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Cyprus wages battle for air connectivity

Cyprus wages battle for air connectivity

Two Cypriot ministers have joined forces this week to call on the EU’s Competition commissioner to allow more state subsidies for airlines amid the pandemic, citing improvements in scheme criteria but also the remoteness of the island...

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Guterres reassures Cyprus’ UN ambassador

Guterres reassures Cyprus’ UN ambassador

Secretary General Antonio Guterres has told the new Cypriot UN Ambassador that the international organization and himself personally are “committed” to Cyprus and its people, reiterating his intention to convene an informal 5+1 sitdown soon...

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World hears how Mars sounds like

World hears how Mars sounds like

NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has sent back the first audio clip from the Red Planet, capturing a faint Martian breeze, with a longer video showing the remarkable moment the rover touched down on the surface...

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Doctor’s sexual misconduct trial goes forward

Doctor’s sexual misconduct trial goes forward

A sexual assault case against a doctor with a large medical practice in Cyprus is moving forward, while questions have been raised over a messenger company that failed for months to serve him court documents as well as a prior conviction that fell through the cracks...

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Health Ministry announces one death, 131 new cases

Health Ministry announces one death, 131 new cases

The Health Ministry on Monday announced one coronavirus fatality and 131 new cases, raising the death toll to 230 and total cases detected so far to 33,391....

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Almost 20,000 get both vaccine doses in Cyprus

Almost 20,000 get both vaccine doses in Cyprus

Figures published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) covering the period up to February 14 placed Cyprus in second place among EU member states for the vaccination of groups aged over 80 years old....

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R&I ecosystems of Cyprus and Israel exchange expertise

R&I ecosystems of Cyprus and Israel exchange expertise

Stakeholders of the Cyprus Research and Innovation ecosystem had the opportunity to gain a comprehensive view of Israel’s experience and expertise in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship, through a series of digital lectures that took place in January – February....

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Erdogan wishes to improve testy relations with US

Erdogan wishes to improve testy relations with US

Turkey’s president says mutual interests with the United States outweigh their differences and has called for more cooperation with President Joe Biden’s new US administration....

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Lute to hold prep meetings with Cyprus leaders in March

Lute to hold prep meetings with Cyprus leaders in March

The UN Secretary-General’s special envoy Jane Holl Lute is expected to visit Cyprus in March for preparatory meetings with both leaders ahead of the informal five-party meeting on the Cyprus Problem that will likely be held in Geneva at the end of April....

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Cyprus begins to thaw as temps rise

Cyprus begins to thaw as temps rise

A high pressure has moved into the area over Cyprus this week, with strong winds remaining over local areas and temperatures gradually on the rise...

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Car blows up outside lawyer’s home

Car blows up outside lawyer’s home

Police are investigating a car bombing in Limassol following an explosion in the town’s northern district right outside the residence of an attorney...

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Activists say lead pellets threaten flamingos

Activists say lead pellets threaten flamingos

Conservationists in Cyprus are urging authorities to expand a hunting ban throughout a coastal salt lake network amid concerns that migrating flamingos could potentially swallow lethal quantities of lead shotgun pellets...

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Businesses busted after flouting COVID rules

Businesses busted after flouting COVID rules

Police got busy over the weekend after officers busted a secret operation at a nightclub in Larnaca and a football watch party at a café in Limassol, with fines issued both to owners and customers...

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Police back off as peaceful marchers defy ban

Police back off as peaceful marchers defy ban

Thousands took to the streets in Nicosia over the weekend to protest against a controversial ban on peaceful assembly, with marchers and officers on their best behavior after an earlier anti-corruption demonstration was put down by use of force...

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Health Ministry announces one death, 111 cases

Health Ministry announces one death, 111 cases

The Health Ministry on Friday announced one coronavirus fatality and 111 new cases, raising the death toll to 229 and total cases detected so far to 33,046....

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Study detects 37 different Covid strains among Cyprus samples

Study detects 37 different Covid strains among Cyprus samples

A strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named B.1.258, is currently the most prevalent in Cyprus, according to a scientific study conducted for the analysis and course of the coronavirus in Cyprus. The study notes that since December 2020, this strain is responsible for 90% of infections in Cyprus....

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Cyprus Parliament approves Code of Conduct for MPs

Cyprus Parliament approves Code of Conduct for MPs

Parliament on Thursday approved a decision enacting the Code of Conduct for MPs, implementing a recommendation by Greco, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body....

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Russia says backdoor Cyprob plan by UK 'unacceptable'

Russia says backdoor Cyprob plan by UK 'unacceptable'

Imposing a blueprint for a Cyprus settlement from the outside is unacceptable, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said Thursday, commenting on reports suggesting a backdoor ‘British plan’ for settling the Cyprus Problem....

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Cyprus to push for help from Brussels on migration issue

Cyprus to push for help from Brussels on migration issue

The Republic of Cyprus will make its case to Brussels and other international fora, both at the political and technocratic level, over migratory pressure and the need for assistance. ...

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Limassol keeping Cyprus out of Covid safe zone

Limassol keeping Cyprus out of Covid safe zone

Cyprus remains above the safety threshold of 150 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, despite a drop in the diagnosed cases, recording a cumulative impact of 164.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the two-week period between February 3-16....

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Cold continues through the weekend

Cold continues through the weekend

A cold front affecting Cyprus this week is expected to last through the weekend, despite a gradual rise in temperature, with rain chances not going away before Monday...

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Driver jailed for punching father and son

Driver jailed for punching father and son

A local man was arrested in Limassol on aggravated assault charges following a road rage incident on Thursday, with reports saying an altercation took place between two drivers but also a man’s father who rushed to the scene...

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High school student says she was gang-raped

High school student says she was gang-raped

Three male teens are in custody after a high school student in Limassol told police she was raped last year, with the boys denying the allegations and saying sexual intercourse was consensual...

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Perseverance successfully lands on Mars

Perseverance successfully lands on Mars

NASA’s newest robotic explorer has landed safely on Mars after a nearly 300-million-mile journey that began on a Florida launch pad, with US Embassy in Nicosia hosting a live stream on the groundbreaking mission in search of ancient life on the Red Planet...

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Guterres to announce 5+1 sitdown ‘very soon’

Guterres to announce 5+1 sitdown ‘very soon’

UN officials have reiterated the Secretary General’s intent to move forward with the 5+1 informal meeting 'very soon,' following rumours in the media that not everyone was on board for the sit-down...

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Cyprus adopts color-coding for March opening of airports

Cyprus adopts color-coding for March opening of airports

Cyprus plans to reopen its airports with a color-coded health risk assessment from March 1, applicable to travelers from its main tourism markets and the European Union, authorities said on Wednesday....

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Probe into police brutality has three-month deadline

Probe into police brutality has three-month deadline

The independent authority for the investigation of allegations and complaints against the police said Thursday that it instructed the four criminal investigators probing complaints of police brutality at last Saturday’s protest to wrap up investigations within three months....

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Athens protests new Turkish Navtex

Athens protests new Turkish Navtex

Greece’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday lodged a demarche with Turkey’s Foreign Ministry through its embassy in Ankara in protest at the announced plans for an upcoming Turkish hydrographic survey between the Greek islands of Limnos, Skyros and Alonnisos from Thursday to March 2. ...

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Anastasiades holds call with Charles Michel

Anastasiades holds call with Charles Michel

President Nicos Anastasiades held a phone call with the European Council President Charles Michel on Thursday to touch base on the upcoming European Council meetings scheduled this month and next....

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Cyprus excited over Mars landing

Cyprus excited over Mars landing

A new Mars rover is expected to touch down on the red planet Thursday night, carrying names of people all around the world including Cyprus, but all the buzz is about a live event in Nicosia and a helicopter called Ingenuity...

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