Young people using social media to bypass vaccination rules
Vaccine walk-in centres are defying official guidance by handing out second doses after just 21 days.
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HEALTH
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UK NEWS 
June 29, 2021 London fire: Six injured in huge fire near Elephant and Castle station
Six people have been injured after an enormous fire broke out beneath Elephant and Castle train station on Monday.
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UK NEWS
June 29, 2021 Pupils should no longer have to self-isolate if someone in school bubble gets COVID – expert
Pupils should not have to self-isolate if someone in their school bubble tests positive for COVID-19, England’s new children’s commissioner has said.
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 29, 2021 Taste of Greektown Returns to Chicago August 27-29
CHICAGO – Taste of Greektown returns to Chicago August 27-29 this year. The largest Greek festival in the Chicago area will celebrate 31 years of sharing Hellenic cuisine and culture on Halsted Street between Adams and Van Buren streets.
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CYPRUS
June 29, 2021 Famagusta Municipal Council to discuss Turkish occupied Varosha with Cyprus President
Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, and Famagusta Municipal Council will discuss on July 6 developments as regards the fenced off city of Famagusta, known as Varosha, and the policy to be followed regarding Turkish moves related to the occupied city.
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EUROPE
June 29, 2021 EU’s Schinas says UEFA should rethink Wembley final
A top European Commission official said on Monday (28 June) he has “doubts” about Covid-hit Britain hosting the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final at Wembley and urged UEFA to “analyse” that choice of venue.
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HISTORY
June 29, 2021 29 June 2021: This day in history
1613: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England, burns down during a performance of “Henry VIII” 1900: The Imperial Chinese Court issues what is essentially a declaration of war against the foreigners in China and blames hostilities on them, giving license to Boxers for even greater ferocity 1949: South Africa begins implementing apartheid; no mixed marriages 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed […]
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SPORTS
June 28, 2021 Keane: Ronaldo should ‘be going after’ Portugal ‘imposter’
Roy Keane has laid the blame for Portugal’s Euro 2020 exit at the feet of Joao Felix.
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TOURISM
June 28, 2021 Spain imposes new restrictions on UK travellers heading to Majorca and Ibiza as EU nations tighten rules
Spain will start to demand a negative Covid-19 test or proof of vaccination from British tourists who want to enter Mallorca, Ibiza and the surrounding Balearic islands, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday.
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WORLD
June 28, 2021 US air strikes kill five Iran-backed militia fighters in Syria, Iraq
The Pentagon announced on Sunday it had conducted retaliatory targeted air strikes against “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” on the Iraq-Syria border, which a monitor said killed at least five militia fighters.
