Facebook rebrand mostly applies gauze to cover a tarnished name
The metaverse is here, in name if not in fact. Facebook (FB.O), the company, will henceforth be known as Meta, a new name that reflects co-founder and Chief Executive ...
Contracts signed for ‘green’ promenade along Nicosia walls
Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis and representatives from C. Roushas Trading and Development Ltd signed contracts earlier this week for Phase 2.2 of a redevelopment project along the Nicosia walls with a budget ...
Eriksen cannot play for Inter, but club open to letting him leave
Christian Eriksen is not permitted to play in Italy this season as a result of the cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2020, his club Inter Milan said in a statement, ...
€378m for projects in Paphos district in past six years (Updated)
A total of €378m was allocated for projects that have been implemented or are being implemented in Paphos over the last six years, President Nicosia Anastasiades said on Friday.
The ...
Alien world under Austria’s doomed glaciers tells tale of their collapse
Scientists are venturing inside otherworldly ice caves growing beneath Austria’s doomed glaciers to study why they are melting even faster than expected, and understand the fate that will befall ...
Cyprus marks Missing Persons Day with pledge to continue efforts to resolve issue
Those responsible for the disappearance of missing persons are also guilty of perpetuating the anguish of their families, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday on the Missing Persons Day marked ...
Coronavirus: Teen dies of Covid in north
A 15-year-old has died in the north after spending months in intensive care with Covid, reports said on Friday.
He is the youngest victim of the virus in the north ...
Ferrari EU court case win has implications for numerous industries
Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari (RACE.MI) on Thursday won its dispute with a German car design company after Europe’s top court agreed with its arguments that it ...
No crowd surfing, orderly queues: Ireland lays down new Covid -19 rules
Crowd surfing will not be permitted at concerts in Ireland and nightclub goers must form a socially distanced queue to buy drinks, under new guidelines issued by the government for ...
Stroke is second leading cause of death in Cyprus
Stroke is the second leading cause of death on the island, with 600 to 1,000 cases a year, according to the Cyprus stroke association.
In a written announcement marking world stroke day ...
Most Cypriots say heatwaves main problem of climate change
Rising temperatures and protracted heatwaves are considered by Cypriots as the most important weather phenomena of climate change that affect the region, a survey has found.
On the other hand, ...
Coronavirus: Uptick in positive cases in past two weeks (Updated)
Cyprus is experiencing an uptick in positive infections after months of steady decline, as the two-week cumulative diagnosis rate of Covid-19 stands at 204.4 per 100,000.
This is up on the national ...
France, Britain locked in fishing standoff as Brexit tensions mount (Updated)
Britain threatened on Friday to board French fishing boats and France stood by a plan to impose sanctions on British vessels in a deepening row over post-Brexit fishing rights.
The ...
TV series on Maradona promises new details, and controversy
A new drama series based on the life of late Argentine footballer Diego Maradona promises to reveal little-known details about the turbulent life and times of the legendary player and ...
Tsitsipas knocked out by Tiafoe in Vienna upset
Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas made a shock exit from the Erste Bank Open as he was beaten by Frances Tiafoe in Vienna.
The American fought back from 3-0 down in ...
One in five lesbian women in Cyprus victims of harassment, survey shows
A total 22 per cent of lesbian women experienced harassment within a year prior to 2019 in Cyprus, showed a Fundamental Rights Agency’s survey.
The FRA’s second LGBTI survey, which ...
Performance takes what’s on stage online
Typically, when you sit down at a theatre, you’re told to switch off your phone, put it on silent and bring your full attention to the stage. SRSLYyours Theatre ...
From Tarantino to Squid Game: why do so many people enjoy violence?
Is it a form of masochism?
By Simon McCarthy-Jones
Last month, more than 100 million people watched the gory Netflix show, Squid Game. Whether or not screen violence is bad for ...
‘Astounding’ discovery of Roman sculptures at abandoned Buckinghamshire church
By Neil Lancefield
This was originally sent under embargo
Archaeologists digging on the route of the HS2 high-speed railway have uncovered an “astounding” set of Roman sculptures.
The discovery was ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, we hear that Russians are booking hotels in Cyprus to avoid a harsh lockdown back home. There’s also a Eurostat report which shows that 19 per ...
Man arrested for armed robbery
A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery of a kiosk in Famagusta, police said on Friday.
The robbery took place at around 8pm on October 22, when a ...
Coronavirus: Seven businesses booked for a total of €7,000
Police on Friday said they fined €7,000 to seven businesses in Nicosia, Paphos and Larnaca, as part of the daily checks for violations into coronavirus measures.
Four fines concerned Nicosia-based businesses, ...
Four arrests in car arson cases (updated)
Police arrested four people in connection to two separate cases of car arson in Paphos earlier this week.
Three women, 36, 55 and 57, were arrested on Thursday in connection with a car ...
Microsoft to work with community colleges to fill 250,000 cyber jobs
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Thursday said it plans to work with community colleges across the United States to fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs over the next four years.
Microsoft said it ...