Archive 2021

Premier League clubs spent £1.1billion in the summer transfer window – the lowest gross spend since 2015 but still higher than expectations amid the pandemic, according to analysis by Deloitte. The figure ...

Lebanon is in free fall and must not become a “horror story”, a US senator said during a visit to Beirut on Wednesday, voicing hope that a government would be ...

Israel said on Wednesday that a U.S. plan to reopen its consulate in Jerusalem that has traditionally been a base for diplomatic outreach to Palestinians is a “bad idea” ...

Four people died from Covid-19, as 256 new infections were detected after 44,929 tests, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Forty-nine people were being treated in hospital in serious or critical condition. ...

Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers struggled to keep the country functioning on Wednesday after the final withdrawal of U.S. forces, with foreign donors alarmed about an impending humanitarian crisis. ...

Television comedy “Seinfeld” will stream globally on Netflix starting in October under a deal reached two years ago, Netflix Inc said on Wednesday. All 180 episodes of “Seinfeld,” one of the ...

A new exhibition opens in Larnaca this week by a young artist who is about to deepen his exploration of the fine arts world. Andreas Kelpis is a 19-year-old soldier ...

Homeowners who bought a home in the top 10 metropolitan US housing markets, may now own a home that is worth 50% or more than what they paid for just a few ...

A Texas ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court did not act on a request by abortion rights groups ...

Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy will remain in custody ahead of a potential trial on rape charges after a bail application was refused. The 27-year-old has been in custody at ...

MPs agreed on Wednesday that legal provisions were necessary to tackle offensive behaviour on social media without however curtailing people’s rights. The House legal affairs committee also discussed a ...

As many as 1 in 7 children may have symptoms linked to the coronavirus months after testing positive for COVID-19, the authors of an English study on long COVID in adolescents said ...

The health ministry has announced 35 rapid testing sites for Thursday for eligible groups of the population. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, ...

British airline and holiday group Jet2 (JET2.L) unveiled a deal to buy dozens of Airbus jets worth $4.9 billion at list prices on Tuesday, switching loyalties from US planemaker Boeing (...

OPEC and its allies will likely stick to their existing policy of gradual oil output increases despite revising up the 2022 demand outlook and facing US pressure to raise production more ...

A 43-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday in connection with a hit and run in Paphos last month which police are treating as murder attempt against two ...

Phoebe Waller Bridge is a larger-than-life TV writer. When she created Fleabag she was applauded by critics and audiences alike, sweeping all available awards. Then she undertook the BBC’s ...

An ever-swelling amount of space debris is threatening satellites that hover around Earth, making insurers leery of offering coverage to the devices that transmit texts, maps, videos and scientific data, ...

Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips has been voted England men’s senior player of the year by fans, the national team said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old won the award ahead ...

Besides giving beard advice on social media, Agrie Ahmad, or otherwise Bartmann, is also acknowledged for his work with vulnerable people. Argie Ahmad’s flirtation with beard care started a ...

Barca were full of optimism and hope when the transfer window opened, with new president Joan Laporta was saying all the right things. Fast-forward to Sept. 1 and fans and pundits ...

Cultural evenings at Axiothea Mansion return this week as the University of Cyprus’ Axiothea Cultural Festival resumes. The 24th cultural festival completed a full June and July programme with high-quality ...

Naomi Osaka continues her U.S. Open title defence with a second round clash against qualifier Olga Danilovic on Wednesday, while former champion Sloane Stephens takes on fellow American Coco ...

Back-to-school is here again. While we might hope that beginning the academic year with schools open for in-person learning would set the trend for the rest of the year, the ...