EU regulator backs J&J COVID-19 booster dose for adults
The European Union’s drug regulator on Wednesday recommended that a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shot may be given at least two months after a first ...
Coronavirus: Thursday’s free testing sites for eligible groups
A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
US to add more Chinese firms to investment, export blacklists
Shares in Chinese health care and technology firms tumbled on Wednesday after a report that the United States will add more Chinese firms, including the largest commercial drone maker and ...
Conference to overcome LGBTQI phobia
A free online international conference on how to overcome LGBTQI-phobia in tertiary education will take place in English this Thursday.
The event will be the final conference of the European ...
Nicosia prepares for an artsy weekend
Despite the measures and gloomy weather, artists of Nicosia are organising several events this weekend to paint the town with the Christmas spirit. The trend to shop small has picked ...
Cineworld shares plunge after $957 mln damage ruling on aborted Cineplex deal
Shares in Cineworld Group (CINE.L) sank nearly 40 per cent on Wednesday after a Canadian court asked the British cinema operator to pay C$1.23 billion ($957 million) to rival Cineplex as ...
Tender announced for new €89m Astromeritis-Evrychou road
The transport ministry on Wednesday announced the tender for the construction of the Astromeritis to Evrychou road, an €89m project for a four-lane 11-kilometre road estimated to be completed within ...
Lebanon agrees losses in financial sector ‘$68 bln to $69 bln’, deputy PM says
Lebanese officials have agreed that losses in the country’s financial sector amount to between $68 billion and $69 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh al-Shami told Reuters but cautioned that the figure ...
Christodoulides meets Spanish counterpart
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides had a meeting with his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares Bueno in Nicosia on Wednesday saying they both stood to gain from increased cooperation.
“Delighted to ...
Cyprus Economic Society: The German elections and what it means for Europe
This article summarises the discussion Forum organised by the Cyprus Economic Society on 14 October 2021 on the German Elections and What it Means for Europe. The speaker was Dr Christian Odendahl, ...
Number of POS terminals up 15 per cent as cashless transactions rise
Point of sales (POS) terminals have seen a 15 per cent rise in Cyprus between 2018 and 2020, according to a survey of 14 countries in central and eastern Europe conducted by technology company ...
Russia, U.S. discuss Moscow’s demand for security guarantees
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried held talks in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss a Russian demand for binding security guarantees ...
French-Cypriot school to open branch in Limassol
A Limassol branch of the French Cypriot School (Ecole Franco-Chypriote) is expected to be up and running in September next year, Education Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday.
The minister, during ...
Refugees and asylum seekers in Cyprus share their stories in new book
The Unhcr office in Cyprus announced on Wednesday the launch of a photo-essay book on the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Cyprus, to create space for their personal ...
School sports halls in Larnaca ‘leak every time it rains’
Indoor sports facilities at some schools in Larnaca leak every time it rains, despite repairs, officials said Wednesday, impeding the activities of schoolchildren and clubs that use them in the ...
Guardiola hails return of ‘phenomenal’ De Bruyne after 7-0 thrashing
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he was proud of his “brilliant” players after they thrashed Leeds United 7-0 in the Premier League on Tuesday and the Spaniard was particularly ...
Marie BustinMoves introduce world to new fitness trends
According to the IHRSA, the worldwide fitness business is valued at $96.7 billion. In 2019, there were more than 210,000 health clubs in the world, serving 183 million members, according to fitness industry market ...
Aleph, Wacker team up to fast-track mass lab meat production
Israeli lab-grown meat startup Aleph Farms and German chemicals maker Wacker Chemie (WCHG.DE) will work together to improve production processes for growth proteins to remove one of the biggest ...
The freedom of a life at sea
In the captain of a replica of a compact 18th century frigate, THEO PANAYIDES finds someone at home in a space designed for function over comfort who has lived a ...
Man fined after illegal tobacco found in his car
A 59-year-old man was fined €2,000 after dozens of duty-free tobacco products were found in his car late on Tuesday.
The illegal products were discovered by Limassol officers who stopped the ...
Coronavirus: Mall fined €16,000 after customer found without SafePass
A Nicosia shopping mall was fined €16,000 after a customer was found inside the premises without a SafePass, police said on Wednesday.
The fine came after 1,062 checks in the capital, during ...
Coronavirus: Adjustments being made to CovScan to reflect new rules
Electronic scanning of the SafePass of people who received one Covid vaccine dose will begin this weekend, the health ministry said on Wednesday, as the unvaccinated are banned from key ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, parents keeping their primary school children away from class in protest over Covid-19 restrictions could face legal sanctions.
In other news, newly appointed UNSG Special Representative ...
German police conduct raids in Saxony over ‘anti-vaxxer murder plot’
German police searched several locations in the eastern state of Saxony on Wednesday as part of an investigation into what they said was a plot to murder the state’s ...