Archive May 2021

A total of 354,264 vaccines had been administered in Cyprus by Saturday, the ministry of health announced on Sunday, representing 40.3 injections per 100 residents. Of these 270,101 (36.5%) were the first dose and 84,163 (11.4%) the ...

Singer Justin Timberlake’s son recognises his famous dad’s music, but is he a fan? Maybe not quite yet. The superstar’s wife, actress Jessica Biel, recently told ‘Tonight ...

A further two people arrested in connection with the setting fire to a police patrol car in Limassol on Holy Saturday were remanded in police custody for five days by ...

Remnants of China‘s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere, ending days of speculation over where ...

’Oreal’s (OREP.PA) make-up sales are set to bounce back to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels, the French group’s new chief executive said on Friday, with women opting for brighter ...

Five European Union Member States distanced themselves on Friday from the idea of waiving patent rights on coronavirus vaccines, saying the key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic was making more ...

Mikel Arteta wants his Arsenal players to harness the pain of their Europa League exit to Villarreal to sink lowly West Brom on Sunday. The Gunners could only draw 0-0 ...

Can’t open a bottle of water? A soft robotic arm will do it for you. Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have developed a ...

The decisions by the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday to hold rates, and to reduce the speed of its asset purchase programme suggest that the pound will ...

The ‘safe pass’ -the colloquial term for documentation allowing people unfettered access to any venue – will be used “long term” and can be displayed in either electronic or print form, ...

After the fiasco of Geneva, which officially confirmed no common ground existed between the two sides, we have been witnessing obligatory exchange of accusations and insults aimed at the respective ...

THERE is an expression that officials use to highlight the lunacy of executive decisions that are provisional, as a way of reassuring affected parties that asserts “nothing is more permanent ...

Turkish Cypriots have a legitimate complaint they have not received equal attention from the EU’s institutions To square the circle is an impossibility in geometry but in politics it ...

What a surprise that unvaccinated tourists will be allowed to roam freely and not be hampered at all by the same restrictions as residents in having to be tested during ...

Manchester City will have to wait a little longer to be crowned Premier League champions after they were beaten 2-1 at home by Chelsea on Saturday night. City, who made ...

Two people died from Covid-19 and 397 new infections were detected in the past 24 hours after 71,251 tests, a positivity rate of 0.56 per cent, the health ministry said on Saturday. The ministry ...

Deflected goals from Christian Benteke and Eberechi Eze gave Crystal Palace a 2-0 win at relegated Sheffield United on Saturday, snapping a run of three league defeats for the London ...

The testing sites for Sunday are as follows: District Sampling points Hours Limassol (21 points) Church of Agios Ioannis Eleimonos, Agios Ioannis 9.30 a.m.-7 p.m. “Grigori Afxentiou” Square, Limassol 9 ...

With the sizzling rhythms and sounds of Nuevo tango is how the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra is welcoming in June in a new concert series. Performed throughout three cities in the ...

Archaeologists discovered the remains of nine Neanderthals at a prehistoric site near Rome, Italy’s Culture ministry said on Saturday. Eight of the remains are dated to between 50,000 and 68,000 years ...

In this video, we meet Kevin Vaughan, a 30-year-old Marine Corps veteran and amputee as he learns to use his amphibious water prosthetic, ‘The Fin’, a 3D-printed leg engineered for ...

Lewis Hamilton claimed the 100th pole position of his career with a brilliant lap in qualifying for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. Mercedes’ seven-time world champion edged out the Red ...

EU leaders are clear that Turkey`s position on Cyprus solution cannot be accepted or tolerated, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. The president who is in Porto for the EU ...

Tottenham Hotspur‘s slim hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four faded as goals from Stuart Dallas, Patrick Bamford and Rodrigo condemned them to a 3-1 defeat at ...