The EU satellite mapping service estimates the area burnt in Cyprus by Saturday`s fire in the Limassol area at 3,134 hectares.Specifically, the data published by the Commission`s satellite mapping service via Copernicus satellite so far record 3134 hec…
The household saving rate in the euro area was at 21.5% in the first quarter of 2021, compared with 19.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020. It is the second highest value since the beginning of the time series in 1999 (the highest was 25.0% in the second …
Cyprus` Ministry of Health announced on Sunday one death and 577 new coronavirus cases with the positivity rate reaching 1.26%. A total of 71 patients are receiving treatment in state hospitals, 19 of whom in a serious condition.A 93 year old woman pas…
The European Commission announced late on Sunday that Cyprus activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 3 July 2021, requesting support to tackle forest fires in the Limassol district. The EU now deploys immediate assistance to help Cyprus contain …
Only small resurgences are still burning in the forest fires at communities of Limassol and Larnaca on Sunday evening, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence, which, however, are being dealt with.The huge forest blaze that started in the villa…
Swimming caps designed for natural Black hair won’t be allowed at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, with the sport’s world governing body saying they are unsuitable due to them not “following the natural form of the head.”The British brand Soul Cap sought t…
At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, humanitarian organization the Tunisian Red Crescent told Reuters on Saturday.The boat that set off from…
The World Health Organization is calling for urgent action to stem the rapid spread of COVID-19 across Africa, which is being fueled by a surge of more contagious variants of the disease. Latest reports say COVID-19 cases in Africa have been rising by …
The Turnover Value Index of Retail Trade for April increased by 47,4% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year .According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus, for the same month, the Turnover Volume Index of Retail Trade increased by 4…
Ryanair celebrated on Thursday the largest summer schedule it has ever created for Cyprus, which includes 36 routes from the two airports of the island.Its summer program for 2021 includes 6 new routes to Bologna, Bari, Corfu, Marseille, Rhodes, Trevis…