Nuclear power: the missing piece of the puzzle
At the stroke of midnight last Friday, half of Germany’s remaining nuclear power stations closed down. The remaining three plants (of an original 17) will shut down on December 31 of ...
Arsenal charged by FA following red card complaints in defeat to Man City
Arsenal have been charged with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion after Gabriel Magalhaes was sent off in the Premier League defeat to Manchester City ...
Water, water everywhere but less than 1 per cent to drink
By Roberto Schiffo
Practically every day we hear of natural disasters, be that record breaking temperatures, worst flood in a millennium record, loss of crops due to hail, or forest ...
Charity worker with a touch of the Earth Mother
In the founder of a local charity THEO PANAYIDES meets a woman for whom charity began at home, and the lines of the two still blur, who points out in ...
Savel’s Red Dress now at Pattihio Theatre
AntiLogos Theatre is bringing back its production of Savel’s Red Dress following a tour of the island in October when it participated in Kypria Festival. This January it presents ...
Oniropolis: a playful exhibition
A fascinating journey through the world of toys is now on at SPEL State Gallery as a new exhibition presents SOFIA Foundation’s toy collection. Titled Oniropolis, loosely translated to ...
Coronavirus: Infections in older teens up six-fold between Christmas and New Year
Covid infections spiked across all ages in the week between December 25 and December 31, especially among youth groups, which saw up to sixfold increases over the previous week, as 16,530 cases were ...
Coronavirus: Free testing sites for eligible groups on Wednesday
A total of 51 free rapid test sites for coronavirus detection for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced.
Eligible for a free rapid test are minors (...
Two remands after large fight in Paphos (update 2)
Two men, aged 17 and 25, were remanded for eight days on Tuesday by Paphos district court in connection with a massive brawl in Paphos on Monday night that saw two people ...
Coronavirus: Lockdown ruled out as meetings held to set new measures
Government sources on Tuesday ruled out a lockdown as advisors deliberated tighter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, amid a surge in daily infections.
Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...
Winter boot trends you’ll actually want to wear
By Katie Wright
Wintry weather has begun and now the fashion forecast is clear: it’s boots season. More specifically, long boots are taking over from the ankle-high kind and ...
WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms
More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a “decoupling” in some places between ...
Electric cars hit 65 per cent of Norway sales as Tesla grabs overall pole
Electric cars made up nearly two thirds of Norway’s new sales in 2021, with Tesla the top selling automobile brand overall, as the country pursues its goal of becoming the ...
Construction begins at DP World’s $1.1 bln port in Senegal
Senegal President Macky Sall on Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a $1.13 billion deep-water port being developed by Dubai’s state-owned port operator DP World at Ndayane, ...
Djokovic will defend Australian Open title after vaccination exemption
Novak Djokovic ended speculation over his Australian Open title defence by announcing on Tuesday that he would compete at the season’s opening Grand Slam event after receiving a medical ...
Remains of 37 individuals identified by CMP in 2021
Last year, the Committee of Missing Persons (CMP) identified the remains of 20 Greek Cypriots and nine Turkish Cypriots who were on the list of missing persons, the Greek Cypriot member ...
Deloitte issues Cyprus Tax Facts 2022
Deloitte has issued its annual tax guide for 2022, “Cyprus Tax Facts 2022”.
The publication is a comprehensive guide, offering concise information to businesses and individuals on the Cyprus tax system. The ...
OPEC+ expected to stick with planned Feb output increase, sources say
OPEC+ is expected to stick to its plans to increase output in February when it meets on Tuesday, seeing a mild and short-lived impact on demand from the Omicron coronavirus ...
President pledges to work with French EU Presidency
President Nicos Anastasiades says Cyprus will work with the French Presidency of the Council of the EU to help materialise its ambitious goals. The President of Cyprus also congratulated the ...
Coronavirus: Hospitalisations steady amid Omicron surge
The Omicron variant appears to be causing more infections but fewer hospital admissions than Delta variant, a health official said on Tuesday.
Coronavirus cases have surged to four-digit numbers in ...
‘Evergrande return our money!’ Investors protest at office of Chinese developer
Investors in financial products issued by China Evergrande Group protested outside the cash-strapped company’s offices in Guangzhou on Tuesday, with many worried that their returns would be sacrificed to ...
Clean-up of mining waste at Mavrali beach begins
Some 17,000 cubic metres of mining waste is being removed from Argaka’s Mavrali beach in the Paphos district as part of a clean-up of an environmentally important area, Agriculture Minister ...
Man remanded in theatre embezzlement case
Limassol district court on Tuesday remanded a 61-year-old man in custody for seven days on suspicion of embezzling about €235,000 from Pattihio municipal theatre.
The suspect, reportedly the theatre’s former ...
House rejects president’s veto on lower VAT for electricity (updated)
Parliament on Tuesday rejected a presidential veto of a bill passed by opposition parties to cut VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent across the board for ...