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Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost 92% effective in fighting COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed late-stage trial results published in The Lancet ...

Marfields Group has signed a milestone agreement with Marriott International, confirming the highly-anticipated arrival of the island’s first branded residences: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Limassol. Renowned as one of the ...

Arsenal and Benfica’s Europa League last-32 tie could be played as a one-off tie on neutral territory under new rules issued by tournament organisers UEFA. The two-leg tie is ...

Australian model and businesswoman Miranda Kerr’s Dior Book Tote bag has a Mary Poppins-like quality: the life hacks just keep on coming! From bananas to homeopathic arnica, to picture ...

People aged 83 and over will be able to book a coronavirus vaccine on the vaccination portal from 9am on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The vaccination portal had ...

Delays in the burial of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 continue as state pathologists refuse to perform autopsies, citing health ministry instructions and recommendations by the World’s ...

President Nicos Anastasiades testified under oath on Tuesday that he never favoured any foreign investor seeking a Cypriot passport, and denied any conflict of interest or quid pro quo in ...

By Katie Wright Some people swear by it, diligently tapping and smoothing their favourite formula around their eyes every night. Others claim it’s a waste of money and won’...

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday. A statement from Real said Perez, 73, had returned a positive result during the club’...

When you picture hippies, you probably picture bell bottoms, long hair, and LSD. You might also think of a very specific graphic design and illustration style, seen on concert posters ...

Monday’s easing of the lockdown saw more than 22,000 people head for a haircut of to the beautician, making the best of the first opportunity in three weeks to spruce ...

A 27-year-old man is the youngest coronavirus patient currently being treated at the Famagusta general hospital, where admissions have fallen following the introduction of stricter measures, the director of the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday the citizenship by investment programme will not be returning but other incentives will be offered to attract investors. Anastasiades was speaking after testifying before ...

Larnaca police found duty-free cigarettes and more than 12 kilos tobacco in the house of a pensioner on Tuesday. Following a tip-off, in collaboration with the customs department police carried out ...

In responding to 11,985 calls to tackle 7203 fires, the fire services also assisted 1774 people last year according to their annual report made public on Tuesday. Assistance was given to peoples after ...

Beyond its blue waters, clear skies and coffee shops, the island many of us call home can be interpreted in myriad ways depending on which lens you look at it ...

EU chief executive Ursula von der Leyen vigorously defended the European Commission’s record on vaccines on Tuesday and described a proposal that would have set up border checks on ...

The government of Cyprus on Tuesday raised €1 billion with the sale of a five-year Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN). The debt security sale is part of the planned issuance by ...

Local authority reform must be approved as soon as possible, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, said on Tuesday, as he warned political parties that fiddling with its provisions would put the ...

Cyprus’ inclusion in the Schengen Area would help attract foreign investment and bring a significant advantage over competing European countries, the association of large investment projects said on Tuesday. During ...

Since we cannot visit the vineyards and our favourite restaurants wine tastings on Zoom and other platforms are becoming popular again. Also, there is Dry January to consider, although I ...

Amid concern over the South African variant of the coronavirus, advisory committee member Petros Karayiannis said on Tuesday that screening at the airports was the best way to keep it ...

The coronavirus mutation “of most concern” has occurred spontaneously in the UK variant, a professor of outbreak medicine who is part of a panel that advises the British government said ...

Major transfers in Europe’s top soccer leagues during the January transfer window (all transfer fees as reported by the media): ENGLAND Amad Diallo – Atalanta to Manchester United (21 million euros – $25.38 ...