Archive August 2022

Cameroonians marched across southern Nicosia on Friday to protest the violent intercommunal clashes that forced thousands to flee the African country. Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Office of the ...

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she had taken a drugs test in the wake of video footage published earlier this week that showed her partying with friends, ...

In the thirteenth episode of “Weekend Escapes,” we visit Hilton Nicosia. Well positioned in the centre of the city, in one of the most exclusive residential areas, Hilton Nicosia provides ...

Honey imports to Cyprus from countries outside the European Union decreased between 2016 and 2021, while exports to countries outside the EU increased during the same period, according to data published by ...

Police investigators on Friday submitted to the legal service the case file into the drowning of a three-year-old girl at a hotel in Paphos on August 14, Cybc reported. Police took ...

Alaska is by far the coldest state in the US (right now, they’re lighting their fires and welcoming the first snowfall of the year!). But among the Lower 48, it’...

The House committee on education is to hold an extraordinary session on Wednesday August 24 to discuss the issues prompted by the recent layoffs at the English School in Nicosia, according ...

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker admits his side face a major challenge to nullify the threat of “incredible” Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus. Jesus claimed his first Gunners goals since his summer ...

I will forever be grateful for Netflix for many things. Among them, the convenience of being able to choose from thousands of films and series without having to leave the ...

The Cypriot-flagged bulk carrier ‘Maritsa’ has collided with a Liberian carrier anchored in the Belgian coastal town of Ostend, reports said on Friday. No injuries were reported according to the ...

Students and educators will be required to present a negative 48-hour rapid test for coronavirus upon return to school, the health ministry announced on Friday, as part of the new ...

Russia has charged up to third place in a list of countries outside mainland China using the yuan for global payments, highlighting how it is being affected by Western sanctions. ...

A Palestinian man died of his wounds on Friday after Israeli forces shot him, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, during what Israel’s military said was an early morning raid ...

Ukraine’s Energoatom state nuclear company said on Friday Russian forces planned to switch off the functioning power blocks at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and to disconnect them from ...

Oil prices slipped on Friday after two days of gains, as market participants weighed worries about a global economic slowdown, which would dampen fuel demand, against expectations of tighter supplies ...

The Turkish lira was steady against the US dollar on Friday after nearing record lows in the previous session as Turkey’s central bank shocked markets by cutting its main ...

Britain faces a “humanitarian crisis” this winter when the difficult choices forced upon low-income households by soaring energy bills could cause serious physical and mental illness, a healthcare lobby group ...

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said on Friday it broke ground at a new semiconductor research and development (R&D) complex in South Korea, where it plans to invest about 20 trillion ...

Dog shelters in Cyprus are bursting at the seams as owners are dumping their pets at “unprecedented” levels as the cost of living spirals and impulse adoptions during the lockdowns ...

A swimmer was hospitalised in critical condition on Friday, after he was found unconscious in the sea near the area of Enaerios pier in Limassol the previous day. Police said ...

Turkey’s central bank shocked markets on Thursday by cutting its main interest rate by 100 basis points to 13 per cent, saying it needed to keep driving economic growth despite inflation ...

Limassol police were investigating on Friday after a man reported he saw two people setting fire to a car. The arson took place around 1.45am on Friday, when two people ...

Manchester United are closing in on the big-money signing of Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro, the PA news agency understands. Erik ten Hag’s side have been looking to reinforce their ...

A 48-year-old woman was arrested drink driving with a suspended licence in Paphos, police said on Friday. Officers stopped the woman’s car for a check after she run a ...