Archive April 2021

Paphos residents are enjoying an array of live music events as the Paphos Sessions, a series of Sunday performances, bring some of the island’s most acclaimed bands and duos ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) accepts the Czech Republic’s position on mandatory vaccinations for children, it said in a landmark ruling on Thursday that rebuffed parents’ complaints ...

Members of the bicommunal Cypriot Songs Association found an ingenious way to perform together again after a long hiatus due to the pandemic restrictions. The group, Σύνδεσμος Κυπριακού Τραγουδιού/Kıbrıs Havaları ...

State health service (Okypy) officials held a meeting with representatives of the state nurses’ union Pasyno on Thursday do dissuade them from staging a two-day strike beginning at 7am on ...

An open row erupted on Thursday between the ministries of education and health over contact tracing of positive coronavirus cases in schools, embarrassing the government and perplexing public opinion. The ...

A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required – with or without Beijing’s ...

For the second consecutive year, Lidl Cyprus products stood out for their excellence, capturing 11 honours at the Superior Taste Awards. The International Taste Institute, through impartial ‘blind testing’ and with ...

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has scheduled a meeting on April 14 to consider major bipartisan legislation to boost the country’s ability to push back against China’s ...

Civil servants in the north went on strike on Thursday over a freeze on the cost-of-living increment for four months. Hundreds of civil servants marched to ‘parliament’ to protest over ...

The US Commerce Department said Thursday it was adding seven Chinese supercomputing entities to a US economic blacklist for assisting Chinese military efforts. The department is adding Tianjin Phytium Information ...

Ramp, a fintech startup that offers corporate cards and software for managing employee expenses, raised $115 million in a funding round led by digital payments giant Stripe and D1 Capital Partners, ...

What elevates a look beyond the clothes, shoes, hair and make-up? If your answer was: a dash of top-quality perfume, then it’s safe to say you have a definite ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Thursday visited Swedish power metal band Sabaton’s merchandise warehouse in Limassol from where the band ships goods to fans all over the world. Karousos, ...

Romanian assistant referee Octavian Sovre’s decision to ask Borussia Dormund striker Erling Haaland to autograph his yellow and red cards raised some eyebrows but the charity that is set ...

Famous for the comparatively genteel cycling featured in its Tour, France also offers those with a head for heights and supreme skills of balance, an alternative way of enjoying their ...

The economic slowdown as a result of the pandemic is smaller than initially anticipated raising hopes of brighter days ahead, Sek trade union confederation general secretary said on Thursday. Addressing ...

By Liz Connor Keeping to the right pace is one of the most important running skills to master. Yet many beginners head out of their front door and start pounding ...

Are you the first-born, youngest, or middle sibling in your family? Perhaps you’re an only child? Whichever spot you occupy, chances are you share personality traits with others in ...

A total of 56 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Former minister Socratis Hasikos, who died on Monday at the age of 64, was a straightshooter and staunch supporter of the island’s reunification. Respected by friend and foe alike, Hasikos ...

FIFA will be ready to implement an automated system for offside calls at next year’s World Cup in Qatar, Arsene Wenger said. The game’s rulemaker, IFAB, said last ...

For some time now, Artificial intelligence, or AI, has been helping humans make new kinds of art. But is this synergy a longer-term threat, or a worthy new form of ...

Germany’s vaccine task force will hold talks with the developers of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 shot, including the possibility of setting up more production sites in Germany, a ...

Venturing back out into civilization was like a breath of fresh air… literally! Being able to stroll around Larnaca city centre again felt like a treat. Walking along the pedestrianised ...