Our View: MP’s challenge to rule by decree a first but motives unclear
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, an MP has spoken out about the government’s unchallenged health decrees that we’ve been living under for the ...
Finland’s PM was at nightclub after being exposed to Covid — reports
Two Finnish ministers, including Prime Minister Sanna Marin, shrugged off recommendations over the weekend to avoid close contacts with other people after being exposed to COVID-19, according to several media ...
Chelsea lose top spot after 3-3 draw at Zenit
Champions League holders Chelsea finished as Group H runners-up after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser in a pulsating 3-3 draw at Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday.
The result left Chelsea second ...
Johnson imposes Covid-19 ‘Plan B’ in England to contain Omicron
By Kate Holton and Andy Bruce
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England on Wednesday, ordering people to work from home, wear masks in public places ...
Coronavirus: Three deaths, 576 new infections announced on Wednesday (updated)
The health ministry announced the death of three people from Covid on Wednesday, as 576 new infections were detected after 82,025 tests, a positivity rate of 0.70 per cent.
At the same time, 128 ...
Akel says it will reject government’s 2022 state budget
In keeping with its custom, main opposition Akel said Wednesday it will be voting against the 2022 state budget but only after proposing a number of amendments to counter what it ...
Pfizer says vaccine neutralises Omicron with three shots (updated)
By Ludwig Burger and Michael Erman
BioNTech and Pfizer said on Wednesday a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralise the new Omicron variant in a laboratory ...
UK PM Johnson aide resigns over lockdown party comments
An adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit after a video surfaced of her laughing and joking about a party in Downing Street during a Christmas COVID-19 lockdown ...
Hate crimes working group holds first meeting
A working group set up to promote interagency cooperation to deal more effectively with hate crimes in Cyprus held its first meeting recently to discuss, among other things the definition ...
Cyprus loses Grilloumi Burger battle 2-1
The General Court of the EU (CJEU) has rejected two appeals filed by Cyprus against the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) regarding the registration of the trade mark Grilloumi ...
Leaders to meet new UN envoy on Friday
The new special representative of the UN secretary-general, Colin Stewart is to hold separate meetings on Friday with the two community leaders.
Both sides confirmed on Wednesday that President Nicos ...
Coronavirus: Call for House approval of pandemic measures
The measures taken by the government to fight the pandemic ought to be approved by parliament, Diko MP Zaharias Koulias said on Wednesday, after tabling the issue for discussion before ...
Coronavirus: High rate of transmission within schools, expert says (Updated)
The health ministry is awaiting details of a reported incident suggesting that around 100 students at a single school were self-isolating, while a government expert says there is a high rate ...
Turks wait in line for cheap bread as inflation eats into earnings
As the lira’s plunge in value and surging inflation erode Turks’ earnings, many people in Istanbul have taken to waiting in line for the municipality’s cheap bread as ...
Brazil soccer legend Pele hospitalized again to treat colon tumor
Brazilian soccer legend Pele was hospitalized to undergo treatment for a colon tumor, Sao Paulo’s Hospital Albert Einstein said on Wednesday, adding that he is in stable condition and ...
After long battle, whistleblowers bill headed for House vote
After five years, MPs on Wednesday concluded discussion of a bill on the protection of whistleblowers, which is now headed for the plenum to be put to the vote.
The ...
Coronavirus: Hospitals ready for rise in admissions – Okypy
Public hospitals are ready to tackle a possible rise in hospitalisations of patients with Covid-19, state health services organisation Okypy said on Wednesday.
Citing a gradual rise in the number ...
Eight Tottenham players and five staff members positive for Covid, Conte says
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has confirmed eight players and five members of staff have tested positive for coronavirus following an outbreak at the club – and he expects more confirmed cases.
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Amazon’s trucking ambitions bump up against driver shortage, competition
Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) push to recruit big-rig contractors to haul goods across its web of warehouses is colliding with a trucker shortage as the e-commerce company moves ...
TV shows we love: School of Chocolate by Gina Agapiou
If you chewed your pencil while at school, you will be delighted to hear that Swiss chef Amaury Guichon has a much more appealing alternative! A yellow No2.HB pencil ...
India armed forces head among 13 dead in helicopter crash
The head of India’s armed forces, General Bipin Rawat, was among 13 people killed on Wednesday when the military helicopter they were travelling in crashed, the air force said.
They ...
EU seeks to deter economic coercion with new trade defence
The European Commission set out plans on Wednesday to retaliate against countries that put economic pressure on EU members to change their policies, while stressing the main purpose was deterrent.
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France frees man who was held over suspected Khashoggi link
The Saudi man arrested at a Paris airport over suspected links to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was released on Wednesday after officials concluded it was a case of ...
COP26 drives record $2 bln inflows into UK-based ESG funds in November
UK-based environmental, social and governance (ESG) equity funds saw a record 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) in inflows in November as COP26 climate talks spurred investor interest in sustainability, according to funds ...