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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis warned Saturday that the “easy answers” of populism and authoritarianism threaten democracy in Europe and called for fresh dedication to promoting the common good.
The United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus Friday became the latest countries to restrict travel from southern Africa, where a new Covid strain labelled a "variant of concern" was discovered. The World Health Organization renamed the B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19 Omicron. It has reached Europe with one confirmed case in Belgium after being found in South Africa,
Cyprus crossings reopen as Covid restrictions eased
May 16, 2021 06:52:44 am Official probe prompted the attorney general of Cyprus Friday to file the first criminal suit over its cash-for-passports scheme, by which thousands of passports may have been wrongly issued to rich unqualified foreigners. A total of 37 charges have been filed against five individuals and four companies. Additional cases relating to the probe by the ad hoc three-member panel headed by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Demetra Kalogerou are under investigation. Parliament speaker Demetris Syllouris was filmed last year while promising to make the...