Dutch police disperse thousands protesting against lockdown measures
Riot police with batons and shields tried to break up a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in the Dutch capital on Sunday to protest against COVID-19 lockdown measures ...
Humbert stuns Medvedev at ATP Cup, De Minaur beats Berrettini
Russian Daniil Medvedev’s 2022 season opened with a stunning defeat at the hands of Frenchman Ugo Humbert at the ATP Cup on Sunday, while Italy’s Matteo Berrettini suffered a ...
Coronavirus: Omicron set to account for 100 per cent of cases in a few days
Eighty per cent of Covid cases are currently thought to be of the Omicron variant, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Sunday, adding that this is likely to rise to 100 ...
Investigations continue after Big Potato cut down
Investigations continued on Sunday after the Big Potato erected at the entrance to the village of Xylophagou was chopped down the previous day.
The stand for the potato was cut ...
EU flag removed from Arc de Triomphe after causing stir
A large European Union flag attached to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday to mark the start of France’s six-month presidency of the bloc was removed on ...
Coronavirus: 640 children jabbed on Sunday
A total of 640 children received a Covid jab on Sunday as one centre at the State Fair in Nicosia was open only to them.
The A centre was receiving only ...
PSG’s Messi, three others test positive for Covid-19
Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi and three other players have tested positive for COVID-19, the French Ligue 1 club said on Sunday.
Argentina international Messi joined PSG from boyhood club ...
Coronavirus: Pandemic manageable in Cyprus at the moment says minister
The pandemic in Cyprus is manageable, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Sunday, adding that there are three scenarios already set up in case it gets any worse.
“At this ...
English school children to wear masks to tackle Omicron surge
Children in secondary schools in England will be told to wear face coverings when they return after the Christmas holiday next week to tackle a surge in cases of the ...
Coronavirus: Testing sites for eligible groups on Monday
A total of 53 testing sites will be operated around the island on Monday by the ministry of health to offer free rapid tests to those in eligible groups.
These include ...
Coronavirus: Next 48 thought to be critical as further measures mulled
Numbers over the next 48 hours will be crucial to any further measures as the health minister will meet the government coronavirus advisory team on Tuesday and the Council of Ministers ...
Palestinian rockets explode off Tel Aviv coast, military says
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets toward the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday which exploded off the coast of Tel Aviv and prompted retaliatory strikes, Israel said.
There was no ...
Omicron could lead Israel to herd immunity, health official says
By Maayan Lubell
A surge of Omicron infections could see Israel reaching herd immunity, the country’s top health official said on Sunday as daily cases continued to climb.
The ...
Man stopped at Paphos airport with fake documents
A 28-year-old has been arrested in Paphos for using a false identity and circulating forged documents.
According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, a man presented travel documents at Paphos ...
Coronavirus: All arrivals must take PCR before flight as of Tuesday
As of Tuesday all travellers arriving in Cyprus must have a negative PCR test result not older than 48 hours regardless of where they are coming from or their vaccination status, ...
Fire service fights flames at workshop
The fire service was fighting a fire on Sunday morning that broke out at dawn in a building being used as a workshop for machines.
Spokesman Andreas Kettis said in ...
Cash-strapped China Evergrande revises payment plan for wealth unit investors
China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) on Friday dialled back plans to repay investors in its wealth management products, in a move that highlights the deepening liquidity squeeze at the property developer ...
Fire erupts at South African parliament building in Cape Town
By Nqobile Dludla and Wendell Roelf
A fire erupted at the South African parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, with media coverage showing flames coming from the roof of the ...
Chelsea can compete with City’s ‘winning machine’, says Tuchel
Chelsea have to be realistic about catching up with Premier League leaders Manchester City this season, manager Thomas Tuchel said, adding that the club’s personnel issues have contributed to ...
Coronavirus: Business owners fined for allowing dancing, working without SafePass
In the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Sunday, police carried out a total of 2,980 checks around the island, charging a total of 13 individuals and 11 businesses.
In Limassol the owner ...
JPMorgan, Citi staff to start 2022 with remote work
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) has offered its staff the option of working from home for the first two weeks of 2022, with a caveat that all employees are expected ...
Coronavirus: 69 per cent of population fully vaccinated
By the end of the year a total of 69.6 per cent of the population had been fully vaccinated, the ministry of health announced on Sunday.
The figure for the adult ...
Global Markets in 2021: Recoveries, reflation and wrecking balls
For global financial markets, the second year of the COVID pandemic has been nearly as dramatic as the first.
The stocks bulls have stayed firmly in charge, surging energy and ...
FTSE 100 posts biggest annual gains in five years
UK’s FTSE 100 ended 2021 with its best annual performance in five years on the back of gains in commodity-linked and industrial stocks although the index fell in Friday’s holiday-thinned ...