Moderna says vaccine protection wanes, makes case for booster
New data from Moderna Inc’s large COVID-19 vaccine trial shows that the protection it offers wanes over time, supporting the case for booster doses, the company said in a ...
“A crazy dream come true”: Macron inaugurates the Wrapped Arc de Triomphe
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday inaugurated a posthumous installation conceived by the late artist Christo that envelops Paris’s Arc de Triomphe monument in 2,500 square metres of silvery blue, ...
Coronavirus: one death, 124 people test positive on Thursday (Updated)
Health authorities on Thursday announced one more death attributed to Covid-19, while testing yielded 124 new positives.
The latest death, a woman aged 92, takes to the toll to 545. Earlier in the ...
Out of Necessity play returns to questions island’s search for an identity
Sociologists, historians, anthropologists and even common people like you and me often talk about local and cultural identity and how it can be crafted from our environment, our history, our ...
Coronavirus: Death toll revised, eight added for August, one for last December
The health ministry on Thursday revised its Covid-19 death tally, adding to the count nine more people who had not been included at the time of death.
The addition of ...
Greek author to donate book profits to charity for premature babies
A Greek children’s book author will donate the profits of a recent publication to a local charity supporting premature babies.
The book, under the title To Mikro Kotopoulaki (‘The ...
Watching European football without Arsenal hurts, says Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he will use the pain of his team’s lack of involvement in European competition this season as motivation to avoid being in the same ...
Paphos extends campaign to attract more domestic tourism
Following the success of its summer campaign to attract domestic tourism, the Paphos regional board of tourism announced that it will be extending its inbound tourism promotion for a further ...
Pele ready for ‘extra time’ after leaving ICU
Pele said he is ready for “90 minutes, plus extra time” after leaving the intensive care unit (ICU) of a Sao Paulo hospital following surgery to remove a tumour from the ...
Municipal elections postponed (Updated)
The House plenum on Thursday voted for the postponement of local government elections as part of the sector’s reform.
The elections were to have taken place in December.
Postponement ...
Koepka on Tiger: ‘I’m going to catch him on majors’
Brooks Koepka is shooting for the moon in regard to winning major titles.
Koepka, who has four major championships to his credit, said time is on his side in his ...
Limassol mayor bikes to work to mark mobility week
Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides on Thursday biked to work to mark the beginning of European Mobility Week, which aims to encourage the use of clean modes of transport.
“This week’...
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban ‘very soon’
Nigeria said on Wednesday it expects to end its ban on Twitter (TWTR.N) in a “few more days”, raising hopes among users eager to return to the social media ...
Demo in support of woman convicted of lying in Napa rape case (Updated)
Women’s organisations held a protest outside the Supreme Court on Thursday morning in solidarity with a British woman who had convicted of lying about being gang raped by Israeli ...
President expects to attend working breakfast with Guterres and Tatar in New York
President, Nicos Anastasiades will have a working breakfast with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in New York, the president confirmed on Thursday during his ...
Coronavirus: Testing locations for Friday
A total of 26 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups.
Free rapid testing for the general population ...
Budget deficit for next three years
Deficit spending will be the norm for the next three years, according to finance minister Constantinos Petrides who presented the state budget for 2022 to the council of ministers as well ...
Coronavirus: Supermarkets feeling effects of SafePass, warn of measures
Supermarkets on Thursday hit out against the SafePass requirement in food stores which they said has only caused conflict with members of the public.
In a letter to the health ...
Cinema chain will accept other cryptocurrencies along with Bitcoin
AMC Entertainment (AMC.N) CEO Adam Aron said on Wednesday AMC Theatres will accept Bitcoin for online ticket and concession payments, and similarly accept other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Litecoin and ...
Appeal against conviction of British teen in Napa rape case heard by top court (Updated)
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on whether to uphold or remove the conviction of a young British woman who was handed a suspended four-month prison sentence last ...
Britain’s Sainsbury’s makes it personal in price battle with rivals
British supermarket group Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) will offer lower prices to customers using its digital loyalty scheme and self-scanner service, deepening ties with shoppers and cutting costs in the ...
Restaurant review: Bella Ciao, Limassol
There are numerous definitions to the word easy, not all of them positive. Lack of sophistication, unceremonious, bereft of effort and forethought. None of these apply to the Limassol-based eatery ...
Internal communication tools and corporate ethics in big companies
Interview with psychologist Svetlana Mitrofanova, Talent Development Director at BrainRocket
Svetlana Mitrofanova, BrainRocket’s Talent Development Director and a well-known psychologist, has sat down with us to discuss internal communication ...
Australia trials facial recognition software to police pandemic rules
Australia’s two most populous states are trialling facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during COVID-19 quarantine, expanding trials that have sparked controversy to the vast ...