Archive 2022

The United States and Mexico both booked tickets to this year’s World Cup in Qatar in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying on Wednesday. The United States, who missed ...

Formula One will light up the Las Vegas night sky on a Saturday in November 2023 as the streets of ‘Sin City’ are taken over by the fastest cars and most ...

Israeli forces killed at least two Palestinians on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, in clashes that erupted during a raid in the occupied West Bank that followed deadly Arab ...

One in two Cypriots had at least basic overall digital skills in 2021, just a little under the average in all European Union member states, according to data released by Eurostat, ...

In between its guest DJ sets and taking a break from its usual techno repertoire, Mason Bar also opens up its floor to local musicians for live performances. This April, ...

Limassol police said they have arrested a 36-year-old man after discovering flame torches, smoke bombs and fireworks. Following a tip-off, Limassol officers searched the house of the suspect at around 7...

Russian energy giant Gazprom GAZP.MM is looking at options for halting gas supplies to “unfriendly” countries and evaluating the possible consequences, Russian daily Kommersant reported on Thursday citing unnamed ...

Energy Minister Natasa Pilides has said that the latest developments may positively affect the development programme of Cyprus deposits and referred to her contacts with her counterparts of Egypt and ...

In today’s episode, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, said that while Cyprus would inevitably be affected by rising inflation and deteriorating growth, its economy was better equipped to ...

Authorities on Thursday issued a warning over high concentrations of dust in the air and urged vulnerable groups to avoid going outside. “The public, and particularly any vulnerable groups of ...

A 41-year-old driver was caught driving at over double the maximum speed limit on the Limassol-Nicosia motorway, police said Thursday. Traffic police signalled the driver, who was speeding at 204kph, ...

We speak to a ‘djembe’ player from The Gambia, now in Cyprus and trying to bring the migrant and local communities together with his drumming.

Germany’s Mittelstand, the small and mid-sized companies that power Europe’s largest economy, was already battling its biggest crisis in a decade trying to absorb rocketing energy bills. Then ...

Police on Thursday said they have fined five individuals for violating coronavirus measures after 1,503 checks over the last 24 hours. Two people were booked in Larnaca after 309 inspections, one in Paphos ...

Hackers have stolen cryptocurrency worth almost $615 million from a blockchain project linked to popular online game Axie Infinity, the latest cyberheist to hit the digital asset sector. Ronin, a blockchain ...

Oil prices dived more than $5 a barrel on Thursday as the United States is considering the release of up to 180 million barrels from its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) over several ...

The Kremlin indicated on Wednesday that all of Russia’s energy and commodity exports could be priced in roubles, toughening President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to make the West feel ...

A US judge ruled on Tuesday that a lawsuit accusing Meta Platforms Inc’s (FB.O) Facebook of deceiving advertisers about its “potential reach” tool can proceed as a class ...

Cypriot telecommunications company Cyta on Wednesday announced the start of operations on the Arsinoe optical fibre subsea cable system. “Arsinoe strengthens the role of the organisation and, by extension, Cyprus ...

The possibility of re-establishing the anti-poaching unit was discussed by the House environment committee after it was dismantled in 2019 with some MPs saying incidences had increased since it was abolished. ...

Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), gave a thorough analysis of the problems facing the euro area as a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine war that came ...

Hollywood star Bruce Willis will retire from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia, a disease that is “impacting his cognitive abilities,” his family said in a statement on ...

A 62-year-old man died on Wednesday after being crushed by his tractor, police said. The victim, Fotis Stavrou, had been operating his tractor in a field in the Ayios Georgios ...

Russian forces bombarded the outskirts of Kyiv and a besieged city in northern Ukraine on Wednesday, a day after promising to scale down operations there in what the West dismissed ...