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Exhibit in London Shows Life in the Moria Refugee Camp
A video display about the realities of the refugee camp in Moria, titled “Life in a Camp,” is on view at the Imperial War Museum in London until May 24.
The free exhibition contains video from the camp on the...
Europe
British Police Under Fire for the Death of Homeless Greek Man
A homeless man from Greece died from hypothermia after he was ejected from a London police station into sub-zero temperatures, an inquest jury concluded on Friday.
Pericles Malagardis, 63, was found unresponsive in March of 2016 outside Uxbridge Station, near...
Europe
Oxford-Astra Zeneca Vaccine Trials Resume After Brief Pause
Scientists and many others across the world expressed relief this week after trials were restarted last Saturday for the Oxford University--Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine.
Slated to be released around the end of this year, hundreds of millions of doses of...
Europe
AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Suspended
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it has suspended trials of the coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with the University of Oxford after one of the trials' volunteers fell ill with an unexplained illness.
The AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine is seen as...
Europe
Scotland, Wales Add Greece to Quarantine Travel List; England Resists
England is continuing to allow travelers to arrive from Greece without quarantining despite Scotland and Wales acting with an abundance of caution over concerns of rising numbers of coronavirus cases.
Travelers returning to Scotland from Greece must quarantine for 14...
Europe
Street Artist Banksy Launches Refugee Rescuer in the Mediterranean
As accusations of forcible pushbacks of refugees by a number of countries in the Mediterranean basin, including Greece, proliferate, Banksy, the famous but anonymous England-based street artist and political activist, has provided the funds for a rescue boat.
The vessel,...
Archaeology
Creative Protest for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles Held at the British Museum
After closing its doors for over 100 days due to Covid-19, the British Museum opened on Thursday. Among the first visitors to the museum were protestors demanding the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece.
During its period of closure,...
Culture
N-Word Dropped from Agatha Christie’s Crime Masterpiece
The French translation of Agatha Christie's hit novel "And Then There Were None" will change its title to remove a racially-charged word already dropped from the British edition decades ago, its editor said Wednesday.
The title "Dix Petits Negres", or...
Europe
Prominent Brits Express Support for Greece in Turkey Standoff
Twenty-five prominent academics, authors and politicians called on the British government to express its "clear support" for Greece and Cyprus over the increased tensions in the eastern Mediterranean caused by Turkey's refusal to accept the UN Convention on the...
Europe
Coronavirus Vaccine Developed by University of Oxford Offers Hope
Preliminary results of trials for a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford in the UK suggest that it is safe and induces the hoped-for immune response.
The vaccine provoked an antibody response within 28 days and a T-cell...