New season, more festivals in Cyprus
The beat goes on. And other activities too. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds out more
After the suspension of life as we now in for much of August, September brings the return ...
Akel, minister in war of words over windfall taxes
Main-opposition party Akel lambasted Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Tuesday after the latter responded with a tweet to the party’s July request for a meeting to discuss the implementation ...
Rapper stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival
A man stabbed to death at the Notting Hill Carnival on Monday was Takayo Nembhard, a rapper from Bristol, his manager said.
Nembhard, also known by his rap name TKorStretch, ...
Ethnic Russian minorities in Baltic states treated as “second-class people” says Moscow
Russia condemned the destruction of Soviet war memorials in the three Baltic states and accused them on Tuesday of persecuting their Russian-speaking minorities.
In a forcefully worded statement, Moscow said ...
Zelenskiy tells Russians to run for their lives from Ukraine offensive in south
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged Russian troops to flee for their lives after his forces launched an offensive to retake southern Ukraine, but Moscow said it had halted the ...
Barbed wire and border guards an outdated policy, says presidential candidate
Presidential candidate Achilleas Demetriades on Tuesday blasted the current government’s approach to the escalating problem of illegal immigration and asylum seekers.
In a statement, Demetriades said that asylum applications ...
Leptos Venus Gardens: a haven for exceptional Med living
Leptos Venus Gardens is a unique, modern resort positioned on a hilltop location in Chloraka, just a short walk from the Paphos coastline. As a gated resort, it guarantees its ...
Virtual walk at defunct Nicosia Airport now possible
A virtual walk at the old Nicosia Airport is now possible thanks to a project titled Recapturing the Spirit of the Old Nicosia Airport by the Cyprus Institute.
The institute ...
Surging energy prices create perfect storm for UK bonds
British government bonds are on course for their biggest monthly fall since 1994, as surging energy prices create a perfect storm of higher inflation, tighter monetary policy and the prospect of ...
A glimpse of Indian culture
A festival celebrated with great devotion and joy by Indians across the world is once again making its way to Nicosia and particularly to Dali. Sanskriti Cyprus will organise Ganeshotsav-2022 ...
Presidential candidate Christodoulides received overseas allowance when in Nicosia
The foreign ministry has confirmed that during the financial crisis in 2013, presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides received a foreign posting allowance for months after the former diplomat was relocated to the ...
Oil edges down as inflation expected to impact fuel demand
Oil prices dipped on Tuesday, paring some gains from the previous session, as the market feared that more aggressive interest rates hikes from central banks may lead to a global ...
Chronoly.io (CRNO) could outperform DeFi tokens like Curve DAO (CRV) and Aave (AAVE)
The collapse of Terra and its stablecoin TerraUSD Classic (USTC) in May, sent the entire DeFi market into a tailspin. Over the last 3 months, the total value locked in DeFi ...
Fire in Peyia close to Paphos Zoo now under control
A fire that broke out in Peyia, in an area close to the Paphos Zoo, has been brought under complete control according to a Twitter post by spokesperson for the ...
Russia-installed official accuses Ukraine of fresh shelling of nuclear plant
Russian-installed authorities in an occupied part of Ukraine accused Ukrainian troops on Tuesday of once again shelling the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the run-up to a ...
Scott Parker sacked by Bournemouth after 9-0 thrashing
Scott Parker has been sacked as Bournemouth head coach.
The 41-year-old’s departure comes three days after Saturday’s 9-0 thrashing at Liverpool.
Cherries co-owner Maxim Demin said: “I would ...
Honda Motor, LG Energy to build $4.4 bln US EV battery plant
Japan’s Honda Motor Co (7267.T) will build a new $4.4 billion lithium-ion battery plant for electric vehicles in the United States with Korean battery supplier LG Energy Solution Ltd (373220.KS), ...
Big wins for Punjab Lions, Moufflons, Zalmi and Riyaan in Cyprus T20 Cup
By Richard Boxall
The latest matches in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup at Ypsonas cricket ground produced another run feast between Punjab Lions and Markhor, and a lower-scoring victory for ...
Foreign ministry gets involved in Deneia buffer zone incident
The foreign ministry on Tuesday said it has started proceedings with the United Nations in relation to an incident in the buffer zone in Deneia on Monday, during which armed ...
Eye socket changes amped up bite force in T. rex and friends
Tyrannosaurus rex possessed awe-inspiring bite force, with the huge meat-eating dinosaur’s bone-crunching chomp estimated to pack about 8,000 pounds (3,630 kg) of might – about equal to the weight of three small ...
Serena Williams party continues following first-round win at US Open
Serena Williams signalled she is not quite ready for retirement advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a scrappy 6-3 6-3 win over Danka ...
‘Gymnich’ begins in Prague, Russian tourist visa ban proposal on agenda
Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will have bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Estonia and Ukraine on the margins of his participation in the informal meeting of the European ...
EU split on visa bans for Russia, plans Ukraine training missions (Update 2)
Germany and France have issued a joint warning against a ban on tourist visas for Russians, saying such a step, advocated by other European Union member states, would be counter-productive.
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Boy attacked by dogs in serious condition (update 2)
An eight-year-old boy is intubated at the Makarios children’s hospital and will undergo surgery doctors said on Tuesday after he was attacked by dogs in Ayios Ioannis, Limassol.
Initial ...