Storm Arwen leaves two dead in UK, triggers power cuts
At least two people died and tens of thousands were left without power as Storm Arwen brought strong winds across many parts of the United Kingdom, with gusts of up ...
Understand the plight of migrants, pope urges ahead of Cyprus visit (Video)
Ahead of his visit to Cyprus and Greece, Pope Francis said on Saturday his thoughts were with those fleeing wars and poverty who died in the sea or who were ...
Kurdish woman is first Channel victim to be named
A Kurdish woman from northern Iraq, who was among 27 migrants who died trying to cross the Channel between France and Britain this week, has become the first victim to be ...
Suspected Omicron case found in Germany – regional minister
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has probably arrived in Germany, a minister in the western state of Hesse said on Saturday after mutations were found in a passenger arriving from ...
Italy finance police search Juventus offices in player trading probe
Italian finance police have searched the offices of Serie A club Juventus in Turin and Milan, seeking documents relating to player trading between 2019 and 2021, a prosecutor said.
Juventus, which is ...
Rochelle Humes on cooking to unwind
The TV presenter and The Saturdays singer loves a roast and genuinely enjoys weaning, she tells ELLA WALKER
Dinner round at Rochelle Humes’ house sounds fun. The TV presenter and ...
Coronavirus: Police issue 24 fines for decree violations
Police reported 24 individuals, including three managers of businesses, for violating measures against the spread of the coronavirus.
A police spokesman said the force had carried out 2,822 checks across the Republic ...
Man dies in Paphos road crash
Police said Saturday a 23-year-old man from Argaka was killed and a second man, 21, was critically injured in an early morning car crash on the Prodromi to Latsi road in ...
Census results to be delayed due to lack of staff
The census has so far recorded 221,155 inhabitants and 118,967 residences, according to preliminary results, but its completion is expected to be delayed due to lack of staff, the statistical service said.
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Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim dead at 91
By Alex Dobuzinskis and Steve Gorman
Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who helped American musical theater evolve beyond pure entertainment and reach new artistic heights with such works as “...
Shoeboxes to make sure needy children get gifts at Christmas
When is a shoebox a gift? Why, when it’s packed with toys and trinkets for kids, of course!
Over the years, we’ve seen several seasonal Christmas Shoebox Schemes ...
Technology can fuel growth and create jobs in Cyprus
The technology sector can become the Cypriot economy’s main source of growth while offering quality professional career opportunities to young Cypriots, a study by the IMR-University of Nicosia research ...
Cyprus to assume gas forum presidency
The Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides will assume the presidency of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum on January 1, 2022, taking over from Tarek El Molla, the Minister of ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) announced on Friday that it has managed to achieve significant savings in the total amount of property rents it pays to house its schools ...
COP26 and climate change: green transition will require more commitments
By Ioannis Tirkides
COP26, the UN Climate Change summit in Glasgow, ended on 13 November after two weeks of negotiations and a one-day extension, admittedly with only modest results. The conference ...
Remembering Holomodor: famine genocide in the Ukraine
Ruslan Nimchynskyi writes of the horrors committed by the Soviet Union and their millions of victims
Every year on the fourth Saturday of November Ukraine pays tribute to the victims ...
Lockdown helped kids with asthma study shows
Children with asthma showed short-term improvement of their symptoms during the lockdown imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus in spring last year, a joint study of the universities ...
Our View: Consensus has made a mockery of local government reform
Reform of local government has degenerated into farce. This was inevitable given that the government sought to achieve this through a misguided pursuit of consensus. While this was understandable, given ...
U.S. says ‘all options’ on the table over Russian troop build-up near Ukraine
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis
All options are on the table in how to respond to Russia’s ‘large and unusual’ troop build-up near Ukraine’s border, and the ...
WHO names new COVID variant omicron, cautions against travel measures
By Stephanie Nebehay and Alexander Winning
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday classified the B.1.1.529 variant detected in South Africa as a SARS-CoV-2 “variant of concern,” saying it may ...
Turkish court rules to keep Kavala in jail during trial
By Ali Kucukgocmen
A Turkish court ruled on Friday that philanthropist Osman Kavala must stay in prison, extending his four-year detention without conviction in a trial which has further strained ...
Ministers highlight difficulties in returning migrants to home countries
Conditions are not yet safe for returns of Syrians to their country, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides told MPs on Friday while far-right Elam accused some parties of being part of ...
Coronavirus: One death, 451 new cases on Friday (Updated)
One death and 451 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Friday, the health ministry said.
The death concerns a 47-year-old man. This brings the number of deaths from Covid-19 to 591: 378 men ...
UK COVID genomics head says new variant likely to come to UK
By Alistair Smout
It is likely that the new coronavirus variant B.1.1.529, which is spreading in South Africa, will end up in Britain, the head of the COVID-19 Genomics UK ...