UK makes safe haven offer to ousted Myanmar ambassador
The UK has made an offer of safe haven to Myanmar’s former ambassador who was ousted when junta loyalists barred him from the embassy in London.
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UK NEWS
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TOURISM 
April 9, 2021 Backlash as holidaymakers face paying hundreds of pounds per trip for Covid tests
British holidaymakers will have to pay hundreds of pounds for Covid tests if they want to take a trip abroad this summer under plans announced by the Government on Friday.
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 9, 2021 “Sail to Freedom – 200 Years of Independence” Sails toward Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK – The celebration of the 200 years since the Greek Revolution of 1821 continues with Sail to Freedom – 200 Years of Independence which takes place on June 6. Ships adorned with Greek flags will be sailing towards the Statue of Liberty. Organized by GlobalAlive LLC, a company based in New York, the […]
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CYPRUS
April 9, 2021 Number of endangered monk seals in Cyprus increasing
With the measures applied in the last years, the population of the endangered Mediterranean Monk (monachus monachus) seal has seen the biggest increase, reaching 19, announced on Thursday Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, Costas Kadis.
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EUROPE
April 9, 2021 ‘Sofa-gate’ brings more headaches for the EU
The protocol scandal that overshadowed the EU leaders’ recent visit to Turkey keeps unfolding, raising questions about Council President Charles Michel’s reaction, but also about the EU’s consistency in asking Ankara to adhere to the Istanbul Convention.
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LIFESTYYLE
April 9, 2021 David Suchet would be up for a Poirot film
David Suchet would be up for starring in a film of Agatha Christie’s iconic detective ‘Poirot’
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HISTORY
April 9, 2021 9 April 2021: This day in history
1483: Edward V (aged 12) succeeds his father Edward IV as king of England. He is never crowned, and disappears presumed murdered, after incarceration in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the “Princes in the Tower”) 1731: British mariner Robert Jenkins’ ear cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, later catalyst for war between […]
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CULTURE
April 8, 2021 Los Angeles: Road Closures for the 93rd Oscars Ceremony
To ensure public safety, support security strategies and facilitate the production of the 93rd Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized street closure plans around Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Alameda Street between Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and 1st Street, Los Angeles Street between […]
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UK NEWS
April 8, 2021 ‘Big falls’ in infection rates across London and South East – but new cases remain high in some areas
COVID-19 cases in England fell by about 60% from February to March – but the latest data suggests that this decline is now “levelling off”.
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HEALTH
April 8, 2021 What’s the AstraZeneca blood clot risk and how does it compare to flights and other medicines?
The use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in those under 30 is to be limited due to concerns over blood clots – but what exactly is the risk and how does it compare?
