Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela is in Finland for exploratory talks with the ultimate goal of signing a memorandum of cooperation to send cancer patients to Finland to receive Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Hadjipantela discussed the matter with Finland’s Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services, Aki Lindén. The two ministers agreed to start exploratory talks for
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Three Cypriot teams have reached the European football group stages, with Omonia in a money-making tie with Manchester United in the Europa League. The Europa League draw on Friday pitted Omonia in the same group as Premier League giants Manchester United, Spain’s Real Sociedad and Moldovan FC Sheriff Tiraspol. Manchester United, one of the best-supported
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Tourism stakeholders are confident that increased tourist flows this summer will continue into the winter season, coming close to 2019 figures, a record year for arrivals. In comments to state radio CyBC, Hermes airports operator senior manager Maria Kouroupi said that despite a drop in connectivity expected in the autumn and winter months, available seats
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By Craig Erlam The day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived as Jerome Powell prepares for his keynote speech at Jackson Hole. Powell will have chosen his words very carefully, all too aware of the consequences of even the smallest deviation in his intended message. It’s a little ridiculous that markets put so
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A 13-year-old boy was hospitalised in critical condition on Friday following an accident in a car driven by his 15-year-old brother, who was under the influence of alcohol. The injured teenager was sitting in the back (cargo bed) of a single-cabin pickup truck driven by his brother, 15, with another 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old
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Cyprus’ COVID death toll went up by another 16 deaths, eight of which were recorded in the past seven days, the highest since July. COVID-19 fatalities have now reached a total of 1,168 since the pandemic started in March 2020. New COVID cases remained at the same level as last week, increasing to 2,154 from
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Israel will not let any warming of relations with Turkey affect its blossoming partnership with Cyprus and Greece, said Israeli Ambassador Oren Anolik. He told the Cyprus News Agency: “Israel and Cyprus are good friends and strategic partners. “We don’t have any intention to change this no matter what will be our relations with other
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Cyprus police arrested five Syrians on suspicion of people trafficking after a police patrol boat plucked them and 32 of their compatriots from the sea when their rickety boats sank close to the island’s southeastern tip. Police said the five men aged 46-53 face numerous charges, including helping third-country citizens to illegally enter Cyprus for
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The global sports betting and lottery market has seen unprecedented growth in recent years, according to Safebettingsites analysis, with the sector’s market size growing from $172.89 bln in 2020 to $194.63 bln in 2021, a jump of 13%. Safebettingsites’ investments lead Edith Reads attributes this growth to several factors. Key among them is the sector’s
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In today’s uncertain business environment, organisations must be able to move quickly to seize opportunities ahead of the competition. Cloud services have an important role to play in making the business they serve more agile and, therefore, more likely to succeed. Organisations are increasingly looking to cloud services to help meet their changing business demands.
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