Weather forecast: Possible thunderstorms and hail this afternoon
Inland and in mountainous areas of the island could be hit by thunderstorms and hailstorms on Monday afternoon as the met office forecast mainly fine weather up tp then with ...
Union calls for action after nurse attacked in hospital (Update 3)
Three British women are under arrest following an alleged assault on a nurse at Paphos’ general hospital amid a wave of condemnations by nurses’ unions and the ministry of health.
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Britain to send M270 rocket launchers to Ukraine
Britain will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away, it said on Monday, in a move that was coordinated with the United ...
Regulating crypto assets would protect ‘the rest of us’: Fed’s Waller
Better regulation of the fast-growing world of crypto assets is needed not to keep rich people from losing money but for the sake of everyone else, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher ...
Elon Musk backtracks on job cuts, says Tesla salaried staff to be ‘fairly flat’
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Saturday that the electric vehicle maker’s total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, but the number of salaried ...
Germany faces 5 bln euros a year hit from Russian gas sanctions
Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) a year to pay for replacement gas, the Welt ...
Mercedes to recall about 1 million older models worldwide
Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) is recalling almost a million older cars from around the world due to possible problems with the brake booster, the company said on Saturday.
Models of the ...
Crypto scam victims lose more than $1 billion since 2021, FTC says
More than 46,000 people reported losing over $1 billion in cryptocurrency scams since the start of 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a report on Friday.
Nearly half the people who ...
At least 160 Conservative lawmakers back PM Johnson: Reuters tally
At least 160 British lawmakers from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party had publicly indicated support for him ahead of the result of a confidence vote over his leadership on ...
Wales end Ukraine’s World Cup dream and 64-year wait
Wales ended their 64-year wait for a place in the World Cup finals as they beat Ukraine 1-0 on Sunday to end the war-torn nation’s hopes of reaching Qatar.
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Ambitious project to give new life to Cyprus tree bags EU award
An ambitious programme to protect the Cyprus cedar has been awarded the EU’s LIFE Award in the nature protection category, a fitting accolade for a tree native to the ...
Weekend Escapes: Episode 3 “Larnaca Food Festival”
In the third episode of “Weekend Escapes,” series founder, Alexandros Tsangarides, visited the 8th Larnaca Food Festival, an authentic, pulsating street food festival that has now become an institution in ...
Nadal destroys Ruud to win record 14th French Open title
Rafael Nadal brutally crushed Casper Ruud on Sunday to lift a record-extending 14th French Open trophy and increase his lead at the top of the list of men’s Grand ...
Accidents cause heavy traffic on motorways between Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca on Sunday
Heavy traffic was observed on parts of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway late on Sunday afternoon due to a large number of accidents, in which no injuries were reported, the Cyprus Broadcasting ...
Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee celebrations end with pageant through London
Military bands, dancers, performers and celebrities paraded through the streets of London on Sunday to mark the final day of the Platinum Jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the ...
Ukraine’s president travels close to frontline troops as Russia pushes them back
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had visited two cities very close to one of the most active frontlines between his country’s troops and Russian forces, where a regional ...
Cyprus: Cost of living problems likely to persist
The government’s budget estimates for 2022 now look way out of line
The cost of living crisis afflicting households and businesses in Cyprus and most other countries is deepening as ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Halloumi identity crisis awaits another half-baked solution
MY FRIEND Costas Christofides made the big leap last Sunday, announcing his candidacy for the presidential elections to a full house at the Pallas theatre in Nicosia and received an ...
Gunmen kill worshippers during church service in Nigeria -media
Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria’s Ondo state during mass on Sunday, killing several people, local media reported.
A doctor at a hospital in Owo, a town ...
(Update)-AKEL approves Mavroyiannis for the presidential elections with 90pct of the vote
Former Cyprus problem negotiator and career diplomat, Andreas Mavroyiannis, won a resounding 90 per cent of the votes (891 votes) during Akel’s extraordinary pancyprian conference, which was called to approve his ...
Fragments from a vanished world
The first novel by a Turkish Cypriot author reflects a time on the island when there was sense of peace even though trouble was brewing
Bamyakoy, a fictional Cypriot village ...
At least three dead in Philadelphia in latest U.S. mass shooting
A mass shooting in Philadelphia left at least three people dead and 11 others wounded, police said on Sunday in the latest case of gun violence in the United States after ...
Lebanon warns against any Israeli ‘aggression’ in disputed waters
Lebanon warned Israel on Sunday against any “aggressive action” in disputed waters where both states hope to develop offshore energy, after a ship arrived off the coast to produce gas ...
Putin warns United States against supplying Ukraine longer range missiles
President Vladimir Putin warned the United States in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Russia would strike new targets if the West supplied longer-range missiles to Ukraine for use in ...