Masks are a personal choice
I think the government has made a huge mistake in doing a nationwide mask mandate. It takes away our rights and our freedoms. Why bring it back when it has ...
Please don’t publish dangerous photos of Cape Greco
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British man takes tumble at Sea Caves, rescued and hospitalised
A British man aged 21 was injured on Saturday in a fall at the Sea Caves in Cape Greco.
Authorities said they received a call before 4pm and mobilised with a ...
Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine’s envoy to Germany, other ambassadors
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Kyiv’s ambassador to Germany on Saturday as well as several other top foreign envoys, the presidential website said.
In a decree that gave no ...
Russian threatens broad Ukraine offensive as US presses China (Updated)
Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion ...
Former Mexican President Echeverria dies at 100
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, who took office in 1970 promising a democratic opening for the country but oversaw six of the harshest years of a so-called “dirty war” against dissidents, ...
Rybakina powers past Jabeur to Wimbledon title
Elena Rybakina produced a sensational display of power tennis to beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 and become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam ...
F1 leader Verstappen wins Austrian sprint race
Max Verstappen won Saturday’s sprint race to extend his championship lead and secure pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix.
The Dutchman held off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in ...
Rogers services restored for majority of customers after Canada-wide outage
Rogers Telecommunication RCIb.TO said on Saturday that it has restored services for the majority of its customers after a service outage at one of Canada’s biggest telecom operators ...
Covid surge causes strife, minister doesn’t rule out reinstating more measures (Update 2)
The upsurge in coronavirus cases in the past two weeks is creating strife in the health service as authorities scramble to reopen Covid wards and increase the number of beds, ...
On-call clinics open, minister lauds new weekend service
On-call clinics began operations across the island on Saturday, with Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela expressing great satisfaction about what he called a great achievement.
He was speaking during a visit ...
Sri Lanka protesters storm president’s house, set fire to prime minister’s residence (Updated)
Thousands of protesters stormed the Sri Lankan president’s official residence and set the prime minister’s private residence on fire in Colombo on Saturday as anger intensified over the ...
Shipping minister attends ‘christening’ of Cypriot-flagged vessel in Japan
Deputy minister for shipping, Vassilis Demetriades attended the christening ceremony of Safe Bulkers’ new cargo ship M/V Climate Respect on Saturday during his visit to Japan together with officials ...
Cyprus expresses condolences after assassination of ex Japanese PM Abe
The political leadership of Cyprus expressed its condolences Saturday on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe.
In a post on his personal Twitter account, President Nicos ...
Karousos takes a dive as Amathus underwater park inaugurated
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Saturday took a dive in the newly completed underwater archaeological park at the ancient port of Amathus, which was inaugurated in the morning.
The project ...
A minute with Olivia Constantinides Influencer, Make-up artist, Traveller
Where do you live and with whom?
I live in Italy at the moment with my boyfriend
What did you have for breakfast?
Focaccia with pomodoro and tempeh
Describe your ...
UK’s Conservative Party looking to speed up leadership contest
The Conservative Party committee overseeing the contest to select British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s replacement will look to whittle it down to two names by July 20, one of its ...
EU Commissioner goes walkabout in Nicosia, views projects
The Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira on Saturday visited various parts of Nicosia municipality accompanies by the capital’s mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis who gave a short presentation at ...
In search of the perfect Instagram shot
By Paul Lambis
As the sun continued to beam on her face, reflecting against her golden-tanned body, I observed a tourist from across the hotel swimming pool raising her phone, ...
At CIA headquarters, Biden lauds US intelligence for Putin warnings
US President Joe Biden thanked staff at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency for warning the world about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to invade Ukraine, and hailed ...
Second balcony collapse in Paphos, interior ministry asks municipality to account for itself (Update 2)
Another balcony collapsed at noon on Saturday in a building on the central Posidon Avenue in Kato Paphos, near the municipal baths, CNA reported.
The debris fell on the pergola ...
Police out checking for Covid violations again, none found on first day of mask return
No coronavirus protocol violations were noted among 873 checks carried out by police between Friday and 7am Saturday morning.
Police checked 139 people in Nicosia, 373 in Limassol, 41 in Larnaca, 150 in Paphos, 138 in ...
Klopp reveals family were caught up in Champions League final chaos
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed some of his family were caught up in the chaos prior to the Champions League final in Paris.
The showpiece match between Liverpool and ...
Verstappen on pole for Austria Sprint as Mercedes crash
Formula One leader Max Verstappen handed his Red Bull team a home pole position for Saturday’s sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix after Mercedes rivals Lewis Hamilton and ...