North ‘PM’ Ustel undergoes abdominal surgery
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel underwent abdominal surgery on Saturday after having been admitted to hospital with complaints of “severe abdominal pain” on Friday.
Doctors at the private ...
Norris wins Sao Paulo sprint to cut Verstappen’s F1 lead
Lando Norris won the Sao Paulo sprint race in a McLaren one-two on Saturday to cut Max Verstappen’s Formula One lead to 45 points.
Australian Oscar Piastri, who started on ...
Arsenal gunned down by Isak at Newcastle
Alexander Isak’s early headed goal lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday at St. James’ Park, as Eddie Howe’s men delivered a blow to Arsenal’...
‘Concrete developments’ on Cyprus-US relationship expected soon
“Concrete developments” related to the development of relations between Cyprus and the United States are expected very soon, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday.
Speaking to Greek newspaper Ta Nea, ...
Kemi Badenoch becomes new leader of UK Conservatives
Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives’ new leader and the first black woman to a head a major British political party on Saturday, after winning a leadership contest on a promise ...
Huge volumes of whey go to waste
By Jack Hetherington, Adam James Loch and Pablo Juliano
Every year, 7.6 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted in Australia alone. When we think about this, we might picture ...
Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation
he deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history have killed at least 211 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of ...
Syrian national arrested in north after fleeing Republic
A Syrian national appeared in court in the north on Saturday after having illegally crossed the Green Line from the Republic on Friday evening.
The man, who according to the ...
Michaelides says pension being ‘illegally withheld’
Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Saturday insisted that the government is “illegally withholding” his pension and other financial benefits he believes he is due on account of his time spent ...
Hong Kong’s first dinosaur fossils, likely from large dinosaur, go on display
The first dinosaur fossils found in Hong Kong, likely from a large dinosaur, were put on display on Friday after they were found on a small, uninhabited outlying island, providing ...
Retail sales in Cyprus up 3.1 per cent in September
The Retail Trade Turnover Value Index in Cyprus saw a 3.1 per cent increase in September 2024 compared to the same month in 2023, according to a report from the Cyprus Statistical Service.
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A brief history of the muses
By Alison Habens
In the beginning, there was just one, unnamed, muse. The blind bard Homer (a poet born around 850BC) invoked her with the words ‘Sing, daughter of Zeus’ ...
Dead baby’s mother pledges to fight for justice
Gunes Toymuradov, the mother of 20-day-old Mihrimah Toymuradov, who died after being fed ethanol while being treated on the neonatal intensive care ward in northern Nicosia’s emergency hospital, on ...
‘Avoid World War Three’ – Russia’s Medvedev warns the US
Dmitry Medvedev, a senior Russian security official who served as Russia’s president from 2008 to 2012, warned the United States on Saturday to take Russia’s nuclear warnings seriously to avoid ...
Democrats have a plan if Trump prematurely declares election victory
Democrats are readying a rapid-fire response to flood social media and the airwaves with calls for calm and patience with vote-counting should Donald Trump try to prematurely claim election victory, ...
Khamenei says US, Israel face ‘crushing response’ for confronting Iran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that the United States and Israel will “undoubtedly receive a crushing response” for what they do against his country, state media ...
It was now or never – Amorim on Man Utd move
Ruben Amorim had already decided this would be his last season at Sporting, and wanted to remain at the club until the end of the campaign before joining Manchester United, ...
McLaren lock out Sao Paulo sprint front row
McLaren locked out the front row for the Sao Paulo sprint on Friday with Oscar Piastri snatching pole position from team mate Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Formula One ...
Another arrest made over delivery driver attacks
Police on Saturday announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man in connection with one of a recent flurry of attacks on delivery drivers in Limassol.
In particular, the man stands ...
Wiener Schnitzel: A dish that conquered the world
Few dishes evoke the charm of Central Europe quite like the Wiener Schnitzel. This iconic, golden-crusted delicacy has not only become Austria’s culinary flagbearer but also an international favourite.
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Electricity bill payers will not subsidise vulnerable groups, minister says
Regular electricity bill payers will not subsidise the additional reduced rates paid by vulnerable groups, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Saturday.
Moving to address rumours that forthcoming increases in ...
Travel blues of a Brit in post Brexit world
By Philippa Tracy
As a Brit abroad, you know you have a reputation for upsetting the locals. You may never have been involved in a drunken brawl. But even so, ...
Unions agree in principle to improved collective terms for hotel workers
Trade union Sek announced on Saturday that it and other unions had agreed in principle to new, improved collective terms for hotel workers.
The union said it had held “last ...
Today’s weather: Localised rain and isolated storms
Localised rain and isolated storms are expected to hit the mountains, the west, and the south of the island on Saturday, with rain clouds progressing in the land as the ...