Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the supreme court yesterday declared null and void a parliamentary resolution last April that had called on the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general to abstain from ...
Shopify eases concerns over fulfillment network changes, shares rebound
Canada’s Shopify Inc (SHOP.TO) said on Monday proposed changes to its fulfillment network would help merchants on its ecommerce platform compete better with big retailers and would not ...
Ukraine on agenda as Kasoulides participates in EU teleconference with Blinken
The Foreign Ministers of the European Union had an exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine and Russia’s threats to the country’s security with US Secretary of ...
German artist hosts first solo show in Cyprus
A new art exhibition brings art practices and concepts from abroad. Oxytocin is the first solo show that German visual artist Felix Kiessling is hosting in Cyprus and promises to ...
Coronavirus: Fines issued for SafePass violations
Police booked 13 individuals and 16 establishments in 24 hours up to 6.00 am on Tuesday for breaching measures aiming to contain the spread of Covid-19. Most of the fines concerned SafePass violations.
A ...
House begins debate on thorny issue of euthanasia
The House human rights committee will discuss implementing euthanasia under a “strict legal framework” to offer people the choice of a “death with dignity”, its head, Akel MP Irini Charalambides ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for eligible groups on Tuesday
A total of 33 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
Our View: Voter apathy in north only to be expected
There were no surprises in the Turkish Cypriot ‘parliamentary’ elections, not even the unprecedented abstention percentage of 43 per cent, which to a large extent had been expected as there had ...
CyTA profits at 13-year high
The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) said Monday it is increasing its profits as well as its market share while giving back to the state over €1 billion in the form of ...
Cyclist killed in Liopetri
A 30-year-old cyclist died on Monday evening after he was hit by a car in Famagusta.
According to the police, the accident took place at around 6.30pm on Monday on ...
One death, 2,815 new cases
One death from coronavirus and 2,815 new infections were reported on Monday out of 130,466 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.16.
The death was of a woman aged 87, who died ...
CyBC accused of wasting taxpayers’ money and dodgy hiring practices
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has again called on the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) to mend its spendthrift ways, stop wasting taxpayers’ money, and cease trying to bend public sector rules on ...
Top court throws out House move to ban AG from passport probe
The supreme court on Monday declared null and void a parliamentary resolution last April that had called on the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general to abstain from taking legal action ...
From the Royal National Theatre to Rialto
The best of the British theatre is coming to Limassol once more as National Theatre Live shares broadcasts of its productions overseas. Rialto Theatre has been broadcasting live performances from ...
More snow, colder temperatures on the way (Update 3)
Isolated storms and snow are expected on Tuesday while temperatures will drop further mid-week, the director of the meteorological service Kleanthis Nicolaides said on Monday.
According to Nicolaides, snow at ...
UBP leader says he will form coalition ‘government’ in north
The National Unity Party (UBP) received the most votes during early ‘parliamentary’ elections held in the north on Sunday, with its leader saying he was ready to form a coalition ‘...
Why ‘dopamine dressing’ is the fashion fix we all need
By Sam Wylie-Harris
For many of us, day-to-day dressing is a balancing act between looking good and feeling comfortable – but how about working your wardrobe in synergy with your body ...
NATO beefs up eastern flank, Russia denounces Western ‘hysteria’
NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced as an escalation of tensions over ...
Tsitsipas outlasts Fritz in late-night thriller to reach quarters
– Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived an attritional fourth-round battle with American Taylor Fritz on Monday, twice coming from a set behind to win 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 and reach ...
Assange gets chance to take extradition case to UK’s top court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was given the chance to challenge at Britain’s highest court a decision allowing him to be extradited to the United States to face 18 ...
Australian Open day 8 highlights (wrapup)
Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday, times local (GMT +11):
0004 TSITSIPAS HOLDS ON AGAINST FRITZ
Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas came back from a ...
The unique treasures of island’s folk tradition
In a new book detailing the precious elements of a fading culture an architect brings the island’s past back to life. ALIX NORMAN meets him
In 1961 the French Ministry ...
President cancels plan to allow more officials access to service car
President Nicos Anastasiades has ordered the finance ministry to rescind the decision to reinstate 24-hour access to a service car for personal use to certain state officials, the presidency announced ...
The pod was better: five shows based on podcasts
What is constant about art is that is always evolving. Serialised radio shows were all the rage back in radio’s early days but much like tamagotchis and the concept ...