AEK Larnaca were the winners in the final scheduled game of the opening round of the season defeating home side Nea Salamina by 2-1. After a scrappy first half hour the game suddenly burst to life with Nea Salamina going within inches of taking the lead but Varela’s goal bound...
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey’s navy will not back down as Greece “sows chaos” in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where the countries have deployed frigates in an escalating rhetorical confrontation over overlapping resource claims. “The ones who throw Greece in front of the Turkish navy will not stand...
By Michael Nienaber and Joseph Nasr German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold the perpetrators accountable after doctors found indications of a toxic substance in his body. A critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Navalny...
New York state’s attorney general is investigating whether the Trump Organization and Donald Trump improperly inflated the value of the U.S. president’s assets on annual financial statements in order to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits, according to a court filing. The disclosure was made in a filing...
The finance ministry is sticking to its basic scenario of the economy shrinking by 7 per cent this year due to the fallout of the coronavirus crisis, Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Monday. “Having analysed the data for the first half, our forecast will not change from last April’s forecast,”...
The health ministry on Monday night amended a directive that made the use of a protective mask mandatory by the general population by raising the minimum age from six to 12. The new regulation also applies to schools, among other places. “Therefore, following the revision of the directive, the use...
The authorities in Belarus arrested two of the leading opposition figures still at large on Monday, a day after tens of thousands of people defied the army to march demanding the downfall of president Alexander Lukashenko. Two weeks after an election which his opponents say he rigged, Lukashenko has shown little sign...
Traveling should be a carefree activity. We go to expand our horizons and immerse ourselves into cultures different from our own. Still, if we don’t prepare for the journey properly, we can run into issues that ruin the entire experience. In 2020, traveling is much more constrained. Hence, the necessity...
Authorities are withdrawing a fruit and nut bar found with salmonella and have urged consumers who may have bought it to return it to the shop. The health ministry issued an announcement after UK authorities notified them that salmonella has been detected in a batch of Eat Natural Fruit and...
Thirty-nine new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Monday, updating a previous tally of 30 earlier in the day. Thirty-three of the new cases were from abroad. In total the ministry processed 3,522 tests over the past 24 hours. The ministry said seventeen came from a flight...
Britain said on Monday it would start a consultation process on a potential new law which would force big companies to clean up their supply chains by fining them if they used products grown on illegally deforested land. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is due to host the United Nations’...
A Malaysian court opened an inquest on Monday into the death of an Irish teenager whose body was found near a jungle stream, 10 days after she went missing during a family holiday at a rainforest resort. The naked body of Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, who suffered from learning difficulties, was...
Firefighters in Limassol scrambled on Monday to tackle two fires that broke out almost at the same time in the middle of the day. One of the fires was at a fabric warehouse at the Linopetra industrial estate while the other one broke out at the Ayios Sylas industrial estate,...
The coronavirus measures to be followed at public schools will also be followed at private schools, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Monday. “The private schools will follow the measures necessary for the safety of the children, the teachers, and all the workers in the education sector,” Prodromou said after...
Health authorities on Monday announced changes to the list of countries from which Cyprus accepts visitors which sees five countries moved from category A to B and five from B to C. One country, Sweden has been promoted from C to B. The changes will come into effect on Friday....
The investigation into the corruption found inside Cypriot football is once again at the forefront. On Monday, the Sports Ethics Committee notified 33 football clubs from the island’s first three divisions, as well as the women’s football championship, that they have been summoned to hand over evidence and other information...
Israeli youths have unearthed hundreds of gold coins stashed away in a clay vessel for more than a thousand years. The treasure was discovered on August 18, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Monday, by teenagers volunteering at an excavation in central Israel where a new neighbourhood is planned to be built....
Students in public schools are set for upgraded English language learning, as the education minister announced on Monday an agreement has been signed with the Cambridge University linked examination board, Cambridge Assessment English. The programme will begin along with the new academic year, in September, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said....
Early this morning 4 puppies were stolen from their kennel at Sirius dog sanctuary. All 4 puppies have homes waiting for them and were due their final vaccine and microchip in a week. Following some generous pledges, the reward to find the 4 puppies, by the Sirius dog sanctuary, is...
By Katie Wright Popularised during the heyday of the hippies back in the Sixties and Seventies, tie dye has made a massive comeback lately, becoming the hottest print trend of the summer. That doesn’t mean you have to get to work with rubber bands and Dylon to create your own...
Cyprus is earmarked to receive €479 million in loans from the EU as part of an €81.4 billion aid package to 15 member states that the European Commission has presented to the council under the SURE instrument, it was announced on Monday. The Commission said SURE was a “crucial element”...
A white supremacist who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand last year watched without emotion on Monday as relatives of his victims recounted the horror of a massacre which prosecutors said he carefully planned to cause maximum carnage. Australian national Brenton Tarrant, 29, has pleaded guilty to 51 murders, 40...
