Archive 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is making Cuba’s three-year-old foreign exchange crisis worse as import costs jump, undermining an incipient recovery and threatening more hardship for residents, according to ...

Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis has triggered an unprecedented wave of spontaneous protests as the island nation of 22 million people struggles with prolonged power cuts and a shortage of ...

Wall Street banks’ commodities trading exposures are rising, which could leave them vulnerable to large swings in asset values following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, first quarter earnings disclosures showed. ...

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Eppo) has just three active investigations involving Cyprus, the attorney-general’s office said Monday, adding that this fact “fully vindicates” its own position. In ...

Anyone using the roads these days can’t fail to have noticed the proliferation of people using e-scooters. They seem to be everywhere, weaving in and out from pavement to ...

By Dan Williams Israel shot down a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip on Monday, the Israeli military said, the first such attack in months as tensions over a flashpoint ...

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner are mourning the loss of one of their newborn twins. The Manchester United striker shared the news Monday on social media. “It is ...

The state is aiming for a quick-fix solution to the Koshi municipal waste deadline and will launch an open tender, as studies warned the current site is set to overflow ...

A Florida judge said on Monday that a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation is unlawful, overturning a Biden administration effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Last week, ...

A planned hijab ban if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected would come “little by little” and be determined by lawmakers, her allies said on Monday, marking a ...

The cost of this Easter’s Sunday lunch is set to cost households 20 per cent more than the last, with key goods such as meat and flaounes hitting the hardest. “...

A new study has revealed that while the Cypriot National Guard’s weaponry and equipment remains numerically unchanged, increasing requirements in maintenance, difficulties in replacing obsolete hardware, and other international ...

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will convene a high-level panel on Tuesday to discuss the global response to an ongoing food security crisis ...

By Idrees Ali and Kanishka Singh The United States military expects to start training Ukrainians on using howitzer artillery in coming days, a senior U.S. defense official said on ...

Five new concerts by the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra are coming up in May welcoming young talents, established musicians and new directors on stage. The first concert evening for May is ...

The embattled twice-yearly exams programme came in for further criticism on Monday, as Akel reiterated its call for them to be scrapped and MPs discussed various proposals to reform the ...

A cyclist is in critical condition after the driver of a car tried to overtake but crashed into him, along the Paralimni-Sotira road. Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou said that ...

The government on Monday announced the successor to Andreas Mavroyiannis as chief negotiator for the Cyprus issue, while speculation tied Mavroyiannis’ resignation to the 2023 presidential elections. In a written statement, ...

Infrastructures for abused children and women should be available in all districts, Deputy Minister for Social Welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on Monday during a visit of the House human rights ...

The funding and subsequent renovation works at the Maronite village of Kormakitis, centred on its primary school, were reviewed by a senior government official on Monday. Presidential commissioner for humanitarian ...

The deputy ministry of shipping announced on Monday that it had completed the evaluation of tenders for a ferry link between Cyprus and Greece. The winning company behind the successful ...

Ukraine said a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv on Monday, the first civilian victims in the western city, and the commander of Ukrainian forces holding out in ...

British police closed a road in central London near Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s official residence on Monday and said they had arrested a man armed with a knife who ...

A €40 million action plan aimed at revamping Nicosia’s walled city was presented on Monday which will provide incentives for young families to move into the area and grants for ...