In the past two weeks, increased cases among teenagers have kept Cyprus’ COVID-19 count higher, with one-third of infections involving those under 19. Cyprus reported 36,018 in the past two weeks (1-14 February), some 5,000 higher than the 31,013 new COVID-19 cases reported a fortnight ago, indicating a recent wave of infections powered by Omicron
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The Health Ministry on Friday announced that it has revised data on deaths from COVID-19 in Cyprus, reporting an additional 12 deaths over the past year, which raised the total since 2020 to 814 from 802. The 12 additional deaths confirmed on Friday were five men and seven women, aged 46 to 95. The deaths
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Work on the much-awaited Larnaca port and marina €1.2 bln redevelopment is on track, with Cyprus soon reaping the benefits. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos visiting the port Friday along with MPs, said the planned Larnaca marina and port development will not only benefit the town but the entire Cypriot economy. Speaking onsite, Karousos said the
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Thomas Bach said Friday it was “chilling” to see how Kamila Valieva’s coach treated the Russian teenager after a doping scandal engulfing the skater culminated in an error-strewn performance at the Beijing Olympics. The International Olympic Committee president said he was “very disturbed” to see the 15-year-old fall several times and sob in Thursday’s women’s
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Millions hunkered down as Storm Eunice pummelled southern Britain with fearsome winds and crashing waves on Friday, leaving the streets of London virtually deserted and triggering broader warnings in Europe. The UK capital was placed under its first-ever “red” weather warning, meaning there is “danger to life”, and the same level of alert was in
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Three years after its historic launch, the foundations of the country’s General Healthcare System is shaky, as the government and opposition go head-to-head over allegations of waste. Emotions boiled over at the House Finance Committee session when Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides told MPs that the GHS had become a money sink, causing the fury of
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Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, paid a glowing tribute to the men and women serving in British Forces Cyprus (BFC) during his visit to the Bases this week. The MP for Chorley took over the prestigious role in November 2019. After making history as the first-ever sitting Speaker to make an
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After four years of languishing in Parliament, legislation establishing a national anti-corruption agency to conduct real-time audits on politicians and their asset declarations was approved by MPs. Justice Minister Stephie Drakou welcomed the move as a first step towards setting up an institutional shield against corruption, along with rules on lobbying. “Transparency is now guaranteed,
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The Cyprus Institute (CyI) and the V.I. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine (VNLU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on joint Ukrainian-Cyprus research and educational activities highlighting their historical and cultural relations. As a first step, a collaborative pilot project will focus on the travel accounts of Vasiliy Barskyi, a Ukrainian monk who
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A fire broke out Friday on an Italian-flagged cruise ship sailing through the Ionian Sea, injuring one crew member among the nearly 300 people on board, the Greek coastguard said. The fire on the Euroferry Olympia, which was heading to Italy from the Greek port city of Igoumenitsa, broke out at 4:30 am (0130 GMT).
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