Climate change report: what we must do to avert the looming crisis
By Victor Ongoma
Climate change is a threat to all aspects of our lives. Every degree of global warming is likely to increase the intensity and frequency of climate extremes, ...
‘UN remains committed’ to searching for a Cyprus solution
A senior UN official held talks with President Nicos Anastasiades in Nicosia on Tuesday, telling reporters that the world body remains committed to supporting efforts for a Cyprus settlement.
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Sri Lanka suspends external debt payments, needs money for essentials
Sri Lanka’s central bank said on Tuesday it had become “challenging and impossible” to repay external debt, as it tries to use its dwindling foreign exchange reserves to import ...
Philippines rescuers race to find survivors after storm wreaks havoc
Rescue teams in the Philippines faced a race against time on Tuesday in the search for 28 people missing and feared dead, after tropical storm Megi unleashed heavy rains and deadly ...
The real value of what you wear
As part of an international week to look at the sustainability of the fashion industry, an upcoming one-day festival looks at what is happening on the island. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds ...
Zelenskiy urges quick EU sanctions on Russian oil, all banks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the European Union on Tuesday to impose sanctions on all Russian banks and Russian oil and to set a deadline for ending imports of Russian ...
Second team of Cypriot volunteer medics at Ukrainian border (Updated)
A second team of Cypriot health professionals have travelled to the Romanian town of Siret, close to the Ukrainian border to provide medical assistance to refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion ...
Four arrested in connection to burglary and car theft in Paphos
Four people, three men and one woman are under arrest as Paphos police investigate a case of burglary and car theft. Two men are being held for conspiracy to commit ...
Therianthropes: video art, photography exhibition looks at man and nature
Featuring video art and photography, Yiannos Economou’s new exhibition is coming to Nicosia to present collaborative, imaginative work. Titled Therianthropes, the exhibition will open at the A+ Multipurpose Event ...
Strategic talent management to address the Great Resignation
By Kiki Kallis
The Great Resignation phenomenon is one of the biggest employment challenges of our time. Thousands of workers around the world have left their jobs in pursuit of ...
Ypsonas signs up to become zero waste town
Ypsonas Municipality has become the first local authority in Cyprus to sign a pledge to become a zero waste town, it said on Tuesday.
This follows a signing ceremony on ...
Cyprus 6th most popular country for travel, UK survey shows
Cyprus ranked sixth among the most popular countries in the world where Britons are likely to travel to in 2022, according to a survey carried out by UK search engine for ...
Putin warns the West: Russia cannot be isolated – or held back
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Tuesday that attempts to isolate Moscow would fail, citing the success of the Soviet space programme as evidence that Russia could achieve spectacular ...
10 billion reasons bitcoin could become a reserve currency
A crypto platform’s pledge to amass $10 billion worth of bitcoin to back its own “stablecoin” is firing up the market. It’s part of a wider movement to crown ...
Cable-car collision kills two in India, leaves almost 50 trapped mid-air
Indian military rescuers with helicopters lifted to safety on Tuesday the last of almost 50 passengers who had been trapped mid-air since a fatal cable-car collision two days earlier, police said.
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UK jobless rate lowest since 2019, but labour market signals some cooling
Britain’s jobless rate slipped further below its level immediately before the coronavirus pandemic, underscoring the risk of inflation pressure in the labour market that has the Bank of England ...
Archbishop slams Russian invasion, urges Putin to show compassion
Archbishop Chrysostomos called the Russian invasion of Ukraine “unjustified” and said the scenes the world witnesses every day cannot be explained in any way.
Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC on ...
Russia’s economy set for biggest contraction since 1994, says former finance minister
Russia’s economy is on track to contract by more than 10% in 2022, the biggest fall in gross domestic product since the years following the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, former ...
Teenage Russian karter apologises after Nazi salute storm
A 15-year-old Russian go-karter apologised for being “a fool’ and denied any fascist sympathies after he appeared to make a Nazi salute on the podium at a race in Portugal ...
SBA Police issues Easter banger warning
A Greek Cypriot man from Xylotymbou will appear in an SBA court in Dhekelia on May 10 after being arrested last Friday for possession of 40 Easter bangers, riding a motorcycle without ...
Punjab Lions win Cyprus cricket season’s first trophy
Punjab Lions continued to dominate the Cyprus cricket scene by winning the season-opening CCA 2022 #BAOFINANCIAL T10 Cup at the Ypsonas cricket ground.
The competition has seen plenty of big hitting, ...
Engomi municipality organises Dog Adoption Day
A day dedicated for animal lovers is organised for Sunday, May 1, by the Engomi municipality in collaboration with the Stray Dog Temporary Detention Center, the animal welfare organization SIMBA Animal ...
Rouble falls as Russia relaxes capital controls; Rosbank shares jump 40 per cent
The rouble weakened sharply on Monday, reversing some of the previous week’s gains, after Russia relaxed temporary capital control measures aimed at limiting a drop in the currency.
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Macron’s offer to soften pension reform is ‘manoeuvre’ to seduce left-wing voters – Le Pen
Emmanuel Macron’s offer to soften planned pension reforms is a “manoeuvre” to lure voters ahead of the second round of France’s presidential election, but he would still execute ...