Archive 2021

Unemployment surged by 32 per cent between December 2019 and December 2020, according to data released Thursday by the Statistical Service. The number of persons registered as jobless at the end of December ...

The bloody chaos inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday came after the police force that protects the legislative complex was overrun by a mob of Trump supporters in what ...

In the context of the webinar series organised by the programme of the postgraduate studies in modern and contemporary history of the department of history, politics and international studies of ...

Turkish vice president Fuat Oktay is expected in the north within the coming days, reports said on Thursday. According to Kibris Postasi, Oktay’s arrival was announced by head of ...

The Pancyprian Footballers’ Association (PASP) said on Thursday that football is not a threat to public health, in relation to the possibility of a general lockdown being announced on Friday. “...

The first round of President Donald Trump’s supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a brazen attack on the seat of government were due in court to face ...

A Turkish court accepted an indictment against jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas on Thursday, state media reported, rebuffing demands by the European Court of Human Rights for his release. The ...

If you head to Cuba, chances are you’ll begin your visit in the country’s eclectic capital, Havana. The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish in the 16...

By Lisa Salmon It’s been an incredibly tough year – and it’s not surprising more people than usual have been drowning their sorrows, or spicing up endless evenings at ...

The post-mortem on 26-year-old Adamos Adamou whose body was found on Tuesday in the Kouris river near Ayios Georgios Sylikou in Limassol was inconclusive, it emerged on Thursday. Adamou, who ...

Now, more than ever, it makes sense to attach value to the sound system in your car. With music streaming services like Spotify providing access to over 50 million songs right ...

The health ministry on Thursday issued a Q&A answering frequently asked questions about Comirnaty, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine currently administered in Cyprus. The Q&A was based on ...

With staying in the new going out numerous restaurants in Cyprus are having to concentrate efforts on take away and delivery for any hope of survival. Until the pandemic, Cyprus ...

After the holiday season, the House of Representatives hopes to reconvene normally next week, most importantly with the revision of the state budget, which was voted down on December 17 forcing ...

U.S. tops 21 million cases More Americans were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday than at any time since the pandemic began, as total infections crossed the 21 million mark, deaths soared ...

Wizz Air will cut its flying plans for January because of new lockdowns in Britain, its chief executive Jozsef Varadi said, adding there was little visibility for the coming months ...

In this Curator’s Insights video, we head over to the Cyprus Collection of the A. G. Leventis Gallery, for a closer look at two memorable works by local artists. ...

Industrial tools worth €10,000 were stolen from a container at a building company in Paphos between Tuesday and Thursday, police have said. According to a statement released on Thursday, a worker ...

Nurses at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital on Thursday condemned the health ministry for not including them in the first round of vaccinations. In a written statement the staff of the ...

Police officers in Paphos on Thursday imposed an extrajudicial €2,000 fine on a 24-year-old for hunting without a permit. According to a police statement, the man was found hunting with an ...

In this video, kids can learn to create an aluminium foil sculpture of a person. Little artists can mould the sculpture however they wish, and then add a colourful base ...

AEL proved their title credentials with a 3-1 win over AEK Larnaca on Wednesday to take the lead at the top of the Cyprus First Division with 17 rounds played. Dusan ...

Moderna‘s Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive said on Thursday, even though more data is still needed ...

The three-member committee of inquiry into allegations made in connection with the Cypra slaughterhouse, and possible misconduct by the state treasurer or any other state official, was sworn in on ...