Archive April 2021

Elections will take place against a backdrop of public disillusionment, the pandemic and a mushrooming array of small parties With two months to go until the May 30 parliamentary elections, political ...

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world’s poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during ...

Greece said on Sunday it was extending restrictions on domestic flights until April 12 and on international flights until April 19 as the number of new COVID-19 infections continues to rise. Under ...

A Turkish hacker unsuccessfully tried to attack a Larnaca airport server, a source told CNA, noting that the attack was confirmed during the early hours of Saturday. The same hacker ...

Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, will pay a working visit to Serbia on Monday, for talks with the country`s political leadership. During his visit, Christodoulides will receive the Order of ...

On March 19, 2021, Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted after laying dormant for 6,000 years. With lava from the volcano now moving slow enough for up to 10,000 visitors to see it up close, ...

Our relations with the Soviet Union and Russia have rarely proved beneficial Two days after Cyprus’ independence, the new state was formally recognised by the Soviet Union on 18 August 1960. The ...

By Patricia Jordan The weather certainly keep you guessing in Cyprus, but at least April is here and although there may be some April showers, which are all to the ...

Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Sunday called for a new social policy, starting with the abolition of the 12 per cent deduction in pension imposed on those who retire at 63 instead ...

Nicosia police are investigating a case of property destruction by means of explosives after someone threw a grenade into a barber shop in Strovolos in the early hours of Sunday. ...

Jordan‘s military has told King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting “security and stability” in what people familiar with the matter said could be ...

Police booked 183 individuals and six business owners in the last 24 hours for breaking Covid diktats. Two establishments in Nicosia and three in the Famagusta area were booked for indoor dining, ...

David Schwimmer has offered ‘Friends’ fans more details about the show’s highly-anticipated reunion. The 54-year-old revealed on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ that filming had been scheduled for the coming ...

The arrest of three men on Saturday in connection with a find of 1kg of cannabis in a car in Larnaca, has resulted in a huge haul of almost 19kg ...

Taiwan’s transport minister said on Sunday he would not shirk his responsibility for a deadly train crash even as his resignation offer was rejected amid growing questions over safety ...

Tesla Inc on Friday posted record deliveries for the January to March quarter, beating Wall Street estimates, as solid demand for less expensive models offset the impact of a global ...

A hacker is offering information on more than 500 million Facebook Inc users – including phone numbers and other data – virtually for free. News of the latest leak here was first reported ...

Thousands of demonstrators joined rallies across Britain on Saturday against a proposed law that would give police extra powers to curb protests, with some scuffles breaking out following a march ...

The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and has stopped British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc from using ...

Ed Sheeran earned more than £7 million in royalties from “The Shape of You.” Wouldn’t you like to get a piece of that? Dolly Parton is still collecting royalties from ...

Natasa Pilides, minister for energy, commerce and industry, has kindly conceded to Dr. Charles Ellinas and Andrew Rosenbaum a major update on energy policy and legislation. The Minister addresses nearly ...

Key historic buildings in Nicosia’s old town are being put to new use as part of what the state hopes will be an urban transformation Nicosia’s historic city ...

Almost every time the council of ministers takes decisions on Covid measures it also sanctions more state spending on support measures, perhaps as a way of sugaring the pill of ...

LACK of perspective and a sense of proportion have always marked the way the drama queen politicians of Kyproulla view the world but they surpassed themselves last week in the ...