U.S. booster shot campaign to start with only Pfizer – source
A White House plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots will most likely start this month only with the vaccine made by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech , a narrower initiative than anticipated, ...
Cyprus Business Now
European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF) representatives will begin their post-memorandum inspection of the Cypriot economy on September 13 and conclude the process on September 22.
The inspection, which will include ...
New Zealand supermarkets take knives off shelves after ‘extremist’ stabbing
New Zealand supermarket group Countdown said on Saturday it has removed knives and scissors from its shelves, a day after a man the authorities called an Islamist extremist stabbed six ...
Turkish hotels to close early after UK ‘red list’ dashes hopes
When Britain announced Turkey would stay on its “red list” of travel destinations last week, Onur Arican decided to close his boutique hotel on the Aegean coast early this year ...
‘Some cryptocurrencies are here to stay’ — Expert
DeFi, decentralised finance, is the fastest-growing market in the cryptocurrency universe. More than $61 billion worth of trades have been executed in the market, up from about $15 billion at the start ...
Osaka suffers shock loss in U.S. Open, plans to take break from the sport
Two-time champion Naomi Osaka‘s U.S. Open title defence ended in tears on Friday, as she suffered a stunning defeat in the third round to Canadian Leylah Fernandez 5-7 7...
Consumer protection service rejects criticism over fuel prices
A ceiling on fuel prices is not justified, according to the state consumer protection service, which rejected opposition claims that price hikes in Cyprus were higher than other countries.
The ...
Our View: Stop the insanity of constantly renaming things after dead presidents
The committee in charge of naming streets of the Limassol municipality is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to discuss proposals for renaming main thoroughfares in the town. The new names ...
US Open Day five highlights
Highlights of the fifth day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Friday (times in GMT):
0320 AUGER-ALIASSIME STRETCHED TO FIVE ...
Alcaraz upsets Tsitsipas to reach U.S. Open fourth round
Fearless Carlos Alcaraz was not distracted by another mid-match bathroom break from Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday, holding focus to upset the Greek third seed 6-3 4-6 7-6 (2) 0-6 7-6 (5) and ...
Coronavirus: Study being prepared on ‘long Covid’
The health ministry will look into ways to help sufferers of ‘long-Covid’ once studies on the syndrome are complete, health minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Friday.
‘Long-Covid’ is a term ...
Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region has fallen
Three Taliban sources said the Islamist militia had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last part of Afghanistan holding out against it.
“By the grace of ...
Coronavirus: four deaths, 238 people test positive on Friday (Updated)
The health ministry announced four deaths and 238 cases of Covid-19 on Friday.
The deceased are all men, three of whom died on Thursday and one on Friday.
An 85-year-old man ...
UK watchdog opens probe into COVID-19 test provider Expert Medicals
Britain’s competition regulator said on Friday it had opened an investigation into Expert Medicals, one of the UK’s largest providers of COVID-19 tests, following complaints that it did ...
CySO gets dancing on the keys
The Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra is back with a brand-new concert! It’s been a good while since we saw these young talented musicians take the stage live, apart from ...
Coronavirus: Remaining school issues being ironed out
Eighty per cent of school staff have received the Covid vaccine Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday during a House committee briefing.
Prodromou said vaccination would work as an ...
Coronavirus: UCy physics department wants unjabbed students to stay home
The University of Cyprus physics department wants stricter protection from the coronavirus in the new school year, disagreeing with the senate’s decision to allow unvaccinated students and staff in ...
Average daily temperature in August beat July 2020 as hottest on record
August this year was the hottest month in terms of average daily temperature since records began in Cyprus, it emerged on Friday.
According to an announcement by the press and ...
UK advisers decide against Covid jab for healthy 12- to 15-year-olds
Britain’s vaccine advisers said they were not recommending the universal vaccination of 12 to 15-year-olds against COVID-19, preferring to take a precautionary approach to assess the long-term impacts of rare ...
Meeting head of Cairo summit
The presidency said Friday that the first intergovernmental meeting between Cyprus and Egypt reaffirms the two countries’ will to boost cooperation between them and to expand it in new fields.
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Coronavirus: Testing locations for Saturday
A total of 44 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups.
Free rapid testing for the general population ...
Grealish earns Southgate praise for performance in Hungary
Gareth Southgate praised Jack Grealish after bringing the £100million man into his England team for Thursday’s comfortable World Cup qualification victory in Hungary.
On a night marred by racism ...
Former US Cardinal McCarrick pleads not guilty to molesting teenage boy
Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges he molested a 16-year-old boy in 1974, a case that makes him the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic official ...
Coronavirus: Some vaccine fears ‘understandable’, others come from misinfo and conspiracy – study
Though a large part of the population in Cyprus has been vaccinated there are still fears among many when it comes to the jabs, some understandable but others that derive ...