Archive 2021

Moscow’s mayor announced four months of stay-home restrictions for unvaccinated over-60s on Tuesday and the Russian government proposed a week-long workplace shutdown as the national death toll from ...

Speeding up the digital transition of the House of Representatives and modernising its operation were the focus of a meeting on Tuesday between House president Annita Demetriou and deputy minister ...

By Fransiska Nangoy The European Union’s head of climate change policy said that returning to using dirty energy from coal during the current energy crunch is “not a smart ...

Qatar’s emir created an environment and climate change ministry on Tuesday and appointed Ali Bin Ahmad Al-Kuwari as finance minister, a role he had held in an acting capacity ...

The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) has won a gold award at the Cyprus Education Leaders Awards 2021 for innovative applications of digital technology in education for a third consecutive year. ...

Frederick university has launched a free online platform for flood forecasting in Cyprus and Attica in Greece. The platform was developed by Frederick Research Centre through the CyFFORS (Cyprus Flood ...

Alonas’ hazelnut forest will be cleaned and promoted through a project forming part of the national strategy for the development of Troodos mountain communities. The environment department in collaboration with ...

By William James British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced nearly 10 billion pounds ($13.72 billion) of private investment in green projects on Tuesday and courted the “trillions of the markets” in a ...

Britain’s net-zero strategy will create 440,000 new jobs in green industries by 2030, junior energy minister Greg Hands said on Tuesday, adding it included a zero-emission vehicle mandate to end the ...

State health services organisation (Okypy) is by the side of patients, its Chief Executive Officer said on Tuesday as he announced the pandemic had cost the island’s health service ...

A Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries is asking for $17 million to release them, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a Haitian official. ...

Poland’s prime minister came under repeated criticism during a tense debate in the European Parliament on Tuesday, with the EU’s chief executive telling Warsaw that its challenge to ...

Health ministry sources on Tuesday said that 6,772 people’s SafePasses are no longer valid as policy shifted on Monday to exclude those who failed to return for a second Covid ...

A 31-year-old man who was found guilty of sexually abusing two of the three underage daughters of his partner received a five-year jail sentence on Monday. Nicosia criminal court sentenced ...

By Prudence Wade As the weather gets cooler and we come into autumn, many of us will be making changes to our wardrobes – putting away our summer clothes and getting ...

A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Europe’s top human rights court called on Turkey on Tuesday to change a law regarding insulting the president under which tens of thousands have been prosecuted, after ruling that ...

Cyprus, Greece and Egypt signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to connect their respective electricity grids in Athens on Tuesday, with the Greek premier calling the emerging alliance among ...

Russian film director Klim Shipenko said on Tuesday he was up for making a movie on the moon or even Mars after returning from 12 days of shooting aboard the International ...

Fengaros Reacts: Fengaros Festival returns with a second edition of its free, online festival with an all-Cypriot line-up. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds out more Met with a storm of support and ...

The House commerce committee heard on Tuesday that the appointment of a consumer commissioner could help prevent profiteering during the price surge and ensure a level playing field. President of ...

Marking visual artist Maria Papacharalambous’ 30 years on the local and international art scene, The Lefteris Economou Cultural Foundation presents the project woanders in Nicosia, curated by art theorist, researcher and ...

World number one Novak Djokovic once again declined to reveal whether he has been vaccinated against Covid-19 and said he was unsure if he would defend his title at next ...

Survivors of a mass food poisoning four decades ago occupied Madrid’s El Prado art gallery for a few hours on Tuesday, threatening to commit suicide if their demands for ...