UK pushes ahead with Rwanda migrant scheme as small boats keep coming
Housed in a detention centre in southern England, Aladeen says he risked his life to travel thousands of miles from his homeland of Syria to escape being forced to fight ...
Senior Kenyan election officials disown the results of presidential election
The planned announcement of the Kenyan presidential election results descended into chaotic scenes on Monday after the deputy chairperson of the election commission and three other commissioners disowned the presidential ...
Russia says it will facilitate IAEA visit to Ukrainian nuclear plant
Russia says it will do “everything necessary” to allow specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine amid fears over ...
Girl aged 3 dies after being found unconscious in hotel pool (Update 2)
Police are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl who was found floating unconscious in a hotel swimming pool in Kato Paphos on Sunday.
The child was on holiday with ...
Aphrodite camping site: not quite green, but getting there
Iole Damaskinos samples the Aphrodite family eco-camping site bordering the Akamas
As a sustainability advocate, nature lover and avid fan of responsible backcountry camping, I was excited to hear about ...
Pfizer CEO Bourla catches Covid
Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said on Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing very mild symptoms.
Bourla, 60, who has had four vaccine shot, said ...
Timeless, wearable art
By Niki Charalambous
Interview with Stephan Caras, one of the twenty most influential designers
For some, it might have just been another average afternoon, but for me, it was a ...
White House seeks to improve Biden’s low ratings ahead of midterms
The White House is seeking to improve President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings by launching a campaign to highlight some of the recent key policy wins by the administration ...
Saudi prince made $500m Russia bet at start of Ukraine war
Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Co 4280.SE, the investment firm controlled by billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, quietly invested more than $500 million in three major Russian energy companies between February ...
Explainer: Why Europe faces climbing energy bills
A global surge in wholesale power and gas prices means households across Europe face much higher energy bills this year and beyond, with the region’s most vulnerable exposed to ...
Iran says Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack (Updated)
No one has the right to level accusations against Iran over Friday’s attack on Salman Rushdie, for which he is to blame after denigrating the world’s Muslims, the ...
Ignoring Ukraine setbacks, Putin boasts of Russian weapons prowess (Updated)
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow was ready to sell advanced weapons to allies globally and cooperate in developing military technology, nearly six months into the Ukraine war ...
Four people in two months caught entering north with bags of money totalling over 4m euros
In the last two months, four people have been arrested entering the north of the island with suitcases and bags of money totalling over 4 million euros, it was reported on ...
IRC calls for evacuation of refugees trapped on islet between Greece, Turkey
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) charity called on Monday for the immediate evacuation of 39 Syrian refugees who it said remain trapped on a small islet in the Evros river along ...
Israel arrests three in international money laundering probe
Israeli authorities said on Monday they had arrested three suspects as part of an investigation into “large-scale fraud” against the French treasury and the theft and laundering of millions of ...
Death toll from Armenia fireworks explosion rises to six, scores injured (Updated)
Rescuers have recovered two more bodies from the site of a fireworks warehouse blast in Armenia, bringing the death toll from Sunday’s accident to six, Armenia‘s emergencies ministry ...
Giving a helping strand
By giving hair, people can give cancer patients strength, and also help raise funds for quality wigs finds ALIX NORMAN
Pasykaf wants your hair. As much of it is as ...
Moderna’s ‘variant-adapted’ Covid vaccine wins first approval in Britain
Britain has become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine that targets both the original and Omicron variant of the virus.
The the UK medicines regulator (MHRA) approved the ...
Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption – source
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty in four corruption cases, a source with ...
Heavy traffic in some areas, many picnic sites overcrowded
Police said there was heavy traffic on some mountain roads on Monday while the forestry department said some picnic sites were overcrowded and it urged people to go elsewhere.
There ...
Turkish foreign ministry extols second phase of invasion
With the message that “it must now be understood that the only solution in Cyprus is a two-state structure”, the Turkey’s defence ministry said in a post on Twitter ...
Iran will respond to EU’s nuclear text by midnight on Monday, says foreign minister
Iran will respond to the European Union’s “final” text by midnight on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said, calling on the United States to show flexibility for the ...
European shares edge higher on healthcare lift, weak China data stokes worries
European shares hovered near two-month highs on Monday, as signs of a slowing Chinese economy prompted investors to turn to defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples typically seen ...
German energy bills to rise by another 480 euros a year under gas levy (Updated)
Germany’s incoming gas price levy, which is meant to distribute the high costs of replacing Russian gas among all end-consumers from October, has been set at 2.419 euro cents per ...