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TOURISM 
July 27, 2021 Travel rules for trips overseas ‘may change’, says minister
Britons considering a trip abroad this summer should be aware that “things may change” in terms of the rules for travel, a government minister has warned.
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POLITICS
July 27, 2021 Labour pledge to give gig economy workers right to sick pay
Labour has pledged to give gig economy workers the right to sick pay in its new employment rights charter.
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HEALTH
July 27, 2021 NHS is as stretched now as it was in January, health leaders warn
The NHS is as stretched now as it was at the height of the pandemic in January and things will get worse before they get better, health leaders have said.
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 27, 2021 Archbishop Makarios of Australia Addresses the Pandemic
SYDNEY – His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia issued a special encyclical letter to all the parishes of the Archdiocese of Australia regarding the new wave of the pandemic calling this “a critical time.” The Archbishop wrote the following: “It is a fact that in recent weeks, the nightmare of the pandemic has resumed in […]
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CYPRUS
July 27, 2021 Cyprus announces new country categorizations after re-evaluating epidemiological situation
Following a decision of the Council of Ministers, on 18 February 2021, regarding the Action Plan for the gradual resumption of flights and the re-opening of airports, the Epidemiological Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health has made a re-evaluation of the epidemiological situation in various countries as regards COVID-19.
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EUROPE
July 27, 2021 EU calls on Lebanon to form government quickly
The European Union on Monday (26 July) urged Lebanon’s political elite to form a government without delay, following the nomination of Lebanese businessman Najib Mikati to be designated as prime minister.
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HISTORY
July 27, 2021 27 July 2021: This day in history
1586: Walter Raleigh brings the 1st tobacco to England from Virginia 1689: Battle of Killicrankie: Jacobite Scottish Highlanders under Viscount Dundee defeat royalist force under General MacKay 1789: US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department 1866: transatlantic telegraph cable successfully in second attempt comes ashore at Heart’s Content, Newfoundland laid out by Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s […]
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TOURISM
July 26, 2021 Tenerife adds new Covid certificate requirement for holidaymakers as infections spike
Locals and tourists in Tenerife will be forced to show a certificate when entering indoor spaces from next Monday, July 26. The Spanish island’s government has decided to implement the new rules amid rising coronavirus cases.
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ECONOMY
July 26, 2021 Brexit Britain sees economic boom with fastest growth in 80 years… as EU left lagging
After the pandemic led to a catastrophic plunge in GDP in 2020, the UK is set to be one of the fastest economies in the West to once again be firing o all cylinders. In 2020 Britain saw its economic output drop by 9.8 percent.
