Tales from the Coffeeshop: The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry
IN THE END Prez Niccolo’s Machiavellian scheming aimed at making his errand boy the heir to his throne, that our establishment wrote about weeks ago, did not go to ...
East Germany’s last Communist premier dies aged 95
Hans Modrow, who as the last Communist prime minister of East Germany oversaw democratic reforms that opened the way to German reunification, has died at age 95, Germany’s hard-left Die ...
Arsenal and Chelsea frustrated, Spurs thrashed
New signing Leandro Trossard scored his first goal for Premier League leaders Arsenal but they were left frustrated as Ivan Toney secured a deserved 1-1 draw for Brentford on Saturday.
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Isner becomes first man to win 500 tour-level tie-breaks
American John Isner entered the ATP Tour record books on Friday by becoming the first man to win 500 tour-level tie-breaks in his 7-6(8) 7-5 victory over Emilio Gomez in the ...
An evening of love and poetry
Is there anything that highlights romance better than poetry? Short lines filled with words that express all kinds of emotions. And when it comes to love, they can be good, ...
Ireland beat France 32-19 in Six Nations classic
Ireland underlined their status as the world’s number one team as they overwhelmed defending champions France 32-19 on Saturday in a fantastic Six Nations match that absolutely lived up ...
Turkey-Armenia gate opens for first time in decades to allow aid
A border gate between long-feuding Turkey and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims of the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey, state-owned ...
Wagner boss: Russia could take two years to capture east Ukraine regions
The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has said in a rare interview that it could take two years for Moscow to control the whole of two eastern Ukrainian ...
Nail-biting end to bitter presidential campaign
Sour Disy split and suprise first-round Mavroyiannis victory set the stage
Betrayal, backroom dirty dealing, threats and political upsets – Sunday’s second round of the presidential election has it all.
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Struggling Chelsea held 1-1 at West Ham
Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham United on Saturday as Joao Felix’s opener was cancelled out by ex-Blues defender Emerson Palmieri, leaving Graham Potter’s ...
Astronomers astonished by ring around frigid distant world Quaoar
The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it orbits beyond Pluto in the frigid ...
Tiger to make comeback at next week’s Genesis Invitational
Tiger Woods announced Friday that he will return to PGA Tour action during next week’s Genesis Invitational at the legendary Rivera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Woods, 47, played ...
Moscow says calls to ban Russian athletes from Olympics ‘unacceptable’
Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Saturday that calls from ministers of more than 30 countries to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics were unacceptable, TASS news agency ...
Rescuers toil on in rubble; survivors ever harder to find
Rescuers in Turkey pulled more people from the rubble early on Saturday, five days after the country’s most devastating earthquake since 1939, but hopes were fading in Turkey and Syria ...
Iran marks 44th anniversary of revolution, hackers interrupt TV coverage
The Islamic Republic marked the 44th anniversary of the Iranian revolution on Saturday with state-organised rallies, as anti-government hackers briefly interrupted a televised speech by President Ebrahim Raisi.
Raisi, whose ...
Sunday’s election special in the Cyprus Mail
The Cyprus Mail website will be hosting a live feed for the second round of the presidential elections on Sunday.
Click on the feed for up-to-date, real time election coverage ...
Turkey to act against those involved in looting, says Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday the government would take action against those involved in looting and other crimes in the region hit by this week’s devastating earthquakesas ...
Alleged labour exploitation on livestock farm
Fourteen migrants have been relocated to state protection centres after a coordinated crackdown on a Famagusta livestock farm accused of labour exploitation.
The police said on Saturday that they received ...
What’s Eaten Where: San Marino: rich people and even richer desserts
Tiny? Yes. Poor? No. Despite its size, San Marino is amongst the richest countries in the world: the 15th most prosperous in terms of per-capita GDP, according to recent World ...
Stream Garden: new Nicosia exhibition
A new exhibition coming to Nicosia’s art scene will host the works of two local artists. Nikos Stephou and Loukas Koumantaris will host Stream Garden at Thkio Ppalies from ...
Tree study shows how drought may have doomed ancient Hittite empire
Around 1200 BC, human civilization experienced a harrowing setback with the near-simultaneous demise or diminishment of several important empires in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean region – an event called the ...
Builders of Turkish quake-hit complex arrested after flee-attempt to north
The owners of a luxury 14-storey apartment complex which collapsed during the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake have been arrested after attempting to flee to the north.
Hasan Albargun and his son ...
Charles’ coronation emblem revealed, showing king’s love of nature
The official emblem which will be used for the celebrations to accompany the coronation of Britain’s King Charles in May was unveiled on Friday, with the design giving a ...
Messi shortlisted for FIFA’s The Best Award with Mbappe, Benzema
Argentina forward Lionel Messi is on the shortlist for the FIFA Best Male Player award, joined by Paris St Germain team mate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, ...