Euro drops to new low against dollar and pound
The pound extended recent gains to hit its strongest level since February 2020 against the euro on Friday, but it fell versus the dollar after better-than-expected U.S. payrolls data boosted ...
Delta variant may be transmitted by those vaccinated for Covid-19
There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 may be able to transmit the Delta variant of the virus as easily as those who have not, ...
A public transport lesson from Malta
Like Cypriots, the Maltese love their cars so there is hope that the Maltese bus company responsible for getting its population on the buses can replicate it here
By Antigoni ...
Coronavirus: three deaths, 389 cases on Sunday (Updated)
Three deaths from Covid-19 and 389 new positive cases were announced on Sunday by the health ministry.
The deaths were two men aged 83 and 93 and a woman, 71. So far 441people have ...
How to visit Ayia Napa’s mythical underwater museum
By Nick Theodoulou
Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater sculptures have enthralled and captured the imagination of Cyprus and its visitors, further marking Ayia Napa on the map and setting out ...
Man, 59, dies after buggy falls off cliff in Akamas (Updated)
A 59-year-old man from France died on Sunday after the buggy he was in with his daughter, 20, fell off a cliff in the Akamas area and then into the sea.
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U.S. Senate edges toward passage of $1 tln infrastructure bill
By David Morgan and Makini Brice
The U.S. Senate will try to move toward passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Sunday, as Republicans struggle to heal a rift ...
Coronavirus: where to get tested on Monday
The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Monday, 32 in total.
People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport or driver’s licence.
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Tokyo douses Olympic flame, ending pandemic Games
Tokyo doused its Olympic flame in a ceremony on Sunday that echoed the restraint of a Games that played out without spectators and were defined and transformed by the global ...
Balancing supervisory practices and economic development
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
In recent years, and especially after the global crisis of 2008, supervisory requirements in the financial sector have been strengthened significantly. Taking into account the ...
Turkish Cypriot owner of land used by EAC wants it back
The family remained in Republic for years after 1974 and still pays taxes
By Evie Andreou
The Turkish Cypriot owner of a plot of land in Dhali where the electricity authority (...
German Greens co-leader defends embattled chancellor candidate
The co-leader of Germany’s Greens on Sunday defended the party’s candidate for chancellor at next month’s federal election, and brushed off suggestions that he should replace her ...
Bomb squad called in for suitcase outside Presidential Palace (Updated)
Police on Sunday afternoon said they destroyed in a controlled explosion a suitcase found outside the Presidential Palace.
Members of the police bomb squad were called in on Sunday afternoon ...
Emotional Messi says ‘I became the man I am at Barcelona’
Lionel Messi wept on Sunday as he bade farewell to his boyhood team FC Barcelona and confirmed he was talking with French club Paris St Germain over a possible move.
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Taliban seize government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul
Taliban fighters overran two provincial capitals, including the strategic northeastern city of Kunduz and northern Sar-e Pul on Sunday, local officials said, as the insurgents intensified pressure on the north ...
Afghanistan: how did they think it would end?
By Gwynne Dyer
“I will never kneel before such a destructive force (as the Taliban),” declared Ashraf Ghani, the soon-to-be-ex-president of Afghanistan. “We will either sit knee-to-knee for real negotiations ...
Summer 2021: Few signs of pandemic in Napa
Not many Brits, but Ayia Napa has reclaimed some of its pre-pandemic bustle
By Nick Theodoulou
In the summer of 2021 Ayia Napa is back on its feet and has regained ...
‘CODA’ breaks new ground for deaf movie theater-goers
By Jill Serjeant
Going to the movies isn’t much fun for deaf people. Screenings in theatres with captions are limited and the special glasses and equipment needed to read ...
Coronavirus: fines for measure violations
Eleven businesses and 43 individuals were booked during the past 24 hours for violations of the measures against the spread of coronavirus, police said on Sunday.
In total 5,700 checks were carried out ...
Victims of a systematic distortion of reality
By Christos Panayiotides
‘They on that side and this side and we, somewhere else.’ I like this slogan, despite its bitterness. I like it because it condenses my fears and ...
Memorial for Isaac-Solomou held in Paralimni
A memorial service was held in Paralimni on Sunday for Tasos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, both killed days apart in August 1996 by Turkish forces in the Dherynia buffer zone.
Health ...
N.Korea’s Kim calls for relief campaign in rain-hit areas
By Hyonhee Shin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilised the military to carry out relief work in areas recently hit by heavy rains, state media said on Sunday, ...
Arrests for cat killing case
A man, 52, and a woman, 39, were arrested police said on Sunday in connection with the killing of a cat in the Nicosia district earlier in the week.
Arrest warrants were ...
Blaze ravages Evia island on sixth day of Greek wildfires (Updated)
Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more ...