Archive February 2022

A total of 67 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Eligible for a free rapid testing are people fully ...

A 22-year-old armed Black man was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police SWAT team during a raid on his apartment on Wednesday, video recorded by a police body camera showed. ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Friday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has mild symptoms. “We should not be complacent,” the minister tweeted as he announced his ...

You invest time and money in building your luxury abode with personalized amenities, lavish interiors, and unique artifacts. Then it becomes your own personal retreat where you may unwind and ...

Cyprus has called for EU sanctions on airlines allegedly used by irregular migrants to gain access to the government-controlled areas via the north and Turkey. The Republic has consistently accused ...

Two pianos, two concerts, four hands. Come February and two piano recitals will take place in Limassol and Paphos bringing together one Cyprus-based musician and one travelling from Russia specifically ...

The Frau Architekt exhibition sheds light on the contributions of women in architecture in Germany and Cyprus over the last 100 years, through the examples of 33 female architects. The exhibition, which ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

January was the deadliest month since the pandemic outbreak, with 96 deaths attributed to Covid-19, the health ministry’s epidemiological report showed on Friday. Overall, 104 people with coronavirus died in January, ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting on Friday to shore up his authority after a senior aide resigned over his false claim that the leader of the opposition Labour ...

Alev Adil, one of 12 women artists participating in the exhibition Till We Meet Again at CVAR will present a unique performance next week. On February 10, she will bring The Four ...

In today’s episode, we hear that major delays are now expected in the construction of the LNG import terminal at Vasilikos, in Limassol. There’s also the third earthquake ...

An electrical goods store in Limassol was fined €8,000 for failing to check customers for a SafePass, one of nine businesses booked for breaking health protocols to contain the spread of ...

The Beijing Olympics, wrapped in a bubble against COVID-19 shadowed by a diplomatic boycott over human rights and devoid of most spectators, began on Friday with a return to the ...

Four men, aged 19 to 44, were remanded on Friday in connection with the gangland-related murder of a 53-year-old man in Larnaca in December The arrests took place during a large police ...

The city of Rotterdam is to put a one-year freeze on the introduction of any more “dark stores” – small distribution centres in the city used as hubs for on-demand grocery ...

A yellow weather warning for storms is in force until 5pm on Friday, the met service has announced. According to the announcement, isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect the ...

Energy prices for millions of Britons will soar from April after a 54 per cent hike to the regulatory price cap, forcing the government to stump up 9 billion pounds ($12 billion) of ...

Uh oh. Big Tech was cut in two on Wednesday, divided between companies that have great data and those that don’t, after Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) ...

Interest rates for corporate deposits fell to a new historical low, reaching 0.02 per cent in December 2021, while the interest rate for household deposits remained unchanged at 0.06 per cent. Compared to ...

The total purchases of Cypriot bonds by the European Central Bank (ECB) amounted to €6.56 billion, under the Public Sector Purchasing Programme (PSPP) and the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP). According ...

About a third of imported scrap tyres pass through the port in Limassol without being subject to an environmental fee, while thousands of tyres end up in illegal landfills, MPs ...

Surprise was expressed in some quarters about how soon after assuming his post as foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides was invited to Washington for talks with the Secretary of State Antony ...

Russia has formulated several options as an excuse to invade Ukraine, including the potential use of a propaganda video showing a staged attack, the United States said on Thursday, as ...