Archive 2022

Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, on an 18-count indictment for their alleged involvement in a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering conspiracy, the US Justice Department said ...

Two men, aged 56 and 50, were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly supplying another person with drugs to sell. The case is related to the arrest of a 20-year-old man after 43 plastic ...

Images of maskless fans enjoying the World Cup in packed Qatar stadiums, or bars and streets abroad, have underscored to many frustrated Chinese the difference between their country’s heavy ...

Members of the public have reported that shops are taking advantage of Black Friday to enforce some shady pricing practices, the consumer protection service of the ministry of commerce said ...

Germany players placed their hands over their mouths during a team photo ahead of their game against Japan for their World Cup Group E on Wednesday as the row over ...

Cyprus has a long way to go in offering adequate sexual and reproductive health services, gender equality commissioner Iosifina Antoniou said on Thursday, announcing a €20,000 campaign to raise awareness for ...

Nestle (NESN.S) will invest 7 billion Saudi riyals ($1.86 billion) in Saudi Arabia over 10 years, the kingdom’s investment ministry said on Twitter on Wednesday. The ministry added it signed a ...

The fire services will be holding a training exercise in the Vasiliko area, they said in an announcement on Thursday to inform the public. According to the fire services, the ...

Russia’s parliament on Thursday passed the third and final reading of a law that expands an existing ban on promoting “LGBT propaganda” to children by banning it among people ...

An explosive device caused extensive damage to the aluminium door of the main entrance of a residence located in Frenaros on Thursday. According to police spokesperson Christos Andreou, the explosion ...

El Al Israel Airlines (ELAL.TA) reported on Wednesday its second straight quarterly net profit, saying its revenue was almost on pace with pre-COVID pandemic levels. Helped by a $38 million ...

Whenever a new Italian restaurant opens up, I can’t help but rejoice. Just like any other expat in the world, I miss the food I ate on a regular ...

Police arrested a 36-year-old man at Larnaca airport, under suspicion of stealing catalytic converters from a used motor vehicle parts’ store last year. According to police, on October 19, 2021, they were ...

More than two thirds of the Ukrainian capital was still without power on Thursday morning and a swathe of residents had no running water, a day after Russian missile strikes ...

In today’s episode, the finance ministry denounced the 12-hour strike by electricity authority workers which kept customer service centres closed resulting in “unnecessary inconvenience”. In other news, the 300 contract ...

Anglo-American writer Christopher Isherwood’s 1993 novel Goodbye to Berlin is being adapted on the Cyprus theatre stage in a musical production by Theatro Ena. Nine actors and three musicians on ...

Portugal will not be distracted by the drama surrounding captain Cristiano Ronaldo’s acrimonious departure from Manchester United, coach Fernando Santos said on Wednesday, a day before their World Cup ...

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake shook Cyprus early on Thursday. According to the department of geological survey, residents in Limassol and Paphos felt the earthquake at 2.34am. It had an epicentre 30 kilometres ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a case of car arson in Simou, near Paphos. According to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nicolaou, a car caught fire ...

Brazil are keeping their cards close to their chest under the spotlight of being the odds-on favorites as they prepare to face Serbia in their World Cup Group G opener ...

Police arrested a second person following the arrival of a boat with illegal passengers off the coast of Famagusta on Saturday. He is reportedly a minor, but authorities are yet ...

South Koreans will be anxiously awaiting news of whether captain Son Heung-min is available when they need him most, as the Asian giants start their World Cup campaign on Thursday ...

Kosovo and Serbia reached a deal to end a nearly two-year dispute over car licence plates in northern Kosovo, which the West had warned could trigger ethnic violence, the European ...

Cypriot mining company Venus Minerals board member and economic geologist Demetrios Constantinides earlier this week said that Cyprus can use modern tools to recover critical minerals from its mine tailings. ...