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Cyprus extends 10% discount on electricity bills

Good news for consumers, the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) is to continue applying a 10% reduction on its electricity bills until September. In an announcement it issued on Wednesday, the EAC said

8th July 2020

Energy/Life & Society

Cyprus allows back crowds at sporting events

After successfully containing COVID-19, Cyprus on Tuesday announced that sporting events can have spectators attending for the first time since the outbreak in March. A decree issued by Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou

7th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus wilts under July scorcher

Cyprus is wilting under a July heatwave as the met office issued another extreme weather warning for Monday with maximum temperatures expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius. The Department of Meteorology issued

6th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Israel, Lebanon knocked-off Cyprus entry list

From Monday, Cyprus is allowing entry to more countries after health authorities have revised the list based on their COVID-19 epidemiological risk, but nearby Israel and Lebanon are not among them. The

6th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

A dystopian future where teenage girls are shouted down

Diversity issues are not part of the national conversation while there is sparse interest in the Black Lives Matter debate in Cyprus. It seems we are not concerned so much about being

5th July 2020

Comment/Life & Society

Cyprus must get connected before it’s too late

As Cyprus needs to get connected to keep up with the rest of the world when it comes to digitalising the economy, authorities have decided to step in to boost the country’s

4th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cypriot students face post-Brexit dilemma

Cypriot students should be looking at other alternatives as studying in Britain becomes close to impossible as costs are set to escalate post-Brexit, education experts advise. A recent survey suggests that 9

4th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Some 77% of recent cases were ‘imported’

A majority 77% of coronavirus cases reported in Cyprus over the past fortnight were imported with 10 out of 13 COVID-19 infections linked to airport arrivals. While achieving to keep a lid

3rd July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Cyprus agrees to welcome UK tourists 1 August

Cyprus agreed on Friday to welcome tourists from its largest market the UK from 1 August if the country’s coronavirus outbreak remains on a downward trend. Cypriot Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said

3rd July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus students write-off UK universities

Nine out of 10 Cypriots will reconsider studying in Britain following a UK government decision for EU students to lose their “home” fee status from 2021-22, as well as missing out on

3rd July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society