Luton promoted to Premier League after playoff win over Coventry
Luton Town will play in the Premier League for the first time after beating Coventry City 6-5 on penalties in Saturday’s Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium, earning a ...
Original evening in Paphos
Paphos-based cultural centre Technopolis 20 rounds off its May agenda with one more evening of music. Local jazz duet Giorgos Bizios and Christos Yerolatsitis will be welcomed back to the stage ...
Hundreds take part in Pride parade in Nicosia
Under the slogan ‘Together we Thrive’, the Cyprus Pride Parade was underway in Nicosia on Saturday evening as part of the Cyprus Pride Festival 2023 organised by Accept-LGBTI Cyprus.
(Photo: Hanna ...
Ground and air crews battle forest fire near Kathikas, Paphos
A fire that broke out on Saturday at 3pm near the village of Kathikas in Paphos was still not under control three hours later, authorities said.
Crews from the forestry ...
Russia tells United States: don’t lecture Moscow on nuclear deployments
Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden over Moscow’s plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such ...
Ukraine targets Russian oil pipeline installations with drones – Russian media
Ukraine struck oil pipeline installations deep inside Russia on Saturday with a series of drone attacks including on a station serving the vast Druzhba oil pipeline that sends Western Siberian ...
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots unite to demand new crossings
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots joined forces on Saturday at the Ledra Palace, demanding the opening of new checkpoints, streamlined procedures at crossing points, and the reunification of Cyprus within ...
Serbia’s President Vucic steps down as head of ruling party
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as leader of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) at a party congress on Saturday, saying a new approach was needed to unite the ...
Freed Belgian aid worker lost weight, not sense of humour, during Iran ordeal
Freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele lost 30 kg (66 lb) but not his sense of humour during over a year in an Iranian jail, his spokesman said on Saturday following his ...
Children bring superheroes to life through art at Larnaca airport
A group of children animated the characters of Batman, Minnie Mouse, Frozen, Spiderman, and various other beloved children’s heroes, transforming a section of the parking area at Larnaca airport ...
What’s eaten where: Egypt
Cats have been much in the local news of late: current estimates suggest that one third of feline fatalities on the island are due to what’s commonly known as ...
Man remanded after theft of motorcycles worth €19,000
Police on Saturday said that a 28-year-old man appeared before the district court of Paphos for an ongoing investigation into a burglary and the theft of two motorcycles.
According to ...
Brexit to blame for a third of Britain’s food bill rise, researchers say
Britain’s departure from the European Union has accounted for about a third of the increase in food bills for households since 2019, equivalent to about 250 pounds ($316), researchers from the London ...
Akel proposes creation of Office for Turkish Cypriot Affairs
In a move aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two communities and rekindling hope for a solution to the Cyprus issue, Akel has submitted a range of measures to president ...
South African fossils reveal ancient beast’s epic journey to oblivion
It was a dire moment for life on Earth. Runaway global warming triggered by calamitous volcanism in Siberia inflicted the worst mass extinction on record – dooming perhaps 90 per cent of ...
Texas attorney general faces impeachment vote by state House
The Texas House is scheduled to vote on Saturday whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative firebrand and ally of former President Donald Trump who has been ...
Ayia Napa tavern suffers gas leak from corroded cylinder
The fire service on Saturday said that a gas leak incident was reported and resolved in a tavern in Ayia Napa on Friday night.
The incident, which took place around 8...
China will make concrete efforts for political solution to Ukraine crisis -special envoy
China will make concrete efforts for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis, the Chinese foreign ministry quoted special envoy Li Hui as saying on Saturday.
China has always adhered ...
Environmental protection meets business innovation in Limassol
The implementation of good practices, the application of technologies related to the decarbonisation of coastal cities and the improvement of the quality of life of residents were the focus of ...
Russia tells US: don’t lecture us on nuclear deployments when you do the same
Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden over Moscow’s plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such ...
Japan PM Kishida says willing to meet Kim Jong Un over kidnappings
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he was willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try and resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted in ...
Erdogan party split on economic plan as Turkey runoff looms
Just a few days before Turkey’s runoff presidential election, there is disagreement and uncertainty within Tayyip Erdogan’s government over whether to stick with what some call an unsustainable ...
How does food get contaminated?
ANTONINA MUTORO on the unsafe habits that kill more than 400,000 people a year
Unsafe foods, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and ...
‘Future Nostalgia’ Misfit Street Party
The iconic Nostalgia Parties – as of late organised with Misfit Union – tend to treat partygoers to the very best of 80s, 90s and 00s music. Hence the use of the ...