British university students heading to Spain face visa delays due to Brexit
British students due to start university in Spain within weeks could have their plans put on hold due to visa delays.
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August 19, 2021 Jeremy Corbyn backed withdrawal from Afghanistan – now wants UK to ‘play its part’
The Taliban’s political leaders are believed to be making their way to Kabul in order to finalise the outfit’s takeover of Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the Taliban’s founding members, had been in Qatar, having been released from prison in 2018 to help facilitate the peace process with the US. Pictures this week showed Taliban members entering […]
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ECONOMY
August 19, 2021 Pension triple lock at risk of being AXED as Rishi Sunak under pressure- are you affected?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure to suspend the triple lock system for next year ahead of unprecedented increases for State Pensions. Wage statistics have shown if the triple lock system dictated the increase for State Pensions in 2022, they would rise by a staggering eight percent.
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HEALTH
August 19, 2021 Jabbed adults infected with Delta ‘can match virus levels of unvaccinated’
Fully vaccinated adults can harbour virus levels as high as unvaccinated people if infected with the Delta variant, according to a sweeping analysis of UK data, which supports the idea that hitting the threshold for herd immunity is unlikely.
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WORLD
August 19, 2021 Taliban face cash crisis as central banks move to block $340m transfer
Afghanistan faces a financial crunch amid its takeover by the Taliban as the nation braces to be cut off from the next transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars from the International Monetary Fund.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 19, 2021 Assumption Church’s Greek Festival in Idaho on August 21
POCATELLO, ID – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 518 North 5th Avenue in Pocatello, hosts its Greek Festival on Saturday, August 21, 11 AM-7 PM. The annual event draws crowds every year, but had been canceled last year due to the pandemic. This year, the festival is back with all the […]
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CYPRUS
August 19, 2021 Commission approves €1 bn Cypriot scheme to support enterprises and self-employed individuals
The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Cypriot scheme to support enterprises and self-employed individuals in the context of the coronavirus outbreak, a press release said on Tuesday.
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EUROPE
August 19, 2021 Luxembourg emerges as Europe’s sanctions leader on data breaches
Which European countries impose the most or the largest fines for data breaches? After last month’s record fine for Amazon, EURACTIV takes a closer look.
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HISTORY
August 19, 2021 19 August 2021: This day in history
43 BC: Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul 1839: Details of Louis Daguerre’s 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris 1942: World War II: Over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed, wounded or captured raiding Dieppe, France 1988: Iran and Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT) 1991: Conservative members […]
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UK NEWS
August 18, 2021 Train passengers brace for major rail fares rise after inflation soars to 3.8%
Train passengers are braced for a major rail fares rise next year after RPI inflation soared to 3.8% – the highest for more than three years.
