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Cypriot firefighter awarded for charity drive

British Bases firefighter, locally employed Cypriot Avgoustinos Chatzigiannis, has been awarded in recognition for his charity work for seriously ill children. The Run to Fight charity event to raise money for children

20th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus issues ‘yellow warning’ for hot weather, continues to Thursday

The Cyprus Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘extreme high temperature warning’ for Monday, with inland temperatures expected to soar past 40C between 1pm and 5pm, with the forecast remaining clear and

20th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Golf needs to attract more Cypriots

Cyprus must invest if it wants to get Cypriots interested in golf, develop local talent, or host big international tournaments, otherwise, it will remain in the rough. Cyprus has succeeded in organising

20th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Time for grown-up debate about 5G

With digital technology undoubtedly the backbone of leaps in the economic and social spheres, one cannot ignore the growing voices concerned about the health impact from the introduction of fast broadband communication,

19th July 2020

Editorial/Life & Society

Huawei sanctions won’t affect Cyprus 5G rollout

Cyprus’ 5G network rollout is not expected to be hindered by sanctions placed on tech giant Huawei and other Chinese telecom firms by the US and UK governments, officials said. As Cyprus

18th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Cyprus tourism will carry scars of pandemic into 2021

By Natalie Leonidou Coronavirus has scarred Cyprus’ economic landscape with lockdown and travel restrictions hurting tourism with many hotels struggling to stay afloat as tourists stay away. The abrupt border closure and

18th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Wizz Air announces Larnaca-Norway route

Wizz Air announced Friday a new twice-weekly route from Larnaca to Bergen in Norway starting from 9 August. In May the airline launched a new base in Larnaca, and the Norway route is

17th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Traffic at Cyprus airports picking up

Cyprus airports are seeing passenger traffic pick up post-COVID19 lockdown after a slow start in June with around 5,500 travellers a day. Airports re-opened on June 9 for the first time since

17th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: No chanting or cheering for Cyprus sports fans

Following your favourite team on a Saturday afternoon will be a much duller affair in Cyprus after the Health Ministry announced that fans are forbidden from cheering on their side due to

16th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Greens lobby Justice Minister to sway MPs on animal police

Cyprus Greens said the government should arm-twist MPs to pass stalled legislation establishing a special unit within the police to deal with animal abuse. The bill which is currently stuck in the

16th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society