Archive 2021

Alexis Polykarpou, assistant professor in the department of electrical engineering, computer engineering and informatics at Frederick University, is the new chair of the committee of the Institution of Engineering and ...

French data privacy watchdog CNIL condemned the Interior Ministry for the unlawful use of drones to oversee demonstrations and make sure people were respecting the COVID-19 lockdown. In a decision ...

With their ability to fly silently and detect prey with stunning accuracy, owls are master aerial predators. This video takes us deeper into their world… their habits, their instincts as ...

Once again, grocery shopping remains the most popular category for which people ask permission to leave their homes, according to the latest data. In total 315,586 messages were sent on Wednesday ...

In high fashion, you’re either ‘It’, or you’re not. And no other accessory trumpets this than the ‘status’ bag. The status bag has long been in existence: from ...

Name: Styrax (Styrax benzoin) Otherwise known as: Gum Benjamin, Benzoin Habitat: A tree member of the Styraceae family growing up to 15m in tropical forests and native to South East ...

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says it is difficult for emotions to be controlled in a game situation amid calls for Premier League players to stop celebrating goals. Referees in ...

Melco, operator of Cyprus Casinos (C2) and the upcoming integrated resort City of Dreams Mediterranean, the only licensed casinos in Cyprus, supported vulnerable groups over the festive period, demonstrating commitment ...

Eight persons arrested in connection with the clashes between migrants at the Pournara reception centre on Monday have been remanded for eight days, police said on Thursday. The clashes on ...

Santos set up an all-Brazilian final in this season’s Copa Libertadores when they comprehensively defeated Boca Juniors 3-0 in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Santos will face Palmeiras, ...

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have one of the most surprising, yet long-lasting Hollywood romances. The couple recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary, but things haven’t always been smooth ...

Australia urged Google on Thursday to “focus on paying for original content, not blocking it” after the internet giant said it was running tests that limit access to domestic news ...

Police are investigating a robbery which happened in Nicosia on Wednesday afternoon. An 85-year-old shop owner told police that while he was in his shop at around 6pm, two men ...

A meeting of the National Council, the country`s top advisory body, takes place on Thursday at 11am at the Presidential Palace, to discuss developments on the Cyprus issue, following ...

Temperatures are forecast to be the lowest so far this year on Thursday, reaching 16C inland, 18C in coastal areas and 6C in the higher mountains. The first snow of ...

China reported its biggest jump in Covid-19 cases in more than 10 months as infections in northeastern Heilongjiang province nearly tripled, underscoring the growing threat ahead of a major national holiday ...

DarkMarket, the world’s largest illegal sales point for drugs and other illegal merchandise on the dark web, has been taken offline in an international operation involving Germany, Australia, Denmark, ...

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said it would be “very problematic” for Ankara to turn back on its purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems but expressed hope that a dispute ...

Police booked 62 individuals and two businesses from 6am on Wednesday until 6am on Thursday in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus. For the first time after a ...

Synairgen, a treatment that reduces hospital time for Covid-19 patients, is showing promise in Phase III trials which started up on Tuesday. The Southampton-headquartered company Synairgen is engaged in a 610...

As there was almost nothing in the Brexit agreement on rules for UK financial services firms to operate in the European Union, UK traders are effectively cut off from operating ...

Wizz Air sold €500 million in three-year bonds at an interest rate of just 1.35 per cent on Wednesday. The sale was oversubscribed with more than €2 billion in orders from investors. Wizz ...

The House education committee plans to propose to the government to introduce sanctions on colleges whose third-country students abandon them as a compromise to a visa clampdown imposed a few ...

The despair of the interior minister Nicos Nouris about the migration situation is understandable. The inflow of migrants has steadily continued, causing the overcrowding of the Pournara migrant reception centre ...