Putin says world faces food crisis due to West’s sanctions
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia must keep a close eye on its food exports to hostile countries because the West’s sanctions had fomented a global food ...
Italy says Ukraine war crimes must be punished, expels Russian diplomats
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said that “war crimes” carried out in Ukraine must be punished, while Rome said it was expelling 30 Russian diplomats on national security grounds.
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90-year-old man dies in traffic accident
A 90-year-old man died on Tuesday after his moped crashed with a car near Dhekelia, police said.
Initial reports say that the victim, Christos Yiangou from Xylophagou, crashed head on ...
Kremlin says Bucha is a ‘monstrous forgery’ aimed at smearing Russia (Updated)
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Western allegations Russian forces committed war crimes by executing civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha were a “monstrous forgery” aimed at denigrating the ...
Anastasiades calls visit to Montenegro ‘historic’
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said his visit to Montenegro marks a historic chapter in bilateral relations, as it is the first ever official visit to the country by a ...
Rooney would choose Pochettino over Ten Hag for Man United manager
Wayne Rooney said he would pick Paris St Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino over Ajax Amsterdam manager Erik ten Hag to take over his former club Manchester United.
British media has ...
Five suspicious matches sent for prosecution
Five cases of suspicious matches out of a total of 12 investigated by a special branch of the police have been sent for prosecution, police chief Stelios Papatheodorou said on Tuesday.
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UK to ban celebrities popular with under-18s from gambling ads
Gambling advertisements in Britain featuring celebrities, sports people and social media influencers popular with the under-18s will be banned under a new ruling designed to protect children in one ...
Annual anticancer campaign kicks off
The Anticancer Society on Tuesday launched its 47th annual fundraising campaign in support of its palliative centres for cancer patients that will culminate with the Christodoula march on April 17.
The ...
Safe in Greece, Ukrainian children confront trauma of war
The drawings in a makeshift classroom in Athens tell the story of children who escaped war. Combat scenes – a helicopter dropping bombs, burning buildings, tanks and bodies on the ground – ...
Tempted by the celeb-approved copper hair trend? Here’s everything you need to know
By Katie Wright
Models and actors have been going crazy for copper, making it the biggest celebrity hair trend since everyone went for ‘pandemic pink’ during the first lockdown.
Gigi ...
Removing carbon from air vital to reach climate goals, IPCC says
By Alister Doyle
Extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by planting forests and developing controversial high-tech industries will be essential to meet global goals to curb climate change, a UN ...
Nigerian haven for endangered drill monkeys faces daunting pressures
By Seun Sanni
Sugar Ray is about 20 years old, a venerable age for a drill monkey whose life got off to a tragic start: clinging to his mother’s chest ...
Rangers concerned deep water port could threaten Congo’s sea turtles
By Hereward Holland
Each year Christian Ndombe and other park rangers scour the beaches of Democratic Republic of Congo’s vanishing coastline for turtle nests, bringing the eggs to a ...
European meeting on kidney studies to be held in Limassol
State health services organisation Okypy is hosting the 34th European Renal Cell Study group in Limassol later this week with prominent scientists expected to share information on the latest developments ...
Coronavirus: Free testing sites for eligible groups in Wednesday
A total of 71 testing units for coronavirus will be operated by the ministry of health on Wednesday across the island.
Those eligible for a free test include minors, the vaccinated ...
Minister, Green party repeat call for more EU help to handle migrants
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday called on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to start monitoring flights and ferries arriving in the north to stop the irregular ...
Island’s largest film fest set to open its doors
Cyprus Film Days opens its doors on Friday with some large international films and some lesser known gems says Preston Wilder
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Russian auto boomtown grinds to halt over Ukraine sanctions
Thousands of auto workers have been furloughed and food prices are soaring as Western sanctions pummel the small Russian city of Kaluga and its flagship foreign carmakers, with more sanctions ...
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US poor died at much higher rate from Covid than rich
Americans living in poorer counties died during the pandemic at almost twice the rate of those in rich counties, a study released Monday by the Poor People’s Campaign showed.
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Four films, four journeys
Local films are included in this year’s annual Cyprus Film Days festival, opening on Friday. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to the people behind them
We’re surrounded by a glut ...
‘Great relief’ for Red Cross as its team is freed in Ukraine
A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been released after being held in the Ukrainian town of Manhush while trying to reach the Russian-besieged city ...
Restaurant fire ‘started from kitchen’
A fire which gutted a restaurant in Nicosia’s Laiki Yitonia on Monday started from the kitchen and may have been caused by the overheating of cooking oil, fire service ...