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1. Gaza's fuel shortage claims 2,000 young lives

Aid agencies are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as doctors warn an Israeli blockade on fuel means many more vulnerable babies and wounded people in hospitals will soon die. One agency says at least 2,000 children in Gaza have been killed in the past few weeks....

2. Biden warns that Israel's Gaza occupation could be a potential 'Big Mistake'

Any move by Israel to occupy Gaza would be a “big mistake,” US president Joe Biden has said, amid hopes that the enclave’s border with Egypt would open to allow aid in, as Israeli troops continued to prepare for a ground invasion....

3. Pig kidney thrives in brain-dead man for a month

A pig’s kidney transplanted by surgeons into a brain-dead man has continued to function normally for more than a month – a critical step toward an operation the New York team hopes to eventually try in living patients....

4. When drugs for weight and diabetes backfire

Joanie Knight has a message for anyone considering drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy, which have become popular for the dramatic weight loss they can help people achieve....

5. Man critical after mystery incident in Limassol

A foreign man is in critical condition following a serious head injury on Monday in Limassol, with police asking for the public’s help as they investigate the incident that remains unclear...

6. Assault case: Two men hospitalized with serious injuries

The condition of a 41-year-old man injured at his Protaras residence on June 8 has shown improvement as he receives treatment at Nicosia General Hospital. ...

7. Four year old with strep throat transferred to Israel

8. Deputy Minister to the President expected to make full recovery

Deputy Minister to the President, Petros Demetriou, who underwent open-heart surgery on Tuesday, is being treated in the ICU of a private hospital in Nicosia and is in stable condition, with his doctor Marinos Soteriou noting that he is expected to make a full recovery....

9. 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....

10. Cypriot hospital alarmed over covid patient's refusal

Doctors have consulted hospital lawyers about their options in case they deem intubation as necessary and ordered the patient to undergo an examination by a psychiatrist, who reportedly found the woman to be of sound mind...

11. Cases in Greece post new leap, reaching close to 29,000

New coronavirus cases smashed the third record in as many days on Wednesday, reaching the unprecedented number of 28,828, after skyrocketing to 21,657 on Tuesday from 9,284 on Monday, the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) has reported....

12. Greece sets pandemic record for new cases with whopping 21,657

Greece on Tuesday announced the highest ever number of new coronavirus infections with 24-hour data showing they soared to a whopping 21,657. It's the first time authorities have reported a five-digit number....

13. Greece: Stricter measures from January 3rd 2022

Stricter measures from January 3, 2022 to January 16, 2022, with the possibility of an extension, according to an announcement from the Greek Minister of Health Thanos Plevris today....

14. Vaccines coming for kids aged 5 to 11

Greece will begin rolling out vaccines for children aged 5-11 years old from Wednesday, 8th of December, health officials confirmed Monday. ...

15. Cypriot experts dissent from government decisions

A frustrated local epidemiologist in Cyprus is calling on the government to reevaluate its latest response to the pandemic, saying politicians are ignoring local data on how vaccinated persons continue to spread the coronavirus...

16. Reports suggest two cases detected on Jewel

There have been some reports that at least two passengers on the Jewel of the Seas tested positive for the coronavirus, with a number of crew and passengers currently in isolation on the fully-vaccinated cruise to the Greek islands...

17. Cyprus wants younger age groups jabbed

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou is calling on younger groups to get vaccinated, suggesting the vast majority of cases or hospitalizations were citizens who have not been jabbed, while a local expert points to lack of data on mutations as also worrisome...

18. A timeline of the coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus

The coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus, which kicked off mildly at first with double-digit daily new cases before the second wave sent the island into unprecedented terrain with hundreds of daily new cases and the healthcare system ready to give in at any given time, can be generally divided into four stages. ...

19. President's Cabinet to rethink COVID strategy

President Nicos Anastasiades has called for an emergency Cabinet meeting on Monday, after data over the weekend appeared to suggest that things were taking a turn for the worse despite hard work and added measures...

20. Cyprus puts more measures on the table

Members of the government’s coronavirus task force were set to meet with Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday, just two days ahead of a Cabinet meeting where stricter measures are expected to be announced...

21. Cypriot officials report no new cases

Authorities in the Republic of Cyprus announced they had no new confirmed COVID-19 cases to report on Saturday based on lab test results, while figures from repatriated persons were still pending...

22. Six new cases emerge in Cyprus

Six new cases of COVID-19 were detected by authorities in the Republic of Cyprus on Monday, with the health ministry announcing the cases were all from repatriates emerging from a total of 799 tests...

23. Cyprus sees new cases trickle in

Four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced on Sunday following hundreds of new lab test results in the Republic of Cyprus, using both contact tracing and direct testing...

24. Another death announced in Cyprus

Another COVID-19 patient has died in Cyprus authorities announced on Saturday, while no new SARS-CoV-2 cases were confirmed in the latest results...

25. Cyprus faces setback with new cases

Cyprus failed to remain on a zero streak after eight new confirmed coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday...

26. Cyprus records zero new cases

No new infections of the coronavirus were announced in Cyprus on Saturday, the first time the island recorded zero confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak in early March...

27. Cyprus inching towards zero cases

Only one person tested positive for the coronavirus in Cyprus on Saturday, with both sides of the divided island flattening the curve of the pandemic and easing lockdown measures...

28. Israel’s Sheba declares curve ‘flattened out’

The director of Sheba Medical Center says the coronavirus epidemic in Israel is under control, adding he is confident that Cyprus was on its way to beat the virus as well...

29. We will defeat our shared pandemic enemy and rise stronger in its wake

The story of U.S. leadership in the global battle against Covid-19 is a story of days, months, and decades. Every day, new U.S. technical and material assistance arrives in hospitals and labs around the world. These efforts, in turn, build on a decades-long foundation of American expertise, generosity, and planning that is unmatched in history....

30. EU procures medical equipment worth €2.5m for Turkish Cypriot community

The EU has stepped up to assist the Turkish Cypriot community in its battle against coronavirus, procuring €2.5m worth of medical equipment and mobilizing 25 medical specialists who will be sent to the north for three months....