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Burmese refugees in Thailand's Mae La camp, which works with UNHCR

The Gateway Protection Programme was operated by the British government between 2004 and 2020, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and co-funded by the European Union, offering a legal route for a quota of UNHCR-identified refugees to settle in the United Kingdom. It was proposed by the British Home Secretary, David Blunkett, in October 2001, and its legal basis was established by the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. The programme launched in March 2004, initially with a quota of 500 and later 750 refugees per year, but the actual number of refugees resettled in most years was fewer than the quota permitted. Evaluations of the programme have praised it but noted problems in securing employment for refugees. In March 2020, the Gateway Protection Programme closed after resettling 9,939 refugees, including Congolese, Somali, Iraqi, Ethiopian, Sudanese and Burmese nationals. A new UK Resettlement Scheme started in February 2021. (Full article...)

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Steve Stricker

In golf, the Ryder Cup concludes with the United States (team captain Steve Stricker pictured) defeating Europe.
At the Tony Awards, The Inheritance wins Best Play and Moulin Rouge! wins Best Musical.
The Social Democratic Party wins the most seats in the German federal election.
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are released from detention in China shortly after the release of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou from house arrest in Canada.

On this day

October 1: Unification Day in Cameroon (1961); Independence Day in Nigeria (1960) and Tuvalu (1978); Filipino American History Month begins

St Pancras railway station

1800 – With the signing of the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain returned the colonial territory of Louisiana to France in return for territories in the Italian region of Tuscany.
1868 – St Pancras railway station (pictured) in London, now the terminus of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, opened to the public.
1906 – A deputation of Muslim leaders led by the Aga Khan III met Indian viceroy Lord Minto to secure greater political representation, eventually leading to the founding of the All-India Muslim League.
1991 – Croatian War of Independence: Yugoslav People's Army forces invaded the area surrounding Dubrovnik, Croatia, beginning a seven-month siege of the city.

Morphia of Melitene (d. 1126 or 1127)
Helen Mayo (b. 1878)
Faik Ali Ozansoy (d. 1950)

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Michael Whelan

The Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist is given each year for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy released in the previous calendar year. The award has been given annually under several names since 1955, with the exception of 1957. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing". The inaugural 1953 Hugo Awards recognized "Best Interior Illustrator" and "Best Cover Artist" categories, awarded to Virgil Finlay and a tie between Hannes Bok and Ed Emshwiller, respectively. The Best Professional Artist award was simply named "Best Artist" in 1955 and 1956, was not awarded in 1957, and was named "Outstanding Artist" in 1958, finally changing to its current name the following year. During the 74 nomination years, 89 artists have been nominated; 24 of these have won, including co-winners and Retrospective Hugo Awards. Michael Whelan (pictured) has received the most awards, with 13 wins out of 24 nominations. Frank Kelly Freas has 11 wins and 28 nominations, the most nominations of any artist. (This list is part of a featured topic: Hugo Awards.)

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The Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a nocturnal bird found in open woodland across Australia and in southern New Guinea. Despite not being an owl, it is colloquially known as the moth owl, and is the most common nocturnal bird in Australia; despite suffering from predation and competition by introduced species, it is not considered to be threatened. This Australian owlet-nightjar was photographed in a nesting hollow in Castlereagh Nature Reserve, New South Wales.Photograph credit: John Harrison

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