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.
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EUROPE
August 21, 2021 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.
