Eleven now held in connection with prison murder (Updated)
Three more inmates were arrested in connection with the murder of a Turkish Cypriot at the Nicosia central prisons on October 27, police said on Sunday.
Along with the three, eight ...
COP27 to formally discuss climate compensation for poorer nations (Update 2)
Delegates at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed after late-night talks to put the delicate issue of whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change ...
Good time to get things done in the garden
November an ideal month to make sure all well before Christmas fever sets in
November is a good month for getting things done in the garden before everyone becomes caught ...
Klopp’s Liverpool a ‘good example’ for Spurs, says Conte
Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte said he had nothing but respect for what Juergen Klopp has achieved with Liverpool, saying the patience the Anfield side showed with the German is ...
Apple dominates tablet market, Chromebook sales falter
American technology giant Apple continued to dominate the tablet market during the third quarter of the year, with a 40.7 per cent share, according to a report released this week by ...
Sunak to pledge accelerated renewables plan at COP27
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will promise to speed up the UK’s transition to renewable energy when he addresses the U.N. COP27 summit on climate change on Monday.
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Warner Bros Discovery reports loss, but “Dragon” on fire
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) posted a quarterly loss on Thursday that missed Wall Street targets due to restructuring of the combined media company, but investor concerns were tempered by ...
Britain given extra bank holiday for coronation of King Charles
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the crowning of King Charles III will be celebrated with an extra bank holiday across the country on Monday May 8, shortly after the coronation ...
I’m ashamed to be African and an asylum seeker
I am so ashamed as an African, l am so ashamed as an asylum seeker here in Cyprus. We left our home countries because of insecurity. We found shelter in ...
‘He can do better’ – Ten Hag wants more from Van de Beek but isn’t giving up on him
Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag said fellow Dutchman Donny van de Beek must improve when given the chance to prove his worth at the club, but is not giving ...
Political cooperation does not mean economic dependence
By Maria Demertzis
Talking about engaging with Russia while the war in Ukraine grinds on is both difficult and hard to justify. However, the day will come when Putin is ...
EBay’s focus on luxury to refurbished goods drives results beat
EBay Inc’s (EBAY.O) quarterly results beat Wall Street targets on Wednesday as inflation-wary shoppers snapped up refurbished goods and the ecommerce platform reaped the benefits of expanding its ...
WhatsApp launches Communities group organizer feature
WhatsApp is globally rolling out a feature called Communities to organize various chat groups in larger structures, as well as other features such as bigger group video calls and in-chat ...
Fear of ‘chaos’ over CoLA fight
Unions and employers brace for fight over wage rises
Unions and employers’ organisations are on a collision course over the cost of living allowance (CoLA), which they are set to ...
Our View: Government should take a clear position against the restoration of CoLA
Nobody would have been surprised to hear that CoLA (the cost of living allowance), also known as the ‘automatic price-index readjustment of wages’, is back in vogue. Its return to ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: When love conquers all
WHAT HAD been shaping up as an acrimonious divorce, with a custody battle and a legal row over the ownership of the house and furniture, rather disappointingly degenerated into a ...
Last-gasp Haaland penalty earns 10-man Man City dramatic win over Fulham
A stoppage-time penalty from substitute Erling Haaland earned 10-man Manchester City a dramatic 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday, a victory that sent the champions back to the top of ...
North Kosovo Serbs quit state jobs in licence plate protest
Minority Serbs in the north of Kosovo said on Saturday they were quitting their posts in state institutions including the government, police and courts to protest Pristina’s order for ...
Officials sell ‘Cyprus Tomorrow’ plan to the public
Government officials touted what they called the “historic importance” of the ‘Cyprus Tomorrow’ plan at an event held at the Nicosia Mall on Saturday.
The ‘Cyprus Tomorrow’ plan is also ...
November concerts in the mountains
Mountain trips and cosy performances are coming up with the concert series Music in the Mountains presenting its latest three music nights of the autumn season. Quaint villages of the ...
Seven feared dead in helicopter crash in southern Italy, police say
A helicopter flying from Italy’s Tremiti islands to the mainland crashed on Saturday some 50 kilometres from the city of Foggia, in the southern-east region of Apulia, police said, adding ...
Neophytou promises faster benefits, family support in election plan
Ruling Disy presidential candidate Averof Neophytou on Saturday released his 16-point plan for social reforms should he become the next president, promising every “support for the modern family”.
The 16 points ...
Nouris extends apology if wrong impression given by his HIV comments
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris apologised on Saturday for potentially giving the wrong impression about controversial statements on the health situation in Pournara reception centre but said he had merely been ...
Iran acknowledges drone shipments to Russia before Ukraine war
Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used drones ...