Archive 2021

Cyprus received more than 3,856 applications from asylum seekers in the months of October-November 2021, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has said. He added that the percentage of asylum seekers and eligible persons ...

Owned by the Robinson family, Hawaii’s Niihau Island is another of the world’s Forbidden Places! Originally purchased in 1864 from the Kingdom of Hawaii for a mere $10,000, Niihau is ...

Moderna Inc shares tumbled 11% after early data showed that the company’s mRNA-based flu vaccine might not be strong enough to give it an edge over already approved flu vaccines ...

The health ministry on Friday announced that the vaccination portal has opened for the booking of Johnson & Johnson booster shots. Up until now, people could only get a booster ...

A Greek Cypriot man who tried to unfurl a Greek flag in the north on Thursday has been remanded in custody for three days, Turkish Cypriot media reported. The man ...

A total of 50 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

West Ham boss David Moyes says he is comfortable living with high expectations at the club. Moyes has turned the Hammers from relegation battlers to top-four challengers in less than ...

India has detected 25 cases of the emergent Omicron variant of the coronavirus and all have shown mild symptoms, the health ministry said on Friday, adding that there was no immediate ...

Much like the coronavirus pandemic, and the economic disruption that it has caused, a global shipping crisis looks set to go on delaying goods traffic and fuelling inflation well into 2023. ...

The Turkish lira edged to near record lows on Friday as concerns about President Tayyip Erdogan’s low interest rate policy were fueled by a central bank survey showing one ...

By Alexia Saleem My twins are five and a half. I don’t yet know how I feel about the Covid measures introduced last Monday regarding wearing face masks to ...

Health authorities said Friday they have identified three cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Limassol. All three cases concerned Greek Cypriots who had returned from a trip ...

The long saga in the overhaul of Eleftheria square appears to be nearing a close, as the president is due to finally inaugurate the project on Friday evening – almost 16 years ...

Israel on Thursday led a 10-country simulation of a major cyberattack on the global financial system in an attempt to increase cooperation that could help to minimise any potential damage ...

Presenting his first solo show in Cyprus, Swiss visual artist Giacomo Santiago Rogado’s exhibition For The Time Left opens at eins gallery on Sunday. Based between Berlin, Lucerne and ...

Health authorities said Friday they planned to launch vaccinations of children between five and 11 next week, as Covid-19 infections in the particular age group recorded an increase in recent weeks. ...

We’d all be whizzing round in robotaxis by now if Elon Musk had been right. Instead, fully self-driving cars are struggling to get away from the starting grid and ...

Cyprus on Friday signed a natural gas exploration and production sharing contract for an offshore field in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy. The two will ...

Cyprus’ cumulative 14-day diagnosis rate (per 100,000) as of December 6 stands at 752.8 while over a million rapid tests were carried out during that period, the health ministry said on Friday Notably, ...

By Nikolaos Kapitsinis, No one would describe 2020 as normal. The coronavirus disrupted travel, employment and livelihoods. It pushed countries into lockdown, forcing people to change how they lived. And it ...

The Paphos police domestic violence branch has investigated 216 cases since its establishment in February this year, bringing charges against 223 people. According to assistant director Michalis Ioannou, the unit had received ...

When people hear the word ‘cryptocurrency’, they immediately think of bitcoin. Yet, bitcoin is just one of many different types of cryptocurrency out there. There are currently hundreds of different ...

McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo is planning a two-week spell in mandatory quarantine after the Formula One season finishes so he can enjoy the Australian summer at home with his family. ...

A United Nations reception at the Ledra Palace on Tuesday that will be attended by the leaders of the two communities is an informal social event without an agenda, UNSG ...