More than 100,000 visits to Varosha since October
More than 103,000 visits to the fenced area of Varosha were recorded since October when part of it opened to the wider to the wider public, reports said on Tuesday.
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Our View: Parties have turned local authority reform into a bad joke
When Cyprus was in the assistance programme, one of the main recommendations of the Troika was the reform of the local government system, which was a huge drain on state ...
Pogba sends United clear at the top with win at Burnley
Manchester United moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League after a Paul Pogba goal gave them a 1-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday.
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U.S. counter-intelligence chief worried about China, Russia threats to vaccine supply chain
By Jonathan Landay
The U.S. counter-intelligence chief said on Tuesday he was worried about threats from China and Russia to disrupt the coronavirus vaccine supply chain in the United ...
Police seize drug-carrying drone near Ayios Dhometios crossing
Police on Tuesday evening seized a drone carrying drugs that was spotted hovering in Ayios Dhometios, near the crossing point.
Police were tipped off by a resident who noticed the ...
Mexico publishes medicinal cannabis regulation, creating new market
Mexico’s health ministry on Tuesday published rules to regulate the use of medicinal cannabis, a major step in a broader reform to create the world’s largest legal cannabis ...
Report reveals grim infant death toll, cruelty at Church-run homes in Ireland
By Padraic Halpin and Clodagh Kilcoyne
Thousands of infants died in Irish homes for unmarried mothers and their offspring mostly run by the Catholic Church from the 1920s to the 1990...
Look, up in the sky – it’s a flying Cadillac! GM unveils futuristic vehicle
By Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman
General Motors Co on Tuesday presented a futuristic flying Cadillac – a self-driving vehicle which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above ...
Luxembourg, EU snub Pompeo in final Europe trip, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott and Humeyra Pamuk
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled his Europe trip at the last minute on Tuesday after Luxembourg’s foreign minister and top ...
Nouris: this is no longer a refugee issue (Updated)
THE interior ministry on Tuesday condemned clashes between more than 600 migrants on Monday night at the overcrowded Pournara reception centre outside the capital, which left 35 people injured and caused considerable ...
Ugandans baffled by dead perch washed up on Lake Victoria shore
By Francis Musaka
Piles of dead Nile perch have been washing up on the shore of Lake Victoria in Uganda for no obvious reason, threatening the livelihoods of the surrounding ...
‘Vital’ that 2021 revised budget be accepted
The government on Tuesday submitted to parliament the amended state budget for 2021, along with a plea to lawmakers to pass the bill so as not to jeopardise the coronavirus-related relief ...
Coronavirus: where to get tested on Wednesday
The health ministry announced the testing sites for rapid tests for Wednesday.
District
Testing Sites
Time
Limassol
Mesa Geitonia Cultural Center (near Apostolos Andreas Church)
8.30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Coronavirus: four deaths and 259 new cases announced on Tuesday (Updated)
The health ministry announced four deaths and 259 new cases of people testing positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday from both PCR and rapid testing.
The deaths concerned three men 60, 78 and 91 and ...
Snow-struck Madrid struggles with cleanup as severe frost grips Spain
By Elena Rodriguez and Belén Carreño
Authorities struggled to clear ice and fallen trees from the streets of Madrid on Tuesday and temperatures in parts of Spain hit ...
Jet2 suspends flights until March at the earliest
Jet2 on Tuesday announced in a statement that all flights and holidays would be suspended until March 25 of this year.
“Due to the ongoing uncertainty and travel restrictions caused by ...
Coronavirus: further clarifications announced to latest decree
The health ministry on Tuesday issued further clarifications as regards the lockdown and permissions to go out.
According to the ministry, the purchase of alcoholic beverages from restaurants is not ...
Coronavirus: clarification of worker limits still falls short for employers
A clarification on Tuesday to the decree on the number of people allowed to work on the premises of businesses permitted to remain open during the latest Covid restrictions, fell ...
Pulse-stopping Queenstown: New Zealand’s adrenaline capital
In this video, we take a pre-Covid look at New Zealand’s stunning adrenaline capital…
Situated near the centre of NZ’s South Island is Queenstown, a lake-side city that ...
Trump says impeachment moves causing anger, but ‘I want no violence’
U.S. President Donald Trump, under pressure to resign after his supporters carried out a deadly breach of the U.S. Capitol last week, said there was tremendous anger about ...
Israel’s Hadassah will accept vaccinated Cypriot patients with serious conditions
The Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem will accept patients with serious and life-threating medical conditions from Cyprus from February, provided they obtain a ‘green passport’, a document issued in Cyprus ...
Chinese city of Langfang goes into lockdown amid new Covid-19 threat
The Chinese city of Langfang near Beijing went into lockdown on Tuesday as new coronavirus infections raised worries about a second wave in a country that has mostly contained COVID-19.
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Coronavirus: 28 more beds deployed at Larnaca hospital
Health authorities have deployed an additional 28 beds at Larnaca hospital’s fifth floor that will be used for the treatment of Covid patients whose numbers are expected to rise in ...
Beautiful spaces: Bratislava shines in defiance of Covid
Sometimes images speak far louder than words. In this artistic portrayal of a Covid-emptied Bratislava, the beauty and historic landmarks of Slovakia’s capital nevertheless shine through.
Bratislava, the Slovak ...