Cyprus reported seven coronavirus deaths on Friday, making February the second worst month on record, as new daily infections continued to drop, to 1,826, together with the rate of hospitalisations and critical cases, down to 155 and 34, respectively. The health ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the latest victims included four men and
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The Cyprus government has launched a campaign to collect humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine under siege following Russia’s invasion. Launching the campaign, the commissioner for the citizen Panayiotis Sentonas said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a “black page for the democratic world”, and Cyprus stands by the people of Ukraine. The collection is
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Ukrainian citizens living in Cyprus took to the streets on Friday to demonstrate against Russia’s invasion of their country. More than 100 Ukrainians residing in Cyprus, gathered at the old Limassol port, marching along the coastal road towards the town centre holding banners protesting the intervention on their country’s soil. In statements to media, demonstrators
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson, besieged for weeks by scandal and economic crisis, is back on the offensive as he unites Britain’s warring politicians against a common enemy in Russia’s Vladimir Putin. While the “partygate” scandal could return to haunt him, for now, Johnson has regained his oratorical swagger after Putin ordered Russian forces to enter
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The Health Ministry on Friday updated its data on deaths from COVID-19, reporting an additional seven deaths over the past year, which raised the total since March 2020 to 841 from 834. The seven additional deaths confirmed were five men and seven women, aged between 62 to 86. The deaths occurred between 4 March 2021
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Ukrainian forces fought off Russian invaders in the streets of the capital Kyiv on Friday as President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting civilians and called for more international sanctions. Pre-dawn blasts in Kyiv set off a second day of violence after Russian President Vladimir Putin defied Western warnings to unleash a full-scale invasion on
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From April, Cyprus’ traffic camera network will be enhanced with 16 more mobile and 20 fixed cameras installed in towns, while another 66 devices will be imported by the end of the year. Once the €34 mln system is fully operational, there will be 90 fixed units in 30 locations and 20 mobile cameras which
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RCB Bank announced a change in its shareholding structure, as major stakeholders VTB Bank sold a 46.29% stake to shield its assets from UK sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. VTB’s share capital in Cyprus RCB has been sold to Cypriot shareholders who represent the management. As a result, the bank is now Cyprus-owned. Subject
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted a wave of sanctions as global leaders seek to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin. As Russia’s military closes in on Kyiv and Ukrainian refugees pour into neighbouring countries, here are some of the sanctions heaped on Moscow so far. United States US President Joe Biden was the first
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A 24-year-old videogame designer who runs his small business out of a home next to an old Cypriot church in a quiet suburb of Nicosia now finds himself entangled in a global crisis following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Polis Trachonitis’ firm, Hermetica Digital Ltd, has been implicated by U.S. researchers in a data-shredding cyberattack
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