26 million Britons visited an adult website in September 2020
Around half of British adults visited a pornographic website or app in 2020, a year in which the COVID pandemic caused more activity of every kind to shift online, media regulator ...
G7 leaders urged to show solidarity on climate change and Covid-19 at summit
By Megan Rowling
Pressure is growing on leaders of the G7 club of rich nations to provide more funding to deal with climate change and surplus Covid-19 vaccines for developing ...
UK launches action against Ryanair and BA over refunds (Updated)
Britain’s competition authority said on Wednesday it was launching enforcement action against Ryanair and British Airways over their failure to offer refunds to passengers who were barred from taking ...
Kim Kardashian sends birthday love to ex Kanye West
Kim Kardashian still has a lot of affection for her estranged husband Kanye West.
The make-up and shapewear mogul shared a touching birthday tribute to the “Follow God” rapper, who ...
Limassol-Paphos motorway closed due to NG exercise
A section of the Limassol-Paphos motorway will be closed for traffic between 9am and 3pm, due to a national guard exercise, police said on Wednesday.
In a tweet, police warned ...
Drink driver arrested after injuring delivery man
A 44-year-old food delivery man is in serious condition at the Paphos general hospital after being hit by a drink driver at a pedestrian crossing, police said on Wednesday.
The ...
Big countries’ tax deal to reveal rift in Europe
A global deal on corporate tax looks set to bring to a climax a deep-seated European Union battle, pitting large members Germany, France and Italy against Ireland, Luxembourg and the ...
Ryanair announces new route to Cyprus: From Brussels South Charleroi to Paphos
Two new routes complete the range of destinations available from Brussels South Charleroi Airport for the 2021-2022 winter season. Ryanair is launching new flights to Essaouira (Morocco) and Paphos (Cyprus), ...
Israel to shut Haifa industrial zone despite massive job losses
Israel is looking to shut a major industrial zone in the coastal city of Haifa that health officials say has been hazardous for years and turn it into an ecofriendly ...
Nigerians fight government’s Twitter ban with legal action
Almost 200 Nigerians filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to lift a ban on Twitter, describing the government’s decision to block the site as stifling “any dissenting voice” and digital ...
UK seeks financial services ‘exemption’ from minimum tax
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is pushing for the City of London to be exempt from a new global minimum corporation tax system championed by the Group of Seven (G7) ...
The project that promotes a future for the past
An EU-funded project in Kato Drys is making a difference to refugees’ lives and keeping traditional skills alive
By Martin Clark
I have been leading EU projects concerning sustainability for 33 ...
Our View: Passports report shows there must be some culpability
The 780 pages of findings of the investigative committee set up to look into the citizenship scheme from 2007 to 2020 was given to the attorney-general on Monday and the summary released did ...
Plastic waste a ‘Searious Business’ ahead of Cyprus visit
An island-wide initiative to reduce the plastic footprint in Cyprus is currently underway, thanks to the effort of Netherlands-based social enterprise “Searious Business”, in cooperation with the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism ...
Defrauding the EU just got harder
On June 1, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office started operations. Their mission? To hunt down those cheating the EU out of money
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
This article focuses on ...
Tsitsipas ends Medvedev run in Paris to book semi spot
Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat world number two Daniil Medvedev in straight sets on Tuesday to advance to the French Open semi-finals for the second straight year and end the ...
Zverev canters into maiden French Open semi-final
Alexander Zverev settled some early nerves before beating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-final of the French Open for the first time on Tuesday.
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Days before G7, PM Johnson’s lawmakers attack “unBritish” aid cuts
Lawmakers from the governing Conservative Party railed against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cut to foreign aid spending on Tuesday, a show of defiance just days before their leader hopes ...
Karousos warns of increased vehicle checks
In the past week alone, checks on the state of vehicles on the road found that over one third had defective headlights, indicators or brake lights, and over 17 per cent ...
Coronavirus: CDC eases travel recommendations, Cyprus is on level 3 (Updated)
By David Shepardson
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics.
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Coronavirus: One death and 60 new cases recorded (updated)
One death and 60 new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 0.16 per cent.
The death is a 66-year-old man. This brings the number of deaths from ...
Pavlyuchenkova sets up meeting with Zidansek in Paris semis
Ten years after reaching her first grand slam quarter-final, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova made it through to the last four for the first time to set up a clash with Tamara Zidansek ...
‘Stand against hate’: Canadian Muslim family loses three generations in attack
By Moira Warburton and Anna Mehler Paperny
Relatives of a Canadian Muslim family killed in London, Ontario, when a man rammed them with his pick-up truck this week are urging ...
Cabinet reshuffle on the cards, Diko names Papadopoulos as House president candidate (updated)
The race for the House presidency has blended with talk of an impending cabinet reshuffle, with reports that President Nicos Anastasiades is considering outgoing House President Adamos Adamou for the ...