Heavy rain batters parts of the UK bringing flooding and travel misery
Homes have had to be evacuated and roads and railways left under water after torrential rain has brought flooding to parts of the UK.
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UK NEWS
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WORLD 
February 21, 2021 Mars landing: Nasa’s Perseverance rover sends back first colour images from Red Planet
Nasa’s Mars Perseverance rover has sent back its first colour images from the surface of the Red Planet.
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ECONOMY
February 21, 2021 Former Bank of England Governor Carney joins board of digital payments company Stripe
(Reuters) – Mark Carney, former head of the UK and Canadian central banks, has joined the board of U.S. digital payments company Stripe Inc, days after the company was reported to be planning a primary funding round valuing it at over $100 billion.
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SPORTS
February 21, 2021 Hamilton Accies goalkeeper Ryan Fulton encouraged by spirit displayed in Hibernian defeat
Hamilton Accies’ Ryan Fulton believes their performance against Hibernian should give the team confidence that they can stay in the league.
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AUTO MOTO
February 21, 2021 New Citroen C4 2021 review
With the new C4, Citroen returns to a sector in which it has sold many iconic models over the years. This century-old company was formerly known for offering intriguing, leftfield family-focused cars that often sold in impressive numbers. But the previous C4, which ceased production in 2018, bought that tradition to a shuddering halt.
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TOURISM
February 21, 2021 Jet2 pilots are asked to avoid booking time off this summer
Holiday giant Jet2 has asked its pilots to avoid booking time off this summer in a sign that travel firms expect Britons to be able to take foreign breaks in sunshine spots such as Greece after lockdown ends.
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 21, 2021 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Donation Helps Johns Hopkins’ Endowment
With COVID-19 driving down giving to American colleges, many operating either remotely or with strict health measures in place affecting students too, endowments are taking a beating, even for many top-flight schools.
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CYPRUS
February 21, 2021 Cyprus completes 56,791 vaccinations until February 17
A total of 56,971 vaccinations against Covid-19 have been carried until February 17, in Cyprus and the vaccination programme proceeds on track according to the National Vaccination Plan, the Ministry of Health said in a press release. According to the Ministry, of the total vaccinations carried out so far, 37,750 concern persons, who received first […]
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GREECE
February 21, 2021 Sexual harassment claims expose Greece’s hidden secret
An increasing number of Greek artists and athletes have come forward in recent weeks to report cases of sexual harassment in the world of sports, TV and theatre, exposing a well-hidden secret in Greece.
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HISTORY
February 21, 2021 21 February 2021: This day in history
1173 Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury 1613 Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov 1804 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick’s, runs for the 1st time, along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales 1916 World War I: Battle of Verdun begins with a German offensive, […]
