Wimbledon day two highlights
1605 KERBER STAVES OFF STOJANOVIC CHALLENGE
Former champion Angelique Kerber started slowly but drew on her vast experience to beat Wimbledon debutant Nina Stojanovic 6-4 6-3 under the roof on Court ...
Federer survives big scare as Mannarino retires injured
Sixth seed Roger Federer survived a massive scare against Adrian Mannarino before advancing to the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday when the Frenchman retired with a knee injury after slipping ...
England beat Germany 2-0 to move into Euro last eight
England reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship with a 2-0 win over rivals Germany after Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane scored second-half goals at Wembley on Tuesday.
England took ...
Coronavirus: 332 new cases recorded on Tuesday (updated)
The health ministry announced 332 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday after 49,741 tests, a positivity rate of 0.67 per cent.
At the same time, 59 people were being treated in hospital, 20 in serious or ...
€20 million programme announced to digitally upgrade schools
Schools across the island will become more digitally advanced, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday announcing that a tender has already been launched to upgrade the technological capabilities of ...
Estonia fridge failure destroys more than 68,000 Covid shots
A refrigerator failure in Estonia destroyed more than 68,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines last week after the temperature rose to 15 degrees Celsius, the Health Board said on Tuesday.
The alarm ...
Coronavirus: Youngest hospital patient is just 20
The youngest patient in the Famagusta Covid ward is currently aged 20, its scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Tuesday.
“The average patient age has fallen to 49 with the youngest being ...
Elam and Edek clash over House defence committee
Elam on Tuesday took a swipe at Edek over the socialist party leader’s refusal to convene the House defence committee he is chairing in protest over the far-right party’...
Wired for action: slacklining daredevils’ adrenaline acrobatics
Ready for some jaw-dropping feats of slacklining? Because if you’re inspired by impossible acrobatics off wires slung across yawning drops, then this is the video for you.
Slacklining refers ...
Protopsalti and Hadjiyiannis now touring the island
Beloved in both Greece and Cyprus, singers Alkistis Protopsalti and Michalis Hadjiyiannis are coming together this summer for a series of concerts in Cyprus. Touring Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos, ...
Vaccination of all staff best way to promote Cyprus as safe destination says minister
The best marketing for tourism would be the vaccination of all people working in the industry, showing that Cyprus is a safe country to visit, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said ...
Coronavirus: Cabinet to take new decisions Friday night, no ‘bracelets for unvaccinated’ (updated)
Cabinet will convene on Friday evening to discuss proposals on expediting the vaccination programme and other suggestions on tackling the pandemic, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Tuesday.
Both President ...
Residents evacuated as fire breaks out in Akoursos (updated)
Authorities on Tuesday evacuated the small community of Akoursos in Paphos after a large fire broke out in the area.
The fire, between Akoursos and Peyia, started in rugged terrain ...
Major allure: the secrets behind great Bond theme music
In addition to exotic locales, extravagant action sequences and ingenious gadgetry, Bond films are memorable for the unique scoring of their opening credits.
In this video, music essayist Barnaby Martin ...
Animals starve in Lebanon’s zoos as economy crumbles
Thin and frail, the two big cats scarcely moved as they lay on the concrete floor of their cage while, nearby, an emaciated Syrian brown bear anxiously paced his enclosure.
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Gas drilling to resume later this year says Pilides
US oil major Exxon Mobil will resume offshore drilling for natural gas later this year, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides revealed on Tuesday.
She said the drilling would take place around ...
EU plans new safety rules for the workplace wherever it is
The European Commission plans to update its rules on worker safety to reflect the shift millions of employees made to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect ...
Britain publishes CO2 permit free allocation list for aviation
Britain has published a list of the number of free UK carbon permits each aircraft operator will receive from 2021-2025 under the country’s domestic emissions trading system (ETS), the ...
Larnaca’s bee villages seek to attract more visitors (with video)
A new initiative will see Larnaca’s beekeepers offer interactive programmes and tours to visitors, the Larnaca tourism board (Etap) announced on Tuesday.
The Honey Road initiative is “a sustainable ...
Lebanon raises fuel prices in bid to ease shortages
Lebanon’s government raised fuel prices by more than a third on Tuesday, a move aimed at alleviating crippling shortages but which will mount pressure on impoverished consumers.
The government ...
Fossil fuel firms face new challenge over ‘greenwashing’ ads
By David Sherfinski
As oil and gas majors increasingly tout their green credentials, climate change activists who say such claims are misleading are pursuing a new avenue to hold companies ...
Coronavirus: Where to get tested on Wednesday
The health ministry announced a total of 67 rapid test sites that will operate around the island on Wednesday.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...
Arrests for shooting outside a home earlier this year
Police, assisted by the counter terrorism unit, arrested five people on Tuesday in connection with two separate cases, one involving shots fired at the home of a man in Larnaca ...
All washed up: furloughed Londoner finds fortune in the Thames
By Will Russell
Furloughed from her job and confined to London by coronavirus lockdowns, Flora Blathwayt founded a business based on rubbish she retrieves from the muddy banks of the ...