Archive 2021

The health ministry announced 117 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Tuesday. As no-one died, the total death toll remains at 552, of whom 350 were men and 202 women. There are 84 ...

#BeActive. That’s the slogan of the European Week of Sports, when thousands of professionals and experts come together for one of the biggest sports initiatives of the world. Led ...

Though there is no common ground for official negotiations on the Cyprus problem, both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation and bicommunal technical committees for the improvement of life on the ...

Four-times Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles told New York Magazine that she should have quit gymnastics “way before Tokyo,” where she suffered from a case of ‘twisties’ that derailed her ...

The European Commission and EU consumer authorities urged Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Tuesday to compensate all consumers, not just those in Germany, for having misled them over the emissions ...

More than 20 people face charges in relation to an attack outside the Dias building which houses Sigma TV and Simerini newspaper and for disturbances at the presidential palace in July, ...

Turkish Central Bank Governor Sahap Kavcioglu said on Tuesday he expects pricing behaviour to return to normal as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ease, and the bank will keep ...

A paramotoring enthusiast in northern Thailand has taken to the skies to help deliver urgently need supplies to people cut off by floods. Thrill-seeker Vichai Tiyasan, 38, has been motoring over ...

State doctors’ will be going ahead with a three-hour work stoppage on Wednesday despite a last minute meeting with Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday afternoon to find common ground. ...

Police arrested three more people on Tuesday following an attack on Sunday night by 20 hooded men, allegedly Apollon supporters, against Ael fans in Limassol. According to Limassol CID, arrest warrants ...

The deputy ministry for social welfare aims to cut back on red tape, utilising automation and interoperability with other state services to reach people in need, rather than just check ...

The hybrid working model may not be an immediate threat for British commercial landlords as corporate decisions on space requirements are taking longer than first thought, a Citigroup analyst said ...

The health ministry has announced 23 rapid testing sites for Wednesday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence. The sites ...

More than a million British workers face an uncertain future this week as the UK becomes the world’s first big economy to wind up its COVID-19 jobs support scheme. ...

By Katie Wright Perusing the faces of models on the autumn/winter catwalks, it feels like the make-up perfectly reflects the mood of the season right now – and don’t ...

The government is planning to roll out a series of actions aimed at reconciling work and family life to improve birth rates, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday, stressing ...

Fire fighters have contained two blazes in the Limassol district on Tuesday, one of them in heavy industrial zone in Ypsonas, the fire service said. Four helicopters and six fire ...

From Marty McFly’s hoverboard in “Back to the Future Part II” to a Stormtrooper Helmet worn in “Return of the Jedi”, a huge selection of movie memorabilia worth $7.5 million ...

Huawei’s annual flagship event for the global ICT industry – HUAWEI CONNECT 2021 – kicked off on Friday, September 23, 2021. Huawei Rotating Chairman Eric Xu opened the event with a keynote speech titled “...

Italian MP Piero Fassino is to visit Cyprus soon for his report on the return of Famagusta to its rightful owners after receiving the green light from the Committee on ...

Liverpool’s record league goalscorer Roger Hunt has died aged 83, the club have announced. Hunt, who was also part of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning line-up, scored an unrivalled 244 league goals ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a local singer songwriter most notably known for appearing on The Voice Greece, but who did not stop there In 2014, a jazz-pop singer-songwriter from Paphos stepped into ...

Larnaca municipality and the water (SYL) and sewerage Board (SAL) on Tuesday, memoranda of cooperation with the University of Cyprus’ KIOS Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence aimed at the ...

A 59-year-old woman is in critical condition at Nicosia general hospital after she was hit by a car on Tuesday morning, police told the Cyprus Mail. The woman was crossing ...