Premier League to reintroduce five substitutes rule next season
Premier League clubs voted in favour of reintroducing the use of five substitutes per game from the start of the 2022-23 season at a shareholder meeting, the organisation said on ...
Minister outlines support measures for low-income pensioners
The government recognises that low-income pensioners are a vulnerable group whose purchasing power is being eroded by inflation, deputy minister for welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on Thursday as she outlined ...
Animal welfare awards spotlights work of individuals and organisations
Carlos, a member of emergency response unit Emak’s K-9 unit, stole the show at Thursday’s award ceremony of the newly launched animal welfare awards aiming honour the work ...
Kremlin ‘concerned’ about US ‘complete misunderstanding’ of Putin
Suggestions by US officials that President Vladimir Putin’s advisers are afraid to tell him awkward truths about Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine show how little they understand him ...
NGO says bird trapping on the rise
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) said that last autumn a total of 140 active bird trapping sites were detected in the districts of Famagusta and Larnaca and in the British ...
Salsa, blues, jazz and more
That is what is next in line at Sarah’s Jazz Club, music evenings with local artists playing sweet jazz, electric blues and lively Cuban salsa. Continuing its weekly lives, ...
FIFA boss steps sharply back from contested biennial World Cup plan
Gianni Infantino has stepped sharply back from hotly contested plans for a biennial World Cup, telling world soccer’s leadership that FIFA had never proposed such an idea.
The FIFA ...
Sri Lanka to turn off street lights in deepening economic crisis
Sri Lanka is turning off street lights to save electricity, a minister said on Thursday, as its worst economic crisis in decades brought more power cuts and halted trading on ...
Turkish prosecutor requests transfer of Khashoggi trial to Saudi Arabia
A Turkish prosecutor called on Thursday for the trial in Istanbul of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be halted and transferred to Saudi authorities, a ...
Gender X to appear on US passport applications – State Dept
Americans will be allowed to choose an X for gender on their passport applications beginning on April 11, the US State Department said on Thursday as the Biden administration marked a “...
Restaurant review: Jemms American steak bar, Larnaca
From its humble beginnings in a small corner shop in town to a new, more modern premises on the busy Makarios avenue, Larnaca’s Jemms American steak bar has been ...
UK sanctions Russian media organisations, targeting disinformation
Britain on Thursday announced sanctions on 14 more Russian entities and people, including state media organisations behind RT and Sputnik and some of their senior figures, saying it was targetting those ...
Erdogan says Turkey ready in principle to act as Ukraine’s guarantor
Turkey is ready, in principle, to act as a guarantor country for Ukraine, but the details of such a format need to be worked out, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited ...
Convoy of buses on way to besieged Mariupol, Ukraine says
A convoy of Ukrainian buses set out for the southern port city of Mariupol on Thursday to try to deliver humanitarian supplies and bring out civilians, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna ...
IMF warns Russia sanctions threaten to chip away at dollar dominance
Financial sanctions imposed on Russia threaten to gradually dilute the dominance of the US dollar and could result in a more fragmented international monetary system, Gita Gopinath, IMF’s First ...
50 unaccompanied minors moved from Pournara to Paphos facility
Another 50 unaccompanied minors were transferred from Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers to a Paphos-based facility on Wednesday, with more expected to be taken there in the coming days, Deputy ...
A two-day experimental recording and sound design workshop
The CYENS Thinker Maker Space in old Nicosia presents a two-day experimental recording and sound design workshop this April in collaboration with Panagiotis Mina of Pyrgatory Studios.
A two-part workshop ...
Cypriot volunteer doctors care for Ukrainian refugees (video)
The volunteer mobile unit of Cypriot health professionals will continue to provide medical assistance to Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion at the Romanian border until Monday, the head of ...
European stocks set for biggest quarterly drop since 2020
European stocks were little changed on Thursday, holding near recent one-month highs but set for the biggest quarterly drop since the start of 2020, while oil prices fell and eastern Ukraine ...
Initial findings exclude foul play after body found in Chlorakas complex (Updated)
Initial findings exclude foul play after body found in Chlorakas complex
Initial investigations following the discovery of a body in a Chlorakas apartment complex do not suggest foul play, state ...
Britain should strictly regulate “fire risk” e-scooters, insurers say
Britain should place stringent regulations on electric scooters if their legal use is widened beyond current government trials, given the number of injuries from illegal vehicles and fire risks from ...
Will Smith refused to leave Oscars, academy says as it weighs discipline
Will Smith refused a request to leave the Oscars ceremony after he slapped presenter Chris Rock, Hollywood’s film academy said on Wednesday as it started a process that could ...
Stamp to mark World Autism Day
Cyprus’ new commemorative stamp to mark World Autism Day shows respect and acceptance of people on the autism spectrum, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has said.
The minister was speaking during ...
Cablenet reports double-digit growth for 2021
During 2021, Cablenet’s revenue reached €53.5m, a healthy 14 per cent growth over 2020. This double-digit growth in revenue was driven largely by the significant growth in the overall subscriber base, which ...