Coronavirus: One death, 113 new cases (Updated)
One death from the coronavirus and 113 new cases were announced on Monday.
The health ministry said the death was of a woman in Nicosia general hospital, aged 86, who had underlying ...
British children in limbo over gender therapy after court ruling
– Almost as soon as she could speak, Nina told her parents she was not a boy and she has lived as a girl since she was seven. Until recently, she ...
Yellow weather warning for storms
The met service issued a yellow weather warning for rain and storms late on Monday.
Drivers were asked to be careful citing limited visibility on the road. The service also ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Tuesday
The health ministry has announced the rapid testing sites for Tuesday.
The sites are for the testing of the wider population but also the obligatory weekly testing of people back ...
One, two-ingredient chocolate bar? That’ll be $450, please
In this video, Oded Brenner, a chocolate expert and owner of Blue Stripes Urban Cacao in New York City, weighs up the merits of a 1.76-ounce $450 chocolate bar from To’...
Coronavirus: ‘I’m so exhausted and angry’ – protesters explain why they defied demo ban
Those who took to the streets on Saturday demonstrating against corruption and pandemic measures did not expect the police to use batons, teargas and water cannon to break up the ...
Woman injured by water cannon undergoes eye operation (Updated)
A 25-year-old woman who was injured by a police water cannon during a protest in Nicosia on Saturday underwent an eye operation on Monday.
Local musician Anastasia Demetriadou participated in ...
Jaguar cars to go all-electric by 2025
Jaguar Land Rover’s luxury Jaguar brand will be entirely electric by 2025 and the carmaker will launch e-models of its entire lineup by 2030, it said on Monday, as it joined ...
No post to Germany, Italy, France due to bad weather
The postal services have suspended deliveries to certain countries due to bad weather conditions, it was announced on Monday.
Citing bad weather conditions in European countries, the services announced the ...
Coronavirus: Fears that people are lying about positive case contacts
The epidemiological picture in Limassol remains alarming, the health ministry said on Monday following a meeting with the advisory committee on coronavirus and the contact tracing team.
One reason put ...
Testing out an astronaut’s exercise regimen
The environment of the International Space Station isn’t exactly hospitable to the human body. In fact, to spend any amount of time there, human astronauts must develop resilience by ...
Is aluminium a viable solution in phasing out plastic?
From laptops to water bottles, aluminium is being touted as an eco-friendly answer to the global crisis in plastic waste. But is aluminium really the cure-all that some claim it ...
Police chief: we may have gone too far over fake Yiolitis Twitter account
Opposition MPs on Monday piled on Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis for having reported to authorities a Twitter parody account – leading to police raiding the home of a Larnaca woman – with ...
Locked down and lonely, London Zoo faces fight to survive (with pics)
London Zoo should be teeming with children released from school by half-term holidays.
But instead, the monkeys’ pranks are unobserved, King Cobra is coiled friendless in the reptile house and ...
Covid vaccines touch down in Australia, New Zealand, inoculations to start
Australia and New Zealand have received their first COVID-19 vaccine deliveries and will begin rolling out inoculations in the coming week, while populous cities of Melbourne and Auckland remained locked ...
Calls for minister’s resignation over police’s use of force at demo (Update 2)
Opposition parties called for the justice minister’s resignation on Monday following accusations that police had unnecessarily cracked down on demonstrators using excessive force and injuring several people, including a 25...
Australian Open order of play on Tuesday
Order of play on the main showcourt on the ninth day of the Australian Open on Tuesday (play begins at 0130 GMT, prefix number denotes seeding):
ROD LAVER ARENA
Hsieh Su-wei (...
England facing heavy defeat in India
England were facing up to a huge defeat in the second Test against India after Ravichandran Ashwin’s brilliant century and the loss of three late wickets left them with ...
South Africa’s ex-president Zuma fails to show at corruption inquiry
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma did not show up on Monday at an inquiry into corruption during his time in office despite the country’s top court ordering ...
Coronavirus: Over 400,000 rapid tests in two weeks
More than 400,000 people have undergone a rapid coronavirus test in the last two weeks, the health ministry announced on Monday.
Between February 1 to February 14, the health ministry carried out more ...
Cancelled carnival: Venice’s muted nod to pre-Lent revels
We travel to Venice for a look at its muted nod to carnival this year, in lieu of the ordinarily lavish annual celebrations.
Cancelled in 2021 as part of Italy’s ...
‘Domestic violence incidents could be avoided if welfare department restructured as planned’
Domestic violence incidents might have been avoided if the social welfare service had implemented the restructuring plan approved by the cabinet back in 2013, the psychologists association (Pasypsy) said on Monday.
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Sustainable menswear brands worth a spot on your radar
By Katie Wright
It can be tricky to find clothing brands with solid ethical credentials. And if you’re looking to reduce your carbon footprint or generally be a more ...
India to ship vaccines to Canada as diplomatic tension eases
India’s Serum Institute will ship COVID-19 vaccines to Canada within a month, its chief executive said on Monday, in a sign a diplomatic row triggered by Canadian Prime Minister ...