King Charles diagnosed with cancer and receiving treatment
Prince Harry has spoken to King Charles about the monarch’s cancer diagnosis and will travel to the UK in “days” to see him.
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UK NEWS
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SPORTS 
February 6, 2024 Olympic sailors arrive in Athens from all over the world
Sailors from all over the world have been arriving in the coastal suburb of Kalamaki in Athens in recent days to compete for qualification for the Olympic Games sailing events in Marseille in the summer.
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EUROPE
February 6, 2024 EU Commission chief to withdraw the contested pesticide regulation
In a major blow to the EU’s Green Deal and Farm to Fork framework, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday (6 February) that she will withdraw the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR), which sought to halve pesticide use by 2030.
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HISTORY
February 6, 2024 6 February 2024: This day in history
1508: Maximilian I proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor, first Emperor in centuries not crowned by the Pope 1778: Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance signed in Paris, between the United States and France, the first negotiated by the United States. The first established formal diplomatic and commercial relations and the second formed […]
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EUROPE
February 5, 2024 EU countries vote unanimously to approve AI Act
By Martin Banks The 27 EU Member State governments have voted unanimously in favour of ‘The EU Artificial Intelligence Act’.
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 5, 2024 Eight new traffic cameras start operating in Limassol and Larnaca districts
Eight new traffic cameras have started operating in Limassol and Larnaca districts.
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GREECE
February 5, 2024 Farmers unsatisfied with government measures
Representatives of protesting farmers on Monday said that they are unhappy with the government’s proposals on addressing their various issues and will announce how their protests will proceed on Tuesday.
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EUROPE
February 5, 2024 EU lawmakers to Amazon lobbyists: ‘We want you out of Parliament’
Lobbyists from US tech giant Amazon should have their access badges to the European Parliament revoked “until the company’s management is willing to engage in genuine dialogue with the Parliament,” members of the Parliament’s employment committee have written in a letter to the institution’s president, Roberta Metsola.
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HISTORY
February 5, 2024 5 February 2024: This day in history
1576: Henry of Navarre (later Henry IV of France) abjures Catholicism at Tours 1597: A group of early Japanese Christians, known as the 26 Martyrs, are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society 1885: King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal colonial […]
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WORLD
February 4, 2024 Foreign Minister Wu gives interview to Washington Post
Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu said China’s approach to acquiring allies is a far cry from Taiwan’s more comprehensive style that supports allies’ projects to improve the lives of their people. Wu made the remarks in an interview Jan. 25 in Taipei City with Lily Kuo and Vic Chiang of The Washington Post for an article on […]
