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10 October, 2024
 

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

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....

International fraud ring dismantled

International fraud ring dismantled

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

AstraZeneca's antibody cocktail successful in treating COVID-19

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....

Greece braces for tension with Turkey

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....

Futuristic mega yacht back in Cyprus

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...

At 23 years old, she is the youngest person ever to travel to all 196 countries

At 23 years old, she is the youngest person ever to travel to all 196 countries

It took her 3 years and, finally, at the ripe old age of 21, Lexie Alford now holds the title of youngest person ever to travel to all 196 countries in the world...

Drone-spotted firestarter has change of heart

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...

Tourist survives hang gliding accident in Paralimni

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...

Cypriot minister picks tax battle on Twitter

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...

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

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,...

Abandoned dogs need proper shelter

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. ...

A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This

A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This

Driving home from work in Northern California five years ago, a young woman was so overwhelmed with depression that all she could think about was ending her life....

Why Europeans are facing a 'heavy winter'

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....

'Excuse me...do you have any Grey Poupon?'

'Excuse me...do you have any Grey Poupon?'

For those of you old enough to remember the Grey Poupon mustard commercials, Rolls Royce became synonymous with luxurious elegant picnics in the countryside,...

English School strike ends

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....

Coronavirus: What are the main symptoms of long Covid?

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....

Winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

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....

Easing of COVID measures in Cyprus

Easing of COVID measures in Cyprus

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

Venus Minerals strikes gold in Cyprus

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...

PARKLANE A LUXURY COLLECTION RESORT & SPA, LIMASSOL lights up in pink between the 7th and the 10th of October!

PARKLANE A LUXURY COLLECTION RESORT & SPA, LIMASSOL lights up in pink between the 7th and the 10th of October!

Parklane Resort and Spa was lit up in pink last night to support the action framework for Breast Cancer Awareness Month....

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

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,...

Buffer Fringe Festival 2021

Buffer Fringe Festival 2021

The Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival begins today in locations across the island of Cyprus and online....

Popular web-based culture series augurs new viewership era for Cypriot talent

Popular web-based culture series augurs new viewership era for Cypriot talent

Founded by media, TV and film veteran, Paul Lambis, amid the perfect storm of the 2020 Cyprus lockdowns, the popular lifestyle and entertainment web show CULTURESCOPE has defied the odds to be powering through its second season....

Investigative journalist in Cyprus cries censorship

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...

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

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...

California: Turning air into water

California: Turning air into water

The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices....

Azeri’s defense signals hell of a fight in court

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...

WHO approves first malaria vaccine

WHO approves first malaria vaccine

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

KPMG in Cyprus announces partnership with RICS

KPMG in Cyprus announces partnership with RICS

KPMG in Cyprus and RICS have signed a collaboration agreement for the provision of services for the issue of the quarterly ''RICS Cyprus Property Price Index, with KPMG in Cyprus''....

Video of shark spotted off the coast of Larnaca

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....

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