US, Russia, China, in race for space
US, Russia and China are all seeking partnerships to build a robotic base on the moon.
“We have sent out invitations for cooperation in the international scientific lunar station to ...
Saudi Arabia defends decision to restrict mosques speaker volume
Saudi Arabia‘s Islamic Affairs minister on Monday defended an order to lower the volume on mosque loudspeakers, saying families had been complaining that competing speakers were keeping their children ...
Peru revises and triples its pandemic death toll, now worst in the world per capita
Peru almost tripled its official COVID-19 death toll to 180,764, following a government review, making it the country with the worst death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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Environmental and social governance – Navigating between the carrot and the stick
Andrew Rosenbaum is the Business Editor of the Cyprus Mail and Editor of Cyprus 4.0.
The literature on human motivation is rife with platitudinous academic works – research invariably rhyming with solipsism – ...
Probe in north after allegations of ‘citizenship’ bribery
The new administration in the north has so far granted around 2,500 ‘citizenships’, reports said on Monday, while a probe was launched after reports of bribery.
During a session in ‘parliament’, ...
Our View: It may have lost a seat, but Disy has reason to be satisfied
In the end, the biggest losses in Sunday’s parliamentary elections were suffered by the three big parties, which had dominated the campaign and hogged the headlines with their acrimonious, ...
Serena survives scare in French Open’s first night match (Day 2 highlights)
American Serena Williams survived a scare in the first ever night session match at the French Open as she edged out Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6(6) 6-2 in the first round ...
Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names
By Emma Farge
Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma.
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Osaka pulls out of French Open after media controversy
Naomi Osaka has announced that she will be withdrawing from the French Open because of the furore caused by her boycott of media duties.
The world number two won her ...
Coronavirus: No deaths, 50 new cases announced on Monday (updated)
No deaths from Covid-19 were announced on Monday, as 50 new infections were detected after 47,063 tests, a positivity rate of 0.11 per cent.
The health ministry said 70 people were being treated in ...
Russia’s Prague embassy stronghold cleared out in spy dispute
By Robert Muller
A Russian charter plane took home dozens of Russian embassy staff on Monday, abruptly ending what Czech officials say was a decades-old practice by Moscow of using ...
‘We are close to a shift’ after further election losses of the big parties
The changing political landscape, plus the hammering taken by mainstream parties, stand out as the two big takeaways from Sunday’s elections, according to analysts.
Back in 2016, the four ‘big’ ...
Denmark to reconsider exclusion of J&J and AstraZeneca shots
Denmark’s government on Monday asked the country’s health authorities to reconsider a decision to exclude Johnson & Johnson’s and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots from its vaccination programme.
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Images and views of alternative cinema return in festival
More film screenings are arriving in Nicosia as the latest edition of the Images & Views of Alternative Cinema Film Festival brings exactly as it suggests – experimental and alternative cinematographic ...
Federer dazzles on return to Grand Slam action
Roger Federer marked his return to the Grand Slam arena in dazzling fashion with a 6-2 6-4 6-3 first-round defeat of qualifier Denis Istomin at the French Open on Monday.
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Rise of far right justifies two-state solution, Tatar says
The rise of far-right, “anti-Turkish” Elam in the parliamentary election justifies the Turkish side’s position for a two-state solution, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said Monday.
Tatar, but also ‘...
Aguero to join Barcelona following Man City exit
Sergio Aguero has signed a two-year contract with Barcelona.
The Catalan club announced the Argentinian forward would join them on July 1 when his current deal with Manchester City expires.
Barca ...
Hello to freshmen and a few comeback veterans
Sunday’s elections were a mixed bag, with many established politicians retaining their parliamentary seat, a few ‘veterans’ making a comeback, new faces including the youngest ever person to become ...
There we’ll be: country duo Faith Hill and Tim McGraw’s $35m private island
Country music stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw may sing about love, home and apple pie, but their property preferences tend to lean a little more tropical and lavish.
In ...
Newly elected MPs to vacate local govt positions
Changes are expected in local government councils after the election of some councillors as MPs on Sunday.
Three vacant seats will have to be filled at the Larnaca municipal council ...
Cyprus closes its airspace to Belarus airlines, flights
Cyprus has closed its airspace to flights from Belarus, joining a list of European Union nations imposing restrictions following the forced landing of a passenger jet in Minsk on May 23.
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Cyprus 4.0: A global and local CRS programme
Doros Aresti is Communications and Sustainability Officer at DP World Limassol.
As part of the commercialisation of the Limassol port in 2016, DP World was awarded with a 25-year concession agreement ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites
A total of 64 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Tuesday, the health ministry announced.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
Low voter turnout as trust plummets
Sunday’s parliamentary elections saw four parties pick up seats with many other political hopefuls left to pick up the pieces, in a vote which was dogged by low turnout ...