England far behind the best teams – Borthwick
England coach Steve Borthwick admitted his team were a long way behind the world’s best sides after France inflicted a record 53-10 drubbing on their hosts at Twickenham in ...
Mixed fortunes for Sri Lankan cricket teams in Cyprus
By Richard Boxall
Sunday’s cricket threw up some significant results in the 2023 CCA BAOFinancial T10 Cup. Sri Lanka Lions, who had already finished their matches in group A and ...
Two decades after Saddam’s fall, Iraqis still haunted by disappearances
When he first heard that U.S. troops had toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraqi engineer Hazem Mohammed
File photo: Saddam Hussein testifies during his trial at the fortified Green Zone in ...
In the Same Place opens at Cyprus Museum
A new exhibition will be held in an old museum. Artist Katerina Attalidou will present In the Same Place at The Cyprus Museum from March 18 to September 10. Organised by the ...
MEPs discuss migration issue, energy, and spyware this week in Strasbourg
The European parliament on Monday will be discussing energy security, migration, asylum policy, spyware and foreign issues, in a plenary meeting lasting from Match 13 to 16, it was announced.
The meeting ...
Buying immovable property 101: Part two
Last week I wrote the first of a two article series on information one should know before purchasing a property. It can be a tricky process and there are many ...
Planes at Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen airports grounded due to strike
Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg airports said no commercial flights would take off on Monday due to a strike by trade union Verdi over pay.
“Due to the warning strike by ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, Annita Demetriou this weekend became the first female leader of one of the island’s main political parties although the task ahead of the new DISY ...
Mass turnout in north for earthquake victims memorial event
Hundreds of cyclists on Sunday participated in a commemorative event for the volleyball youth team members who died in the Adiyanman earthquake in Turkey last month.
The event, held in ...
Tech execs race to save startups from ‘extinction’ after SVB collapse
Technology executives, prominent venture capitalists and founders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raced this weekend to keep alive companies caught up in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB.O).
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Police bust offenders in possession of 96,000 illegal firecrackers
Paphos court remanded for four days three people over the illegal possession of over 96,000 firecrackers.
Police arrested the three after uncovering a stash of 96,140 firecrackers in a wooded area of ...
What are the expectations from Bitcoin in 2023?
Cryptocurrencies can spread in different corners of the world, and you will find them being adopted by many people. Moreover, in 2022, cryptocurrencies were incredible, and you must have seen their ...
Ukraine, Russia locked in brutal battle in Bakhmut, casualties mount
Ukrainian forces faced relentless Russian attacks on Bakhmut in its eastern Donetsk region on Monday, with both sides reporting mounting enemy casualties as they battled across a small river that ...
Woman who fell at Petra tou Romiou was murdered, police confirm
Police on Monday confirmed foul play in the case of a 28-year-old woman found dead in the vicinity of Petra tou Romiou in Paphos on Saturday morning.
Officers believe her 31...
Today’s Weather: Storms, weather warning in place
On Monday the weather will be cloudy with local rains, isolated storms and hail possible. A yellow weather warning is in place until 7 pm.
Winds will be mainly south-westerly, moderate ...
Silicon Valley Bank’s fall widens systemic cracks as cheap money vanishes
Cracks are appearing in the global financial system as the decade-long era of cheap money ends, with some investors worrying the shock collapse of Silicon Valley Bank signals world markets ...
Explainer: What caused Silicon Valley Bank’s failure?
SVB Financial Group Inc’s (SIVB.O) shutdown and takeover by banking regulators on Friday can be traced to the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates and souring the risk ...
Offbeat multiverse movie ‘Everything Everywhere’ dominates the Oscars
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” won the coveted best picture trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday as Hollywood embraced an off-kilter story about a Chinese-American family working out their ...
Over 40,000 have passed through Pournara since 2018
The Anastasiades government left the new interior ministry with 21,565 pending applications for political asylum, it was reported on Sunday.
According to daily Politis, from November 2, 2018 until January 22 more than 41,283 people ...
US weighs new fund to backstop deposits if more banks fail
The US Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp are weighing the creation of a fund that would allow regulators to backstop more deposits at banks that run into ...
Corruption is rife in northern Cyprus
North is 140th on the corruption index along with Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Cameroon
A comprehensive study on corruption conducted in the northern part of Cyprus has revealed that it is ...
New Bishop of Paphos enthroned
The enthronement of new Bishop of Paphos Tychikos took place at the Ayios Theodoros church in Paphos on Sunday afternoon.
Present at the ceremony were members of the Holy Synod, ...
Eight dead after two boats capsize near San Diego
At least eight people have died after two fishing boats capsized off the coast of San Diego, California, emergency officials said on Sunday.
San Diego Fire-Rescue said in a statement ...
West Ham out of relegation zone with 1-1 draw v Villa
West Ham United drew 1-1 with Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, with Said Benrahma scoring from the penalty spot to cancel out Ollie Watkins’s early opener, ...