Archive June 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the FBI’s bid to block a civil rights lawsuit by three Muslim men from California who accused the agency ...

There are deficiencies in informing state sport school applicants about entrance criteria, Child Commissioner Despo Michaelidou-Livanou said in a report made public on Monday. The commissioner said she had looked ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 65 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

By Prudence Wade It’s been a sad year for jewellery, with many of our favourite pieces left gathering dust. Now, as restrictions slowly start to loosen and we once ...

Nurses who are members of Pasyno trade union, started a 12-hour strike on Monday morning in protest over disciplinary action being taken against five of their members, obliging the health ...

The Ukrainian football association has caused outrage in Russia by unveiling a new national team shirt emblazoned with a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea, in a move Russian officials ...

French supermarket group Carrefour and its British peer Tesco said on Monday they would not extend a purchasing alliance heralded originally as a potential way to trim costs. The companies ...

European Union countries on Monday approved the bloc’s flagship fund to wean them off fossil fuels and protect communities most affected, paving the way for members to start receiving ...

Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos said on Monday he and his brother Mark will fly on the first crewed space flight from his rocket company Blue Origin. “Ever since ...

To facilitate travel and as a temporary measure until the European Digital Covid-19 Certificate is implemented, the health ministry said on Monday that it will from June 8 issue Sars-CoV-2 vaccination ...

Investor morale in the euro zone rose for the fourth month in a row in June, reaching its highest level since February 2018, lifted by reopening restaurants and tourism resuming as ...

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A solo exhibition by well-known artist and professor Panayiotis Michael at eins gallery will run until June 12. The showcase titled Humming in Non-Linear Time “flirts with what movement of time ...

Everyone knows that water plays an important role in keeping the body hydrated and healthy. It prevents dehydration and keeps the body functioning properly. Many of us don’t get ...

The 13 men who died after the Mari blast will be honoured with streets, parks and squares named in their memory, Limassol municipality said on Monday. The municipal council said that ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Monday pushed guidance for doctors not to use the blood thinner heparin to treat rare blood clots and low blood platelets in people who ...

A new book published by Cyta looks at the evolution of communication on the island, and with it the recent social history of Cyprus. ALIX NORMAN takes a closer look 2021 ...

The G7 agreement on corporate minimum taxation does not appear to affect Cyprus, which plans to hold a constructive stance during discussions but at the same time secure its interests, ...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) has said its bird protection camp this spring helped convict a total of 49 poachers. On top of that, Cabs said it seized 545 traps, 67 nets ...

By Constantinos Psillides Being cast in a movie is every aspiring actor’s dream. Most of them don’t even make it there bouncing from failed audition to failed audition. ...

The interior ministry had ignored the opinion of the attorney-general in 2015 and 2016 that granting citizenships to the families of investors was potentially unlawful and the cabinet was committing offences en ...

40+ female influential entrepreneurs and thought leaders from around the world, featured in Forbes and Entrepreneur and other publications will share their strategies to develop your career, business, and most importantly ...

Diko president Nicholas Papadopoulos appears poised to throw his hat into the ring, becoming the fourth candidate to seek election as presidency of the House of Representatives as political parties ...

Health ministry permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki stepped in to administer coronavirus vaccines at a Limassol medical centre on Monday morning, saying a nurses’ strike would not distract the ministry from ...