Ukraine at 30: Standing with dignity
By Ruslan Nimchynskyi
ON August 24, Ukraine marks the 30th anniversary of its Independence, in honour of the adoption of the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine by the Verkhovna ...
Taliban vow to be accountable, probe reports of Afghanistan reprisals
The Taliban will be accountable for its actions and will investigate reports of reprisals and atrocities carried out by members, an official of the Islamist militant group told Reuters on ...
Pound set for worst week in months as euro gains
Sterling touched one-month lows against a robust dollar and the euro on Friday, capping the pound’s worst week in months as global risk aversion propelled investors towards currencies considered ...
FBI finds scant evidence U.S. Capitol attack was coordinated-sources
The FBI has found scant evidence that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential election result, according to ...
Tunisia could cancel trade agreement with Turkey
Tunisia is seeking an urgent review of a trade agreement with Turkey in order to cut a widening deficit, two Tunisian trade ministry officials said on Friday.
Nabil Arfaoui, director ...
Ryanair wins battle against Aegean in fight against state aid for airlines
Ryanair’s latest challenge to state aid for European airlines took a step forward on Wednesday when the European Court of Justice agreed to hear in its General Court a ...
Doctors with suspected fake degrees still practising medicine, patients group says
Police have investigated 11 people suspected of practising medicine with fake medical degrees, over the past six years, they said on Friday.
The issue came to light when a patients’ rights ...
Our View: Anastasiades will never take responsibility for his miscalculation
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci was not exactly saying anything we did not know when he warned, in an interview he gave to Yeni Duzen newspaper, that the process ...
Merkel, Putin clash over Navalny on her last trip to Russia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday used her final official visit to Russia to tell President Vladimir Putin to free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, but the Kremlin leader rebuffed her, ...
Biden vows to bring home every American who wants to leave Afghanistan
U.S. President Joe Biden pledged on Friday that every American who wanted to would be evacuated from Taliban-ruled Aghanistan, with about 13,000 brought home so far.
Facing a torrent of ...
EU expects key data on Novavax vaccine around October
The European Union expects Novavax to submit data needed for the possible approval of its COVID-19 vaccine around October, an EU official told Reuters on Friday, in what could be ...
A visit to artist Pol Georgiou’s ‘Blue Bungalow’ in Varosha (with video)
The colour, the art on the walls of many rooms, the plates, and the mural above the fireplace survive in the holiday home of George Pol Georgiou, one of Cyprus’ ...
Ever Given, the ship that blocked Suez Canal in March, crosses the canal again
The giant container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez canal for six days in March, crossed the waterway on Friday for the first time since it left Egypt after ...
UK, U.S. impose sanctions on Russian intelligence agents over Navalny poisoning
Britain and the United States imposed sanctions on Friday on men they said were Russian intelligence operatives responsible for the poisoning one year ago of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
The ...
UK’s Raab defends Afghanistan crisis response after criticism
Several NATO countries pressed on Friday for evacuations from Kabul to continue beyond the current U.S. deadline of Aug. 31 because so many people seeking safe passage following the Taliban’...
Coronavirus: Five deaths announced on Friday, 311 new positives (Updated)
The health ministry announced on Friday that five people had died of Covid-19 and that 311 more had tested positive from 48,060 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.65 per cent.
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Greece completes border wall extension, surveillance to deter migrants
Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-kilometre fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place, amid concerns that the Taliban’s takeover ...
WHO seeks ‘best minds’ to probe new pathogens that jump from animals to humans
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it was looking for the greatest scientific minds to advise on investigations into new high-threat pathogens that jump from animals to humans ...
Coronavirus: Police have lost first member of the force to Covid
Police on Friday announced the loss of the first member of the force from coronavirus.
Sergeant Stelios Panayiotou died at the age of 58 in Nicosia.
“Police are mourning the death ...
Resistance to Taliban is doomed, says Russian envoy to Afghanistan
Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan praised the conduct of the Taliban on Friday in the days since its takeover, saying there was no alternative to the hardline Islamist group and ...
Cyprus and Greece conduct joint search and rescue drill (with video)
Cyprus and Greece held a joint Search and Rescue drill on Friday, called Salamis 04/21 within the search and rescue area under Cyprus’ responsibility.
The Greek frigate ‘Salamis’, a helicopter from ...
Shopping confidential: Paris Hilton reveals her biggest fashion splurges
When it comes to closets, Paris Hilton is unmatched, and in this video, the Hollywood style icon gives ‘ELLE’ magazine a tour of her most desirable garments.
From her biggest ...
Aid struggles to reach remote areas of Haiti quake zone
Damaged or impassable roads were complicating efforts on Friday to deliver aid to more remote parts of Haiti devastated by an earthquake last weekend that killed more than 2,000 people.
On ...
Remand order renewed for officers suspected of threats on social media
Paphos district court has ordered the renewal of a remand for two special constables who allegedly made threats against the city’s police chief on social media.
Police told the ...