Italy reported 1,071 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday, exceeding 1,000 cases in a day for the first time since May when the government eased its rigid lockdown measures. Italy, one of Europe’s worst-hit countries, managed to contain the outbreak after a...
Eleven new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Saturday, bringing the total to 1,417. A total of 3,446 tests were processed by the ministry in the last 24 hours, it said. Two of the cases came from 544 tests on individuals on private initiative. The first person...
With Covid-19 cases increasingly being driven by young people, we asked a selection of 20- and 30-somethings on the streets of Nicosia if they’re taking precautions, and whether they think the measures have gone too far.
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was released by a Greek prosecutor after appearing in court on Saturday following two days in detention over a brawl on the island of Mykonos, the Premier League club confirmed. England international Maguire, 27, will respond to the charges against him on Aug. 25, according...
Where do you live? I live in Larnaca by myself Best childhood memory? In my early childhood years had the chance to live in New York with my family. I went to school there and have a very wonderful memory of it. What did you have for breakfast? Yogurt and...
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Saturday called on parents and teachers to cooperate with the back-to-school coronavirus measures after the mandatory mask rule sparked a backlash from parents and teachers unions. He said schools could not have different rules from the rest of the country. On Friday, Prodromou announced that...
You’ve heard of yoga with goats, and Pilates with cats. But how about meditation with plants? Thanks to a new device which apparently translates botanical biofeedback into sound, your plants can now perform music for you – music which is perfect, says Mario Andreou co-founder of the Tree of Life...
Flowers. For some, they are simply something to see when passing a colourful tree or a way to beautify their home. For others selling bouquets and flower designs is a business. For one local floral art designer, it’s all about therapy. Born into a family of florists, Maria Dianellou’s passion...
Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich clash in a mouthwatering Champions League final in Lisbon on Sunday evening. There will be plenty of star quality on show. Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski are all considered among the world’s best players in two of Europe’s most free-scoring teams. PSG are...
Three individuals were remanded for five days on Saturday by the Famagusta District Court, suspected of forging negative Covid-19 PCR tests to cross back and forth from the north. According to the court statement, a 52-year-old ambulance driver, his 52-year-old Finnish wife, and the driver’s 51-year-old sister, a secretary at...
The health ministry on Saturday expanded on the protocols for weddings and christenings limiting the time for congratulatory greetings and forbidding handshakes or greeting with a kiss or a hug, plus no dancing. According to the expanded protocols that will remain in force until January 15, which also includes an...
South Korea said on Saturday it held talks with China‘s top diplomat over trade, denuclearisation and the coronavirus response, in the first visit by a high-level Beijing official since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted late last year. Yang Jiechi, a member of the Communist Party Politburo, met with South Korea’s new national...
A 23-year-old has been fined over €6,000, after police found a large number undeclared tobacco products in his possession, authorities said on Saturday. According to police, at 7pm on Friday, officers received a tip-off that the permanent resident of Paphos had undeclared cigarettes in his car. Police stopped the vehicle...
Police arrested and later released a 59-year-old man on suspicion of poaching after they found rabbits and other meats in his refrigerator, authorities said on Saturday. According to police, officers stopped the man’s car on the Pyrgos – Pachyammos road at around 5am Saturday morning. During a search of his...
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has welcomed a ceasefire announcement in Libya, the UAE news agency WAM reported on Saturday. GCC Secretary General Nayef Falah Mubarak al-Hajraf called on all parties “to adhere to (this) constructive step, to urgently engage in political dialogue, and to work through mediation of...
By Jonathan Gorvett, CM Regional Correspondent From drill ships to diplomacy, naval exercises to ‘neo-Ottomanism’, Turkey is currently running a campaign across the Eastern Mediterranean with one immediate goal: break the status quo. In pursuit of this objective, Ankara has sent military aid to its Libyan allies and flotillas of...
By Prudence Wade Often seen as a poster girl for wellness, Ella Mills – otherwise known as ‘Deliciously Ella’ – actually isn’t too keen on the term. “I do think the conversation has become quite charged, quite loaded,” she says thoughtfully. “Even the word ‘wellness’ sometimes makes people think of...
by Chris Michael Hong Kong-related news has been the focus of attention recently. The National People’s Congress of China passed the Hong Kong National Security Law. Elections of the Hong Kong Legislative Council was postponed. The United States and some other countries issued statements and even imposed sanctions on officials...
A 43-year-old man wanted in connection with a drugs case under investigation and who had fled to the north, was handed over to Greek Cypriot police by Unficyp personnel on Friday night, police said on Saturday. The suspect was handed over at the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint. He is wanted in connection...
TikTok is preparing to mount a legal challenge as early as Monday to President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump issued an executive order on Aug. 14 that gave ByteDance 90...
Windy weather being experienced in some parts of the island on Saturday is temporary, the met office said, as temperatures drop to more season levels following weeks of scorching heat. On Saturday the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will blow north to northeast at a moderate 3 to 4 Beaufort,...