Coronavirus: Testing locations for Saturday
A total of 52 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups.
Free rapid testing for the general population ...
What’s Eaten Where: Mauritania
Vast, torrid and arid, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a mostly empty place. Bordering the Atlantic between Senegal and Western Sahara, Mali and Algeria, it’s the 28th largest ...
Offence: it’s for taking, not giving
By Alexia Saleem
When my children were first born, I noticed that my daughter was a touch darker than my son. It didn’t bother me. What bothered me was ...
Businesses will have to go green for bank loans
Businesses asking for bank loans will have to show commitment to the green economy and sustainable development in the future a gathering of business leaders was told this week.
“According ...
Taliban replaces women’s ministry with ministry of virtue and vice
Workers in the Afghan capital Kabul replaced signs for the country’s women’s ministry with those for the Taliban’s moral police on Friday, as female former employees of ...
Public transport company to donate a day’s takings to Karaiskakio
Cyprus Public Transport said Friday it would be donating all of Saturday’s proceeds from ticket sales to the Karaiskakio Foundation on the occasion of Leukemia Month.
The company said ...
Temperatures expected to soar back to around 38C
Cyprus looks like it’s heading for an Indian summer with temperatures expected to soar back up to 38C next week, according to the KitasWeather website.
Meteorologist Eric Kitas told ...
Manchester United slips to wider loss on pandemic impact
Manchester United Plc (MANU.N) reported a wider full-year loss after a season marred by pandemic-induced lockdowns and empty stadiums hit matchday sales and commercial revenue.
The English soccer club ...
US booster debate moves to FDA vaccine advisory committee
The debate over whether Americans should receive a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine moves to a panel of independent expert advisers to the U.S. Food and ...
‘No proof that surveillance van was used to spy on citizens’
Almost two years later, reports said Friday no proof has been found that a van with covert surveillance capabilities had been used to spy on people, but four people involved ...
Fast lane: chasing down Lewis Hamilton’s top 10 splurges
Lewis Hamilton is indisputably one of the most successful Formula One drivers of all time. And, having won the World Championship seven times thus far, he definitely has the income ...
Learn everything about Crypto Wallet
Every crypto currency that is mined is associated with a wallet called the crypto wallet. Crypto wallet is a software that permits you to store two keys, namely public and ...
UAE could invest further $1.4 bln in Britain this year, UK trade official says
The United Arab Emirates could invest at least a further 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) in the United Kingdom this year after pledging 10 billion pounds this week to its investment partnership with ...
EU unsure if women face higher risk of clots from AZ vaccine
The European Union’s drugs regulator could not confirm from available data if women and young adults were at a higher risk of rare blood clots with low platelets after ...
Banks beware, Amazon and Walmart are cracking the code for finance
Anyone can be a banker these days, you just need the right code.
Global brands from Mercedes and Amazon (AMZN.O) to IKEA and Walmart (WMT.N) are cutting out ...
Preparations for Larnaca Biennale in full swing
The preparations for the second edition of Larnaca Biennale, an International Exhibition of Fine Arts, have officially begun with artists and artworks from Cyprus and abroad set to exhibit between ...
Piaggio, KTM, Honda and Yamaha set up swappable batteries consortium
Italian scooter maker Piaggio (PIA.MI) said on Monday it had set up a consortium with Honda Motor Co. (7267.T), KTM AG and Yamaha Motor Co. (7272.T) to encourage the ...
Life drawing and a poetry open mic nights coming to Limassol
Two events are coming up this week at BLEND.the space in Limassol inviting people from all walks of life to join them – artists, writers, amateurs and anyone in between. ...
How to find a good personal injury lawyer
Suffering personal injury as a result of someone else’s negligence is a traumatic experience, often causing lots of pain and financial stress. When this happens, you’ll likely want ...
Electricity bills to be slashed by 10% for next four months (Update 2)
The government on Friday announced a 10 per cent discount on electricity bills for the next four months, as well as renewable energy schemes aimed at long term savings for businesses ...
England’s Covid travel rules simplified in boost to industry (Updated)
Britain simplified rules on Friday for international travel to England in a boost to the tourism industry, including scrapping the need for fully vaccinated passengers to take expensive COVID-19 tests ...
Coronavirus: Mandatory tests may be coming in for vaccinated (Updated)
Mandatory coronavirus tests for the vaccinated is under discussion by the scientific advisory team but there is currently no motion towards changing the measures as of now.
Asked to confirm ...
Coronavirus: August deadliest month so far (updated)
August was the deadliest month since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the island, the health ministry’s epidemiological report showed Friday.
Covid deaths in August increased 102 per cent over July ...
Lengthy tennis toilet breaks may soon be thing of the past
Inordinately long toilets breaks or medical timeouts at critical moments could soon be a thing of the past in men’s tennis with the ATP Tour planning to impose stricter ...