Premier League talking points
Leaders Manchester City face a tantalising showdown with title rivals Liverpool in the pick of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures.
Elsewhere, Chelsea will bid to end another turbulent week ...
Larnaca marina project an ‘historical milestone’
The Larnaca marina and port project, which was inaugurated on Friday, represents an historic milestone, which would greatly contribute to the development of the city and the entire country in ...
Putin’s approval rating soars since he sent troops into Ukraine
The proportion of Russians who trust President Vladimir Putin has risen to 81.6% from 67.2% before he ordered troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to a survey by the state-run pollster VTsIOM ...
‘No one preventing Turkey from having an energy role’ Anastasiades says
No one is preventing Turkey from having a role in energy developments in the Mediterranean, once it has agreed with the Republic of Cyprus on the delineation of the exclusive ...
Russians’ spending on food doubles following Ukraine war
Russian citizens are spending on average 40% of their disposable income on food – about twice as much as they did before the Russia-Ukraine war, the director of the U.N. food ...
What’s Eaten Where: Pitcairn
Pitcairn is one of the very few places in the world to have had zero Covid cases. The tiny little British Overseas Territory in the Pacific closed its borders at ...
Changes afoot as Formula 1 returns Down Under
Two years after the Australian Grand Prix was scrapped due to COVID-19 hours before the first practice, Formula One returns Down Under to an upgraded Albert Park and a warm ...
President decides not to challenge House on municipal overhaul
A local government overhaul will go ahead as approved by parliament last month after President Nicos Anastasiades decided not to challenge the law in the supreme court but allow it ...
Coronavirus: Just 86 people take up Novavax jab
Just 86 people have received the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine after about a month of it having become available in Cyprus, despite initial hopes it would entice some holdouts.
The vaccine, a ...
Russian Patriarch says Orthodox faithful are holding back the antichrist
The head of the Russian Orthodox faith was quoted as saying on Thursday that his church and its faithful were holding back the antichrist.
Patriarch Kirill was speaking six weeks ...
EU leaders arrive in Ukraine to reassure Zelenskiy on membership
The European Commission chief and the EU’s top diplomat arrived in Kyiv on Friday to offer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy support and reassurance over his bid for EU membership ...
Over two thirds of Africans infected by coronavirus in pandemic
More than two thirds of Africans have been infected by COVID-19 since the pandemic started, 97 times more than reported confirmed cases, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study.
The ...
Boats, helicopters, art: Europe freezes $32 billion of oligarchs’ assets
EU governments have frozen about 30 billion euros ($32.6 billion) of assets linked to oligarchs and other sanctioned people with ties to the Kremlin, the European Commission said on Friday.
The assets, ...
EU adopts new sanctions against Russia including coal import ban
The European Union on Friday formally adopted its fifth package of sanctions against Russia since the country’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, including bans on the import of coal, wood, ...
Broadcasting authority issues reminder over upsetting images
The Cyprus broadcasting authority on Friday reminded the media to abide by relevant regulations as to not offend the sensitivity of viewers following public complaints over the broadcasting of dead ...
Disneyland Paris celebrates 30 magical years
By Damon Smith
Spring sunlight refracts off an iridescent waistcoat buttoned snugly around a six-foot tall bloodhound and pointer mixed breed. He is hunkered close to the ground, scarlet tongue ...
Crypto and gaming collide in high-risk ‘play-to-earn’ economies
Jarindr Thitadilaka says he made as much as $2,000 a month last year from his collection of digital pets, which he would breed and send into battle to win cryptocurrencies.
The 28...
New Let’s Talk History new episode on Lord Byron and Greece
A new lecture has been added to the Let’s Talk History online portal of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. The lecture series, similar to a podcast, invites acclaimed ...
Police find large quantity of duty-free tobacco in Limassol.
Police found large quantities of duty-free tobacco in the residence of a 43-year-old in Limassol.
After being tipped off and conducting surveillance, the police obtained a court warrant and searched ...
Minister asks HIO to restore physio for cerebral palsy patients
A month and a half after the parents and friends of children with cerebral palsy denounced a decision by the Health Insurance Organization (HIO) to slash the number of physiotherapy ...
Just how bad is Lebanon’s economic meltdown?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Lebanon for a four-year extended fund facility that would only get full approval from the ...
Food prices hit record high in March, U.N. agency says
World food prices jumped nearly 13% in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the U.N. ...
Russia’s central bank says it will stop buying gold at a fixed price
Russia’s central bank said on Thursday that due to a “significant change in market conditions” it would buy gold from commercial banks at a negotiated price from April 8.
On ...
Police probe video threatening officers, court employees
Cyprus police on Friday said they have taken protective measures after they received a video showing a group of masked armed men threatening officers and court employees over alleged false ...