Coronavirus: Four Covid deaths recorded in last week
Four Covid deaths and 1,516 positive tests in the last week were announced by the health ministry on Friday, which also said 48 patients are currently in hospital.
Two men – aged 86 and 90 – ...
Conte to miss Tottenham’s clash with West Ham for health reasons
Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte will miss his side’s Premier League home clash against West Ham United on Sunday as he continues to recover from gallbladder surgery.
Conte has ...
The carnival fiestas not to miss
It is the season of fancy dress, confetti and cheery music. Carnival week always calls for it and as the big parade on Sunday 26 draws closer, the anticipation intensifies and ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, there’s the latest on President-elect Nikos Christodoulides who will meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar next week.
Elsewhere, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said his ...
Cyprus News Digest: Does Cyprus’ housing stock meet ant-seismic standards?
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international.
Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...
Actor Bruce Willis’ ‘condition has progressed’ to frontotemporal dementia, says family
Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with dementia, his family said on Thursday, nearly a year after the “Die Hard” franchise star retired from acting due to aphasia that hampered his ...
Man arrested at Larnaca airport under US arrest warrant (Update)
Man arrested at Larnaca airport under US arrest warrant
A 56-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Friday after he was screened at Larnaca airport and found to have ...
Major traffic congestion on highway outside Nicosia
A six car pile-up has caused a major traffic congestion along the Limassol towards Nicosia highway, by the roadworks entering the capital.
Police said despite bringing the road almost to ...
Paphos real estate sector saw double-digit increase in sales in 2022
The real estate sector in Paphos experienced a double-digit increase in sales during 2022, with the volume of transactions rising by 31 per cent year-on-year, according to PwC Cyprus’ latest edition of ...
Ukraine’s priority to hold the line as global security leaders gather
Senior politicians and military leaders from around the world meet in Germany on Friday with Ukrainian officials expected to address the security conference as they try to fend off Russian ...
Aid focus turns to the homeless and destitute in aftermath of Turkey quake
International aid agencies are stepping up efforts to help millions of homeless people, many sleeping in tents, mosques, schools or cars, 11 days after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria ...
In EU car data tussle, insurers and others brace for delays, disappointment
A broad coalition of insurers, leasing companies, car repair shops and others are calling on the European Commission to propose rules for fair access to valuable vehicle data soon, fearing ...
Cyprus Business Now
The association of large investment projects (SMA) this week welcomed the decision by the cabinet of ministers to approve the creation of a marina in Paphos, a major project for ...
Nestle full year profit misses forecasts despite price increases
Nestle (NESN.S) reported weaker than expected full year net profit despite the world’s biggest food group passing on higher raw material costs by hiking prices for customers.
The ...
TC labour unions decry proposed aid tax
Labour unions and politicians on Thursday in the north have decried a proposed year-long ‘government’ tax amounting to salary cuts across the ‘public’ and private sector for earthquake support to ...
Our View: When will hotel staff shortages be addressed?
Famagusta hoteliers are becoming anxious about the failure of the government to make a decision about the employment of workers from third countries. The Famagusta branch of the Hoteliers Association (...
Juventus suffer more frustration in draw with Nantes
Juventus’s disappointing season continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Nantes in the home leg of their Europa League playoff tie on Thursday.
Juventus picked up ...
UK’s Sunak travelling to N.Ireland for post-Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was travelling to Northern Ireland on Thursday evening to sound out whether its political parties back his plans to improve the post-Brexit trading arrangements for ...
Biden says he’ll speak to China’s Xi about balloon incident
President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects to speak with China’s President Xi Jinping about what the United States says was a Chinese spy balloon that a U....
Man United and Barca play out thrilling 2-2 draw
Barcelona fought back to earn a 2-2 draw with Manchester United in a pulsating Europa League knockout round playoff first leg on Thursday.
United were the better side for large ...
Climate activists glue themselves to Berlinale’s red carpet
A man and a woman glued themselves to the red carpet at the opening of Berlin’s film festival on Thursday, calling on the German government and society to take ...
Tesla recalls 362,000 U.S. vehicles over Full Self-Driving software
Tesla Inc TSLA.O said it would recall 362,000 U.S. vehicles to update its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software after U.S. regulators said on Thursday the driver assistance system ...
Russia expels four Austrian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Russia said on Thursday it was expelling four Austrian diplomats in a tit-for-tat move after Vienna expelled four Russian diplomats in a case which appeared to be related to spying.
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Israeli foreign minister promises Zelenskiy more aid, rebuilding help
Israel will expand existing aid to Ukraine and help rebuild the country, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Thursday during the first official Israeli visit to Kyiv since Russia’s ...