Fourth suspect arrested in connection with football violence
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of participating in clashes between AEL and Apollon football fans that saw eight vehicles damaged and one destroyed by fire.
The ...
Coronavirus: No complications for children, infant with virus, hospital says
The three small children with coronavirus including week-old newborn remain in good health, the assistant director of paediatrics at the Makarios Children’s Hospital Marianna Kousparou said on Tuesday.
Answering ...
Economy expected to grow over 5% in 2021
The economy is expected to grow by more than 5.5 per cent in 2021, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday, as preliminary estimates showed a 12.9 per cent year-on-year growth in the ...
Roma sign striker Abraham from Chelsea
AS Roma have signed striker Tammy Abraham from Premier League team Chelsea on a five-year deal, the Italian Serie A club said on Tuesday.
Roma confirmed the 40 million euro ($47.08 million) ...
Tourist arrivals in July reached almost 300,000
The arrivals of tourists reached 297,308 in July 2021, recording an increase of 358 per cent compared with July 2020, during which 64,914 arrivals were recorded.
However, this July marked a decrease of 46 per cent ...
‘Don’t leave Afghan people alone,’ refugee in Greece pleads
Elena, an Afghan asylum seeker who lives in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, worries about friends and family back home after the Taliban’s swift moves ...
Coronavirus: Concern grows over high ICU numbers and expected September rise in cases
The chairman of the Cyprus Respiratory Society expressed concern Tuesday over the high number of Covid patients in intensive care (ICU) and the possibility of the situation worsening with the ...
Singapore prepares for long term life – and death – with Covid-19
With just a few dozen Covid -19 deaths and one of the world’s highest vaccination rates, Singapore wants to reopen for business – and is laying the groundwork to live ...
Campsites evacuated as France battles wildfire near Saint-Tropez (Update 2)
French firefighters hampered by strong winds were battling to contain a wildfire in the hills behind the coastal town of Saint-Tropez on Tuesday as campsites packed with holidaymakers were evacuated.
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EU approves €1bn Cypriot scheme to support business and self-employed
The European Commission has approved a €1billion Cypriot scheme to support enterprises and self-employed individuals in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid ...
Organic fruit spread withdrawn from the market
The health ministry on Tuesday announced that a brand of organic food spread was being withdrawn from the market as it contains a preservative that was not listed as it ...
On learning to speak the language of peace
By Özge Özoğul
Regardless of what language we speak, what if we set the language of peace as our lingua franca to end violent communication once and for all?
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Larnaca produce 3.5m cubic metres of recycled water in 2020
The production of recycled water in 2020 at the wastewater treatment plant in Larnaca, exceeded 3.5 million cubic metres, it was announced on Tuesday.
Larnaca Sewerage Board said in a statement that ...
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Tsitsipas refuses to take vaccine unless it becomes mandatory on tour
World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas said he would only get the COVID-19 vaccine if it became mandatory to compete in tennis.
While the men’s ATP Tour has publicly encouraged ...
New Zealand’s Ardern locks down nation over single Covid-19 case
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put the nation under strict lockdown on Tuesday after one new case of the coronavirus was reported in its largest city of Auckland, ...
Britain warns Taliban: Militants must never attack West from Afghanistan
Britain cautioned the Taliban on Tuesday that Afghanistan must never be used to launch terror attacks but added that the West must try to positively influence the insurgents who have ...
Coronavirus: Five businesses part of 51 fines for violating Covid rules
Five business owners and 46 individuals were booked for violating coronavirus protocols in the last 24 hours, police said early on Tuesday.
The fines resulted from 3,740 checks nationwide between 6am on Monday ...
Woman arrested for using another person’s ID
A Congolese woman was arrested after she tried to depart the island using documents that did not belong to her, police said on Tuesday.
The woman arrived at the Paphos ...
One remanded over arson attack at Limassol court (Updated)
One man was remanded on Tuesday, while a woman was arrested in connection with an arson attack on a room of the Limassol district court where evidence was being kept.
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Storm brings floods as Haitians seek help at overloaded hospitals after quake
Doctors in Haiti on Monday battled in makeshift tents to save the lives of hundreds of injured people, including young children and the elderly, outside hospitals overwhelmed by an earthquake ...
Robot nurse to aid in Covid treatments in Egypt
A white-colored, feminine-looking android was standing imperturbably inside a lab of Cairo’s Ain Shams University, with members of her development team and reports via a touch screen on her ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Friday informed the public that, at its meeting held on the 5th April 2021, CySEC decided to impose an administrative ...
Germany to sell 25% of its stake in Lufthansa
Germany plans to sell up to a quarter of its 20 per cent stake in Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) over the coming weeks, the German finance agency said on Monday, citing positive ...