A stranger disguised as Batman is prowling the streets of Santiago delivering food to the homeless, providing sustenance and light-hearted solace to those in need following months of lockdown in the Chilean capital. The man, who wears a shiny batman suit complete with a coronavirus-ready sanitary facemask, delivers a few...
Ethnikos Achnas has cancelled all its training sessions as of Tuesday after one of its players tested positive for coronavirus, the team said. According to the team, they cancelled all training until all the processes to be conducted under Covid-19 protocols are completed. The team said they will inform their...
The police said on Tuesday it will modify a decree currently in force banning certain types of motorcycles from the roads during the holiday season, relaxing the previous restrictions. The decision came after a lengthy meeting between the police chief and representatives of the Cyprus Motorcycle Federation (CMF) and owners...
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and top government officials were detained on Tuesday by mutinying soldiers in the capital Bamako on Tuesday, plunging a country already facing a jihadist insurgency and mass protests deeper into crisis. Keita’s detention at his residence in southwestern Bamako followed hours of uncertainty after soldiers...
Visiting the youth rehabilitation centre in Latsia on Tuesday Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said the people there need therapy and are not criminals. “Today, drugs and alcoholism are one of the most important, complex, and multifaceted problems facing modern society,” she said. She added the involvement and cooperation of many...
Ireland significantly tightened its nationwide coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday to try to rein in a surge in cases, urging everyone to restrict visitors to their homes, avoid public transport and older people to limit their contacts. A spike in cases over the last three weeks, after Ireland had one of...
The French frigate La Fayette sailed along the eastern coast of Cyprus in an area off Protaras on Tuesday. The frigate is scheduled to stay in the area on Wednesday and is reported to be running patrols in the Eastern Mediterranean. La Fayette took part in recent Greek and French...
The nighttime ban on cars on forest roads was extended on Tuesday until Saturday, the forestry department said. According to announcement from the department, cars will not be allowed on the roads from 9pm until 4am. The forestry department said the decision was made to protect the forests from potential...
The holders of the 2010-2020 public transport contract, who lost out on some of the concessions for the 2020-2030 period, demanded on Tuesday that the government publish data on the efficiency of the bus company now operating the Nicosia and Larnaca routes. Calling for transparency, the bus companies urged the...
Eight new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday by the health ministry, bringing the total 1,359. The ministry processed a total of 4,315 tests. One of the cases arose from 139 tests processed through contact tracing. Two were from 169 tests processed by individuals tested on their doctors’ orders. Another...
The met office announced another yellow weather warning for Wednesday, after many similar warnings over the last few weeks due to high temperatures. According to the met office, the warning for Wednesday will be in effect from 1pm until 5pm as temperatures inland are expected to rise to 40C, 30C...
Larnaca police are investigating the death of a 74-year-old man who apparently died while driving his car and subsequently crashed into other vehicles. No one else was injured in the incident. Police said the incident happened on Zinonos Kitieos Street at around 2.30pm. The vehicle veered off course, crashed into...
Walmart Inc beat analyst expectations for revenue and profit, as it posted its biggest-ever growth in online sales on Tuesday as shoppers cashed in stimulus checks and ordered everything from electronics and toys to groceries from the safety of their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The near-doubling of online sales...
The north announced a set of new coronavirus protocols on Monday night after a rise in cases was recorded over the past few weeks. On Monday, nine new coronavirus cases were recorded in the north, four of which came from abroad, one was a contact, and the other four were...
Cyprus does not expect an influx of tourists from the UK, even after Britain’s largest tour operator Jet2 resumed flights to Cyprus this week, Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios told the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday. “Our expectations are low, although we are happy that the British market opened as Category...
The French government plans to make wearing a mask compulsory in the vast majority of workplaces to try to stop a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The labour ministry said the new arrangement would apply to all shared spaces in offices and factories, but would not extend to individual offices...
France’s champagne makers on Tuesday reached a last-minute agreement to reduce the amount of grapes they will harvest this year as they try to recover from a collapse in sales caused by the coronavirus crisis. With harvesting off to an early start after warm, dry weather this year, producers struck...
Barcelona are negotiating a deal to appoint Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman as the successor to Quique Setien, a club source said on Tuesday, as the Catalans look to rebuild after their 8-2 thrashing by Bayern Munich in the Champions League last week. Koeman is dearly loved at Barca for his...
Russia marked 60 years of diplomatic relations with Cyprus on Tuesday with a post on the Nicosia embassy’s Facebook page, outlining the friendly relations between the two countries. The post says that on August 18, 1960, diplomatic relations were established between the then USSR and Cyprus. The official Cyprus independence...
England will scrap the government agency responsible for responding to public health emergencies after the country has suffered the highest death rate in Europe from the coronavirus pandemic. Public Health England, a cornerstone of the state-run health system with responsibility for managing infectious outbreaks, will have its functions merged with...
By Hannah Stephenson It is no secret that bestselling author and columnist Bryony Gordon is a recovering alcoholic and former cocaine user, but even the most unshockable of us might flinch at some of the things she did while under the influence. She recalls waking up drunk and drugged lying...
Countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to ensure supplies of a possible coronavirus vaccine are making the pandemic worse, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. “(Acting) strategically and globally is actually in each country’s national interest – no one is safe until...
