Archive for 2020
Requests for chicken nuggets – Met Police Contact Centre shares details on prank calls received in 2020
From the period 1 January to 1 December 2020, staff at the Met’s Contact Centre (MetCC) fielded a total of 3,540,185 101 and 999 calls, with over half coming from callers who required immediate assistance. Requests for service included attendance …
Cyprus police report 80 individuals and one establishment owner for Covid-19 measures violations
Cyprus police have reported 80 individuals and the owner of one establishment for Covid-19 measures violations in the last 24 hours.
According to the police press office in the last 24 hours until 0600 hours local time a total of …
Cyprus reports four more deaths and 907 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
Cyprus authorities announced on Tuesday that four people died from COVID-19 while 907 new COVID-19 cases were detected after carrying out 18,070 PCR tests and antigen rapid tests.
The total number of COVID-19 patients who have died since the outbreak …
We sadly announce that UK Cypriot Costas Solomou Alexandrou has passed away
Costas Solomou Alexandrou
D.O.B 1st July 1943 -Date of Death 17th December 2020
From Ayios Louka (Famagusta)
It’s with a heavy heart and great pain that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and pappou Costas Alexandrou. He …
UK house prices rise by most in six years – Nationwide
LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose faster than expected in December to record their biggest annual increase in six years, as tax incentives and COVID-driven appetite for larger homes continued to boost demand, mortgage lender Nationwide said.
House prices rose …
Second earthquake in two days strikes central Croatia, killing seven and damaging buildings
SISAK, Croatia (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing seven people, injuring more than 20 and rattling several neighbouring countries, officials and residents said.
Rescuers pulled people from the rubble of collapsed buildings in …
Second vaccine clears path out of pandemic by Spring – Hancock
LONDON (Reuters) – The Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine approved by Britain on Wednesday provides a path out of the pandemic by the spring, by which time millions of vulnerable people will be protected, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.
“The NHS …
Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus
AstraZeneca said …
7 year Memorial service for Mario Zavros
Seven year Memorial for Mario Zavros from Prodromo was on 4th January 2021 and a memorial service was held on Sunday 20th December 2020 at St John the Baptist Church in Haringey.
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Cyprus` vaccination programme, which began on Sunday, continued today in all districts.
The first stage of the program covers old people in care homes and employees there, as well as front line health professionals.
Press officer of the Health Ministry Margarita Kyriakou said that the Health Ministry proceeds as planned with the …
