China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPP), building the €300 mln Vassiliko LNG terminal, pledges to bring natural gas to Cyprus in June 2023 after some delays in the schedule due to COVID-19. The terminal will take longer to complete due to the pandemic as the original timeframe was end 2022. Speaking to CNA, deputy managing director
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According to the Justice Ministry, cases of violence against women reported to the police have increased by 30% in 2021, compared to last year. On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Ministry of Justice issued an announcement reaffirming its commitment to combat domestic violence. It acknowledges the
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Cyprus is going ahead with vaccinating children between the ages of five and eleven against COVID-19 next month, according to Health Ministry’s official Christina Yiannaki. Talking to Alpha TV on Thursday, Yiannaki said that following the green light for children’s vaccinations by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), Cyprus would roll out vaccinations for five to
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Hospitality owners oppose the government banning those without a COVID-19 jab from entering entertainment or sports venues while expanding the requirement for a safe pass to children. Owners of hospitality establishments say the government is again using their businesses as leverage on the unvaccinated to push up vaccination rates. In comments to the Financial Mirror,
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Cyprus is one of 12 member states the EU will conduct an in-depth review (IDRs) under the Alert Mechanism Report (AMR), a screening measure to detect potential macroeconomic imbalances. This year’s AMR concludes that in-depth reviews (IDRs) are warranted for: Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Sweden. These
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Paphos residents woke up to heavy rainfall on Thursday, as the Cyprus Met Office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms until late afternoon. There was flash flooding in Paphos as the heavens opened while the wet weather was expected to reach other towns later in the day. Weather observer, Eric Kitas of KitasWeather, said his
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The Cabinet has approved the leasing of state property in Nicosia’s Aglandjia area to construct a Vatican City State embassy. Deputy Government Spokesperson Niovi Parissinos said the Vatican’s administration would build the embassy within five years from signing the lease contract and obtaining all necessary permits by the authorities. The decision comes days before Pope
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Cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S. will be shunned by investors and the Biden administration will force the multi-trillion dollar sector of the future of money away from America, according to the chief executive of a leading financial advisory and fintech. The comments from deVere Group’s CEO and founder Nigel Green follow the U.S. government signing
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Rising prices have been a major topic of discussion over the past few weeks. In essence, however, individuals can do little to mitigate the effects of rising fuel and commodity prices on a global scale. Nevertheless, it constitutes a good opportunity to recall some simple and basic rules that should be applied by all households,
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Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths on Wednesday as new daily cases remained above 400 for the third day in a row, dropping marginally to 434, as hospitalisations were also up at 117. The health ministry said that in its daily Covid bulletin that hospitalisations were up by two, of whom 39 are serious, one more from
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