Archive 2021

A group of climate activists convicted for a protest against Swiss bank Credit Suisse applied on Friday for a review by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in a ...

A Chelsea supporter has been sentenced to eight weeks in jail by the Westminster Magistrates’ Court for posting racist and anti-Semitic tweets. Nathan Blagg, 21, pleaded guilty to seven counts of ...

After enduring panic buying at the fuel pumps and soaring heating prices, the British must now brave a new shortage: crisps, or potato chips, one of the country’s favourite ...

An Azeri national and five other men suspected of planning attacks against Israeli businessmen living in Cyprus were on Friday referred to trial before a criminal court. The six suspects ...

The Nicosia criminal court acquitted two defendants of attempted murder on Friday, after finding the main prosecution witness unreliable. Alexis Mavromichalis, aka Alexoui, 42, and Slovakian national Miroslav Balazovjech, aka Dydi ...

BMW will cut working hours at its east German plant from 38 to 35, in line with its west German factories, it said on Friday, in a move welcomed by the works ...

Britain can revive production of high-powered magnets vital for the ramp up of electric vehicles, but it should copy China’s centralised strategy to make it viable, according to a ...

A tiny Caribbean island, Anguilla is consistently ranked as the Number 1 Caribbean island, ahead of better known destinations such as Bermuda and the Bahamas. Consisting of one main island (named ...

Liverpool’s Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino sustained a serious hamstring injury in Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid and there is no timeline for the 30-year-old’s ...

The north’s new ‘prime minister’ Faiz Sucuoglu on Friday announced the new ‘cabinet’ after given the mandate to form a new ‘government’ following his election last week as head ...

British Airways owner IAG (ICAG.L) is “very optimistic” about the reopening of transatlantic travel and planning to ramp up capacity on those routes next year, fuelling recovery hopes despite ...

Pfizer Inc’s experimental antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease, the company ...

The interior ministry on Friday announced that the Ledra Street crossing will suspend operations for 48 hours due to construction work. According to the ministry, the crossing point will close between 11 ...

The next natural gas exploration round as well as the hydrocarbon quantities located will determine the speed and the exploitation of the hydrocarbon reserves in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), ...

Most businesses said they saw a rise in prices of up to 30 per cent in the past six months, according to the results of a survey published on Friday. The ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for Saturday, 49 in total, in all districts. To get tested people need to present their ID, passport or driver’s licence for identification ...

Germany’s COVID-19 situation is entering a very difficult period with rising numbers of intensive care patients, health minister Jens Spahn said, as German state leaders warned the country may ...

People aged 50 and over who received the Janssen anti-coronavirus vaccine can receive a booster jab only through the walk-in vaccination centres, the health ministry said on Friday. The decision was ...

A bus full of inspiring stories of the LGBTI+ community will roam around Nicosia on November 13 and 14 as part of a unique performance as part of the Nicosia International Festival. ...

Kato Pyrgos community council on Friday voiced objections to a reported decision by asset management company Altamira to sell the former Kato Pyrgos co-op building, which they said had been ...

A Greek-Cypriot mother’s kitchen is as skilfully run like a well-oiled machine. This is a world where food is ever-present; one’s self-regulation of hunger is lost, and sometimes ...

New trends and challenges reshaping the business environment, and the future of shipping in Cyprus, were the focus of a Limassol conference organised this week by PwC Cyprus, attended by ...

British scientists have identified a gene that doubles the risk of dying from COVID-19, providing new insights into why some people are more susceptible to the disease than others, while ...

Xavi Hernandez is free to take over as head coach of Barcelona after the Catalan club paid the release clause in his contract with Al Sadd, the Qatari team said ...