Archive 2021

EU-wide changes to VAT regulations concerning online shopping will not harm Cypriot consumers, the House finance committee on Monday concluded during a meeting with finance ministry representatives. The new rules ...

Afghanistan’s foreign minister appealed to the world for good relations on Monday but avoided making firm commitments on girls’ education despite international demands to allow all Afghan children to ...

Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the 2021 Nobel economics prize on Monday for pioneering “natural experiments” to show real-world economic impacts in areas from minimum wage increases ...

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, Giorgos Varnava said on Monday in response to an objection to his candidature for Edek’s presidency by former financial ...

A woman aged 57 has died from coronavirus while 170 new positives cases were announced on Monday out of 64,004 PCR and rapid tests. The woman died on October 8 but her death was ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Women’s Stories are the focus of an exhibition opening on Wednesday by artist and academic at the University of Nicosia Maria Christoforou. Maria approaches Women’s Stories by presenting ...

After much ado, a bill paving the way for state-guaranteed loans to businesses stricken by the pandemic is expected to be put to the vote early next month, the House ...

Cyprus confirmed renewed funding of €175,000 for the committee on missing persons (CMP) for the year 2021 during a meeting with the United Nations Development Programme. Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou met with ...

Four Famagusta district villages want the creation of a unified local authority to include the area’s four communities and five municipalities, a demand that is not in line with ...

Police in Cyprus have arrested a so-called high value suspect as part of a European operation against an organised crime group involved in binary fraud, Europol said on Monday. The 54...

The first official international Twenty20 cricket matches played in Cyprus proved to be a success for the island and a triumph for the Isle of Man. Eight matches were played ...

Undeniably bitcoin is the leading popular cryptocurrency of all time. However, bitcoin is still an enigma to many people. Bitcoin is an elating payment method that merely has an online ...

Israel will keep the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in a 1967 war, even if international views on Damascus change, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday. In 2019, ...

By Prudence Wade There’s no use ignoring it any longer: autumn is here. Instead of wallowing in the demise of summer though, it’s time to look forward to ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Monday its “effective planning” had proved decisive in the country’s low coronavirus mortality rate. In a written statement, the organisation said ...

Ever wondered how true these nature documentaries are? After watching a fascinating feature about the big cats found in the African wild, I found myself mulling over that question. ‘Maybe ...

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has again been refused bail ahead of his trial accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third. Mendy, 27, who has been in custody ...

ASOS (ASOS.L), the British online fashion retailer, warned on Monday that logistics costs and supply chain disruptions could reduce 2022 profit by more than 40 per cent and said CEO Nick ...

The government announced changes in the country rankings for travellers on Monday, downgrading Slovakia to Red, and upgrading Luxembourg from Red to Orange. In a statement, the health ministry said ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Monday reiterated the state’s determination to implement national policies and strategies in the fight against cancer. Demetriou’s comments came after last Saturday’s ...

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday that a prison commission had designated him an extremist and a terrorist, but officially no longer regarded him as a flight risk. ...

Oil prices rose 2 per cent on Monday, extending multiweek gains as an energy crisis gripping major economies shows no sign of easing amid a pick up in economic activity and ...

A new style of education is encouraging self-directed learning through outdoor experiences. ALIX NORMAN finds out how it works I learnt fractions with Marmite toast: this is a whole, this ...