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2821. As ban lifts, visitors to US await long-delayed hugs, kisses

The U.S. lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe...

2822. Brutal poacher attack case heads to House committee

A reported attack in rural Famagusta against a conservation activist, who told police he was assaulted by suspected illegal poachers in the dead of night, caught the attention of a House member who says she will raise the issue before the internal affairs committee...

2823. Pfizer Pill: Clinical trials show 89% protection against severe Covid

The Pfizer pill against coronavirus showed high efficacy against possible hospitalization, in second phase clinical trials conducted by an independent committee of scientists....

2824. Man of the year awards tonight at 830pm

The annual Man of the Year Awards Ceremony is being held today, November 8, for the 20th year in a row....

2825. CovScan Cyprus mandatory but questions remain

Door greeters at supermarkets and other businesses will have to use an android app when checking Safe Pass, according to a Cabinet decision, but the policy going into effect on Monday has left many questions unanswered with citizens calling even pharmacies to get the latest scoop...

2826. Get vaccinated and you may win a flat

Officials in Moscow are making COVID vaccines more enticing. In an effort to speed up vaccination rates, authorities set up a housing lottery for those over 18 and already vaccinated....

2827. Possible cyber attack on the GESY portal

A fake email entitled "GESY: Third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine" is reportedly being sent to people in Cyprus showing GESY as the sender, according to the Health Insurance Agency....

2828. Rise in consumer loans and housing purchase in September

New consumer loans, mortgages and new loans above €1 million increased in September compared to the previous month of this year,...

2829. North calls on Greek Cypriots to cooperate on migration

Turkish Cypriots say the north is in favour of working together with the south on the challenge of irregular migration, calling on Greek Cypriots to address the issue jointly in a 'spirit of cooperation' at a time when Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has been ramping up his rhetoric on drastic measures...

2830. 45 year old austrian dies in road crash

A 45-year-old man from Austria lost his life in the early hours of Tuesday in a road collision in the province of Larnaca....

2831. Greece becoming a hotspot for Hollywood films

Philip Fertis is involved in puppetry, but due to the pandemic, the demand for performances in schools and municipalities is low. ...

2832. COVID vaccine in a patch

2833. Bad weather still looms after wet weekend

An unstable weather pattern producing heavy winds and thunderstorms is still affecting parts of the island, following reports of flooding incidents in Larnaca over the weekend that also caused flight diversions and delays at the airport...

2834. Facebook company changes name to Meta

Facebook Inc is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on building the "metaverse," a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the successor to the mobile internet...

2835. Greece popular with expats

Greece is rapidly evolving into a preferred destination for people wishing to live and work away from home, as the country is rising on the global list drafted by international bank HSBC....

2836. Supreme Court slams unwarranted access to phone data

The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has found that a law allowing indiscriminate phone data retention for police purposes violates EU rights to privacy, with experts describing the decision as a major upset in ongoing criminal cases built on private information...

2837. Poland fined 1 million Euros per day

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) sentenced Poland to a fine of 1 million Euros per day for ignoring a ruling ordering the country to suspend the disciplinary chamber of its Supreme Court....

2838. Low dose Pfizer for kids 5-11

The US moved a step closer to expanding Covid-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds....

2839. Afghanistan: Selling their daughters to avoid starvation

When her husband told her that they would have to sell their two little girls so that their family would not starve to death after being displaced by the drought in western Afghanistan, Fahima "cried a lot"....

2840. 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...

2841. Bicycle subsidies for Cyprus

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that on November 1, 2021 it will launch the first electronic platform through which citizens can apply for a subsidy to purchase a new non-electric bicycle....

2842. Massimo Dutti Launches its online store in Cyprus

Massimo Dutti is pleased to announce the launch of its online store in Cyprus. The launch is scheduled on the 26th from 12am. Through www.massimodutti.com.cy and its mobile app (available on Google Play and the Apple App Store), the brand makes it easy for its customers to discover all the Massimo Dutti collections....

2843. Approximately 490 violations as of 11am Monday morning

As of 11am Monday morning, about 490 violations were recorded by mobile and street cameras around Cyprus,...

2844. Cyprus airs migration grievances at divided Europe

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris wants strong EU awareness on external borders to be shown in Cyprus as well, in remarks he made near the buffer zone on Sunday, just two days after the European Commission president signaled there would be no funding for barbed wire and walls...

2845. Mistrust results in a rise in COVID cases in Eastern Europe

Latvia imposed a new lockdown on Thursday, with hospitals in Bulgaria and Romania struggling to cope with an increase in patients with covid-19, while Poland is selling extra doses of vaccine....

2846. Alec Baldwin accidentally shoots and kills woman cinematographer

Alec Baldwin is devastated after a tragic accident on the set of his new movie "Rust". ...

2847. Doubts raised in another suicide case in Cyprus

An investigative TV show is raising questions over the death of a Greek commissioned officer in Cyprus, a case initially treated as suicide but experts believe police glossed over facts that could point to a premeditated crime...

2848. Social media enabling destruction of democracy

“It’s the enabler of the destruction of democracy. It’s the enabler of the destruction of the facts,” says the Filipino Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa...

2849. YouTuber mafia boss shakes politics in the north

The Turkish Cypriot political landscape has been shaken to the core after an ex-con mafia boss turned YouTube sensation threatened to release videos starring prominent politicians in private sex encounters...

2850. Afternoon rain chances loom over Cyprus

A relatively low pressure system is affecting the area over Cyprus, with low chances of showers and possibly thunderstorms in the afternoon...