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181. Bank of Cyprus to reduce its employees by 500 in 2022

182. The mandatory use of masks will soon be abolished

Minister of Health Michalis Hatjipantela sees a summer without health restrictions. In his interview with KATHIMERINI on Sunday, the Minister of Health said that the summer should go by without problems or restrictions if no new variants of the Omicron mutation appear....

183. New cycling lanes open connecting outskirts with Nicosia town center

The inauguration for the second phase of the construction of cycling lanes connecting the universities of Nicosia with the city center occurred on Saturday,...

184. Cyprus' RCB Bank and its Kremlin ties

On March 24, Cyprus’s fourth-largest bank announced it would wind down its banking operations in the wake of the “volatile geopolitical situation” caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a month earlier....

185. Boris Becker faces jail term for failing to declare his millions

Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker could be sent to jail today as he faces a sentence for flouting the terms of his 2017 bankruptcy....

186. UNIC Pharmacy Student Selected for Prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Mr. Angelos Odyseakis, a University of Nicosia fourth-year Pharmacy student, has been selected to participate in the upcoming 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry, joining a select cohort of 600 young scientists from around the world that will engage with more than 30 Nobel Laureates....

187. Increase of property supply leads to decline of housing prices

The increase in the property supply has contributed to a decline in prices in Cyprus in recent months, according to the latest figures reported by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CyStat) this week....

188. EMA: No evidence to support a fourth covid shot

EU health agencies said on Wednesday there was no evidence to support the use of a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna in the general population, but they recommend a second booster for people aged 80 and above....

189. Lagarde: Cyprus will be affected by inflation and rising energy costs

Cyprus will be affected by inflationary pressures and higher energy costs due to its dependence on oil imports for electricity generation, according to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde....

190. Overcoming talent crunch and supply chain upheaval among biggest success indicators for tech in 2022

Increased volatility rising out of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic has led to a reshuffling of priorities for the global technology industry....

191. €12.9 million in revenue collected from gambling sector in 2021

The betting sector in Cyprus has rebounded, reaching pre-COVID-19 levels in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to financial data released by the National Betting Authority (NBA) on Tuesday....

192. Abramovich, Ukrainian negotiators hit by suspected poisoning

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning earlier this month after a meeting in Kiev...

193. Expert says testing blindly a waste of money

A medical expert in Cyprus says wide-ranging rapid tests on the island have been a waste of money, adding he was in favor of targeted testing but only if it was focused on specific populations and criteria...

194. Averof Neofytou promises an end to corruption and radical education reform

The Supreme Council of the ruling party Democratic Rally (DISY) unanimously ratified the candidacy of the party’s president Averof Neofytou for the Presidency of the Republic....

195. Akar calls for sharing ‘riches of the Aegean’ with Greece

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said his country is in favor of joint exploitation of “the riches of the Aegean” with Greece, following talks with his Greek counterpart in Brussels on Wednesday....

196. Op-ed: 'Lessons from the war in Ukraine'

The crisis in Ukraine can teach us a few lessons. It is very important to successfully “read” your allies and opponents. Sometimes it is harder to do so with your partners....

197. A third dose is recommended for children over 12, a fourth to the more vulnerable

In its efforts to protect the most vulnerable from covid, the National Advisory Committee on vaccines and the Ministry of Health are recommending the following:...

198. Moscow says Kiev planned assault before invasion

Moscow has published documents allegedly showing a secret order for a Ukrainian offensive against Donbass in March 2022, a day before Ankara is set to mediate between the two sides...

199. French presidential hopeful dismisses Turkey’s EU prospects

French right-wing presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse said in an interview with Kathimerini that she is against Turkey’s European Union accession and that, if elected, she would also stop the pre-accession financial assistance provided to Ankara....

200. Freedom Day in the UK from today

England woke up to freedom today after nearly two years of crippling on-off lockdowns as all emergency Covid laws introduced to tackle the pandemic ended at midnight....

201. Global markets tumble after Putin orders invasion

The FTSE 100 index fell by more than 1.5 percent today and European shares hit a seven-month low with a long-feared Russian invasion of Ukraine now appearing to be underway....

202. Search expanded on burning ferry; 10 still missing

Fire service rescuers expanded a search on Monday inside a burning ferry now anchored off the Greek island of Corfu where 10 people remain missing....

203. Russian skater can compete amid doping controversy, but medal ceremony won’t be held

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test, setting her up for an attempt at a second gold medal....

204. Kamila Valieva: Russian star at center of doping controversy, reports say

The International Olympic Committee has refused to comment on whether the athlete at the center of a doping controversy at Beijing 2022 is the 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, despite the teenager being named in multiple reports around the world....

205. Retired pope asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing

Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany....

206. US urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade

The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border to shut down or scale back production....

207. It is possible that the spike in coronavirus cases is due to the Omicron 2

The rise in the number of coronavirus cases observed in recent days could be due to the Omicron 2, member of the Scientific Advisory Committee and Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Virology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, Dr. Petros Karayiannis told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Wednesday....

208. 'Take back life’: More nations ease coronavirus restrictions

Late-night partying at clubs. Elbow-to-elbow seating in movie theaters. Going without masks in public, especially in Europe and North America: Step by step, many countries are easing their COVID-19 restrictions amid hopes the omicron wave may have passed its peak....

209. Polish scientists find gene that doubles risk of serious COVID

Polish scientists have found a gene that they say more than doubles the risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19, a discovery they hope could help doctors identify people who are most at risk from the disease....

210. Netflix loses nearly $45 billion in market cap

Netflix dashed hopes for a quick rebound after forecasting weak first-quarter subscriber growth on Thursday, sending shares sinking nearly 20 percent and wiping away most of its remaining pandemic-fueled gains from 2020, just a week after raising prices by up to $2 a month....