Archive 2022

Police handed out 17 fines in the past 24 hours for Covid measure violations after carrying out 2,159 inspections. In Nicosia, 551 inspections resulted in two individuals being fined; in Limassol, after 136 inspections four ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus has collected enough donations for the war-torn people of Ukraine to fill 15 shipping containers, in its biggest-ever humanitarian drive. In other news, the Covid SafePass ...

Russia’s offensive in Ukraine continued but at a significantly slower pace on Tuesday and a second senior Russian commander had been killed, Ukrainian military and intelligence said, as frightened ...

The fire services were called to put out a car fire in the early morning hours in Paphos. According to a statement by the fire department the vehicle was parked ...

Flood warnings stretched across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes as torrential rains again pummelled the country’s largest city, ...

Covid -19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford ...

The US Justice Department last week launched a task force aimed at choking off assets that Russian oligarchs own in the United States, part of Washington’s efforts to pressure ...

A revised plan for Covid-19 restrictions is in effect as of Tuesday. The plan includes more establishments to be considered short-stay and low risk, therefore, the SafePass requirement for entry ...

Fears of an energy war between Russia and the West grew on Tuesday after the United States pushed its allies to ban Russian oil imports as punishment for Moscow’s ...

Despite the cascade of Western sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, one thing hasn’t been affected so far – flows of Russian gas to Europe and ...

Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Monday it would set up a manufacturing facility in Kenya, its first in Africa, to produce messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, including COVID-19 shots. Moderna ...

Russia’s rouble tumbled to a fresh record low in thin offshore trade on Monday, with local markets closed for trading until at least Wednesday. The rouble weakened to 133.5 to ...

The health ministry announced one death and 1,584 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday. The new death was of a 67-year-old man, bringing the total death toll to 878. There are 129 people ...

A Ukrainian negotiator at talks with Russia on Monday said some small progress had been made on agreeing logistics for the evacuation of civilians, but no agreement was reached that ...

By John Kemp U.S. and European economies are facing a heightened risk of a recession this year as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine severely disrupts supply chains and causes ...

Steady winds across Florida‘s Panhandle stoked a rash of wildfires on Monday that ignited in thickets of dead vegetation left in the wake of a 2018 hurricane, forcing the evacuation ...

More than 1.7 million Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion have so far crossed into Central Europe, the United Nation’s refugee agency said on Monday, as thousands more streamed across the ...

The health ministry announced that 33 testing sites will operate on Tuesday for eligible groups. In addition to any medical certificates entitling them to free testing, people must also carry identification ...

Leading Disy leader Averof Neofytou on Monday tweeted he has tested positive for Covid-19. “During my daily self-test last night, I tested positive for coronavirus,” he tweeted, “which was confirmed ...

By Katie Wright Spring is on the horizon, which means it’s almost time for the great sartorial switch, when we (gradually) wave goodbye to wintry woollies and say hello ...

Women’s professional empowerment and the reconciliation of professional and family responsibilities must remain among the state’s priorities and be key goals for gender equality, Labour union Peo said ...

Nearly 1,000 bakeries have closed in Sri Lanka due to a severe shortage of cooking gas, an industry association said on Monday, as the impact of dwindling foreign exchange reserves ricochets ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected calls on Monday for Britain to ease visa demands on Ukrainian refugees fleeing conflict, saying Britain was a generous country but it needed to maintain ...

Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to halt military operations “in a moment” if Kyiv meets a list of conditions, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday. Dmitry Peskov said ...