Claret Jug comes with weight of history at St Andrews
The Claret Jug weighs only 2.5kg but when The Open is played on the Old Course at the ‘Home of Golf’, the trophy comes with the added weight of history.
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Yellow weather alert for Thursday
Temperatures will hit 40C inland on Thursday, the met office said on Wednesday as it issued a yellow alert – the second in as many days – for extreme hot weather.
The ...
US consumer inflation rises to highest annual rate since 1981
US consumer prices surged 9.1% in June, the largest annual increase in more than four decades amid stubbornly high costs for gasoline, food and rent, cementing the case for another 75-basis-point ...
Computer chips face toilet paper hoarding moment as shortage turns to glut
A supply chain crisis triggered by the global pandemic deprived makers of PCs and smartphones to cars of computer chips needed to make their products.
All that suddenly changed over ...
Justice ministry pursuing surveillance rather than jamming of phones at prison
The incident involving the alleged collusion of a senior police officer with an inmate at the central prisons currently under investigation brought to the forefront the prison department’s year ...
Enforcing halloumi PDO means ‘the end of sales abroad’
Implementation of the PDO (protected designation of origin) regulation would signal the end of the sale of halloumi abroad, said the general manager of the Pancyprian Cattle-Farmers Association (Poa), Nicos ...
Dollar jumps, euro breaks parity after consumer prices surge
The dollar surged to a 20-year high against a basket of currencies and the euro broke below parity against the greenback after data on Wednesday showed US consumer price inflation ...
US calls for immediate halt to Russian deportations in Ukraine
The United States called on Russia to immediately release Ukrainians it has forced out of their home country and allow outside observers, citing reports Moscow was putting Ukrainian children up ...
French Senate report criticises security flaws over Champions League disorder
A French Senate report on Wednesday slammed organisational failings that resulted in crowd disorder and crime at May’s Champions League soccer final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, which sparked ...
Woman jailed for theft
A 47-year-old woman was jailed for 20 months in connection with six cases of theft by Famagusta District Court on Wednesday.
According to the police, between March and May 2022, the woman ...
Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm PM’s office
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday,bringing to an apparent end his family’s near two-decade dominance of the country after a massive popular uprising ...
Biden lands in Israel at start of high-stakes Middle East visit
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday, kicking off a high-stakes trip to the Middle East dominated by efforts to persuade Gulf allies to pump more oil ...
Justice for All programme calling on law firms to participate
The Cyprus Bar Association called on Wednesday for its members to register for the “Justice for All” scheme offering free legal advice to the financially stressed.
The association unveiled the ...
Eight hopefuls wanting to be next UK PM face first vote to narrow field
Conservative lawmakers will begin voting shortly to narrow the field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and prime minister, in an increasingly fractious contest marked ...
President welcomes 13 new ambassadors, focusing on energy
The Eastern Mediterranean can play a decisive role in addressing the energy crisis resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday as he assured that ...
Children in the USA, death by abortion or guns?
THE WAY THINGS ARE
By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou
The governing coterie of Boris Johnson has repeatedly side-stepped political propriety under his lack of leadership. Their list of misdemeanors grew until ...
World music in the heart of Nicosia
The sounds of world and Latin music can be enjoyed at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation on Thursday. As part of the ongoing Faneromeni22 arts festival, exuberating local band ...
Two-thirds of Ukraine refugees plan to stay put for now – UN
Around two-thirds of refugees from Ukraine expect to stay in their host countries until hostilities subside and the security situation improves after Russia’s invasion, a survey by the United ...
Turkey reports deal to restore Ukrainian grain exports, UN says more work needed (update)
Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations are due to sign a deal next week aimed at resuming Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, but U.N. chief Antonio Guterres ...
‘This is my country’ – Farah relieved Home Office will take no action
Sir Mo Farah says he is “relieved” the Home Office has no plans to take action against him, after making the shock revelation that he was brought to the UK ...
Taking charge of DC United not a backward step, says Rooney
Wayne Rooney said taking over as head coach of DC United was not a “backward step” after the Major League Soccer club confirmed the former Manchester United and England forward’...
EU edges closer to ending ‘too-big-to-fail’ banks by 2024
The European Union’s body for dismantling failed banks said on Wednesday it would ratchet up pressure on lenders over the coming months to bolster their defences so that none ...
New contract signed for Larnaca-Dhekelia road
A €17.657m contract for phase three of improvements to the Larnaca-Dhekelia coastal road were signed on Wednesday covering the 3.5 km stretch from the Larnaca nautical club roundabout to the roundabout ...
Revenge porn law to cover men as well
A total of 65 cases of revenge porn have been reported in the last five year, 17 of which involved men. Police warned social media users on Wednesday to beware of people ...