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Covid cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing

Covid cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing

During the past four days China has detected 119 COVID-19 cases among athletes and personnel involved in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with authorities imposing a "closed loop" bubble to keep participants, staff and media separated from the public....

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UN official conveys support for CBMs after meeting with President Anastasiades

UN official conveys support for CBMs after meeting with President Anastasiades

The Security Council is very supportive of Confidence Building Measures, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, told the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday morning....

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State Department scolds Ankara over ‘involvement in recent conflicts, S-400 purchase

State Department scolds Ankara over ‘involvement in recent conflicts, S-400 purchase

The US State Department has reiterated its strong objection to Turkey’s acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile defense system and rapped Ankara for its “involvement in some recent conflicts.”...

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'Moscow has no plans to invade Ukraine'

'Moscow has no plans to invade Ukraine'

Moscow has no plans to invade Ukraine, said Stanislav Osadchiy, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Cyprus, adding that Russian troops are on Russian territory and “pose no threat.”...

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UNSG Special Representative holds separate meetings with Anastasiades and Tatar

UNSG Special Representative holds separate meetings with Anastasiades and Tatar

UN Secretary General`s Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, is holding two separate meetings on Tuesday with Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar....

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Judge gets schooled in Ayia Napa rape case

Judge gets schooled in Ayia Napa rape case

A lawyer for a British woman, whose conviction in Cyprus for lying to police about being raped was overturned by the highest court in the land, says the family is waiting to see how authorities will respond, after a Supreme Court decision pointed fingers at law enforcement and the district judge for failing to exercise due diligence...

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Relaxation of measures but…with rules

Relaxation of measures but…with rules

In the last few days, the debate over possible relaxations has been heating up, with the positions of both the Minister of Health and a group of epidemiologists setting the tone for the next decisions....

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Türk Sen: Sixty Turkish Cypriots have been employed on the Greek Cypriot side

Türk Sen: Sixty Turkish Cypriots have been employed on the Greek Cypriot side

Sixty Turkish Cypriots who had initially applied for jobs in the free zones have already started working and another 40 will be employed on the Greek Cypriot side in the coming days, announced the president of the Turkish Cypriot union, Türk Sen....

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Christine Lagarde to visit Cyprus on March 29

Christine Lagarde to visit Cyprus on March 29

President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, will visit Cyprus on March 29, at the invitation of the Central Bank of Cyprus Governor, Constantinos Herodotou....

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Britain: Released 'partygate' report cites 'failure of leadership' in Downing Street

Britain: Released 'partygate' report cites 'failure of leadership' in Downing Street

Boris Johnson faced a moment of truth on Partygate today as the Sue Gray report was finally published condemning 'failures of leadership and judgment' in Downing Street. ...

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Greece: Health workers to lose job unless they get Covid shot by March 31

Greece: Health workers to lose job unless they get Covid shot by March 31

Unvaccinated health workers must get the jab against Covid-19 by March 31 or they will be fired from Greece’s national health system (ESY), Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Monday....

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The largest cruise ship in the world at the port of Limassol (images)

The largest cruise ship in the world at the port of Limassol (images)

The largest and most modern cruise ship in the world, the Wonder of the Seas of the Royal Caribbean, has been anchored at the port of Limassol since this morning....

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Yet another flamingo dead from ingesting shrapnel

Yet another flamingo dead from ingesting shrapnel

Another flamingo has died from shrapnel found in a lake in Paralimni. ...

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Professional pillow fighting comes to a TV near you!

Professional pillow fighting comes to a TV near you!

Wouldn't you love to cheer on two people while they pound the bejesus out each other? Well, hang on to your hats, or pillows in this case. A new professional sport is coming to a TV near you....

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Rape victim's sentence overturned by Cyprus Supreme Court

Rape victim's sentence overturned by Cyprus Supreme Court

A British woman who was convicted of falsely reporting she was raped by 12 Israeli tourists in Ayia Napa in 2019 has had her conviction overturned by the Cyprus Supreme Court....

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Nicosia considers Tatar's statements another effort to promote his position on 'sovereign rights'

Nicosia considers Tatar's statements another effort to promote his position on 'sovereign rights'

Nicosia considers statements made by Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, in an interview he gave to "Phileleftheros" newspaper another effort to promote his position that the Turkish Cypriot puppet regime constitutes a separate "entity" and the importance of Turkish Cypriots "sovereign rights"....

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Boy in Greek ICU after Germany said no

Boy in Greek ICU after Germany said no

A boy from Cyprus who was denied emergency medical flight to Germany due to immunization concerns about his parents, was on Monday on standby for crucial surgery in Greece, with his father criticizing vaccination requirements but clarifying he was not against measures...

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New York: $2 million earned by two nurses selling fake vaccination certificates

New York: $2 million earned by two nurses selling fake vaccination certificates

U.S. authorities have charged two nurses in Long Island, New York, with selling fake vaccination certificates against Covid-19, earning nearly $ 1.5 million from their scheme....

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Cyprus’ Archbishop sends unvaxxed priests home

Cyprus’ Archbishop sends unvaxxed priests home

Cyprus’ Archbishop announced over the weekend that he would send unvaccinated priests home on a mandatory leave of absence, saying they could face even tougher measures if they fail to obey their chief bishop...

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Inoculations of children aged 5-11 at 8.9% in Cyprus

Inoculations of children aged 5-11 at 8.9% in Cyprus

Inoculations of children aged 5-11 reached 8.9% in Cyprus, Christina Yiannaki, the Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, said on Saturday after visiting a vaccination center in Nicosia...

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Greek Cypriots fear Trojan horse in ghost town

Greek Cypriots fear Trojan horse in ghost town

Greek Cypriot officials in the south are calling once again on Varosha title deed holders to stay away from a “legal trap” in the north, pointing to Ottoman religious foundations officially acknowledged as interested parties by a commission that examines property claims in the divided island’s ghost town...

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Cyprus a ‘reliable’ security partner to US

Cyprus a ‘reliable’ security partner to US

In anticipation of his meeting with US secretary of state Anthony Blinken on February 1st, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kassoulides spoke to the Associated Press bolstering Cyprus as a credible and reliable partner. ...

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Ukraine crisis: Biden warns Russia may invade next month

Ukraine crisis: Biden warns Russia may invade next month

US President Joe Biden has warned there is a "distinct possibility" Russia might invade Ukraine next month, the White House says....

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Subsidy schemes to make Cyprus one of the top 30 tourism destinations

Subsidy schemes to make Cyprus one of the top 30 tourism destinations

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism on Friday presented 12 subsidy schemes aimed at making Cyprus one of the 30 countries with the most developed tourism in the world by helping local authorities, organizations and companies to improve their services and attract more visitors....

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Antiviral pill by Pfizer expected in Cyprus by mid-February

Antiviral pill by Pfizer expected in Cyprus by mid-February

Plaxovid, the Pfizer antiviral pill against COVID-19 has been approved by EMA and is expected in Cyprus by mid-February,...

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Desperate Afghan families resorting to selling their kidneys and even their own children to buy food

Desperate Afghan families resorting to selling their kidneys and even their own children to buy food

Entire families in Afghanistan have been forced to sell their kidneys so they can buy food, as the country plunges deeper into a humanitarian crisis....

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Paris hospitals chief Martin Hirsch sparks debate on whether unvaccinated patients should pay for treatment

Paris hospitals chief Martin Hirsch sparks debate on whether unvaccinated patients should pay for treatment

The head of the Paris hospitals system has set off a fierce debate by questioning whether people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should continue to have their treatment covered by public health insurance....

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President appoints former Spokesperson Koushios as new Deputy Minister

President appoints former Spokesperson Koushios as new Deputy Minister

President Nicos Anastasiades has decided to appoint former Spokesperson Kyriakos Koushos as new Deputy Minister to the President, following the resignation Thursday of Vasilis Palmas....

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Parents in Cyprus get jabbed to fly sick child to Germany

Parents in Cyprus get jabbed to fly sick child to Germany

The parents of a young child in need of surgery got vaccinated in Cyprus on Thursday after being told they could not fly to Germany for treatment unless they got jabbed, but it was still not clear whether the order was based on medical or travel policy...

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Erdogan says Turkey will respond to Greek buildup

Erdogan says Turkey will respond to Greek buildup

Referring to Greece’s recent arms procurements, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday that “Turkey will not sit and watch Greece strengthen, it will be shielded.”...

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