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181. The issues affecting young people in rural areas

The public debate with young people living in rural areas is quite constructive because dialogue brings to light several issues that local authorities may be unaware of....

182. The new Limassol-Piraeus schedule will be available soon

The new schedule for the Cyprus-Greece sea link is expected to be announced within the next week, or by early March at the latest. As "K" has been informed, ...

183. Plans to upgrade hotels in the mountains and countryside are underway

184. Companies laying off employees to hire new ones at lower salaries

Keri and other recruiters say that candidate offers are now much lower and look more like those from 2019 — before the pandemic kicked off the Great Resignation, before Big Tech went on a hiring spree, and before anyone had heard of "quiet quitting."...

185. Cypriot voters cast ballot in crucial runoff election

Cypriots return to the polls Sunday to elect the 8th President since the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus. The two front-runners in last weekend's first round, are Nicos Christodoulides, former Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades, and Andreas Mavroyiannis a diplomat who served as negotiator for the Cyprus problem...

186. New Zealand recovers 3 tons of cocaine floating in Pacific Ocean

New Zealand police said Wednesday they found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate....

187. Athens snowstorm causes traffic chaos, shuts schools and shops

Heavy snowfall and plummeting temperatures shut schools and shops in the Greek capital on Monday, with many public services and businesses switching to remote working....

188. The candidate who engineered a 'coup' in the election campaign

Independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis, backed by AKEL, the Ecologists' Movement, and non-affiliated Cypriots, can be considered the big winner of the first round of elections for the 8th President of the Republic of Cyprus. ...

189. DISY will now face difficult decisions

The embarrassed expressions on the faces of government and DISY executives who had rallied around Averof Neophytou after his defeat were indicative of the difficult dilemmas DISY will face in the coming day. ...

190. Concerns emerge over Cypriot porn website age verifier

A new law in Louisiana requiring adults who visit porn websites to verify their age is raising privacy concerns, but a Cypriot firm that collects personal information of those users says privacy is maintained throughout the process...

191. No more Fridays. 4-day work week on the rise

The results are in: It's time for your company to stop working on Fridays (or Mondays)....

192. 47,700 young Europeans to be granted free travel tickets

DiscoverEU, which is an action of the Erasmus+ program that gives youngsters a chance to travel throughout Europe for free, has announced that a total of 47,700 tickets will be given to European youngsters at the end of this winter....

193. Cyprus' digital tourism campaign reaches over 1 billion smart phones

The digital campaigns of Cyprus' Deputy Ministry of Tourism are reaching more than one billion smartphones a year, said Deputy Minister Savvas Perdios, speaking at the conference of the Association of Travel Agents "Digi.travel - The Cyprus International Digital Tourism Conference & Expo 2023."...

194. Cypriot team in Antarctica to plant flag on Xmas Day

Α Cypriot team will be in Antarctica on 25 December 2022, in the coldest, highest, windiest, and driest continent on Earth, where the lowest earth temperature - 89.2 C, of all time, has been recorded, as part of the national program "Flag of the Republic of Cyprus on the highest peaks of the world" which is under the auspices of the President of Cyprus and the National Olympic Committee...

195. ICT specialists crucial as 80% of companies still allow remote work

According to the results of the survey on information and communication technologies (ICT) usage and e-commerce in businesses in 2022, published on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service, more than 80% of businesses with ten or more employees provided mobile devices with access to the internet and business email in 2022....

196. Twitter closes its offices: Chaos in the aftermath of Musk's 'ultimatum'

Hundreds of Twitter employees are expected to leave the company after new owner Elon Musk issued an ultimatum requiring employees to work "long hours at high intensity" or leave....

197. US-Cyprus army cooperation bill heads to the House

A bill that paves the way for further military cooperation between Cyprus and the Unites States reached the House this week, following months of media hype about the island’s intent to help Ukraine with Russian-made missiles, but the specific agreement explicitly excludes weapons systems...

198. Layoffs begin at Twitter as offices temporarily close

Twitter Inc temporarily closed its offices on Friday after telling employees they will be informed by email later in the day whether they are being laid off....

199. Get your Santa fix at a Christmas village near you (video)

Following the success of last year's Christmas Villages, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism has announced that the project will be repeated this year, with seven Christmas Villages across Cyprus....

200. When a vacation is less expensive than staying at home

Can a vacation be less expensive than staying at home? That is exactly what EasyJet told British citizens, and the vacation package it offered for a trip to Egypt sold out in less than 24 hours....

201. Youth unemployment in Cyprus in 2021 at 14.2%, compared to 13% across the EU

The youth (people aged 15–29 years) unemployment rate in the European Union fell to 13.0% in 2021, from 13.3% in 2020, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union....

202. 'Heartland of Legends' promotes slow and sustainable tourism

The project “Heartland of Legends” promotes slow tourism and offers authentic experiences to visitors while it also encourages circular economy and sustainability, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said Thursday, in his presentation during a discussion in the framework of the 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference which takes place in Nicosia....

203. Are you sure the person you interviewed is the one you hired for the job?

A job interview scheme is on the rise where candidates are hiring proxies to sit in for them. Some 'professional' proxies are charging up to $150 an hour to do job interviews....

204. More than €370m earmarked for rural and mountain communities

"The government supports rural areas and their residents", Cyprus’ Transport Minister, Yiannis Karousos said on Sunday evening, stressing that in 2019 the government adopted the National Strategy for the Development of Mountain Communities, for the first time since the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus....

205. Rainwater everywhere contains unsafe levels of 'forever chemicals'

Rainwater everywhere on Earth has been found to contain dangerous levels of man-made 'forever chemicals' linked to cancer and other illnesses, a study has found....

206. Foreign Direct Investment in Europe a game of two halves: current volatility impacts strategy while long-term appeal instills confidence

Europe’s attractiveness for FDI has shown signs of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic with a 5% increase in the number of projects announced in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the latest annual EY European Attractiveness Survey....

207. Boris Johnson has stepped down

After an acute political meltdown in the U.K., Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, setting in motion a race for a new prime minister....

208. Employee influence grows: 43% set to quit jobs for better pay, career opportunities and flexibility

Employees around the world now hold more sway in the global job market, with two-fifths (43%) of respondents saying they are likely to quit in the next 12 months according to the EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey...

209. An 'historic' day as Pafos-Polis highway constructions begins

The construction of the Pafos-Polis Chrysochous highway officially began on Friday. The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Yannis Karousos, was on hand to mark the "historic" day, as he called it....

210. The 'Great Resignation' is set to continue worldwide as pressure on pay mounts

The “Great Resignation” will continue apace in the year ahead as one in five workers say they are likely to switch to a new employer in the next 12 months. ...