Cyprus’ Minister of Health announces further easing of COVID restrictions in three stages
Cyprus’ Minister of Health Constantinos Ioannou announced Thursday further easing of COVID restrictions in three stages, starting from May 29.
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CYPRUS
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EUROPE 
May 28, 2021 EU’s COVID recovery fund gets unanimous green light
The national parliaments of Austria and Poland approved Europe’s huge post-virus coronavirus recovery fund on Thursday (27 May), the last of the 27 EU member states, paving the way for ratification.
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HISTORY
May 28, 2021 28 May 2021: This day in history
585: BC Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, while Lydians at war with the Medes leads to a truce. One of the cardinal dates from which other dates calculated. 1431: Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution 1588: Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia […]
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WORLD
May 26, 2021 Ban Iranian Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group after ‘brazen’ flag incident, says senior MP
Ministers have been urged to proscribe Iran’s revolutionary guard as a terrorist organisation after its flag was brazenly unfurled in central London at an anti-Israeli rally this weekend. Tom Tugendhat, Tory chair of the foreign affairs committee, urged the government to follow the US in banning the guard which would be the first state group […]
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UK NEWS
May 26, 2021 Government backtracks on local lockdowns after travel confusion
The government has backtracked on its advice for people in several local areas worst hit by the Indian variant to not travel following widespread confusion.
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UK NEWS
May 26, 2021 Ministers braced for Dominic Cummings testimony on Covid crisis
Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s former top adviser, is preparing to expose many of the mistakes he claims the government made as the Covid pandemic hit Britain last year.
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GREEKS ABROAD
May 26, 2021 Dendias Visits Areas Inhabited by Pontic Greeks During Visit to Russia
MOSCOW — Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will be visiting the “heartlands” of the Pontic Greek community in Russia on the sidelines of his meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Sochi. After concluding his talks at the Sochi resort, Dendias will visit the cities of Anapa and Gelendzhik on southern Russia’s Black Sea coast, […]
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CYPRUS
May 26, 2021 what’s at stake in the Cyprus elections
On 30th May, we decide our country’s course. We decide whether we will restore dignity, hope and a perspective to our people or whether we will continue on the downhill path that the government policies have dragged us. On 30th May, we decide whether to strengthen the political force that can keep the hope alive […]
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EUROPE
May 26, 2021 EU leaders shelve request on design of climate change targets
European Union leaders on Tuesday (25 May) shelved an attempt to direct how the bloc will set new national targets for emissions cuts, weeks before Brussels is due to propose a huge package of tougher climate change policies.
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HISTORY
May 26, 2021 26 May 2021: This day in history
1896: Dow Jones index begins with an average of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94) 1908: At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made, rights acquired by the United Kingdom 1927: Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce the last (and 15th million) Model T Ford / Tin […]
