Archive 2021

A Facebook Inc whistleblower on Sunday accused the social media giant of repeatedly prioritizing profit over clamping down on hate speech and misinformation, and said her lawyers have filed at ...

UK’s Minister for the European Neighbourhood Wendy Morton has reiterated London’s “unwavering” support for a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Cyprus issue during the annual ‘Conservative ...

Police reported 19 individuals and five establishment owners or managers for violating protective measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the 24 hours to Monday 6.00 am. A total of 3070 ...

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday Turkey had ordered agricultural cooperatives to open about 1,000 new markets across the country to provide “suitable” prices for consumer goods in the face of ...

OPEC and its allies meet on Monday to debate how much oil to release into the red hot market, where supply disruptions and recovering demand from the coronavirus pandemic have ...

A deal with the United States is not the “be all and end all” of trade agreements, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Sunday. A trade deal with the ...

A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organizations on Sunday that allegedly tie world leaders to secret stores of wealth, including King Abdullah of Jordan, ...

Switzerland’s economic affairs secretariat (SECO) has filed a criminal complaint in relation to collapsed financier Greensill Capital for alleged violations of the law against unfair competition, it told Reuters ...

By Annette Chrysostomou Who has not marvelled at the stars in the sky? Those who have seen them on a clear night will certainly want to see more, and those ...

Liverpool and Manchester City had to settle for a point each at Anfield after a pulsating 2-2 draw. City dominated the first half but could not find the finishing touch ...

By Gwynne Dyer It’s been the biggest shock in archaeology for a long time. British and American archaeologists have found solid evidence that human beings – we could call them ‘...

The health ministry on Sunday announced 83 new Covid-19 cases out of 42,672 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.19 per cent. No deaths were recorded. There are 68 patients with ...

Austria will implement a carbon levy of 30 euros per tonne next year as part of an overhaul of the tax system that officials said on Sunday would reward behaviour that ...

Better known for growing grapes for wine, Kyperounda’s terraces are now making space for that staple of beer making, hops By Nick Theodoulou A potent development is brewing on ...

Jordan’s King Abdullah received a phone call from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the royal palace said on Sunday in what officials said was the first such communication since the ...

Prominent lawyer, former Eoka fighter and publisher Andreas Neocleous took the lessons of his favourite author Nikos Kazantzakis to heart July 3, 1939-October 1, 2021 Andreas Neocleous, who died of the coronavirus on ...

The health ministry announced the free rapid test sites for Monday, 23 in total, in all districts. To get tested, people need to present an ID, passport, or driver’s licence ...

By KM Greg Sarkissian The Zoryan Institute recently held discussions on the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China. The discussion focused on the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, ...

A small private plane crashed into an empty building on the outskirts of Milan, northern Italy, on Sunday, killing all eight people on board, police said. The plane, which took ...

A British man of Greek Cypriot descent was jailed for two years and four months in the UK this week for sharing the Islamic State’s propaganda videos online. According ...

The Greek Cypriots have two options over their political future By Christos P. Panayiotides A friend and classmate of mine recently sent me an article by Michael Rubin, an American ...

The French Catholic Church has had an estimated 3,000 paedophiles in its ranks over the past 70 years, the head of an independent commission investigating the sex abuse scandal said in an ...

A defence of Archbishop Elpidophoros, the Greek Orthodox church religious leader in the US By Tasoula Hadjitofi My eyes filled with tears. I was reading the public apology of Archbishop ...

Nicosia has given its consent to the appointment of Canadian Colin Stewart as the new UNSG special representative in Cyprus, reports said on Sunday. The Cyprus News Agency, citing diplomatic ...