Archive May 2021

Chinese scientists have found the first evidence of three-dimensional (3D) spin-velocity alignment in a pulsar with the help of the world’s largest radio telescope. Based on observations of China’...

Europe’s consumers will feel the hit from price rises this year as companies seek to recoup revenues and cover pandemic-related costs. But for now, this is inflation the European ...

Gold jumped more than 1 per cent en route to its best week since November after an unexpected drop in US jobs growth in April hastened a retreat in the dollar ...

“Residential for rent is where I see a lot of capital chasing product, given the affordability constraints of buying vs. renting. The investment in this sector is typically supported by (1) ...

Cyprus is ready to welcome the first cruise passengers on the basis of a health protocol that was announced by Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and the Deputy Minister of Shipping ...

Recognising that the voters may have tired of listening to their daily tirades about the golden passports, opposition parties found a new angle of attack on the government – the vaccination ...

Four former Minneapolis police officers face federal civil rights charges for their role in the arrest and murder of George Floyd, according to court documents unsealed on Friday, showing the ...

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he expected to be able to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon and the White House said ongoing differences between the United ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday highlighted the need for an integrated strategy for designing and implementing active employment policy measures, combined with strengthening anti-discrimination efforts and promoting equality and gender ...

The health ministry announced four deaths and 324 new Covid-19 positives on Friday from 56,420 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.57 per cent. The deaths concerned four men aged 69, 72, 67 ...

Britain on Friday announced that just 12 countries qualified for its ‘green’ travel list, with Cyprus being placed in the ‘amber’ category. The tourism industry in Cyprus is set for another ...

Lawyer Andreas Pittadjis on Friday called on Al Jazeera to release the unedited videos of their undercover documentary that exposed the island’s citizenship by investment scheme, and reiterated that ...

Changes have been made to the vaccinations portal to allow the booking of 10,000 slots per half hour, Deputy Minister for Innovation Kyriakos Kokkinos said on Friday amidst reactions and criticism ...

The World Health Organization announced on Friday it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm for emergency use. The vaccine, one of two main Chinese shots ...

Life needs colour. Especially these days, and that is exactly what performer Natalia Lezedova aims to do with her piano recital this May and June, titled Colours of Life. The ...

Covid-19 vaccination appointments for people aged 31 to 34 will be made available online over the weekend, the health ministry announced on Friday. The vaccination portal will open at 7.30am to 8pm ...

Police will carry out coronavirus related checks where and when necessary, adapting their procedures according to the new measures. The ‘coronapass’ is expected to be introduced with the lifting of ...

Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy’s most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine which slides ...

Cyprus is getting closer to its goal as so far, 34 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated with the first dose, the health ministry said on Friday. The ...

Manchester United have made it through to their first final under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but there are some issues to get through before their shot at Europa League glory. Here, ...

Lobbying by Poland and Hungary has led to the removal of the phrase “gender equality” from a draft declaration on advancing social cohesion that the EU is due to publish ...

Tourists will be able to move around freely in Cyprus using the flight pass obtained before travelling here in lieu of a ‘coronapass or ‘safe pass’, the tourism ministry told ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 70 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has played down his side’s top-four chances and said winning their five remaining Premier League games might not be sufficient to secure a Champions League ...