Archive September 2021

Many people are worried about reports of “breakthrough” Covid -19 infections overseas, from places like Israel and the United States. A breakthrough infection is when someone tests positive for Covid ...

Close to 80 per cent of the adult population have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine while over 75 per cent have been given both, the health ministry said ...

Jennifer Hudson puts on a storming performance as Aretha Franklin in sensitive biopic Respect, directed by Liesl Tommy. Georgia Humphreys hears more. There was only one person who Aretha Franklin ...

Beijing, China’s capital, unveiled 10 new Great Wall tourist routes, allowing people to learn more about the culture of the Great Wall, according to the municipal administration of cultural heritage. ...

A gas explosion on Wednesday in a nine-storey block of flats in a city near the Russian capital killed two people and damaged apartments, a law enforcement agency said. Big ...

Google (GOOGL.O) said on Wednesday it was appealing against a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine imposed by France’s antitrust watchdog in July over a dispute with local media about ...

The Education ministry on Wednesday announced it will withdraw an English textbook following strong reactions to instructions issued earlier in the day to tear out a page on Kemal Ataturk, ...

In a member of the government coronavirus advisory team THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman who dreamt of being a superhero who, despite seeing her personal life swallowed by Covid, is ...

The Larnaca criminal court will deliver its verdict on the rape charge against former Kition bishop Chrysostomos on October 22, it was announced on Wednesday. The offence allegedly took place in ...

The new month brings with it an array of theatre performances, musical evenings and festivals as Rialto Theatre is back with a packed programme. Kickstarting September’s cultural events at ...

The teenage conscript arrested on Wednesday for killing a dog and injuring another with a shotgun told police investigators he regretted his act. According to the police, the young man ...

Police booked 24 individuals and one business during the last 24 hours, for breaching measures in place to contain the spread of Covid-19. A police spokesperson said 3,233 checks were carried out between 6...

A fire killed 41 inmates in an overcrowded prison block in Indonesia’s Banten province, a government minister said on Wednesday, injuring scores more in a blaze that police said may ...

Limassol police arrested two men after a chase on Tuesday on suspicion of possession of counterfeit euro notes and drugs. Shortly after 12pm, officers signaled the driver to stop, but ...

A kiosk in Nicosia was extensively damaged by a fire which broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to police, the fire started after 4am inside the ...

Earth is the only planet known to us where we can live By Roberto Sciffo The blue planet, planet earth, is unique to our solar system and, given our current ...

Severe flooding led to the deaths of 17 people, most of whom had COVID-19, at a hospital in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo after torrential rains caused the River Tula ...

Felix Auger-Aliassime moved into the U.S. Open semi-finals on Tuesday when Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz retired due to an abductor injury while trailing 6-3 3-1. The 18-year-old Spaniard showed ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service has released a report showing that the first six months of the year saw a total of 3,990 building permits being issued by the relevant municipal authorities, ...

Major European banks have placed €20 billion, around 14 per cent of their overall profits and a figure which has remained unaltered since 2014, in countries listed as tax havens, a study by ...

The European Commission on Tuesday announced the adoption of its new Green Bond framework, taking a step towards issuing €250 billion (about $298 billion) in green bonds, equivalent to 30 per cent of ...

At CYENS, the Research Centre of Excellence in Cyprus (formerly RISE), a team is at work creating a digital twin of the city of Nicosia. “The digital twin offers the ...

The question is whether the Cypriot government or better, the Greek Cypriot community, has the courage to face the truth By Achilleas Demetriades On 15 July I had posed the question “...

It is good that the House Ethics Committee has taken up the weakness of the authorities in combating human trafficking. The committee met on Monday to look at the failings ...