At least four people were killed as severe storms lashed central Europe on Thursday, with winds of up to 181 kilometres per hour causing widespread travel disruption. In Poland, gusts of up to 125 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour) seriously damaged more than 500 homes, felled hundreds of trees and left 324,000 households
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Cyprus reported four new coronavirus deaths on Thursday, having leaped to seven the previous day, with new cases continuing to drop to 2,200, while hospitalisations decreased to 168, of whom 43 were critical. The Health Ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the latest victims were three men aged 63 to 93, and a 67
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MPs and the Larnaca Municipality are fuming at the University of Cyprus decision to shelve plans to establish its Marine Science and Technology School there, citing multi-million inflated costs. Larnaca’s dream of hosting the school was buried under concrete on Thursday, as the UCy confirmed it would not go ahead with the project due “to
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Russia is moving toward an “imminent invasion” of Ukraine, the US envoy to the United Nations warned Thursday ahead of what is expected to be a heated meeting of the Security Council on the ongoing crisis. As tensions surged again over the possibility of a Russian assault, Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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Cyprus Electricity Authority announced a €150 mln deal with Greek firm Terna to construct a natural gas power generating unit at the Vasiliko plant. The authority said the “new, modern and efficient” generation unit, with a capacity of 160MW, will be the sixth unit added to its existing conventional unit production line. “It will help
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French shipping giant CMA CGM on Thursday won a 10-year contract beginning in March to run the container terminal at Beirut port, Lebanon’s public works and transport minister said. CMA CGM — the third largest shipping company in the world — will take over Lebanon’s biggest port a year and a half after a deadly
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Cyprus health authorities will decide who gets the fourth shot of a COVID-19 vaccine following evidence that immunity offered by booster jabs starts to wane after a few months. A recent survey conducted by the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) found the efficacy of booster shots starts to fade after the second month. Its
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The coronavirus pandemic took a financial toll on most Cypriot Small and Medium enterprises, with almost half of businesses forced to lay off staff, according to a recent survey. Some 83% of the 541 SMEs that participated in the survey reported decreased turnover during the pandemic from March 2020 to December 2021. The survey was
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UK’s substantial contribution to NATO’s uplift in Eastern Europe is strengthening the Alliance’s Defences on land, sea and air, amid ongoing tensions with Russia. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is in Brussels Thursday and Friday to discuss the UK offer and the situation in Ukraine with NATO Allies. The UK is doubling the number of personnel
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Cyprus recorded the third-largest share (89%) of fossil fuels in gross available energy in the European Union in 2020, according to the latest data from Eurostat. Malta (97%) was the EU Member State with the highest share of fossil fuels in gross available energy, followed by the Netherlands (90%) and Cyprus (89%), Ireland (87%), and
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