Oil prices up over $1 amid potential Iran talks hitch
Oil prices rose on Monday as a potential snag emerged in reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that could add more oil supply, while Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) said the case ...
Former MEP to face sexual harassment charges on July 1
A former MEP who was accused by a Cypriot woman of sexual harassment while he was in office will be called to answer to the charge of indecent assault on ...
HSBC CEO says Bitcoin not for us
HSBC has no plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk or offer the digital coins as an investment to customers, because they are too volatile and lack transparency, its Chief ...
Moving away from fast fashion
What to do with expensive clothes you no longer want without adding to the global pile? It’s a question addressed by a new concept store in Limassol. ALIX NORMAN ...
‘Cyprus of tomorrow will depend on education of today’
The education system in Cyprus will be improved to provide students with better learning opportunities and teachers with better tools for their work, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Monday.
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What is ‘black fungus’ that is hitting India’s COVID-19 patients?
A rapid rise in cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, has added to the challenges faced by India’s healthcare system as it deals with a massive second ...
Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed – WSJ
Three researchers from China‘s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, a month before China reported the first cases of COVID-19, the Wall Street Journal reported ...
Belarus faces sanctions threat over ‘state piracy’ as some airlines avoid its airspace (Update 3)
Several airlines said on Monday they would avoid Belarusian airspace after Belarus scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair jetliner and arrest a dissident journalist in an act denounced by ...
How net-zero buildings can help the climate crisis
The buildings where we live and work can be as big a climate solution as switching to renewable energy. This is because our dwellings consume about 40 per cent of all ...
We love motorbikes, but also life, transport minister says launching safety challenge
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday challenged prominent figures to help raise awareness about motorbike safety.
He posted a video on his Facebook profile to raise public awareness accompanied by ...
The one with the reunion
The TV event of the year – the Friends reunion will air on Thursday. But will we all be gripped asks Constantinos Psillides
They watched it when it aired on TV. ...
Cypriot national on hijacked plane is well, in Vilnius
The Cypriot national who was on the Ryanair plane en route to Vilnius, Lithuania, that was forced by Belarusian authorities to land in Minsk on Sunday to arrest a journalist ...
New fire stations on the way says minister as exercise gets underway
New fire stations are being planned, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Monday as the summer, and its associated fire season, gets underway.
Speaking at the fire service exercise Torch, ...
Confident Tsitsipas heads to Paris with ‘best’ Slam preparation
Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas is brimming with confidence and will be heading to Roland Garros this week with his best Grand Slam preparation after picking up his seventh ATP Tour title ...
Ready in 30 minutes: one-pan Spanish garlic pasta
Despite carbs’ fall from favour over recent years, pasta still features in many people’s weekday eating line-up – and it’s hard not to see why. Pasta dishes can be ...
Coronavirus: Measures could be relaxed as numbers drop, expert says
There could be further relaxations to the measures against the spread of coronavirus, a member of the epidemiological team said on Monday stressing the need for people to get vaccinated.
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Cyprus has become a pillar of stability in the region says defence minister
Cyprus has been transformed into a pillar of stability in the region by building closer ties with other nations, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Monday.
Petrides emphasised the important ...
The best way of growing avocados from seed
Avocados are incredibly popular in a variety of dishes and salads, so for those who love gardening and growing their own food, they make an understandably attractive topic!
In figuring ...
Fifty and fabulous: Mickelson defies age to win PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson blocked out the distractions and kept his mind quiet in front of a raucous gallery to win the PGA Championship by two strokes on Sunday and become golf’...
5 things we learned from the final round of Premier League fixtures
The final day of the Premier League season brought joy for Liverpool and Chelsea and agony for Leicester.
On a day when most of the major issues had long been ...
Coronavirus: Transport minister calls on people of Famagusta to get vaccinated
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday appealed to the people of Famagusta to get vaccinated so tourists can be welcomed back to the island.
Karousos, who was the mayor of ...
From dominance to a joke, Internet Explorer meets its end
Much maligned internet browser Internet Explorer has met its end, maker Microsoft has revealed.
The erstwhile dominant browser is already in the process of being phased out by Microsoft and ...
Coronavirus: USA, Malta and Romania get category upgrade
The USA, Malta and Romania were on Monday upgraded while Thailand was downgraded in Cyprus’ new categorisations for arrivals, effective from May 27.
Malta will move to the green category, while ...
PASYKAF now taking donations through Ourbeloved.cy
The Pancyprian Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (PASYKAF) now accepts donations through Ourbeloved.cy, a portal created to share funeral announcements and provide support to bereaved families.
Through the ...