Search

901. New Vaccine Findings Pose Tough Questions for Parents of Young Children

For American parents, particularly those with young children, the last couple of months have been dizzying and beyond frustrating....

902. NEOLAiA European University Alliance – Governing Board Meeting

The Governing Board of the NEOLAiA European University Alliance met online on Thursday, 10 March 2022 and reiterated its full commitment in building a strong European University of the Future. ...

903. Turkey urged to pay compensation to relatives of Greek Cypriots who disappeared during invasion

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has urged Turkish authorities to abide by their international obligations and pay the “just satisfaction” awarded by the European Court of Human Rights to relatives of nine Greek Cypriots who disappeared during Turkey’s military invasion of Cyprus in 1974....

904. Greece: Pharmacist, police officers arrested for fake Covid-19 tests

A pharmacist and two police officers involved in the selling and use of fake negative Covid-19 test certificates were arrested last Friday in northern Greece as part of an ongoing investigation into bogus certificates of rapid antigen tests that were issued to several people....

905. 'Test to stay' to be implemented on teachers beginning March 14

The "test to stay" program will be introduced to teachers of elementary and high schools in the public and private sector, following a decision by the Cabinet on Wednesday. It comes into force beginning March 14....

906. Cypriot officers being trained on how to handle rape and sexual assault cases

Cypriot officials are visiting Glasgow this week to undertake training on the best methods to handle rape and serious sexual assault cases....

907. Russian soldiers face public anger in Kherson - 400 arrests (video)

More than 400 people protesting against the Russian occupation have been arrested by Russian forces in the Ukrainian peninsula, according to Ukrainian authorities....

908. 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...

909. Study: Certain blood types may be more or less vulnerable to covid

Blood type doesn’t affect much in our daily lives. In fact, most people don’t even know whether they’re Type A, B, AB, or O. But the seemingly-banal detail might be a factor in who comes under the thumb of 2020’s worldwide tyrant—that is, coronavirus....

910. Russia will default on its debts 'imminently', Fitch ratings agency has warned

Russia will default on its debts 'imminently', a leading credit rating agency has warned, as sanctions over Ukraine continue to pummel the country's economy....

911. US, French joint drills off Greece

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raging relentlessly, a flurry of activity is expected off the western Greek coast in coming days as the USS Harry S. Truman and the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carriers conduct joint exercises in the Adriatic and Ionian with units of the Hellenic Navy and Air Force....

912. Party-goers in Limassol defy covid measures to celebrate carnival (video)

Limassol is known as the party capital when it comes to carnival celebrations, and this Sunday showed just that. ...

913. Now you can learn how to paint an icon, weave a basket or make halloumi for free!

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism has announced a plan to offer people the opportunity to participate in workshops promoting crafts that are part of the country’s Intangible Cultural Heritage....

914. People around the world are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine but they don't plan to check in

One of the social media influencers behind the Airbnb effort also has encouraged his followers to patronize Ukrainian merchants on Etsy but ask sellers not to ship any goods. Etsy has announced it's canceling the current balances and fees owed by all sellers in Ukraine....

915. An EU-wide ban on 'golden passports' and the Ukrainian crisis on the agenda

The European Parliament is scheduled to have its plenary session this week from the 7th to the 10th of March in Strasbourg. On the agenda will be, most importantly, the Ukrainian issue as well as a discussion on an EU-wide ban on citizenship by investment schemes....

916. Health Ministry issues instructions for discharge of COVID-19 cases

Cyprus` Health Ministry issued new instructions on Monday regarding the discharge of people who contracted COVID-19. These instructions will be put into effect as of Tuesday, March 8....

917. Kyriakides: 10,000 beds in European hospitals for sick or injured refugees

In Europe at the moment, solidarity is unprecedented. Commissioner Stella Kyriakidou, after talking to the Ministers of Health in the Member States and Moldova,...

918. Downward trend of covid cases, deaths and hospitalizations continue in Cyprus

COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Cyprus continued their slow downward trend in February, mainly in the last 15 days, according to the National Surveillance Report released on Friday....

919. New opening hours of NIPD Genetics Sample Collection Centers

920. Fifty Cypriot nationals still in Ukraine

There are currently 50 Cypriot citizens in Ukraine as well as 10 Ukrainian nationals who have a permit for residence in Cyprus, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Demetris Demetriou, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), adding that the Ministry "continues to work so that it will be possible to safely and smoothly evacuate all Cypriots" from Ukraine....

921. Passenger locator form (PLF) to be abolished as of March 15 in Greece

Greece is abolishing a requirement for vaccinated international travelers to fill in a detailed passenger form introduced as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the pandemic appeared to be waning in the country and ahead of this year’s tourist season....

922. New Covid relaxations announced today (Updated)

The session of the Council of Ministers which began at 10 am this morning ended shortly after noon today followed by an announcement of new relaxations to the covid restrictions in Cyprus....

923. Cyprus sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine

The first batch of humanitarian aid from Cyprus for the people of Ukraine will be sent next Tuesday, March 8th, following arrangements made and in consultation with the European Union Civil Protection Agency....

924. Alphamega Hypermarkets: Free delivery for online orders

Alphamega Hypermarkets is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its e-shop by offering one month of free delivery on all online orders....

925. Ministry of Labor cracks down on undeclared labor

Targeted inspections in the construction sector will now be conducted by the Ministery of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance beginning in March in an effort to clamp down on undeclared labor. ...

926. Karousos: Cyprus working hard to mitigate impact from ban on Russian aircraft

The Ministry of Transport and the Deputy Ministry for Tourism are striving to offset the impact of airport traffic from Russia after Cyprus,...

927. Russian planes face near-total airspace ban to west

Russian airlines face a near-total airspace blockade to the country's west after an EU official said most European countries are set to impose flight bans....

928. 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....

929. Cyprus simplifies dance unban for carnival week

The government in the Republic of Cyprus is adjusting rules for clubbing and dancing venues during carnival week, but a layered risk-assessment formula partially based on vaccination status won’t go into effect until next month after the end of festivities...

930. Athens wary of recent Ankara moves

Concern is growing in Athens that Ankara’s strategic choice to forcefully challenge and dispute Greece’s sovereignty in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean could be transferred from the diplomatic field to the ground. ...