Omicron could fuel largest wave of pandemic, government advisers warn
The omicron variant could cause the biggest wave of Covid cases yet in the UK if allowed to spread unchecked, leading government scientific advisers have warned.
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HEALTH 
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AUTO MOTO
December 2, 2021 Nissan plans UK solar farm big enough to build every Leaf sold in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese carmaker Nissan said on Wednesday it has received planning permission to build a 20-megawatt solar farm at its plant in northeast England that should generate enough power to build every fully electric Leaf car sold in Europe.
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POLITICS
December 2, 2021 Ministers postponed announcement of fares increase after backlash to rail plan
An announcement that rail fares will rise by 3.8% in March was postponed by ministers last week after the furious backlash over downgraded government plans for rail investment in the north.
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WORLD
December 2, 2021 Russia and China are attacking US satellites with lasers and jammers ‘every day’ says top general
United States’ satellites are constantly under attack, and China may become the dominant space power by the end of the decade, according to a Space Force general.
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GREEKS ABROAD
December 2, 2021 Professor George Paxinos named among pioneer Greeks in medicine and science
Professor George Paxinos from the University of New South Wales in Sydney has been named among 63 Greeks who are pioneers in the fields of clinical medicine and biomedical research.
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CYPRUS
December 2, 2021 Relations between Cyprus and Israel are today stronger than ever before, FM Christodoulides says
Relations between Cyprus and Israel are today stronger than ever before, Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, during an event in Nicosia organized by the Embassy of Israel on the occasion of the Hanukkah Jewish celebration, during which Christodoulides and Israeli Ambassador Oren Anolik lit the candles on a menorah, an ancient Hebrew lampstand.
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EUROPE
December 2, 2021 MEPs attack Commission for proposal to ease migration rules over Belarus crisis
The European Union executive proposed on Wednesday (1 December) temporarily looser asylum rules, allowing Poland and its two Baltic neighbours, Lithuania and Latvia, to handle migrants pushed by Belarus to their shared border, but the proposal angered EU lawmakers and rights groups.
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HISTORY
December 2, 2021 2 December 2021: This day in history
1804: General Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of the French at the Notre Dame de Paris in a ceremony officiated by Pope Pius VII 1823: US President James Monroe declares the “Monroe Doctrine” opposing European colonialism in the Americas, arguing any European political intervention in the New World would be a hostile act against the United States 1845: US President James K. Polk announces to Congress that […]
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POLITICS
December 1, 2021 MPs vote for stricter Covid rules on mask-wearing and isolation in England
MPs have approved tougher Covid rules that came into force overnight making masks mandatory in more places in England and changing isolation requirements due to concern over the Omicron variant.
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UK NEWS
December 1, 2021 London rises up ranks of most expensive cities as Paris loses top spot
London has climbed the rankings of the world’s most expensive cities to hit its highest point in years as Paris is knocked off the top spot.
