Pandemic heroes recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours list – and those who weren’t
Britain’s Covid vaccine pioneers are recognised for their “extraordinary efforts” in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list on Saturday.
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ECONOMY 
June 12, 2021 State pension warning: Your NI contributions may not be qualifying – rules explained
State pension income requires at least 10 years of qualifying NI contributions, with 35 years needed for the full amount of £179.60. It’s possible to get qualifying years whether one is working or not but there are different rules.
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WORLD
June 12, 2021 Vladimir Putin says he can work with Joe Biden but denies he is a ‘killer’
Vladimir Putin said he hoped that Joe Biden would be less impulsive than his predecessor but warned US-Russian relations were at their lowest point in years ahead of the leaders’ first meeting.
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HEALTH
June 12, 2021 EU countries agree Covid vaccine scheme – excluding Britons
EU countries have agreed to ease summer travel restrictions that will allow fully vaccinated tourists to avoid tests or quarantines – but not British holidaymakers.
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POLITICS
June 12, 2021 G7: Boris Johnson to face pressure from EU on Northern Ireland
Boris Johnson will come under fresh pressure from EU leaders in Cornwall on Saturday in the increasingly bitter standoff over the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.
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June 12, 2021 AHEPA Requests President Biden Recognize the Greek Genocide
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) sent a formal request to President Joseph Biden, Jr., asking for the United States government to recognize the Greek Genocide.
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CYPRUS
June 12, 2021 Annita Demetriou elected as the first woman President of Cyprus’ parliament
Cypriot parliamentarians elected on Thursday the 35-year-old Annita Demetriou as the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives. Demetriou was elected in the second round of voting in the parliament with 25 votes in favour – 17 from her party Democratic Rally, 4 from National Popular Front and 4 from Democratic Front.
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EUROPE
June 12, 2021 Brussels in balancing act to gain EU support for battery regulation
The European Commission’s proposed battery regulation was alternatively branded too ambitious or too restricting at a meeting of EU environment ministers Thursday (11 June), highlighting the gap between the 27 member states on the issue.
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HISTORY
June 12, 2021 12 June 2021: This day in history
1381: Peasants’ Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath 1830: Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch 1864: The Battle of Trevilian Station, the bloodiest and largest all-cavalry battle of the American Civil War in Louisa County ends with Confederate tactical victory and Union successful retreat […]
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June 11, 2021 First pictures of Chinese rover and lander on dusty, rocky surface of Mars released
The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos released on Friday that the rover took on the red planet.
