Coronavirus: Free testing sites on Sunday for eligible groups
A total of 63 rapid testing sites will be operated by the ministry of health on Sunday, offering free tests to those who belong to eligible groups.
These include minors, the ...
Female farmers ‘show the way to create new life’
Female farmers “show the way to create new life”, Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou said on Saturday after she participated in an event in Emba in honour of ten women involved ...
Remand after electronics company duped out of multiple devices
A 40-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Saturday as one of the suspects who scammed a Nicosia electronics company out of over €65,000 worth of devices in the last ...
War in Ukraine and Russia will have repercussions for Cyprus universities
There will be repercussions for Cyprus universities that maintain collaborations with universities in Ukraine with the situation certainly taking some time to return to normal, Rector of the Cyprus University ...
Royals William and Kate start Caribbean tour amid colonial reckoning
Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrive in Belize on Saturday for a week long Caribbean tour that sparked controversy before it even began amid growing scrutiny of ...
Putin ‘in better shape than ever’, Belarus leader says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is healthy, sane and “in better shape than ever”, his close ally Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has said in an interview with the Japanese television channel ...
Police have strong sense of social responsibility says chief
Police is an institution with a strong sense of social responsibility, chief Stelios Papatheodorou said on Saturday in his address at the 22nd march for love in support of paediatric ...
Man remanded over arson of Paphos building
A 46-year-old Limassol resident was remanded for three days on Saturday on suspicion of setting fire to an establishment in Paphos earlier this week.
The fire, which damaged the doors ...
Dead buildings tower over uncollected corpses in Mariupol
In Mariupol daily life is a series of harrowing escapes from bomb blasts and basic survival rituals, amid the rubble that lies everywhere.
Uncollected corpses wrapped in blankets, coats or ...
Anastasiades to take part in EU leaders meetings in coming days
The Ukraine crisis and recent developments will be at the centre of the discussions of the European Council in Brussels, which will be attended by President Nicos Anastasiades, a government ...
Greek star Sakkari sets up Indian Wells final showdown with Swiatek
Maria Sakkari knocked out reigning champion Paula Badosa in Friday’s Indian Wells semi-finals and will take on Iga Swiatek in the title decider after the world number four fought ...
Three bids submitted for Chelsea as deadline passes
Three bids have been made to purchase English Premier League club Chelsea by groups led by British property developer Nick Candy, Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts family and the pairing ...
Six benefits of Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin, along with other types of cryptocurrencies, has risen in popularity over the 13 years since Bitcoin’s development. There is an influx of people purchasing the coins on https://techntrust....
Coronavirus: Four Paphos business owners set to appear in court for violating measures
The owners of four establishments in Paphos are expected to appear in court after they were booked twice for breaches of coronavirus protocols, police said on Saturday.
The businesses were ...
Anastasiades sends Ukraine message of support at start of marathon
President Nicos Anastasiades sent an anti-war message as he kicked off the OPAP GSO International Marathon in Limassol on Saturday morning.
Some 11,000 people were registered to take part in the ...
Towards a ceasefire in the Ukraine war
By Pravin R Jethwa
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin appears to have successfully achieved two immediate objectives in Russian foreign policy by invading Ukraine: first, he has effectively laid to rest ...
Man jailed 8 years for human trafficking
A 52-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison for human trafficking, sexual exploitation, money laundering and living of earnings of prostitution.
According to the police announcement, investigations started ...
Don’t be put off by the idea of fermented food and drink
By Prudence Wade
On face value, fermented food doesn’t sound all that appealing – after all, you’re essentially leaving things to ‘go off’ before they’re ready to eat.
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Hard drug use declined during pandemic – report
Limassol, along with Ayia Napa, is one of the main centres of hard drug use in Cyprus according to an EU drug monitoring unit report, although it saw a marked ...
Solar energy use among highest in Europe says Pilidou
Cyprus has work to do in order to accelerate its switch to greener forms of energy, but has already accomplished a fair amount, Energy Minister Natasa Pilidou said during a ...
Putin, Zelenskiy and the West face deadly Ukraine decision points
By Peter Apps
As Britain teetered on the edge of Nazi invasion in 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill reportedly waylaid legendary American war reporter Edward Murrow in a corridor in Downing ...
Xi says improper handling of Taiwan issues will hit China-U.S. ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Friday that the Taiwan issue needs to be handled properly to avoid a negative impact on Sino-U.S. ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (Invest Cyprus) on Friday announced that its national stand had a great presence at one of the most important European real estate exhibitions, MIPIM (Marche ...
Osce to hold conference in Cyprus on corruption
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Osce) is organising a conference in Cyprus titled ‘Combating corruption, defending democracy: The role of National Parliaments’ on May 27 and 28 at the ...