Archive 2021

The health ministry on Tuesday announced the operation of mobile rapid testing units at primary schools for voluntary coronavirus testing of children. The units will operate on a weekly basis ...

Hundreds of users of popular food delivery application Foody received emails on Tuesday morning informing them of orders made on the platform that they had not placed themselves. The emails ...

China is reviewing new games to ensure they meet stricter criteria for content and protection of children, Bloomberg News said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The media ...

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko who died an agonising death after he was poisoned ...

Vladimiros Tziortzis was in excellent form over the weekend, scoring second and fourth place in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series race hosted in Croatia. In his best performance this year, ...

Police on Tuesday were investigating an early morning bomb blast that damaged a car parked at a home in Nicosia. The 4.30am blast in Lakatamia caused extensive damage to the ...

Britain is considering offering state loans to energy companies that take on customers from firms that go bust due to soaring wholesale natural gas prices, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said ...

The official results of the 6th annual Resort and Retreat Awards 2021 hosted by LUX Life magazine are in, with Aphrodite Hills Resort Ltd awarded Best Luxury Holiday Accommodation – Paphos District ...

Liverpool’s assistant manager Pep Lijnders insists the Carabao Cup has been “gold” for the club despite them not winning it for almost a decade. The Reds may not have ...

Authorities on Tuesday were investigating a fire that caused extensive damage to a cafeteria in the Nicosia district a few minutes after midnight. Two fire engines as well as police, ...

Vulnerable groups were urged to avoid going outside on Tuesday because of high concentrations of dust in the air. Citing measurements from ground stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network, ...

People above 86 will be given a third dose of a Covid vaccine at walk-in centres starting Wednesday, pending the operation of the vaccination portal, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. ...

Some health experts in Singapore are calling for mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus with a growing toll of severe COVID-19 among unvaccinated people as infections surge and with vaccine take-up ...

More than 79 countries are protesting on Saturday to mark the Global Day of Climate Action, including Cyprus. Six local organisations are planning a Climate March in Nicosia called Uproot the ...

Two years after the last Aida World Championship in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, the International Association for the Development of Apnea (Aida) is ready to welcome top freedivers to the 27th World ...

Paphos town hall will be lit purple for three hours on Tuesday night to mark World Alzheimer’s Day. The initiative aims to support and promote the work of the ...

More than 1,600 suspected counterfeit items of clothing, bags, wallets, and hats were confiscated in Paphos on Monday following a coordinated operation by the police and customs. The operation was carried ...

Simple, quick, and easy recipe for a delicious crispy shredded chicken for the whole family. In this recipe Khin (https://khinskitchen.com/) will show you how she prepares the delicious ...

Police said on Tuesday they fined five businesses and 28 individuals for violating coronavirus protocols after 3,092 nationwide checks. Most checks, which were carried out between 6am on Monday and 6am on ...

European Union foreign ministers expressed support and solidarity with France on Monday during a meeting in New York to discuss Australia’s scrapping of a $40 billion submarine order with Paris ...

Cyprus is working towards an efficient, greener and value-oriented industry sector, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides said on Monday. “We are one step closer to the industry ...

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism said that this year’s World Tourism Day’s theme of Tourism for Inclusive growth is fully aligned with Cyprus’ national tourism strategy for 2030. “The ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung onto power on Monday as his main rival conceded defeat, saying he had won a clear mandate to govern although he fell short of ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Monday for wealthy countries to meet a pledge to spend $100 billion a year to tackle climate change as he prepares to host a ...