Late penalty gives West Ham dramatic win over Man United
Jarrod Bowen converted a last-gasp penalty to lift West Ham United to a 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester United in a fluctuating clash between two struggling sides on Sunday.
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Cyprus’ rainbow butterflies: ADHD’s uphill battle
It was quite telling that during ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) awareness month, allegations of mistreatment of students with ADHD hit the news.
Like most topics that fall under the ...
Open letter to MPs: extraordinary taxation on bank profits
A meeting of the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on October 7, 2024 discussed the proposal of the general secretary of Akel, Stefanos Stefanou, for the levying of a temporary ...
Bolivia’s Morales says vehicle hit by gunfire as political tension flares
By Daniel Ramos and Monica Machicao
Bolivia’s Evo Morales said on Sunday his vehicle was hit by gunfire captured in a video, reflecting how political tensions have turned violent ...
Washington Post reports Elon Musk briefly worked illegally in US in 1990s
South African-born billionaire businessman Elon Musk worked illegally in the United States during a brief period in the 1990s while building a startup company, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
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Paphos municipality officially changes name
The municipality of East Paphos has been officially renamed as the municipality of Ierokipias (Holy Garden), mayor Nicos Palios said on Sunday.
The move follows an official announcement in the ...
Nato, Cyprus and the final leap
By Euripides Evriviades
There is Nato, known to all, with 32 members.
There is also the Nato Partnership for Peace, known to most, with 18 members.
There is also the Nato Partners, ...
Netanyahu says Israel hit Iran hard; Khamenei says damage should not be exaggerated
By Ari Rabinovitch and Adam Makary
Israel’s airstrikes “hit hard” Iran’s defences and missile production, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, but Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...
UN Security Council to meet Monday over Israel’s strike on Iran
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday to discuss Israel’s attack on Iran, council president Switzerland said on Sunday.
The Swiss U.N. mission said the meeting ...
Council of Europe’s campaign to increase the safety of journalists
Protection – the first thematic event of the Council of Europe’s ‘Journalists Matter’ campaign – will end in Strasbourg with a multi-stakeholder dialogue on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ‘Journalists Matter’ campaign, ...
President to meet Biden at the White House
President Nikos Christodoulides has been invited to meet American President Joe Biden at the White House, CyBC reported on Sunday.
According to the channel’s correspondent in Washington Petros Kasfiki ...
British lawmakers accuse Starmer of ‘colonial mindset’ in slavery reparations debate
By Catarina Demony
Some British Labour lawmakers on Sunday accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of having a “colonial mindset” and trying to silence nations pushing for discussions on reparations for ...
Former advisors take president to court
Two of four advisors to the president and ministers who were dismissed due to a change in the law are taking the matter to court, it was reported on Sunday, ...
A festival for all
The second edition of the CARE Festival, organised by Larnaka 2030, is approaching soon, taking over two weekends in November. Presenting artistic activities for the whole family and young people, and ...
Musk’s politics are, quite literally, out of this world
By Thomas Gift
Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX recently made history by catching a Starship rocket booster as it careened back to Earth, wants you to vote for Donald Trump ...
‘No middle ground between legality and illegality’
There is no middle ground between legality and illegality, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said, adding that nothing will be discussed in terms of the Cyprus problem outside the agreed framework.
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Japan voters punish PM Ishiba, election result unclear
By Sakura Murakami, John Geddie and Tim Kelly
Japan’s ruling coalition is set to lose its parliamentary majority, exit polls for Sunday’s general election suggested, raising uncertainty over ...
Bulgaria holds another snap election, no stable government in sight
By Georgi Slavov
Bulgarians were voting on Sunday in their seventh snap election in four years, but opinion surveys suggest it is unlikely to break a political deadlock that has ...
Israeli strikes kill dozens in north Gaza, medics say, as ceasefire talks resume
Israeli military strikes killed at least 45 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, most of them in the north of the enclave, Palestinian health officials said, as efforts to secure ...
Police cadet died from severe head injury
The cause of death of a police cadet who died in a traffic accident on Friday was on Sunday given as a severe head injury.
The 22-year-old cadet was named ...
‘Traffic bans will only be implemented after schemes to promote greener transport’
Any measure to regulate the movement of fuel guzzling vehicles will not be made until a series of measures are implemented to promote the use of low and zero emission ...
Understanding locals may take more than a dictionary
When does a story drink water and what do you do when confronted with the dreaded black dog?
These and many more questions arise when you come to Cyprus and ...
Chagos Islands: no happy ending
If you believe the British government (which you should never do), a new agreement will bring justice for the people of the Chagos Islands, who have lived in exile for ...
Spanish government joins investigation into racist insults
The Spanish government, LaLiga and Real Madrid reacted strongly on Sunday after racist insults were allegedly directed at Barcelona players during Saturday’s matchat the Santiago Bernabeu.
Spanish media reported ...