Life & Society - Page 195

Activists accuse Cyprus of doing little to protect birds

Bird trapping levels have fallen in the British Bases but increased in the Cyprus Republic, according to a report on illegal poaching of birds. BirdLife Cyprus’ latest report, on autumn 2019 trapping

30th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Dental work will include virus tariff

Going to the dentist will also be a painful experience for your finances after dentists said customers will be charged extra to cover the cost of safety measures required during the coronavirus

30th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Cyprus takes ‘cautious step’ with partial lifting of lockdown from May 4

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades announced a partial lifting of lockdown measures from Monday, May 4, whereby all civil servants will return to work, construction sites will resume work and retail stores, including

29th April 2020

Cyprus/Economy/Life & Society

COVID19: Health Minister irate at ‘dangerous’ rule-breakers

Cyprus Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou was furious after two people infected with COVID-19 flouted social distancing rules with one case involving a birthday party and the other a nursing home. A woman

29th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Another antenna torched over 5G fears

Cyprus Telecoms Authority (Cyta) said arsonists have torched a second mobile telephone antenna despite government efforts to dismiss “fake news” about 5G towers spreading the coronavirus. The government has also made clear

29th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Wearing a face mask is the new normal

Despite lockdown measures set to be gradually lifted from next week, Cypriots should still wear a face mask in public, says expert advising the government on the coronavirus crisis. Peter Karayiannis Professor

28th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Venus shining brighter in the sky

Venus is currently the second-brightest object in the night sky, outshone only by the moon and highly visible for the stay at home astronomer. On Tuesday night the planet will shine nine

28th April 2020

Life & Society

COVID19: Calls for Cyprus-Greece tourism pact

Cypriot and Greek tour operators want Cyprus and Greece to be treated as a single tourist market in efforts to buffer the devastating impact of the coronavirus outbreak on their tourism. The

28th April 2020

Business/Life & Society

COVID19: Cyprus justice to employ technology

Cyprus is contemplating reopening courts with the help of technology which will, in turn, speed up the COVID-19 backlog, said Justice Minister George Savvides. How to get the justice system back on

27th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID-19: Cyprus lockdown is causing anxiety

The spread of coronavirus and the lengthy lockdown introduced to stem the outbreak is bringing Cypriots down with the majority feeling anxious or concerned, according to a new poll. According to an

27th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society