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Cyprus gets new health minister in government mini-reshuffle

Jun. 22, 2021 10:33 AM EDT
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ president on Tuesday appointed an economics professor as the country’s new health minister, after his predecessor asked to leave...

A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus rides a bicycle in the rain Monday, June 14, 2021, in Tokyo. Japan is desperately pushing to accelerate the pace of inoculations before the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Vaccinated Hawaiian positive for delta variant

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 02:30 AM EDT

European ministers vow to protect reporters, free expression

Jun. 11, 2021 02:11 PM EDT
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Ministers from 47 Council of Europe member states have agreed to seek new regulations to protect freedom of expression online and in...

Voters wait in a line to casts their vote at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in Deftera, a suburb of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Cypriots are voting for a new parliament, with some 558,000 voters eligible to elect 56 lawmakers. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Exit polls: Far-right party gains in Cyprus parliament vote

By Menelaos Hadjicostis May. 30, 2021 12:38 PM EDT

Cyprus says people under 50 should use mRNA-based vaccines

May. 26, 2021 03:02 PM EDT
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot health authorities on Wednesday advised people aged under 50 to use the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines that are based on...

Cyprus president unveils 'ambitious' economic stimulus plan

May. 17, 2021 10:15 AM EDT
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president on Monday unveiled a 4.4 billion-euro ($5.34 billion) economic stimulus plan, which he described as the “most...

A woman sits in the sun and reads a book outside a shop in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 12, 2021. Cyprus put the breaks on a wider loosening of COVID-19 restrictions by keeping middle school students at home for two more weeks as the infection rate remains high partly because of how widespread the U.K. variant has become. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Cyprus pulls back on wider easing of COVID-19 restrictions

Mar. 12, 2021 08:52 PM EST

Minister: Cyprus economy expected to rebound 4.5% in 2021

Jan. 28, 2021 10:02 AM EST
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ economy is expected to rebound by 4.5% of gross domestic product this year following a pandemic-induced contraction of around 5...

A man walks at a park in Famagusta gate in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Cyprus' health minister Constantinos Ioannou said that the first to re-open as of Feb. 1st will be hair and beauty salons followed a week later by retail stores, shopping malls and elementary schools. Students in their final year of high school will also go back to classes on Feb. 8. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Cyprus to start loosening COVID-19 lockdown next month

Jan. 27, 2021 10:31 AM EST

Cyprus: Brawl at overcrowded migrant camp injures 25

Jan. 12, 2021 12:09 PM EST
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — More than two dozen migrants were injured during a large brawl between nationals from Syria and several African countries at an...

Men wearing face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus talk on a bench at Elefphtheria, Liberty, square in central Nicosia, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cyprus is returning to lockdown mode for the remainder of the month with daytime restrictions on movement and a shuttering of schools after the country's health minister conceded that a raft of tough measures already in place including a night-time curfew weren't enough to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Cyprus to return to lockdown conditions to stem virus spread

Jan. 08, 2021 10:31 AM EST

A man, right, uses his cell phone as another walks through the medieval core of central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Cyprus' Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said that an island-wide night time curfew would be extended through December while bars, restaurants and shopping malls would be shut, high school students would stay at home for online classes and church services would be without worshippers amid concerns that a sustained spike in coronavirus infections hasn't receded despite restrictions. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Cypriot lawmakers reject state budget for 1st time ever

Dec. 17, 2020 01:44 PM EST

Cypriot men sit at a social club and watch the televised address of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades explaining the need for additional restrictions to beat back a surge in COVID-19 cases in Nicosia suburb of Lakatamia, Cyprus, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2020. Cyprus has put its entire southwest under a strict 19-day lockdown, banning any non-essential movement of people and shuttering bars and restaurants after a string of escalating restrictions failed to curb a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Cyprus locks down southwest over surge in coronavirus cases

Nov. 11, 2020 05:02 PM EST

The sun sets behind the Notre Dame church in Nice, southern France, after a knife attack took place on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. An attacker armed with a knife killed at least three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, prompting the prime minister to announce that France was raising its security alert status to the highest level. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The Latest: Prosecutor: attacker not on intelligence radar

Oct. 29, 2020 08:54 AM EDT

A damage is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The explosion flattened much of a port and damaged buildings across Beirut, sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. In addition to those who died, more than 3,000 other people were injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The Latest: Germany sends crews to find blast survivors

Aug. 05, 2020 08:20 AM EDT

South Korean soldiers wearing protective gears disinfect as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a train station in Daejeon, South Korea, Thursday, June 25, 2020. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP)
The Latest: Mayo Clinic to end pay cuts, recall workers

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2020 12:54 AM EDT

A visitor wearing a mask to protect against the coronavirus looks at ancient artifacts placed inside a glass-protected display area at Cyprus Archaeological Museum in the capital Nicosia, on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Cyprus' museums opened to the public earlier this month as the government gradually lifted most of a string of tough restrictions imposed in March to check the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Cyprus to start random virus testing at its airports

Jun. 19, 2020 08:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this file image taken on Sunday, May 10 2020, sunbathers sit on an empty stretch of 'Landa' beach at the Cyprus seaside resort of Ayia Napa, a favorite among tourists.  Cyprus' government Wednesday May 27, 2020, is pledging to cover all costs for anyone testing positive for the coronavirus while on vacation in the east Mediterranean island nation, covering the costs of lodging, food, drink and medication for COVID-19 patients and their families.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, FILE)
Cyprus hastens lifting of most remaining virus restrictions

By Menelaos Hadjicostis Jun. 03, 2020 09:29 AM EDT

Cyprus to launch SMS campaign to stem migrant arrivals

By Menelaos Hadjicostis May. 31, 2020 07:22 PM EDT
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is launching a multilingual SMS campaign to head off more migrant arrivals by dispelling the mistaken belief the European Union...

Cyprus curtails use of chloroquine over side-effect concerns

May. 28, 2020 01:37 PM EDT
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ Health Ministry on Thursday advised doctors to curtail the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine on some COVID-19 patients...

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