Anorthosis and Omonia beaten in Europa Conference League
Anorthosis lost 2-0 to Gent in their second group game in the new Europa Conference League.
The Belgians opened the scoring via a Pavlos Korrea own goal after 28 minutes, with ...
Facebook research shows company knew of Instagram harm to teens, senators say
By Sheila Dang and Paresh Dave
U.S. senators on Thursday grilled Facebook Inc on its plans to better protect young users on its apps, drawing on leaked internal research ...
West Ham win again, Leicester and Napoli falter
West Ham United made it two wins out of two in the Europa League after goals by Declan Rice and Said Benrahma secured a 2-0 home victory over Rapid Vienna ...
Top Israeli diplomat visits Bahrain, U.S. navy base in signal to Iran
Bahrain hosted the Israeli foreign minister on Thursday for the highest-level visit since the countries established ties last year and which included a tour of a U.S. naval headquarters ...
Pathologist questions why dead boy wasn’t sent to Germany for operation
An autopsy was carried out on Thursday on the body of a six-year-old boy who had died a day earlier after undergoing heart surgery at a private clinic in Nicosia.
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Groundbreaking ceremony for Kormakitis Centre for Cooperation
The European Commission on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kormakitis Centre for Cooperation, the educational and cultural centre to be constructed at the Maronite village in the north.
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British policeman jailed for life for murder and rape of Sarah Everard
By Alistair Smout
A police officer was jailed for life on Thursday for abducting marketing executive Sarah Everard on a London street as she walked home then raping and murdering ...
Coronavirus: No deaths, 129 new cases
Authorities on Thursday announced no new deaths from Covid-19 and 129 new positive cases of coronavirus, as the number of patients in hospitals declined slightly.
The death toll remains at 552.
Seventy-nine ...
Chaos in the UK: pumps dry, medicines disrupted and pig cull fears
By James Davey and Guy Faulconbridge
More than two thousand British gas stations were still dry on Thursday due a shortage of truck drivers which was starting to disrupt deliveries ...
Savel’s Red Dress coming up at Kypria
Savel’s Red Dress is a story about refugee children who have been forced to leave their homes and the people they love to find themselves in foreign places. A ...
US renews partial waiver on arms embargo
The US Department of State has renewed for one more year the partial waiver on the arms embargo on Cyprus.
In a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register, the ...
Cyprus in trouble with EU over use of open data
The European Commission on Thursday decided to open infringement proceedings by sending a letter of formal notice to Cyprus among other countries over failure to transpose in their national legislations ...
Joint Greek, Cypriot push to promote mountain regions
The heads of Greek and Cypriot mountainous communities have agreed to cooperate in various areas such as culture and the environment and exchange know-how and resources in promoting their regions, ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Friday
A total of 22 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
Canada marks first national holiday for indigenous reconciliation
Canada on Thursday held its the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honor the lost children and survivors of indigenous schools, following the gruesome discovery of more than 1,000 ...
Cypriot songs feature on popular Netflix show Love 101
Music written, recorded and released by Cypriot artists will be featured on Season 2 of the popular Netflix series Love 101, premiering on Thursday.
Eleni Era’s ‘Walk With Me’ and Freedom ...
Trouble at English School as teachers down tools
The English School staff union (ESSA) staged an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday morning to protest the suspension of their union chair after she allegedly used the school system to ...
In the bag: Anya Taylor-Joy upturns her bookworm’s Parisian tote
In this video for British Vogue, Argentine-British actor Anya Taylor-Joy reveals the contents of her Parisian tote bag, sharing the sentimental keepsakes that travel with her, wherever she roams.
From ...
Seeking creative solutions for public policy
Interview with Nicolas Kyriakides, Founder and Head of the Steering Committee of the Cyprus Forum
How was the first Cyprus Forum initially conceived, and what gave organisers the push to ...
‘Top player coming out as gay needed to tackle homophobia’
A top player coming out as gay is needed to turn the tide in the battle against homophobia in men’s football, according to the treasurer of a prominent LGBT+ ...
Cancer charity launches 30th awareness campaign
The Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) launched the 30th awareness and fundraising campaign on Thursday that will last through October.
The campaign, Together through Life, aims to collect €550,000, “...
Bellingham left out of England squad, Tomori and Watkins recalled
– Borussia Dortmund’s teenaged midfielder Jude Bellingham was left out but striker Ollie Watkins recalled on Thursday as England manager Gareth Southgate named his squad for the forthcoming World Cup ...
Paphos municipality signs deal to further upgrade old town
Paphos mayor, Phedonas Phedonos, signed a new contract aimed at the further improvement and aesthetic upgrade of the old town market area on Thursday, a municipality spokesperson told the Cyprus ...
Britain beats second quarter economy estimates
Britain’s economy grew by more than previously thought in the April-June period before what looks like a sharp slowdown more recently as post-lockdown bottlenecks, including a shortage of truck ...