Archive February 2021

Pfizer has not yet delivered to the European Union about 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were due in December, EU officials said, leaving it about one-third short of the supplies ...

The fallout from Saturday’s protest – with footage of police violence shocking many observers – has engulfed the local political landscape but has also drawn an unusual amount of international scrutiny. ...

Farmers will receive €2.5 million in compensation for crop damage following the approval of the cabinet on Wednesday. A total of 875 farmers will benefit from the overall sum of €2.5m, split ...

Rafa Nadal’s bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title came crashing to a halt at the Australian Open on Wednesday as Stefanos Tsitsipas rose up to topple the ...

The health ministry on Wednesday published its updated epidemiological risk assessment for Covid-19, leaving three countries in Category A from which under new rules travellers must self-isolate for 72 hours and ...

With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, Cyprus welcomed only 3,889 tourists in January, a massive 95.5 per cent slump compared to last January’s 85,622 tourist arrivals, according to figures published by the ...

The Mediterranean seal population of Cyprus is still being closely monitored, the ministry of agriculture announced on Wednesday as it released a short video of seal activity. The ministry celebrated ...

The Dutch government raced on Wednesday to prepare legislation to keep a nighttime curfew in place after a court ordered it to scrap the controversial COVID-19 measure which has become ...

By Richard Dickenson There is a powerful altruism about being human. Certainly there are selfish blighters about but, for the most part, people are generally prepared to help others be ...

With an emphasis on rural areas and young people, the government on Wednesday unveiled new housing schemes and incentives it said would boost the economy and entrepreneurship. The new package ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has announced that coach Johan Walem has left his post as national team manager by mutual consent. “The CFA wishes to announce that it has ...

Hesiod claimed that after she opened her ‘box’ Pandora, gifted her by Zeus, she left only hope inside, introducing evil of all kinds to the world. But this is not ...

Police refused to confirm or deny local media reports on Wednesday that a 19-year-old was in custody in Limassol after a complaint was made by a minor alleging rape two ...

Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou on Wednesday stepped into the fracas over felled trees on Makarios Avenue with a letter to Nicosia municipality asking to be briefed on how the decision ...

Juventus’ wait to reclaim the Champions League trophy has been long and painful. This year marks the 25th anniversary of their last triumph in the competition in 1996. In the years ...

Russian Daniil Medvedev outclassed friend and compatriot Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-3 6-2 in sweltering conditions at Melbourne Park on Wednesday to secure a spot in the Australian Open semi-finals and ...

Karolina Muchova stunned world number one Ashleigh Barty with a sensational comeback sparked by a medical time-out to progress into the Australian Open semi-finals following a 1-6 6-3 6-2 win. ...

In this video, we take a pre-Covid look at the iconic Met Breuer building – a 1966 space once operated by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, until its pandemic-related closure ...

Bahrain has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccine passport, one of the first countries to do so, the Gulf state’s media office said on Wednesday. Governments and developers around the ...

A domestic violence unit within the Famagusta police headquarters has launched operations, a police spokesman said. Domestic violence and violence against women and other vulnerable groups is a priority for ...

Over the last decade, many places across the world, such as the American Northeast, have seen a spike in the frequency of large, disruptive snowstorms. This trend surprised nearly everybody, ...

A number of schools in the mountains were closed on Wednesday because of the cold weather, the education ministry said. The affected schools are Lemythou, Agros and Omodhos high schools ...

Larnaca’s various municipalities and communities said on Wednesday they were ready to take action against the government’s decision to move two Dali asphalt plants to their district. In ...

Britain said on Wednesday it wants to see proof that Sheikha Latifa, one of the ruler of Dubai’s daughters, is still alive after the BBC published a “deeply troubling” ...