Woman injured in traffic collision
Police on Monday said they are investigating the circumstances under which a 20-year-old woman was seriously injured in a traffic accident in the Larnaca district over the weekend.
The accident ...
Know the lay of the land
Each country has its own regulations regarding real estate agencies. In Cyprus the Real Estate Agents Law, but when people come from abroad, they have their own country’s system ...
Police investigate man’s injury
Paphos police are investigating on Monday after a 25-year-old man was brought to the hospital with serious head injuries.
Police received information from the district’s general hospital around 9pm ...
Kojima game Death Stranding makes it to 5 million copies sold
Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding action game has sold more than five million copies worldwide across all of its available platforms, its production company has confirmed.
Kojima Productions has confirmed ...
UK to see creation of major film studio with $1bn investment
US firms Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP.N) said they planned to create a major film, TV and digital production complex in Broxbourne, north of London, ...
Cyprus a great target for data centre investments
“Companies have come to realise that having their infrastructure hosted in a data centre may provide them with a better cost/benefit. This includes 24/7 monitoring, SLA (service level agreement), expertise ...
It’s a great time to buy Cyprus real estate
By Antoniou Markos, economist
Acquiring real estate has always been one of the most stable investments the average person could make in their life. This is confirmed by George S. ...
Coronavirus: Surviving without a SafePass
Although it just got even harder, a determined but vocal minority are refusing to frequent businesses that require a SafePass
Since the introduction of the SafePass and the decree bringing ...
Coronavirus: One death, 277 new cases (updated)
One person died from coronavirus on Sunday while 277 new cases were recorded, the first day that free rapid tests were no longer available to the general public.
The total number ...
Coronavirus: Facebook page offers vaccine waverers chance to quiz scientists
A newly created Facebook page aiming to provide scientifically substantiated information to the public’s questions regarding the coronavirus pandemic seeks to help diminish people’s concerns over the coronavirus ...
Britain believes Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman
Britain said on Sunday it believed Iran carried out an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman on Thursday that killed a Briton and a ...
Ocon wins chaotic Hungarian GP as Hamilton retakes title lead
Frenchman Esteban Ocon fended off Sebastian Vettel to take a maiden Formula One win for Alpine in a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix, that saw Lewis Hamilton charging through from last-to-third ...
Gardening: The science of sowing seeds
It’s amazing how plants reproduce themselves
By Patricia Jordan
Some plants throw out underground rhizomes, which pop up away from the mother plant. Plumbago is a good example of ...
No let up in temperature as Met Office issues further orange weather warning
The Met Office on Sunday afternoon issued an orange weather warning in force from 1am on Monday to 5 in the afternoon.
The temperature inland is set to hit 42C, while ...
Autocracy and democracy: the human race has a dual heritage
At first I was going to write about the ‘Arab Problem’, because there is not a single functioning democracy in the Arab world. This week’s presidential coup in Tunisia ...
‘Can we have two golds?’ – Qatar’s Barshim, Italy’s Tamberi share high jump victory
Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim added a coveted Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men’s high jump in Tokyo on Sunday, but he had to share ...
Coronavirus: Archbishop slams those who say vaccines work of the devil
Archbishop Chrysostomos on Sunday berated people who say having a coronavirus vaccine is like putting the devil in us.
“How can the devil go inside us when we have Christ, ...
Corruption perceived as widespread in north Cyprus, survey suggests
The report found that “offering voters money or a special favour during elections was very common”
Corruption is widespread and a serious problem in the north, according to a new ...
Arrest after man enters neighbour’s house with axe, tells him to turn music down
A 43-year-old has been arrested after reportedly entering the house of a 26-year-old neighbour with an axe to tell him to turn the music down.
Police are investigating a case ...
Coronavirus: Free rapid test sites for Monday
Testing sites will continue to operate around the island on Monday offering free rapid tests to groups of the population.
Rules in place until the end of August mean only ...
East Med energy: re-assessing common interests
We can rediscover our common interests only after a reality check
In the East Med we have been side-tracked by the fallacious promise or expectation of riches to come out ...
First divers visit underwater museum, which will ‘put Cyprus on the map’ (photos)
The first divers have visited the Museum of Underwater Sculpture in Ayia Napa (Musan) after it was officially opened on Saturday night.
Speaking at the opening Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos ...
Hackers shut down system for booking Covid-19 shots in Italy’s Lazio region
Hackers have attacked and shut down the IT systems of the company that manages COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lazio region surrounding Rome, the regional government said on Sunday.
“A ...
Forestry department ‘on war footing’ to fight fires
The preparedness of the Forestry department prevented a serious fire in difficult to reach terrain from developing into a serious incident on Saturday, director of the department Charalambos Alexandrou said ...