Today’s weather: Partly cloudy
On Monday the weather will be partly cloudy and at times overcast. Winds will be north-easterly to south-easterly, moderate and locally strong up to 5 Beaufort and the sea will be ...
Six arrests on Sunday at Paphos and Larnaca airports
Police arrested six people yesterday at Paphos and Larnaca airports to facilitate inquiry into five cases of forgery and circulation of false documents, and one case of impersonation.
According to ...
Wall Street gives thanks, eyes year-end whoosh
By Jamie McGeever
As Wall Street reopens after the Thanksgiving holiday, investors are looking for one final push to ensure 2022 ends up being merely grim rather than the bloodbath most ...
Ukraine warns of more Russian attacks as fighting rages in Donetsk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia would surely launch new missile attacks on his country and warned defence forces and citizens to prepare to withstand another week of strain on ...
Deutsche Bank warns of peril in borrowing from US banks
Germany’s Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has a stark warning to European companies borrowing from US lenders: They will drop you when times get tough.
The caution, spelled out in ...
Egypt not out of the woods after IMF rescue deal
Egypt’s finances remain in a precarious state despite two major currency devaluations this year and a brand new $3 billion International Monetary Fund rescue package, economists say.
With debt interest ...
Binance CEO Zhao says don’t fight crypto, regulate it
Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said on Friday regulation rather than opposition of the crypto sector is a better option for world governments as digital currencies become more mainstream.
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Crypto lender Genesis subject of probe by regulators
State securities regulators are investigating Genesis Global Capital as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into the interconnectedness of crypto firms, Barron’s reported on Friday citing a comment from the ...
Fuellkrug rescues Germany in showdown with Spain
Substitute Niclas Fuellkrug’s close range strike late in the second half rescued Germany a valuable 1-1 draw against Spain in a World Cup Group E showdown on Sunday, a ...
Croatia show quality to dispatch Canada 4-1
Alphonso Davies netted Canada’s first goal at a men’s World Cup but it was Croatia, spearheaded by a brace from Andrej Kramaric, who came away with an impressive 4...
One Covid-19 death recorded daily, local expert urges vulnerable groups to get fourth jab
One death per day from coronavirus is recorded, according to a member of the scientific advisory group in Cyprus, Michalis Voniatis.
Speaking to Cybc on Saturday, Voniatis explained that the ...
Bishop of Limassol tests positive for Covid-19 (Updated)
Limassol bishop, Athanasios, who tested positive for coronavirus, will attend Monday’s session of the Holy Synod virtually, according to the diocese of Limassol late on Sunday.
“Of course, as ...
Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China (Updated)
Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China’s stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities in ...
Landslide kills at least three on Italy’s island of Ischia (Updated)
At least three people, including a young girl, were killed on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide caused by torrential rain devastated a small town, the ...
Hyper-nationalism and the problem with Turkey
By Dimitri Gonis
Hyper-nationalism is predicated on the notion of ‘specialness’. At its core lies an intrinsic hostility towards anything and anyone that challenges the narrative of racial purity and ...
Ukraine nuclear boss says he sees signs Russia may leave occupied plant
The head of Ukraine’s state-run nuclear energy firm said on Sunday there were signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the vast Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which ...
Shapovalov gives Canada 1-0 lead over Australia in Davis Cup final
Canada raced to a 1-0 lead over 28-times champions Australia in the Davis Cup final on Sunday as Denis Shapovalov downed Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-2 6-4 in a one-sided match in ...
Costa Rica rebound from drubbing to stun Japan
Costa Rica put a huge dent in Japan’s hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 when they rebounded from their 7-0 hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1-0 ...
Morocco stun Belgium to claim long-awaited World Cup win
Substitutes Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal earned Morocco their first World Cup victory in 24 years as they upset a hugely disappointing Belgium side 2-0 in World Cup Group F on ...
When in Rome do as the Romans do
Equality means that when in Qatar we do as the Qataris do
This World Cup 2022 is full of surprises not the least of them the choice of Qatar as the ...
The Lady of Lemba: dark side of an ancient statue
Endless videos on the internet portray one of Cyprus’ most famous artefacts as the Goddess of Death – great story, but they are all hoax
Cyprus often comes top of various ...
Free tree saplings for locals in Tree Week greener Cyprus drive
Free saplings were given to locals in Nicosia by the Forestry Department on Sunday as part of Tree Week, which is set to run from today until December 3.
Speaking at ...
Our View: Christodoulides is not the right candidate to deliver a Cyprus solution
In a speech he made on Thursday, independent presidential candidate, Marios Eliades raised an important issue about the forthcoming elections that most candidates have been turning a blind eye to. ...
Paphos police go on weekend crackdown of drink drivers and entertainment venues
Police in Paphos arrested one person for drugs and booked six local businesses for violations related to their operation, as part of a coordinated operation on the weekend.
According to ...