Archive 2021

In today’s episode, state hospitals are facing serious issues, as patients say they are suffering the consequences of tensions between health professionals and the organisation in charge of running ...

A 45-year-old man was arrested late on Sunday after causing public nuisance at a Nicosia apartment building. The suspect was arrested after police received information about a man holding a ...

Two men, aged 37 and 38, were arrested late on Sunday on suspicion of illegal possession of property and drugs. Following a tip-off, officers stopped the car of the two men for ...

Firefighters contained a blaze at a gasoline storage tank in southern Lebanon on Monday, the energy minister said, the latest blow to a nation grappling with a deep economic crisis ...

Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW) and Japan’s Sony Group Corp (6758.T) are considering jointly building a chip factory in Japan, with the government ready to pay for some of the ...

Police on Monday said they issued 44 fines following 3,014 nationwide checks for breaches in coronavirus measures. The checks were conducted between 6am on Sunday and 6am on Monday. Five businesses and ...

The British government is right to focus on driving up wages, business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday, expressing confidence in the Bank of England’s ability to curb rising ...

Unvaccinated to remain in lockdown until Dec 1 Sydney’s cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers on Monday after nearly four months of lockdown, as Australia aims to ...

A growing number of El Salvadorans have experimented with bitcoin since the country became the first to adopt it as legal tender last month, with a couple of million dollars ...

Egyptian state-controlled payments firm e-finance for Digital and Financial Investments began an initial public offering (IPO) for retail investors on Sunday, an official from one of the banks acting as ...

For a short time last year, face masks were viewed as a fashion accessory. That’s all changed What comes to mind nowadays when we hear the word masks? Just ...

World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday. ...

One person died and 94 new Covid cases were reported on Sunday, the ministry of health said. The death means 558 people have died since the start of the pandemic, 354 of whom ...

Pandemic had little overall impact on breast cancer screenings and treatment, officials say Cancer screening and its treatment has been just one of many areas of public health perceived to ...

Valtteri Bottas ended his year-long drought with a dominant victory in Turkey on Sunday while unhappy Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and lost the Formula One championship lead ...

By Robert Muller Czech President Milos Zeman was receiving treatment in an intensive care unit on Sunday, creating uncertainty at a time when he is due to lead political talks ...

Britain, Greece and Turkey have all failed in their assigned roles When the Republic of Cyprus was born in 1960, she was given three “god-mothers” – Britain, Greece and Turkey – who were ...

The school year is progressing smoothly but all coronavirus measures must be adhered to to keep the schools open, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Sunday. “And that is very ...

Lebanon’s power supplies were back to normal on Sunday after a blackout the previous day when the country’s two biggest power stations shut down because of a fuel ...

The ministry of health announced that 22 testing sites will be available for eligible groups of the population to get a rapid test on Monday. They need to have ID with ...

Two drivers were found to be under the influence of drugs during checks carried out in Paphos on Saturday night, the police said on Sunday. The 35-year-old woman and 40-year-old ...

The leader of the Turkish Cypriot NGO Basin-Sen Ali Kishmir said on Sunday he had been prevented from entering Turkey. According to the Turkish Cypriot press, Kishmir said when he ...

Europe is at fault for not addressing low gas storage levels early-on The energy crisis rumbles-on with no easy answers emerging to bring it under control. Europe’s leaders met ...

By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed Iraqis were voting in small numbers on Sunday in a parliamentary election that many said they would boycott, having lost faith in the democratic ...