WRAPUP-EU backs Ukraine’s membership bid to ‘live the European dream’
The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join the bloc, reaching out deep into the former Soviet Union for ...
Brush fire in Xylofagou under control
A thousand square metres of scrubland turned to ashes by a fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in an area near Xylofagou.
A written statement from the forestry department ...
Putin says Russia has ‘nothing against’ Ukraine joining EU, expects Russia-Ukraine relations to normalise
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had no objections to Ukraine joining the European Union following the European Commission’s historic decision to back Kyiv’s bid to ...
Britain will give Kyiv strategic endurance to prevail against Russia, Johnson says
Britain will give Ukraine the “strategic endurance” to prevail against Russia’s invasion, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during a visit to Kyiv on Friday.
Britain will also work ...
Dive into the story of water in Nicosia on this guided tour
A participatory walk in Nicosia is coming up on June 21, unlike any other. The guided tour in old Nicosia explores the city, yet it goes beyond the charming corners and ...
UK set to step in to host next Eurovision due to war in Ukraine
The Eurovision Song Contest is likely to be held in Britain in 2023 as the organisers deem it too risky for this year’s winners Ukraine to host it due to ...
U.S. FDA opens way to COVID vaccines for children under five
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized two COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 and under, opening the door to vaccinating millions of the country’s youngest children.
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Senior cop ‘colluded with inmate in attempt to compromise prisons director’ (Update 3)
By Sarah Ktisti and Nick Theodoulou
Central prisons director Anna Aristotelous on Friday called for the appointment of independent criminal investigators after she said she was targeted by a senior ...
Bayern agree deal for Liverpool’s Mane
Bayern Munich have agreed terms with Liverpool to sign Sadio Mane, British media reported on Friday.
German champions Bayern will pay a fee in the region of 35 million pounds for ...
Greens support weekend protest for Akamas
The Green Party on Friday announced it will participate in a protest march for Akamas over the weekend, saying the government is “politically irresponsible” in its rushed effort to complete ...
Europeans pant in early summer heatwave compounding climate change fears
Spain headed for its hottest early summer temperatures in four decades on Friday, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers as a heatwave sent Europeans ...
Mitsotakis promotes dialing down tensions with Turkey (Update 2)
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Cyprus on Friday where he promoted a message of dialing down tensions, amid the backdrop of increasingly sharp rhetoric emanating from Ankara.
President Nicos ...
GOVR Games: Cyprus’ first VR arcade opens in Ayia Napa
A store from the future has opened its doors at Ayia Napa’s Nissi Avenue, aiming to shake things up on the entertainment scene.
The new GOVR Games is the ...
Russian warship violated Danish territorial waters in Baltic
A Russian warship early on Friday twice violated Danish territorial waters north of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm where a democracy festival attended by senior lawmakers and business people ...
By end of June all EU states will receive first batches of monkeypox vaccine
By the end of June all EU member states, including Cyprus, will receive the first batches of the monkeypox vaccine, according to EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakidou.
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Putin dismisses ‘stupid’ Western sanctions ‘blitzkrieg’
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Friday of colonial arrogance and trying to crush his country with “stupid” sanctions that amounted to an economic “blitzkrieg”.
Addressing the St ...
Aglandjia ‘on its own’, interior ministry passes the buck on rockslides
The state has no responsibility for rockslides on private plots, the interior ministry reiterated on Friday, a day after MPs and the Aglandjia mayor plead for financial assistance to clean ...
F1 governing body to eliminate car ‘porpoising’
Formula One’s governing FIA on Thursday said it plans to introduce changes to reduce or eliminate the “porpoising” that has affected this season’s cars, after Lewis Hamilton suffered ...
ET the Extra-Terrestrial at 40
By Ben McCann
40 years ago this month saw the release of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – a film about a stranded alien, the boy called Elliott who discovers ...
What’s Eaten Where: Hamburg
Yes, this is where the hamburger originated – or so it’s claimed. In the 19th century, the sailors of this German seaport returned from their Baltic voyages having tried (and ...
Cyprus launch of new Range Rover at Pilakoutas showcase
The most desirable Range Rover created yet is now available at the Char. Pilakoutas Group showrooms.
The arrival to Cyprus of the iconic car’s fifth generation was celebrated in ...
Full force of central banks siphoning world liquidity
Coordinated or not ahead of this month’s G7 summit, global central banks are accelerating interest rate hikes but also actively draining the giant pool of cash swilling around world ...
Russian economy may need a decade to return to pre-sanctions levels
Russia’s economy may need a decade to return to the pre-sanctions levels of 2021, the chief executive of the country’s top bank Sberbank SBER.MM said on Friday, as ...
Support for refugees rises amid Ukraine war exodus
The world has become more compassionate towards refugees, according to a survey by pollster Ipsos published on Friday, a finding it said suggested the war in Ukraine had increased public ...