Archive January 2023

Ukraine is a step closer to winning approval for German-made modern battle tanks to confront invading Russian forces and has secured a pledge of more Patriot defence missiles as its ...

Forget about the body and the mind, the latest form of yoga is all about the face. ELENI PHILIPPOU gives it a try Yoga has always been a practice for ...

The arrest of Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro deals a powerful blow to the mythology of the Cosa Nostra, toppling a symbol of the group’s resistance to police ...

Britain’s ASLEF train drivers’ union said on Tuesday its members would take fresh strike action on Feb. 1 and 3 after rejecting a pay offer. Earlier this month, rail industry body ...

The education ministry said on Tuesday it will find an alternative solution for the 250 students who failed to take the Modern Greek exam on Monday after the initial exam was ...

Lionel Messi has surpassed Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, Argentina’s World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni has said. “If I have to choose one I ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is to visit Cyprus in mid-February following the presidential elections, according to reports. It is understood that he will first visit Nicosia and then ...

A three-day workshop in English at the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol invites artists and art and culture professionals to become empathetic and resilient beings and to incorporate the ...

Past planning in areas affected by flooding over the weekend had not taken into account city sprawl, Green Party MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Tuesday. However, proven sustainable drainage systems ...

Average weekly earnings +6.4 per cent yy, stronger than forecasts BoE watching pay growth as it gauges next rate hike move Jobless rate holds at 3.7 per cent, close to five-decade low ...

The turnaround in the crypto industry is a positive development for many investors. Since the turn of the year, several crypto projects have turned bullish. Some notable examples are Avalanche (...

Nicolas Skourides, the first Greek Cypriot to settle in the north after 1974, passed away according to an announcement on Tuesday, in Turkish-Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen. In 2018, the then 78-year-old Skourides, ...

The Cyprus Economy and Competitiveness Council on Monday said that Cypriot businesses can become better equipped to offer more value to their customers by exploring the possibility of mergers and ...

Lanes of Makarios Avenue will be closed from January 22 to January 29 as the municipality carries out its annual tree pruning works. After Makarios Avenue reopened, following its renovation, the only ...

Doctors and nurses at state hospitals threatened to intensify strike action as they held a two-hour work stoppage on Tuesday demanding the state health services organisation (Okypy) renew their collective ...

A former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who fought in Ukraine said he has fled to Norway and is seeking asylum in fear for his life after witnessing ...

A coming-of-age novel that repeatedly references The Catcher in the Rye is setting itself a hard task. However, while Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion cannot live up to ...

Renault SA (RENA.PA) and China’s Geely Automobile Holdings (0175.HK) are working to finalize a deal to bring Saudi Arabian state oil producer Aramco (2222.SE) in as an investor ...

Bank of Israel policymakers expressed concern that the new government will boost spending too much and harm its ability to return inflation to its 1-3 per cent annual target. Minutes ...

Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp urged his side to go back to basics as they prepare to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday in an FA Cup third-round replay in the aftermath ...

Limassol police on Tuesday arrested a 47-year-old suspect in an investigated case of burglary and theft at a meat warehouse. The meat trader had filed a complaint with police, stating ...

Marathon man Murray bounces out Berrettini SOURCE: REUTERS MELBOURNE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A vintage Andy Murray weathered a gallant fightback from Matteo Berrettini before dumping the 13th seeded Italian out of ...

Police in Limassol arrested a 40-year-old and a 21-year-old, in relation to two investigated cases of burglary and theft. The first case concerns burglary of a residence, committed on December 15 ...

In today’s episode, the modern Greek exam being sat by final year students was cancelled on Monday 30 minutes in, as topics on the paper were reportedly leaked by a ...