Zverev eases past Harris into US Open semi-finals
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev extended his winning streak to 16 matches by easing past South African Lloyd Harris 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4 and into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on ...
Incentive scheme to be launched to attract high tech companies
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday said the government will in the following months announce a new incentive scheme for attracting high-tech companies that will facilitate the establishment and hiring of ...
‘Apocalypse’: rare lightning adds to quake awe in Mexico
A rare natural light show flashed across the night sky during a powerful earthquake that shook Mexico City and beach resort Acapulco late on Tuesday, adding to a sense of ...
Justice minister pledges movement on 45 pending bills
Justice Minister Stefi Drakou on Wednesday pledged to hold meetings will all stakeholders so that progress is made on the discussion in parliament of 45 pending bills, including the ones on ...
Coronavirus: Paediatrics chief says received death threat over vaccines (updated)
Paediatrics chief at Makarios children’s hospital Avraam Elia said on Wednesday that despite receiving death threats he has not been deterred from doing his duty.
Elia told the Cyprus ...
British teenager Raducanu makes history by reaching US Open semis
British teenager Emma Raducanu produced yet another exquisite performance to become the first qualifier to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday, defeating Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4 ...
Exiled Ghani apologizes to Afghan people
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled Kabul as Taliban forces reached the outskirts of the city last month, apologized on Wednesday for the abrupt fall of his government but ...
UK man sentenced over racist abuse of England footballers
A British man has been sentenced to pay compensation and observe a curfew at weekends after pleading guilty to posting racist abuse about England players on the night of the ...
Coronavirus: Five deaths, 182 new cases recorded on Wednesday (updated)
The health ministry announced five deaths and 182 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday.
The deceased are an 81-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man who passed away at Nicosia and Limassol ...
Next on at Kypria International Festival
Kypria International Festival is back this September and October with a full programme of performances all over the island, and coming up next is a theatre production in Greek that ...
Premier clubs could face sanctions if they play S. American players
Premier League clubs could face sanctions from FIFA if they play South American players, who were not released for international duty, in this weekend’s games.
Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea ...
Main suspect tells Paris attacks trial he’s ‘an Islamic State soldier’
The main suspect in a jihadist rampage that killed 130 people across Paris described himself defiantly as “an Islamic State soldier” on Wednesday, upsetting some survivors who took it as a ...
Family cries racism as girl left off school bus
A 12-year-old pupil from Limassol who was not allowed to board a bus because she did not have the money for the fare was granted a bus pass for the ...
A guide to professional crypto trading!
If you are willing to enter into the cryptocurrency trading world and want to become a billionaire, first of all, you have to accept the fact that every person who ...
Turkish Cypriots will clarify their positions in New York
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he would decide on any unofficial meetings with the Greek Cypriot side on the Cyprus problem after a possible meeting in New York with ...
Abu Dhabi wealth fund to focus on tech, climate change after COVID-19
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the United Arab Emirates’ biggest sovereign wealth fund, sees technology and climate change as key investment areas for its post-COVID-19 strategy, it said in its 2020 ...
Hip-hop home sweet home: inside Drake’s $20m Hidden Hills compound
Drake is becoming the hip-hop king of epic real estate. His $100-million, custom-built Toronto mega-mansion is breathtakingly lavish, but then, so is his massive California property – the subject of this ...
Statue of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee removed in Virginia capital
A statue of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee was removed from its base in Richmond, Virginia’s capital, early on Wednesday after a yearlong legal battle over a monument that ...
Facebook questions British watchdog’s authority to order Giphy sale
Facebook (FB.O) has made a case for not selling Giphy in a strongly worded letter to a British regulator and questioned the watchdog’s recent call to divest the ...
Britain no longer in top 10 for trade with Germany as Brexit bites
Britain is on course to lose its status as one of Germany’s top ten trading partners this year for the first time since 1950, as Brexit-related trade barriers drive firms ...
Man City have most expensive squad in Europe with United second
Manchester City continue to boast of the costliest squad among all clubs in Europe’s top five leagues, followed by Manchester United, according to a latest study by Switzerland-based independent ...
New head of Paphos police takes over
New head of Paphos police Nicos Tsappis took full charge on Wednesday, taking over from Nikos Pentaras, who had been in the post since 2017.
“My aim is to produce tangible ...
Coronavirus pandemic not managed to hold back banking sector
Despite the ongoing Covid pandemic, the Cypriot banking sector has achieved remarkable progress and was steadily headed towards viability, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Wednesday addressing the bank association ...
TV Shows We Love: Outer Banks by Stefanos Messios
What starts out as your boring, run of the mill teen soap opera, whose only gimmick seems to be its unique setting that occasionally touches upon the massive wealth inequalities ...