According to data released on Tuesday, a significant increase of 14.9% was recorded in vehicle registrations in the first four months of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020. At the same time, the increase reached 229.5% in April 2021 compared to April 2020, when due to the lockdown, no registrations were recorded. The
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Popular broadcaster and activist Sir David Attenborough becomes COP26 People’s Advocate for the UK’s Presidency of the UN climate change summit in Glasgow this November. With six months to go before the UK brings world leaders together for key climate talks, the renowned natural historian and broadcaster will put forward the compelling case to global
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More than three-quarters of COVID-19 vaccine appointments made available for people aged 27 and 28 were taken within hours of the online vaccination portal opening Tuesday. A total of 7,000 appointments were made by 11 am, after the portal opened at 7.30 am with 9,700 vaccination slots made available. The portal will close at 8
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The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle’s arrival at Limassol port shows the blossoming defence relationship with Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. French Ambassador Salina Grenet-Catalano has praised the high standard of hospitality offered by Cypriot authorities to the crew of the navy’s flagship carrier. She expressed gratitude to Nicosia for the continuous services to
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Gulf Air is offering complimentary COVID-19 travel insurance to all ticket holders to cover health and quarantine expenses if diagnosed with or contracting COVID-19 during a passenger’s journeys. The Bahrain national carrier said all tickets booked, including redemption tickets, for travel from May 10 to November 10 are automatically covered with COVID-19 insurance at no
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Police spot fines for violating COVID-19 measures declined significantly in the last 24 hours as Cyprus exited a two-week national lockdown. A police spokesperson told CNA that citizens being fined declined to 35 in the last 24 hours ending on 06:00 Tuesday, compared to 121 the previous day. Furthermore, fewer police checks declined by half
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Nicosia is keeping the real estate market alive with high demand for office space from foreign high-tech companies looking to be based in the capital expected to revive a sluggish property sector. “All bets for the real estate sector are on the capital. Nicosia has gone from being left out of the development boom generated
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Cyprus reported one coronavirus death, 276 new infections and 207 patients in hospitals on Monday, the first day after Lockdown III restrictions were lifted and record tests as schools and businesses reopened. The health ministry said that an 84 year old man died of COVID-19, raising the death toll to 25 for May and 337
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People who received the first dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine in March will be given a new date for their second shot, following a decision to shorten the wait from 12 to eight weeks. Some 70,000 citizens who received a jab in early March will be sent an SMS with their new appointment, brought forward a
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Air traffic at Larnaca and Paphos airports is beginning to move again, with capacity hoping to reach 60% this summer as more Brits, Russians, and Israelis return for a holiday. Around 60 flights will take place on Monday at Larnaca and Paphos International airports, according to Maria Kouroupi, a senior official for operator Hermes. She
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