Archive 2021

Simone Biles will compete in the balance beam competition, officials said on Monday, in what would be the US superstar gymnast’s last chance for gold in Tokyo after pulling ...

A population-based study using data from the Cyprus Paediatric Oncology Registry showed that thyroid cancer incidence in Cypriot children and teenagers is among the world’s highest. Published in Volume 74 ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to overturn the conviction of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a woman when she was 10 years old. The ...

Gordian has added four exceptional land plots at reduced prices to its GoDeals portfolio. These land plots are ideal for home construction, commercial or investment purposes. All four properties are ...

A total of 39 free rapid testing mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced, listing the population groups which will be eligible to visit the ...

Only one country, Liechtenstein, was promoted to the Green category for travel, while several others have been demoted according to the latest epidemiological risk assessment to be in effect from ...

The statistical service on Monday issued a new invitation for candidates interested as working for the October to December census. The initial invitation for 1,100 census-takers and supervisors was made on ...

By Katie Wright If loungewear was the dominant fashion trend of lockdown, trainers were the footwear that ruled, as shiny loafers and high heels gathered dust in wardrobes across the ...

With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people – ...

Ayia Napa municipality on Monday said a walk-in centre will operate in the area again later this week following last week’s successful run. In collaboration with the health ministry, ...

Cyprus Multiple Sclerosis Association has called on locals to participate in an international survey to evaluate health care procedures. In a social media post inviting people to participate in the ...

Women of the 1920s and 30s made sacrifices hard to understand in modern times. ALIX NORMAN speaks to a man behind a series of drawings dedicated to them “Tales of ...

Tree-rings are extraordinary archives of information. The growth patterns recorded, and chemistry stored within the cellulose of each tree-ring can potentially provide key information for architectural history, art history, archaeology, ...

Former Kitium bishop Chrysostomos on Monday denied rape charges in a formal written statement without swearing an oath on the Bible at the Larnaca criminal court. The 83-year-old cleric fully ...

Dutch brewing giant Heineken expects the COVID-19 pandemic to weigh on key Asian markets for the rest of the year and rising costs to dent margins, it said after posting ...

Private pharmacies on Monday said they will hire additional staff as people formed queues outside pharmacies and labs to get tested for the coronavirus after the health ministry scrapped its ...

HSBC Holdings beat forecasts on Monday with first-half pretax profit that more than doubled from last year when it set aside $7 billion to cover pandemic-related bad loans. Encouraged by an ...

Square Inc, the payments firm of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) co-founder Jack Dorsey, will purchase buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer Afterpay Ltd (APT.AX) for $29 billion, creating a global ...

By Constantinos Psillides Caution: Spoilers for the Masters of the Universe: Revelations series The backlash to Masters of the Universe: Revelations was anticipated. In fact, Netflix’s PR team was ...

Drawn by sun, sea and speedy Wi-Fi, remote workers are converging on Europe’s southernmost islands to try “workcationing” before employers order them back to the office, giving battered tourism ...

Unilateral actions that violate UN Security Council Resolutions on Varosha are unacceptable, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Nicos Anastasiades, the Cyprus presidency said on Monday. It said that ...

The Labour ministry on Monday criticised an impromptu work stoppage by employees at the DP World Limassol, which manages the general cargo and cruise terminals at Limassol port, saying workers ...

Pinguicula crystallina, the only carnivorous plant endemic to Cyprus, is the agriculture ministry’s plant of the month for August. Each month, the ministry highlights an endemic plant as part ...

Police in the Famagusta district are investigating a case of assault after a complaint was filed by two men aged 28 and 25 in the early hours of Sunday. The 28-year-old told ...