Cyprus students return to school under tighter COVID-19 testing rules; home visits are limited to ten people, while church attendance and hospitality have extra crowd limits. The fifth wave of COVID-19 infections, powered by the more transmissible Omicron variant, pushed daily cases to an all-time high of 5,457 on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the cabinet approved
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Paphos police are looking into whether a recent clash involving up to 150 people in the village of Chlorakas is connected to an earlier incident for which police have already made six arrests. On Tuesday night, Paphos police were alerted to violent clashes of more than 100 people at a residential complex in Chlorakas. According
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By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group The risk-on start to 2022 is taking a breather, with Asian stocks seeing mixed performance while US and European equity futures are in the red. Typical safe havens are faring better so far on Wednesday with the US dollar holding steady, gold rising, while the Japanese
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A 5.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Polis Chrysochous was felt on the island on Wednesday morning, the geological survey department said. No damage or casualties were reported as the epicentre was offshore. The quake was recorded around 5.21 am and was felt in various areas around the country. The epicentre of the earthquake
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says there is deepening mistrust among Greek and Turkish Cypriots while encouraging leaders to maintain dialogue and engage. His report recommended the Security Council extend the mandate of UNFICYP, the peacekeeping force in Cyprus, for another six months until 31 July 2022. Guterres said the last six months; he has seen
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The UN-backed Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) identified the remains of 37 individuals, 29 missing persons (20 Greek Cypriots and 9 Turkish Cypriots) and eight deceased in 2021 Eighteen individuals were exhumed during 79 excavations. A team from the US University of Wisconsin is in Cyprus to support the work of the Committee
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Tesla’s goal of pushing electric vehicles (EV) into the mainstream is gaining momentum with the company’s steady growth in deliveries. As the EV manufacturer expands production, the number of delivered vehicles is also expected to hit record levels in 2022. Data acquired by Finbold indicates that Tesla’s 2021 deliveries stood at 936,172, growing 87.4% from
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Some 19 Mediterranean monk seals have been spotted off Cyprus, with five seen swimming near the now-empty resort of Ayia Napa during the breeding season. But Fisheries Department official Melina Marcou urged the curious public not to bother the seals during this crucial reproduction period. She told CNA: “This specific period is very important for
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Five people died of coronavirus on Tuesday with Cyprus recording an unprecedented 5,457 cases as hospitalisations remained stubbornly beyond the 200-bed safety margin with 209 patients being treated for Covid-19. From a staggering 5,048 infections on New Year’s Eve, the number of new cases dropped to 2,332 on New Year’s day, rising to 3,538 on
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Nicosia claims that two reports by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on his Good Offices Mission and UNFICYP peacekeeping mission maintain a policy of “sitting on the fence” rather than apportioning responsibility. Government spokesperson Marios Pelekanos said: “We see that equidistance is maintained in the reports, possibly due to an effort by the SG to keep
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