Archive 2021

British retail sales rose faster than expected last month, helped by Black Friday discounts, early Christmas shopping and no lockdown restrictions that closed many shops last year, official figures showed ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the 10th anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor on Friday, attending a ceremony with top officials at a palace where ...

Lebanon’s central bank said on Thursday it would sell US dollars to commercial banks at the rate on its Sayrafa foreign exchange platform, but analysts said offering more hard ...

Pasykaf have announced the sale of their 2022 string bracelet with a silver amulet on its online store. The bracelet, available in red and black string, is also sold through telephone ...

The health ministry on Friday confirmed reports that a lab in Paphos was using cotton swabs for rapid tests. According to the health minister’s spokesperson, Konstantinos Athanasiou, they were ...

The European Council has acknowledged the magnitude of the problem facing the Republic of Cyprus due to the extremely high migration flows it receives, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on ...

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is up to four times more likely to cause inflammation of the heart muscle, a very rare side effect, than its rival vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech , according ...

A total of 45 free rapid test mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Saturday, for eligible groups, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has ...

European Union governments have agreed to exercise an option to buy more than 180 million doses of a version of the COVID-19 vaccine adapted for the Omicron variant developed by BioNTech ...

A Greek Cypriot man who was arrested last week while trying to wrap a Greek flag around a monument just outside the fenced area of Varosha was sentenced to 10 days ...

By Paul Lambis With the holiday season upon us, and as the year draws to a close, festive feelings of love, generosity and sentimental sharing often translate to irrational consumer-buying ...

Ronnie O’Sullivan suggested that he will retire in three years after beating Hossein Vafaei at the World Grand Prix in Coventry. O’Sullivan was slow to get going against ...

The consumer protection service on Friday fined a travel agency €50,000 for violating travel laws. The company Love Island Travel & Tours Ltd received an administrative fine for violating a number ...

December 1 has been set as the day of Maratheftiko grape, which was celebrated for the first time in Cyprus this year with a series of events including one at Rous ...

Austria said on Friday it was temporarily loosening its lockdown on those not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 over Christmas and New Year’s Eve thanks to a drop in infections. “...

From Saturday the updated CovScan application will assess the validity of a person’s EUDCC Covid-19 certificate in line with the most recent measures. There are now five categories: green, ...

Saying there is high interest among people to get vaccinated against coronavirus, the health ministry announced on Friday that over 94,500 people had received a jab over the last ten days. ...

A fire swept through a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, with 27 people feared dead and police reported to be investigating possible arson. The blaze broke ...

Cyprus has strengthened its counter-terrorism measures as close cooperation with the US, the EU and key institutions has secured its banking sector, a US State Department report said. The report, ...

A 38-year-old man was found wandering naked in the central Kennedy Square in Paphos on Thursday night and was arrested by police. According to assistant director of Paphos police Michalis ...

A 35-year-old man who was found driving under the influence of drugs in Paphos was arrested for illegal possession of property, police said on Friday. Traffic officers stopped the car ...

Outsourcing provides many opportunities for companies that need resources or specific knowledge. The key to success is the right choice of a remote team. This article provides recommendations on how ...

Germany’s car watchdog has cleared Mercedes-Benz’s semi-autonomous driving system, paving the way for the Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) subsidiary to begin offering its Drive Pilot system internationally. The ...

Adults with experiences of sexual abuse or exploitation in childhood can now receive free therapy sessions, the Cyprus Family Planning Association (CFPA) announced. CFPA has started providing free psychological support ...