https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-pledges-to-keep-astrazeneca-doses-in-the-bloc-for-now
The European Union will ensure that coronavirus vaccines produced by AstraZeneca within the bloc stay there until the company returns to fulfilling its delivery commitments, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Friday.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-i-have-not-given-up-on-the-cyprus-issue
US President Joe Biden has pledged that he has not given up on the Cyprus issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-climbing-positivity-rate-trend-stabilising
The upward trend in Cyprus’ weekly coronavirus positivity rate for appears to have come to a halt, but remains at relatively high levels, an updated national surveillance report covering the period up to March 23 showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-off-the-hook-in-serial-killer-probe
Senior law enforcement officials and frontline police officers named in a serial killer probe in Cyprus could be subject to disciplinary action but not criminal charges because of broader systemic failures and lack of evidence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vandals-spray-paint-mosque-with-graffiti
A graffiti incident at a mosque in Limassol has drawn wide condemnation on Thursday, a holiday with bicentennial celebrations on the island marking the Greek revolt against the Ottoman Empire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-probe-suspicious-rapid-test-invoices
Police are investigating allegations of fraud after suspicions emerged that a private company was claiming payments for rapid tests that never took place...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-two-deaths-293-cases
The Health Ministry announced two coronavirus fatalities and 293 cases on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 248 and total cases detected so far to 43,286....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-half-of-cyprus-population-to-get-jab-by-june
By June, over 60% of Cyprus’ adult population wishing to the coronavirus jab will be vaccinated, the deputy head of the state health services Dr Olga Kalakouta said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-links-hospitalization-spike-to-carnival
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says a jump in hospitalizations involving intensive care treatment for COVID-19 was the result of carnival celebrations some ten days ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-seeks-revision-on-turkey-draft
The Republic of Cyprus has raised concerns over a joint statement to be issued by the EU27 on Turkey, with sources saying Nicosia was calling for a new draft to 'better reflect' statements by officials...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teens-injured-after-car-rams-shopping-cart
Two teenagers were injured on Tuesday in Paphos after a car struck them while one boy was pushing a shopping cart with the other inside...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-one-death-365-cases
The Health Ministry announced one coronavirus fatality and 365 cases on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 246 and total cases detected so far to 42,993....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-arrests-after-body-dug-up-in-athienou
Two more suspects have been arrested after a body was dug up in a field in the buffer zone, with new details raising more questions and police keeping a tight lid on a launched murder investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-rejects-eu-draft-on-turkey-which-seeks-to-deepen-trade-ties
Cyprus has rejected a draft prepared for a summit of EU leaders this week which seeks to deepen trade ties with Turkey, describing it as “totally unacceptable.” ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-s-associate-tests-positive-for-covid
Members of the administration went into isolation on Tuesday following news that a COVID-19 case was detected in the Presidential Palace...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fence-wars-break-out-near-buffer-zone
Opposing camps have been making headlines recently over a controversial barbwire fence near the buffer zone, with one group cutting a piece of barbed wire and the other restoring it, with all caught on tape...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gloves-are-off-in-eu-china-relations
The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, in the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new US President Joe Biden...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-two-deaths-410-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced two coronavirus fatalities and 410 cases on Monday, raising the death toll to 245 and total cases detected so far to 42,628....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-holding-on-to-first-place-in-eu-for-covid-testing
Cyprus remains first among European countries as regards the testing of its population for Covid and in fifth place in terms of its vaccination rollout....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pcr-tests-disprove-earlier-results-at-air-base
Over two dozen staff at the Papandreou Air Base in Paphos tested negative for the coronavirus after officials said the employees had initially tested positive, highlighting ongoing debate over the reliability of rapid test results...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bad-weather-brewing-behind-veil-of-cloud
A warm air mass is gradually giving way to a low barometer expected to bring showers, windy conditions, and possibly storms before midweek...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-364-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced 364 coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising total cases detected so far to 41,475....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-shows-numbers-behind-limassol-covid-headache
The positivity rate for Covid-19 is rising in Cyprus on a weekly basis, particularly in the Limassol district where it stands at 1.3%, according to the National Surveillance Report published Friday and containing data until March 16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-sends-more-than-half-million-rapid-tests-to-cyprus
The European Commission has sent more than half a million rapid test kits to Cyprus in a bid to boost population testing on the island, it emerged on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-academy-of-learning-development-introduces-a-new-web-based-learning-initiative
EY Cyprus is proud to announce the launch of a new Web-Based Learning (WBL) initiative, an expansion of the offerings of the EY Academy of Learning and Development...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-385-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced 385 coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising total cases detected so far to 41,111.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-resume-az-jabs-friday-after-eu-agency-gives-nod
The European Union’s drug regulatory agency said Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not linked to an overall increase in the risk of blood clots and that the benefits of use outweigh the risks, paving the way for European countries to resume administering the shots....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/729-lives-lost-on-cyprus-roads-between-2008-2020
Seven hundred and twenty nine people lost their lives in road crashes between 2008-2020, 60% of which (drivers and passengers) were not wearing a seat belt while 54% of motorcycle drivers and passengers weren’t wearing a helmet, figures released by the Cyprus police on Thursday showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scrambles-to-reduce-asylum-backlog
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris says the government is moving forward with rejections of asylum applications under new, faster procedures to clear a system backlog, with Europe seeking a comprehensive solution and a commissioner calling on Cypriot authorities to investigate illegal pushbacks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-382-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced 382 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, raising total cases detected so far to 40,726.
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