Race to save Cyprus corals from climate change, mass tourism
Many people think Cyprus has no corals, says marine ecologist Louis Hadjiannou. If climate change and coastal development continue unabated, he fears, they may soon be right.
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CYPRUS
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EUROPE 
April 22, 2021 EU spells out criteria for green investment in new ‘taxonomy’ rules
The European Commission on Wednesday (21 April) unveiled a first batch of implementing rules under the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, spelling out detailed technical criteria that companies need to comply with in order to win a green investment label in Europe.
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HISTORY
April 22, 2021 22 April 2021: This day in history
1500: Pedro Álvares Cabral is the first european to discover Brazil, landing near Monte Pascoal, claims it for Portugal 1915: 1st military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I 1993: Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Washington, D.C. 1994: 7,000 Tutsi slaughtered by Hutus in the stadium at Kibuye, Rwanda 2006: 243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in […]
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CULTURE
April 21, 2021 The Accredited Journalist Dimitrios Kannavos representing the Association of European Journalists and theHellenic Media Group στα φετινά Oscars 2021
The accredited journalist Dimitrios Kannavos will represent the Association of European Journalists and the www.hellenicmediagroup.com will attend to the great celebration of Oscar 2021, which this year it will take place online due to the pandemic of Covid-19. Good luck in the film festival of culture … As the famous song of ABBA says: “The winner takes it all”. Source: Aej.gr
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WORLD
April 21, 2021 Biden: Chauvin guilty verdict can be a ‘moment of significant change’
Mr Biden was speaking after Chauvin, a former police officer, was found guilty of third-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and second-degree unintentional murder.
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HEALTH
April 21, 2021 Covid infection fears will ‘drive a deadly surge in toxic car use’ as more parents use their motors for school runs, study claims
Ongoing Covid-19 infection fears are predicted to significantly increase car usage on the daily school run, resulting in a rise in congestion and toxic air pollution around the school gates, says new research.
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UK NEWS
April 21, 2021 Johnny Mercer says he had ‘no choice’ but to quit as veterans minister
Johnny Mercer has said he had “no choice” but to leave the Government after frustration at a lack of progress over legislation to protect British veterans who served during the Troubles.
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WORLD
April 21, 2021 Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd’s murder
Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder for killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, a crime that prompted waves of protests in support of racial justice in the US and across the world.
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SPORTS
April 21, 2021 Victory for fans as all six English teams pull out of European Super League
All English clubs have now pulled out of the European Super League.
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 21, 2021 Maliotis Center Presents Conference on the Orthodox Church’s Role in the Greek Revolution
BOSTON — On Saturday, April 17, the Maliotis Cultural Center at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology presented the virtual conference “1821-2021: The Orthodox Church and the Greek Revolution” in observance of the bicentennial of the beginning of Greece’s War of Independence. The conference examined the vital role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and […]
