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 ...
COP26 coal deals take aim at dirtiest fossil fuel
Poland, Vietnam, Chile and other countries will pledge on Thursday to phase out coal-fuelled power generation and stop building new plants, in a deal the COP26 summit’s British hosts ...
Funds Summit draws international attention to Cyprus
Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) and Invest Cyprus’ seventh iteration of the International Funds Summit drew international attention to the island’s progress and potential as a fund management and ...
Cyprus Business Now
Alpha Bank Cyprus has announced the appointment of Michael Colakides as its new chairman of the board of directors.
“The choice of Michael Colakides, who has served successfully in leadership ...
Paphos tourism board and hoteliers attend World Travel Market in London
Paphos regional board of tourism (ETAP) and local hoteliers were in London this week to establish contacts at the World Tourism Market (WTM), which opened on Monday.
The three-day travel ...
Little sign of resolution to English School dispute
The House education committee on Wednesday once again called on the English School’s staff union (Essa) and board of management to cooperate on finding common ground as the conflict ...
Our View: Without improvements Gesy will collapse
Our national health scheme, Gesy, has become untouchable. Any criticism of the way it operates – perfectly justified under the circumstances – is viewed as an attempt to alter its set-up and ...