EU recognises Covid certificates from Turkey and Ukraine
The EU will recognise national Covid certificates from Turkey, Ukraine and North Macedonia from Friday, opening the way to easier travel for their residents, the European Commission said.
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HISTORY 
August 22, 2021 22 August 2021: This day in history
1485: Battle of Bosworth Field: Henry Tudor’s forces defeat English King Richard III during last battle in the Wars of the Roses. Richard is killed, the last English monarch to die in battle. 1639: Madras (now Chennai), India, founded by the British East India Company on sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers 1642: English Civil War begins between […]
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EUROPE
August 22, 2021 Relative of Deutsche Welle journalist killed by Taliban
Taliban fighters trying to track down western-affiliated journalists allegedly shot dead a family member of an editor working for Deutsche Welle and seriously injured another, the German public broadcaster has said.
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ENVIRONMENT
August 21, 2021 Charles: Fires in Mediterranean stark reminder action must be taken at Cop26
The recent wildfires in Mediterranean countries must push leaders from politics and the private sector to take substantial action at the forthcoming UN climate conference “before it is finally too late”, the Prince of Wales has said.
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August 21, 2021 China allows couples third child to tackle plummeting birth rate
China is to allow couples to legally have a third child as it seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that could threaten its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence.
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HEALTH
August 21, 2021 EU deal to import vaccines from Africa ‘stuns’ WHO chief over ‘narrow nationalist goals!’
Speaking to reporters yesterday Dr Ghebreyesus told reporters just 10 countries had administered 75 percent of their populations, while low-income countries have vaccinated barely two percent of theirs. He said: “I called for a temporary moratorium on boosters to help shift supply to those countries that have not even been able to vaccinate their health workers and at-risk communities and are […]
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UK NEWS
August 21, 2021 Schools could bring back Covid bubbles after just two positive cases, union warns
Schools may choose to put kids back into Covid bubbles with just a couple of cases “as they can very quickly become more” it has been warned by a union boss.
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POLITICS
August 21, 2021 Sturgeon’s independence in tatters after UK refused to continue shared energy
Scotland’s independence hopes were cast in fresh doubt this week after the country’s deficit soared to £36billion. Many say that one of the main reasons why the first independence referendum failed was because Scots were not wholly convinced that Holyrood’s economic plan was watertight. In 2014, the country’s deficit stood at £12bn.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 21, 2021 Holy Trinity to Host 39th Greek Festival October 1-3 in Raleigh
RALEIGH, NC – The 39th Annual Greek Festival will be a drive through event at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church located at 5000 Lead Mine Road in Raleigh.
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CYPRUS
August 21, 2021 Three new Ryanair flights to Cyprus this winter
Ryanair has announced three new Cyprus routes to Germany and Poland from Paphos airport for winter 2021.
