HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier arrives in Limassol port
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy , arrived in the port of Limassol on Wednesday.
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CYPRUS
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EUROPE 
July 1, 2021 Commission backs ban on cages in farming in ‘historic’ move for animal welfare
The European Commission has committed to working towards a ban on cages for farmed animals in what is being hailed as an historic move for animal welfare after a citizens initiative amassed more than one million signatures from across Europe.
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HISTORY
July 1, 2021 1 July 2021: This day in history
1689: Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan 1858: The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace’s papers on evolution to the Linnean Society 1863: Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee’s northward advance halted 1867: The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as […]
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WORLD
June 30, 2021 Kim Jong Un berates N Korea’s top officials over ‘great crisis’ in COVID response
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has berated his country’s top officials for creating a “great crisis” through failures in coronavirus prevention, according to state media.
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HEALTH
June 30, 2021 Vaccine passports ‘won’t be needed for mass gatherings – but may be for travel abroad’
The government will end Covid vaccine certification requirements for big events once the roadmap out of lockdown is complete, it has been reported.
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POLITICS
June 30, 2021 Shamed Matt Hancock could face being deselected as a Tory MP
Shamed Matt Hancock could face being deselected as a Tory MP over his Covid rule-breaking kiss with an aide in his office.
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ECONOMY
June 30, 2021 UK economy took worse hit than expected in January after shrinking 1.6%
Britain’s economy suffered a bigger hit than first thought between January and March as the coronavirus lockdown took its toll and households saved at record levels.
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SPORTS
June 30, 2021 We’re all behind you: PM, celebrities and football legends praise England on Germany win
Fans, football legends, celebrities and politicians have praised the England team after their 2-0 Euro 2020 victory over Germany at Wembley.
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AUTO MOTO
June 30, 2021 Ferrari take sides in Mercedes-Red Bull engine row
With Red Bull having won the last four races, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has claimed Honda made a “huge step forward” with the engine they took to the French Grand Prix.
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 30, 2021 Archbishop Makarios on International Day Against Drugs
SYDNEY – His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia issued a special message on the International Day Against Drugs urging everybody and especially the young men and women to stay away from those destructive substances. He wrote the following:
