Barcelona backed Super League due to FFP concerns
Barcelona’s CEO has said the club supported the European Super League to enforce tighter financial controls on teams as UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) model plays into the ...
Qatar’s beIN Sports says Saudi to lift ban, removing Newcastle takeover hurdle
Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Sports said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will soon lift a ban on it, removing a key obstacle behind the collapsed takeover of Premier League football club ...
Mother and partner accused of sexually abusing her children
A mother and her partner have been accused of sexually abusing and exploiting three of her daughters and are facing 17 charges, local media reported on Wednesday.
Among the charges, the ...
Gasol retires after 23-year career, two NBA titles, three Olympic medals
Spanish basketball great Pau Gasol announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from the sport after a 23-year career.
“I’m here to tell you that I’m going to ...
Coronavirus: One death, 100 new cases (Updated)
One death from coronavirus and 100 new cases of the virus were announced on Wednesday out of 46, 925 PCR and rapid tests.
The death was of a man, aged 51, who died in ...
Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna vaccine for younger age groups
Sweden and Denmark said on Wednesday they are pausing the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups after reports of possible rare side effects.
The Swedish health ...
The last of KYPRIA International Festival
Since the beginning of September, Kypria International Festival has been bringing acclaimed local and international performances to the stages of Cyprus. Concluding towards the end of October, a few more ...
Shrugging off crises, PM Johnson delights party, annoys business
Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to radically re-shape Britain on Wednesday, exhorting his Conservative Party faithful to help government press on with tackling regional inequality by ending “long term structural ...
Dubai ruler had ex-wife’s phone hacked – UK court
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers to be hacked as part of a “sustained campaign of intimidation and threat” ...
MPs concerned over pandemic’s impact on new high school exams
The House education committee is seeking an urgent meeting with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou to address growing concerns over the exams scheduled every four months due to be introduced for ...
Leading scientists to attend Cyprus climate conference
Proposals on Cyprus’ initiative for the need for regional action on climate change will be discussed at the second international climate conference in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East to ...
Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 can challenge EU rules, EU court adviser says
Gazprom’s (GAZP.MM) Swiss unit can challenge an EU gas rule that requires gas producers to be separate companies from those that control the pipeline, an adviser to the ...
Chiellini ‘ashamed as an Italian’ after Napoli trio abused
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini said he was ashamed “as an Italian” by the racist abuse directed at Napoli players by Fiorentina fans on Sunday.
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who is ...
Gas price explosion jolts UK bond market
Britain’s government bond market is showing signs of strain from the country’s energy crisis, with headlines about gas prices sparking heavy selling this week – a new development that ...
Israeli rightist seeks to outlaw opening of U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem
An Israeli right-wing opposition legislator is seeking to outlaw the planned reopening of a U.S. mission in Jerusalem that has traditionally been a base for diplomatic outreach to the ...
TV shows we love: The White Lotus
There is no doubt that HBO’s The White Lotus is one of the best TV shows of the season. It would be pointless to try to characterise this seven-episode ...
Player charged with attempted murder after attacking referee
A Brazilian footballer has been charged with attempted murder after he brutally kicked a referee in the head during a lower league game in the south of the country.
The ...
Foreign minister hails Lebanon’s new government
Nicos Christodoulides’ trip to Lebanon on Wednesday marked him as the first EU foreign minister to visit the crisis-stricken nation since it managed to form a new government, a move ...
TUI to raise 1.1 bln euros in equity after summer bookings boost
Travel company TUI Group (TUIGn.DE) said it would raise 1.1 billion euros ($1.27 billion) in equity to help pay down its pandemic debt, as it reported a jump in holiday bookings ...
Court rules unconstitutional MPs’ push to delay evictions
The Supreme Court has ruled as unconstitutional a bill approved by parliament extending a moratorium on tenant evictions due to the pandemic.
The decision essentially has no bearing as the ...
President of Poland to pay a three-day official visit to Cyprus
The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda accompanied by his wife, is arriving in Cyprus on Wednesday afternoon to pay a three-day official visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of President ...
Wandering dog is Istanbul commuters’ best friend
In a packed Istanbul passenger ferry between Europe and Asia, all eyes turn to one commuter enjoying the view from his window.
Boji, a street dog, has become a regular ...
Minimum wage expected by end of year – minister
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Wednesday a minimum salary was expected to be adopted by the end of the year following the conclusion of talks between social partners.
Speaking ...
German “kingmakers” to start three-way coalition talks with SPD
Germany’s Greens and business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP) have agreed to begin three-way talks on Thursday with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a new coalition government following a ...