West Ham beat AZ Alkmaar, meet Fiorentina in Europa Conference League final
West Ham United substitute Pablo Fornals scored a breakaway goal in stoppage time as the visitors secured a 1-0 win at AZ Alkmaar on Thursday and a place in the ...
Sevilla fight back to beat Juve, meet Roma in final
Europa League thoroughbreds Sevilla recovered to reach another final as substitute Erik Lamela’sfabulous header five minutes into extra time earned a gritty 2-1 win in a pulsating affair against ...
Debt default could trigger recession, Harris and Brainard warn
Vice President Kamala Harris and top White House economic adviser Lael Brainard said on Thursday that a default on the U.S. debt of $31.4 trillion would throw the American economy ...
Foreign ministry: Turkish plane flew over the buffer zone
The foreign ministry said on Thursday evening it was aware of an incident involving a Turkish plane flying over the buffer zone.
A ministry source told the Cyprus News Agency (...
The bullwhip is back: Harrison Ford in Cannes for ‘Indiana Jones’ premiere
Harrison Ford was in Cannes for the much-anticipated premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” on Thursday evening, 15 years since the actor last picked up the adventurous archaeologist’...
Ministers scurry to vet advisors amid new legislation
The government on Thursday appeared to be scurrying over advisor appointments that have been the butt of a series of scandals.
Citing government sources, the Cyprus News Agency reported ministers ...
US House member ‘pauses’ subpoena attempt over Afghanistan cable
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Thursday he accepted the State Department’s invitation to view a classified cable related to the ...
Attorney-general and auditor-general lock horns over proposed legislation
The auditor-general and the attorney-general continued to tangle on Thursday over the status of the latter, and what Europe’s premier anti-corruption body has to say on the issue, on ...
Israel’s ‘Flag March’ in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians
Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s walled Old City under heavy security on Thursday in an annual event that drew condemnation from ...
Cabinet revokes Jho Low’s Cypriot citizenship
The cabinet on Thursday decided to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of Malaysian-born Jho Low, a fugitive wanted internationally for allegedly orchestrating the theft of $4.5bn from the Southeast Asian country’...
Three new ships approved for Black Sea grain deal after Russia renewal
Three new ships were authorized on Thursday to take part in a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, said the United Nations as global wheat prices ...
Labour ministry has drawn up an action plan for employee development
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Thursday that his ministry has drawn up an action plan that includes targeted actions and initiatives to support the drive for continuous professional development, ...
Fiscal council calls on authorities to take tough stance on sanctions
Sanctions on Cyprus are threatening the country’s development, the fiscal council warned on Thursday as it called on both the executive and legislative branches of the state to take ...
Interior minister meets Speaker of Polish Lower House to discuss immigration
The Ukrainian refugee crisis and immigration were the main topics discussed today by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and Speaker of the Polish Lower House (Sejm), Elżbieta Witek.
According to ...
Customs seize two parcels containing fake documents
The customs office on Thursday said it had intercepted two parcels with fake drivers licences and a fake passport.
After inspecting a parcel at Larnaca airport to be sent to ...
Slovaks near vote on banning legal recognition for transgender people
Slovakia’s parliament is expected to vote soon on a legal change that would make it impossible for transgender people to change their gender on official documents, removing legal recognition ...
What to eat at this week’s Fork Food Market?
Another edition of the people’s favourite Fork Food Market is on its way. Taking over the Nicosia Municipal Gardens once again on Friday, the event will fill up with ...
Double-edged knives confiscated from souvenir shop
Police on Thursday confiscated 67 double-edged knives from a souvenir shop in Ayia Napa, following a tip off.
Officers secured a warrant to seize the items deemed illegal, confiscating them as ...
Health minister: aim is to tackle all weaknesses within Gesy
One of the biggest challenges in Gesy is clamping down on abuse in the system and ensuring quality services are offered to patients, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Thursday ...
Nadal to miss French Open for first time as injury woes continue (Update)
Holder Rafa Nadal will miss the French Open after failing to regain full fitness from a hip injury suffered at the Australian Open in January, the 14-times Roland Garros winner ...
Russian forces in retreat near Bakhmut, Ukraine and Wagner say
The Ukrainian military and Russia’s Wagner private army both reported further Russian retreats on the outskirts of Bakhmut on Thursday, as Kyiv pressed on with its biggest advance for ...
Devastating Italian floods leave behind wrecked farms and ruined homes
Floods that killed nine people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros’ worthof damageand hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday.
Torrential rains this ...
Ny bike-path attacker sentenced to life after victims confront him
The mother of a New Yorker killed in 2017 when a man driving a truck mowed down cyclists and pedestrians on a crowded Manhattan bike path told a hushed courtroom that ...
Excessive personal consumption has serious global consequences
By Fernando Valladares
Climate change is a global problem. Its origin is less so, however, because we do not all contribute equally: the countries that suffer the most from the ...