Johnson expected to delay ‘Freedom Day’, as poll shows more than half of people back him
Boris Johnson is expected to agree to the delay of lockdown easing in England and, according to a new poll, just over half of the UK public is backing the move.
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POLITICS
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SPORTS 
June 13, 2021 Christian Eriksen unlikely to play football again, says cardiologist
Christian Eriksen is lucky to be alive but unlikely to play again after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at the Euro 2020 tournament, according to a sports cardiologist who previously worked with the footballer at Tottenham.
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 13, 2021 Archbishop Elpidophoros to Celebrate Ecumenical Patriarch’s Name Day at Historic Saint Bartholomew
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will preside over the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy honoring Saint Bartholomew at the historic Saint Bartholomew Church in Midtown Manhattan on June 11, 2021. Bishop Dean Wolfe, Rector of Saint Bartholomew’s Church, joyfully has extended his blessing to His Eminence for this joyous occasion to take place.
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CYPRUS
June 13, 2021 Cyprus UN Permanent Representative asks for implementation of UNSC decisions on Varosha without further delay Posted on 12 June 2021
Cyprus Permanent Representative in the UN, Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou, has said that there needs to be more accountability regarding the compliance with the decisions of the UN Security Council, and that their implementation cannot be absent from the Council’s report.
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EUROPE
June 13, 2021 Macron plays on EU unity as Brexit row overshadows summit
French President Emmanuel Macron sought to portray a united European front at the G7 summit on Friday (11 June), tweeting a picture of the five EU leaders together, in a thinly veiled warning to the UK that the EU is united about the implementation of the Brexit agreement.
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HISTORY
June 13, 2021 13 June 2021: This day in history
1373: Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world’s oldest extant) signed in London 1866: US House of representatives passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights) 1878: Congress of Berlin begins, determines the territories of the states in the Balkan peninsula following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 1956: The last British troops leave the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt 2000: South Korean President Kim Dae […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 12, 2021 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.
