SpaceX launch: Starship SN15 fitted with Starlink internet dish
SpaceX has attached a Starlink receiver to its latest Starship prototype, allowing the Mars-bound rocket to have high-speed internet access.
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WORLD
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HEALTH 
April 13, 2021 Why nations relying on China’s Covid jabs are at risk of more waves
Countries relying on China’s Covid vaccines may be vulnerable to future waves of the disease, scientists warned today.
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UK NEWS
April 13, 2021 Under-50s to be offered COVID jabs ‘this week’ as govt beats latest vaccine target
The target of offering a first COVID vaccine dose to the nine most vulnerable groups by 15 April has been reached, the government has said.
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 13, 2021 Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce & the Acropolis Museum First Virtual Tour
ATHENS – The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce (HACC) and the Acropolis Museum organized Φώς / Fos The First Virtual Tour of the Acropolis Museum with President Dimitrios Pandermalis on April 10. The impressive tour with a moving Opening Event hosted by Chryssa Avrami included distinguished guests offering their insights and thoughts on the Acropolis and […]
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CYPRUS
April 13, 2021 Τhe European Commision registered Halloumi/Hellim as protected designation of origin product
The European Commission announced on Monday the official decision for the registration of Halloumi/Hellim as a protected designation of origin (PDO) product, protecting it against imitation and misuse across the EU. The European Commission also adopted a measure allowing this PDO product to cross the Green Line, provided that the cheese and milk from which […]
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OPINION
April 13, 2021 European technology unlocking deep geothermal energy for all
GA Drilling Large-scale geothermal energy has long been constrained to volcanic areas where heat can easily be captured and turned into electricity. Recent breakthroughs in drilling techniques can transform the European energy market and end its dependence on fossil fuels.
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HISTORY
April 13, 2021 13 April 2021: This day in history
1250 The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France captured 1598 Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots 1860 1st Pony Express reaches Sacramento, California 1868 Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala and Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II commits suicide 1960 France becomes the 4th nuclear nation by exploding an atomic bomb in the Sahara […]
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WORLD
April 12, 2021 WW3 fears: Iranian nuclear facility hit by ‘terrorist attack’ – Tehran threatens revenge
If follows the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist outside Tehran last November. Akbar Salehi, who the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation, confirmed the attack in a message shared on a telegram channel run by Iran’s elite revolutionary guard.
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UK NEWS
April 12, 2021 ‘Behave responsibly’, PM warns as pub gardens, hairdressers and outdoor dining reopen in England
Boris Johnson has urged the nation to “behave responsibly” as pub gardens reopen and restaurants resume outdoor dining in England.
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UK NEWS
April 12, 2021 Cambridge children ‘unlikely to be present’ at Prince Philip’s funeral
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s three children are not expected to be among the 30 mourners who attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral, The Daily Telegraph understands.
