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UK approves first drug that prevents Covid

UK approves first drug that prevents Covid

A first-of-its-kind drug that stops people from catching Covid has been approved in the UK by the country's medical watchdog....

Ukrainians in Cyprus before cutoff date now in limbo

Ukrainians in Cyprus before cutoff date now in limbo

Dozens of Ukrainians in the Republic of Cyprus are running out of money and unable to benefit automatically from EU “temporary protection” measures because they visited the island as tourists before the cutoff date...

Meeting underway to coordinate arrival of refugees from Ukraine

Meeting underway to coordinate arrival of refugees from Ukraine

A meeting chaired by Interior Minister Nicos Nouris is underway this morning to coordinate actions regarding the arrival of refugees from Ukraine into Cyprus....

Energy Minister expects developments on Cyprus' confirmed gas deposits

Energy Minister expects developments on Cyprus' confirmed gas deposits

Cyprus’ Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry Natasa Pilides has told CNA she expects developments soon regarding the exploitation of Cypriot natural gas fields, given the large increase in natural gas prices internationally....

Moody's: Which countries are geopolitically and financially at risk from the war in Ukraine?

Moody's: Which countries are geopolitically and financially at risk from the war in Ukraine?

Geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe may have been high for years, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a paradigm shift in the post-Cold War European order of security,...

Ukraine and Russia draw up neutrality plan to end war

Ukraine and Russia draw up neutrality plan to end war

Ukraine and Russia have made significant progress on a tentative 15-point peace plan including a ceasefire and Russian withdrawal if Kyiv declares neutrality and accepts limits on its armed forces, according to three people involved in the talks....

Ukrainian Ambassador expresses gratitude for Cyprus solidarity and support

Ukrainian Ambassador expresses gratitude for Cyprus solidarity and support

Ukrainian Ambassador to Nicosia, Ruslan Nimchynskyi, expressed his gratitude to the Republic of Cyprus and Cypriots for their solidarity and support to Ukraine and its people....

University of Cyprus offers 10 full scholarships to Ukrainian students

University of Cyprus offers 10 full scholarships to Ukrainian students

The University of Cyprus is offering ten full scholarships to Ukrainian refugees whose studies were violently interrupted by the Russian invasion....

Zelensky to US Congress: 'Is it too much to ask for a no-fly zone?' (video)

Zelensky to US Congress: 'Is it too much to ask for a no-fly zone?' (video)

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is going through 9/11 and Pearl Harbor every day, urged the US to protect his skies as he invoked Martin Luther King and the Founding Fathers in a heart-wrenching speech to Congress on Wednesday morning....

Op-ed: 'Lessons from the war in Ukraine'

Op-ed: 'Lessons from the war in Ukraine'

The crisis in Ukraine can teach us a few lessons. It is very important to successfully “read” your allies and opponents. Sometimes it is harder to do so with your partners....

Where have wealthy Russians disappeared to?

Where have wealthy Russians disappeared to?

It stretches into the Persian Gulf from Dubai. The man-made archipelago in the shape of a huge palm tree is full of luxury hotels, apartments and villas....

Ukraine rejects Russian neutrality idea as Zelensky prepares to address Congress

Ukraine rejects Russian neutrality idea as Zelensky prepares to address Congress

Ukraine on Wednesday dismissed Russian proposals to turn it into a neutral state, as the United States readied a huge package of military aid ahead of a historic address to Congress by Kyiv's defiant leader....

The Med gets first offshore wind farm as Italy vows energy revolution

The Med gets first offshore wind farm as Italy vows energy revolution

The Mediterranean's first offshore wind farm is rising from the shallows off Italy, its turbines a symbol of hope for a Europe suffering an energy crisis exacerbated by war....

Kremlin: Sweden or Austria style neutrality acceptable to Ukraine

Kremlin: Sweden or Austria style neutrality acceptable to Ukraine

Russia said on Wednesday that a neutral Ukraine with its own army along the lines of Austria or Sweden was being looked at as a possible compromise in peace talks with Kyiv....

Cyprus overhauls rape investigations

Cyprus overhauls rape investigations

Cyprus police say from now on rape accusers will receive emotional support and be interviewed by officers of the same gender, as new guidelines begin to take hold following the vindication of a British woman who did not get fair treatment on the island...

Default looms as Russia hits deadline for dollar bond payments

Default looms as Russia hits deadline for dollar bond payments

Russia will default on its debt for the first time since 1998 if it tries to make interest payments on its dollar bonds in roubles on Wednesday, rating agency Fitch has said....

Ukraine: Babies born to Ukrainian surrogates shelter underneath embattled Kyiv

Ukraine: Babies born to Ukrainian surrogates shelter underneath embattled Kyiv

The thunder of explosions occasionally rattles the basement that has become the temporary home to 21 babies of foreign parents born to Ukrainian surrogates....

Finance Ministry increases 2022 inflation estimate to 4%

Finance Ministry increases 2022 inflation estimate to 4%

The Ministry of Finance has revised an initial 2022 inflation estimate of 1.5% to 4% due to the rise in petrol prices in the midst of the crisis in Ukraine....

Moscow says western media not impartial

Moscow says western media not impartial

Moscow says western media and UN officials have fallen short of being impartial in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, citing backstage stunts in a humanitarian resolution and a deadly attack in Donetsk that did not appear in mainstream news media...

Cyprus loses 370 thousand passengers from Russia and Ukraine

Cyprus loses 370 thousand passengers from Russia and Ukraine

A significant number of Russian and Ukrainian tourists scheduled to arrive in Paphos in 2022 are no longer expected to visit Cyprus, according to information from Hermes Airports....

Russia is seizing Western-built airliners while sanctions block parts, maintenance, and support

Russia is seizing Western-built airliners while sanctions block parts, maintenance, and support

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that will allow Russian airlines to take control of hundreds of the Western-built planes leased from international firms, Russian news agency TASS reported, per The Wall Street Journal....

Perdios: 'We will cover the loss of revenue from Russian tourists'

Perdios: 'We will cover the loss of revenue from Russian tourists'

Despite losing ground in the Russian and Ukrainian markets due to the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios was optimistic on Tuesday that this year's tourist arrivals could catch up with 2021 from the promotion of other markets, which may fill part of the gap from Cyprus' second largest tourist market....

Zelensky: 'We will not join NATO'

Zelensky: 'We will not join NATO'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have accepted that his country will not become a member of NATO, one of the demands made by Russia before it invaded....

Thirty million people in 13 cities are put into Covid lockdown in China

Thirty million people in 13 cities are put into Covid lockdown in China

Thirty million people in 13 cities across China have been put back into a Covid-19 lockdown with hazmat-wearing officials back on the streets on a scale not seen since the pandemic began....

Olena Zalenska implores the West to help Ukraine

Olena Zalenska implores the West to help Ukraine

With targets on the backs of her and her husband and from an undisclosed safe place, Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska sent out a desperate two-word plea to America and the world: "STOP WAR."...

The Cypriot oligarch and passports

The Cypriot oligarch and passports

On the first day of the invasion, Thursday, February 24, as Ukrainian cities were being bombed by the Russian army, Vladimir Putin met with 37 businessmen and members of his government to assess the impact of sanctions already imposed by the United States and members of the European Union....

25% of Cypriot police officers are women

25% of Cypriot police officers are women

Cyprus is one of the top countries, among other European countries, with the highest number of females in the police force, as 25% of them are women, Assistant Head of Crime Combat Unit and member of the Police Gender equality committee, Kyriaki Lambrianidou, said....

A third dose is recommended for children over 12, a fourth to the more vulnerable

A third dose is recommended for children over 12, a fourth to the more vulnerable

In its efforts to protect the most vulnerable from covid, the National Advisory Committee on vaccines and the Ministry of Health are recommending the following:...

Cyprus is losing its Russians, confronting existential questions about its economy

Cyprus is losing its Russians, confronting existential questions about its economy

For decades, Cyprus built an economy that courted Russians — Russian tourists, Russian investors, Russian oligarchs. ...

Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme launches in UK

Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme launches in UK

The government has launched its Homes for Ukraine site for those wanting to host a refugee, with 89,000 signing up within the first day....

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