Tragedy in Ukraine has boosted election hopes of Hungary’s Orban
Russian President Vladimir Putin may not be able to save himself, but he may already have saved another despot, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban. There’s an election in ...
Coronavirus: Total of €3,500 fines given for Covid violations
Fines totalling €3,500 were handed out by the police in the 24 hours leading to 6am on Sunday morning to those who broke anti Covid regulations.
The fines were given to 21 individuals ...
Missiles hit ‘critical infrastructure’ in Odesa, Greek FM heads humanitarian mission
By Issam Abdallah
Russia missiles struck “critical infrastructure”, most likely a fuel depot, near Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa in the early hours of Sunday but there were ...
Worker on ship anchored off Limassol dies (updated)
A foreign worker has lost his life in a labour accident on board a ship docked at Limassol port, police said.
Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou said the 38-year-old man ...
Ministry warns of high levels of dust
The department of labour has warned of high concentrations of dust in the air on Sunday with vulnerable groups urged to remain inside.
Measurements taken at 7am showed 76.4μg/m3 ...
Russia says peace talks not ready for leaders’ meeting – chief negotiator
Russia said on Sunday that peace talks with Ukraine had not progressed enough for a leaders’ meeting and that Moscow’s position on the status of Crimea and Donbas remained ...
Arrest in connection with thefts from building sites
A 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the recent theft of items from building sites, police said.
During a search of his house a compressor was found that ...
Police seize over 850 firecrackers
Over 850 firecrackers have been seized by the police in the run up to Easter, which are thought to have come from the north.
Police said on Sunday that during checks ...
Russia’s rouble rebound is not as real as it seems
The rouble has staged a lightening-fast recovery to levels last reached in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine, defying predictions that the war would launch it into freefall.
The dramatic ...
Series of explosions heard in Ukrainian port of Odesa
A series of explosions was heard and smoke was seen in Ukraine‘s southern port city of Odesa in the early hours of Sunday, a Reuters witness said.
Odesa was ...
Beware of wartime fake news triggering a run, EU banks told
Banks should beware of fake news that could trigger a run on their deposits, the European Union’s banking watchdog said in a warning on Friday about potential fallout from ...
Europe’s appetite for US gas fast-tracks two new LNG projects
Two US liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects took major steps toward launching this week as Russia’s threats to cut energy supplies to Europe drives up demand and prices for ...
A cash-strapped Venezuela leans on scrap exports to raise hard currency
On the outskirts of the eastern Venezuelan port town of Guanta, hundreds of trucks line up everyday to unload tons of scrap metal, part of the government’s attempt to ...
Howe taking nothing for granted as he calls for final push in survival bid
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has urged his players to reset ahead of a nine-game mini-season as they attempt to finally kill off their Premier League relegation fears.
Those members of ...
Russia’s point of no return
It seems ages ago that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin published a letter in the New York Times over the head of the US administration appealing directly to the American ...
Stateless children: the fight for Cyprus citizenship
Small victory for children born of Turks and Turkish Cypriots, but still a long legal battle ahead
By Esra Aygin
A recent court decision about two Turkish Cypriot children, who ...
Our View: Party alliances proving hard to forge ahead of 2023 elections
In a survey conducted by Politis newspaper last month, most respondents (74 per cent) said they wanted the future president to be honest. The second quality was the ability to solve ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Tale upon tale of ordinary Kyproulla madness
PRESIDENT of the ECB, Christine Lagarde got the full red-carpet treatment on her arrival in the regional centre of disappearing banks when she hooked up with her friend since the 2013 ...
Southgate expects ‘tricky’ World Cup ties despite favourable England draw
England manager Gareth Southgate’s luck of the draw appeared to strike again for this winter’s World Cup finals in Qatar.
The Three Lions have been placed in Group ...
Truce offers glimmer of hope to Yemenis battered by seven-year war
Yemenis welcomed a nationwide U.N.-brokered ceasefire due to come into effect on Saturday evening as a glimmer of hope in a country ravaged by a seven-year conflict that ...
Coronavirus: Three deaths, 3,894 infections, hospitalisations top 200
Three Covid-19 deaths and 3,894 infections were announced by the health ministry on Saturday evening, while hospitalisations once again rose above 200.
The Covid-19 death toll has now risen to 940, while confirmed ...
As Mariupol residents flee, Russian forces hunt for Ukrainian fighters
By James Mackenzie
As Dmytro Kartavov and his family joined thousands of people trying to flee the bombed-out city of Mariupol, one additional obstacle awaited as Russian troops sought to ...
Premiere 6 concert highlights Russian music’s romanticism
A new month brings with it a new series of events and staying faithful to its cultural calendar is the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. In its next concert, the orchestra welcomes ...
Ukrainian president says retreating Russian troops are leaving mines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Russian soldiers of deliberately mining areas in northern Ukraine as they withdraw or are pushed out by Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine says its troops have ...