Archive 2021

The special parliamentary committee on the source of funds of state officials has always adhered to the relevant legislation, as it stands, and cannot be accused of a cover-up, House ...

Germany must update its climate law by the end of next year to set out how it will bring carbon emissions down to almost zero by 2050, its top court ruled ...

During the month of April the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) has exhumed additional human remains at an excavation site in Bellapais in the north, bringing the total ...

‘Pafos Zoo’ has welcomed the successful breeding of a rare parrot. In 2018, the zoo brought four pairs of the birds, ‘yellow-fronted parrots,’ (Poicephalus flavifrons) from Ethiopia in Africa with the ...

Neapolis University’s digital event entitled Connecting the Business World and Universities: The Contribution of the Liaison Office with the Labour Market was conducted with great success on April 15. During ...

A court in Thailand on Thursday denied bail for seven detained activists accused of insulting the king, two of whom have deteriorating health from more than a month of hunger ...

A fire that broke out in the industrial area in the Larnaca district was brought under control late on Thursday, but not before it gutted a warehouse. Fire service spokesman ...

Some residents of Akaki, outside Nicosia, were up in arms Thursday after they discovered that access to their homes and properties had been restricted by the installation of razor wire ...

Eight University of Nicosia academics are included on the annual list of 100,000 top scientists worldwide and, correspondingly, in the top 2 per cent of scientists in their field, according to a ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 26-year-old man wanted on suspicion of shooting and slightly injuring another man, 19, in Limassol in August last year. The suspect had fled to the north ...

Paris St Germain were “emotional and aggressive in a stupid way”, contributing to their second-half capitulation in Wednesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat at home to Manchester City, former Arsenal ...

Despite the present Covid-related travel restrictions, the beautiful natural and urban areas of Cyprus are still accessible to us through the lenses of local creators. The window to hit the ...

Bruno’s natural place is not in an army camp, the Animal Party said in response to environment commissioner Klelia Vasiliou’s calls for the stray to be adopted by ...

More than 35,000 animals have been slaughtered for the Easter table this year, some 8,500 more than last year as consumers opt for local meat because of costlier imports. Veterinary services head ...

By Lisa Salmon A healthy immune system is vital for keeping us well, and one proven way to support it is with probiotics. Many studies have found these ‘good bacteria’ ...

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “naked, thieving king” on Thursday, looking gaunt but defiant in a courtroom video link from prison, his first public ...

The Game Fund warned Thursday that fines for killing or harassing any species of wildlife were particularly strict between March and August because it is considered a reproduction season. In ...

A total of 57 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Police in Germany detained a 51-year-old hospital employee and opened a murder inquiry after four people were found dead and another seriously injured at a clinic near Berlin. Police said ...

La Liga heads into the home stretch with one of the most exciting title races of recent times in full swing four teams battling it out to lift the trophy ...

The United States and China should expand cooperation on natural gas development and trade, as such dealings will help smooth relations between both countries and achieve win-win results, said a ...

La Boca has been operating for some time in Limassol having opened its first location at the Columbia Plaza. It added a second location in Kapsalos a few years later ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday that Turkish Cypriot and Turkish positions for the resumption of talks violate the UN mandate for a settlement. Speaking to reporters in Geneva at ...

In this video, archaeologist Darius Arya introduces us to the Uffizi Gallery’s key Roman treasures, including the famous Niobid statuary group, as well as rare armour-decorated pilasters from the ...