Avoid separation anxiety and get a pet babysitter
What do you do as a pet owner when you want to travel but bringing your beloved pet along just isn’t an option? Suitcase in hand, tickets ready, and ...
Kremlin warns the West over ‘dramatic’ escalation moment in Ukraine war
The Kremlin said on Sunday Russia was deeply concerned about the possibility of the United States supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, warning that the war had reached a dramatic moment ...
Two-state solution in Cyprus is not irrational
The Turkish Cypriot community will go to the polls to elect a new leader on October 19. This is a hotly contested race between the current energetic centre-right leader, Ersin Tatar, ...
French PM Lecornu races against the clock to form government
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces a race against time to form a government by Monday’s budget deadline, as divisions emerged within the conservative Les Republicains party over whether ...
Bangladesh launches typhoid vaccination drive to combat drug-resistant threat
Bangladesh launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Sunday to protect millions of children from typhoid, a deadly and increasingly drug-resistant disease that poses a growing public health threat.
The month-long ...
‘States which pose a threat’ cannot join EU’s Safe programme, Palmas says
“States which pose a threat to European Union member states” cannot join the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) defence procurement programme, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on ...
Christodoulides calls UAE’s Al Nahyan ahead of Gaza summit
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday held a telephone call with the United Arab Emirates’ President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ahead of Monday’s summit in Egypt on the future ...
Cyprus is losing the battle in the ‘war of wings’
A young man wearing a yellow balaclava walks aggressively towards a group of activists from the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) somewhere in the hills of Maroni in the Larnaca ...
Madagascar president warns of attempted coup after soldiers join protests
Madagascar’s presidency said on Sunday that “an attempted illegal and forcible seizure of power” was underway in the African nation, without providing details, a day after some soldiers joined ...
Afghanistan claims 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in clashes; border closed
Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday, Pakistani officials said, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries overnight in which Kabul claimed to have killed 58 ...
Christodoulides heads to Egypt to demand Cyprus have a role in Gaza’s future
President Nikos Christodoulides is to travel to Egypt on Monday to attend a summit on the future of Gaza, and said on Sunday that he will demand that Cyprus have ...
Brewing resilience: researchers safeguard coffee and chocolate from climate threats
From droughts to disease, coffee and chocolate are under threat, but scientists and farmers are working together to keep these daily treats on the table.
By Tom Cassauwers
In the ...
Christodoulides ‘cautiously optimistic’ over Cyprus problem
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he is “cautiously optimistic” over the prospects for the Cyprus problem.
“Without downplaying the challenges and the difficulties, I believe that the small steps ...
Number of Greek Cypriots using crossing points falls by 15%
The number of Greek Cypriots using Cyprus’ nine crossing points to cross to the north fell by more than 15 per cent in the second quarter of the year compared to ...
Katie Clerides: a true believer in a bizonal, bicommunal federation
Katie Clerides who died last week was a rare bird. Her father was the Greek Cypriot president of the Republic of Cyprus 1993-2003 and her mother was from India which ...
Tesla’s cheaper Model Y and 3 face fierce competition in Europe
Tesla’s (TSLA.O) lower-priced versions of its staple Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedan face an uphill battle in the region where Elon Musk’s company arguably needs help ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting October 6:
One of the government’s main goals, the qualitative and further strengthening of the Cypriot ship registry, ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Hell hath no fury like an acolyte scorned
YOU ALMOST felt sorry (I exaggerate for literary effect) for Odysseas after his acolyte and chief dirt-thrower Andreas Hasapopoulos publicly turned against him, accusing his former hero of having some ...
US actress Diane Keaton, star of ‘Annie Hall,’ dies at 79
Diane Keaton, the quirky U.S. actress who won an Academy Award and captured hearts with her performance as Woody Allen’s eccentric, insecure girlfriend in the 1977 romantic comedy “Annie ...
Our View: There are better ways of reaching agreement than UN negotiations
It is still very early to say whether the ceasefire agreement signed by Israel and Hamas on Thursday will lead to the full implementation of US President Donald Trump’s 20...
Smartwatches drive wearable band boom
The global wearable band market reached a record 50.2 million devices shipped in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 13 per cent increase compared with the same period last year, according to ...
Gucci’s Demna launch drives early sales, US store traffic growth
Gucci’s “see now, buy now” approach for the first collection from new designer Demna, harnessing a buzz around the brand to draw shoppers back to its stores after years ...
British business growth slows to five-month low amid tax uncertainty
British business activity grew at the slowest pace in five months in September as companies and consumers put big spending decisions on hold as they waited to see if they ...
What are Cyprus’ defence funds being spent on?
With increased defence spending recently announced, the Cyprus military has acquired some impressive weapons systems, provoking a reaction – if perfunctory – from Turkey. The choice of weapons almost inevitably mirrors the ...