Our View: New measure a lockdown of sorts for the unvaccinated
The government found a very smart way of presenting what is a type of lockdown for the unvaccinated. From December 15, only people over the age of 12, with at least one ...
Jesus strike sinks PSG as Man City win group
Gabriel Jesus scored a 76th-minute winner as Manchester City beat Paris St Germain 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to take their place in the Champions League knockout stages ...
Liverpool maintain perfect record with 2-0 win over Porto
Second-half goals by Thiago Alcantara and Mohamed Salah earned a below-strength Liverpool a 2-0 win over Porto to maintain their 100% record in Champions League Group B on Wednesday.
Porto, who ...
Georgia jury convicts three white men of Arbery murder
Three white men were convicted of murder on Wednesday for chasing and shooting a black man named Ahmaud Arbery as he ran in their neighborhood, with a Georgia jury rejecting ...
Inter on brink of last-16, Ajax maintain 100% record
Edin Dzeko scored twice in the space of six second-half minutes to earn Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk at San Siro on Wednesday and send the Italians ...
MPs call for tougher penalties for animal poisoners
The poisoning and killing of animals are a deep and ongoing problem in Cyprus and those caught should be made an example of, the House environment committee heard on Wednesday.
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Ethiopian athletics legend Gebrselassie to join war, ready to pay ‘ultimate price’
Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after the prime minister said he had gone ...
Disy leader defends government moves on migration
Irregular migration to Cyprus has led to increased crime rates and threatens public safety, according to ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou.
Speaking to local media on Wednesday, Neophytou defended the ...
Coronavirus: 434 new cases, no deaths (Updated)
No deaths, but 434 new cases of Covid-19 were announced on Wednesday out of 61,424 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.71 per cent.
There are 117 in hospital with the virus, ...
Twenty-seven migrants perish trying to cross Channel to UK (Update)
British and French officials traded blame on Wednesday after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they made a perilous crossing of the English Channel.
The accident was the worst ...
Swedish PM resigns on first day after coalition collapses
Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson quit as prime minister on Wednesday less than 12 hours after being appointed when her coalition collapsed, plunging the country into political uncertainty.
Andersson said a ...
MPs lambast no-shows at Pandora Papers’ meeting
Opposition parties accused the authorities of lacking accountability and transparency after the presidency, the anti-money laundering unit (Mokas), and the Legal Service, did not show up in parliament during discussion ...
‘Total nightmare’ in north over lira freefall
The freefall of the Turkish lira is among the main concerns in the north with people seeing the prices of goods and their loan instalments in foreign currency skyrocket, while ...
Coronavirus: Mask, SafePass introduced for children, Christmas events cancelled (update 3)
The government on Wednesday announced new measures to fight the Covid surge, including mask mandates for children aged six and above and a SafePass for those between six and 11.
Unvaccinated ...
Police recover stolen car with firearm inside, arrest three (Update 2)
A court in Larnaca remanded a 21-year-old man and a woman, 22, in custody for six days on suspicion of stealing a vehicle , which also contained an army-issue firearm and ammunition.
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Claims that Abramovich bought Chelsea on Putin orders defamatory
Claims that Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea on the instruction of Vladimir Putin have been ruled as defamatory in the High Court.
Chelsea owner Abramovich has received early vindication of his ...
Bundesliga rejects stoppage call as German Covid cases soar
The German Football League (DFL) on Wednesday rejected a call to halt the Bundesliga season for several weeks because of a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in the country.
The ...
German parties agree on 2030 coal phase-out in coalition talks
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Free Democrats, who are negotiating to form a new government, have agreed to commit to a coal phase-out by 2030 in a coalition deal, ...
True replica of Peter the Great ship to visit Limassol
Russian sail training frigate Shtandart, from the same crew who built the Black Pearl used in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, will arrive in Сyprus this week and will ...
TV shows we love: Baking Impossible by Katy Turner
There are more competitive cookery shows on TV than you can shake a wooden spoon at, from those held in the carpark of a supermarket to those where contestants have ...
Dozens of Cyprus’ ancient artefacts returned
The antiquities department on Wednesday announced that 38 artefacts from different periods of Cyprus’ prehistory and history have been delivered recently to the country’s embassy in the US.
The 38 items ...
Coronavirus: Thursday’s free rapid testing sites for eligible groups
A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
Raid on murder victim’s home part of general illegal migrant crackdown police say (Updated)
Police on Wednesday raided the apartment block where a man murdered two days ago had lived, as part of a crackdown on immigrants residing in Cyprus without the proper permits
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Benzema gets suspended jail term in sex tape trial
France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was found guilty of complicity in the attempted blackmail of a former international team mate over a sex tape on Wednesday and sentenced ...