Archive 2021

President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Philippines battles one of Asia’s worst outbreaks, with over 1.3 million cases and ...

President Nicos Anastasiades replaced the ministers of health and justice on Tuesday and appointed a junior minister for welfare at the newly created department. Anastasiades also appointed a new government ...

InterCollege stood out as the big winner of the event. Lidl Cyprus’ first Sustainable Gastronomy Competition held under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and ...

Nvidia Corp may not be able to meet a March 2022 deadline for closing its $40 billion acquisition of British chip technology firm Arm Ltd due to European regulators’ reluctance to consider ...

Some 2500 drivers were booked for traffic offences over the long weekend, the majority of them for speeding, police said on Tuesday announcing the results of a campaign to avert road ...

Four half-centuries and three 4-wicket hauls were the highlights as cricket resumed in Cyprus after a long break due to coronavirus restrictions. Three matches were played at Ypsonas cricket ground ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities say they expect 3,000 Greek Cypriots to file applications with the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north over their properties in the fenced area of Varosha. There ...

In this video, Obi, host of the Middle Eats YouTube channel, demos how to make delicious Lebanese arayes that take about 20 minutes to make and grill. Arayes is a popular ...

Saying that we must learn to live with the novel coronavirus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday voiced concern over an increase in positivity rates of rapid tests and the ...

Paphos Hotels saw occupancy rates of close to 60 per cent over the long weekend, a significant jump from the 15 per cent averaged over the month of June, Thanos Michaelides, president ...

In this video, Kevin Espiritu, host of the Epic Gardening YouTube channel, shares the best strategies for growing kumquat trees in pots. A kumquat is a smallish, tropical fruit-bearing tree ...

Olympic organisers plan to allow the sale of alcohol to Tokyo 2020 spectators, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday, drawing criticism from residents of the capital who face curbs on bars to ...

Cyprus is set to take part in the EU’s Green Pass from July 1, a coronavirus certificate aimed at facilitating international travel. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC on Tuesday morning, ...

The weather service issued a thunderstorm warning on Tuesday valid from 12pm unti 7pm. According to the service, isolated thunderstorms were expected mainly in mountainous and inland areas, which may ...

The two sides on Tuesday reiterated to UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute their opposing positions on the way forward for the Cyprus problem as the UN official visited the ...

What do trees talk about, and how do they carry on their ‘conversations’? In this video, we head to the Douglas fir forests of Canada, to discover how trees communicate ...

Gareth Southgate is confused as to how Billy Gilmour’s positive coronavirus test appears to be having a bigger impact on England than Scotland as isolating Mason Mount and Ben ...

Famagusta, Paphos and the mountain villages were the big winners from the busy three-day weekend as Cypriots went on local holidays. In some areas capacity reached or even surpassed one ...

UEFA has no plans to replace Wembley as host stadium of the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final, European soccer‘s governing body said, after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called for ...

On May 10th, the World Health Organization said that the Indian coronavirus variant was a global concern, with records indicating that the variant has ‘increased transmissibility’ compared to previous strains. ...

Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...

Britain is working on easing travel restrictions for the fully vaccinated to allow people to enjoy a summer holiday on Europe’s beaches but the plans are not finalised yet, ...

In this video, youth coach Jothsna Kethar outlines the nine key soft skills that are important to nurture in young people on their developmental journey. Each skill will be vital ...

A 48-year-old electricity company (EAC) employee critically injured in an explosion in May has died, the EAC said on Tuesday. Kyriacos Argyrou and a colleague, 40, were injured in an explosion ...