Archive 2023

A fifty-three-year-old Romanian resident of Paphos, Adriana Mokav, died in a fatal traffic accident early on Monday morning. According to police, at 1:35 am a collision occurred between two vehicles at ...

Birkin bag maker Hermes (HRMS.PA) is opening a new, enlarged store in China’s Nanjing city, signalling the luxury industry’s confidence in a strong return of Chinese shoppers ...

China braced for a “new phase” in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened after Beijing dropped pandemic border controls in the latest easing of curbs that ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court late on Sunday removed the governor of Brasilia from office for 90 days due to flaws in security in the capital, after thousands of backers of far-right ...

Mercedes Benz (MBGn.DE) expects double-digit sales growth in India this year, despite concerns that a weaker rupee could increase car prices, the head of its local unit said in ...

Ukraine said it was strengthening its forces around Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region and repelling constant attacks there by Russian mercenary group Wagner, whose leader has vowed to capture ...

Workers removed the branding from McDonald’s outlets in Kazakhstan’s biggest city, Almaty on Friday after the fast food giant’s local business appeared to fall victim to collateral ...

The crypto industry’s woes continued on Thursday as plunging deposits, layoffs and a lawsuit added to the tumult of 2022, which was dominated by sinking prices and high-profile bankruptcies. The ...

Farm equipment took the keynote spotlight at the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas, as “human security for all” became the first theme in its 56-year history. In his ...

‘Soundbites are the name of the game’ With just under a month to go to the presidential elections, the campaign teams are revving up their engines, pouring money into advertising ...

Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win at home to Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday, enjoying their third successive win over Graham Potter’s ...

Russia and Ukraine swapped 50 captured soldiers each on Sunday in a deal that both sides welcomed even as they fought one another in eastern Ukraine. Russia’s defence ministry said ...

‘As a Federation, not only do we actively promote Cyprus as a destination for inward investment, but we also work closely with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin was awarded in absentia by Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik on Sunday, during a ceremony marking the Bosnian autonomous Serb Republic’s national holiday. Putin was ...

With demand up and supplies lower, oil prices are expected to rise If 2022 was a difficult year for energy, 2023 is expected to be even harder as the Russia-Ukraine war continues ...

Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but cannot fulfil all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden’s prime ...

It was the moral equivalent of a fart in a hurricane. The ‘hurricane’ was the explosion of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines in 1991, which boosted 17 million tons of ...

Supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday, in a grim echo of the U....

In 2018, Andria Zafirakou won the Global Teacher Prize in recognition of the extraordinary contribution she has made to education in London as a teacher of arts and textiles While working ...

Archbishop Georgios was enthroned as the 76th head of the church on Sunday afternoon, in a ceremony at the Apostolos Varnavas Cathedral in Nicosia. Church bells tolled as he arrived ...

Bulbs, seedlings and more are already coming to life I make the same New Year’s resolution every year, that I will not buy any plants that I do not ...

Police on Sunday said 10 people were questioned after they were found gambling in Paphos. Officers raided the premises on Saturday night after securing an arrest warrant and found 10 people – including ...

A new hospice is due to open in Paphos, but it came too late to help terminally ill Janice Hunter Just over a year ago, Paphos resident David Hunter, killed ...

Two thermal power plants in part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region controlled by Russian forces were damaged in a rocket attack by the Ukrainian army, Moscow-installed officials and Russia’s ...