Archive 2021

Both established and young choreographers will present their works at the upcoming Cyprus Choreography Platform in December at Rialto Theatre as the 21st edition of the festival once again highlights ...

The consortium holding the concession on block 10 in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone are making final preparations for follow-up drilling to narrow down the precise quantities of natural gas in place, ...

Belarus authorities cleared the main camps where migrants had huddled at the border with Poland on Thursday, in what appeared to be a major development in a crisis that has ...

Hope For Children received 421 reports of sexual abuse against children since the beginning of 2021, and 70 per cent in general know their abuser, according to data published on Thursday on the ...

Starting Monday, vaccinated people crossing to and from the north must present a seven-day negative Covid test while those without jabs would have to carry a 72-hour negative test, according ...

The energy and trade ministry has this year granted €127m in the form of schemes, setting the foundation for economic recovery and green energy transition, Minister Natasa Pilides said on ...

The State Health Services Organisation (Okypy) will honour one of Cyprus’ pioneering paediatricians, the late Dr Minas Hadjiminas, by naming one of the children’s wards at the Makarios Hospital ...

Champions Bayern Munich are struggling with Covid-19 cases and an ongoing discussion on players’ vaccinations, with defenders Josip Stanisic and Niklas Sule sidelined after positive tests, as they prepare to ...

Students at the private Xenion High School in Paralimni had their hair cut and braided on Thursday in an initiative aimed at raising money for charity. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Pressure on Austria’s government to impose a full COVID-19 lockdown grew on Thursday as its worst-hit provinces said they would adopt the measure for themselves since infections are still ...

The European Union may ease state-aid rules to allow the funding of new chip plants which could alleviate shortages in the bloc, its competition chief said on Thursday, while resisting ...

Pakistan has introduced chemical castration as a possible punishment for serial rapists under a law that also calls for faster trials of suspected sexual offenders, a government official said on ...

The government has notified the EU of its intention to cut VAT on household electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent for three months, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said ...

Just three out of 168 politically exposed persons who did not report for compulsory military reservist duty failed to report once again after being identified by the audit service, whose report ...

Virologists in the Netherlands have proposed extending holidays over Christmas to slow a surge in COVID-19 cases among children that has forced half of schools nationwide to send classes home, ...

The Cyprus Federation of Business and Professional Women, BPW Cyprus, will hold its fourth annual Mediterranean Symposium to mark Women’s Entrepreneurship Day at Royal Hall in Nicosia on Friday ...

The head of the Women’s Tennis Association on Wednesday voiced doubt over an email it received, also released by a Chinese state media outlet, in which tennis player Peng ...

British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) has struck a deal to sell some of its food products in Costa Coffee outlets, the companies said on Thursday. They said that ...

By Sarah Coyne As we enter the winter months, our attention suddenly turns to restaurants with cosy indoor seating, to protect us from the elements. Ironically, on my visit to ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

DoorDash Inc (DASH.N) said on Tuesday it would buy Finland-based rival Wolt Enterprises OY in an all-stock deal valued at about 7 billion euros ($8.09 billion), as the biggest U.S. ...

An artist is an artist no matter the craft, and well known jazz singer Sarah Fenwick is also known to turn her hand to writing and visual arts and she ...

A 26-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days on Thursday in connection with a bizarre plot to murder the chairman of the Limassol school commission Dinos Ellinas. The ...

Alphamega Hypermarkets will usher in the festive season by lighting up Christmas trees at its Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos stores this Sunday, November 21, 2021. The trees will be lit simultaneously ...