Archive 2021

Denmark became the first country to exclude Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shots from its vaccination programme over a potential link to a rare but serious form of blood clot. ...

China has surpassed the United States to became the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2020, according to a report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade ...

For Bank of Cyprus Deputy CEO Dr. Charis Pouangare, the royal road to profit passes through enhanced service for the customer. “This enables us to overcome many challenges. First, the ...

In four weeks, parliamentary elections will be held but apart from some party advertisements there has been very little campaigning. In fact, if it were not for the billboards featuring ...

Health authorities on Monday announced seven deaths from Covid-19 and 481 new positives in island-wide testing. The seven deaths concern: a man aged 73, unvaccinated, who died at Nicosia general ICU; a ...

Covid or no… there is an overwhelming desire to travel again, as soon as pandemic-related restrictions are lifted across borders. Having said that, concerns over the sustainability of overseas travel ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday criticised President Nicos Anastasiades for having an “anachronistic and domineering mentality” over references in his Easter message to his Turkish Cypriot “compatriots”. Tatar, ...

The ombudswoman has flagged the sacking of a woman from the department of civil aviation (DCA), noting that it was unwarranted and unfair. The case concerns a woman who had ...

Health authorities announced that 60 sites for free rapid tests will operate across the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory weekly ...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, plans to run for a second five-year term as the head of the agency, Stat News reported on Monday, citing a ...

The vaccination portal will open on Tuesday for people aged between 37 and 38, the health ministry said, adding that given the increased demand, it seems it will be feasible to reach ...

Britain’s Simon Yates is targeting victory in this year’s Giro d’Italia. The 28-year-old from Bury will lead Team BikeExchange’s hopes in the race, which begins in ...

Fitting for late spring, and with nature’s resurgence well under way, in this video, A. G. Leventis Gallery’s Paris Collection curator Myrto Hatzaki, offers us a tour of ...

Britain is on course to ditch the COVID-19 social distancing rule requiring people to stay at least one metre apart towards the end of next month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...

This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...

By Jean Christou and Evie Andreou The Cyprus Police Association on Monday condemned attacks on police officers and firemen during the weekend by young people who hurled stones at them ...

The first 40C of the year was hit on Monday, with a high of 40.6C recorded in Athalassa area of Nicosia, Kitas Weather reported as high temperatures are set to ...

Cyprus ranked the fourth worst in the EU27 in 2018 in relation to the incidence of fatal accidents at work, according to data released by Eurostat. According to a standardised incidence ...

The European Union’s executive recommended on Monday that foreign citizens fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and those coming from countries with a good epidemiological situation be allowed to travel into ...

Violence during Sunday’s protests from Manchester United fans, which led to the Premier League game with Liverpool being postponed, has been condemned by the UK government’s sports minister ...

Efforts to phase out single-use plastics are escalating all over the world, and one of the chief items in the eco crosshairs are the plastic bags that were once a ...

After Sunday’s Easter blow-out, when many of us broke the Lenten fast with a traditional feast packed with grains, dairy and souvla, we may be in mind to go ...

Police on Monday afternoon tracked down and captured two men, both aged 26, who had earlier escaped from the Menoyia detention centre in the Larnaca district. The two men, both from ...

The Hercules beetle is one of the largest flying insects in the world, and in this astonishing National Geographic video, we watch it go from larva to giant, before our ...