China to keep Covid-19 border restrictions for another year
China is planning to keep its pandemic border restrictions in place for at least another year over worries of emergence of new variants and a calendar of sensitive events, the ...
Full text of passport probe conclusions released, criminal investigations set to follow (updated)
A report into the now-defunct citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programme, released on Tuesday, conveys a picture of an almost total system failure – authorities and actors across the board not doing proper background ...
YouTube wins user copyright fight in top EU court ruling
Google’s YouTube won its latest copyright infringement challenge after Europe’s top court said online platforms are not liable for users uploading unauthorised works unless the platforms failed to ...
EU future relationship with City of London ‘hinges on trust’
The European Union is not intent on stealing business from the City of London, but future access for Britain to the bloc’s financial market will hinge on whether it ...
House committee agrees on who will preside over other committees
The House selection committee on Tuesday agreed on presidents for the 16 parliamentary committees and scheduled a new meeting for Wednesday to decide on the deputy chairs and members.
The committee ...
Recovering tax take helps narrow UK public borrowing chasm
British public borrowing fell in May from the sky-high levels of a year earlier when the government was ramping up a huge spending response to the pandemic, and there are ...
Abu Dhabi opens up free COVID-19 vaccines to tourists
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is offering tourists free COVID-19 vaccinations that were previously restricted to UAE citizens and residency visa holders.
There is no indication ...
Compiling the ultimate atlas of the human body
Imagine if you could have a ‘Google map’ of the human body to refer to, whenever needed? As we learn in this video, that’s analogous to what the Human ...
2,500 drivers booked over long weekend
Some 2,500 drivers were booked for traffic offences over the long weekend, the majority of them for speeding, police said on Tuesday announcing the results of a campaign to avert road ...
UN irks Australia by recommending that Great Barrier Reef be listed ‘in danger’
By Colin Packham
The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are “in danger”, a United Nations panel said on Tuesday, drawing an ...
Denmark fans told they can travel to Amsterdam to see Wales match on Saturday
Denmark fans have been told they can travel to Amsterdam to watch Saturday’s Euro 2020 round of 16 tie which Wales supporters are banned from.
It was reported on Monday that ...
Limassol to come under the shadow of dinosaurs
Take a real journey into the past in upcoming interactive exhibition in a prehistoric world. ELENI PHILIPPOU prepares to meet a T-rex
The prehistoric world of enormous dinosaurs is fascinating. ...
Gloss over it: shine on this summer with a slick of luscious lip gloss
By Katie Wright
Matte lipstick takes a back seat this season as the pandemic era trend for all things fresh and dewy continues, with a glut of new glosses vying ...
People with no Covid vaccine will struggle to find a job says Kremlin
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that people who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 or did not have immunity would be unable to work in all workplaces in Russia and that ...
Philippines’ leader threatens those who refuse Covid-19 vaccine with jail
President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Philippines battles one of Asia’s worst outbreaks, with over 1.3 million cases and ...
New faces as government reshuffle announced (update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades replaced the ministers of health and justice on Tuesday and appointed a junior minister for welfare at the newly created department.
Anastasiades also appointed a new government ...
Lidl Cyprus’ 1st Sustainable Gastronomy Competition was successfully completed
InterCollege stood out as the big winner of the event.
Lidl Cyprus’ first Sustainable Gastronomy Competition held under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and ...
Nvidia’s closing of $40bn Arm deal could hinge on Europe
Nvidia Corp may not be able to meet a March 2022 deadline for closing its $40 billion acquisition of British chip technology firm Arm Ltd due to European regulators’ reluctance to consider ...
2500 drivers booked over long weekend
Some 2500 drivers were booked for traffic offences over the long weekend, the majority of them for speeding, police said on Tuesday announcing the results of a campaign to avert road ...
Cricket is back with runs and wickets at Ypsonas
Four half-centuries and three 4-wicket hauls were the highlights as cricket resumed in Cyprus after a long break due to coronavirus restrictions.
Three matches were played at Ypsonas cricket ground ...
Tatar says 344 IPC Varosha applications so far
Turkish Cypriot authorities say they expect 3,000 Greek Cypriots to file applications with the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north over their properties in the fenced area of Varosha.
There ...
Easy Lebanese arayes (spiced meat pitta pockets)
In this video, Obi, host of the Middle Eats YouTube channel, demos how to make delicious Lebanese arayes that take about 20 minutes to make and grill.
Arayes is a popular ...
Coronavirus: Minister says concerned over increase in positivity rate
Saying that we must learn to live with the novel coronavirus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday voiced concern over an increase in positivity rates of rapid tests and the ...
Hotels’ occupancy rates up over Kataklysmos weekend
Paphos Hotels saw occupancy rates of close to 60 per cent over the long weekend, a significant jump from the 15 per cent averaged over the month of June, Thanos Michaelides, president ...