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09 October, 2024
 

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Electrical failure not ruled out in deadly fire

Electrical failure not ruled out in deadly fire

Fire fighters who responded to a fire in a village in Nicosia district discovered the body of a man inside a mobile home, with sources pointing to a suspected electrical failure around the building...

Netflix features Spetses, while Amazon Prime shoots in Athens

Netflix features Spetses, while Amazon Prime shoots in Athens

Filming for Amazon Prime France’s new series, “Greek Salad,” scheduled to premiere next year, began in Athens last week. ...

Ministry of Labor: Job interviews begin on Thursday

Ministry of Labor: Job interviews begin on Thursday

Employment interviews conducted by the Ministry of labor will begin this Thursday and Friday. The move aims to match job seekers to prospective employers and is part of an effort to meet the needs of the hotel industry in Limassol and Paphos, provinces that seem to be facing the biggest staffing shortages....

Cyprus justice comes down hard on foukou drug case

Cyprus justice comes down hard on foukou drug case

Cyprus’ drug squad chief says he is proud of police officers who worked on the foukou drug case, involving 628 kilos of ecstasy hidden in Cypriot barbeques seized by Australian authorities, after a court convicted a man on the word of another suspect who turned witness under a protection program...

Op-ed: The charismatic leadership of Archbishop Makarios

Op-ed: The charismatic leadership of Archbishop Makarios

On August 3, 1977, Hellenism was struck by a tragedy of unspeakable magnitude: the president of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, passed away of a heart attack....

Boris Johnson sang 'I Will Survive'

Boris Johnson sang 'I Will Survive'

In his first interview since being appointed as Downing Street director of communications, Guto Harri told Welsh-language website Golwg360 the pair launched into the Gloria Gaynor classic after he asked Mr. Johnson if he could survive the crisis over his leadership amid the ongoing partygate scandal....

MIT researchers create new material as strong as steel and light as plastic

MIT researchers create new material as strong as steel and light as plastic

MIT researchers have developed a new material that's as strong as steel but as light as plastic....

'Nicosia General Hospital is not understaffed'

'Nicosia General Hospital is not understaffed'

The current situation in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Nicosia general hospital treating patients with coronavirus is not due to understaffing but because of staff absences due to Covid-19, spokesperson of the state health services organization (SHSO) Charalambos Charilaou told CNA on Monday....

CNN: Russian forces are moving closer to the Ukrainian border

CNN: Russian forces are moving closer to the Ukrainian border

According to satellite imagery available to CNN, a large Russian military base set up near the border with Ukraine, carrying tanks and artillery, is now almost empty and the forces there have moved even closer to the Ukrainian border....

Meeting between CySEC and Association of Cyprus Electronic Money & Payments Institutions

Meeting between CySEC and Association of Cyprus Electronic Money & Payments Institutions

The discussion was held in an environment of cooperation and the two parties noted their intention to work closely together for matters of common interest....

After two years of closed borders, Australia welcomes the world back

After two years of closed borders, Australia welcomes the world back

Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travelers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism sector, reviving migration and injecting billions of dollars into the world No. 13 economy....

More than 100 students test positive today, Monday

More than 100 students test positive today, Monday

As 'Test to Stay' continues in schools around the island, the Minister of Health announced today that 110 positive cases were found in a group of 6399 close contacts....

Hermes Airports signs Toulouse Declaration

Hermes Airports signs Toulouse Declaration

Hermes Airports, the consortium that manages and controls the two international airports of the Republic of Cyprus, announced on Monday it has signed the Toulouse Declaration, which, it said, was reinforcing its commitment to a net-zero future....

US school weighs in on commissioner’s inflated resume

US school weighs in on commissioner’s inflated resume

An American university reportedly never knew about a former volunteerism commissioner in Cyprus, who resigned his position last year amid allegations he manipulated his resume and credentials...

No to relaxations for now, the Omicron could cause serious illness

No to relaxations for now, the Omicron could cause serious illness

Relaxations of measures against the further spread of Covid-19 will depend on the epidemiological picture, Dr. Petros Karayiannis told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday, pointing out that though there has been a stabilization in daily cases, the number now is at around 3,000....

Israel sets deadline in gas dispute with Cyprus

Israel sets deadline in gas dispute with Cyprus

Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar has told companies in her country they have until next month to settle a gas dispute with Cyprus, otherwise the states will step in to put an end to the prolonged discussion between the two neighbors...

Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency to deal with trucking blockade

Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency to deal with trucking blockade

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital....

Greek Cypriots in last ditch effort to 'save Varosha'

Greek Cypriots in last ditch effort to 'save Varosha'

The foreign minister of the Republic of Cyprus says a proposal to lift international embargos on Ercan airport in the north is “the only way to save Varosha” for Greek Cypriots, but it may be too little too late for the seasoned diplomat as Turkish Cypriots say the ghost town is now off the table...

Op-ed: The two trends for working time

Op-ed: The two trends for working time

In the discussion about the time we dedicate to our work, a turn of 180 degrees has taken place and this is mainly due to the pandemic....

Week starts off with uncertain weather

Week starts off with uncertain weather

A weak low pressure system is affecting Cyprus on Monday, while a falling hand on the barometer on Tuesday will bring more rain and a temperature drop by midweek...

'We will use all available tools for the resumption of Cyprus talks'

'We will use all available tools for the resumption of Cyprus talks'

"The Greek Cypriot side will use all available tools for the resumption of the UN-led Cyprus settlement talks", Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Sunday....

Emilianidou: 'Pay gap between men and women has sufficiently declined'

Emilianidou: 'Pay gap between men and women has sufficiently declined'

"Despite progress in reducing the pay gap between men and women in Cyprus, we are continuing efforts to reduce and eradicate the disparity," Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance Zeta Emilianidou said on the occasion of Equal Pay Day....

Limassol driver dies in foothills after missing turn

Limassol driver dies in foothills after missing turn

A man was killed instantly in a road accident in Limassol district on Saturday night when his vehicle veered off a curvy road in the mountain foothills and crashed into a tree...

Teen loses leg after car plows into girl squad

Teen loses leg after car plows into girl squad

Four teenage girls were injured in a car accident on Saturday in Lakatamia, with one undergoing surgical amputation, after a car out of control slammed into the group who were standing outside a concrete fence at a supermarket...

With rings breaking from block of ice, Olympic Games ceremony begins

With rings breaking from block of ice, Olympic Games ceremony begins

The opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday night, the culmination of preparations beset by the Covid-19 pandemic and criticism over human rights in China that led several countries to mount a diplomatic boycott....

Austria passes Covid vaccine mandate

Austria passes Covid vaccine mandate

Austria has become the first country in the EU to make vaccinations against Covid-19 mandatory for all adults, but questions remain over whether it can sway those skeptical of taking the jab and how much the Alpine state’s government is willing to press those who won’t comply....

Greece to scrap negative COVID test requirement for travelers

Greece to scrap negative COVID test requirement for travelers

Greece will allow tourists with a European vaccination certificate to enter the country without having to show a negative test for COVID-19 from Feb. 7, the tourism and health ministries said on Friday....

MSD pill: How many Cypriots received it and how many were hospitalized

MSD pill: How many Cypriots received it and how many were hospitalized

More and more drugs are being included in doctors' inventories in order to deal with the pandemic. At the moment, at the European level, eight are available - pills and monoclonal antibodies - which Cyprus has taken care to secure....

Cozy up to some good food and live music this weekend!

Cozy up to some good food and live music this weekend!

Forget the rain! Here are some gems that will help you beat the winter blues...

Op-ed: It’s not the pipeline, stupid!

Op-ed: It’s not the pipeline, stupid!

In 1992, the Clinton campaign adopted the tagline “It’s the economy, stupid” to identify the candidate’s signature issue....

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