Archive February 2021

India’s coast guard found 81 survivors and eight dead on a boat crammed with Muslim Rohingya refugees adrift in the Andaman Sea, and were repairing the vessel so that it ...

Two men were remanded in custody for eight days on Friday on suspicion of trying to abduct a child in Limassol the previous day. The suspects, 29 and 21, were arrested by ...

Saying the courts have a responsibility to protect children from abhorrent behaviour, the Supreme Court has upheld a 14-year jail sentence of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a ...

This video presents a project by Rainforest Connection, which is helping to put a stop to illegal logging in Indonesia and 11 other countries. Planted high in jungle treetops, used cell ...

Art is back. As measures are slowly lifted, the local art world can finally dust itself off and return to the spotlight. This March and April, the collective exhibition DUST ...

Israel has administered at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to 50% of its population, while 35% have received the full two-dose course, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Friday. Israel counts East ...

Tiger Woods has been moved to a new hospital in Los Angeles, the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center said on Thursday, as he recovers from multiple injuries sustained in a serious car ...

The defence ministry has extended a postponement of army reservists’ duty until March 31, taking into account the risks of spreading the coronavirus, it announced on Friday. The postponements concern exercises ...

Director and screenwriter Woody Allen has rebutted renewed allegations, in the HBO documentary ‘Allen v. Farrow’, that he sexually assaulted his daughter Dylan in 1992, calling the series “a hatchet job ...

Paphos police on Thursday booked 14 people for violating coronavirus measures while seven of them were also booked for illegal gambling. As part of an operation to combat gambling, officers searched ...

More than 50,000 Cypriots live with a rare disease, recent research by the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) and Karaiskakio Foundation has shown. Ahead of World Rare Disease Day, ...

During 24 hours from Thursday until Friday police carried out less checks for violations of coronavirus protocols but booked more people than the day before. In total, 8,186 checks were carried out, ...

Broadcaster beIN Sports has taken legal action to stop Fenerbahce players wearing doctored versions of the company logo as part of the Turkish soccer club’s protests against what it ...

Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...

Digital vaccination certificates enabling people to travel in Europe despite the coronavirus pandemic will probably be available before the summer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a virtual EU summit. “...

“We are not in the business of giving ultimatums, as if ‘you don’t get, we’ll give up if something doesn’t happen’”, said UN Secretary General’s Spokesperson ...

A new coronavirus variant that shares some similarities with a more transmissible and intractable variant discovered in South Africa is on the rise in New York City, researchers said on ...

Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, who had ties to disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar and was charged earlier on Thursday with human trafficking and sexual assault, has ...

Hey teens, here’s a question for you… how quickly can you make some tasty food on your own? As long as it’s okay with your parents, here is ...

President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to ...

Larnaca-based energy producer Petrolina is partnering with the London-based Lion Alternative Energy (LAE) to establish a major producer of renewable energy in Cyprus. Petrolina Solar will invest in LAE’s ...

Staggering inflation, government inaction and decaying consumer sentiment have combined to force the Turkish lira lower against the dollar and the euro. The lira is at €9.05 to the euro, and ...

Cyprus to increase number of women in leading positions for peace and security as part of the country’s first national action plan for women. A plan to promote the ...

Nobody has done more than health minister Constantinos Ioannou to cultivate a gloomy sentiment and promote project fear. His dour announcements on Covid-19 measures are testament to scaremongering and exaggerating ...