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New Mandate Ready and in Form Ahead of Keeneland

On the news today for Horse racing, several betting shops will be closing due to Nottingham's high-level COVID-19 restrictions.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Marc Chan-owned New Mandate is available and in the form of his race next month at Keeneland, according to trainer Ralph Beckett.

After coming out victorious in the Group Two Royal Lodge Stakes and the Listed Flying Scotsman, the Marc Chan-owned horse will be hoping to claim his fourth consecutive wins in November at Keeneland and with todays outsider pick punters can bet online regardless of the betting shops being closed down.

ETIAS to be Implemented in Europe in 2021

The primary purpose of ETIAS is to improve security within European borders.

(SALEM, Ore.) - At the moment, there are 62 countries and territories whose citizens can travel to Schengen Area countries without having to obtain a visa in advance. They can also travel to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, and Romania, even though they are not in the Schengen Area.

If you happen to be among them, you only need a valid passport. The exemption is usually for 90 days in a 180-day period, which is ideal if you travel for business or tourism.

Russia Bans Food Imports; UN Fears Ukraine Invasion

The war of economic sanctions has escalated even as fighting has intensified on the ground in eastern Ukraine.

(MOSCOW) - Russia will ban all imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vegetables from Europe, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, a sweeping response to Western sanctions imposed over its support for rebels in Ukraine.

The measures will hit consumers at home who rely on cheap imports, and on farmers in the West for whom Russia is a big market. Moscow is by far the biggest buyer of European fruit and vegetables and the second biggest importer of U.S. poultry.