Archive August 2022

Britain’s cap on domestic energy prices is expected to rise to more than 4,200 pounds ($5,089) a year in January, up 230% on the year before, a leading economic forecasting group said ...

Russia unleashed ground forces, air strikes and artillery as it pressed ahead with a grinding offensive designed to complete its capture of eastern Ukraine, but Kyiv said its troops were ...

Nicosia based artist transforms the world around him into shapes, lines and angles. PAUL LAMBIS meets him Cyprus has a flourishing, diverse cultural scene, with a wealth of modern art ...

The Bank of England will probably have to raise interest rates further from their current 14 year-high to tackle inflation pressures that are gaining a foothold in Britain’s economy, BoE ...

From the dawn of history, the ancient land of Greece has played an influential role in shaping the world as we know it today. Famed for the beauty of its ...

Limassol police on Tuesday reported an arson which damaged a car in the early morning hours. According to the report, the car was parked outside the 47-year-old owner’s home ...

Oil prices pulled back slightly on Tuesday on the latest progress in last-ditch talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, which would clear the way to boost its crude exports ...

Workers at the EKO gas bottling and distribution plant in Larnaca called off their strike on Tuesday after reviewing a letter sent to them by the labour ministry the previous ...

When Ethereum came, the creators felt that they would see their digital money for day-to-day transactions in the coming future. The inventor had the vision for the currency when he ...

Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who produced the signature black turtleneck of friend and Apple founder Steve Jobs, has died, ...

Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) on Monday warned its second-quarter revenue would drop by 19 per cent from the prior quarter on weakness in its gaming business, sending the chip designer’s ...

Cyprus is a place that is a traditional island paradise, which is why it is called the ‘Jewel of The Mediterranean’. If you want to improve your quality of life, ...

Cyprus has the second highest percentage of professional firefighters in the EU, according to a study published on Tuesday by Eurostat, covering data from 2021. According to the study, 365,100 people were ...

Israeli security forces killed two Palestinian gunmen in armed clashes in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, witnesses and the Israeli military said. Israeli forces surrounded the house of Ibrahim ...

Cyprus clinched 16th place among 72 countries in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning 11 medals – two gold, three silver and six bronze. The games came to an end on Monday evening in Birmingham, ...

Axios has agreed to sell itself to Cox Enterprises in a deal that values the digital media firm at $525 million, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. Atlanta-based ...

The butchers’ association on Tuesday warned that a 30 per cent increase in the wholesale cost of veal and beef announced by cattle breeders will impact retail sales, with knock-on negative ...

European budget airline Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) will resume flights from Abu Dhabi to Moscow from October, it said on Thursday, more than five months after the carrier suspended all ...

Key Points: Jewelry retailer Tiffany’s association with CryptoPunks has pushed the latter’s sales. Chonoly.io, a decentralized ecosystem, has brought liquidity to the watch market. Chronoly’s CRNO ...

By Richard Boxall Two close matches were played in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup at Ypsonas, resulting in wins for Punjab Lions and Markhor. Reigning champions Punjab Lions took on ...

Famagusta district court on Tuesday handed down a nine-month jail sentence to a 19-year-old man for a string of thefts. Police said the man was found guilty in 74 cases of ...

Rock hero Ozzy Osbourne made a surprise appearance onstage in his home city of Birmingham to close out the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Aston-born musician, 73, was joined by members of his ...

Limassol police are appealing for witnesses in connection with a fatal traffic accident that occurred in Limassol on Monday night. The victim, a young woman, was riding a bicycle on ...

If Harvey Weinstein and his ilk were actual monsters rather than figurative ones, it might make the abuse, sexism, homophobia, exploitation and dehumanisation that seems to have marked the history ...