Archive May 2021

As many of us know… sloths are the slowest mammal on the planet. Yet, as strange as they seem, sloths are perfectly adapted to their environment and are actually slow ...

In amongst the plethora of hypotheses for why Tesla, a 20-year-old company, is the most valuable automaker in the world, lies a fundamental truth which is indicative of the way ...

Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...

It is slightly peculiar to report on upcoming events while there is a lockdown in place with the future still a little uncertain. Yet many of us have somehow gotten ...

An inspection campaign in the manufacturing sector will be carried out in May, June and November to promote work safety. “The aim of the campaign is to reduce the high ...

Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal side can take their “biggest step forward” under his management if they top a turbulent season by booking their place in the Europa League final. ...

Hey kids, how have you been managing to keep yourselves occupied during time spent at home over the last year, due to the pandemic? Other than school lessons over Zoom ...

Police booked 143 individuals, among them three business owners, for breaches of coronavirus protocols from Wednesday until Thursday morning. In 24 hours, 8,688 checks were carried out, 2,341 in Limassol, 1,663 in Nicosia, 1,283 in Larnaca, 843 ...

Adele celebrated her 33rd birthday, which falls on May 5, by posting a series of never-before-seen pictures of herself on Instagram. The singer captioned the carousel of photos, ‘Thirty Free’. The ...

The vaccination portal failed to open on Thursday due to a technical problem and will remain closed today. The portal was due to open at 7.30 am for the age group ...

A 24-year-old motorcyclist is in serious condition in Nicosia hospital after a road accident which happened in Limassol on Wednesday. At around 3.30pm, the motorbike collided with a car driven ...

The countries in the Three Seas Region were hit less by Covid-19 pandemic and are forecast to recover faster than the rest of the EU due to infrastructural investment, good ...

“Turkey Unlimited. Now available without Turks,” reads a mock tourism advert on social media, poking fun at the sight of foreign tourists roaming quiet streets while most Turks are confined ...

Both lanes of the motorway from Nicosia to Larnaca have been closed because of an accident, police announced on Thursday morning. Traffic will be diverted from the Pera Chorio exit ...

The resumption of student visa applications at U.S. missions in China got off to an acrimonious start this week when netizens took exception to an American embassy social media ...

by George Eid A change of position by the US mediators was apparently the cause of the breakdown in the sixth round of US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel on ...

The European Medicine Agency has started a rolling review of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinovac, the latest vaccine candidate hoping to win approval for usage in the ...

The Cyprus National Recovery and Resilience Plan is expected to create about 15,000 jobs, according to a preliminary review by the University of Cyprus. The plan, which allocates EU funds of €1.25 ...

Close to 32 per cent of the eligible population has received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, with around 10 per cent receiving both, the health ministry said on Wednesday. ...

It was astonishing that Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides felt obliged to issue a 3,000-word announcement on Tuesday to comment on the interim report by the Investigative Committee looking into granting of ...

Goals by Timo Werner and Mason Mount sent Chelsea into a Champions League final showdown with Manchester City as they claimed a 2-0 win over Real Madrid for a 3-1 ...

Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, said on Wednesday it is targeting July 20 for its first suborbital sightseeing trip on its New Shepard spacecraft, a landmark moment in a ...

The police, together with health professionals, have assumed a heavy burden in the fight against the pandemic, with the members of the force having to enforce the measures to stop ...

The cabinet on Wednesday night decided to reopen most closed businesses and to introduce a so-called Coronapass for people to be allowed into hospitality venues, churches, gyms, shops and other ...