Archive April 2021

The Green Party has called on police to investigate after the remains of several dogs were found in a ditch in a Nicosia village on Friday. The remains of the ...

Google, BMW, Volvo and Samsung SDI are the first global companies to have signed up to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, the WWF ...

Citing the government’s commitment to press ahead with important infrastructural projects despite the coronavirus pandemic, Interior and Transport ministers Nicos Nouris and Yiannis Karousos on Friday inaugurated the 1st ...

This video guides us through the history of the privileged classes’ love affair with pearls, beginning at 1,000 BCE, and into Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Victorian era and ...

A natural gas project being developed by French energy major Total in northern Mozambique is beyond the reach of militants, a Mozambique army spokesman was quoted as saying in a ...

The European Union wants to produce a fifth of the global output of cutting-edge semiconductors at the end of this decade and make its first quantum computer in five years, ...

With innovation built into its DNA, and a decade after the first of its stores opened on the island, Lidl continues to strive to make life better in Cyprus, in ...

The government on Friday rejected a suggestion by Akel-affiliated trade union PEO to remove a 12 per cent penalty from pensions of people who retire early, saying it would render the ...

Is this where the mobsters vacation? Alas, the name Mafia derives from the Arabic morfiyeh, meaning group or archipelago; the heaviest of heavies you’ll find on Mafia Island is ...

Alphamega Hypermarkets has enriched its product range with high-quality beef steaks from Australia, the US, Argentina and the UK, in a move sure to delight the meat-lovers among its clientele. ...

The funeral of Omonia Nicosia legendary footballer Nikos Charalambous, who passed away on March 31 at the age of 71, will take place on April 3 at the Church of Constantinos and Eleni, ...

A total of 68 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

A Russian court fined Twitter a total of 8.9 million roubles ($116,800) on Friday over accusations that the service had failed to delete banned content. Moscow said last month it had slowed ...

The operation of outdoor seating areas is a “mockery” considering the bad weather conditions, hospitality venue owners said on Friday. Restaurants, cafes, and pubs reopened mid-March following a three-month lockdown ...

Created in tribute to the Bauhaus school in 1932, artist Oskar Schlemmer’s ‘Bauhaus Stairway’ was denounced by the Nazi regime, and eventually brought to America by Museum of Modern Art (...

De-escalation of tensions by Turkey in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) should have duration and consistency, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday during a teleconference with European Council President Charles ...

This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...

Two cases of coronavirus were detected at the Archbishopric, Cybc reported on Friday. The cases were detected on Wednesday, after which the Archbishopric was closed so that the offices could ...

By Paul Lambis The movie industry is one of the most influential sectors in modern society. Films open opportunities for people to make new connections between broader issues or ideas, ...

The Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) on Friday announced its participation in a pilot programme for the reduction of single-use plastics (SUPs) in tourism. The project, “Reducing the Consumption and Disposal ...

Parliament on Friday approved publication of a list with the names of politically exposed persons (PEPs) with bad debts at the former co-op bank, which includes mostly former MPs but ...

India batting great Sachin Tendulkar said on Friday he has been admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure after contracting the novel coronavirus last week. Tendulkar, who will turn 48 later ...

Many people, me included, have been slamming the Cyprus banks for being slow, inefficient and bureaucratic. Based on my experience with HSBC, however, Cyprus banks are light years ahead when ...

April will see a limited number of flights landing at Paphos airport, according to Hermes airports communications director Maria Kouroupi, who said an increase in arrivals will only take place ...