EU chiefs to visit Afghan evacuation centre in Spain
The EU’s two top officials will visit a reception centre in Spain on Saturday for Afghan refugees who worked for the bloc, Spain’s foreign minister said.
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HISTORY 
August 21, 2021 21 August 2021: This day in history
1192: Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) 1703: The Edirne Event: Turkish army removes Sultan Mustafa II, lessening the power of the sultans 1772: King Gustav III of Sweden completes a coup d’etat by adopting a new Constitution and installing himself as an enlightened despot, ending 50 […]
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HEALTH
August 20, 2021 Sajid Javid ‘confident’ Covid booster jabs can start next month despite no official decision
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said he is “confident” a coronavirus booster campaign can start next month, after a report that experts want more time to consider whether they are needed.
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WORLD
August 20, 2021 China to launch uncrewed cargo ship to Tiangong station
China is preparing to launch an uncrewed cargo ship to its Tiangong “Heavenly palace” space station in preparation for the arrival of its second human crew this autumn.
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ECONOMY
August 20, 2021 Retail sales fall in July for first time since shops reopened
UK retail sales slipped last month to the weakest performance since shops reopened in April after lockdown restrictions, according to official figures.
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POLITICS
August 20, 2021 Raab faces further pressure over Afghanistan delays as it emerges phone call delegated to junior minister never took place
A phone call that Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was advised to make to Afghanistan’s foreign minister but which was delegated to a junior minister did not take place, it has emerged.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 20, 2021 EMBCA Hosts Never Forget: The Burning of Smyrna & the 30 Year Genocide Sept. 12
NEW YORK – The East Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance (EMBCA) presents the webinar Never Forget: The Burning of Smyrna and the 30 Year (1894-1924) Systemic Hellenic/ Christian Genocide via Zoom on Sunday, September 12, 2 PM/ 9 PM Athens, in association with AHEPA’s Hellenic Cultural Commission.
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CYPRUS
August 20, 2021 Tourists from new markets expected in Cyprus in coming months
Tourist arrivals in August and September are expected to be at the same level as in July and maybe slightly higher, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios has told the Cyprus News Agency. Perdios said that new tourism markets will come to the front in the coming months and in 2022.
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EUROPE
August 20, 2021 EU funds Romania’s brown bear search
Romania, which is home to an estimated 6,000 brown bears, the largest population in the EU, has launched a project to find the real population of these bears, using EU cohesion funds.
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HISTORY
August 20, 2021 20 August 2021: This day in history
1597: 1st Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East 1619: 1st known African Americans in English North America (approx. 20) land at Point Comfort (Fort Monroe), Virginia. They are then sold or traded into servitude. 1741: Alaska first sighted by Danish explorer Vitus Bering at head of Russian expedition 1866: President Andrew Johnson formally declares US Civil War […]
