Archive April 2021

The chief executive of British airline EasyJet said on Tuesday that the cost of COVID-19 tests sometimes exceeded easyJet’s ticket prices. “That means that you wouldn’t open up ...

Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise operator, is currently not taking a position on mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for passengers before traveling, a company spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday. The ...

Valneva on Tuesday reported positive results for its Covid-19 vaccine in early stage clinical trials and said it planned to launch a Phase Three trial this month. The French drugmaker, ...

But as pay-as-you-throw approaches, there’s no avoiding it. We all have to learn Are you one of the 88 per cent of people in Cyprus who believe it’s a ...

The latest of many plans for the peninsula would protect a tiny part of it but with visitor access made all-too-easy, and development sprouting up all over the rest of ...

The eagerly-awaited list of politically exposed persons (PEP) with bad debts at the former co-op bank was made public on Monday afternoon. It did not cause the public anger that ...

By Simon Evans Manchester City’s Phil Foden grabbed a last-minute winner as they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday after Marco Reus ...

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. scored twice as they punished a sloppy Liverpool side to win 3-1 at home in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg. The 20-year-old Brazilian ...

The Animal Party announced on Tuesday it will run in the parliamentary elections with 19 candidates in all districts. The party said it continues its political, humanitarian and animal welfare interventions, ...

A campaign calling for online signatures to a petition in support of the reunification of Cyprus was launched on Tuesday, three weeks before the informal five-party conference in Geneva. The ...

By Hyonhee Shin North Korea said on Tuesday it would not take part in the Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus concerns, dashing South Korean hopes that the Games could be ...

An ad hoc committee set up to draft a national strategy to promote financial literacy is expected to present the findings of a central bank study during a webinar on ...

The University of Oxford said on Tuesday it had paused a small UK trial testing the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with AstraZeneca Plc in children and teenagers, as it waits ...

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will produce their first Netflix Inc series that will focus on athletes competing in the Invictus Games for injured veterans in The ...

A €1.374m contract for improvement work at Ormidia fishing shelter was signed on Tuesday aiming to bolster competitiveness and sustainability of fishing in the area. The project is 75 per cent ...

Two deaths and 559 coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday. The deaths concern a 74-year-old woman and a man, 62, both with underlying health conditions. Neither of them were vaccinated against Covid-19. ...

International expansion is on the wish list of just about every ambitious start-up, but expanding successfully into new markets is all in the details. The Rocket meal delivery service teams ...

The health ministry on Tuesday said that the ban on events that could attract crowds, including election rallies, continues to be in place. The ministry said it has received several ...

The government on Tuesday delivered a batch of vaccines for Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the north. The vaccines will go to adults living in Rizokarpaso, Ayia Triada, Kormakitis ...

Rising above level 24 and already an established feature on the Limassol skyline, Trilogy has unveiled its first designer show apartment. The awe-inspiring beachfront home at Cybarco’s premier sky-rise development ...

As live music gets back on its feet, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra has yet another concert series planned for this month. On April 15 at Rialto Theatre, Limassol and on April 16 ...

Head of the president’s press office Victoras Papadopoulos is in hospital after undergoing a cardiac catheterisation procedure. Papadopoulos, according to an official statement, was feeling unwell and went to ...

Measures to protect and encourage the spread of Astragalus macrocarpus subsp. lefkarensis, a shrub native to Cyprus, were announced by the forestry department on Monday. The plant is endemic to ...

By Emily G Roe and Cristiano Corvino Calling yourself “The Dying Town” may not sound like the best way of attracting visitors, but Civita has learned to make a living ...