Archive 2021

Exports and imports from Britain to the European Union plunged during the first month of the country’s new trade relationship with the bloc, according to data published on Friday ...

Not a literal onion, but just as the vegetable is multi-layered, so is an artist’s creative process and Lia Haraki’s new two-day workshop in English focuses on clarifying ...

Cyprus is one of three EU countries where one-fifth of enterprises with more than 10 people employed used internet-connected devices last year. On Friday, Eurostat reported that in 2020, 18 per cent of ...

Hey kids, here are five effective ways to take action if you ever become the victim of a cyber bully. Mums and dads, you’ll want to watch, too, because ...

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 ...

Netflix Inc is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify they share a household with the account holder, the company said on Thursday, a move that could lead to ...

President Joe Biden told U.S. states to make all adults eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by May 1 and urged Americans to stay vigilant or face more restrictions, hours after ...

Police in Limassol arrested a 45-year-old male burglary suspect after photos of the stolen goods were posted online in an effort to sell them. Authorities were also seeking a second ...

Over 116,000 people have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine so far, including 32,000 who received both, the health ministry said Friday. The ministry said 116,331 have been vaccinated, including 31,968 ...

A Japanese-Australian venture has begun producing hydrogen from brown coal in a A$500 million ($390 million) pilot project that aims to show liquefied hydrogen can be produced commercially and exported safely ...

Will popstar Justin Bieber ever get a cellphone? Never say never, but for now, the 27-year-old singer does without the device, in order to limit who can contact him. “I ...

Police late on Thursday arrested two men in connection with a bakery robbery committed earlier in the day in Limassol. The pair, 21 and 17, were travelling in a car which police ...

In the German town of Dessau, one of the sites of the Bauhaus art school, an institute was set up in 1921 to mass-produce vaccines that later helped strengthen the German ...

Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a late-stage trial conducted in the United Kingdom, the company said ...

ECB President Christine Lagarde has forecast a strong recovery in 2021. Speaking at the press conference following the ECB policy meeting on Thursday, Lagarde said: “The ongoing vaccination campaigns, together with ...

From Thursday until Friday morning, police booked 158 persons, including two business owners, for breaching coronavirus protocols. During 24 hours leading up to 6am 13,240 checks were carried out, 3,382 in Nicosia, 2,475 in Limassol, 2,295 ...

The Cabinet, chaired by the President Nicos Anastasiades, is meeting from 9.30am to take final decisions regarding possible new relaxations of the restrictive measures to curb the spread of the ...

The government has decided to move ahead with the privatisation of the stock exchange, and to seek a partner exchange for it abroad, Cyprus Stock Exchange Chairman Marinos Christodoulides said ...

Reports of domestic violence in Limassol have doubled in the past six months, since the introduction of a dedicated taskforce operated by the city’s police department, according to Limassol ...

After the four-year hiatus of the Trump presidency, the United States appears to have taken an interest in the Cyprus problem once again. On Wednesday, Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, ...

Parliament on Thursday passed two items of legislation granting tax breaks to landlords who voluntarily reduce their rents to businesses financially stricken by the coronavirus-related restrictions. The first bill provides ...

President Joe Biden signed his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law on Thursday, commemorating the one-year anniversary of a US lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic with a measure designed to bring ...

A stoppage-time header from defender Simon Kjaer earned AC Milan a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in the blockbuster Europa League last-16 first-leg at Old Trafford on Thursday. Kjaer’s ...

Limassol appears to have taken on the role of the island’s speakeasy, reminiscent of the US’ prohibition era, as it has been singled out for the island’s slow ...