Archive 2021

The government’s plans to hold a referendum on local government reform on the same day as the parliamentary elections appear doomed after the House interior committee decided by majority ...

A total of 56 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Ruling party Disy on Monday donated mastic trees to the forestry department to be distributed to first grade primary school students nationwide. As part of the one million trees initiative ...

In this video we travel to Kenya’s famed Maasai Mara game reserve, to experience a typical day in the life of local tour guide Moses Masoi. Set at nearly 2,000...

Up to 10 per cent of those vaccinated might not respond to the vaccine epidemiologist Petros Karayiannis said on Monday in response to concerns about the deaths of fully vaccinated people. ...

Staff at the Russian prison holding hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny are threatening to force feed him, his allies said on Monday, warning he had lost 15 kg since he arrived ...

Opposition parties said on Monday they planned to submit amendments to the courts bill to allow borrowers to stop foreclosures. The House finance committee left the matter open to see ...

Former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos will stand trial for rape on April 26, state broadcaster CyBC reported on Monday. The clergyman appeared before Larnaca district court on Monday, which referred him direct ...

Having established itself as a leader in the self-charging hybrid market over the past 15 years, Lexus innovates again by perfecting electric vehicles that are both exciting and resilient. The all-electric ...

Myanmar’s detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person when she appeared at a hearing via ...

In this video we travel to Ecuador, to take a closer look at one of the country’s famed garment products – the handwoven panama hat. The finest expressions of these ...

By Katie Wright With lockdown becoming more a thing of the past, it’s finally time to say goodbye to sweatpants and get excited about fashion again. That doesn’t ...

Volunteers of the Nicosia Heart Patients Association decorated Easter candles which will be sold to financially support the charity. Two types of colourful candles are available for €5 and €7 after placing ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday delivered new computers to a Nicosia primary school with the pledge that all schools will be suitably equipped so as to facilitate the use ...

European and US buyers are warming up to the idea of purchasing a battery-powered vehicle, but continue to have concerns over the price of the technology, a survey showed, underscoring ...

Parliament on Monday discussed a draft legislation on how to allow Covid-19 confirmed cases who are self-isolating to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Despite the pandemic, Cyprus will proceed ...

HSBC and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a combined $300 million in financing to help Asia’s supply chains boost manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccines, the two lenders said ...

In this video, art historians Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, discuss Eugène Delacroix’s painting, ‘Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi’, an oil on canvas work, completed ...

The Monte Carlo Masters usually gives players the chance to perform on one of the most beautiful courts in the world but for Benoit Paire it felt like playing in ...

Manchester United closed the gap at the top to 11 points with Sunday’s win over Tottenham Hotspur but they still need a “miracle” to catch Premier League leaders Manchester City, ...

There are currently 225 coronavirus patients being treated at state hospitals, the highest number since the start of the pandemic more than a year ago, the spokesman of the state health ...

The European Commission on Monday officially registered halloumi as a protected designation of origin (PDO) so that only halloumi produced in Cyprus and according to the product specification can use ...

A total of 20,000 vaccination slots will be available for people aged 55 and 56 on Tuesday and Wednesday, the health ministry said on Monday as it announced its vaccination programme for April 13 ...

The Raw Expat blog is a godsend for families abroad. ALIX NORMAN discovers how its author is helping those far from home find health and happiness “I’m not the ...