Woman remanded for stealing €40,000 from Limassol home
A 43-year-old woman was remanded in custody for six days by Limassol district court on Wednesday in connection with the theft of €40,000 in cash from a Limassol home on Monday.
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Two held for assaulting man in nightclub
Two 27-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 35-year-old man in Paphos and will appear in court on a later date, police said on Wednesday.
Police said the alleged ...
Coronavirus: Anti Covid vaccine bishop tests positive (update 2)
Morphou Bishop Neophytos has tested positive for the coronavirus but is so far experiencing mild symptoms and is being treated by doctors he “trusts” it was announced on Wednesday.
In ...
Brazilian pastor offers hope for the hopeless
THEO PANAYIDES meets an ordinary-looking couple in their 30s living their lives by 2,000-year-old precepts
It doesn’t even look like a church. One hundred metres from Eleftheria Square in ...
Big screen gems from around the globe
What’s on this week at Nicosia’s Constantia summer cinema
Summer film screenings at Constantia Cinema continue all throughout August in Nicosia and for those of us in the ...
Ronaldo says his Real Madrid story ‘has been written’
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has put to rest rumours that he is returning to Real Madrid, insisting that his story at the Spanish club “has been written”.
In an Instagram ...
Maharaja: Paphos’ top destination for delicious Indian food
Having opened its doors in 2018, located on a small street, between the Amavi hotel and Paphos Gardens, Maharaja is a restaurant that brings the authentic flavours of Asian cultural heritage ...
Coronavirus: Hotel fined €3000 after employee found without SafePass, mask
Α hotel in Paphos was fined €3000 after an employee was found to be working without wearing a mask and was not in possession of a SafePass, police said on Wednesday. Moreover, ...
French battle to contain wildfire near Saint Tropez, California fire escalates
French firefighters battled throughout the night to contain a wildfire in the hills behind the coastal town of Saint-Tropez, said local government official for the region on Wednesday.
A local ...
Drunk driver causes accident in Kiti, no injuries
A drunk driver drove against traffic and caused a collision late on Tuesday in Larnaca while two other drivers were booked for driving under the influence of alcohol in Nicosia ...
Hit the waves and learn to windsurf
Learning to tame the waves is a powerful thing yet perhaps water sports isn’t so much about taming the sea but about understanding it and going with its flow. ...
Haiti quake survivors cry for help as death toll nears 2,000
Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed the ...
New Zealanders begin life in lockdown, Delta cases edge up
New Zealand‘s city streets were largely deserted on Wednesday as the country returned to life in lockdown for the first time in six months in a bid to halt ...
Huawei will return to smartphone ‘throne’ despite sanctions, says chairman
Huawei Technologies’ chairman said while US sanctions have choked its smartphone business, it will not give up and plans to eventually return to the industry’s “throne”.
In 2019 former US ...
Researchers announce 10-minute PCR Covid-19 test is accurate
Researchers at the University of Birmingham announced on Tuesday that they have developed a new Covid-19 test capable of providing reliable results in less than 10 minutes,.
The test was first ...
Markets see gains for China as Taliban take over Afghanistan
The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban is seen largely as a defeat for US influence – thus eventually affecting US markets and the dollar, and a grand opportunity for China.
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Cyprus Business Now
Cyprus was among the smallest producer of potatoes in the European area, according to a recent report from EuroStat. Our island produced 80.3 thousand tonnes in 2020, the report showed, placing Cyprus ...
Hunters warned over turtle dove limit
The Game and Fauna service on Tuesday warned that poaching was a serious crime as they announced the regulations for turtle dove hunting this year that limits killing to 12 birds ...
Our View: US-backed Afghan nation-building no more than a fantasy
Once the United States announced its decision to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, it was only a matter of time before the country would fall to the Taliban. But it ...
Shakhtar, Salzburg and Sheriff close in on Champions League group stage
Shakhtar Donetsk, RB Salzburg and Sheriff Tiraspol edged closer to the lucrative Champions League group stage after winning the first legs of their playoff-round ties on Tuesday.
A Pedrinho goal ...
Lewandowski brace downs Dortmund as Bayern Munich win Super Cup
Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 to win the German Super Cup on Tuesday, continuing a superb run of form that saw him score 41 goals ...
Taliban, striking dovish tone, promise peace and women’s rights under Islam (Update 7)
The Taliban said on Tuesday they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law, as they held their first ...
12 jailed for trying to leave Cyprus on stolen ID
Larnaca district court on Tuesday handed down 10-month prison sentences to 12 people in relation to impersonation and carrying forged documents, police said.
Police had previously expressed concern over a surge ...
Government details how Turkish Cypriots can apply for EU Covid certificate
Turkish Cypriots who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 and want to travel abroad will be able to obtain an EU Digital Covid Certificate from noon on Wednesday, the government said ...