Sonatas for cello and piano
A chamber music recital organised by the Ledra Music Soloists will be held on Monday with works for cello and piano performed by renowned cellist Péter Somodari and pianist ...
Coronavirus: Two deaths, 140 people test positive on Saturday (Updated)
The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that 140 more had tested positive from 53,472 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.26 per cent.
The deaths ...
Gesy budget well within estimates, HIO says
The budget of the national health scheme (Gesy) remained within initial estimates, counting €794.7m for the period of January to August despite the pandemic, an HIO official said on Saturday.
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Man City held to frustrating draw by Southampton despite VAR reprieve
Manchester City were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday, despite being handed a reprieve by the VAR that led to Kyle Walker’...
US Capitol on high alert as pro-Trump demonstrators converge for rally
Hundreds of police officers were patrolling around the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, ahead of a rally by supporters of the people who breached the building on Jan. 6 trying to ...
Milan’s Ibrahmovic not Superman, won’t play at Juve says coach
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not Superman and will not recover from injury in time to face Juventus away in Serie A on Sunday, coach Stefano Pioli has said.
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Paphos police investigating suspected assault over parking spot
Police on Saturday were investigating after a man allegedly beat up a 63-year-old Paphos resident over a parking spot.
According to the police, they received information about an injured man ...
Man found dead in sea off Latchi
An 87-year-old man was found dead in the sea off Latchi in Paphos, police said on Saturday.
The body of the man, who is a third-country national was spotted floating ...
UN confirms informal Guterres meeting with the two leaders (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades was on his way to New York on Saturday to attend the UN General Assembly and also meet on the sidelines with UN chief Antonio Guterres and ...
Pele ‘still recovering very well’ following surgery after ‘little step back’
Pele has revealed he is very well despite “a little step back” this week in his recovery after surgery to remove a tumour from his colon earlier this month.
The ...
Navalny allies accuse Telegram of censorship in Russian election
Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accused Telegram of censorship on Saturday after the popular messaging app followed Google and Apple in restricting access to their voting campaign in ...
US ambassador calls for tackling waste management at source
Waste management is something that needs to be tackled at the source, said US ambassador, Judith Garber, marking International Coastal CleanUp Day in Larnaca on Saturday.
Garber participated in the ...
Coronavirus: Testing locations for Sunday
A total of 47 rapid testing sites will operate nationwide on Sunday for the testing of specific population groups, the health ministry announced.
The sites will operate for free for minors ...
Pandemic inflicts off-pitch losses on soccer giants Man Utd, Juventus
England’s Manchester United and Italy’s Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo’s current and former teams, both suffered hefty financial losses for 2020-21 as the coronavirus crisis drained European soccer stadiums ...
US says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians, including children, in ‘tragic mistake’
A drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, the U.S. military said on Friday, apologizing for what it called a “tragic mistake”.
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Hydrogen may help wean telecoms off emissions-intensive power for remote infrastructure
As the world rushes to cut carbon emissions, hydrogen fuel cells may offer global telecoms an environmentally friendly solution to power energy-hungry remote networks, experts say.
Telecoms run vast arrays ...
A minute with Jana K. Cerna Dance teacher
Where do you live?
I live in Limassol with my son and our puppy Sunny.
What did you have for breakfast?
Fruits and coffee with coconut milk.
Describe your perfect ...
SpaceX capsule with world’s first all-civilian orbital crew set for splashdown
The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission were due to splash down in the Atlantic off Florida on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the ...
Dali residents protest as asphalt plants still not relocated 13 months after pledge to do so
Dali residents joined by MPs of various parties protested against the operation of two asphalt plans, requesting the intervention of the president for the factories’ relocation.
The demonstrators gathered at ...
Coronavirus: Almost 2,800 have received third shot
Almost 2,800 people have received the third dose of the anti-coronavirus vaccine, including state health professionals, the health ministry announced on Saturday.
According to a written statement, as of Friday, 2,793 people ...
Remand for suspect caught with 24kg of tobacco and cigarettes
A 57-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Saturday after he was found with more than 24 kilos of duty-free tobacco, following a car chase in Limassol, during which officers ...
Yemen’s Houthis execute nine men for involvement in Samad death
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Saturday that authorities had executed nine men who were convicted of involvement in the 2018 killing of Saleh al-Samad, then the armed group’s ...
Guy Cools and Lia Haraki meet in conversation
Author Guy Cools and dancer Lia Haraki come together in collaboration this coming week for an event at Theatro Polis OPAP in Nicosia, during which they will engage in a ...
Equal pay laws have failed to correct gender pay gap, commissioner says
A comprehensive approach is needed to close the gender pay gap, as women are paid 10.4 per cent less than men for the same job, Gender Equality Commissioner Iosifina Antoniou said ...