Rapper Stormzy, Palace’s Zaha to buy Croydon Athletic
Rapper Stormzy has teamed up with Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha to buy ninth-tier English soccer side Croydon Athletic, the club said on Tuesday.
Zaha was born in the Ivory ...
Cyprus and Greece hold joint search and rescue exercise
Cyprus and Greece conducted a joint search and rescue exercise codenamed ‘Salamis’ within the island’s area on Tuesday.
The Greek ship ‘Psara’, a helicopter from the 460th Search and ...
Muslims in Cyprus celebrate Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha, one of the two major festivals in the Muslim calendar, began on Wednesday, with Muslims across Cyprus partaking in the celebrations.
The festival, known as the Kurban Bayrami ...
One in seven Britons faced hunger in 2022, says food bank charity
One in seven people in the United Kingdom faced hunger last year because they did not have enough money, according to a report published on Wednesday by food bank charity ...
Lukashenko says Putin wanted to ‘wipe out’ Prigozhin during mutiny attempt
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he persuaded Russian President Vladimir Putin not to “wipe out” mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, in response to what the Kremlin cast as a mutiny that ...
US banks scramble on research fees as reprieve on European rules runs out
Wall Street banks and brokerages are in a last-minute scramble to meet a July 3 deadline to charge investors for research reports, bankers and others in the industry said, a requirement ...
Looking to upgrade your portfolio? Experts recommend Collateral Network, Ethereum, and Cardano
In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrencies, investors are always on the lookout for the next big thing. With the upcoming presale of Collateral Network’s COLT token and the recent ...
Charismatic DJ unifying people through music
The force behind AfroBanana tells THEO PANAYIDES how he was named after his grandpa and, through a life of chaos and interaction, is best known for creating narratives on the ...
Four ways criminals could use AI to target more victims
By Daniel Prince
Warnings about artificial intelligence (AI) are ubiquitous right now. They have included fearful messages about AI’s potential to cause the extinction of humans, invoking images of ...
South Koreans, getting younger by the law
South Koreans became a year or two younger on Wednesday as new laws that require using only the international method of counting age took effect, replacing the country’s traditional ...
President headed to EU summit in Brussels
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday is headed to Brussels for the two-day European Union Summit.
The final text of the summit conclusion is expected to make reference on the readiness ...
Cyprus Export Awards honour Neapolis University Pafos
Neapolis University Pafos received the General Service Award at the Cyprus Export Awards 2021, which took place successfully earlier this month.
President Nikos Christodoulides presented the award to President of Neapolis ...
Canadian wildfire emissions hit record high as smoke reaches Europe
Wildfires burning through large swathes of eastern and western Canada have released a record 160 million tonnes of carbon, the EU’s Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service said on Tuesday.
This year’...
Making it loud in Limassol
Four days of party music are coming up as the annual Loud Music Festival, or LMF, returns. Besides bringing with it new artists, performances, DJs and stages, the festival moves ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, with tankers blocking central roads in Nicosia, the association of petrol station owners on Tuesday protested unfair competition from illegal imports of fuel from the north ...
‘Brain drain’ a concern, House speaker tells graduates
The phenomenon of ‘brain drain’ may not be as dire in Cyprus as in other countries but it is concerning, according to House speaker Annita Demetriou.
Speaking at the University ...
Burdening consumers with cost of profiteering a ‘crime’
Anticipated changes to electricity and fuel subsidies are expected to be announced on Wednesday following the meeting of the council of ministers.
“Fiscal responsibility requires for the state to not ...
Victim of stabbing refuses to cooperate with police
An Egyptian man who underwent surgery after being stabbed with a knife, is refusing to cooperate with police in the case.
According to head of CID, Michalis Nicolaou, the 36-year-old ...
Youths clash with police after 17-year-old shot dead by policeman in Paris suburb,
A French police officer is being investigated for homicide after shooting dead a 17-year-old on Tuesday morning in the Paris suburb of Nanterre after the youth failed to comply with ...
Paphos man arrested for stealing electrical tools from car
Police on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old man after stolen items were found at his residence.
According to police statement, the 28-year-old suspect was already in custody when a search carried ...
Senior Russian general knew about Prigozhin’s plans – New York Times
General Sergey Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, had advance knowledge that the mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was planning a rebellion against Moscow’s defence ...
Russian missile hits restaurant in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk, eight dead
The death toll has risen to eight from Russia’s attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s emergency services said on Wednesday, adding that 56 people were injured.
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Today’s weather: Hot and sunny
On Wednesday after dispersal of thin fog, the weather will be mostly clear. Locally increased cloud cover in the afternoon is expected to bring showers, mainly in the mountains and ...
Cyprus shipping ready to leverage its infrastructure and people
The Cypriot flag has been included among the flags of countries listed in the white list of the Paris and Tokyo memoranda, according to Deputy Minister for Shipping Marina Hadjimanoli.
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