Archive 2021

Taiwan is looking at cooperating with three Eastern European countries on semiconductors, a minister said on Thursday, a move likely to find favour in Brussels which has been courting Taiwanese ...

A 55-year-old Paphos resident was arrested for perjury and failure to obey a ‘stop list’ order after attempting to illegally fly out of the country, Paphos police said on Thursday. ...

Police said they have seized 3.5 kilos of cannabis and arrested a 37-year-old man during an operation in Limassol on Wednesday. The operation was launched on Tuesday with drug squad officers ...

The submission deadline for tax declarations has been extended to December 6, the tax department said on Thursday. This concerns tax returns for individuals (ΤΦ1) for 2020, and companies (ΤΦ4) and the self-employed (TΦ1Αυτ) ...

Israel on Thursday urged world powers to halt nuclear talks with Iran immediately, citing a U.N. watchdog’s announcement that Tehran has started producing enriched uranium with more advanced ...

The cabinet on Thursday awarded natural gas exploration rights for an offshore block to a consortium made up of ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum. Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said ExxonMobil would ...

If you feel exhausted, incapacitated, lacking focus or unmotivated and isolated from colleagues then you may be emotionally burned out. We are used to thinking that burnout comes from overworking ...

A mobile vaccination unit will be in Pachna on Saturday to make it easier for residents of the wider, wine villages area to get inoculated. According to the health ministry, ...

Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition by rights groups seeking to repeal temporary measures allowing the domestic intelligence agency to use mobile phone tracing to curb the ...

Teleworking for 20 per cent of the staff of businesses offering services, suspension of all events inside and outside malls, and the obligatory testing for all passengers upon arrival in the ...

By Gabriela Baczynska The European Union’s top court should dimiss a challenge by Poland and Hungary to a new tool aimed at cutting cash payments to member states violating ...

Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb attack at a Limassol primary school and what appeared to be an arson at a Nicosia primary school, with both incidents thought to ...

Threats and coercion by China towards Taiwan increase the need for the United States to help Taiwan maintain a credible self-defence, the top US diplomat for Asia said on Thursday. ...

Concluding our series on men’s health, Dr Chris Michael summarises the steps men need to take in all stages of their adult life Teens The teenage years are a ...

Police on Thursday made a public plea for information to help locate a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with the disappearance of two Russian women in mid-November. A photo of ...

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China due to concerns about the well-being of former doubles world number one Peng Shuai ...

Michael Carrick said it is a “myth” that Cristiano Ronaldo is not suited to a high-pressing style of play and backed the Portuguese forward to thrive under Manchester United interim ...

For Lidl Cyprus, sustainable actions are a key goal on the road to a better tomorrow. By developing a climate strategy and establishing a set of scientifically-proven objectives, based on ...

By Ludwig Burger GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday said that a lab analysis of the antibody-based Covid-19 therapy it is developing with US partner Vir has shown the drug is effective against ...

Three businesses and 11 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus measures after 2,292 checks in the government-controlled areas, police said early on Thursday. Six people were fined in Famagusta after 413 checks, five ...

Police early on Thursday arrested two men, 19 and 33, in connection with 19 cases of burglary and theft in Nicosia. The cases were reported to the police between November 8 to 27 this year. ...

By Kerri-Ann Roper Sir Paul McCartney’s book, The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, has won a prize voted for by booksellers. Published last month, it has been named Waterstones Book ...

Women in architecture. This is the focus of an exhibition coming to Goethe-Institut Cyprus this month, paying tribute to their role across 100 years. The Frau Architekt exhibition examines the history ...

In today’s episode, we bring you the latest on the Covid-19 restrictive measures which are to be discussed during the council of ministers meeting – such as a work-from-home order ...