Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows to coup
Myanmar’s junta blocked Facebook in the name of ensuring stability on Thursday and activists said at least three people were arrested at a street protest against the coup that ...
Fifth arrest after cannabis, fireworks found
Police arrested a 35-year-old man in Limassol on Wednesday to facilitate investigations into the seizure of 30 kilos of cannabis and 300 kilos of fireworks in December.
He is the fifth person ...
Seven tips for teens who aspire to become writers
Seventeen-year-old YouTuber and author of ‘Leaving Wishville’ Mel Torrefranca shares her top seven tips to encourage aspiring teen writers in pursuing the creative craft.
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Coronavirus: 168 people fined for breaching decrees
A total of 168 individuals were fined for breaching coronavirus decrees from Wednesday until Thursday morning, police reported.
Unlike other days, no businesses were booked.
A total of 9,950 checks were carried ...
PayPal to add 50m users in 2021; expects $25.5bn in annual revenue
PayPal said it was expecting an addition of about 50 million active users in 2021 and forecast annual revenue of about $25.5 billion, well above the $21.4 billion estimated by analysts. Its shares were ...
How to protect yourself when someone is COVID positive in your home?
COVID-19 has caused quite a bit of trauma for almost everyone on this planet. Beyond that, if a family member tests positive in your home, it can be even more ...
Jessica Alba’s daughters have been teaching her TikTok
Actress and Honest Company founder Jessica Alba opens up about parenting, being on TikTok, working in a closet and passing the time during quarantine.
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Denmark to launch vaccine passport; ‘special privileges’ attached for passport holders
Denmark will launch a vaccine passport by the end of the month, and those who hold it will obtain special privileges, the Danish government announced on Wednesday.
Morten Bodskov, Denmark’...
Brexit leaves UK, EU lawyers with ‘too many unanswered questions’
Lawyers on both sides of the Channel have been left in limbo by the Brexit accord. Although Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that “solicitors and barristers got a good ...
Auditor-general fears forced sale of hospitals if health services tank
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has assessed that the state health services organisation (Okypy) will be unable to cover its budget deficit by 2024, the date when the state support is due to ...
Boosted internet use in pandemic increases risk of child sex abuse
Police warned on Wednesday that increased internet use by minors during the pandemic has given sex offenders easier access to their victims.
“During the Covid-19 crisis we are going through, ...
Our View: Can there be accurate economic forecasts during such an uncertain time?
One of the concepts that used to be taught to first-time students of economics was the Latin phrase ‘ceteris paribus’, which translated into English means ‘all other things being equal’. ...
Daimler to spin off truck unit, sharpen investor focus on Mercedes-Benz
German carmaker Daimler said on Wednesday it plans to spin off Daimler Truck, the world’s largest truck and bus maker, as it seeks to increase its investor appeal as ...
Sony struggling to make enough Play Station 5s
Japan’s Sony Corp raised its full-year profit outlook by one-third, helped by pandemic-fuelled demand for games, movies and other content, but said it was struggling to build enough PlayStation 5 ...
US supports Cyprus solution based on a BBF, USUN Ambassador-Nominee says
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis, New York
The United States supports a Cypriot-led comprehensive settlement to reunify the island as a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF), which would benefit all Cypriots as well ...
Coronavirus: IGCSEs and A levels now cancelled worldwide
The British examination board Pearson Edexcel International announced on Wednesday that its international exams would not go ahead as planned this summer.
This will affect hundreds of students at private ...
US, Russia extend last major arms control treaty despite disputes
The United States and Russia said on Wednesday they had extended the New START arms control treaty for five years, preserving the last treaty limiting deployments of the world’s ...
Mayor of Paphos lashes out over ‘misuse’ of TC properties
The mayor of Paphos has hit back at MPs and other attendees at Tuesday’s session of the House refugee committee, calling them out for ‘political cannibalism’ and ‘personal insults’ ...
EU rebuffs UK demand to soften N. Ireland Brexit trade terms (Update 3)
By Conor Humphries and William James
The European Union on Wednesday rebuffed a British demand to extend a grace period for checks on goods going from Britain to Northern Ireland, ...
Coronavirus: One death, 139 new cases (Updated)
One death and 139 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday.
The health ministry said 126 people were in hospital. Thirty-nine are in serious condition with 23 intubated.
The death was of 79...
Coronavirus: No South Africa or Brazil variants found so far
More positive cases have been found for the Covid-19 variant first detected in the UK, but none for the variants from South Africa and Brazil, the health ministry said on ...
Coronavirus: Commerce chamber says hotels should open to locals
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Wednesday said the government ought to allow locals stay in hotels and other tourist accommodation facilities if they have negative rapid ...
AEL rise to second place after win over Apoel
AEL have climbed to second place after defeating Apoel 2-0 in Limassol on Wednesday night.
The Limassol club are now just two points off leaders and fierce rivals Apollon.
The ...
WHO team probing Covid-19 visits Wuhan lab, meets ‘Bat Woman’
A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization visited a virus research laboratory in China’s central city of Wuhan and met with a prominent virologist there in ...