One person has died and 751 people have tested positive for coronavirus, the health ministry said on Monday, the first time it was announcing combined PCR and rapid test results. Of the total, 449 were from rapid tests. Earlier on Monday, the health ministry said that because of the high...
A heavily-depleted Apoel returned to action on Monday evening for the first time since the onset of their Covid-19 crisis, with the Nicosia club falling to a 1-0 defeat at newly-promoted Karmiotissa. While Karmiotissa have not been in the best form over the past four weeks, they have shown a...
A Limassol apartment building was evacuated on Monday as a precaution after a fire broke out in the basement. In a tweet, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said a fire broke out in the basement of an apartment building on John Kennedy street, in the Enaerios area around 4pm....
Leicester City’s Harvey Barnes grabbed a late equaliser to earn his team a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace on Monday that lifted them up to second in the Premier League table. Leicester could have taken the lead in the 18th minute from the penalty spot after Luke Thomas was fouled...
Britain reported 41,385 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a daily record, as a rapidly spreading variant of the coronavirus increases infection rates and the holiday weekend impacted the reporting of some new cases. There were 357 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test, the government’s coronavirus statistics portal...
Russia said late on Sunday it had sent more military police to an area in northern Syria where fighters backed by Turkey have clashed with Kurdish forces near a strategic highway patrolled by Russian and Turkish troops. The deployment comes ahead of talks in Russia on Tuesday between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
The health ministry announced 20 rapid testing points will operate for free for the public nationwide on Tuesday. District Test points Hours Limassol Grigori Afxentiou square 8.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. Underground parking of Limassol Shopping Centre, Polemidia (former Orphanides) 8.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. Sigma Bakery, Kapsalos (Ayias Filaxeos street, next to...
The health ministry on Monday urged people to stick to the same social distancing bubbles as regards the rule setting a maximum of ten people for gatherings at homes. It said that over the Christmas period, people had complied, keeping the number of people at houses to 10, but groups...
Stricter measures were introduced in the north on Monday to tackle a spike in Covid cases inside the community, which have caused widespread concern among Turkish Cypriots. According to the new measures, bars, cafes, restaurants, confectioneries, betting shops, beauticians, gyms, and hairdressers would have to close by 9pm. Hospitality venues...
The health ministry declined comment on Monday over its permanent secretary’s apparent violation of protocol by jumping the line to get vaccinated the previous day. Christina Yiannaki was vaccinated before the cameras at Famagusta general hospital and also spoke to reporters afterwards. It later emerged that not even the health...
A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, her family and local media said, in a trial that has drawn international condemnation as Riyadh faces renewed U.S. scrutiny. Hathloul, 31, has been held since 2018 following her arrest along with...
By Katie Wright While countless clothing trends have come and gone, certain handbags have remained desirable across the decades, as coveted now as when they first hit designer boutique shelves all those years ago. But why do some styles endure while others fall out of fashion? “The endurance of certain...
Sir Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to Jim McLean, describing the former Dundee United manager as the toughest opponent he ever faced in the opposite dugout. McLean, who died this weekend at the age of 83, shook up Scottish football along with Ferguson in the 1980s as their United and...
Lionel Messi has maintained he is in no rush to decide his future despite approaching the end of his contract with Barcelona. Messi’s existing deal expires at the end of the season, meaning he is free to negotiate a summer switch to a foreign club from January, sparking consistent speculation...
Edek president Marinos Sizopoulos, whose party potentially holds the deciding votes to secure approval for a new state budget, continued contacts with ministers on Monday to discuss amendments to a revised draft expected to be submitted to parliament early in January. The 2021 budget was rejected earlier this month by...
South Korean officials are vowing to speed up efforts to launch a public coronavirus vaccination programme as the country on Monday announced it had detected its first cases of the virus variant linked to the rapid rise in infections in Britain. The new variant, thought to be more transmissible than others...
The Nicosia offices of the environment department will remain closed after a confirmed Covid-19 case was traced, it was announced on Monday. The offices are located in Engomi, on October 28the street. Citizens interested in applying for renewal or publicaton of permits for waste disposal, waste management or extractive waste...
Fourteen Turkish Cypriot children murdered by the Eoka B Greek Cypriot paramilitary organisation in 1974 were buried in the north on Saturday, according to reports. The children’s remains had been found in a mass grave along with those of others murdered by Eoka B members in August 1974 and were...
Take a ride with Alison Rhind, and you’ll be travelling over the Troodos hills in style this winter: whisked through the drifts by her huskies, laughing all the way! A relatively new venture and one we never expected to see on the island, Husky Sledding Cyprus launched in 2018. And...
