Archive 2021

The Miami-Dade County fire and rescue department on Friday declared an end to its search for human remains in the rubble of a Florida condominium tower that collapsed on June 24, ...

Where do you live? Nicosia and Paphos What did you have for breakfast? A sandwich Describe your perfect day A day in nature Best book ever read? Generally I like ...

Police said it carried out more than 3,700 checks in the past 24 hours and booked 30 people and 12 establishments for various violations of health and safety measures. According to a statement, officers ...

Close to 72 per cent of the adult population (over 18) has received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine while 63.2 per cent have completed their vaccination, the health ministry said ...

Paphos police were investigating a house break-in on Saturday and the theft of cash and a watch worth €180,000. The theft was reported by the resident of the house at 11.45pm ...

A Limassol man paid €60,000 over the internet for a house in Cyprus, which turned out to be a fraud, police said on Saturday. The man reported to police that on ...

Thousands of Hungarians planned to join the annual Budapest Pride march on Saturday in a show of support for LGBT people and to protest against a law banning the use ...

Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz produced an incredible late burst to win the gold medal in a thrilling Olympic men’s road race on Saturday as favourite Tadej Pogacar was beaten ...

Twitter on Thursday reported higher revenue growth than Wall Street had expected, as the social media platform rolled out ad targeting improvements to help brands reach potential customers. Shares of ...

Similar to other cryptocurrencies, bitcoin mining consumes a lot of energy. The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index says the mining process uses more energy than entire countries like Malaysia and ...

Police said a car belonging to a 35-year-old man from Limassol was set on fire early on Saturday, causing damage to it and another vehicle. The fire started at around 3.30...

As August draws closer so does the Windcraft Music Nest, a beloved and immersive festival set in the quaint village of Katydata. Over three days, (August 6-8) music and visitors ...

China’s Yang Qian claimed the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after prevailing in a battle of nerves with Russian Anastasiia Galashina in the women’s 10...

By Prudence Wade There are a lot of misconceptions around Indian food: that it’s a ‘cheat’ meal from your local takeaway, or can only be made at home if ...

A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports. Events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking ...

By escaping reality and learning to touch in a positive way two people in Cyprus are trying to help trafficking victims and others overcome trauma through dance Dance as therapy. ...

Moody’s ratings agency has upgraded Cyprus’ sovereign rating to Ba1 from Ba2 and changed its outlook to stable from positive on a decrease in banking sector risks and the ...

The Limassol municipality is helping businesses affected by the pandemic by suspending or discounting a number of fees and taxes. According to a press release by the municipality, the decision ...

By Elena Hadjidemetriou and Dr. Louisa Borg Haviaras What went wrong at Dankse Bank? In 2018, Denmark’s largest bank, admitted that its Estonian branch had moved more than $230 billion from ...

The environment department has given the go-ahead for the construction of seven small jetties along the Makenzie shoreline, Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras told the Cyprus News Agency on Friday. He ...

According to the latest European surveys and the European Commission’s data, “it appears the Cyprus public is lacking with regard to the participation in cultural activities including their relationship ...

Many have described bitcoin as the powerhouse leading the paperless currency revolution. Its stellar performance has attracted the applause of many industry players, citing bitcoin’s strong links to economic ...

There were no deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday, as 895 new infections were detected after 76,273 tests, a positivity rate of 1.17 per cent. The ...

The UN Security Council on Friday condemned plans announced by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots to reopen part of the fenced-off town of Varosha and called for the immediate reversal ...