Health officials warn that although the number of COVID-19 cases has decreased, hospitalisations and ICU admissions remain high, urging the public to stay vigilant during the August holidays. According to epidemiologist Michalis Voniatis, the number of cases might have gone down, but hospitalisations remain stable. He told CNA that September would be a difficult month
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A self-entitled passenger aboard a flight from London slapped a flight attendant in the face after telling him to put out a cigarette he had lit as he was disembarking the aircraft at Larnaca airport. The incident was reported to local police by the flight attendant, who said she was slapped by a male passenger
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A 58-year-old man from the Nicosia village of Yeri has been arrested for alleged premeditated and attempted murder after shooting his neighbour dead and injuring the father during a row over a parking spot. On Wednesday morning in the Nicosia suburb, the suspect shot his neighbour’s son in the head and injured the victim’s 52-year-old
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Cyprus tourism stakeholders are throwing everything into salvaging what’s left from another coronavirus-stricken season, encouraged by a recent boost in bookings and flights for autumn. In comments to the Financial Mirror, Cyprus Hotel Association Director-General of Philokypros Roussounides said hoteliers hope to make the most of an increase in flights and bookings. “We have seen
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Four Cyprus Civil Defence members and an injured firefighter will return home from Greece after a week battling wildfires burning across the country, while the rest of the mission will take a well-earned break. Civil Defence Spokeswoman Olivia Michaelidou tweeted the “Cypriot mission will continue its activities with the remaining 35 members, two fire trucks
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The relations between Israel and Cyprus have reached their highest level ever, outgoing Israeli Ambassador Sammy Revel told CNA in an interview. “The most important thing that we did is to create a link between the future generation of Israel and the future generation of Cyprus.” Revel’s term of office in Cyprus comes to an
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Electronic Arts, the video game publishing giant that brought us FIFA football, the Sims series, Medal of Honour and Need for Speed (NFS), posted a strong start to its 2022 financial year, with quarterly net revenue up 15.23% in Q1 FY 2022 to $1.55 bln. EA is one of the most iconic names in all
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Cyprus police are investigating more doctors issuing fake COVID-19 jab cards, with the latest case involving a woman allegedly conned into believing she had been vaccinated. A Limassol woman told police of her suspicions that her doctor had not vaccinated her with a COVID-19 jab after discovering her vaccination was not registered with the Health
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European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, said its report for Q2 & H1 2021 reveals the continued devastating impact of COVID-19, with passenger traffic decreasing by -76.9% across the network compared to pre-pandemic 2019. Compared to 2020, Europe’s airports saw passenger traffic decreasing by –36.2% (H1 2020 vs. H1 2019 stood at -64.2%). Olivier Jankovec,
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Cyprus reported three coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, as well as an increase in new daily infections to 573, while hospitalisations seem to be tapering off, dropping to 263. The health ministry said in its daily Covid bulletin that two men died, aged 60 and 85, as well as a 37 year old woman, one of
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