Arsenal go seven points clear with 4-2 win over Brighton
Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah grabbed early goals in each half for Arsenal as they won 4-2 away to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday in the final Premier League ...
Man City fall behind in title race after Everton draw
Manchester City slipped off the pace in their bid to catch up with Premier League leaders Arsenal as they were held to a 1-1 draw by strugglers Everton in their ...
Endangered pink iguana hatchlings seen for first time on Galapagos island
Scientists have discovered hatchling and juvenile populations of the Galapagos pink land iguana, an endangered reptile native to a sole island on the Ecuadorean archipelago, for the first time since ...
Rashford comes off the bench to fire Man Utd to Wolves win
In-form Marcus Rashford stepped off the bench to earn Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, a win that moved Erik ten Hag’s side into the ...
Protest over dog poisoning
The Animal Party is organising a protest on January 8 outside the Kantou community leader’s offices, after a poisoned dog seen crying on the street was ignored for 24 hours. It ...
The earliest humans swam 100,000 years ago, but swimming remains a privileged pastime
By Jane Messer
One of my life’s aims is to swim in as many lakes, rivers, pools and oceans as I possibly can, to use my liberty and swimming ...
Famagusta coast awash with cannabis
Over 28 kilos of cannabis have been found off the coast of Famagusta in the past 10 days, with police believing it is coming from the north.
Police on Saturday also said ...
High festive spending on food, but not gifts
Sales across supermarkets have matched pre-pandemic levels this Christmas, largely driven by special offers which lure in customers, but retailers in other areas said consumer spending had been disappointing.
Executive ...
ECB must stop quick wage growth from fuelling inflation, Lagarde says
Euro zone wages are growing quicker than earlier thought and the European Central Bank must prevent this from adding to already high inflation, ECB President Christine Lagarde told a Croatian ...
Minimum wage in effect from January 1
As January 1, 2023 rolls around, Cyprus will for the first time be implementing a minimum wage. Set at €940 per month, the measure is expected to impact some 40,000 workers.
For the first ...
Putin says West is using Ukraine to destroy Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday his country would never give in to the West’s attempts to use Ukraine as a tool to destroy Russia.
In a New ...
Romanian court extends detention of ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate
A Romanian court agreed late on Friday to extend the detention of Andrew Tate by 30 days, after the divisive internet personality was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and ...
New Year’s Eve spurs hope in China despite surging COVID cases
New Year’s Eve in China prompted an outpouring of reflection online and by residents of Wuhan, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak nearly three years ago, about the strict ...
Brussels sprouts have as much vitamin C as oranges – and plenty of other health benefits
By Federico Bernuzzi and Maria Traka
For many people, Christmas dinner is not complete without a side helping of brussels sprouts. Indeed, they are Britain’s favourite Christmas dinner vegetable. ...
Queen guitarist May, Lionesses named in king’s New Year honours
Britain recognised Queen guitarist Brian May, several English ‘Lionesses’ who won the European women’s football championship and diplomats involved in the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in ...
Larnaca extends deadline for local taxes
Larnaca municipality has extended the deadline for all taxes until the end of January, it said in an announcement on Saturday.
Taxes concerning rubbish collection, the cemetery tax, property maintenance ...
New archbishop outlines priorities
The new Archbishop Georgios will follow the line of late Archbishop Chrysostomos on the Cyprus problem, he said in an interview on Saturday.
“Our views are aligned, meaning we should ...
Nadal says retirement not on his mind after losing season-opener
Rafa Nadal brushed off talk of retiring anytime soon after the 22-times Grand Slam champion was stunned by Cameron Norrie in the United Cup mixed team tournament on Saturday, saying ...
Russia says victory ‘inevitable’ in New Year message
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said victory for Russia over Ukraine was “inevitable” as he hailed Russian soldiers’ heroism in a New Year’s video message.
Moscow’s defence chief, ...
‘Larnaca enriched its tourism product in leaps and bounds in 2022’
In 2022 the Larnaca tourism board (Etap) carried out actions aimed at the quality upgrade and enrichment of the city’s tourism product and its marine protected area, it said in ...
Former Pope Benedict has died
Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, died on Saturday aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican where he had lived ...
Tourism revenue up 6.8% in October
Tourists from Switzerland, the US, Norway and Austria were the biggest spenders in Cyprus, which saw its tourism revenue for October amount to €319.8 million, figures from the statistical service revealed.
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Arsenal aim to rock Brighton in year-ender as title race hots up
A year that began dismally for Arsenal will end with the Gunners travelling to Brighton and Hove Albion with a first Premier League title for almost 20 years becoming a tantalising ...
Klopp sympathises with Leicester’s Faes after two own goals
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said he had nothing but sympathy for Leicester City defender Wout Faes who had a nightmare in defence when the Belgian’s two own goals gave ...