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Syracuse's Carrier Dome turns 40 years old, gets new look
Read full article: Syracuse's Carrier Dome turns 40 years old, gets new lookFILE - This Sept. 21, 2015, file photo, shows The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University hosted its first football game 40 years ago this week, and it's undergoing a major upgrade as the football season opener looms. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse University's Carrier Dome opened 40 years ago with an overflow crowd that set an attendance record that still stands. The first football game in the Carrier Dome was Sept. 20, 1980, and the place was an instant hit. “The thing that resonates in my mind is the footprint of the Carrier Dome actually takes up 20,000 less square feet and holds twice as many people as Archbold.
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Cyprus pledges to cover costs for virus-hit tourists
Read full article: Cyprus pledges to cover costs for virus-hit touristsWith coronavirus restrictions gradually lifting, Cyprus authorities are mulling ways to get holidaymakers back to the tourism-reliant island nation. The Cypriot government says it will cover lodging, food, drink and medication for COVID-19 patients and their families. International air travel to Cyprus begins June 9, initially from 19 countries, with passengers required to undergo a COVID-19 test three days prior to departure. While in Cyprus, people who arent in the same travel group are obliged to keep apart at least two square meters (21 square feet) outdoors and three square meters (32 square feet) indoors. Regularly disinfected sunbeds will be two meters (6.5 feet) apart for people not belonging to the same travel group.