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Epidemiological risk assessment of countries

Announcement from the Ministry of Health...

11/10/2021 | NEWS

COVID pill may be approved in as little as a few weeks

Merck has applied for an emergency use authorization for a COVID pill that treats mild-to moderate patients of COVID-19, according to a report from Reuters....

11/10/2021 | NEWS

International fraud ring dismantled

A criminal organization involved in cyber fraud in Europe has been dismantled...

11/10/2021 | NEWS

AstraZeneca's antibody cocktail successful in treating COVID-19

AstraZeneca has asked US regulators to grant an emergency use authorization for its antibody therapy drug called AZD7442....

11/10/2021 | NEWS

Greece braces for tension with Turkey

The prospect of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “testing” the freshly ratified Greek-French agreement, by escalating tensions in the Aegean or in the Eastern Mediterranean, is worrying Athens....

11/10/2021 | NEWS

Futuristic mega yacht back in Cyprus

The futuristic mega yacht owned by a Russian industrialist is drawing attention once again in Cyprus, with maritime maps showing the Sailing Yacht A anchored in Chrysochou Bay on Monday morning...

11/10/2021 | NEWS

Drone-spotted firestarter has change of heart

A man in rural Nicosia who tried to burn a patch of reeds over the weekend went back moments later and put the flames out after being chased by drone as he was trying to leave the area...

11/10/2021 | NEWS

Tourist survives hang gliding accident in Paralimni

A badly injured tourist was rushed to the Emergency Room on Sunday after his motorized hang glider crashed in a remote area in Cape Greco...

11/10/2021 | NEWS

Cypriot minister picks tax battle on Twitter

Cypriot Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides lashed out at critics this weekend, saying his country was in favor of setting a global minimum tax for corporations despite not having signed on the dotted line...

10/10/2021 | NEWS

Turkey asks US to buy 40 F-16 jets to upgrade Air Force, sources say

Turkey has made a request to the US to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes,...

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Abandoned dogs need proper shelter

The Animal Party of Cyprus and the Ecologists 'Movement - Citizens' Cooperation are calling on government officials to find an immediate solution for 150 dogs that will be left on the street due to the closure of a shelter Nicosia in which they are being housed. ...

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Why Europeans are facing a 'heavy winter'

Europe 's households are facing much higher energy bills in winter due to rising global energy and gas prices, and consumer organizations have warned that the most vulnerable could be hit by energy poverty....

08/10/2021 | NEWS

English School strike ends

The English School teachers agreed to return to their classrooms today, ending an almost week-long strike that kept students out of school....

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Coronavirus: What are the main symptoms of long Covid?

All citizens, young and old, should be vaccinated, scientists say, as studies show that asymptomatic patients - in the first phase - developed long Covid symptoms after months....

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Ressa from the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov from Russia, both journalists by profession, are the winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize....

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Easing of COVID measures in Cyprus

COVID measures are beginning to ease in Cyprus....

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Venus Minerals strikes gold in Cyprus

Cyprus-based Venus Minerals has confirmed earlier assessments of high accumulation of gold in Troodos, following an exploratory drill in Kokkinoyia...

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Restaurants, theaters, cinemas in Greece to operate on full capacity

Restaurants, theaters and cinemas will be allowed to operate on full capacity as of Saturday,...

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Investigative journalist in Cyprus cries censorship

A renowned investigative journalist in Cyprus, whose scheduled appearance on television was recently scrapped, says he believes he has been banned from media because of his latest book on power and corruption...

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Cyprus won’t sign pact if EU doesn’t budge

A letter to the Home Affairs commissioner sent by the MED5 ministers warns Brussels that front line states won’t sign the new pact on migration and asylum unless their demand for a 'balanced' agreement is met...

08/10/2021 | NEWS

Azeri’s defense signals hell of a fight in court

The defense team of an Azeri man in Cyprus, suspected in an alleged plot to assassinate Israelis on the island, has invoked its client’s right to a public trial, arguing it would be unfair to him and the court to allow insinuations of terrorism fueling a media frenzy...

07/10/2021 | NEWS

WHO approves first malaria vaccine

The World Health Organization today approved the first malaria vaccine created by African scientists in Africa....

07/10/2021 | NEWS

Video of shark spotted off the coast of Larnaca

Boaters were thrilled when they spotted a shark while sailing in Larnaca near the Zenobia wreck....

07/10/2021 | NEWS

Norwegian court vindicates girl’s ‘wanted’ father

A Norwegian father, who is officially still wanted in Cyprus on kidnapping charges, has been vindicated by a court in his native country after it emerged that the Cypriot mother of his young daughter, who was brought to the island unbeknownst to him, had filed false claims to sway a custody hearing in her favor...

07/10/2021 | NEWS