Foreigners in Cyprus more educated than European Union average
Foreign workers in Cyprus tend to be more highly educated than the average number across the European Union, a report has indicated.
According to data from the European Union’s ...
Exness provides financial aid of €300,000 to affected areas as Cyprus emerges from the worst fire in decades
Leading multi-asset broker Exness has offered financial assistance of €300,000 to facilitate the restoration of areas affected by the fires near Larnaca and Limassol.
Earlier this month, Cyprus suffered from one ...
Next steps for Cyprus on minimum corporate tax
The Cyprus government is already at work to find a solution for the country on the OECD minimum corporate tax proposal that has been agreed to by the G7 and ...
Coronavirus: One day in, SafePass proves divisive
The fallout from the latest SafePass requirements continued on Friday with the divide proving particularly noxious ahead of the weekend.
The council of ministers this week decided that businesses will ...
Our View: Lines are being drawn in the sand due to SafePass
The new measures decided by the government to try and curb the high number of positive cases, have left businesses holding the baby.
Some months ago when the SafePass was ...
Biden signs order to tackle corporate abuses across US economy
President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order on Friday to promote more competition in the U.S. economy, urging agencies to crack down on anti-competitive practices in sectors from ...
Guterres green-lights Unficyp extension, is concerned over Varosha
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has recommended the renewal of Unficyp’s mandate for a further six months and has stated his concern over Turkish activity in Varosha.
An informal ...
French health regulator recommends compulsory Covid shots for health workers
France’s health regulator said on Friday it recommended that coronavirus vaccinations should be made compulsory without delay for all health workers and for other professionals who come into contact ...
Djokovic tames Shapovalov to reach Wimbledon final
Defending champion Novak Djokovic absorbed a barrage of powerful hitting from Canadian Denis Shapovalov to reach his seventh Wimbledon final on Friday with a 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5 victory that kept ...
Coronavirus: no new deaths, 882 people test positive (Updated)
The health ministry announced that there had been no new deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, and that 882 people tested positive from 62,161 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.42 per ...
Florida condo death toll rises to 78
The confirmed death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower increased to 78 on Friday after workers recovered an additional 14 bodies and whittled the rubble down close to ground ...
Russia records around 428,000 excess deaths during pandemic
Russia recorded around 428,000 excess deaths from April 2020 to May this year during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reuters calculations based on data released by the state statistics service on Friday.
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Despite pandemic, exports hold their own
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, domestic exports managed to hold their own last year while leading products such as pharmaceuticals and halloumi even registered an increase over 2019, President Nicos ...
EU finds potential link between heart incidents and mRNA shots
Europe’s drug regulator has found a possible link between very rare heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, it said on Friday, stressing that the benefits of ...
Cavendish equals Merckx’s Tour de France stage win record
Mark Cavendish matched the Tour de France stage wins record as he collected the 34th of his career in Carcassonne.
Cavendish moved level with Eddy Merckx as he took victory ...
Coronavirus: Vaccination portal now open to everyone over 16
The health ministry on Friday presented updated instructions for the rescheduling of vaccination appointments, reminding the public that the vaccination portal will from now on be open to everyone aged 16 ...
Berrettini beats Hurkacz to reach Wimbledon final
Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday when he defeated Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-3 6-0 6-7(3) 6-4.
The 25-year-old took two ...
New weather warning for high temperatures on Saturday
The met office on Friday issued a yellow alert – the second in as many days — warning of extreme high temperatures on Saturday.
The alert is in force from 1pm to 5...
Coronavirus: Court backs government, rejects challenge to Covid decrees
The Nicosia district court has rejected a motion filed by 186 people asking for an interim order exempting them from health ministry decrees imposing restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of ...
‘Youngsters against old men’ – Bonucci wary of England speed
Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci said they are wary of the speed of England’s attack ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2020 final, joking that for him and his defensive partner Giorgio ...
Coronavirus: New rules to be issued on cinemas and theatres
Stepping up efforts to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Friday that from July 13, cinemas and theatres will be obliged to implement rules equivalent to ...
Kadis wants stricter penalties, including life sentences for forest-fire arson (Update 5))
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said Friday he intends to resubmit a proposal for stricter penalties, including life in jail, for people who cause forest fires following a blaze in the ...
Quadruple recognition for Lidl Cyprus at the Cyprus Retail Excellence Awards
The company won 2 Gold and 2 Silver awards for its business practices and its innovative actions in Cypriot retail.
Lidl Cyprus was awarded four prizes at the Cyprus Retail Excellence Awards 2020, ...
Coronavirus: Ministry clarifies contact-tracing procedures
Amid a record surge in the number of positive coronavirus cases, the health ministry on Friday reiterated that individuals who test positive must isolate for 14 days and cannot end their ...