Archive 2022

Prince Charles paid an emotional personal tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Saturday during celebrations to mark her Platinum Jubilee, praising the monarch for uniting the nation and continuing ...

North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, likely its largest single test, a day after South Korea and the United States ...

A 27-year-old tourist was being treated for his injuries at Paphos general hospital overnight after he was allegedly attacked and robbed. Police were informed of an injured person at Paphos ...

A 32-year-old food delivery man attacked and robbed at knife-point on Saturday night in Nicosia. The delivery man reported to police that at 9.30pm, while he was delivering an order ...

Three cheers for the monarch on her platinum jubilee but sustained boos for her first minister Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee this weekend is a good time to talk about ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk’s “super bad feeling” about the economy could be the auto industry’s “canary in the coal mine” moment, signaling a recession for an ...

Digital money, a curiosity just a few years ago, is emerging as an intense concern among central banks with the potential to erode the power of monetary policy, and even ...

Russia’s failure to send an interest payment to creditors is triggering a payout on debt insurance, taking the country another step closer to its first default on international bonds ...

Oman has made new oil discoveries that will raise its production by 50,000 to 100,000 barrels in the coming two to three years, the state news agency said on Saturday, citing energy ...

Runaway fuel prices, depleted stocks, and dwindling interest in the profession are sinking the island’s fishing sector Spiraling fuel prices are the last straw for the island’s fishermen ...

Is it just me asking or has the Electricity Authority lost the plot completely? Just before Christmas I received a ludicrously over ‘estimated’ electricity bill. We were all aware of ...

As far as I am aware there is no shortage of petrol, since there has been no rationing at any time and no rationing is being proposed. If that is ...

With reference to the 2021 tax returns I had previously had excellent help by prompt return emails from the Taxisnet office as with the recent changes to returns I found it ...

Ukraine rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for saying it was important not to “humiliate” Russia, a position Ukrainian foreign minister Dmitro Kuleba said “can only humiliate France”. Macron ...

Despite the Russia-Ukraine war, the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) on Saturday expressed restrained optimism for summer bookings in local hotels. The association’s director, Philokypros Roussounides spoke to radio Trito ...

Ukraine on Saturday dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call not to “humiliate” Russia for the sake of diplomacy and said that there was no point in negotiating until Moscow’...

A wildfire raged on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, threatening homes and power lines, a fire brigade official said. Fanned by strong winds, the fire quickly spread across the ...

Kyiv said on Saturday it was pushing back Russian troops in Sievierodonetsk as intense fighting raged around the industrial city, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern ...

Iga Swiatek cemented her place at the top of women’s tennis with a commanding victory over Coco Gauff in the final of the French Open. The number one seed ...

The green party urges people to ask the older generation about how much richer and healthier the natural environment used to be in light of the world environment day in ...

Gareth Southgate admits he is “surprised” by the number of Hungary fans who will be in attendance for England’s behind-closed-doors Nations League clash in Budapest. There are expected to ...

For the first time in Cyprus, LGBTQI+ organisations and communities across the island are joining forces for a Pride march, bringing about two Pride parades this year in Nicosia. “United ...

Hail and rain are expected to hit the island on Sunday afternoon while temperatures will remain around the average levels for the season, the met office announced on Saturday. Following ...

The education ministry announced on Saturday it will proceed with “reasonable adjustments” to the university entrance exams for students with disabilities. The decision was announced a day after the ministry ...