Zac Efron and bro ‘bust’ granddad out of retirement home
Actor Zac Efron and his brother Dylan recently went to great lengths to make sure their granddad could enjoy a day out with his family.
The siblings had a blast ...
Coronavirus: Six businesses fined €2,500 after checks for SafePass
Six businesses and 46 individuals were reported after 3,089 checks in the last 24 hours for coronavirus measures violations, police said on Tuesday.
The fines concerned two businesses in Nicosia, two in Limassol ...
Living with COVID-19: Israel changes strategy as Delta variant hits
Four weeks ago, Israel was celebrating a return to normal life in its battle with COVID-19.
After a rapid vaccination drive that had driven down coronavirus infections and deaths, Israelis ...
Oil prices drop on Covid-19 variant fears
Oil slumped on Monday over concerns about spreading Covid-19 variants derailing the global economic recovery that has brought fuel demand to near pre-pandemic levels, while tight crude supplies kept prices ...
Cuba arrests activists as government blames unrest on U.S. interference
Cuba blamed historic protests that took place over the weekend on U.S. “economic asphyxiation” and detained some of the highest profile activists, while the Biden administration said it supported ...
At least 44 killed in hospital fire in Iraq, China hotel collapse kills eight
At least 44 people were killed and over 67 injured in a fire likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a coronavirus hospital in Iraq‘s southern city of Nassiriya, health ...
Ryanair to hire 2,000 pilots for new fleet of Boeings
Ryanair says it will hire 2,000 pilots to crew its fleet of new Boeing aircraft, the airline said in a statement on Monday.
It is reportedly the largest recruitment drive that ...
Turkey: Drought adds to food-cost crisis; lira expected to lose more value
The cost of food has reached a crisis level in Turkey, as production declines and the weak Turkish lira (currently at 10.30 to the euro) makes imports more expensive.
The central ...
Coronavirus: Some businesses prefer to close than be SafePass police
A portion of businesses have postponed events or suspended the operation of dine-in services saying they refuse to discriminate against unvaccinated people and check their customers for a SafePass.
Following ...
Our View: UN’s statements on Varosha worryingly tepid
The report on the Good Offices Mission of the UN Secretary-General was circulated at the UN in New York on Friday, giving a run-down of the current situation since the ...
President approves immediate implementation of improved firefighting plans
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday gave instructions to state services to proceed immediately with implementing measures to improve the tackling of fires after a meeting with all competent authorities.
According ...
England’s Black players face racial abuse after Euro 2020 defeat
By Michael Holden and Mitch Phillips
Black players in the England soccer team have been subjected to a storm of online racist abuse after their defeat in the final of ...
Foreign minister applies diplomatic pressure as EU repeats concerns over Varosha
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said on Monday he hoped the bloc would not be forced to hold any extraordinary meetings in response to statements Turkish President ...
London police say 86 arrested around Euro 2020 soccer final
British police have so far arrested a total of 86 people during and following Sunday’s Euro 2020 soccer final between Italy and England, they said on Monday.
The Metropolitan Police said ...
Fire showed state’s tragic lack of coordination
Letter to the president
Dear Mr President of the Republic,
I am writing to offer you some of my experiences of the fire on Saturday, July 3. I’m sure you ...
EU holds up Hungary’s recovery money in rule-of-law standof
By Gabriela Baczynska
The European Union’s executive missed its own deadline to sign off on billions of euros in economic recovery aid to Hungary, delaying its decision in an ...
Coronavirus: 832 new cases, no deaths (Updated)
The health ministry announced 832 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday out of 59,764 PCR and rapid tests, an overall positivity rate of 1.39 per cent.
No deaths were reported, but 153 are ...
France makes COVID-19 shot mandatory for health workers (Updated)
By Ingrid Melander and Geert De Clercq
COVID-19 jabs will be mandatory for France’s health workers and anyone wanting to get into a cinema or board a train will ...
Jamaica plans to seek reparations from Britain over slavery
Jamaica plans to ask Britain for compensation for the Atlantic slave trade in the former British colony, a senior government official said, under a petition that could seek billions of ...
Father’s struggle to prove daughter’s murder highlights legal shortcomings
The House human rights committee on Monday discussed the issue of victims of crime and how the state can better come to their aid given that – while Cyprus does have ...
Finance minister in Brussels to discuss recovery plan
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides departed for Brussels on Monday to take part in the Eurogroup meeting taking place on the same day and the Ecofin (Economic and Financial Affairs Council) ...
Greek PM says Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for some groups (Updated)
Greece has made vaccinations against COVID-19 mandatory for certain workers and announced restrictions to contain the spread of the virus as infections have kept rising during the vital summer tourism ...
Lack of Covid awareness at Euro final ‘devastating’ – WHO
A WHO epidemiologist said she had been devastated to watch unmasked crowds singing and shouting at the Euro 2020 soccer final in London on Sunday, expressing concerns that it would spur ...
Paphos is all about jazz
In Paphos, one cultural venue is making sure that jazz music keeps on sounding with a lengthy series of jazz evenings by acclaimed local musicians. Performing for the first time ...