Our View: Anastasiades needs to get his priorities straight
As he approaches the final year of his second term, President Nicos Anastasiades seems to be spending an inordinate amount of time defending himself and dealing with his critics. On ...
Ronaldo passes 800 goals with double in win over Arsenal
Cristiano Ronaldo passed the 800-goal mark for club and country, scoring twice as Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 in an incident-packed Premier League match on Thursday.
Arsenal took the lead ...
Tottenham into top six with smooth win over Brentford
Tottenham Hotspur shook off a difficult week with a confident 2-0 win over Brentford to climb into the top six on Thursday as new manager Antonio Conte enjoyed a second ...
Turkey slams Cyprus over exploration licence for Exxon, Qatar Petroleum in Mediterranean
Turkey on Thursday accused Cyprus of violating its continental shelf by awarding an exploration licence in the Mediterranean to Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, adding it will not allow unauthorised ...
Project ‘Flood’ – Cyprus and Greece cooperate to deal with natural disasters
The goal is not just to manage the effects of climate change, but to create the right conditions to prevent them and make society more resilient against them, Interior Minister ...
Decree issued for suspension of non-urgent surgeries
The health ministry on Thursday decided the cancellation of all scheduled non-urgent surgeries, and also commandeered bed capacity in private healthcare facilities – measures taken in anticipation of a potential surge ...
Joy and awe among the Catholic faithful
“Joy, simply the purest joy I ever felt in my entire life.” That is how much Pope Francis’ visit meant to Aurora Reyes, a Filipino permanent resident of Cyprus who ...
Rape charges dropped against former municipal councilor
The attorney-general’s office has stayed the prosecution of a former municipal councilor and one-time Disy candidate for MP who had been charged with rape.
Back in April Andreas Ttaouxis ...
With God, roses and punk, German military honours Merkel
Germany’s military on Thursday honoured outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel with their highest ceremony for a civilian, playing an eclectic mix of music of her own choosing that has intrigued ...
‘Strong disagreement’ remains among MPs over infectious diseases bill
The proposed new government legislation on pandemic management gives the health minister far-reaching powers, opposition parties said on Thursday, while the ruling party insisted the bill’s provisions are in ...
UN goes on lockdown, man with gun surrenders (Updated)
A man who held an apparent shotgun to his neck near the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday is in police custody and poses no threat, the New York ...
EU regulator begins real-time review of Valneva’s shot
The European Union’s drug regulator said on Thursday it had started a rolling review of the inactivated-virus COVID-19 vaccine from French biotech firm Valneva, weeks after the EU signed ...
Coronavirus: No deaths, 538 people test positive on Thursday (Updated)
Health authorities on Thursday announced no new fatalities from Covid-19, while 538 more people tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Covid death toll since March 2020 remains at 598, with the average of ...
Epic leads the way with most enticing holiday season deal
This Christmas, Epic is once again leading the way with the market’s most tempting offer.
For the holiday season, the telco provider is offering consumers all smartphones with a 30...
Pope sends messages of unity, patience, peace and compassion (Updated)
Pope Francis began his visit to Cyprus on Thursday with messages of hope, brotherly love and one of dialogue between divided peoples saying hopes for peace should be nurtured by “...
A Viennese Christmas in Nicosia
Christmas celebrations in Nicosia this year will have a Viennese flair as a concert under the auspices of First Lady Andri Anastasiades and the Austrian Embassy in Cyprus will bring ...
Five things you need to know about amazon’s MMO New World
New World is the first game released by Amazon Games for Microsoft Windows. It is a Massively Multiplayer Online video game that works following the footsteps of RuneScape and World ...
Pensioner who died in taxi suffered abdominal aneurysm (Updated)
The cause of death of a 77-year-old man who died in a taxi on the way to Paphos hospital after he was referred there by medics at Polis, was abdominal ...
Blood drive honours prominent late lawyer Andreas Neocleous
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC successfully hosted its regular voluntary blood donation drive at its Limassol office on November 30, in spite of the challenges posed by Covid-19 throughout the year.
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Germany imposes curbs on unvaccinated, to make shots mandatory
Germany on Thursday imposed restrictions on the unvaccinated as it sought to break a dramatic surge in daily coronavirus infections exacerbated by the discovery of the Omicron strain.
Outgoing Chancellor ...
EU fines HSBC, Credit Suisse, others over ‘Sterling Lads’ forex cartel
EU antitrust regulators on Thursday fined Barclays (BARC.L), Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), HSBC (HSBA.L) and NatWest (NWG.L) 344 million euros ($390 million) for rigging the foreign exchange spot trading ...
Federer must prepare mentally for final match, says Berdych
Roger Federer has nothing left to prove as he sets his sights on a comeback next year but the 40-year-old must be mentally prepared for playing his final match, according ...
Restaurant review: Dolce, Radisson Blu hotel
While there is a plethora of choices in Larnaca to go and have a fantastic lunch or dinner, there are perhaps only a handful of places that also serve a ...
Inter’s Eriksen starts training at youth club in Denmark
Denmark’s Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen has begun working out at the training ground of his youth club in Denmark following his rehabilitation after suffering a cardiac arrest at ...