Archive 2021

Music, music and more music is what this December is all about as local and guest musicians and bands get ready for the final performances of the year. Adding to ...

Parliamentarians on Monday sounded the alarm over shocking living conditions at the Pournara reception centre for refugees, calling the situation in the surrounding community ‘a ticking time bomb’ and urging ...

A total of 20 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The energy ministry announced on Monday it has launched its subsidy scheme for the replacement by vulnerable groups of old home appliances with energy efficient ones. The subsidies range from €300 ...

This year, regardless of the peculiarities that COVID-19 has brought into our lives, the ‘Christmas Days’ programme will take place at the Lidl Food Academy with joy, a Christmas-sy atmosphere ...

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a year that saw his electric car company become the most valuable carmaker in ...

Israel intends to import foreign workers for its high-tech sector on a trial basis to offset a pandemic-era labour shortage, Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday. In remarks to ...

A Paris appeals court on Monday slashed the penalty UBS (UBSG.S) must pay for allegedly helping wealthy clients in France evade taxes to 1.8 billion euros ($2.03 billion), but upheld that ...

For the second time in two months the Greens have had to postpone electing a new leadership after an insufficient number of members showed up to render the proceedings valid. ...

Paris St Germain will face Real Madrid in a titanic clash in the last 16 of the Champions League while Manchester United take on Atletico Madrid after UEFA declared the original ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou is asking parliament to revisit two proposals he had submitted in 2016 regulating salaries received by retired individuals appointed to state positions and extending the ministers’ and ...

By Prudence Wade It’s that time of year again: there’s a permanent chill in the air and you need to put some serious thought into layers, and there ...

The cabinet on Monday approved cuts in VAT on household power bills as part of its policy to tackle the fallout from the rise in the price of electricity. According ...

Barcelona will play Napoli in the knockout round playoff of the second-tier Europa League, marking a face-off between the former clubs of late soccer great Diego Maradona. Barcelona, who crashed ...

Russia said on Monday it may be forced to deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe in response to what it sees as NATO’s plans to do the same. Deputy ...

The draw for the Champions League last 16 ties will be conducted again after a technical error in the software which advises officials which teams can and cannot be paired together, ...

By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, the ...

With money tight and supply chain problems meaning things don’t always arrive a growing number of people are taking to making their own gifts. ALIX NORMAN gets a few ...

Cabinet on Monday gave the green light for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 against coronavirus, which is scheduled to start on Thursday as a surge in cases was recorded ...

The festive season is officially upon us. If you walk around any central street you will be welcomed by Christmas lights, decorated shop windows and festive music. With Eleftheria Square ...

In a process of ever diminishing returns, locally made drama is only going one way says CONSTATINOS PSILLIDES How often did you catch yourself saying: “Man, there is NOTHING good ...

The cabinet on Monday decided on mandatory self-isolation for Omicron cases or any other future variants as of this Wednesday in an attempt to prevent the spread of new variant ...

The draw for the Champions League round of 16 will be remade at 4pm on Monday after “technical problems and a material error” resulted in the original draw being declared void, ...

Alphamega Hypermarkets has added another outlet to its network, with its newest store opening in Trimiklini, ready to offer a comprehensive shopping experience to local consumers. The new hypermarket covers ...