Mexican Sergio Perez, in his penultimate race for Racing Point and without a drive for next season, took the first win of his Formula One career in an extraordinary Sakhir Grand Prix on Sunday. Frenchman Esteban Ocon was second for Renault and Canadian Lance Stroll finished third for Racing Point...
The Premier League’s deadliest current double-act struck again as Son Heung-min and Harry Kane were both on target as Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 2-0 to return to the top of the table on Sunday. Kane played in Son after 13 minutes for the South Korean to curl home a majestic...
Lefkoniko municipality on Sunday expressed their disappointment over the organisation of a bazaar inside the renovated church of their occupied village. In a written statement, the municipal council said the bazaar took place on Saturday inside the Archangelos Michael church. This event, they said, “desecrated the sanctity of the place”...
Two more deaths were recorded on Sunday and 270 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said. A man, 72, and a woman, 86, died from Covid-19, according to the ministry. They both had underlying conditions but the cause of death was Covid-19. This brings the number of people who died...
The health ministry announced the updated list for the location of Monday’s mobile rapid testing sites, 10 in total. The programme is available to everyone, especially people who work in customer service. Test results will be sent within 24 hours through SMS. Results can also be issued in writing within...
Each Sunday until the end of the year the Cyprus Mail will be talking to an individual representing a specific group on how they survived 2020. This week, the co-owner of the Paradisos hotel in Lysos By Bejay Browne For Soulla Charalambous, the weight of ensuring that the family...
Moscow wants to vaccinate up to seven million people, its Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, as Russia on Sunday reported yet another record high number of new COVID-19 cases. Moscow began distributing its Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday to the most exposed groups, marking Russia’s first large-scale...
Pandemic fallout reignites discussion over need for entities specialising in bad loans By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The establishment of a “bad bank” aims at setting up a specialised institution for the transfer of non-performing loans (NPLs) and the related risks outside the balance sheets of banks. It has...
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui said on Sunday his local bank accounts appeared to have been frozen after he fled to Britain with his family to continue his pro-democracy activities. Hui told Reuters via social media WhatsApp that bank accounts belonging to him, his wife and his parents at...
How the claims of the Turkish Cypriot religious foundation have complicated the property issue By Christos P Panayiotides This is the second part of an article about properties in Varosha, the first of which appeared in last Sunday’s edition. The goal of this week’s contribution is to clarify the...
By Estelle Shirbon and Robin Emmott British negotiators arrived in Brussels on Sunday for a last-ditch attempt to strike a Brexit trade deal with the European Union and avert a chaotic parting of ways at the end of the year. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula...
The municipalities have gone quiet but private organisations are trying to keep some Christmas cheer alive By Gina Agapiou and Bejay Browne No groups of school children singing ‘Jingle bells’ in the city centre, no Christmas fairs and no crowds going to see the Christmas lights being switched on....
Efforts are underway to upgrade the capabilities of Evangelos Florakis naval base and of the Navy, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said, on Sunday. Delivering a speech Sunday at the naval base on the occasion of St Nicolas Day, the patron Saint of the Navy, the minister said that Cyprus’ Navy...
The family of Roald Dahl, late author of children’s classics such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, has apologised for anti-Semitic remarks he made, saying the comments were “incomprehensible to us”. The British author, who died in 1990 aged 74, remains popular with young readers around the world and several...
Ai Weiwei has been called an iconoclast, a radical, a voice for the voiceless, and was once named the most powerful artist in the world. But just who is Ai Weiwei? And why is he considered one of the most renowned artists of our time? View the original video here....
By George Eid After Lebanon’s drastic economic collapse and increasing financial strains, more and more Lebanese are leaving home. The Gulf and the US are popular destinations, but the first choice for many Lebanese is Cyprus or ‘the island’ as they call it. This what Dr Caesar Daoud did a...
Two men, 25 and 22, were remanded on Sunday for eight days in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old man in Paphos last April. The two suspects from Syria, who had fled to the north after the crime, were taken in court in Paphos after handed over to the...
I confess I was left literally speechless and stunned reading the article by the editor-in-chief of Phileleftheros, that appeared on November 21, under the headline “But, what brains appear in the Cypriot scene.” The writer of the article is obviously against bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF) and this is his absolute...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip may “let it be known” once they have received a vaccine against COVID-19, The Times newspaper reported, citing unnamed royal aides. The 94-year-old monarch and her 99-year-old spouse are likely to be among the first to be offered a jab, with the...
Reflecting on this strange year, as 2020 draws to a close, little did we think that we would have to draw on our plants and gardens so much to help us pass the time. I have always been a solitary gardener and found the enforced isolation bearable as I was...
Brent crude oil futures rose more than 1 per cent on Friday, remaining just under $50 a barrel, as expectations of a U.S. economic stimulus package and the possibility of a vaccine for the coronavirus overrode rising supply and increased COVID-19 deaths. A bipartisan $908 billion coronavirus aid plan gained...
Fintech startup Revolut on Friday launched a new service allowing businesses in 13 European countries to accept online card payments, expanding its product range and taking on established rivals in a high-growth area. The new product, known as merchant acquiring, pits Revolut against fast-growing incumbent digital payment providers Stripe and Adyen....
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen instructed their negotiators to resume trade talks on Sunday in a last ditch attempt to bridge significant differences. The decision to revive the long-running talks after they stalled on Friday over three of the thorniest issues suggests both...
By Jonathan Shkurko and Andrew Rosenbaum Real estate is still a critical sector for Cyprus, but recent changes suggests that the sector needs a rethink. A report from PwC, along with comments from industry leaders, suggest new directions. Real estate is still the fastest-growing sector in Cyprus, and, despite the...
Meet designer Savannah Yarborough, whose totally bespoke approach takes the rugged individualism of leather jackets to its logical, luxurious end. A painstaking approach to crafting a high-ticket item of clothing for only one person, made to last for ever. View the original video here.
