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421. President Anastasiades in Spain

The Prime Minister of Spain, Mr. Pedro Sanchez, and the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiadis, met on December 9 at the Palace of Moncloa, as part of the latter's visit to Madrid at the invitation of His Majesty King Philip....

422. 47 stolen antiquities from Steinhardt collection returning to Greece

Forty-seven illegally trafficked Greek artifacts, among the dozens surrendered by American hedge-fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt under a deal with US authorities, will be returned to Greece in the coming days, the Culture Ministry announced Thursday....

423. How far is Cyprus from compulsory vaccination?

The key to overcoming the pandemic is -according to all those in charge- the increase of vaccination coverage....

424. The future of stress free travel is in 'silent airports'

Airports aren't famed for being peaceful spaces - but they do give us the rush we all associate with going on holiday....

425. WHO: Omicron poses 'very high' global risk, world must prepare

The Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a "very high" global risk of infection surges that could have "severe consequences" in some areas, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday....

426. EU recommends 9-month limit on Covid-19 vaccine validity for travel

European Union residents will need to have COVID-19 vaccine booster jabs if they want to travel to another country in the bloc next summer, according to a proposal set to be announced by the European Commission on Thursday....

427. Government subsidies for electric vehicles

The car market is going through a difficult period, as evidenced by the statistics of new motor vehicle registrations....

428. British concern about medical treatments in Cyprus

A British medical examiner has expressed concern about the level of care that members of British military families receive from doctors in Cyprus....

429. Woman's own immune system cured itself of HIV

A woman from Argentina appears to have rid herself of HIV without drugs or treatment - the second documented case of its kind in the world....

430. The sins of the EU and Nouris' obligation

The numbers are buzzing about the huge problem Cyprus faces with irregular immigration and asylum seekers....

431. Children with cancer experience mild symptoms and fully recover from COVID-19

Most children and adolescents with cancer experience mild symptoms and fully recover after being infected with COVID-19, according to a small international study....

432. Less red tape for asylum seekers but no new options

Labor minister Zeta Emilianidou says her office has simplified paperwork for the hiring of asylum seekers, but the country's chamber of commerce says cutting red tape and shuffling less paper does not solve staff shortages in fields that are still inaccessible to those applicants...

433. US will require foreign travellers to get WHO-authorised vaccines

The Biden administration will allow all international travellers to enter the US as long as they have received any vaccine authorised by the World Health Organization...

434. Tatar speaks to Kathimerini: No ground for starting talks

A year after he became the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Ersin Tatar gives a full interview to "K". ...

435. Rare conjoined turtles hatched in Massachusetts

Conjoined turtles with two heads and a single body have hatched at a Massachusetts wildlife center. Against all odds, the fused siblings are thriving....

436. 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....

437. No vaccine, no job

United Airlines said on Tuesday that they were preparing to fire 593 employees who failed to submit their vaccination certificates....

438. EU and US convene in first Trade and Tech meeting

The United States and the European Union hope to discuss chip shortages, artificial intelligence and tech competition issues during the first Trade and Tech Council meeting this week,...

439. Prevention of violence against women a priority, says Minister

Minister of Labor Zeta Emilianidou, today, congratulated the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family, saying that their work contributed significantly to the prevention and fight against domestic violence....

440. Another 85 million by February if Cyprus meets deadline of key reforms

With the first 157m euros already paid in advance from the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Fund, the country still has a long way to go to complete the reforms and investments required to unlock the next 85m euros which is due to be received in February 2022....

441. Global CEO confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels

CEOs of the world’s largest businesses are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for their own business and despite the Delta variant slowing down the ‘return to normal’, their confidence in the global economy has returned to levels not seen since the start of the pandemic....

442. NATO must 'stand together' in Afghanistan

The political and military leadership of the Afghan Army must shoulder a significant part of the blame for its swift collapse...

443. Non-emergency surgeries to resume

The Organization for Public Health Services (OKYPY) announced today the resumption of non-emergency surgeries in its hospitals....

444. EY and IIF survey shows climate change top concern for banks

445. Cypriot experts on board with third dose

The Cypriot government will take a political decision this week on a proposal to start administering third COVID-19 vaccine doses ahead of the flu season in response to the Delta variant threat that emerged sooner than expected during the summer...

446. 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...

447. Thousands flee fires in Greece, Turkey

Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that claimed one life, as a protracted heat wave left forests tinder-dry and flames threatened populated areas and electricity installations...

448. EY: CEOs understand transformation cannot be put off following COVID-19 pandemic

More than two-thirds (68%) of CEO respondents from the world’s largest companies say that they plan to take on a major investment in data and technology over the next 12 months, while 61% plan to undertake a major transformation initiative over the same period, according to the global EY CEO Imperative Study 2021. ...

449. Police not ruling out probe in fire deaths

The Cypriot government has rejected accusations of a lax response to Saturday’s deadly wildfire, with police not ruling out a criminal investigation that could include a probe into the deaths of four Egyptian workers who died while trying to escape the inferno...

450. Questions emerge in Cyprus fire deaths

Pro-migrant group KISA is accusing authorities and farmland bosses of leaving foreign workers to fend for themselves in Saturday’s wildfire in Cyprus, as more questions are being raised following the death of four Egyptian workers who perished while trying to evacuate in an inferno with the odds overwhelmingly stacked against them...