By Ravi Bangar The doors have been slammed shut on Huawei 5G networks in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and much of Europe (its largest market outside China). The UK is the latest to join this expanding list. Canada is likely to follow suit, while following the latest India-China border flareup, India too is
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Cyprus University’s Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology headed by Dr Leondios Kostrikis has launched a COVID-19 fast testing programme for its academic community. UCY has decided to apply a methodology developed by Dr Kostrikis during the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) outbreak in 2003 in China and Canada for an ambitious program promising results within two
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Cyprus reported ten new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Sunday, following a roller-coaster week that saw daily infections spiral among a few clusters, as a complacent society started ignoring social distancing and basic health care rules, raising the total infections to date to 1,600. However, the ministry of health issued a warning of caution as two
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The Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) prepares to set sail as it aspires to become the driver behind the island’s sustainable blue growth through knowledge and innovation. Talking to the Financial Mirror, CMMI’s newly appointed CEO Zacharias Siokouros said the institute aims to fill a decades-long void in marine and maritime education, undertaking the
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Freedom of expression is one of the fundamental principles of democracy. And if we want to believe that we live in a true democracy, then this freedom, be it in art or the media, ought to be respected, not persecuted. The fuss created this week over the work of an art teacher, which he labelled
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EU leaders will congregate in Brussels next week in a socially distanced fashion to take stock of the COVID-19 pandemic, China, digital transformation, and relations with Turkey. Any way you slice it, the European Union hasn’t done a great job on any of these topics while the pandemic has shown that European unity is a
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The generally accepted dictionary meaning of the word treason is “the breaking of moral commitment for personal benefit, cause of damage by fraud and damage to one’s country”. We will concentrate on the treason that various parties/persons are committing against the Cyprus economy as a result of the Al Jazeera reports regarding the passports issue.
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Cyprus COVID-19 cases surged on Saturday with 25 new infections, triple the previous day’s seven while local clusters are growing, including Cypriot top-flight club Nea Salamina and cases linked to UK travel. The Health Ministry initially said there were 15 cases but added another 10 later Saturday after results came in from tests at Larnaca
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As Cyprus moves closer to a change in the weather, experts are concerned over the coexistence of coronavirus and the flu, which could prove a deadly combination. The influenza virus and coronavirus, which are both aggressive viruses in winter, could result in more lives being lost as the symptoms are similar. The Scientific Team advising
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By Dr Daniele D’Alvia Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are cash-shell firms set up, as their name indicates, with a special purpose: to conduct an acquisition. Their capital is raised via an initial public offering (IPO) of unit securities composed of common shares and warrants. The IPO proceeds are held on trust or deposited in
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