Judge postpones trial for three ex-cops in George Floyd case
A judge in Minneapolis on Thursday postponed the trial of three former policemen accused of taking part in the murder of George Floyd to March 2022, saying the federal case against ...
Kyrenia municipality objects to north’s planned 40m statue
The proposal for a forty-metre statue in the north, dubbed the Noble Peasant, which drew international attention has been criticised by the Kyrenia municipality in the Republic.
Earlier this month, ...
Coronavirus: One death, 213 new cases (Updated)
Health authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19 and 213 new positives from island-wide testing.
The new cases came from 74,926 PCR and rapid tests, for a positivity rate of 0.28 ...
Covid kills more than 4,000 Indians amid clamour for vaccines
India recorded more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths for a second straight day on Thursday as infections stayed below 400,000, and extended the interval between doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to up to 16 ...
President reviews Geneva talks in letters to UN and EU
President Nicos Anastasiades has sent letters to the UN secretary-general, the UN Security Council`s permanent and non-permanent members, EU institutions as well as EU heads of state and government ...
Coronavirus: Cabinet to approve recovery plan for EU funding
The cabinet will on Friday approve Cyprus’ National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the blueprint containing projects and reforms with a view to absorb almost €1 billion from the EU’s Recovery ...
Gaza conflict intensifies with rocket barrages and air strikes (Update)
Palestinian militants fired more rockets into Israel‘s commercial heartland on Thursday as Israel kept up a punishing bombing campaign in Gaza and massed tanks and troops on the enclave’...
Coronavirus: Cat in north catches virus from owners
A cat has caught Covid-19 from its owners in the north, according to the Near East University Experimental Health Sciences Research Institute (DESAM).
According to the researchers cited in the ...
Improved disabled access to two Paphos beaches
Two Paphos beaches will be made accessible to people with disabilities using European funds, the Cyprus paraplegic association announced on Thursday.
The scheduled upgrades in Yeroskipou and Neo Chorio in ...
Live music in the garden
The Paphos cultural venue Technopolis 20 is opening the gates to it garden once again with a jazzy musical evening. On Friday the ErmisVickyLee Trio, made up of three talented musicians, ...
Artists given free access to Nicosia cultural venues
For the second year in a row, artists will have free access to Nicosia’s cultural venues to boost their exposure, Nicosia municipality said on Thursday.
The aim is to ...
‘Spectacular’ outdoor gym for Pissouri
Pissouri beach got a brand new outdoor gym earlier this week, the Limassol tourism board (Etal) announced on Thursday.
The gym was installed in a selected spot on the coast ...
Justice minister speaks out against corruption
Corruption constitutes a key factor in the public’s loss of confidence towards the state, politicians, and institutions, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Thursday.
Speaking at an event at ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Friday
The health ministry announced a total of 70 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
Four years in jail for child sex abuse
A 27-year-old man who was found guilty of sexually abusing minors was sentenced to four years in jail on Thursday.
Larnaca district court found the man guilty of the sexual ...
No objections filed over election candidates
No objections against any of the 658 candidates in the May 30 parliamentary elections have been filed the chief returning officer Costas Constantinou said on Thursday.
By law objections to candidates have ...
Parallax and perspective: framing Chloraka’s coastal contrasts
It may take a moment, but once your eyes adjust to the gentle up-and-down bob of a lens wielded by a cameraman on foot… suddenly the intensity of a Mediterranean ...
The iron path: rising to the challenge of the via ferrata
A via ferrata, meaning an ‘iron path’ in Italian, is a route created with cables and rebar, permanently affixed to mountainsides, which offers a safe way to experience steep cliff ...
Drone used to hack parked Teslas
The concerns surrounding the reliability and security of Tesla’s vehicles have been further fanned after two security researchers explained how they successfully accessed unattended and stationary Tesla cars.
The ...
Boeing wins FAA OK for 737 MAX electrical fix, notifies airlines
Boeing on Wednesday won approval from US regulators for a fix of an electrical grounding issue that had affected about 100 737 MAX aeroplanes, clearing the way for their quick return to ...
Coronavirus: SafePass won’t be digitalised, Cyprus waiting for EU Green Pass
The government has decided not to proceed with the digitalisation of the SafePass, but to directly implement the EU Green Pass, which is expected to be implemented in June.
In ...
In Apple vs Epic Games, battle of the experts gets personal
In its ongoing case against Apple Inc, “Fortnite” creator Epic Games is counting on this week’s testimony from its star expert witness David Evans, chairman of Global Economics Group, ...
Foreign IT firms must open offices in Russia under new draft law – lawmaker
Foreign technology companies will be forced to open offices in Russia or face penalties such as advertising bans under draft legislation, a senior lawmaker said on Thursday, in a fresh ...
Could scream therapy help you beat stress and anxiety?
By Liz Connor
I’m standing in my bathroom with a towel plugging the gap under the door, while I tentatively yell into a pillow, eventually building up the confidence ...