EU plan to cut gas use by 15% set to come into effect
An EU plan to cut gas consumption across the bloc by 15 per cent to cope with an energy price crisis spurred by Russia’s war in Ukraine comes into effect on Tuesday (9 August).
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EUROPE 
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HISTORY
August 8, 2022 8 August 2022: This day in history
1509: Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India 1609: Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei’s telescope 1786: US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America 1925: 1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (between 25,000 and 40,000 marchers) in Washington, D.C. 1945: USSR […]
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ECONOMY
August 7, 2022 Liz Truss will ‘rush through’ tax cuts to tackle cost of living crisis
Liz Truss will rush through tax cuts up to six months earlier than planned, The Telegraph can disclose, with the Foreign Secretary pledging to “look at what more can be done” to tackle the rising cost of living.
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UK NEWS
August 7, 2022 London Underground: Government plans for driverless Tubes as capital hit with summer of train strikes
The ongoing funding dispute between Transport for London (TfL) and the government has prompted Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to propose the possibility of driverless trains on the London Underground.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 7, 2022 Fotis Vergopoulos set to lead ‘Rebetiko Caravan’ tour across Australia
The raw and captivating sound of rebetika (Greek blues), is the music of the Greek underground, expressing themes of love, pain and hashish.
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CYPRUS
August 7, 2022 Tourist arrivals to Cyprus to reach 75% of 2019 high
Tourist arrivals to Cyprus to reach 75% of 2019 high, ACTE says.
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EUROPE
August 7, 2022 State of play in EU labour policy
This article is part of our special report A hard winter up ahead. After significant progress in the EU’s employment and social rights policy in the first semester of 2022, all eyes are now on the Czech presidency of the EU Council to see whether this momentum will continue in the second half of the year.
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HISTORY
August 7, 2022 7 August 2022: This day in history
1461: Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor 1714: The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy during the Great Northern War against Sweden 1933: The Iraqi Government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Sumail. The day becomes known as Assyrian Martyrs Day. 1955: Tokyo Telecommunications […]
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SPORTS
August 6, 2022 West London football club pitch ‘burnt to a crisp’ in Feltham fire
AWest London football club has experienced the devastating impact of recent fires as their pitches were ‘burnt to a crisp’ during a fire on Monday (August 1). Bedfont F.C’s players and staff watched in horror as their first team and children’s pitches were charred by a six-hectare grass fire in Feltham. The clubhouse was saved […]
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WORLD
August 6, 2022 Latvian Embassy in Moscow suspends visa processing for Russian citizens
The Latvian Embassy in Moscow has announced Friday the suspension for an indefinite period of visa processing for Russian citizens “due to the international situation”.
