For all his God-given footballing genius, Diego Maradona, at least for a generation of England fans, will be forever demonized for a moment of skulduggery in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium at the 1986 World Cup. Maradona’s second goal in eventual champions Argentina’s 2-1 quarter-final victory is regarded as one of...
The fire services have contained a fire which broke out at an uninhabited house in Ayii Trimythia in the Nicosia district on Wednesday evening, causing damage to the interior and leading to the collapse of part of the roof. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said that police and firefighters with...
Hoping to accelerate a shift away from a disposable culture, the European Parliament on Wednesday called on the European Commission to grant consumers a ‘right to repair’ by making repairs on goods they buy more appealing, systematic and cost-efficient. The move is in tune with public opinion. According to a...
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden finished off a brilliant team move as his side saw off Olympiakos Piraeus 1-0 away from home on Wednesday to book their place in the Champions League’s last 16. After dominating possession with little reward, City found a breakthrough in the 36th minute when Gabriel...
Britain will borrow almost 400 billion pounds this year to pay for the massive coronavirus hit to its economy, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, as he took his first steps to offset the country’s highest budget deficit outside wartime. The world’s sixth-biggest economy is now set to shrink...
An 82-year old man with pre-existing conditions has died, and another 254 people have tested positive for coronavirus after 6,431 PCR tests, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The 254 cases include 46 people who had previously tested positive through rapid testing and whose results were verified by PCR. Two...
The health ministry announced one death and 254 new cases on Wednesday out of 6,431 PCR tests. This figure includes 46 positive PCR tests verifying the results of rapid tests taken in previous days. The 82-year-old man who died had underlying health conditions but died of the virus. Another 35...
All eight defendants in the killing of a 20-year old Syrian in Chlorakas last April were released on bail on Wednesday with Paphos Criminal Court setting the trial to start on January 18. The prosecution also amended the charges, suspending the charge of premeditated murder and adding manslaughter and abduction...
Rapid coronavirus testing will be carried out in all districts on Thursday as the government steps up tests of the general population as part of efforts to reach as many communities as possible. Limassol’s three locations are: Kolossi community football grounds (8:30am-5pm), Ayios Tychonas, parking opposite Four Seasons hotel, (8:30am-5pm)...
Cyprus Cup second round results on Wednesday: AEK 0 AEL 2 Ermis 1 Nea Salamina 2 Cyprus First Division: Apoel 2 Doxa Katokopias 0
The Forestry Department on Wednesday rejected criticism from the auditor general over decades-old agreements leasing forest land in the Ayia Napa area for the construction of five hotels. It said four of the five leases were agreed in 1981-82 as part of a lawful scheme to restart the tourism industry...
Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer said. He was 60. Beloved in his homeland after leading Argentina to win the 1986...
By adapting to a hybrid structure of on-site and online performances, the Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival 2020 is taking place in November and December on both sides of the Buffer Zone. During a difficult year, in which the Covid-19 pandemic has hit arts and cultural services hard, Buffer Fringe...
Speaker: Karin Rubinstein, CEO & President at Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI) Wednesday 02/12/2020 at 12:00 organised by Cyprus-Israel Business Association Free registration at https://forms.ccci.org.cy/cyil20/ IATI is Israel’s umbrella organization of the high-tech, life science and other advanced technology industries, with over 700 members from every level and...
Kykko Bishop Nikiforos came under fire on Wednesday over an undignified altercation with a journalist whose questions on the Ukraine church issue apparently irritated the cleric. The angry exchange after the Holy Synod met to discuss the archbishop’s recognition of the independence of the Orthodox church of Ukraine, prompted the...
Somehow still open, despite the harrowing range of 2020 COVID-19-related store closures, Vintage is a clothing shop in Manhattan selling high-end designer labels, and boasting an archive of rare fashion items. Take a tour of this fashionista playground, and enter the hidden room in which the contents are meant only...
Lidl Cyprus’ new festive flier reveals special Deluxe flavours, sweet treats from Favorina, and items for the most glamorous Christmas table! This Christmas may seem different than normal, nevertheless, Lidl Cyprus is dedicated to safely providing unique pastries and sweet treats for the most family-focused, tender and generous moments of...
Larnaca municipality will carry out thorough inspections in the area of the salt lake to prevent the illegal dumping of garbage and people who are caught will be fined, a press release by the municipality warned on Wednesday. According to the statement, this year, a number of thoughtless people are...
The health ministry on Wednesday clarified for the public that the only valid test for detecting Covid-19 was the rtPCR test and not antibody or antigen rapid testing. “The detection of antibodies against the virus with rapid testing is not used for primary diagnosis of Covid-19 infection,” the ministry said. It...
Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp compared his team to an orchestra and said on Tuesday that his versatile forward Roberto Firmino always hits the right notes even if he is not scoring. Firmino had scored only twice in 23 Premier League matches before heading one in during Sunday’s 3-0 victory over Leicester...
House president Adamos Adamou said Wednesday he will be asking the police to investigate a report filed by an MP against the owner of an embattled slaughterhouse who failed to show up in parliament last week, claiming he had come into contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus. Green party...
Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she had a miscarriage, an extraordinarily personal disclosure coming from a high-profile British royal. The wife of Prince Harry and former actress wrote about the experience in detail in an opinion article published in the New York Times on Wednesday, saying that...
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said their side would not stop “until every square metre” of Varosha was reopened. Speaking to the Turkish newspaper ‘Turkiye’, Tatar said over 300 applications had been submitted to the north’s immovable property commission by Greek Cypriots both “in the south” and those living abroad...
A car with slogans scrawled on its sides crashed into the gate of the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said. Reuters pictures from the scene showed police inspecting the estate car at the gate with the words “Stop Globalisation Politics” written in...
The University of Nicosia pharmacy programme has added a pioneering educational tool to its teaching and learning arsenal, namely, “Lab-in-a-Box”. This mobile science laboratory has allowed the programme to continue offering its vital laboratory courses, ensuring that the practical training of its aspiring pharmacists proceeds unhampered even during a pandemic....
