Williams knocked out of French Open
Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after the American was beaten 6-3 7-5 by an inspired Elena Rybakina in the French Open fourth ...
Coronavirus: No new deaths as 29 cases recorded (updated)
No new deaths linked to coronavirus were reported on Sunday as 29 new cases were recorded around the island.
This means the total number of Covid deaths so far has reached 363. ...
Meghan and Harry name new baby daughter after Queen and Diana
By Michael Holden and Andy Bruce
Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to her second child, a baby girl, whom she and husband Prince Harry have named ...
Archaeologists turn high-tech to trace earliest human activity
Archaeologists have turned to high-tech geospatial analytical methods to investigate the earliest human activity on the island.
The department of antiquities said this week that it has now completed the ...
Perez wins incredible Azerbaijan GP after Verstappen crashes
Mexican Sergio Perez won a dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday after a tyre blowout denied championship-leading team mate Max Verstappen certain victory and Lewis Hamilton failed ...
Federer withdraws from French Open, Tsitsipas breezes through
Former world number one Roger Federer, who is targeting a record 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, withdrew from the French Open on Sunday, a day after winning a tough ...
Respect for rules of the road saved police officer’s life, force says
A police motorcyclist involved in a serious traffic accident on Saturday behaved correctly and followed the Highway Code, which saved his life, police said on Sunday.
The accident happened at 3.20 ...
Turkish trade minister backs two-state solution
A protocol and agreements signed with the north will open the way for trade with Turkey, Turkish minister of trade Mehmet Muş said on Sunday.
A staunch supporter of a ...
Coronavirus: Where to get tested on Monday
Free testing of the public for coronavirus continue on Monday with 61 sites around the island.
Fifty per cent of those going in to work need to be tested each week, ...
Akel’s dogmatic refusal to change
After Akel’s dismal showing in last week’s elections, the consensus is that the party must adapt or die. But it’s by no means certain the party can ...
Democracy has spoken. But does democracy and the role of the citizen end at the ballot box?
By Ioanna Achilleos Zavitsanaki
The population has once again elected its parliamentary representatives. Democracy has spoken. But does democracy and the role of the citizen end here? The answer is ...
Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah
By Zainah El-Haroun
Israeli police detained two prominent Palestinian activists on Sunday who have become the face of a campaign to halt Palestinian evictions from a flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood.
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EU officials say sooner the bloc involved in Cyprus talks the better
The quicker the EU is fully involved in negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem the better, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said, it emerged ...
13 migrants found inside truck at Famagusta port
Thirteen Syrian migrants were found on Sunday morning inside a truck from Turkey that had docked at Famagusta port in the north.
According to the Kibris Postasi newspaper, the Syrians ...
Areas of Nicosia left without power
Areas of Latsia and Yeri were left without power on Sunday afternoon when high winds caused trees to be blown onto power lines.
The high winds occurred at lunchtime and ...
Pavlyuchenkova rolls back the years in Paris to reach last eight
Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova rolled back the years as she reached the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time since 2011 by beating former world number one Victoria Azarenka 5-7 6...
Turkey’s aggressive statements create dangerous climate, says defence minister
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Sunday that Turkey’s provocative actions and aggressive behaviour against Cyprus and Greece create a dangerous climate.
Addressing the unveiling ceremony of the bust ...
Immersive tourism: the rising appeal of VR travel
Virtual Reality’s immersive technologies are allowing those stuck at home to experience the world, in spite of the widespread travel restrictions imposed by Covid-19. But could such VR experiences ...
Coronavirus: Care still needed, no thoughts to vaccinate children
People must continue to be careful despite the improving epidemiological picture, head of the government’ advisory team Constantinos Tsiooutis reiterated on Sunday.
Speaking to CyBC television, Tsioutis said the pandemic ...
Police identify woman killed walking on highway (update 3)
A woman killed on Saturday night when she was walking along the highway was identified on Sunday afternoon as a Bulgarian woman, 52, who lives and works on the island, police ...
Policies and reforms needed to produce equitable growth
Hourly pay for managers is over five times more than for elementary workers – the highest ratio in the EU. The much-heralded Cyprus Tomorrow plan must narrow that gap
It is ...
Prison holds events to boost family relations
Two large events for children were organised by the central prison recently, it announced on Sunday, to mark International Children’s Day and to boost its policy of helping prisoners ...
The mere exposure effect: why familiarity breeds content
You may have had the experience of heading out for the night, feeling good, snapping a few selfies of yourself with friends to memorialise how great your hair was looking. ...
Attackers kill 88 people in northwest Nigeria
By Garba Muhammad
Attackers killed 88 people in Nigeria’s Kebbi state on Thursday, spurring its governor to pledge a bigger deployment of security forces on Sunday as insecurity spreads largely ...