Bars and restaurants in tourist areas working at 50 per cent capacity
Bars, cafés and restaurants that cater primarily to tourists are running at about 50 per cent capacity, and despite a decrease there are calls for them to remain open, they ...
Climate change impact to grow in coming decades says minister
The coming decades will see a greater impact from climate change in Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday, stressing the need for changes to the way water is ...
Lofou fire brought under control (updated)
A fire near Lofou in Limassol, was brought under control after burning three hectares of wild vegetation and and trees, the fire service said Monday.
The blaze broke out at ...
Radiologists to refuse scans outside normal working hours
Radiographers operating CT scanners in state hospitals will stop working overtime hours and responding to calls for scans outside normal working hours, they said on Monday.
The newly adopted system ...
Company fined after toxic substance found in toys
A company has been fined €1,500 for marketing children’s toys containing toxic substances, the labour ministry announced Monday.
Yacumo Enterprises was taken to court for selling toys containing particular phthalates ...
Man duped out of €55,000 in online scam
Limassol police said on Monday they were investigating a case in which a Cypriot had transferred over €55,000 to a woman abroad who had promised to come to the island if ...
Cypriot Finance Minister to attend Eurogroup meeting
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides travelled to Brussels on Sunday to take part in the Eurogroup meeting which will convene on Monday, November 8.
Finance Ministers will discuss the macroeconomic outlook in ...
Coronavirus: Trial period for SafePass scan begins
The CovScan application trial period began on Monday as businesses have been mandated that by November 22 they must scan each patron’s SafePass using it.
The move, announced earlier this ...
Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins in England unearthed in Norfolk
By Sam Russell, PA
Metal detectorists have unearthed the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins to be discovered in England to date.
The find of 131 gold coins, along with four ...
Including all co-owners in court proceedings
In a number of rented premises which belong to co-owners, the rent is collected by only one of them. The co-owners may have distributed the properties between them even though ...
Punjab Lions crowned Cyprus T20 champions
The final of the 2021 #BAOFINANCIAL T20 Cup was played at Ypsonas on Sunday between the two teams that dominated their qualifying groups – Cyprus Moufflons, who won all their games in ...
Solskjaer setback, sackings and slip-ups – 5 Premier League talking points
Manchester City triumphed in the derby at United, Chelsea and Liverpool both dropped points and two managers lost their jobs.
Here, the PA news agency looks at five things we ...
Warning signs will alert drivers to traffic cameras
Authorities will install signs warning motorists of the presence of traffic cameras and speed limits, according to an announcement issued on Monday.
This was decided during a meeting between the ...
H4C lines up a day for pizza lovers
It’s cheesy, it’s fluffy and when it’s fresh, it’s delicious. There are dozens of ways to enjoy a pizza and of course, there are even more ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, we hear how the island’s reservoirs are only at just over 50 per cent capacity due to the dearth of rainfall for this time of the ...
Bases and RoC bomb disposal experts conduct joint training
British Bases personnel, units from the UK and Cyprus recently undertook a three-day joint bomb disposal training in Akrotiri to “share best practices and foster working relationships for future collaboration”, ...
The principles and rules to fight corruption
By Achilleas Demetriades
Public opinion is watching, day in day out, developments linked to the Pandora papers, and some months before that, the Al Jazeera revelations.
The Pandora papers issue ...
Arrest after drugs found
A 34-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered 190g of cannabis.
Following a court warrant, officers searched his home at around 7pm on Sunday.
During the search four plastic ...
Coronavirus: Supermarket fined €4,000 for not implementing measures correctly
A supermarket was fined €4,000 because customers were not being kept further enough apart and a restaurant was fined €650 as for the second time it was found not checking that customers ...
Arrest after knife attack
A 32-year-old has been arrested following a knife attack and causing bodily harm in Paphos.
According to the police a member of the community board of a village in Paphos ...
Global Covid -19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels
Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in eastern Europe experience record outbreaks, even as the Delta variant surge eases and many countries resume trade and tourism.
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Microsoft acquires company that previously advised UK government
US technology company Microsoft has acquired content moderation platform and profanity filter Two Hat.
Two Hat’s content moderation platform utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to classify, filter and escalate human ...
Dubai aims to attract 25 million tourists in 2025
Dubai plans to merge the departments of economy and tourism and hopes to attract 25 million tourists in 2025, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s Crown Prince, said ...
Apple hires former Tesla engineer to boost self-driving car effort
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has hired a former engineer from Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to boost its car-development efforts, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the ...