Cyprus health authorities reported a jump in new cases of the Covid19 virus with seven instances reported on Sunday, breaking the month-long pattern of single or no cases of the pandemic reported daily. This brings the total of coronavirus cases in the Republic to 1,021 and 19 deaths since the March lockdown. The new cases
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Cyprus universities pose an alternative choice for Cypriots who face higher UK tuition fees with no access to students loans post-Brexit, argue academics. Following a UK government decision which essentially means that Cypriot students will have to pay higher fees from 2021, many are thinking twice about studying at British universities. In comments to the
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If you look very closely, underneath the sheen of a modern European Cyprus there is the remnant of a Cold War legacy that could quickly come back into focus as the world polarizes. Historians or amateur conspiracy theorists will argue that Cyprus is a victim of the Cold War, collusion by the West for partitioning
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The Cabinet announced this week it is going to establish a new junior ministry, this time for culture, complementing the three new portfolios established in the past two years – shipping, tourism, and innovation. In the case of shipping, the first deputy ministry to be established, it was a necessary evolution of the former government
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Appetite for app-based food delivery services has risen significantly in Cyprus while demand spiked during the coronavirus pandemic attracting new players like Bolt. Cyprus could not be left behind as the business of delivering meals is experiencing a drastic change with new online platforms racing to capture markets across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the
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Cyprus health authorities announced on Saturday one new confirmed COVID-19 case, a close contact of someone who had travelled from Romania recently. The positive case was detected from 1,748 laboratory tests carried out, bringing the total number of infections since the outbreak to 1,014. The individual who tested positive was a close contact of a
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Cyprus is feeling the impact of global warming witnessing extreme climate conditions, unpredictable weather patterns, floods, unseasonal pressure systems, fires, extreme heat and cold, argue scientists. Just in the past month, Cyprus has witnessed four cases of unseasonal weather conditions, with experts warning these are signs of climate change. A low-pressure system this week had
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A warning for extreme heat has been issued by the Cyprus Department of Meteorology as maximum temperatures are expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The yellow alert was issued for between 1100 till 1700 on Saturday when the weather will feel very uncomfortable. People are advised to stay in the shade, avoid strenuous
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Thirteen leading maritime nations joined the growing number of states allowing crew changes by signing a pact for exemptions in port controls and more commercial flights to accommodate thousands of exhausted seafarers stuck on board ships around the world. More than 200,000 seafarers are stranded at sea and have overrun their contracts with another 200,000
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One of the measures the government is taking to reduce the impact of coronavirus on the economy is rent reductions. There is no law as such to impose rent reductions, but the government is encouraging landlord/tenants to voluntarily reduce rents by 30-50% for three months during this year. In “exchange” the government will provide a
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