Hermes expands in Nanjing as luxury industry bets on Chinese return
Birkin bag maker Hermes (HRMS.PA) is opening a new, enlarged store in China’s Nanjing city, signalling the luxury industry’s confidence in a strong return of Chinese shoppers ...
‘Life is moving forward’: China declares new COVID phase
China braced for a “new phase” in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened after Beijing dropped pandemic border controls in the latest easing of curbs that ...
Brazil investigates who led anti-democratic riots in capital
Brazil’s Supreme Court late on Sunday removed the governor of Brasilia from office for 90 days due to flaws in security in the capital, after thousands of backers of far-right ...
Mercedes expects double-digit growth in India in 2023 despite weak rupee
Mercedes Benz (MBGn.DE) expects double-digit sales growth in India this year, despite concerns that a weaker rupee could increase car prices, the head of its local unit said in ...
Ukraine bolsters defences in east as Russia sends waves of attacks
Ukraine said it was strengthening its forces around Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region and repelling constant attacks there by Russian mercenary group Wagner, whose leader has vowed to capture ...
Mixed emotions as McDonald’s leaves Kazakhstan
Workers removed the branding from McDonald’s outlets in Kazakhstan’s biggest city, Almaty on Friday after the fast food giant’s local business appeared to fall victim to collateral ...
Crypto firms off to rocky start in 2023 with outflows, layoffs and a lawsuit
The crypto industry’s woes continued on Thursday as plunging deposits, layoffs and a lawsuit added to the tumult of 2022, which was dominated by sinking prices and high-profile bankruptcies.
The ...
CES technology trade show adopts social theme
Farm equipment took the keynote spotlight at the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas, as “human security for all” became the first theme in its 56-year history.
In his ...
Election campaigning set to ramp up with only a month to go
‘Soundbites are the name of the game’
With just under a month to go to the presidential elections, the campaign teams are revving up their engines, pouring money into advertising ...
Man City crush passive Chelsea in FA Cup (4th round draw)
Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win at home to Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday, enjoying their third successive win over Graham Potter’s ...
Russia and Ukraine exchange 50 soldiers each in prison release deal
Russia and Ukraine swapped 50 captured soldiers each on Sunday in a deal that both sides welcomed even as they fought one another in eastern Ukraine.
Russia’s defence ministry said ...
Christos Karaolis: President, National Federation of Cypriots in the United Kingdom
‘As a Federation, not only do we actively promote Cyprus as a destination for inward investment, but we also work closely with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to ...
Bosnian Serb leader awards Russian President Putin medal in absentia
Russian President Vladimir Putin was awarded in absentia by Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik on Sunday, during a ceremony marking the Bosnian autonomous Serb Republic’s national holiday.
Putin was ...
A difficult year for energy
With demand up and supplies lower, oil prices are expected to rise
If 2022 was a difficult year for energy, 2023 is expected to be even harder as the Russia-Ukraine war continues ...
Sweden says Turkey asking too much over NATO application
Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but cannot fulfil all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden’s prime ...
A reckless monster setting back actual geoengineering research
It was the moral equivalent of a fart in a hurricane.
The ‘hurricane’ was the explosion of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines in 1991, which boosted 17 million tons of ...
Bolsonaro backers ransack Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court
Supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday, in a grim echo of the U....
Andria Zafirakou: Global Teacher Prize winner (London, UK)
In 2018, Andria Zafirakou won the Global Teacher Prize in recognition of the extraordinary contribution she has made to education in London as a teacher of arts and textiles
While working ...
Archbishop Georgios enthroned as 76th head of Cyprus’ church: (Update 3, photos, videos)
Archbishop Georgios was enthroned as the 76th head of the church on Sunday afternoon, in a ceremony at the Apostolos Varnavas Cathedral in Nicosia.
Church bells tolled as he arrived ...
Choose your plants carefully
Bulbs, seedlings and more are already coming to life
I make the same New Year’s resolution every year, that I will not buy any plants that I do not ...
Police arrests 10 in Paphos gambling bust
Police on Sunday said 10 people were questioned after they were found gambling in Paphos.
Officers raided the premises on Saturday night after securing an arrest warrant and found 10 people – including ...
Hospice care could have prevented killing of Briton’s wife
A new hospice is due to open in Paphos, but it came too late to help terminally ill Janice Hunter
Just over a year ago, Paphos resident David Hunter, killed ...
Two power plants in Russian-controlled E.Ukraine damaged by rockets – local officials
Two thermal power plants in part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region controlled by Russian forces were damaged in a rocket attack by the Ukrainian army, Moscow-installed officials and Russia’s ...
A slice of Europe
Hydor_is_Land exhibition coming to Nicosia is part of a project looking at the environmental risks of Mediterranean island finds ELENI PHILIPPOU
As we leave the holiday season behind, ...