Ports authority extends deadline for Greece donations
The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) announced it would extend its campaign for the collection of essential items for the people affected by the wildfires in Greece due to increased demand.
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Former K-pop singer jailed for three years over prostitution, fraud scandal
Former South Korean K-pop star known as Seungri was sentenced to three years in prison and fined nearly $1 million on Thursday after a court convicted him of crimes including procuring ...
Italy and Argentina climb FIFA World Ranking after trophy triumphs
Italy and Argentina have risen to fifth and sixth respectively in the FIFA World Ranking following their triumphs at Euro 2020 and the Copa America, while Belgium remain in top spot.
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Eleni Era to perform intimate gig in Larnaca
The August holidays are coming up and the island seems to slow down during this time of the year. It’s either that everything is shutting down for a summer ...
Restaurant review: Mingle, Larnaca
Larnaca’s modernisation has led to a raft of trendy new places opening over the last few years. One of the many is the Qbic hotel on Ermou. The hotel’...
Sponge-like Canadian fossils may be earliest sign of animal life
Fossils found in rugged mountainous terrain in Canada’s Northwest Territories may give a glimpse at the humble dawn of animal life on Earth – sea sponges that inhabited primordial reefs ...
Arsenal adapting to ‘most difficult’ transfer window, says Arteta
Arsenal are trying to adapt to the demands of the “most difficult transfer market” as the north London club aim to strengthen the squad ahead of the new Premier League ...
Boohoo’s £500 million plan to create 5,000 jobs in UK
British online fashion retailer Boohoo said on Thursday it would invest 500 million pounds ($693 million) in the United Kingdom over the next five years, creating 5,000 jobs and increasing its ability to ...
Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses suffer
Thousands of small and medium Kuwaiti businesses could go to the wall after being walloped by the pandemic, potentially torpedoing a private sector central to the country’s efforts to ...
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
People care what their avatars are wearing.
When the virtual world Decentraland said in June users could make and sell their own clothing for avatars to wear on the site, ...
Messi joins crypto craze, taking part of PSG fee in fan tokens
Soccer star Lionel Messi’s signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the French club’s cryptocurrency fan tokens, in the latest big name endorsement for new ...
CySEC impostor website set up in India
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a warning (see full text below) that a website hosted in India is set up as an impostor or counterfeit of ...
Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed
A crowd of Turks attacked shops and homes belonging to Syrians in the Turkish capital Ankara overnight in the wake of a street fight that led to a Turkish youth ...
Cyprus youth mirror EU average in age they leave parental home
Cyprus is close to the EU average as concerns the age at which young people leave the parental household, a Eurostat survey published on Thursday revealed.
The survey marks “International ...
Music with a view at Val’s Place
The island’s west coast is full of charming spots with activities for all. Sunset chasing, local dining, buggy rides and the list of potential Paphos experiences goes on. There ...
Accountant remanded in embezzling case
A 57-year-old accountant was remanded in custody for eight days by Limassol district court on Thursday on suspicion of embezzling some €315,000 from the construction company she worked for.
The woman ...
British-flagged vessel sinks in Greece, all 17 passengers rescued (updated)
All 17 people aboard a vessel that sank on Thursday off the Greek island of Milos have been rescued, the coast guard said on Thursday.
All aboard were Greek citizens. The ...
Friends of Akamas urge action to end accidents on peninsula
Conservationists on Thursday called for a comprehensive policy for the safe movement of visitors within the Akamas national forest, accusing authorities of stalling while lives are lost.
The Friends of ...
‘We wanted to make a movie that was for everyone’
By Georgia Humphreys
Free Guy is set inside a thrilling dangerously video game – but that doesn’t mean it’s a film just for gamers, as Georgia Humphreys finds out.
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Former Red Benitez faces uphill task to win over sceptical Blues
– Rafa Benitez has crossed the Merseyside divide and is the latest to attempt to revive the fortunes of Everton, but he must first win over sceptical fans who have ranged ...
Lebanon’s Aoun summons bank governor after decision to end fuel subsidy
Lebanese President Michel Aoun summoned central bank governor Riad Salameh on Thursday as the caretaker government said his decision to effectively lift fuel subsidies contravened its policies and was against ...
No more excuses: big-spending United must push City all the way
After making two transformative signings in Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, Manchester United have no excuse for not giving champions Manchester City a proper run for their money in the ...
Man wanted for buying TVs with stolen cheque
Police were seeking a 41-year-old man on Thursday after a cheque that had been stolen from a home in Nicosia was used to pay for two televisions sets in Paphos.
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How to become a Bitcoin millionaire
The unprecedented rise of Bitcoin, especially in 2020 and early 2021, has significantly transformed investors’ view of cryptocurrencies. Despite the shortfalls, Bitcoin has proven to be a lucrative financial instrument for short-term ...