Britain’s M&S reviewing future of French stores
British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) said on Sunday it was reviewing the future of its French business, with new trade rules in place since Britain left the European ...
Coronavirus: No new deaths, 100 people test positive on Sunday (Updated)
The health ministry announced on Sunday that there had been no new deaths from Covid but that 100 people had tested positive from 43,478 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.23 ...
Business update: Comparing US and EU business cultures
How similar are the US’s and The EU’s Business Cultures in 2021? Let’s find out
There are currently a plethora of similarities between the business culture found in ...
Drilling about to start…again
Are we finally going to make it big? Sadly no
With ExxonMobil planning to drill an appraisal well before the end of the year and following political agreements in Egypt ...
Will the UK move beyond the pivot on the Cyprus issue?
By Adamos Aspris
On October 29, 1941, Winston Churchill was invited to deliver a speech at Harrow School, a school that he attended as a boy. At the time the Americans had ...
Taliban say women can study at university but classes must be segregated
Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in universities as the country seeks to rebuild after decades of war but gender-segregation and Islamic dress code will be mandatory, the ...
Coronavirus: rapid test sites for Monday
The health ministry announced on Sunday 27 sites where people can get a free rapid test on Monday.
Those eligible for the free tests are people up until the age of 17 ...
Ricciardo wins after Hamilton and Verstappen crash out at Monza
Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix in a stunning McLaren one-two with Lando Norris at Monza on Sunday while Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton ...
Just another relaxing day at the beach: new management policies desperately needed
By John Ioannou
It’s the end of another hard summer again in Cyprus and on every trip to the beach we encounter the familiar water sports operator with their ...
Details of a BBF are what will get the Cyprus problem solved, British High Commissioner says
Britain is discussing a largely decentralized federation when it comes to the Cyprus problem, which should come as no surprise, as it is an idea tabled by President Nicos Anastasiades ...
Glad to start again from scratch
Two months after a deadly fire ripped through their communities, the people of the affected villages are slowly piecing their lives back together. Jonathan Shkurko speaks to some of the ...
President on official visit to Bahrain, meeting with King to take place Monday
Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades arrived Sunday afternoon in Bahrain’s capital Manama on an official visit, accompanied by members of the Cabinet.
An announcement issued by the Presidency says that ...
A ‘smart city’ in the making
Several programmes in Paphos are on the way to making life easier for those who either live there or are just visiting
The municipality of Paphos has become the first ...
Three arrests after stabbing outside Limassol hospital
Three people were arrested in Limassol on Sunday in connection with stabbing a man outside the hospital.
The three are aged 24, 27 and 28. According to police, they attacked a 24-year-old man ...
Anna Wintour reviews 13 Met Gala looks from 1974 to today
In this video for Vogue, its legendary editor-in-chief Anna Wintour talks about some of the greatest looks from previous years at the famed Met Gala.
Wintour discusses everything from her ...
Commercialising innovative academic research – a highly desirable goal
I recently had the pleasure of attending an event sponsored by Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos in cooperation with the ...
No comment for now over accusations of verbal abuse in parliament, House President says
The House ethics committee will convene on Tuesday to discuss the incident which took place earlier in the week between parliamentary assistant for the Green Party Efi Xanthou and Elam ...
More evacuations as Spanish wildfire blazes for fifth day
People fled their homes in six more Andalusian towns and villages on Sunday as Spain sent in a military unit to help tackle blazes raging close to a Costa del ...
Coronavirus: First-dose vaccination coverage reaches almost 80%
Vaccination coverage in adults across Cyprus with the first dose, has reached almost 80 per cent, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Specifically, where people 18 and over are concerned, 79.8 per cent ...
Improved legislation for nurseries underway to meet modern-day challenges
Efforts are underway to improve existing legislation of services offered by nurseries, that can meet current challenges, such as integrating children from different backgrounds, disabilities and adopting new technologies, Labour ...
The UN must create a climate for constructive negotiations, House President says
It is imperative that the UN create a climate that will contribute to constructive negotiations conducted in good faith, President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou, said on Sunday. ...
In Hungary, pope meets PM Orban, his political opposite
Pope Francis arrived in Hungary early on Sunday, starting an unusually short stay that underlines differences with his political opposite, nationalist and anti-immigrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Francis, 84, who is ...
No vaccine passports: UK PM to set out winter COVID-19 plan (Update)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out on Tuesday his plans to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the winter months, announcing a decision to scrap the introduction of vaccine ...
Electricity bill for elderly couple comes to almost €40,000
An elderly couple in Tris Elies village, was stunned when they received their electricity bill amounting to almost €40,000.
The bill specifies that the charges for their electricity consumption reached the ...