Archive 2021

Nine out of ten Cypriots believe that the EU should only fund member states that respect the rule of law and democratic principles, a Eurobarometer survey published on Friday revealed. ...

European startups in the second half of 2020 reached approximately 3,000 recorded investments in different cities across the continent. Prior to that, an estimated total of 16.9 billion Euros was invested in startups ...

UN special representative and head of Unficyp Elizabeth Spehar said she still has hope there will be a solution to the Cyprus problem after her farewell meeting with President Nicos ...

Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Friday it had finished construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas subsea pipeline to Germany, completing Moscow’s project to increase its gas exporting capability ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will on Tuesday discuss with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou the issue of the ‘Ataturk reference’ debacle, it was announced after discussion on the issue at the cabinet ...

World number one Novak Djokovic saw off Matteo Berrettini in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday then swatted away questions about his bid to become the first ...

Scientists said on Wednesday they had discovered the 43 million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown amphibious four-legged whale species in Egypt that helps trace the transition of whales from land to ...

The fifth test between England and India at Old Trafford was cancelled on Friday after India were unable to field a team, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said. “...

What is a crypto exchange? In short, it is an electronic platform where they trade in cryptocurrency – electronic money. As in traditional currency exchanges, the participants’ task is to make ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke for 90 minutes on Thursday, in their first talks in seven months, discussing the need to ensure that competition between ...

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to give Argentina a 3-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday, lifting him above Pele as South America’s top international ...

The increasing use of drones to fight fires was underlined on Friday by the Cyprus Institute, whose Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) spotted a fire. One of the lab’s ...

Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will be sprinting at the ‘Temple of Speed’ this weekend ahead of what could be another wheel-to-wheel duel at Italy’s ...

Support for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party has slipped behind the opposition Labour party to its lowest level since the 2019 national election, a poll showed, after announcing ...

The second part of the 2021 Axiothea Cultural Festival has already begun, enriching old Nicosia with high-quality performances while next up at the University of Cyprus’ cultural venue is the Udopia ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Even with travel limits in place for both the US and Europe, economic rivalry is running at quite a pace. This article shows just how far some American companies go ...

A three-day-remand order was issued on Friday against a 59-year-old man arrested the previous day suspected of financial fraud in Russia. Interpol Moscow informed Cyprus in November 2012 that the 59-year-old ...

An eight-day-remand order was issued against a 21-year-old man by the Limassol District Court on Friday after he was arrested with over 7 kilos of cannabis on Thursday, while police are ...

Τhe interior ministry said reforms to meet lifeguards’ demands have been under way since July, adding they were surprised by the latter’s decision to strike on Friday. Earlier, members ...

The Legal Service has given specific directions for how investigations into two doctors who allegedly issued fake vaccination certificates are to proceed it was announced on Friday that nine patients ...

Police on Friday said they fined four businesses a total of €13,250 for violating coronavirus protocols as part of 2,700 nationwide checks carried out in the 24 hours up to 6am. The largest ...

British and Canadian teens, Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez, overcame their more experienced opponents Sakkari and Sabalenka respectively to set up a mouth-watering battle of the teens on Saturday’s ...

With Turkish inflation close to 20 per cent, with 27 per cent of the population unable to afford necessities, the central bank has warned that it is planning to reduce interest rates. ...