Archive 2021

Five people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of pop star Lady Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fisher, and the theft of her two French bulldogs in February. ...

“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera,” once said famous French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, “they are made with the eye, heart and head.” Indeed, there are ...

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 ...

Does video gaming culture do enough to ensure girl gamers feel welcome? That’s the subject of this video. Twitch streamer Hive Queen knows as soon as she speaks up ...

Police booked two establishments and 110 individuals for breaching coronavirus protocols in 24 hours from 6am on Thursday until 6am on Friday. 10,028 premises and individuals were checked during this time. The details ...

A cyber safety help line coordinated by the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute received calls from 683 individuals in the first quarter of 2021, but more than half of these concerned Covid-19 and not ...

Two people arrested in connection with the possession of illegal drugs and other items were remanded on Friday by the Limassol district court. On Thursday afternoon, members of the drug ...

Police have arrested four youngsters in Limassol in connection with disturbing the public peace and starting a fire. At 9.45pm on Thursday police were informed that teenagers had set fire ...

Under growing threat by a new US administration insistent on reclassifying ride-hail and food delivery workers as employees with full benefits, gig economy companies including Uber, Lyft, Doordash and Instacart ...

Chinese physician Jiang Yawen, 38, heading a team of five fellow doctors, has been on duty in Malta since last October. The 16th Chinese Medical Team for Malta offers traditional Chinese ...

All vaccination centres in India’s financial capital of Mumbai were shut for three days starting Friday due to a shortage of vaccines, said authorities, as the country posted another ...

At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “heavy disaster”. ...

The pound, enjoying a period of calm after 4-1/2 years of Brexit-linked chaos, may suffer some turmoil if an election next week raises the chances of Scottish nationalists calling — and ...

Cyprus was 12th among the top choices by groups of adults, and 12th among the best picks for family travel, according to a survey of 5,000 consumers using the metasearch site ...

New Zealand cheesemakers are upset over moves by the European Union to grant exclusive use of the term halloumi to the Cypriot producers, NewstalkZB reported on Thursday. Earlier this month, ...

As expected, the informal five-plus-one- conference was a monumental failure. The Turkish Cypriot side, with Ankara’s full support, stuck to its position on two states and sovereign equality, while ...

Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani scored twice each as Manchester United took a giant step towards the Europa League final with a 6-2 drubbing of AS Roma in their semi-final ...

Villarreal claimed a narrow advantage in their Europa League semi-final against Arsenal with a 2-1 home victory in the first leg on Thursday, although they will feel frustrated at letting ...

Twitter Inc shares sank on Thursday as it reported a surge in ad sales but warned of rising costs and expenses and said user growth could slow in the coming ...

New York’s attorney general said on Thursday she has opened a probe into whether baby food contains arsenic and other toxic metals, and asked four manufacturers to provide information ...

Police officers and cadets gave blood on Thursday to boost blood banks which last week had issued an urgent appeal to donors amid depleted stocks. According to an announcement, police ...

Cyprus had by April 26 taken delivery of 436,040 doses of Covid-19 vaccines the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday citing a document distributed in the committee of permanent representatives (COREPER). It ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was nothing to see or to worry about in an electoral watchdog investigation into the funding of the refurbishment his Downing ...

The health ministry on Thursday announced two more deaths from Covid-19, and 668 new positives to the coronavirus from islandwide testing. The two latest deaths are a man aged 75, unvaccinated against ...