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2641. Students race for a place in London

Cypriot university students returning to London, or moving for the first time, are frustrated due to the lack of suitable and reasonably priced housing....

2642. Online appointment platform opens for booster Covid vaccines

Greece is making a Covid-19 booster vaccine available to an estimated 285,000 people belonging to vulnerable groups from Tuesday,...

2643. Another child admitted to hospital for MIS-C

Another child is being treated for MIS-C syndrome in the Makareio Children's Intensive Care Unit....

2644. A decentralized federation, with flexibility

Marina Economidou interviews UK High Commissioner Stephen Lillie regarding the UK's proposed plan to the Cyprus solution....

2645. Weekend News Roundup

Here are a few of the stories that made news in Cyprus over the weekend....

2646. Vaccine efficacy

The effectiveness of medications, such as vaccines, may actually differ from that seen in clinical trials....

2647. Police seized thousands of items believed to be counterfeit

Police and customs officials in Larnaca have confiscated thousands of items believed to be counterfeit....

2648. Book with Ataturk reference pulled after false move

The education ministry in the Republic of Cyprus is temporarily suspending the use of a high school workbook, following backlash over an urgent email calling on English teachers to rip out a page about Kemal Ataturk, with Nicosia on the defence after Turkey and Turkish Cypriots landed hard on the decision...

2649. Back to school again!

Amid the flurry of new requirements and safety measures, the first day of school went off without a hitch....

2650. Teachers told to rip out Ataturk page from book

A number of educators are demanding answers from the education ministry regarding an urgent email asking teachers to remove a page from an English class workbook destined for eleventh graders...

2651. Low birth rate in Cyprus

A meeting was held by the Parliamentary Committee. Of great concern was the issue of low birth rates in Cyprus....

2652. Are COVID boosters needed?

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are expected to discuss whether boosters will help....

2653. University of Nicosia Advances to Top 601-800 Universities in the World

The latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released on 2 September 2021, reaffirms the University of Nicosia’s (UNIC) global standing, ranking it among the Top 601-800 universities in the world. Correspondingly, UNIC ranks among the Top 250 universities in the European Union....

2654. Clouds and rain close in on Cyprus

A low pressure system is affecting the area over Cyprus with increasing clouds and chances of rain on Friday and late weekend but only in some parts of the island...

2655. Hospitalizations down but deaths still up

There has been a drop in hospitalizations in Cyprus but deaths attributed to Covid-19 were still high, along with post-recovery patients no longer infected but still intubated in state hospitals...

2656. Cyprus worried as Taliban talks amnesty

The foreign ministry in the Republic of Cyprus said non-discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan should be an 'immediate priority' while there was wide skepticism over Taliban’s latest amnesty comments...

2657. Chaos as Biden defends withdrawal

Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul's airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the United States to pause evacuations, as President Joe Biden confronted mounting criticism over the US withdrawal...

2658. Cyprus under warning as weather could turn violent

An unstable air mass is affecting areas over Cyprus, with a yellow warning in effect Thursday due to high chances of midday showers and thunderstorms, including heavy winds and possible hailstorms...

2659. Nicosia reacts to new Al Jazeera video

Nicosia has refuted allegations concerning a Cypriot minister and his trips to London, in reaction to an Al Jazeera secret investigation into how convicted criminals could take on new identities and launder money through ownership of English football clubs by deceiving authorities...

2660. International Luxury Property and Residency Conference

2661. Mountain rain chances keep heat in check

A low pressure system affecting areas over Cyprus has brought a mixed bag this week, with low chances of rain throughout the week still in the forecast mainly in the mountains...

2662. Massive forest fire ravages Greek island

Firefighters and residents battled into the night Monday for a seventh day against a massive fire on Greece’s second-largest island as the nation endured what the prime minister described as 'a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions'...

2663. Al Jazeera publishes prequel to The Cyprus Papers

A new documentary by Al Jazeera on football corruption in Britain includes allegations that a Cypriot minister flew to London to arrange paperwork at a consular office for a Russian national who was wanted by Interpol and unable to travel under his real name...

2664. Greece mounts ‘superhuman efforts’ in multiple fronts

Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea...

2665. Wildfires roar back to life near Athens

Wildfires north of Athens leapt back to life on Thursday as searing conditions persisted and emergency crews battled blazes across Greece for a third day running...

2666. Scorcher brings punishing temps to Cyprus

An orange alert due to extreme high temperatures is in effect on Wednesday for Cyprus, with inland levels set to reach 44 degrees Celsius and low-promising rain to cool things down not expected until the weekend...

2667. Tougher Safe Pass logic brought into question

The head of the government’s pandemic advisory committee says it is not up to health experts to justify political decisions such as tougher Safe Pass rules, but one of his colleagues defended tougher restrictions saying they had worked in the past during lockdown...

2668. Consecutive heat waves scorch Cyprus

An orange-level warning has been issued for Cyprus with inland temperature highs expected to reach 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit)...

2669. Cypriot government toughens Safe Pass rules

The Cabinet announced on Friday that new pandemic rules will apply on Monday, including a greater number of shops out of reach for people without a Safe Pass and follow up rapid or PCR tests checks for foreign visitors who are not vaccinated...

2670. Upward trend sets tone for weekend

A relatively warm and dry air mass is affecting areas over Cyprus, with inland maximum temperatures on Friday expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius and comminute to climb over the weekend...