CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Juventus deal Manchester City huge blow
Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie scored to lead Juventus to a 2-0 Champions League win over Manchester City on Wednesday, a major blow to the English champions’ hopes of clinching ...
Trump’s Nasa pick says his future SpaceX missions “a question mark”
US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Nasa administrator, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, said on Wednesday that the private astronaut missions he has planned with Elon Musk’s SpaceX “may ...
No Iranian drone ‘mothership’ off the United States launching drones, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that there was no evidence that drones that had been spotted over New Jersey were from a foreign entity or adversary and dismissed a claim ...
Cyprus on US list for military training in eastern Europe
A new amendment to the US defence budget includes Cyprus for the first time in the list of countries eligible to participate in military training programmes in eastern Europe.
With ...
Brazil’s Lula to undergo new procedure to prevent further brain bleeding, local media says
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo a new medical procedure scheduled for Thursday in order to prevent further bleeding in his brain, newspaper Folha de S. ...
Malibu wildfire rages on, destroys several structures
Firefighters made some progress in containing a wildfire in the beach community of Malibu, California, on Wednesday, but it continued to threaten several structures, force residents to flee and close ...
Cyprus, Jordan sign defence agreement
An agreement for defence cooperation between Cyprus and Jordan was signed on Wednesday in Amman.
The agreement was signed by Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and Chief of the Jordanian armed ...
Serbia’s Vucic promises to meet protesters’ demands after train station disaster
Beset by weeks of protests by students over a deadly train station disaster last month, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic acted on Wednesday to defuse the unrest by pledging to meet ...
Over 200 antiquities to be repatriated from US
A total of 266 Cypriot antiquities were handed over to Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou in Claremont, Los Angeles, on Tuesday, including a rare copper talent, the third such artefact to ...
FBI Director Chris Wray resigns following Trump nomination of Patel
FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, the bureau said on Wednesday, after Republican President-elect Donald Trump signalled his intent to fire the veteran ...
Gender, child issues Cyprus’ priorities at human rights council
Promoting children’s rights, combating gender-based violence and advancing gender equality, as well as the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights, are Cyprus’ core priorities as a member of ...
Zelenskiy criticises Orban over phone call with Putin to discuss Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday for discussing Ukraine in a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Orban, who has had closer ties ...
Kalavasos mosque restored, more to follow, says Ktoris
A mosque in Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district has been fully restored and handed over and more such projects in the south and north will be delivered over the ...
Austrian lawmakers vote to lift far-right leader’s parliamentary immunity
Austria’s lower house voted on Wednesday in favour of lifting the parliamentary immunity of the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), Herbert Kickl, to let prosecutors investigate an ...
Brand fragrances withdrawn from EU market via Rapex
Dozens of brand fragrances have been withdrawn from the EU market for containing forbidden substance butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA), according to a notification sent by Rapex to EU member states.
Cyprus’ ...
Syrians head home from Turkey to ‘a better life’ after rebellion
Syrians lined up at the Turkish border on Wednesday to head home after rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, speaking of their expectations for a better life following what was for ...
Sabalenka named WTA Player of the Year
Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the WTA Player of the Year for the first time after the Belarusian won two Grand Slam titles and secured the year-end world number one ...
Young migrant from Sierra Leone survives three days at sea
An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was rescued overnight after three days at sea as the sole survivor of a shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa island, a rescue charity said ...
Christmas family day in Avgorou
Every corner, nook, street and village on the island is celebrating Christmas in its own way this December. Apart from the celebrations in towns and the Christmas Villages, more locations ...
Former negotiators to join Fidias in live podcast
Andreas Mavroyiannis and Ozdil Nami, former negotiators of the two sides for a Cyprus settlement, will be joining MEP Fidias Panayiotou in his first live podcast on Friday, to discuss ...
Father and stepmother convicted of girl’s brutal murder after UK trial
The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in Britain, were on Wednesday convicted of her murder after a trial which ...
‘Mass exodus’ of Syrians could hit Cyprus’ construction industry
A number of Syrian nationals have already left Cyprus to return to a post-Assad state, raising local concerns over the impact a flood of returns may have on the country’...
Fuel prices up 10 per cent by 2027, due to EU and national plan
Fuel prices for vehicles and heating – excluding agriculture – are expected to go up by about 10 per cent by 2027 as a result of a new European directive on emission pricing, the ...
Property usurpation bill helps Law Office in north cases
A bill increasing penalties for possession, cultivation or exploitation in any way of land or immovable property belonging to a third person has been submitted to the House, giving leverage ...