Vydra strikes as Burnley hold Chelsea to 1-1 draw
Premier League leaders Chelsea were held to a surprise 1-1 home draw by struggling Burnley after the visitors’ substitute Matej Vydra struck out of the blue late in the game ...
Unvaccinated in Greece face new restrictions as Covid cases soar
Queues formed outside shops in Athens on Saturday on the first day of new restrictions to curb soaring coronavirus infections which require the unvaccinated to have negative COVID-19 tests.
COVID-19 ...
Bike support scheme portal to reopen on Tuesday and Wednesday
The portal to apply for the bicycle purchase scheme, which crashed last week due to unprecedented interest, will reopen on Tuesday and Wednesday, the transport ministry announced on Saturday.
The ...
‘Finally, infrastructure week!’ Biden says, cheering $1tn bill
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed through Congress on Friday night is a “once in a generation” investment that will create millions of jobs, U.S. President Joe Biden said on ...
Twelve arrested after fleeing emergency plane landing in Mallorca
Police in Spain arrested 12 people and were looking for 12 more after a group of passengers fled a plane onto the runway at Palma de Mallorca airport on Friday night, causing ...
Coronavirus: Testing sites for eligible groups on Sunday
A total of 45 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Sunday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
Man City cruise to derby win as United home woes continue
Premier League champions Manchester City cruised to a 2-0 win over struggling Manchester United in their derby at Old Trafford on Saturday.
City were handed an ideal start, going ahead ...
Anastasiades to chair meeting on migrant flows
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday President Nicos Anastasiades will chair a meeting in the coming week to discuss migrant flows.
The meeting has been scheduled to get the ...
Demonstrators take on climate change in Nicosia and Paphos
A week since the start of the COP26 Climate summit in Glasgow, environmental NGOs organised two separate events on Saturday to draw attention to climate change, one in Nicosia and ...
A minute with Elena Agathokleous Artistic director of Center of Performing Arts MITOS
Where do you live?
In Limassol with the boys, Alexandros and Marios. My twelve-year-old twin sons.
What did you have for breakfast?
This is the season of pomegranates!
Describe your ...
Ninety-nine killed in fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital
At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, local authorities said.
Fuel ...
Two remands over 15,000 bullet find
Limassol district court on Saturday remanded for seven days a 32-year-old man arrested the previous day in connection with the theft of guns and thousands of bullets from a licenced ...
UK Johnson’s handling of corruption row ‘shameful’, ex-PM Major says
Former British Prime Minister John Major on Saturday attacked fellow Conservative Boris Johnson’s handling of a corruption row, calling the conduct “shameful” and saying this could undermine his popularity.
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Coronavirus: Health minister urges more vaccine take up as mobile unit visits Palaichori
A mobile vaccination unit operated on Saturday morning in Palaichori as part of the health ministry’s efforts to expand vaccination coverage across the island.
The unit operated from 8am ...
Several injured in knife attack on German train
Several people were injured in a knife attack on an express train between the south German cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg on Saturday and a male suspect has been arrested, ...
Mentality more critical than price tag in bid to beef up Everton -Benitez
Everton do not have enough money to sign top quality reinforcements in January and will have to depend on bargain buys with the right mentality to be a fit at ...
Coronavirus: Five-month old being treated in Makarios hospital
A five-month-old baby is being treated at Makarios children’s hospital for coronavirus, paediatric chief Dr Avraam Elia said on Saturday.
Speaking to CyBC radio, Elia said that the baby ...
Arrest after murder attempt reported
Police on Saturday arrested a 38-year-old man in relation with a murder attempt against a 47-year-old.
The man is suspected of deliberately crashing his car into the victim, injuring him ...
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Lawful Seat of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations
By Liu Yantao
On October 25, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly at its 26th session adopted Resolution 2758 with an overwhelming majority to restore all the lawful rights of the People’s ...
Man arrested abroad in connection with 100kg cannabis haul (updated)
A 32-year-old man sought for the illegal import and possession of drugs with intent to supply was located and arrested abroad, police said on Saturday.
He was being sought in ...
Coronavirus: Nine businesses fined for breaking decrees
Nine businesses in Nicosia and Paphos, and 27 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus measures in the past 24 hours, police said on Saturday.
In Nicosia, five businesses were fined because employees ...
N. Zealand’s daily cases cross 200 for first time
New Zealand’s 206 new daily community infections on Saturday carried it past the double-hundred mark for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, as the nation scrambles to vaccinate its ...
New Unficyp chief in Cyprus as soon as UN can get him on the ground
The United Nations is trying to get new Special Representative and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Colin Stewart on the ground as soon as it can, Deputy ...
The joy of raiding your kitchen cupboards
By Katie Wright
Given the time it takes to research, compile and publish a recipe book, most of the titles hitting book shops right now started life long before the ...