Netherlands to go into strict Christmas lockdown
The Netherlands will go into a strict lockdown over the Christmas and New Year period to try to contain the highly- contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said ...
Martinelli double helps Arsenal rout hapless Leeds
Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli’s double helped Arsenal ease to a dominant 4-1 win at Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday.
In the only Premier League game to ...
Coronavirus: Two deaths, 508 people test positive on Saturday (Updated)
The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that 508 had tested positive from 75,844 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.67 per cent.
The deaths concerned ...
Wish upon a star
With strict measures for the pandemic and rainy weather postponing some of the events that do manage to be organised, it can be hard to get into the holiday spirit. ...
Football fans urged to donate a teddy for kids in need
Fans who will ago to the Nicosian derby match between Apoel and Omonia on Boxing Day have been asked to bring a teddy bear with them to be given to ...
No excuses for England after latest batting collapse
England cannot make excuses for their troubling run of batting collapses at the Ashes and must find a way to put scores on the board, according to Dawid Malan.
The ...
Turkish business group calls for an end to Erdogan’s low-rates policy
Turkey’s largest business group urged President Tayyip Erdogan’s government on Saturday to abandon a monetary policy based on low rates that has prompted a crash in the lira, ...
Philippines’ feared death toll from Typhoon Rai rises to 31
The feared death toll from a typhoon that battered the Philippines has risen to 31, officials said on Saturday, nearly triple the previous day’s number as rescue teams reach damaged ...
Ireland orders bars, restaurants to close at 8 p.m. to curb Omicron
The Irish government has ordered bars and restaurants to close at 8 p.m. and reduced the capacity in all public events in a bid to curb the spread of the ...
Paralimni announces plan for final leg of coastal promenade
Paralimni municipality on Saturday announced plans for the construction of the final leg of its coastal promenade that will stretch all the way to its border with Dherynia.
Upon completion, ...
Coronavirus: Sunday’s testing sites for eligible groups
A total of 45 free rapid test mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Sunday, for eligible groups, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has ...
Limassol man loses over €100,000 in online crypto scam
Police on Saturday called on members of the public not to trust people they meet online after a man from Limassol lost more than €108,000 after investing it in two cryptocurrency ...
Remains of boy, 7, shot by the British in 1956 are identified
Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Photis Photiou was on Saturday tasked with informing the family of a seven-year-old boy killed by British soldiers in 1956 that authorities had identified his remains, ...
Villa’s game with Burnley postponed due to more Covid cases
Aston Villa’s Premier League game at home to Burnley on Saturday has been postponed due to more COVID-19 cases in the Villa squad, the league announced about two hours ...
A minute with Evita Ioannou Theatre Director
Where do you live?
Limassol with my partner Androula and our two cats Xanax and Nyhta
What did you have for breakfast?
Toast
Describe your perfect day
April 25th. Because ...
Some mountain roads only open to 4X4s and vehicles with snow chains
Some roads in the higher mountainous areas are only open to vehicles with four-wheel drive or snow chains, police said on Saturday.
Due to snow, the roads between Platres, Troodos ...
Civil defence and fire brigade on standby ahead of Storm Carmel
Civil defence on Saturday said they were working in close cooperation with the fire service to deal with any problems that may arise due to extreme weather forecast to hit ...
Coronavirus: New rules for UK arrivals (Update)
Passengers arriving from the UK will have to self-isolate upon arrival to Cyprus until their PCR test results are out, the health ministry said on Saturday.
This measure has been ...
Omicron cases doubling in areas with local spread – WHO
The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said ...
Lewandowski breaks Muller’s Bundesliga goal record
Robert Lewandowski broke Gerd Muller’s long-standing record for the most Bundesliga goals in a calendar year after notching number 43 in Bayern Munich’s 4-0 thumping of Wolfsburg on Friday ...
Tiger fighting to return, ‘grateful’ to have life and leg
Tiger Woods continues fighting to return to the game of golf while recognizing reality is a steep climb.
Woods was visibly shaken and emotional retracing the winding road in his ...
Tech firms say EU rules should ensure they are regulated in their bases
Proposed European Union rules targeting tech companies should ensure that they are regulated in the EU country where they are based, Twitter (TWTR.N), online video platform Vimeo Inc (VMEO....
Cyprus repatriates 258 Vietnamese on special flight
The interior and foreign ministries in cooperation with the immigration department, police and the government of Vietnam on Friday, repatriated 258 Vietnamese nationals who were staying illegally in Cyprus.
The repatriations ...
Well-known lawyer and ANT1 founder Loukis Papaphilippou dies aged 84
Well-known Nicosia lawyer, and chairman of ANT1, Loukis Papaphilippou died just before midnight on Friday aged 84, the family and board of the TV station announced on Saturday morning.
Details of ...