Archive 2021

ANNOUNCING the government’s decision to step up the violations of the rights of the citizens of the Cyprus Republic, the generalissimo and spokesman of our evolving authoritarian state Health ...

A couple of weeks ago it was reported that the permanent secretary of the health ministry, Christina Yiannaki, along with director general of Okypy Christis Loizides, had jumped the queue ...

The storming of Capitol Hill in Washington on January 6, 2021 was no storming of the Bastille of 1789. It was no storming of the Winter Palace in Petrograd in 1917 either. It changed ...

An early headed goal by Scott McTominay capped an excellent individual performance that put Manchester United through to the fourth round of the FA Cup as they beat Watford 1-0 ...

Results and fixtures for the FA Cup on Saturday (start times are BST) 3rd Round ——————————————————————– Luton Town (1) 1 Reading (0) 0 Norwich City (2) 2 Coventry City (0) 0 Everton (1) 2 Rotherham United (0) 1 …. full-time: 1-1 extra-time: 2-1 Nottingham ...

The health ministry announced the death of six more people from Covid on Saturday and 337 new infections from 11,521 tests. The positivity rate was 2.93 per cent, the ministry said. The number ...

Covid rapid testing locations for Sunday, January 10 were announced by the ministry of health on Saturday as follows: Limassol, between 8.30am and 4.30pm: Lidl supermarket parking lo; Limassol (45 Franklin Roosevelt ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the United States is “our biggest enemy,” state media said on Saturday, presenting a stark challenge ...

Result from the Cyprus First Division on Saturday: AEL 1-1 Omonia

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her husband Philip, both in their nineties, have received vaccinations against COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. “The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have ...

Four people died in Spain as Storm Filomena caused travel chaos across the country, blanketing Madrid in the heaviest snowfall in decades and forcing authorities to mobilise troops to rescue ...

The education ministry announced Saturday the cancellation of January exams in lyceums and technical schools following the lockdown imposed by the government in a bid to stop the spread of ...

Everton substitute Abdoulaye Doucoure scored an extra-time winner as they edged a determined Rotherham United 2-1 in their absorbing FA Cup third round tie at Goodison Park on Saturday. After 90 ...

Home to majestic mountains, glistening beaches, steaming hot springs and delicious seafood, South Korea’s second-largest city Busan has much to offer. Local tourists often come to this region to ...

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. There comes a time ...

The health ministry said on Saturday it has ordered 400,000 additional rapid antigen tests and announced the start of tests in industrial areas in all districts to cover businesses that will ...

This Tate museum video recalls the groundbreaking work of Greek artist Takis (1925–2019), whose kinetic sculptures combined magnets and electricity to create pieces that float, generate light or resonate sound. Panayiotis ...

Greece’s conservative government has submitted a bill to parliament to extend the western limit of its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles, following negotiations with its ...

Where do you live? Too personal! What did you have for breakfast? Too personal! Describe your perfect day Every day is perfect for me! Best book ever read? I don’...

As of Sunday, January 10, 2021, at 5am, in order to move around for purposes other than to go to work the public will have to send a text message and get ...

As part of the government’s effort to sustain employment in businesses hit by the pandemic, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Saturday announced an extension of payroll subsidisation schemes. The ...

Take a look back at the last century of the popular women’s ski clothes, from the plain, to the gaudy, to the glamourous. What was proper ski attire for ...

Simona Halep finds the prospect of 14 days of quarantine ahead of the Australian Open daunting but the world number two believes the experience of playing at bio-secure tournaments last year ...

A Sriwijaya Air plane crashed into the sea on Saturday minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on a domestic flight with 62 people on board, and their fate ...