Austria brings back COVID-19 lockdown, this time for the unvaccinated
Austria is placing millions of people not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in lockdown as of Monday to deal with a surge in infections to record levels and the growing ...
One person dead and one injured after car explosion in Liverpool
One person was killed and another was injured in a vehicle explosion outside the Women’s Hospital in Liverpool in northern England on Sunday, police said, adding that counter-terrorism officers ...
Protest against Covid measures in Nicosia (video)
Several hundred people gathered outside the presidential palace in Nicosia on November 13 to protest coronavirus measures.
Full story here.
In message to mark UDI, Tatar says north will not be abandoned
In a message to mark 38 years since the unilateral declaration of independence in the north, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday said the people there live in their own ...
Is Gesy still mighty messy?
By Brian Lait
Back in September 2019 when Gesy was in its infancy, I wrote an article entitled “Will messy Gesy clean up its act?”
Apart from lengthily commenting on the ...
High cost of electricity leaves Paphos village without water
A village in the Paphos district has reportedly been left without water since Thursday because the village authority cannot afford to pay the electricity bill.
The village of Prastio is ...
Eight migrants found dead in boat near Spain’s Canary Islands
By Borja Suarez
Spanish coastguards found the bodies of eight African migrants in a boat which was drifting in the sea off Spain’s Gran Canaria island on Sunday, the ...
Dementia sufferers neglected by the state
A crucial government plan to improve treatment is still being assessed, leaving families and charities to cope as best they can
Worldwide, dementia is viewed as an epidemic, with over 55 ...
Over 124,000 have already filed tax return
A total of 155,600 people had started the process of filing their tax returns for 2020 by November 11, Income Tax department spokesman Sotiris Markides told the Cyprus News Agency on Sunday
He ...
Monitoring a fruit haul
By Patricia Jordan
I am always being asked why some fruit and nut trees have enormous crops one year and barely any the next. This is known as ‘biennial bearing’, ...
Coronavirus: Testing points for eligible groups for Monday
A total of 22 rapid test points will operate on Monday for free tests for eligible groups, including children and the vaccinated.
Anyone seeking a test must have proof of ID ...
UN Climate Change Conference: time is running out
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
This year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow constitutes a crucial event for mankind. Despite the noticeable progress achieved in some areas, ...
Paphos dandelion under threat from tourism development
The endemic Paphos dandelion (Taraxacum aphrogenes) has been selected by the agriculture ministry as its plant of the month as it continues its campaign to inform the public about the ...
Paphos fires continue to be fought on several fronts (updated)
Strong winds made making a fire in an inaccessible area near Psathi in Paphos difficult to tackle but it was brought under control by 6pm, fire services said on Sunday ...
Thank you Cyprus Mail for balanced, unbiased Covid-19 reporting
Praise indeed for the balanced, unbiased and factual reporting as exampled in Friday’s (Cyprus Mail, November 5) edition of the Covid pages. Long may you continue this sort of freedom ...
Putin offers help to resolve crisis at Belarus and EU border
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was ready to help resolve a migrant crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland, RIA news agency reported on Sunday citing an ...
Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president, officials say
Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, registered on Sunday as a presidential candidate for the Dec. 24 election, an official from the electoral commission said.
Gaddafi ...
FMs of Cyprus, Greece and UAE hold informal meeting in Dubai
The second informal tripartite meeting of the foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and the United Arab Emirates was held on the sidelines of the Sir Bani Yas Forum in Dubai ...
Thousands of bullets found in abandoned Limassol house
Thousands of bullets found in an abandoned house in Limassol on Sunday are thought to be part of the large number stolen from a container last month.
According to Limassol ...
Ending Turkish Cypriot alienation
An international body running ports and airports in the north could end its isolation and help conditions for a solution
One of the basic mistakes that have been consistently committed – ...
EU to broaden Belarus sanctions on Monday – Borrell
EU foreign ministers will widen sanctions on Belarus on Monday to include airlines and travel agencies thought to involved in bringing migrants to the bloc’s border, the European Union’...
Borrell to address EU council on Famagusta
Turkish moves in Famagusta will be outlined at the EU Foreign Affairs Council to be held in Brussels on Monday, the anniversary of the universal declaration of independence in the ...
UK’s Queen Elizabeth to miss Cenotaph service due to back sprain
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will not attend Sunday’s Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph because she has sprained her back, Buckingham Palace said.
“Her Majesty is disappointed that she ...
Anastasiades says history will be the judge after Crans Montana notes show Turkish stand on troops (updated)
The reality of the Cyprus problem has been repeatedly said, but in an organised way some people have taken care to place the blame on the Greek Cypriot side and ...