Fifteen political parties and civic groups submitted a total of 659 candidates Wednesday contesting 56 seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Cyprus, where a majority is not expected to be achieved by any single party. The mainstream political parties are expected to get a battering in the May 30 polls, with 557,589 eligible to
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People may need to have a third booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine as evidence suggests immunity acquired through vaccination may not be permanent, said Cypriot scientists. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency, Dr Zoe Dorothea Pana, a member of the government’s COVID-19 committee, said taking a third shot of a vaccine may be
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Cyprus has accelerated the COVID-19 vaccination rollout placing it in Europe’s top five, as the online appointment platform Wednesday reached people aged 25 to 26, with thousands of jabs booked within minutes. By 8.15 am, within an hour of going live, 6,550 of the 10,880 appointments made available were booked, the Health Ministry said. The
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Cyprus’ economic activity contracted sharply in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, albeit less than the EU average, but a 3.1% GDP rebound is expected this year, according to the EU Commission spring forecast. The tourism sector has been severely affected, while temporary income support measures cushion domestic demand and the labour market. Gradual recovery
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Hotels across the island are opening their doors this week, offering discounts to Cypriots, following the easing of lockdown that banned hotel stays for residents. Aided by a state incentive scheme, hoteliers will hope to lure in Cypriots holidaymakers while foreign tourists are scarce on the ground. The Deputy Ministry of Tourism has extended till
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Cyprus is well above the EU average at 55% when it comes to women employed in science and technology, according to Eurostat data. In most EU Member States, there are at least as many women as men in university-level education, and the number of female doctorate students has increased more rapidly than the number of
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Cyprus Foreign Ministry has expressed deep concern over the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas, with at least 35 killed in Gaza and five in Israel in the worst exchanges for years. The Foreign Ministry tweeted it was “deeply concerned by the latest escalation of violence, and the barrage of rockets fired indiscriminately from
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Despite setbacks, Cyprus maritime authorities are determined to revive a passenger ferry link to Greece after a tender failed to attract any interest from shipping companies earlier this year. The Deputy Ministry of shipping is engaging in a battle to revive interest in the ferry link through improving the tender documentation previously approved by Brussels.
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Cyprus reported two deaths, a drop in patient hospitalisations to 189 and an increase in new infections to 390 on Tuesday, breaching the 70,000 mark, as the country steams ahead with its vaccination programme. A senior health official said the vaccination rollout will have surpassed the 400,000 milestone by Wednesday, helped by a recent uptake
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Cyprus’ health authorities estimate that the country’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout will have surpassed 400,000 milestone by Wednesday, helped by a recent uptake in AstraZeneca shots. In comments to the Financial Mirror, the acting head of the Health Ministry’s pharmaceutical services, Dr Olga Kalakouta, said: “We are particularly pleased with people’s response to the vaccination program,
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