Cabinet cuts VAT on electricity bills for vulnerable groups
The cabinet on Thursday approved a reduction of VAT from 19 per cent to 5 per cent on electricity bills for vulnerable groups for six months.
The decision is in line with ...
Heading the ball is linked to cognitive impairment in retired professional footballers
By Davide Bruno,
The potential long-term neurological effects of concussions and other knocks to the head in professional sport have attracted significant attention and research interest over recent years.
Confirmation ...
Britain approves Merck’s Covid-19 pill in world first
Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the ...
Coronavirus: Protest over freedoms in new bill on infectious diseases
Protesters on Thursday decried what they say is an unconstitutional and ‘monstrous’ bill which seeks to update the near century old infectious disease law by which the government has ruled ...
Arrest warrant issued for escapee (Update 2)
Police on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a 35-year-old man who earlier in the day escaped from lawful detention while being driven in a vehicle in Nicosia.
Authorities identified ...
University of Thessaloniki to appoint a Cyprus Studies section
The Cabinet approved on Thursday the establishment of a Cyprus Studies chair at the University of Thessaloniki, a move expected to promote knowledge of the island’s history and civilisation.
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Australian man charged over girl taken from outback camp
Australian police charged a 36-year-old man on Thursday with abducting a four-year-old girl from an outback campsite 18 days before she was found safe in a locked house.
The man was ...
New British bases chief officer excited by Cyprus challenge
The new administration chief officer of the British bases (SBA), Clare Simpson, has said she is looking forward to working closely over development projects with community leaders in the villages ...
‘Rocket’ Ronnie overcomes awful start to ease to win over Cyprus’ Georgiou
Ronnie O’Sullivan overcame an awful start to his clash with Michael Georgiou as an unanswered blitz of 461 points saw him storm to a 4-1 win at the BetVictor English ...
Remote-sensing reveals details of ancient Olmec site in Mexico
Aerial remote-sensing of a large region of Mexico has revealed hundreds of ancient Mesoamerican ceremonial centers, including a large one at an important site for the ancient Olmec culture that ...
How to find hidden treasures while thrift shopping
A thrift store is not only a good place to purchase items at a fraction of the price you’d pay at a retail store, it brings the thrill of ...
Coronavirus: Head of advisory team repeats call for testing of vaccinated
The head of the government’s Covid-19 advisory team has issued a strong call for a revision of the current measures – perhaps most notably that the vaccinated should be subject ...
Coronavirus: Measures extended to Dec 2, boosters for over 50s (Updated)
Cabinet on Thursday approved the administration of booster jabs against Covid-19 to people 50 and over and to everyone with severe obesity, regardless of age.
It also approved the proposal by ...
What happens to your body when you eat spicy food?
By Prudence Wade
Whether it’s dousing everything in habanero hot sauce or eating a punchy curry, some people live for spicy food – while others can’t quite stomach it.
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Sickness bug hits Leicester duo
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has revealed a sickness bug has left doubts over Harvey Barnes and James Maddison ahead of Thursday’s “very important” Europa League clash with Spartak Moscow.
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Moyes makes admission ahead of his 1,000th game as a manager
David Moyes prepares to clock up his 1,000th match as a manager on Thursday evening admitting that at one point he was not sure if he would even make it ...
Nicosia’s old GSP stadium parking closed for revamp
Nicosia municipality on Thursday announced the closure of the old GSP stadium as revamp works are set to start next Wednesday.
The stadium, which provided free parking for hundreds of ...
Nicosia’s Christmas fair returns to old city
Nicosia’s Christmas fair will this year return to the moat around the old city in the Davila bastion parking space, leading to the closure of the parking area for ...
Time for jazz and world music
Limassol has no shortage of live music events although the end of the month has something bigger in store as the 8th Cyprus Jazz and World Music Showcase returns. Embraced ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, we hear that Cyprus has topped 125,000 reported Covid-19 cases. Still on the virus, a father has lost a case to vaccinate his two teenage children despite ...
Woman, 33, arrested for possession of explosives and stolen property
Paphos police arrested a 33-year-old woman while a man, 26, is being sought in relation to a case of illegal possession of explosives and illegal property possession.
The woman was arrested ...
Coronavirus: 22 people fined, majority for not wearing facemask
Police booked 22 people after more than 3,000 nationwide checks were carried out for the implementation of Covid protocols in the last 24 hours.
Most people were booked for failing to wear a ...
CySEC refutes ‘misleading’ claims of dwindling staff numbers in Forex companies
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) released a statement this week refuting any suggestions that the investment sector is experiencing an employee number contraction.
This relates to publications in ...
Sabotage could be behind tragedy on Baldwin movie set, lawyer says
A lawyer for the armorer who oversaw weapons used on the “Rust” movie set suggested on Wednesday that someone deliberately put a live round into the gun used by Alec ...