Pope Francis to visit Cyprus in December
Pope Francis will visit Cyprus in December, making him the second Roman Catholic pontiff to ever travel to the eastern Mediterranean island nation, a Cypriot official said Tuesday.
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September 2, 2021 Slovenia’s defence minister: EU will learn its lessons from Afghanistan
In case the EU wishes to become a more reliable security provider and global actor, it needs to avoid past mistakes and develop credible military intervention forces that are able to project stability in our neighbourhood, Slovenia’s defence minister Matej Tonin told EURACTIV.
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HISTORY
September 2, 2021 2 September 2021: This day in history
31 BC: Battle of Actium: decisive naval battle that effectively ends the Roman Republic. Octavian’s forces defeat those under Mark Antony and Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece. 1192: Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign treaty over Jerusalem, at end of the Third Crusade 1666: Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed 1792: September Massacres of […]
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POLITICS
September 1, 2021 AP FACT CHECK: Biden skirts broken promise on Afghan exit
President Joe Biden on Tuesday glossed over his broken promise to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan until the last Americans are out and offered the faint assurance — even with the last U.S. planes gone — that it’s never too late for U.S. citizens to leave.
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UK NEWS
September 1, 2021 Huge discrepancy in NHS England waiting times for common procedures
NHS patients enter a postcode lottery when it comes to common hospital treatments such as eye, hip and knee surgery in England – with some areas facing huge backlogs while others have almost none, new research reveals.
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HEALTH
September 1, 2021 Get Covid jab: health chief Kevin Fenton’s plea to Londoners
The capital’s public health chief has made a plea to hesitant Londoners to get the coronavirus vaccine before the “challenge” of autumn and winter.
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UK NEWS
September 1, 2021 Boris Johnson away with family but not on holiday, says No10
Boris Johnson is away with his family in the West of England for a few days but No10 stressed he is “continuing to work”.
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LIFESTYYLE
September 1, 2021 NCIS boss shares an update on Mark Harmon’s status for season 19
NCIS boss Steven D Binder has updated fans on the status of leading star Mark Harmon.
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GREEKS ABROAD
September 1, 2021 He’s a Carpenter, and Artist – Nondas Galiotzakis Puts on a Show
NASHUA, NH – Nondas Galiotzakis is not just an artist, but a real craftsman, a carpenter by trade whose deft touch with color on huge canvases is being featured in a popup gallery in this southern New Hampshire city. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and spent a […]
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CYPRUS
September 1, 2021 Oil slick moving away from Cypriot shores, GC co-chair of Bicommunal Committee on Environment tells CNA
An oil slick from a Syrian power plant that was threatening Cyprus seems to be moving away from the island’s eastern shores, according to the Greek Cypriot co-chair of the Bicommunal Technical Committee on Environment, Michalis Loizides.
