Britain to raise minimum wage to 9.50 pounds a hour
Britain will announce a rise in its minimum wage for those aged 23 and over to 9.50 pounds ($13.06) per hour from 8.91 pounds in the government’s budget statement on Wednesday, the finance ...
Isis woman who allowed Yazidi child to die gets 10 years in German jail
A Munich court on Monday sentenced a German woman, who had allowed a young Yazidi girl to die of thirst, to 10 years in prison after finding her guilty of supporting ...
Coronavirus: Delta Plus arrives in Cyprus (Update 2)
By Evie Andreou and Nick Theodoulou
The Delta Plus sub variant has been detected in two of the Covid-19 samples sent for sequencing to the ECDC and a private lab ...
Stylish ways to wear animal print this autumn
By Katie Wright
A timeless fashion classic, animal print is back for autumn and it’s fiercer than ever, with bright hues, touchable textures and cosy knits here to liven ...
Greek socialist party leader dies at 57 after battle with cancer
Fofi Gennimata, leader of Greece‘s socialist opposition Movement for Change, died on Monday after a long battle with cancer.
The death of Gennimata, who was to turn 57 next month, ...
Turkey and West climb down from brink of biggest diplomatic crisis (Updated)
Turkey and its Western allies climbed down from a full-blown diplomatic crisis on Monday after foreign embassies said that they abide by diplomatic conventions on non-interference, averting a threatened expulsion ...
EU regulator starts real-time review of Merck’s Covid-19 pill
U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Monday the European Union’s drug regulator has initiated a real-time review of its experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug for adults.
Under ...
Akamas land owners to demonstrate against masterplan
Residents of the Akamas communities will hold a protest on Tuesday outside the offices of the state environment service in Nicosia after the authority suggested changes to the local master ...
Coronavirus: From Flight Passes to jabs, pandemic sped up digitisation
The coronavirus situation has acted as an accelerator for digitisation, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos said Monday as MPs reviewed the junior ministry’s proposed ...
Five good reasons to join the local neighborhood watch
Neighborhood watch programs have fallen out of popularity in recent years, with many deciding to only take care of their place and family. Unfortunately, this has left many people vulnerable ...
The power of images
The Power of Images is the launch event of DialogRaum Goethe, which will take place regularly at the event hall of the Goethe-Institut Cyprus in the buffer zone. In an ...
President hails historical ties with Thessaloniki
The ties between Cyprus and Thessaloniki, but also Macedonia in general, are deep and historical, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday.
On a visit to Thessaloniki, Anastasiades met mayor Constantinos ...
Coronavirus: Tuesday’s testing sites for eligible groups
A total of 21 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 ...
Hunting dog to the rescue
In a story about the way some dogs are treated on the island one local writer is hoping to raise awareness and funds. ALIX NORMAN meets her
One day in ...
Tatar says he is not Turkey’s puppet
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has always coordinated with Turkey on important issues but is not Ankara’s puppet, he was reported as having said on Monday.
In an interview ...
Mussolini’s great grandson named in Lazio squad for first time
The great grandson of former Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has been named in the Lazio squad for the first time in their 4-1 Serie A defeat against Hellas Verona ...
Germany says it has not received official expulsion order from Turkey
Germany has not received any official expulsion order for its ambassador in Turkey but acknowledged Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s statements with concern, ministry and government spokespeople said in Berlin ...
House presidents underline strong Armenia-Cyprus ties
House president Annita Demetriou and Vice President of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan reaffirmed the bonds and cooperation between Cyprus and Armenia during a meeting in Nicosia on ...
This is Halloween, everybody stream!
The American festivity has swept the world with TV shows and film also in its wake. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES picks the best to watch
Something wicked this way comes. It’s ...
James Michael Tyler: Gunther’s memorable Friends moments
By Keiran Southern
James Michael Tyler, who has died aged 59, defied his limited screen time to become one of the most memorable characters on Friends.The coffee shop manager stuck ...
Turkish Cypriot infant completes first phase of treatment at Makarios hospital
An infant suffering from life-shortening spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has completed the first phase of her treatment at Makarios children’s hospital and has returned home, reports said on Monday.
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Former Saudi spymaster seeks U.S. help for his jailed children
A former top Saudi intelligence official who is living in exile accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday of targeting him, and made an unprecedented public plea to the ...
Coronavirus: No side effects from mix and match for third dose
Cyprus has not seen any side effects by mixing Covid vaccines of a different technology during the administration of booster shots, a pharmaceutical services official said on Monday.
The department’...
Coronavirus: Any new treatments will come to Cyprus as soon as licensed
Cyprus will receive any new Covid vaccines or treatments immediately after they are licensed, which is only a matter of time, a government official said Monday.
“We are close to ...