Archive 2021

Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday despite a 10-second penalty for a controversial first lap collision that sent Red Bull rival ...

The health ministry announced one more death and said that 858 more people had tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday from 70,809 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.21 per cent. ...

Limassol has become the base for the Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship The Jewel of the Seas offering cruises to Greece and its islands. Katy Turner got to sample its ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stood by federal guidance that those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer needed to wear masks, while blaming social media companies for fueling vaccine ...

Such a leader would have to tackle the Cyprus problem, the pandemic and corruption By George Koumoullis Is there such a thing as a ‘benevolent dictator’? For Cypriots, the associations ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as “terrifying” on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 188 and a district of ...

Reports on Sunday said two Turkish F-16s had flown over Cyprus in the afternoon ahead of the visit of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday. Speaking to SigmaLive, a ...

Thousands of people gathered on Sunday outside the presidential palace in Nicosia to protest against the blanket introduction of the SafePass as of Tuesday. The crowd at Human Rights Square ...

Three years ago, the globetrotting chef, author and TV host Anthony Bourdain tragically took his life at the age of 61, his untimely death touching millions who knew him either personally ...

The testing sites for Monday are as follows: Province Sampling points Hours Limassol (15 points) “Grigori Afxentiou” Square, Limassol 7.30 am-7.30 pm TEPAK “Tassou Papadopoulos” Building, Agia Zoni (Iphigenia and Themidos Corner) 8.30 ...

Limassol police are investigating the theft of €15,000 from a woman’s bank account through an online scam. Police said the complainant told them that a woman speaking English called the ...

Accompanied by lights and ambient music, Deep Dive Dubai is set to provide scuba enthusiasts a phantasmagoric sunken city experience at the bottom of the world’s deepest swimming pool. ...

President Nicos Anastasiades expressed hope on Sunday that “intense diplomatic efforts” would prevent further threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north on Tuesday. In ...

In this NMF-sponsored video, we take a look at slow-living in practice, by virtually visiting an eco-friendly and sustainable hotel in the mountains of Mallorca. Ecocirer may just be Mallorca’...

Implementing these policies and policing their application will be a logistical nightmare for the EU The European Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday its ‘Fit-for-55’ package, with 13 new policies designed to ...

The ECB’s revised inflation targeting reflects a doubling down on policy strategy that has been shown so far to be lacking Andrew Shouler Crunch time is approaching in the ...

In this video, therapist, author, speaker and relationships thought leader, Esther Perel, identifies the most common patterns that couples fall into when they fight, so as to give them a ...

Turkish and Turkish Cypriot media are focusing on five scenarios relating to the ‘good news’ expected to be announced by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north ...

Only ten applications remain to be examined under the Estia programme to assist distressed mortgage holders, it was reported on Sunday. Total applications for Estia assistance numbered 6,393 concerning loans worth ...

According to scientists, Venus offers us a glimpse of earth’s past and future. It may once have had water in liquid form, as our planet does today, while today ...

Seven months since launching its vaccination programme and having surpassed its original goal of a 65 per cent vaccination rate, the health ministry is now focusing on streamlining and facilitating the ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos in a circular to churches on Sunday, again urged young people to get vaccinated for the good of the country. “The rights of many cannot be violated by ...

Billionaire American businessman Jeff Bezos and his three crewmates are engaging in a crash course of training on Sunday in preparation for his company Blue Origin’s inaugural flight to ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested on Sunday morning for driving on the highway near Zygi at 189 kilometres an hour in instead of the legal 100 km/h, police said. The speeder ...