Archive 2021

According to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), industrial production marked a year-on-year increase of 9.3 per cent in the period of January – August 2021. According to the Cystat data, the Industrial Production ...

Facebook Inc (FB.O) is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on investing in the “metaverse,” a shared virtual environment that it bets ...

Cyprus ranked fourth to last out of 27 EU countries as regards gender equality in power positions and economic decision making, and despite slight improvement came in 11 points below the EU27 ...

Indeed it was unprecedented that a court on Wednesday found three teenagers guilty in the bullying death of 16-year-old Panayiotis Stefani who died from alcohol poisoning after a house party ...

The internationally recognised pianist Roman Zaslavsky, who released a new recording for Decca Classics in 2020, will be in Cyprus for one concert only in Paphos as part of the concert ...

The health ministry announced there were no deaths from Covid on Thursday but that 109 people tested positive for the virus from 24,193 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.45 per ...

A section of the Nicosia-Larnaca highway has reopened after closing earlier on Thursday afternoon because of a collision, police said on Twitter. The collision occurred near the Kotsiatis exit, in ...

The latest results of the annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject rank the University of Nicosia (UNIC) among the Top 201-250 universities in the world for ...

Britain on Thursday condemned France’s seizure of a British fishing boat in French waters and warned Paris against further retaliation in a rapidly deteriorating row over post-Brexit fishing rights. ...

Brazil and Argentina are among the South American countries who have confirmed they would not take part in a World Cup every two years. Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, now ...

Cyprus, with typically over 300 sunny days a year, has emerged as a lockdown-breaker for Russians as Moscow embarks on a wide-ranging lockdown. Lockdown in Moscow? No thanks! I’ll have ...

Poland must undo its new disciplinary system for judges to unlock access to billions of euros of European Union aid aimed at helping revive economic growth mauled by the coronavirus ...

Cypriot artists are coming together to explore the ideas of migration and transformation on an exhibition that is part of the 4th International Arts and Humanities Conference, opening in Limassol ...

Hopes of an imminent breakthrough in deliveries of Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 787 jetliner were fading on Tuesday after a top supplier reported a lull in activity and two industry ...

It is not the title that’s important but the mandate, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday commenting on the expected appointment by the UN of a Cyprus envoy. The ...

Nineteen per cent of Cypriot children were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2020, according to a Eurostat study published on Thursday. The study covered all age groups – minors, ...

Russia will press for its forests, nuclear plants and hydro-electric power to be recognised as green projects at the COP26 climate summit, its environment minister told Reuters. Representatives from nearly 200 ...

Barcelona have named their ‘B’ side coach Sergi Barjuan as interim manager following the departure of Ronald Koeman, the LaLiga club said in a statement on Thursday. Koeman was sacked ...

Volvo Cars is hoping investors will buy into its long-term electric vehicle strategy and see past supply chain worries and questions about its shift to battery power as it gears ...

A number of church services and school parades took place on Thursday to mark Ochi (No) day, when Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas rejected the ultimatum given by Italian dictator Benito ...

The businessman who organised the flight that killed Argentinian striker Emiliano Sala has been found guilty of endangering the safety of the aircraft. David Henderson, 67, was convicted by a majority ...

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday they expect to deliver 50 million more doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. government by April-end, as the country prepares ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Friday, 21 in total. To get tested, people need to present an ID, passport, or driver’s licence. Districts Testing Sites Work ...

For a while I’ve had the distinct feeling there is a growing thirst among the people of Nicosia for more quality and choice when it comes to international cuisine ...