Amid US retail gloom, Uniqlo shines on COVID-triggered revamp
Just as inflation ravages the big guns of US apparel retail, awash in high inventory and deep discounts to lure shoppers back to stores, Japan’s Uniqlo is set for ...
Gorbachev given cascade of assurances by West
It was Yeltsin that oversaw the break-up of the Soviet Union
The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev is a good time to reset the West’s relationship with Russia. There is ...
Adoption of the minimum wage in Cyprus: implications and preconditions for successful implementation
By Andreas Charalambous
The Government of the Republic of Cyprus, following a prolonged dialogue with employers’ associations and trade unions, announced the adoption of a national wide minimum wage. The ...
Nuclear plant loses power line as Moscow, West energy row escalates
A critical nuclear power plant in Ukraine again lost external power, international energy officials said on Saturday, heightening concerns as the energy battle between Moscow and the West ramped up ...
Germany pledges $199m in aid for displaced people in Ukraine
Germany will provide Ukraine with an additional 200 million euros ($199.02 million) to fund aid programs for those internally displaced as a result of Russia’s invasion, Development Minister Svenja Schulze told ...
Exxon, Shell sell California oil assets for $4 billion to IKAV
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Shell Plc (SHEL.L) on Thursday confirmed the sale of their California oil joint-venture Aera to German asset manager IKAV for $4 billion, ending a 25...
Nigerians are both victims and perpetrators of crime in north
Many suspicious deaths of Nigerians, have been warned against going to north
By Esra Aygin
The Nigerian Federal Government has advised Nigerians against going to the northern part of Cyprus ...
Our View: There needs to be collective political will to clean up politics
The golden passport saga took a new twist on Thursday, when an Akel deputy revealed at a House committee meeting that five foreign nationals had made donations to ruling party ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Giving Marie Antoinette a run for her money
GIVEN the borderline lawful way in which he has been leeching off the taxpayer, you dread to think what the Diko-Edek independent candidate Nikos Christodoulides, would do if he was ...
A year full of surprises
By Patricia Jordan
We are always being encouraged by the powers that be to grow more drought-tolerant trees and shrubs and not those that soak up masses of water from ...
Champions City held to draw by Gerrard’s Villa
Champions Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday after Erling Haaland grabbed his 10th goal in six games.
Jamaican Leon ...
Setting the Codes for the Heart of a Dream
A multidisciplinary performance in English called Setting the Codes for the Heart of a Dream is coming to Nicosia for two nights this month, at ARTos Foundation, after sell-out shows ...
Chelsea fight back to beat West Ham, Spurs maintain strong start
Chelsea beat West Ham United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as goals from substitutes Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz cancelled out Michail Antonio’s opener but they also had ...
NASA calls off second launch retry for Artemis moon rocket
For the second time in five days, NASA on Saturday halted a countdown in progress and postponed a planned attempt to launch the debut test flight of its giant, next-generation ...
Erdogan accuses Greece of ‘occupying’ demilitarised islands
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece on Saturday of occupying islands in the Aegean Sea that have a demilitarised status, and said Turkey was prepared to “do what is necessary” ...
Pakistan floods death toll rises to 1,265
The toll from cataclysmic floods in Pakistan continued to climb on Saturday with 57 more deaths, 25 of them children, as the country grapples with a relief and rescue operation of near ...
Verstappen takes Dutch pole to delight ‘Orange Army’
Max Verstappen delivered the goods in front of 105,000 orange-clad fans by putting his Red Bull on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Verstappen’s preparations for qualifying were dealt ...
ARIS supports STEM and Social Entrepreneurship through Erasmus projects
The ARIS Innovation centre announced the successful completion of two ERASMUS+ projects on the topics of Female Empowerment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (FeSTEM) and the promotion of Social ...
Health minister and Okypy clash over Makarios A&E
The health ministry and the State Health Services Organisation (Okypy) have clashed over the timeframe in creating the much-needed A&E department at Makarios children’s hospital, which currently ...
VAR denies Everton winner in feisty derby draw with Liverpool
VAR was centre of attention once more as Everton were denied a second-half winner in a feisty 0-0 draw with Merseyside rivals Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.
Both ...
Abada double gives Celtic 4-0 win over Rangers in Old Firm derby
Israeli winger Liel Abada scored twice in the first half as Celtic thrashed Rangers 4-0 in the Old Firm derby in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.
Abada put champions Celtic ...
EU parliament budgetary control officials to visit Cyprus
A fact-finding mission to Cyprus will be carried out between September 19 and 21 by a delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control to investigate the use of EU ...
Thousands of Russians bid farewell to last Soviet leader Gorbachev
Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted to honour his memory as “...
What’s Eaten Where: Budapest
We can thank Budapest for the biro and the Rubik’s cube. Budapest is built on a vast labyrinth of caves, which stretch for miles and miles beneath the city. ...