Archive 2021

A Russian woman is due to appear before the SBA Court in Dhekelia early next month after she was charged with possession of two large-bladed clasp knives after she was ...

A total of 3,711 coronavirus cases were diagnosed in the two-week period from January 6 to 19, with Limassol and Nicosia accounting for two thirds of these. According to the latest national surveillance ...

Police have completed their investigation into the employment of 26 illegal foreign workers at the Cypra slaughterhouse and sent the file to the legal service, with the suggestion that criminal charges ...

Among the first in the queue for coronavirus vaccines in Indonesia has been one conspicuous group – social media influencers. Alongside President Joko Widodo as the world’s fourth most populous ...

It has been a grim January, with 61 coronavirus-related deaths so far, 24 of them in one week alone, according to figures published by the health ministry on Friday. This follows on ...

The European Parliament on Thursday voted a resolution to reform and expand the official list of global tax havens. The resolution calls for screening EU Member States for acting effectively ...

An adult day care centre in Limassol due to be completed by August at a cost of €1.5m, will improve services for the elderly, mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on Friday ...

Five boys in the Famagusta district, aged between 14 and 16, were found trying to break into a coin-operated vending machine on Thursday night. According to the police, the boys were trying ...

The now-extinct ‘Hell Ant’ species had the same six legs and segmented body that we’d recognise in an ant today, but they also had a huge, scythe-like jaw and ...

By Andrew Rosenbaum and Dr. Charles Ellinas — First of Two Articles Producers of renewable energy, of whatever type, will be able to sell their production via the national electricity grid ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Friday said she did not withdraw a bill for the creation of a court for the speedy process of disputes between borrowers and banks, but ...

Nearly 1.3 million coronavirus tests, both PCR and rapid antigen tests, have been carried out in Cyprus since the start of the pandemic in March, the health ministry said on Friday. ...

Poland could take legal action against Pfizer next month if the U.S. drugmaker does not deliver all scheduled doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, a government spokesman said on Friday. ...

Liverpool’s title hopes are slipping away and the club may soon be drawn into a battle to secure a top-four spot instead of fighting to defend their Premier League ...

Teens, this is one stylish Chevron-design friendship bracelet you really want to make and gift to your BFFs! All you need are embroidery floss, scissors, tape and a little time ...

World number three Dominic Thiem said there is no great advantage for players self-isolating in Adelaide compared to conditions in Melbourne where the vast majority are serving the 14-day quarantine ...

Laborious to make… but oh, so worth it, Opera Cake is a rich French dessert, that relies on one of the most beloved of flavour combinations: chocolate and coffee. The ...

EU countries are not pursuing a unified policy on the security of 5G networks, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The news comes at the start last week ...

Perhaps there is never an entirely appropriate way to commemorate victims, yet art, be it music, theatre or film, can express some consolation in a way that simple words cannot. ...

Work to support listed buildings on Larnaca’s Ayios Lazaros Street is underway in preparation for a wider revamp to make the neighbourhood more accessible to the disabled, the Cyprus ...

The health ministry has published an updated list for rapid coronavirus cases, adding another location in Latsia to bring the total to 19 that will be available for the general population ...

Paphos police on Thursday arrested a man in connection with obstructing a police officer and carrying a knife. While carrying out checks to curb the spread of the coronavirus, officers ...

Love or hate her, Hollywood actress and activist Sharon Stone has had a big career and an even bigger life – in terms of ups, downs and disastrous personal crises. In ...

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was referring its decision to indefinitely suspend the accounts of former US President Donald Trump to its independent oversight board. The suspension has attracted ...