Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 for dream start to Premier League life
The Premier League season got off to a flying start on Friday as Brentford marked their first game in the top flight for 74 years and their first in front of ...
More than 25,000 trees to be planted in fire-stricken areas
More than 25,000 trees and shrubs are expected to be planted in the mountainous areas of the Larnaca and Limassol districts affected by last month’s fires, the forestry department said ...
Kapnos launches electronic reservation system
Kapnos Airport Shuttle on Friday launched a new, upgraded electronic reservation system to facilitate bookings.
“Using the new, upgraded, and user-friendly online reservation system, passengers can book their seat and ...
Port strike called off pending dialogue (Updated)
The strike at Limassol port that has been ongoing since Wednesday over four layoffs was called off on Friday night after marathon shuttle talks with the union and employers.
The ...
Coronavirus: One death, 419 more people test positive on Friday (Updated)
The health ministry announced that one person had died of Covid-19 and that 419 more had tested positive from 54,173 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.77 per cent.
The death ...
Reluctant French get Covid vaccination as health pass closes doors
Reluctant French people lined up to get vaccinated as authorities were set to get tougher on the mandatory health pass for entering restaurants, trains and public places.
From this week, ...
WHO seeks to take political heat out of virus origins debate
The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting up a new group to trace the origins of the coronavirus, seeking to end what it called “political point scoring” ...
Coronavirus: Stop-gap measure in place to aid TC students obtain EU pass (Updated)
The government has come up with a temporary arrangement for Turkish Cypriots to obtain an EU green pass.
Turkish Cypriots currently face problems as regards travel abroad since the vaccination ...
Cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost is 28,000 years old
Scientists have said that an astonishingly well-preserved cave lion cub found in Siberia’s permafrost lived 28,000 years ago and may even still have traces of its mother’s milk in ...
Why companies are investing in Bitcoin
Media platforms have been flooding with the news of mainstream institutions and retail businesses adopting Bitcoin for several months now. The most notable one was in early 2021 when automotive giant, ...
Odyssey earns prestigious Great Place to Work® certification
Great Place to Work® Cyprus has named regional Information Technology leader Odyssey Cybersecurity as the first business in Cyprus to achieve the globally-recognised employer certification as Great Place to Work®.
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Crypto platform Poly Network rewards hacker with $500,000 ‘bug bounty’
Poly Network, the cryptocurrency platform which lost $610 million in a hack earlier this week, confirmed on Friday it had offered the hacker or hackers a $500,000 “bug bounty”.
In a statement, ...
Amazon shifts ‘Lord of the Rings’ filming to UK
Amazon Studios (AMZN.O) said on Friday the second season of its multi-million dollar “Lord of the Rings” television series will be filmed in the United Kingdom, moving fictional ‘Middle ...
Gatwick Airport urges UK to ease travel rules
Britain’s Gatwick Airport urged the government to make international travel easier after lockdown restrictions drove it to a first-half loss of 245 million pounds ($338 million) and forced it to ask ...
Taliban seize more Afghan cities, assault on capital Kabul expected (Updated)
Taliban insurgents have seized Afghanistan’s second- and third-biggest cities as resistance from government forces crumbled, stoking fears that an assault on the capital Kabul could be just days away.
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Disney bullish on parks despite Delta; investors cheer streaming growth
Walt Disney Co earnings on Thursday topped Wall Street forecasts for the most recent quarter as its streaming services picked up more customers than expected and pandemic-hit US theme parks ...
Tuchel backs returning Lukaku to have big impact at Chelsea
Chelsea’s new striker Romelu Lukaku has all the attributes to greatly improve the London club’s attack and bridge the gap to their fellow Premier League title contenders, manager ...
Singer, songwriter and producer Johnny Worth has died aged 90
Singer, songwriter and producer Johnny Worth, whose father was a Greek Cypriot has died aged 90 after a short illness.
Following a massive music career that stretched from the 1950s to ...
Bella Hadid breaks down 15 looks from 2015 to today
In this video for Vogue, Bella Hadid takes us down memory lane, from wearing men’s Louis Vuitton to walking for Karl Lagerfeld.
While re-encountering some of her most iconic ...
Teen in custody on suspicion of ID forgery
By Stefanos Messios
A 15-year-old boy of African origin has been taken into custody after allegedly presenting a fake Portuguese ID card at Paphos airport.
He is facing charges of ...
Russia tells BBC journalist to go home in row with Britain
Russia has told a BBC journalist working in Moscow to leave the country by the end of this month in retaliation for what it called London’s discrimination against Russian ...
Coronavirus: Testing locations for Saturday
The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Saturday, 51 in total.
To get tested, people need to present identification such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence.
There will ...
Coronavirus: Clarifications on testing for pregnant women
The health ministry on Friday announced clarifications for the procedure for pregnant women who are not recommended to be vaccinated for medical reasons need to make to be able to ...