Coronavirus: No deaths, 89 new cases on Sunday (Updated)
The health ministry on Sunday announced 89 new Covid-19 cases, out of 38,139 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.23 per cent.
No deaths were recorded.
There are 63 patients in ...
Hurricane Rick edges closer to Mexican coast north of Acapulco
Hurricane Rick edged slowly closer to Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday, expected to unleash heavy rains north of the beach resort of Acapulco late in the evening, the U....
Sheep replace cars as they cross Madrid en route to winter pastures
The streets of Madrid were filled with sheep and the clanking of bells on Sunday as shepherds guided their flocks through the heart of the Spanish capital, following ancient seasonal ...
Why is the road to The Hague accessible to Armenia/Azerbaijan but not to Cyprus/Turkey?
By Tasoula Hadjitofi
As a resident of The Hague in the Netherlands, I have become familiar with the international courts which have transformed this historic Dutch city into an international ...
Sizopoulos accuses party dissidents of undermining Edek’s prospects
Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos on Sunday chastised the socialist party’s members who refused to attend an extraordinary congress held in Nicosia accusing them of trying to undermine Edek’s ...
Coronavirus: Monday’s testing sites for eligible groups
The health ministry announced the testing sites for Monday in all districts, 21 in total.
People need to present their ID, or passport or driver’s licence for identification purposes.
District
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Vaccinated and want to visit Israel? Read the fine print first
By Rami Ayyub
Tourists hoping to visit Jerusalem or Tel Aviv after Israel’s announcement last week that it would open to some vaccinated foreign travellers should read the fine ...
Call on Anastasiades to help children of bicommunal couple get RoC IDs
A weekly show by Alpha TV called on President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday to help so that the two children of a bicommunal couple can get IDs since authorities have ...
Poland is wrong to move goal posts
The primacy of the EU’s legal system over the laws and constitutions of member states is necessary for the union to exist
By Alper Ali Riza
The spat between ...
Animal shelter desperately seeking funds for new site
By Evie Andreou
An animal shelter in the Nicosia district is racing against time to find the funds for a new site to rehome its dogs, cats and three donkeys ...
Croatia’s right-wing eurosceptics seek referendum on euro adoption
Croatia’s conservative and eurosceptic party Hrvatski Suverenisti (Croatian Sovereignists) began a two-week drive on Sunday to collect signatures in a bid to force a referendum on whether to adopt ...
Police locate three stolen cars during Limassol patrols
Police on Sunday said they returned to their owners three cars reported as stolen after the vehicles were found in various locations in Limassol during patrols.
The three vehicles, reported ...
Erdogan’s critics say demand for expulsions is distraction from economy woes
By Daren Butler and Jonathan Spicer
President Tayyip Erdogan’s political opponents said his call to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western allies was an attempt to distract attention from Turkey’...
Traffic congestion: the two-wheeled solution
A push for more bicycles and smart traffic systems
By Jonathan Shkurko
An improved bus system is the obvious solution to congested city centres, but running parallel to that the ...
German police stop far-right vigilantes patrolling Polish border
German police said on Sunday they had stopped more than 50 far-right vigilantes armed with pepper spray, a bayonet, a machete and batons who were trying to patrol the Polish border ...
Fire blazes on cargo ship containers off British Columbia
A fire broke out on Saturday on containers on a cargo ship carrying mining chemicals off British Columbia, and the Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the U....
Political equality is important for all of us
The system would protect both communities
By Christos P Panayiotides
Before attempting to explain why the issue of political equality is important for the Turkish Cypriots, but also for the ...
‘Reopening of U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem may not happen’
Israel’s deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that the Biden administration may shelve its plan to reopen a U.S diplomatic mission for Palestinians in Jerusalem after Israel voiced ...
Anastasiades to visit Thessaloniki
President Nicos Anastasiades is to visit Thessaloniki, Greece to address on Monday an event for Cyprus’ participation in the Greek War of Independence, organised by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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More than 1,000 traffic fines within 48 hours
Police on Sunday morning said they issued more than 1,000 fines within 48 hours during traffic checks in all districts.
The checks were carried out between 6 am Friday and 6 am Sunday. In ...
Finding medical staff to treat Covid shouldn’t be difficult
I’ve been having this conversation with friends, and we never seem to get anywhere. Maybe your readers can help.
Everyone agrees that the main reason for Covid-19 restrictions isn’...
Turkey to expel U.S. envoy and nine others, Erdogan says (Updated)
By Daren Butler
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had told his foreign ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries ...
Suspected people smuggler arrested after migrant arrival (Updated)
A 30-year-old man suspected of people smuggling was arrested after a boat with irregular migrants arrived in Paralimni in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
The boat was spotted ...
China to pilot property tax reforms
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, on Saturday adopted a decision to authorize the State Council to pilot property tax reforms in ...