Two U.S. carrier groups conduct exercises in South China Sea
Two U.S. carrier groups conducted joint exercisies in the South China Sea on Tuesday, days after a U.S. warship sailed near Chinese-controlled islands in the disputed waters that ...
Coronavirus: New record number of checks, 106 booked
Police carried out 14,734 checks to curb the spread of the coronavirus in 24 hours from Monday until Tuesday, a new record number, and booked 103 individuals and three businesses.
Most of those ...
EU’s Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps equally amid privacy dispute
Europe’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, has warned Apple Inc to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform amid the iPhone maker’s privacy changes that have drawn ...
Why do most puppies prefer food rewards over toy rewards?
Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...
More legal perils facing Trump as January call may have violated three state criminal election laws
Georgia’s Secretary of State’s office opened a probe on Monday into former U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, a step ...
Buy A Tesla with bitcoin? Coming soon.
Tesla Inc expects to allow customers to pay for its electric vehicles with bitcoin soon, the automaker said on Monday, a move that could expand how the most popular cryptocurrency ...
How to make a comfortable homeschool work station
Kids, we know it’s challenging to swap physical classrooms for online Zoom learning. But you know what makes the process a little bit better…? That’s right, a comfortable, ...
Hackers try to contaminate Florida town’s water supply through computer breach
Hackers broke into the computer system of a facility that treats water for about 15,000 people near Tampa, Florida and sought to add a dangerous level of additive to the water ...
Cyprus economy slows; rebound expected with solid growth – Economists
The Cyprus economy slowed in January, as the restrictions shut down many forms of economic activity. But a substantial rebound is expected after the vaccination programme is implemented, and economic ...
Cyprus’s Aphrodite gas production can sell in Europe – Analyst
Cyprus’s Aphrodite gas field, located in located in Block 12 of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone, and with reserves of 129 billion cubic metres, is expected to begin production in 2025.
But ...
Coronavirus: AstraZeneca doses ready for rollout
Cyprus will have 7,200 AstraZeneca doses ready to administer from Tuesday and they will not be subject to age restrictions, the health ministry said.
The AstraZeneca doses arrived on Monday.
So ...
Our View: Mitsotakis could have a very positive role to play
The short visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave President Anastasiades the support he was seeking ahead of the informal five-party conference that is expected to be held next ...
Port transit trade drops since privatisation – ports authority
The value of transit trade conducted through the port of Limassol has declined sharply since 2017 when the harbour’s commercial operations were privatised, lawmakers heard on Monday.
The drop in ...
Facebook says it will take down false vaccine claims
Facebook Inc said on Monday it will expand a list of false health claims it bans from the platform to include debunked claims about vaccines in general, such as that ...
Factbox – What we know about the S. African variant
South Africa halted the planned rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild infection from one variant of ...
Global health officials back Astra jab after S. Africa study (Update)
Health officials around the world gave their backing to the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, after a study showing it had little effect against mild disease caused by the variant now ...
Hyundai, Kia say Apple car deal now off, see $8.5 bn wiped off market value
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it is not now in talks with Apple Inc on autonomous electric cars, just a month after it confirmed early-stage talks ...
Applications open for SME incentives worth €50m
The energy, commerce and industry ministry on Monday invited applications under its €50m incentives scheme to boost the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Co-financed by the EU and ...
Coronavirus: Two deaths, 105 new cases (Updated)
Two deaths from coronavirus and 105 new cases were announced on Monday.
The two deaths were two men, aged 93 and 89. Both had underlying health conditions. The total number of deaths from ...
Greece, Israel sign agreement on tourism
Greece and Israel signed an accord on Monday to ease travel restrictions to Greece for Israelis with proof of COVID-19 vaccination, a move Athens hopes will support its bid to ...
Coronavirus: Unemployed may be brought in to carry out checks
A proposal has been put forth to hire unemployed people to boost those inspecting premises to ensure that coronavirus protocols are being adhered to.
The announcement was made on Monday ...
S. Africa faces widespread scepticism over vaccine safety
As a nurse in a country battling deadly diseases, Rich Sicina sometimes vaccinates other South Africans, but he says there is no way he will take a COVID-19 shot – he ...
Coronavirus: Rapid test locations for Tuesday
Tuesday’s rapid test locations have been announced by the health ministry, with a table provided below, available to the general public and workers free of charge.
The ministry emphasised ...
Coronavirus: Applications for artists’ grants now open
Applications for a €1500 one-off grant to support people working in the arts affected by the pandemic can be submitted online from today, through to 2.00 pm on February 18 the cultural services ...