September spectacular
ELENI PHILIPPOU takes an overview of the festivals on the horizon, even though the summer is largely behind us
A new month awaits, bringing with it events that celebrate local ...
‘Hundreds of thousands’ trafficked into SE Asia scam centres – UN
Hundreds of thousands of people are being trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centres and other illegal online operations that have sprung up across Southeast Asia ...
Mastering backtesting and optimization with Quantum AI
As financial markets become increasingly complex, it’s crucial for traders to stay ahead of the curve. One way to do this is by leveraging the power of backtesting and ...
Chaos at British airports impacts Cyprus flights too
The impact of technical problems in UK air traffic control systems that affected most of Europe was also felt in Cyprus, causing some flights to be cancelled and others to ...
Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia – study
Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world’s most polluted regions, according to a report published ...
Oil steadies as demand worries counter supply concerns
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as investors weighed the enduring possibility of another US interest rate hike undercutting demand against supply concerns emanating from a hurricane hurtling towards ...
‘Revenge travel’ could be here to stay
The post-pandemic trend of people prioritising travel could be a more permanent change in consumers’ spending habits, the head of Ireland’s largest hotel group Dalata (DHG.I) said on ...
New bus lane into Nicosia to service park and ride at GSP
A new bus lane will begin operating on the highway into Nicosia starting September 4, to ease traffic congestion in the capital with the creation of a park and ride in ...
Ukrainian children fall behind with no let-up in attacks on schools-UNICEF
Persistent wartime attacks on schools in Ukraine mean that only about a third of school-age children there are attending classes fully in person and many are falling behind, the U....
Fan who threw bucket at goalkeeper jailed in Australia
The Melbourne Victory fan who threw a bucket of sand in the face of Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover during a violent pitch invasion at an A-League match last year ...
Australian scientists make world-first discovery of parasitic worm in woman’s brain
An Australian scientist detailed on Tuesday a world-first discovery after an 8-cm (3-inch) -long parasitic worm was found in the brain of a woman in Canberra, spotlighting the risks of ...
Toyota’s Japan production at standstill as system failure hits assembly plants
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Tuesday said it has suspended operations at all 14 of its assembly plants in Japan due to a production system malfunction, bringing domestic output to a ...
Russian tourism in Crimea is down, but many still shrug off risks
In years past, Siberian Viktor Motorin could hop on a plane and arrive in Crimea just four hours later to relax at his holiday apartment. Now he must fly first ...
Trader sell offs hurting Bitcoin and Ethereum. EOS, Borroe Finance and Atom remain bullish
The cryptocurrency landscape is as dynamic as ever, with traders and investors scouting for answers to the crucial question: which crypto to buy?
Amid fluctuations, some cryptos, like EOS and ...
French ban of abaya robes in schools draws applause, criticism
The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya (a long black long-sleeved robe worn by Muslim women, often with a headscarf or veil), the loose-fitting, full-length ...
England hit rankings low ahead of Rugby World Cup
If a first defeat by Fiji was not bad enough, England have also fallen behind the Pacific Islanders in the World Rugby rankings, with Steve Borthwick’s side dropping to ...
US Open order of play on Tuesday
Order of play on the main show courts on the second day of the U.S. Open on Tuesday (play 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding):
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Sakkari may take a ‘break’ from tennis after early US Open exit
Greek world number eight Maria Sakkari said she may take a break from tennis after suffering an opening-round exit at the U.S. Open.
The 28-year-old crashed out after a 6...
Book Review: Skin It Back by Alexander Lowell
The experience and byproducts of disillusionment have long been fruitful subjects for literature, and in Alexander Lowell’s new book, he presents a figure caught in two states that are ...
CySO to present a new season of concerts
With September just around the corner, a new season of cultural happenings awaits! As the new academic year begins, the local cultural scene shakes off the August snooze and prepares ...
Djokovic and Wozniaki make winning returns to US Open
Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki made winning returns to the U.S. Open on Monday, while women’s world number one Iga Swiatek was in ominous form in getting her ...
UK air traffic issue fixed but flight disruption set to continue
British transport minister Mark Harper said it would take days to resolve the widespread disruption to flights into and out of the country after air traffic control systems were hit ...
Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Bali Sea, Indonesia
A strong earthquake of 7.0 magnitude struck deep in the sea north of Bali and Lombok islands in Indonesia early on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, sending residents running ...
Post-pandemic, world facing gloomy stew of debt, trade wars and poor productivity
Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the global trading system, and the likely persistence of weak productivity gains may saddle the world with a slow-growth ...