Archive 2021

Engomi municipality recycled the most household waste per capita in the Nicosia district in 2020, the municipality said on Thursday citing official data from Green Dot. Green Dot Cyprus is responsible ...

Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Coates said on Thursday. “Not compulsory, ...

A 21-year-old man who lost the fingers of his right hand in a workplace accident in Paphos suffered serious injuries, but his condition is not considered life threatening, the Cyprus ...

This video explores the impact of natural regeneration or “rewilding” in our fight against climate change. Rewilding is an approach to conservation founded on the idea that nature knows best ...

Name: Brugmansia (Brugmansia Suaveolens) Otherwise known as: Angel’s Trumpets, Tree Datura Habitat: A perennial shrub or small tree member of the Solanaceae family growing to about 4m in poor ...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned of an attempted military coup against him on Thursday after the army demanded he and his government resign in a statement. Pashinyan has faced ...

Two men suspected of supplying the bomb that killed Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia faced formal charges in a late-night court appearance under heavy security by armed police. Shortly ...

Cyprus is one of six countries participating in the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Pathways Across Europe (Mappae) project, project coordinator for Cyprus Yioula Michaelidou Papakyriacou told the Cyprus Mail on ...

Few of the remaining Europa League combatants can consider their work already done as they prepare for the second legs of their round-of-32 ties on Thursday. Premier League side Manchester ...

The Foundation’s Innovation Programmes boost the productive base by creating 188 new jobs The aim is to develop innovative products and services of added value, with potential to penetrate the ...

Actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore has opened up about an intense period when her mother had her admitted to a psychiatric ward when she was a teen. The 46...

Limassol police have booked 13 people for gathering at a home in Ypsonas in violation of coronavirus-related decrees and for illegal gambling. Police told the Cyprus News Agency on Thursday that ...

By Kirthana Pillay Staff at Hotel Sky in Johannesburg’s wealthy Sandton district adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, wearing masks and physically distancing from guests as much as possible; all, ...

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres intends to convene an informal five-plus-one meeting on the Cyprus issue in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 27 to 29, 2021, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, has ...

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 ...

Cyprus is one of the EU countries where few people wear smart watches and other smart wearables such as connected clothes or shoes, Eurostat reported on Thursday. In 2020, around a ...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. Some common-cold antibodies might help ...

British finance minister Rishi Sunak should follow the lead of the United States by announcing a £100 billion stimulus push in next week’s budget to fuel an economic recovery from ...

It was an event that could set a precedent in a world longing for a return to normal – a music concert attended by scores of Israelis vaccinated against Covid-19. The ...

During 24 hours from Wednesday until Thursday morning police carried out 9,493 checks to enforce coronavirus decrees and booked 102 individuals, including four business owners, for violations. In Nicosia, 1,440 checks were conducted, in ...

The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is highly effective at preventing Covid-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a man in connection with the possession of illegal drugs with intent to supply in Nicosia. Members of the drug squad stopped and searched the 34-year-old ...

The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker drowned in a lake near his holiday home in southern Brazil on Wednesday, local police said. Jose Becker, 57, had been swimming at a ...

The Australian parliament on Thursday passed a new law designed to force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for content used on their platforms in ...