Archive September 2021

Jesse Lingard scored a stunning late goal and David de Gea saved a stoppage-time penalty as Manchester United beat West Ham United 2-1 in a dramatic Premier League match on ...

A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday, sending lava shooting into the air and streaming in rivers towards houses in two villages from the ...

By Savvakis C Savvides Every capital investment whether deemed to have negative or positive Net Present Value has, like a coin, two sides. One is the return side and the ...

The ministry of finance is at an advanced stage and is expected to begin consultations among stakeholders (banks and the Cyprus Asset Management Company Ltd) on how to support the 780 ...

Thousands of people including soldiers and diplomats marched peacefully through the Ukrainian capital on Sunday in an annual gay pride parade despite some opposition to an event called off last ...

By Achilleas Demetriades The citizens of Cyprus are living in uncertainty. They bear witness to a governance that has failed them, and which excels in improvisation, in scandals and in ...

A total of 26 free rapid test sites for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Those eligible for the free tests are people between ...

Three people were remanded for six days in connection with sham marriages and assisting in activities related to illegal entry to the country, police said on Sunday. Their remand began ...

Recreating a traditional clothes-washing ritual in Kritou Terra is part of Paphos’s tourism strategy Paphos is renowned for its top-rated tourist attractions and sun-drenched beaches. A vacation hotspot, the ...

Prospects for growth in southern European countries are in jeopardy Following the global recession and the European sovereign debt crisis the ECB adopted a policy of monetary accommodation to raise ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will have a call with U.S. President Joe Biden in the next few days, the French government spokesman said on Sunday, amid a diplomatic crisis ...

Singapore has started trialing robots to patrol public areas and deter poor social behaviour in its latest effort to further augment its strong portfolio of surveillance tools. Ranked one of ...

The massive fire in Paphos villages of Yiolou and Simou which saw some residents evacuated was put under control by Sunday evening, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said. The blaze, ...

Former England, Tottenham and Chelsea striker Jimmy Greaves has died at the age of 81. Greaves had suffered a stroke in May 2015 which left him wheelchair-bound and with severely impaired speech. ...

A total of 23 citizens and 14 establishment owners were fined for violation of Covid-19 protective measures in the last 24 hours. A police spokesperson told CNA that 3,809 checks were carried out in ...

One refugee from Varosha could not wait for the Cyprus problem to be solved before moving home. He now rents a place in the nearby village he holidayed in as ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Considering its dominant position but also the departure of current chancellor Angela Merkel, a politician of strong international standing, the forthcoming elections in Germany ...

Cyprus ranks fifth among EU countries in the progress achieved regarding research and innovation, Theodoros Loukaidis, Director General of the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) told CNA. In an interview ...

Russians vote on Sunday in the final stretch of a three-day parliamentary election that the ruling party is expected to win after a sweeping crackdown that crushed Kremlin critic Alexei ...

The likelihood of seeing meaningful capital statements published in Cyprus is slim On Monday, September 13, the statements of wealth of members of parliament elected in May were uploaded onto the ...

Police on Sunday issued a bulletin for a man wanted in connection with indecent assault as well as breaking and entering. The offences were carried out on September 14, police added. ...

Exact function of EU-funded programme will be clarified soon, no approval given at this stage for clinical trials in Cyprus No clinical trials with coronavirus vaccines have taken place to ...

As of today 80 types of business and service must accept card payment. It is a move aimed at cracking down on tax evasion but smaller operators have lodged objections Starting ...

A vehicle crashed into the railing of the Larnaca – Limassol highway in the early hours of Sunday, causing the car to overturn and a fire to break out. Fire services ...