Nearby residents hold protest at Pournara
People who live near Pournara refugee reception centre protested on Saturday, demanding the state limit the number of migrants there to 600 and improve their living conditions.
The two-hour protest by ...
Coronavirus: Reducing time before booster dose being considered
Cyprus is considering reducing the time for booster dose eligibility from six to five months, a government advisor said on Saturday while calling on adults to get their third anti-coronavirus ...
Most reported US Omicron cases have hit the fully vaccinated
Most of the 43 COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant identified in the United States so far were in people who were fully vaccinated, and a third of them had ...
Coronavirus: Omicron cases and contacts to go into state quarantine (updated)
People with coronavirus suspected of having been infected with the Omicron variant will be transferred to mandatory state quarantine, as two more cases of the new variant were detected in ...
West African migrants in Cyprus (video)
We spoke to asylum seekers from Sierra Leone and Guinea, tracing their journey from Pournara reception centre to their plans for the future.
Coronavirus: Deputy shipping minister tests positive
Shipping Deputy Minister Vassilios Demetriades tested positive to coronavirus on the day he received the booster anti-coronavirus jab, he announced on Saturday.
In a tweet, the deputy minister said he ...
Coronavirus: Teachers of one union to strike on Thursday morning
The teachers’ branch of Isotita (Equality) union on Saturday announced they will strike on Thursday morning against the coronavirus measures implemented in schools.
“Our goal is for schools to be ...
Evolution of bitcoin – what are the keys which help in market development?
By now, you all have heard about bitcoin and its potential benefits. It is a well-known digital currency that can help users in so many ways. People think that this ...
Many people trapped after roof collapse at Amazon warehouse near St. Louis
Many people were trapped after a roof partially collapsed at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse near St. Louis late on Friday, after tornadoes and strong storms blew through the area, ...
New art exhibitions opening island-wide
Art lovers in Nicosia and Limassol welcome new exhibitions this month. Just before the year ends, numerous local creatives and artists from abroad present their work as four new showcases ...
James Martin on the perfect butter-to-toast ratio
By Ella Walker
Every now and again, chef James Martin’s mum would let him make his own packed lunch – and on those occasions, he knew exactly what was going ...
Coronavirus: Bakery fined €4,000 over SafePass violations
Police fined a Nicosia bakery €4,000 for failing to check its customers for a SafePass, it was announced on Saturday.
The fine was imposed after 1,445 checks in the capital during which ...
How does bitcoin provide harm to the environment?
Bitcoin is the digital currency that people can use for purchasing goods and services all over the world. It makes use of the public ledger, which has a vital cryptography ...
Cyprus and India deepen investment ties
The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency, commonly known as Invest Cyprus, announced on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with its Indian counterpart Invest India.
The memorandum was ...
Cyprus Business Now
RCB Bank CEO Kirill Zimarin earlier this week presented the bank’s new Nicosia Banking Centre, in conjunction with his thoughts on the banking sector, explaining that the relationship between ...
Microsoft’s $16 billion Nuance bid set for EU antitrust approval
Microsoft (MSFT.O) is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications (NUAN.O), three people familiar with ...
Inflation ideology: camp permanent or camp temporary?
By Maria Demertzis
The discovery of the latest Omicron variant of COVID-19 sent stock markets into a freefall on Black Friday. However, markets recovered on Monday and have since shrugged ...
Resolution condemning Turkey’s aggression towards Cyprus garners bipartisan US support
A resolution condemning Turkey’s aggression towards Cyprus garnered bipartisan support on Friday at the US House foreign affairs committee.
Greek Public Broadcasting (ERT)’s DC correspondent Lena Argiri tweeted ...
Our View: If banks want to reduce costs they should act on it
The main challenges facing the banking sector were the high level on NPLs, ineffective foreclosure legislation, red tape and the “unsustainable cost-to-income ratio” said the CEO of Hellenic Bank Oliver ...
Nicosia centre: ‘From decline to growth’
President inaugurates revamped Eleftheria Square
The centre of Nicosia is being transformed from a place of decline to a catalyst for growth, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday during the ...
Coronavirus: Japan researchers use ostrich cells to make glowing COVID-19 detection masks
Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect COVID-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light.
The discovery by Yasuhiro Tsukamoto and his team at Kyoto Prefectural University in ...
Thinking of making money with bitcoin? – top 5 strategies that you should know
Bitcoin is the cryptocurrency which we all have heard of. The most impressive thing about bitcoin is that it is decentralized, and you can make limitless transactions without getting permission ...
Coronavirus: No deaths, 662 people test positive on Friday (Updated)
The health ministry announced 662 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Friday.
As there were no new deaths, the toll remains 607, of whom 389 were men and 218 women.
There are 138 ...
U.S. Supreme Court permits challenge to Texas six-week abortion ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed abortion providers to pursue a legal challenge to a ban on most abortions in Texas but left the nation’s strictest abortion ...