Laurence Fox vows to reverse London ‘war on motorists’ by slashing parking costs
Plans to slash the cost of parking in London were unveiled by mayoral candidate Lawrence Fox on Wednesday as he vowed to reverse the “war on motorists”.
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ECONOMY
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WORLD 
May 5, 2021 North Korea faces economic ruin amid food and medicine shortages
North Korea is facing one of the worst economic crises in its 73-year history, amid shortages of food and medicines and warnings of rising unemployment and homelessness.
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SPORTS
May 5, 2021 Pep Guardiola aims parting shot at Man Utd after Man City reach Champions League final
Pep Guardiola aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Manchester United, claiming their Champions League success was only down to John Terry’s slip.
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HEALTH
May 5, 2021 New labs to be built to help fast-track variant-resistant vaccines
A special message from Microsoft News: India is currently being devastated by a deadly second wave of Covid. You can support Oxfam’s Covid relief efforts in India, including reaching out to the most affected and vulnerable communities, distributing and installing medical equipment and accessories, and supporting the most marginalised households. You can donate here.
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GREEKS ABROAD
May 5, 2021 Bourla on Pfizer’s Experimental Drug to Treat COVID-19
NEW YORK – Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla told CNBC on April 27 about his company’s “experimental oral drug to treat COVID-19 at the first sign of illness” which “could be available by the end of the year.”
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CYPRUS
May 5, 2021 Cyprus President to inform EU leaders about Geneva meeting outcome
Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, will inform the EU heads of state or government who will participate in the informal European Council meeting, on May 8 in Porto, about the results of the 5+1 informal meeting on Cyprus that took place on April 27-29 in Geneva, Government Spokesperson, Kyriacos Koushos has told CNA.
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EUROPE
May 5, 2021 Fourteen EU countries have submitted recovery plans, 13 still to go
The European Commission has received national Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRP) from 14 countries to access the bloc’s €750 billion recovery fund. 13 of the EU’s 27 member states are still missing from the list.
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HISTORY
May 5, 2021 5 May 2021: This day in history
1260: Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire 1941: Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa 1955: West Germany is granted full sovereignty by its three occupying powers 1965: First large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam 1980: Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends as the SAS and police storm the building 1981: After […]
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UK NEWS
May 4, 2021 Thames island boatyard fire: Huge blaze destroys historic boathouses and vessels at Platt’s Eyot in Hampton
A huge blaze has destroyed two Grade-II listed boatyards and vessels on a Thames island in south-west London.
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SPORTS
May 4, 2021 Chelsea ‘upset Kylian Mbappe’s mother’ during trial which saw transfer plans scrapped
Chelsea could have signed Kylian Mbappe for pennies – but a transfer fell through after a falling out with his mother.
