Cyprus Opens up for Tourists from 65 Countries
Cyprus officially opens to the tourist markets of over 65 countries, and a new protocol regulating entries into the country comes into effect.
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CYPRUS
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EUROPE 
April 5, 2021 EU auditing agencies should stand ready for 2022 budget, MEP says
Auditing and rule of law mechanisms should be ready to scrutinise how the first money from the Recovery Fund will be dispersed across the bloc in 2022, MEP Nicolae Ștefănuță told EURACTIV.com in an interview.
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HISTORY
April 5, 2021 5 April 2021: This day in history
1242: Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod defeats Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice 1722: Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island / Rapa Nui in the southeastern Pacific 1818: In the Battle of Maipú, Chile’s independence movement – led by Bernardo O’Higgins and José de San Martín – win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead. […]
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WORLD
April 4, 2021 North Korea will test more missiles ‘to lash out’ at Biden – ‘Show it can kill millions’
Last week, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea from its east coast. The test-firings were Kim Jong-un’s first major provocation since President Biden took office in January.
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UK NEWS
April 4, 2021 Kill the Bill protests: Police and demonstrators clash in London as thousands march across UK
Police have arrested 26 people following clashes in London as thousands of demonstrators attended marches against a controversial government crackdown on protests.
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UK NEWS
April 4, 2021 Dates revealed for UK’s first ‘vaccine passport’ events – and ‘traffic light’ system for holidays
Boris Johnson is poised to announce some Easter Monday good news, with home and away lockdown-easing moves as part of his COVID roadmap to freedom.
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 4, 2021 GOCGSL & HCA Commemorate the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution (Photos)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake (GOCGSL) and Utah’s Hellenic Cultural Association (HCA) observed the 200th anniversary of Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Turks with a month-long series of significant religious and civic events, beginning with a meeting with Senator Mike Lee (R) of Utah.
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CYPRUS
April 4, 2021 Placing Cyprus on world innovation map
By Demetra Molyva Cyprus Seeds is a pioneering, non-profit organisation based in Nicosia. Its mission is to assist the commercialisation of innovative research from Cypriot universities and place Cyprus on the world map of innovation. To achieve its objectives, it offers a very competitive 12-month funding programme that includes pre-seed funding in the form of […]
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EUROPE
April 4, 2021 EU countries squabble over 10 million extra doses of Pfizer vaccine
EU nations fell out Thursday (1 April) over how to divide up 10 million extra doses of coronavirus vaccine, with Austria, Slovenia and the Czech Republic refusing to help five struggling countries.
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HISTORY
April 4, 2021 4 April 2021: This day in history
1581: Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard Golden Hind at Deptford 1655: Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbary pirates 1789: 1st US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington‘s presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ending 1791) 1949: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed in Washington, D.C. 1968: US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at […]
