Limassol carnival’s ‘royal family’ parade for peace
A message of peace was sent on Sunday by members of the Limassol carnival’s ‘royal family’ who walked along seafront in lieu of taking part in the annual parade, ...
Our View: Government should be preparing people for the hard times ahead
The meeting called by President Anastasiades on Friday decided the setting up of two ministerial committees that would monitor the effects of the situation in Ukraine. After the meeting, the ...
Four day remand for man suspected of disseminating child porn
A 35-year-old man who was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of possessing and disseminating child porn was remanded by the Nicosia court for four days on Sunday.
Police said the ...
Around 1,300 drivers fined in 48 hours
Police booked around 1,300 drivers for various traffic offences between March 4 and 5, they said on Sunday.
During the checks, 672 drivers were fined for speeding and 15 for driving under the influence of ...
‘No magic wand’ to quickly secure grain supplies, clock ticking
‘We need supplies urgently, so that our animals don’t die’
As importers and livestock farmers grapple with sky-high grain prices due to the Ukraine crisis, the government here will ...
The danger of nuclear contamination over Europe
There is an urgent need to open lines of communication and bring this war to an end
By Alper Ali Riza
Ukraine has been pleading for help from Nato and ...
From chef to IT expert, Ukrainian men take crash course in fighting
Before Russia launched its assault on Ukraine, Andriy Senkiv was a pacifist who blogged about sport and had never held a gun in his life.
Eleven days later, the 27-year-old ...
Blast damages restaurant in heart of the capital
An explosion targeted a restaurant in the heart of Nicosia early on Sunday, police said.
The restaurant was not named but reports said it was a well-known establishment on Makarios ...
Coronavirus: Six businesses, 19 individuals fined
Six businesses and 19 individuals were booked in the past 24 hours for Covid violations, police said after carrying out 2,236 checks islandwide.
Some 54o checks were carried out in Nicosia with three ...
Hong Kong residents urged not to panic ahead of Covid mass testing
Hong Kong reported 31,008 new COVID-19 cases and 153 deaths on Sunday as the city’s chief secretary said residents should not worry about a looming mass testing scheme, with details to ...
From bombarded basement, Mariupol mayor tries to help besieged residents flee
A few weeks ago, the mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boichenko, was working on a plan to revitalise the Ukrainian port city, appearing at public meetings in shirt and tie to ...
Evacuation of Ukraine’s Mariupol fails again, stranding civilians under siege (Update 6)
An attempt to evacuate residents from the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol collapsed for a second day on Sunday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said, blaming ...
Raab: Conflict to last months, if not years, talk of Russian nuclear escalation ‘rhetoric and brinkmanship’ (Update 2)
The conflict in Ukraine is set to last months, if not years, Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday, adding international allies would need to show “strategic ...
How the war in Ukraine is changing Europe
Remembering the past, looking to the future
By Matt Fitzpatrick
Both sides in this war have plundered history. Vladimir Putin claims to be replaying the second world war by “denazifying” ...
Defence minister travels to Saudi Arabia for bilateral meetings
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides is travelling to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of his counterpart, the ministry announced. According to the announcement, Petrides will hold bilateral meetings with Saudi officials ...
Ukraine says over 11,000 Russian troops killed, Moscow says Kyiv building ‘dirty bomb’ (Update 1)
More than 11,000 Russian troops have been killed since Moscow launched an invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, the Ukrainian armed forces’ general staff said on Sunday.
A day earlier, it put ...
Ukraine health centres have been attacked, WHO chief says
The World Health Organization has confirmed “several” attacks on health care centres in Ukraine and is investigating others, the agency’s chief said on Sunday.
The attacks caused multiple deaths ...
Some dust in the atmosphere, isolated showers expected
A low pressure weather system continues to affect the area causing some dust in the atmosphere, the met office said on Sunday.
The depth of snow in Troodos Square, at ...
Global banks face costly, arduous process to exit Russia
Global banks face an arduous and costly process if they decide to close businesses in Russia, banking sources and experts say, complicating decisions over whether they should withdraw.
Sanctions placed ...
Cryptocurrencies in a time of war
Cryptocurrencies have been close to the headlines since Russia invaded Ukraine, with the ever-volatile bitcoin in demand in Russia and beyond.
Here are some charts that look at how cryptocurrencies ...
Sydney faces more rain as death toll from Australian floods rises
Sydney, Australia‘s most populous city that has been drenched in rain for days, braced for more heavy downpours on Sunday as the death toll from flooding across the country’...
Commodity supplies at risk after Russia invades Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of new Western sanctions against Russia have fuelled fears about supplies of key commodities produced and exported by Russian companies.
See for ...
Tesla’s long-delayed German gigafactory gets conditional green light
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) received a conditional go-ahead for its German gigafactory near Berlin on Friday, the state of Brandenburg said, ending months of delay for the 5 billion euro ($5.5 billion) ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Mother Russia loses her shine in Kyproulla
A FEW days was all that was needed for Moscow to lose the tight hold it had over Kyproulla for six decades, as the natives, seeing what was happening in ...