Archive 2021

Hey teens, here’s a question for you… how quickly can you make some tasty food on your own? As long as it’s okay with your parents, here is ...

President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to ...

Larnaca-based energy producer Petrolina is partnering with the London-based Lion Alternative Energy (LAE) to establish a major producer of renewable energy in Cyprus. Petrolina Solar will invest in LAE’s ...

Staggering inflation, government inaction and decaying consumer sentiment have combined to force the Turkish lira lower against the dollar and the euro. The lira is at €9.05 to the euro, and ...

Cyprus to increase number of women in leading positions for peace and security as part of the country’s first national action plan for women. A plan to promote the ...

Nobody has done more than health minister Constantinos Ioannou to cultivate a gloomy sentiment and promote project fear. His dour announcements on Covid-19 measures are testament to scaremongering and exaggerating ...

Lacklustre Leicester crashed out of the Europa League after a tame defeat to Slavia Prague. Lukas Provod and Abdallah Sima struck in the second half to settle the last-32 tie 2...

The United Nations said Thursday it was not its job to hand ultimatums to parties involved in disputes. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric was taking questions about the upcoming 5+1 talks on ...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck a late winner as Arsenal dug deep to beat Benfica 3-2 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate to reach the last 16 of the Europa League on ...

Aston Martin expects to almost double sales and move back towards profitability this year after sinking deeper into the red in 2020, when the luxury carmaker was hit by the pandemic, ...

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been moved to an undisclosed detention centre outside Moscow that may be a prison camp, his lawyer and a member of a rights ...

Officials on Thursday called it irresponsible and risky for Cyprus to potentially acquire supplies of Covid-19 vaccine not licensed by EU authorities, and that the island has no choice but ...

Pop superstar Lady Gaga is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of her French bulldogs Koji and Gustav that were stolen in Hollywood, a source familiar with the matter said ...

Airbnb’s quarterly results are likely to show the pandemic may have helped the home rental company lure leisure travelers away from big hotels during the global travel collapse of 2020. ...

The health ministry announced 199 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday from 28,461 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.7%. There were no new deaths, and the total remains at 231. ...

European Union leaders met on Thursday to find ways to speed up the production and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in a race against the emergence of new variants that some ...

A shipload of sick cows that had nowhere to moor except off the port of Famagusta in the north, is likely to set sail back to Spain, Reuters reported on ...

The health ministry issued clarifications about the new relaxations of the measures against the spread of coronavirus announced on Thursday that will be in effect from March 1. The ministry recalls ...

Fast fashion brand H&M will open its first Limassol store this summer, it emerged on Thursday. The shop is expected to open during the upcoming summer season at ...

A declassified version of a U.S. intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday finds that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, ...

Following coronavirus clusters in two Limassol schools, authorities have seen a surge in infections at a regional primary school in Eptagonia, a village close to the district border with Larnaca. ...

The health ministry announced that 58 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and the obligatory weekly testing of employees. Self-employed ...

The Tax Department has been instructed to carry out strict audits of service providers involved in the citizenship by investment programme, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said in parliament on Thursday. “...

In this video, we meet Venice Beach-based Nick Fouquet, a hat-maker who crafts unique headwear for celebrities and hat fans alike. Having designed custom pieces for celebrities like Lady Gaga, ...