump’s rally in Washington DC on 6 January.
