All Cyprus Ministers to get AstraZeneca vaccine on Thursday
All Ministers of the Cyprus government who have not yet been vaccinated, will get the AstraZeneca vaccine on Thursday, Government Spokesman Kyriakos Koushos announced today.
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CYPRUS
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EUROPE 
April 15, 2021 EU Commission ‘concerned’ about PKN Orlen media takeover, Jourová says
Polish state-owned oil refiner PKN Orlen’s takeover of publisher Polska Press has raised concerns in the European Commission, Vice-President Vera Jourová has told EURACTIV, adding to the protest to the buyout already raised by opposition in Poland.
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HISTORY
April 15, 2021 15 April 2021: This day in history
1755: Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” published in London 1877: Boston-Somerville installs the world’s 1st telephone in Massachusetts 1912: RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, with the loss of between 1,490 and 1,635 people Source: Onthisday.com
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HEALTH
April 14, 2021 Fauci warns women who received J&J vaccine to ‘be alert’
Dr Anthony Fauci has warned women who have had the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be alert for symptoms of an adverse reaction, as U.S. health agencies advise against the vaccine’s usage until more research can be done.
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WORLD
April 14, 2021 China accuses US Navy of ‘cognitive warfare’ after ‘unusual’ photo emerges
Chinese commentators have accused the United States of “cognitive warfare” after the US Navy released a puzzling photo.
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HEALTH
April 14, 2021 Fears grow over rapid spread of Covid variant in London
Rapid spread of coronavirus variants could necessitate the reimposition of lockdown measures, a scientist advising the Government said.
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 14, 2021 Dendias Visits Greek Community in Benghazi
BENGHAZI — Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited on Monday the Greek community in Benghazi. Dendias who is paying an official visit to Libya, referred to the special importance of the upcoming opening of the Greek General Consulate in Benghazi noting that the Greek presence in Libya is restored and will remain so, said the Greek […]
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CYPRUS
April 14, 2021 Sovereign equality cannot be accepted, Cyprus FM stresses
Cyprus Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, has stressed that sovereign equality cannot be accepted because it would result in the recognition of a separate state in the occupied areas of Cyprus, and therefore it is not within the framework of a bizonal, bicommunal federation.
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EUROPE
April 14, 2021 Airlines could use new EU COVID pass this summer, Reynders tells MEPs
Airlines could check new European Union COVID certificates before allowing onboard passengers going on summer holidays, a senior official said on Tuesday (13 April) as the bloc seeks to restart a travel sector ravaged by the pandemic.
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HISTORY
April 14, 2021 14 Αpril 2021: This day in history
1865 US President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington; he dies a day later 1903 Dr Harry Plotz discovers a vaccine against typhoid (NYC) 1912 RMS Titanic hits an iceberg at 11.40pm off Newfoundland 1935 Black Sunday: Severe dust storm ravages the US Midwest, led to the region being named “the Dust Bowl” 1981 1st Space Shuttle, Columbia […]
