Coronavirus is still in the community, but the situation in Cyprus is under control, said government adviser on the outbreak, virologist Dr Peter Karayiannis. Karayiannis said on Monday that the latest case of coronavirus, following a five-day lull, proves that Cyprus is not completely COVID-free. A positive COVID-19 test found on Sunday came from the
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Cumulative assets of the five biggest investment companies in the U.S. accounted for 85.44% of the country’s gross domestic product, according to data gathered by Buyshares.co.uk, based on the current US GDP of $21.5 trln. The data shows that Fidelity has the highest assets at $8.3 trln, representing 38.6% of GDP. Charles Schwab is second with
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Angelicoussis Group, the largest Greek-owned and Greek-flag fleet of bulk carriers, tankers and LNG vessels, has chosen SAP OnBoard for management of its entire fleet of 137 ships, providing almost real-time communication with each ship. In an announcement, SAP Hellas said it has successfully implemented the new S/4HANA on Cloud ERP as well as the
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A government-sponsored coronavirus testing scheme for 10,000 employees who returned to work under phase two and three of lifting lockdown is underway, said the Health Ministry on Monday. So far, 373 tests have been carried out and 1022 appointments made for samples to be taken, it added. The latest testing scheme was set up for
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Cyprus crossings to and from the Turkish occupied north picked up on Monday after the two sides agreed to reopen checkpoints that were closed during the COVID-19 lockdown emergency. According to police, more than 600 people crossed before lunch via two crossing points in Nicosia Ledra Palace and Ayios Dhometios. Some 480 people crossed from
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A 27-year old suspect was remanded in custody for eight days on Monday in connection with the killing of an Indian man who died as a result of a brawl which erupted in Nicosia’s Ledra Street. The fight took place in the middle of the busy commercial street on Sunday around 9.30 pm, when according
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM After declining 5.4% from the peak reached on May 18, gold is again flirting with the key resistance level and recent multi-year high of $1,764. The resurgence in the precious metal price has coincided with a record increase in coronavirus cases worldwide and as of Friday, the
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Greek oil and gas producer Energean on Monday announced the completion of a key milestone in the Karish and Tanin pipeline development project, offshore Israel. Energean’s partner, TechnipFMC, has successfully completed on time the laying of the Gas Sales Pipeline and the main deepwater installations of the subsea production systems. The pipelay vessel, Solitaire, completed
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Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides flies to Israel on Tuesday to hold talks with his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi on developments in the region including Turkey’s activity and the conflict in Libya. The Cyprus News Agency said that Christodoulides and Ashkenazi had a telephone conversation during which the Cypriot Minister accepted from his Israeli counterpart
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With Brexit looming and the uncertainty shrouding negotiations, British Cypriots are making a dash for Cyprus citizenship to ensure they remain part of the EU. UK born Cypriots enquiring about citizenship has sky-rocketed in recent years with Brexit sending demand through the roof. Although COVID-19 has put a temporary dampener on things, last year there
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