Archive 2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched its 2021 EU-wide stress test, publishing the scenarios for the exercise, including those concerning Cyprus. Although Cypriot banks are not included in the sample, ...

Police on Saturday stepped up checks in a bid to precent people from reaching Troodos after access to nature paths was banned due to overcrowding in the area. The health ...

More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) since violence erupted over a December election result, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said, with nearly half ...

With quarantine over for almost all of the tennis players who have travelled to Melbourne for the Australian Open, the preparations begin in earnest when a packed week of warm-up ...

Just when Manchester United’s fans were beginning to dream of a first Premier League title since 2013 along came bottom club Sheffield United to offer a reality check. United’s ...

Omonia failed to extend a two-point lead over Apollon after their unexpected 1-1 draw against Olympiakos at home. Omonia’s draw was still enough to bring the club on level ...

The foreign ministry has welcomed the unanimous renewal by the UN Security Council of the mandate for the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus until July 31, 2021. According to a news release, ...

A 25-year-old Paphos man was fined €2,000 after he failed to stop for a check by the Game Service, it was reported on Saturday. The man was driving a car and ...

By Ella Walker January gets a bad rep. A month of enforced abstinence, chocolate avoidance and down-to-the-bone cold, compare it to May or August – months of sunshine and Bank Holidays, ...

The health ministry announced Saturday it was opening 3,904 vaccination appointment slots on Monday for people aged 84 and above who have not yet received a Covid jab. The appointments concern the ...

By Martin Quin Pollard and Thomas Peter The World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 during a mission that has been tightly controlled by its Chinese hosts visited ...

Over the past 24 hours police issued fines to 157 people and four establishments caught flouting measures in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Police said they carried out 13,059 checks ...

While diaries can be intensely private, one shared project aims to bring people together by reflecting on what we are all going through Ah the diary, a teenager’s most ...

Elon Musk, currently ranked as the richest person in the world, put a “#bitcoin#’” on his twitter profile page on Friday, and the price of a coin jumped 14 per cent. ...

British Airways announced on Friday that it was planning to use the Verifly app to check vaccination, Covid-19 testing and other health status certifications on smartphones. Trials with the app, ...

A resident of Emba village, who wishes to remain anonymous, has donated €10,000 worth of laptops and tablets to the local primary school to help the youngsters with distance learning, according ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission waded into the battle between small investors and Wall Street hedge funds on Friday, warning brokerages and social-media traders it was on alert ...

By Demetrios (Akis) Hadjihambis There were recently two highly significant stands taken on the Cyprus problem which restore the traditional approach to finding a solution, and are all the more ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has committed the Turkish government to economic reform, but his alliance with the right-wing nationalist MHP party — which is closely allied with the Turkish Mafia — appears ...

Finely-sliced onions smothered in a simple, fragrantly-spiced batter and fried to crispy perfection… who could possibly resist delicious onion bhajis? Chances are, nobody. And in this video, you will learn ...

Always exercise responsibly and safely. Ideally under the guidance of a trained fitness and/or medical professional, who can match the exercise or sports regimen to your present level of ...

This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...

Hawkmoths are hovering specialists, able to recover remarkably quickly if they are knocked off balance midair. To learn what allows them to be so resilient, scientists have been using high-speed ...

Beloved actor Ralph Macchio opens up about the third season of Netflix’s hit series ‘Cobra Kai’, how ‘The Karate Kid’ changed his life back in 1984, and his 33-year marriage ...