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Two Belarus coaches who cut short https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-belarusian-sprinter-decided-defect-way-airport-family-fears-about-2021-08-05 sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and were removed from ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by ...

About 30 per cent of coronavirus patients currently in ICU are under 50, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Friday, as the median age of coronavirus patients receiving intensive care dropped to 57.6 ...

A new collaboration between BPRarts Cultural Management, Klirou community and the Cultural Services of the ministry of education presents an outdoor photography exhibition titled In the Footsteps of Memory this ...

Poland should not remain a member of the European Union at all costs, the justice minister said in an interview published on Friday, as he railed against what he called “...

Altius Insurance has moved its premises of the customer service network on Strovolou Avenue, 124C Tsigaridi Building to its new, advanced facilities on: 28 October Avenue 1, Business Center Engomi, Building Β, 3rd ...

A 59-year-old man was arrested after he assaulted another man with a knife during a disagreement, police said on Friday. The incident took place at around 4.30pm on Thursday in ...

Spaceship company Virgin Galactic (SPCE.N) said it will open ticket sales on Thursday for space flights starting at $450,000 a seat, weeks after billionaire founder Richard Branson’s high-profile trip ...

The Cyprus Hoteliers Association has presented a plan detailing how the sector can recover in Cyprus. “Hoteliers remain focused on achieving the ambitious objectives that have been set despite the ...

Police are looking for a male driver who hit two pedestrians, one of whom is hospitalised in serious condition, and abandoned the scene of the accident late on Thursday in ...

The Bank of England said on Thursday it could see a modest reduction ahead in the huge support it has provided to Britain’s economy during the Covid-19 pandemic and ...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) reported on Thursday an operating loss of Sfr 398 million ($438.9 million) in the first six months of 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic and continuing global travel ...

The European Commission, the International Monetary Fund National and the credit rating agency Moody’s have reported that the Cyprus Government has managed the Covid-19 crisis relatively well, with considerable ...

Having received €7m in state aid for 2021 in February, political parties are now squabbling over whether it should be redistributed to reflect the results of the May parliamentary elections. This ...

The Estia debt relief scheme, in the end, did not turn out the success it had been hoped. The finance ministry announced that only 802 applications of the 6,393 submitted, were approved; ...

Manchester City have signed England midfielder Jack Grealish on a six-year contract after paying the 100-million pound release clause, Aston Villa announced on Thursday, making him the most expensive player ...

Six-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new contract, the La Liga club said on Thursday, citing economic ...

A Paphos court on Thursday ordered the temporary closure of a nightclub, after it was reported by police to have been operating without a liquor permit and for violating coronavirus-related ...

High winds rekindled wildfires north of Athens on Thursday as emergency crews battled for a third day to control blazes across Greece in searing, tinder-dry conditions. A wall of dark ...

By Elias Hazou and Gina Agapiou A Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece was doing its part in assisting extinguishing efforts of the Greek forces in Varympompi, near Athens, fire services ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced three deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing yielded 580 new positives. The three latest fatalities were: a man aged 71, who passed away on Wednesday at Larnaca ...

The health ministry on Thursday sought to clarify the situation regarding foodstuffs found to contain ethylene oxide, saying that trace amounts pose no direct danger to human health – while announcing ...

France’s highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to access bars and restaurants and health workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by ...

The White House on Thursday confirmed it may require visitors from abroad to be vaccinated as part of its plans to eventually reopen international travel but said it had yet ...