The world’s five wealthiest families, including the owners of Walmart and Mars, cumulatively control a fortune of $621 bln, according to October data compiled by Buy Shares. The data shows that the Walton family that runs the Walmart retail chains controls a fortune of $215 bln, followed by the Mars family with wealth amounting to $120
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The small, yet vibrant, community of Cyprus has mobilised its members and friends to garner support for efforts to restart peace talks over the fate of Nagorno-Karabagh, the Armenian region known as ‘Artsakh’ bombarded incessantly by Azerbaijan since August. Due to Ankara’s direct involvement in the conflict and its leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s flagrant speeches
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Cyprus reported 181 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Tuesday, the third highest to date, lifting the total since March to 3,817 and health officials suggesting the need for a second referral hospital to deal with rising number of patients who need treatment. The health ministry said Tuesday’s cases were mainly 48 infections discovered through contact
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Rival Cypriot leaders will hold a rare meeting next week in the wake of Ankara-backed hardliner Ersin Tatar becoming the newly elected leader of the breakaway north of divided Cyprus, the United Nations said on Tuesday. It will be the first meeting between Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Tatar but no major decisions
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Two Cyprus ministers and the deputy shipping minister have been instructed to self-isolate after coming into contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case, it emerged on Tuesday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, Minister of Transport, Communications & Works Yiannis Karousos, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides and Deputy Minister of Shipping Vasilis Demetriades have all been told
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Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) supports France in its request for Eurochambres to condemn Turkish calls to boycott French goods. “We want to join a request that Eurochambres should take a firm stand and call for an immediate end to Turkey’s call for a boycott of French products,” CCCI president Christodoulos Angastiniotis said
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Cyprus state health services organisation (OKYPY) wants the Health Ministry to establish a second reference hospital for COVID-19, an indication it fears an increase in admissions over the coming weeks. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday, the organisation’s spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou said the state body asked the ministry to establish a second
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The idea that COVID-19 herd immunity can be achieved naturally, by a large proportion of the population contracting the virus, has been debunked by a UK study showing that coronavirus immunity is short-lived. According to a recent study carried out by researchers at the Imperial College London, the proportion of people in Britain with antibodies
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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to attend a “picnic” next month in fenced-off Varosha, as he pushes for a two-state solution on the divided island, Bloomberg reported. “I would like to have a picnic in Varosha,” Erdogan said Monday. “I see it from television screens, and I would like to personally experience it.” He’ll
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The pandemic has taken its toll on the maritime sector as foreign yacht owners are not able to dock their boats at Cyprus marinas due to restrictions on arrivals from high-risk COVID countries. “The effects of the coronavirus pandemic has also damaged Cyprus’ image as a marine destination. Potential customers of the marina are from
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