Malta turns away Britons with NHS app and demands official vaccine letter
Holidaymakers faced travel chaos on Wednesday as Malta refused to accept the NHS app as proof of vaccination and demanded Britons bring an official letter.
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POLITICS 
July 1, 2021 Rishi Sunak to announce £15bn green finance plan
Rishi Sunak will announce plans to transform the City of London into a hub for green finance on Thursday as the government pushes to boost its competitiveness on the global stage after Brexit.
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SPORTS
July 1, 2021 Andy Murray survives five sets of melodrama to beat Oscar Otte in new Wimbledon classic
Andy Murray is playing a second-round match on Centre Court at Wimbledon. At least, it looks like Andy Murray is playing a second-round match on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 1, 2021 OPAC Announces Partnership with International Christian Concern
WASHINGTON –The Orthodox Public Affairs Committee (OPAC) today announced a substantive partnership with International Christian Concern (ICC) to pursue an aggressive program to defend Christians around the world from persecution. This relationship follows months of dialogue and exploration of tactics and strategies to alleviate the suffering of people of faith and shine light on the issues of religious […]
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CYPRUS
July 1, 2021 HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier arrives in Limassol port
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy , arrived in the port of Limassol on Wednesday.
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EUROPE
July 1, 2021 Commission backs ban on cages in farming in ‘historic’ move for animal welfare
The European Commission has committed to working towards a ban on cages for farmed animals in what is being hailed as an historic move for animal welfare after a citizens initiative amassed more than one million signatures from across Europe.
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HISTORY
July 1, 2021 1 July 2021: This day in history
1689: Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan 1858: The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace’s papers on evolution to the Linnean Society 1863: Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee’s northward advance halted 1867: The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as […]
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WORLD
June 30, 2021 Kim Jong Un berates N Korea’s top officials over ‘great crisis’ in COVID response
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has berated his country’s top officials for creating a “great crisis” through failures in coronavirus prevention, according to state media.
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HEALTH
June 30, 2021 Vaccine passports ‘won’t be needed for mass gatherings – but may be for travel abroad’
The government will end Covid vaccine certification requirements for big events once the roadmap out of lockdown is complete, it has been reported.
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POLITICS
June 30, 2021 Shamed Matt Hancock could face being deselected as a Tory MP
Shamed Matt Hancock could face being deselected as a Tory MP over his Covid rule-breaking kiss with an aide in his office.
