Dyer: Ukraine a whole different game if real problem is Russian troop morale
Russian troops are stalled for the third week outside most of the major cities of eastern and central Ukraine, but they have failed to surround and cut off any of ...
The co-op bank must not be resurrected
Worrying talk of a push to re-establish a bank which cost us all so dearly
The trigger for writing this article was a discussion on Omega TV last week which ...
Pope evokes spectre of Ukraine war sparking global conflict
The threat of a global conflict spawned by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should convince everyone that the time has come for humanity to abolish war before it abolishes humanity, ...
Coronavirus: Federation of patients associations sets up ‘long Covid’ group
Saying an estimated 30,000 people in Cyprus suffer at least one long Covid symptom, the federation of patients associations announced the establishment of a group to support them,
In an announcement, ...
Israeli study: Fourth shot ‘significantly lowers Covid death rate’ in over 60s
Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78% lower mortality rate from the disease than those who got one only, a study from ...
UK’s Prince William says he wants to serve after Caribbean criticism
Prince William has said he is committed to service and “not telling people what to do” after a tour of the Caribbean that was marked by protests over the British ...
Sham marriages in Life’s Exit Lounge
Predatory marriages and UK inheritance law
The abuse of marriage is usually associated with deceiving the immigration authorities of a state to obtain residence by people who have no intention ...
Turkey says world cannot ‘burn bridges’ with Moscow
Turkey and other nations must still talk to Russia to help end the war in Ukraine, Turkey’s presidential spokesman said on Sunday, adding that Kyiv needed more support to ...
Streaming showdown and a ceremony shakeup set stage for Oscar Sunday
A dark Western, “The Power of the Dog,” will battle feel-good deaf family drama “CODA” for the film industry’s top honor on Sunday when, free of last year’s ...
Poland’s support for Ukraine unequivocal, says ambassador
“We don’t know how many more Ukrainian refugees will come to Poland – what we do know is that we will take all of them in.” The speaker is Irena ...
Some 30,000 Ukrainian refugees reach France
Some 30,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in France, with half of them travelling through the country to other places such as Spain, French housing minister Emmanuelle Wargon said Sunday.
Wargon told ...
Call for recipes to help feed the needy
Participants required for international cookbook
Fifty women in Cyprus will see their favourite recipes published in a book, alongside a photo and a short biography to raise money for good ...
UK may provide more help to households on energy bills -Sunday Times
The British government could provide another multi-billion pound package to help shield households from a further jump in energy bills later this year after its latest budget was criticised for ...
Ahead of visit, Lagarde optimistic Cyprus can weather current storm (Updated)
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is optimistic that Cyprus will use the flexibility it has shown many times in order to face the current difficulties as a result ...
U.S. envoy not confident Iran nuclear deal is imminent (Update 2)
U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Sunday he was not confident that a nuclear deal between world powers and Tehran was imminent, dampening expectations after 11 months ...
Man 74, killed in traffic accident
A 74-year-old man was killed in a traffic accident on Saturday night in Limassol after his vehicle collided with car driven by a 46-year-old on a busy street.
The accident ...
War in Ukraine causes German business morale to collapse
German business morale plummeted in March as companies worried about rising energy prices, driver shortages and the stability of supply chainsin the wake of the war in Ukraine,pointing to ...
Quake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Ecuador coast, damaging buildings Source: Reuters
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck near the coastal region of Ecuador late on Saturday, damaging buildings and striking down light poles on highways.
The quake was at a depth of 40 ...
Environment commissioner calls for individual and global action
Never before has the need to comply with the wishes of the planet been so imperative worldwide, Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou said during the annual Earth Hour event on Saturday ...
Hard landing: Lessors lose hope of getting Russian planes back
As the clock runs down to Monday’s sanctions deadline for Russian airlines to hand back more than 400 leased planes worth almost $10 billion, foreign lessors are fast losing hope that ...
Elon Musk giving ‘serious thought’ to build a new social media platform
Tesla Inc TSLA.O Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is giving “serious thought” to building a new social media platform, the billionaire said in a tweet on Saturday.
Musk was ...
Could the US ship more LNG to Europe?
The United States, the world’s top natural gas producer, wants to send more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe to help its allies break their dependence on Russian gas ...
Russian forces are firing at Kharkiv’s nuclear research facility – Ukrainian parliament
Russian forces are firing at a nuclear research facility in the city of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian parliament said in a Twitter post on Saturday.
“It is currently impossible to estimate ...
Turkey’s current account deficit seen rising to 4 per cent of GDP this year
Turkey’s current account deficit is expected to rise to $32 billion or 4.0 per cent of GDP this year, more than the 2.5 per cent previously forecast, Goldman Sachs said, citing rising ...