Restrictions on travel and outdoor meetings ease in Scotland
Some coronavirus travel restrictions have been removed in Scotland and more people are now able to meet up outdoors.
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TOURISM
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GREEKS ABROAD 
April 16, 2021 Man Utd transfer round-up: Raphael Varane talks ‘advanced’ and Tahith Chong decision close
After emerging as Manchester City’s closest challengers in the Premier League this season, Manchester United now need to bring in reinforcements to make the next step.
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 16, 2021 THI Launches Its 2021 Annual Easter Appeal Helping Families throughout Greece
NEW YORK – In Greece, the essence of holidays is enjoying loving and memorable meals with one’s family and friends, but due to the pandemic more people than usual are at risk of marking Greek Orthodox Easter on May 2 experiencing hunger rather than joy.
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CYPRUS
April 16, 2021 Cyprus tourism will continue to face challenges in summer 2021 but future looks promising, conference hears
An online conference on “The challenges facing the restart of Cyprus Tourism”, acknowledged that tourism for the summer 2021 will continue to be difficult but summer 2022 will offer more hope. However, participants called for seamless procedures and more cost efficient testing done to passengers arriving on the island. Addressing the virtual conference organised by […]
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GREECE
April 16, 2021 Greece to allow vaccinated tourists in next week
Greece plans to open its borders to vaccinated visitors from several countries from next week, the government said Thursday (15 April), as the country seeks to restart its badly-hit tourism sector.
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HISTORY
April 16, 2021 16 April 2021: This day in history
1457 BC: Battle of Megiddo: Egyptian forces of Thutmose III defeat a large Canaanite coalition under King of Kadesh. First battle recorded with a reliable account. 1705: Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge 1746: Jacobite Rising 1745: Battle of Culloden, the last battle on British soil: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite […]
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WORLD
April 15, 2021 Russia ‘on doorstep of war’ with Ukraine after largest movement of troops in 50 years
Ukraine and Russia have long had an uneasy relationship after Moscow annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014. But, in recent weeks, violence between Russian-backed Crimean separatists and Ukrainian troops has broken out. Moscow has sent thousands of troops near the border.
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HEALTH
April 15, 2021 Covid antibody levels fall in over-70s despite vaccine rollout as experts question data
The number of older people with coronavirus antibodies has fallen despite the ongoing vaccine rollout, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), leading experts to question whether the data could now be trusted.
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UK NEWS
April 15, 2021 David Cameron says he will ‘respond positively’ to MPs’ lobbying inquiry
David Cameron has said he intends to respond “positively” to any request to give evidence to any of the inquiries taking place into the Greensill affair.
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 15, 2021 Archbishop Elpidophoros Receives Letter from President Biden
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros received a letter from U.S. President Joe Biden dated April 8, thanking him for his remarks on Greek Independence Day and his participation in the White House Virtual Easter Celebration. President Biden wrote that he was “truly honored.” Biden also wrote, “I am grateful for your continued leadership, […]
