Tsitsipas beats Chardy at Roland Garros
Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame a sluggish start to reach the second round of the French Open with a 7-6(6) 6-3 6-1 victory over France’s Jeremy Chardy on Sunday.
The ...
Osaka warned of French Open expulsion, Thiem knocked out
Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by Grand Slam organisers for skipping a news conference following her first-round win at the French Open on Sunday, and was also warned of possible expulsion ...
Main parties lose ground, smaller ones gain (Update 6)
Seven parties were set to enter parliament following Sunday’s parliamentary elections but the three biggest each lost in or around 3% over the previous legislative elections in 2016 in what is ...
The West has done its own Belarus-style hijack
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki condemned the “hijacking” of the Ryanair jet on the orders of Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday, accusing him of a “reprehensible act of ...
Nomads sculpting a new landscape of identity
Katarina Lazic and Sophia Papastavrou are international nomads and like all ‘third culture kids’ have found their native lands tough places to be
The British-Turkish novelist and academic Elif Shafak ...
Nationalist Elam gain big in parliament vote
Although ruling Disy emerged as winners on Sunday, many voters turned to smaller parties, including Elam, a right-wing party with links to Greece’s now outlawed Golden Dawn.
Elam, an ...
“Government of change” in Israel to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Far-right party leader Naftali Bennett threw his crucial support on Sunday behind a “government of change” in Israel to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what would be the end ...
Coronavirus: No deaths, 44 new cases announced on Sunday (updated)
The health ministry on Sunday announced 44 new coronavirus cases and said no deaths have been reported from the virus.
The total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic ...
Paphos Sessions continue through June
The Paphos Sessions are continuing at the Hogshead Pub in June with more live music performances every Sunday afternoon. First to take the pub’s floor in June is the ...
Cyprus 4.0: Making choices in ESG
Kelly Christodoulou, a resident of Larnaca, is Senior ESG and Stewardship Consultant, Investments at AustralianSuper, one of that country’s largest pension funds with $200 billion (EUR 125 billion) in assets under ...
Disy and Akel lead early exit polls, turnout down on 2016 (Update 4)
Early exit polls indicate seven parties in the new House of Representatives emerging from Sunday’s polls, with the embattled ruling party Disy managing to hang on to first place, ...
Polls close on contentious parliamentary elections amid pandemic (Update 8)
Polling stations closed at 6pm on Sunday as Cypriots went out to vote in a new House of Representatives, in a process that was marked by abstention of many voters ...
The big oil shake-up
It was a week of reckoning for the oil and gas industry
By Charles Ellinas
The oil and gas sector was shaken this past week. There were some monumental developments ...
A night of pop and opera
Three musicians are coming together at the Colosseum restaurant in Paphos for a unique live show on June 5. Soprano Anastasia Maximova will be joined by singer Savvas Potamitis and pianist ...
North ‘ready to open crossings tomorrow’, Saner calls on Anastasiades (update)
The Turkish Cypriot side is ready to reopen the crossing points on Monday under specific conditions, ‘prime minister Ersan Saner was quoted as saying on Sunday.
“From May 31, 2021, we will ...
Cyprus 4.0: ESG emerges in Cyprus
Marios Tannousis is Deputy Director General of Invest Cyprus, board member of CIFA, and a board member of EFAMA. He has many years of experience in financial services, including 12 years ...
State bracing for more cyberattacks
Cybersecurity is a major global challenge, so how prepared are we?
Two major cyberattacks and another two attempted ones – all on government systems – have hit Cyprus in the last three ...
What gets us moving: 20 dance styles from across the world
In this video, we travel across the world to discover 20 popular styles of dance.
While some scientists believe dance may have evolved as a vehicle for expressing social and cultural ...
Two dead, more than 20 injured in Florida shooting
Two people have died and more than 20 were injured in a shooting outside a billiards club in Hialeah, a town to the north of Miami in Florida, police said early ...
Yo-Yo Ma talks all things cello to Twitter followers
In this video, world-renowned musician Yo-Yo Ma, uses the power of Twitter to answer questions about the instrument he is most known for: the cello.
Some queries are about the ...
Is it time to forget ‘Do not forget’ slogan?
By Christos P. Panayiotides
The slogan “Do not forget” emblazoned over a map of Cyprus dripping blood was created by the well-known communication consultant Nicos Demou, in the course of ...
Decision on lifting England’s lockdown will be driven by data, minister says
The decision to lift final lockdown measures in England on June 21 will be made after data on infection, hospitalisation, vaccination and new variants are assessed, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said ...
Re-imagining the sounds of Medieval Cyprus
In the framework of the European music project Awakening Sleeping Instruments, a Medieval music concert titled Αwakening: Re-imagining the sounds of Medieval Cyprus will be held on June 4.
The concert ...
The Recovery and Resilience Plan and the green transition challenge
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
Globally, noticeable progress has been achieved in decoupling economic growth and consumption of energy and natural resources. At the same time, we are seeing ...