Archive 2022

A 43-year-old from Russia was killed in a fatal traffic accident on Sunday afternoon in Limassol. Dmitrii Polishchuk from Russia, a permanent resident of Cyprus, succumbed to his injuries shortly ...

Three people in the Swedish city of Norrkoping needed medical attention after being hit by police bullets during clashes between police and protesters following Quran burnings that caused riots in ...

US stock investors worried geopolitical uncertainty and the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation could dent economic growth are heading for defensive sectors they believe can better weather turbulent times ...

Poland’s biggest fashion retailer, LPP (LPPP.WA), said on Monday it would strengthen its presence in the European Union, shifting focus after suspending its business in Ukraine and closing ...

The European Union’s forthcoming sanctions on Russia will target banks, in particular Sberbank (SBER.MM), as well as oil, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen ...

Remaining Ukrainian forces in the southern port of Mariupol are still fighting and continue to defy a Russian demand that they surrender, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Sunday. “...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has thrust Britain into a constitutional crisis by breaking the law he set for pandemic restrictions, effectively “shredding the ministerial code”, the country’s leading constitutional ...

Joint forces create a powerful support system for fellow citizens suffering with cancer, Transport Minister, Yiannis Karousos, said, at the start of the 47th Christodoulas March, organized by the Cyprus ...

From high-rise buildings to shipping and oil-related industries By Annette Chrysostomou A new holistic environmental risk assessment of the Limassol coastline is the largest-scale environmental research project for the city ...

Libya halted oil production from its El Feel oilfield on Sunday and two sources at Zueitina oil port said exports there had been suspended after protesters calling for Tripoli-based Prime ...

French prosecutors said on Sunday they are examining a report by the European Union’s anti-fraud agency accusing far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and members of her party of ...

In the Cyprus problem it is essential Greek Cypriots regain the moral high ground that has been lost due to our own stupidity By Christos P Panayiotides For quite some ...

Residents at Episkopi village in Limassol were protesting on Sunday against the idea of merging with Limassol’s municipality on the west, based in Ypsonas. Episkopi community leader Lefkios Prodromou ...

In countries like the UK, most food delivery workers use bicycles – it’s gradually catching on in Cyprus By Jonathan Shkurko Food delivery has undergone a radical shift in the ...

Russia gave holdout Ukrainian soldiers an ultimatum to lay down arms on Sunday in the pulverised southeastern port of Mariupol, which Moscow said its forces almost completely controlled in what ...

The ministry of health will operate a total of 31 rapid testing sites on Monday for eligible groups to have free tests. Eligible groups include minors, the vaccinated and anyone who ...

A 61-year-old cyclist was hit by a car in Paphos, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday morning where a car hit the British cyclist and fled ...

Russia gave holdout Ukrainian soldiers an ultimatum on Sunday to lay down arms in the pulverised southeastern port of Mariupol which Moscow said its forces nearly completely controlled in what ...

By Gwynne Dyer Ukraine wants more offensive weapons including modern tanks, self-propelled artillery and combat aircraft from Nato countries for its war with the Russian invaders, but it won’t ...

A glyph representing a day called “7 Deer” on mural fragments dating from the third century BC found inside the ruins of a pyramid in Guatemala marks the earliest-known use of ...

A 44-year-old man in Paphos was arrested after he was caught in the act, stealing copper from construction works, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday at ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides In recent decades, inflation in developed economies has been contained at historically low levels. With the onset of the pandemic in early 2020 and the ...

Chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Andreas Mavroyiannis has resigned from his post, it emerged on Sunday. His cited reason is the absence of any developments on the negotiation front, ...

Relatives of hundreds of prisoners gathered outside Myanmar’s Insein Prison on Sunday after the military government announced the release of 1,600 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the Southeast Asian ...