Fandom swords drawn over prequels
The prequels to Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings have got off to a rocky start says Constantinos Psillides
Swords are drawn, axes are sharpened, and marketing campaigns ...
Burglar tries to enter three homes, nabbed on the spot by police
Police caught a burglar red-handed trying to break into three different homes at a housing complex in the Famagusta area in the early hours of Monday, they said.
Following a ...
Angry China stages more drills near Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit
China’s military said it carried out more exercises near Taiwan on Monday as a group of U.S. lawmakers visited the Chinese-claimed island and met President Tsai Ing-wen, in ...
Kiti church wants to become Unesco cultural heritage monument
Panagia Angeloktisti, a Byzantine church located in the village of Kiti, has submitted an application to become an Unesco monument of cultural heritage.
President of the Kiti Community Council Savvas ...
A new traffic problem in the making
The green light was given by the environment department for the creation of a new Jumbo store at the ex-Mazda showroom at Latsia, Nicosia. This is sure to create problems.
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‘Safe zone’ at Pournara for unaccompanied minors now operating
The newly established ‘safe zone’, at the Pournara reception centre is now operational, the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) announced.
The new units, installed by the EUAA, will house unaccompanied ...
Japan PM promises to never again wage war, ministers visit controversial shrine
Japan’s premier Fumio Kishida vowed to never again wage war on the anniversary of Japan’s World War Two surrender while members of his cabinet visited a controversial shrine ...
Paphos resident found driving under the influence of drugs and drink
A 27-year-old Paphos resident has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, police said.
The man was arrested in the early hours of Monday after testing ...
Two arrested on suspicion of theft
Two Larnaca men aged 36 have been arrested on suspicions of illegal possession of property, police said on Monday.
According to police, around 7.30pm on Sunday they received a tip-off that ...
Slight rise in temperatures expected mid-week
Temperatures are expected to rise slightly this week on Wednesday and Thursday above seasonal averages, the met office said.
On Monday the temperature will be around 37C inland, 31C on ...
Crypto derivatives volumes surge to $3.12 trillion in July
Cryptocurrency derivatives trading on centralised exchanges rose to $3.12 trillion in July, a 13per cent monthly increase, researcher CryptoCompare said on Thursday, as crypto prices show signs of recovery from the ...
Ukraine says it repels Russian attempts to advance in Donetsk region (Updated)
Ukrainian forces reported heavy Russian shelling and attempts to advance on several towns in the eastern region of Donetsk that has become a key focus of the near six-month-old war, ...
Former Australian PM secretly took on ministerial roles during Covid
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought legal advice following reports that his predecessor Scott Morrison was secretly appointed to key ministerial roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, duplicating some ...
Bruised by a valuation freefall, payments companies brace for M&A
Battered by a near 50 per cent plunge in its shares over the last 12 months, Nexi (NEXII.MI), Europe’s biggest payments processor, has not gone unnoticed.
Earlier this year, the ...
US tightens export controls on advanced chip, gas turbine engine tech
The United States on Friday adopted new export controls on technologies that support the production of advanced semiconductors and gas turbine engines that it said are critical to its national ...
Brazil’s central bank chief predicts end of credit cards
Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto on Friday said he believes credit cards will cease to exist soon due to the growth of the open finance system, through ...
Breakwaters: A coastline coated with rocks
As they spring up everywhere, environmentalists question the value of breakwaters as the answer to maintaining sandy beaches and preventing coastal erosion
There are five planned for Chlorakas and nine ...
Kane salvages point for Spurs at Chelsea with last-gasp header
Harry Kane headed in a last-gasp equaliser to earn Tottenham Hotspur a barely-deserved 2-2 draw in a feisty Premier League derby at Chelsea that ended with both managers being shown ...
‘Glimmer of hope’ for Mitsero communities battling plant relocation
The Communities in Action Initiative group, formed to combat the relocation of two asphalt factories to the area of Mitsero have welcomed views by University of Cyprus scientists that the ...
Afghanistan: down the memory hole
It’s only one year since the fall of Kabul last August 15 and everybody in the countries that sent troops to Afghanistan has already forgotten about it (apart from journalists ...
U.N.-chartered ship readies for Africa voyage, Sormovsky grain ship docks in Turkey (Updated)
The United Nations-chartered ship Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,000 metric tonnes of wheat in the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, ...
Salman Rushdie off ventilator and condition improving, agent says
Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed author who was hospitalized on Friday with serious injuries after being repeatedly stabbed at a public appearance in New York state, is off a ventilator and ...
Government, banks and employers depressing the economy
It is ludicrous for the government to claim that it does not have the resources to meet the needs of vulnerable households
Accounts and behaviour of the government, banks and ...
Cyprus expresses ‘deep sorrow’ for loss of life in Egyptian fire
Cyprus expressed “deep sorrow” for the loss of life from the devastating fire in the Coptic church in Giza earlier in the day and sent its condolences Egypt.
A post ...