King Charles backs research into monarchy’s slave links
King Charles has given his support to research that will examine the British monarchy’s links to slavery, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, after a newspaper report said a document ...
Documentary has Cyprus premiere
On the 20th anniversary of the opening of crossing points in Cyprus, the documentary film Overcoming is coming to Cyprus to tell a unique tale of its islanders. As a ...
Former Italy PM Berlusconi being treated for leukaemia
Four-times Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been diagnosed with leukaemia, a source close to the matter said on Thursday, a day after he was admitted to intensive care with ...
Volunteer cleanup at Larnaca’s Spyros beach
The environmental office of the Larnaca district in cooperation with environmental NGO Cymepa and with financial technology company TSYS carried out a full clean-up of Spyros beach on Thursday.
The ...
UK investors lead the charge as offers flood in for Cyprus’ ESG bond
The Finance Ministry’s Public Debt Management Office on Thursday announced that the Republic of Cyprus’ newly issued ten-year Sustainable Fixed Rate Reference bond, amounting to €1 billion, garnered immense interest, ...
Mystic Meg: fortune tellers have always been popular, despite a long history of efforts to silence them
William G Pooley
Since her death on March 9, celebrities and clients have been paying tribute to Margaret Ann Lake, better known by her stage name Mystic Meg. In a career ...
Chelsea reappoint Lampard as interim manager until end of season
Frank Lampard has returned to Chelsea as caretaker manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Graham Potter, the Premier League club confirmed on Thursday.
The club’...
Environmental NGO installs new water refill station
The Dasoudi area of Limassol got its own water refill station this week, the fourth water station installed as part of the Refill Cyprus project.
Launched by the volunteer environmental ...
Two pickup trucks drive down cycle lane
It’s been a bumpy ride over the last couple of days along bicycle and pedestrian paths, this time with two pickup trucks spotted cruising along the designated areas in ...
Oil heads for third weekly gain after shock OPEC+ cuts
Oil remained on track for weekly gains on Thurday, with further production cuts targeted by OPEC+ and a drop in US oil inventories overshadowing fears over global economic growth.
Brent ...
Tory MP Benton suspended after newspaper sting
A lawmaker in Britain’s governing Conservative Party has been suspended after he was filmed in a newspaper sting offering to lobby ministers and leak market-sensitive information on behalf of ...
N. Korea: US – S. Korea drills push tension to brink of nuclear war
North Korea accused the U.S. and South Korea of escalating tensions to the brink of nuclear war through their joint military drills, vowing to respond with “offensive action,” state ...
The scope and majesty of Lagoudera
In the cool of the mountain air, one village offers a glimpse of the island’s mediaeval past says PAUL LAMBIS
It may be one of Cyprus’ 20 highest villages and ...
Alassa fire under control say authorities
A fire that broke up near Alassa community on Thursday morning was put under control about four hours after it started.
Firefighters remained at the scene to tackle the fire ...
Bad loans in Cyprus will not increase, finance minister assures
There are no concerns over an increase in bad loans for Cyprus’ banks, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Thursday after a meeting with the European Central Bank’s executive ...
International guitar festival EGTA returns to Nicosia
The International Guitar Festival EGTA – Cyprus is back for its 17th edition, and once again collaborating with the Pharos Arts Foundation to present unique musical performances. It starts with a ...
Suspects found with 95,000 firecrackers plead not guilty
Three men pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession and transport of explosives on Thursday at the Paphos criminal court.
They had been arrested after police officers found them ...
Next ECB monetary policy decisions based on data
The next monetary policy decisions on European Central Bank’s interest rates will be based on the incoming data, Philip Lane, chief economist and member of the ECB’s executive ...
Ukrainian forces cling on in Bakhmut, Macron lobbies Xi to help end war
Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on Thursday in the streets of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine’s devastated “fortress” city, and Ukrainian soldiers said they were ready to launch their long-anticipated counter-offensive ...
Global trade growth to slow to 1.7 pct in 2023: WTO report
Global trade growth in 2023 will slow to 1.7 per cent, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in its annual trade statistics and outlook report, published on Wednesday.
The volume of world ...
Agriculture minister fights against Sun City’s two extra floors
Stormy weather is in store for the embattled Sun City hotel complex as new Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos insisted that the two “illegal” floors added to the hotel must be ...
Exams to cover only 60 per cent of teaching material this year (Updated)
High school exams will include only 60 per cent of the teaching material this year, after the plenum approved a relevant education ministry proposal on Thursday.
The approved proposal also provides ...
Arrest after cannabis arrives by post
Police in Paphos arrested a 27-year-old man on Wednesday after he was found to be the recipient of a parcel sent from abroad containing 540 grams of dry cannabis.
The arrest ...
After recent banking crisis US banks trying to keep hold onto depositors cash
For months, consumers have clamored for banks to pay out more for deposits as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. Now analysts say after the banking crisis shook markets last ...