Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, A young mother was killed on Saturday night in a car accident that occurred after 10pm on the Akrotiri – Kolossi road near the village of Trachoni. ...
Van Dijk fired up for ‘crazy season’ with Liverpool after World Cup exit
Virgil van Dijk said he is using the pain of the Netherlands’ World Cup penalty shootout defeat to eventual champions Argentina as fuel to get Liverpool’s season back on ...
Chelsea drop more points after draw at Forest
Chelsea dropped more points in their quest to climb back up the Premier League standings as Serge Aurier earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw with Graham Potter’s side on ...
Five arrested with fake passports
Police have arrested five people for presenting forged travel documents over the past three days.
According to a police statement, the five suspects were all arrested at Paphos airport intending ...
Are title deeds to be trusted?
Until recently we believed that title deeds issued by the Republic had the correct area registered and that citizens could rely on them.
However, it seems that suddenly at some ...
Digital transformation takes centre stage in Turkey, Middle East and Africa
Spending on digital transformation projects is expected to more than double over the next four years in Turkey, the Middle East and Africa, according to a report released this week ...
Damascus airport out of service after Israeli strikes says Syria
The Syrian army said on Monday that Israel had carried out a missile strike on Damascus International Airport and put it out of service, the latest in a string of ...
Blinken discusses U.S.-China ties in call with new foreign minister Qin
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke with incoming Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, appointed last week to the post following his role as ambassador to the ...
Taiwan to plough $12 billion in excess tax revenue back into economy in 2023
Taiwan will plough an extra T$380 billion ($12.43 billion) in tax revenue back into the economy in 2023 to help protect the island from global economic shocks, including subsidies for electricity prices, ...
Russian drones attack critical infrastructure in and around Kyiv
Russian drones targeted infrastructure in Ukraine’s capital and surrounding areas on Monday, damaging energy facilities and causing some power outages, officials said, as Russia extended its bombardment into the ...
Tourist falls seven metres into the sea on New Year’s Day
A German tourist attempting to take pictures fell from a height of seven metres into the sea and was injured on Sunday.
According to a police statement, at around 3 pm ...
Cryptocurrency upheaval could be a blessing in disguise for the future of blockchain technology
Every cloud has a silver lining. So whether or not the sun sets on cryptocurrencies, its underlying technology, blockchain, has a bright future beyond just coins.
By Tom Cassauwers
Sam ...
Today’s Weather: Mostly clear
On Monday the weather will be mostly clear, with temporarily increased high clouds in the morning. Winds will be mainly north-easterly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort, and transient on ...
US review could delay or block Binance deal for Voyager Digital
Binance’s $1 billion acquisition of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital could be delayed or blocked by a US national security review, according to a Friday bankruptcy court filing.
The crypto ...
Israel: fifth time lucky for Netanyahu
“When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully,” wrote Sam Johnson 250 years ago, and the Israeli prime minister has just confirmed ...
Young mother dead, baby girl hospitalised in fatal New Year’s eve car accident in Limassol (Updated)
A young mother was killed on Saturday night in a car accident that occurred after 10pm on the Akrotiri – Kolossi road near the village of Trachoni.
The deceased has been ...
Scale of migration issue stems from Cyprus’ division
2022 in review: more migrants are coming than are being processed or sent back and authorities can’t keep up
Migration is a polarising topic, although it’s probably fair to ...
Our View: 2022 brought great uncertainty, and this year looks likely to follow suit
Time seems to be passing so quickly that it’s almost hard to believe that three years have gone by since the world was plunged into panic over a pandemic ...
Tough year ahead for the global economy, IMF’s Georgieva warns
For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth – the United States, Europe and China – all experience weakening activity, ...
The church has lost its political role
And it’s time it published audited accounts
The election result of the first round of the ecclesiastical elections was significant in that the voter turnout was striking low at 30 ...
Tottenham slump to Villa defeat as top four hopes suffer blow
Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of regaining their place in the Premier League’s top four were scuppered as they suffered a demoralising 2-0 home defeat against Aston Villa on Sunday.
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Historic new year for Croatia as it joins euro, Schengen area
Croatia rang in two historic changes with the new year, as the European Union’s youngest member joined both the EU’s border-free Schengen zone and the euro common currency, ...
A soldier’s death: mother still waiting after 17 years
2022 in review: progress of sorts in the case of Thanasis Nicolaou
2022 was the year in which the case of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a ...