Lebanon restores power supply after complete halt
Lebanon’s power supplies were back to normal on Sunday after a blackout the previous day when the country’s two biggest power stations shut down because of a fuel ...
Coronavirus: Testing sites for eligible groups on Monday
The ministry of health announced that 22 testing sites will be available for eligible groups of the population to get a rapid test on Monday.
They need to have ID with ...
Two stopped for drug driving in Paphos
Two drivers were found to be under the influence of drugs during checks carried out in Paphos on Saturday night, the police said on Sunday.
The 35-year-old woman and 40-year-old ...
Leader of Turkish Cypriot NGO says barred entry to Turkey
The leader of the Turkish Cypriot NGO Basin-Sen Ali Kishmir said on Sunday he had been prevented from entering Turkey.
According to the Turkish Cypriot press, Kishmir said when he ...
No easy answers to the energy crisis
Europe is at fault for not addressing low gas storage levels early-on
The energy crisis rumbles-on with no easy answers emerging to bring it under control. Europe’s leaders met ...
Iraqis vote in parliamentary election as some stage boycott in test for democracy
By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed
Iraqis were voting in small numbers on Sunday in a parliamentary election that many said they would boycott, having lost faith in the democratic ...
Cricket-England name strongest available squad for Ashes
England on Sunday named their strongest available squad for the Ashes tour to Australia as all-rounders Ben Stokes and Sam Curran missed out but seamer Stuart Broad was included despite ...
Second nurses union warns over staff shortages at neonatal intensive care unit
A second nurses union on Sunday issued a warning over staffing conditions at the intensive care unit in Makarios hospital, saying it could have an impact on the care received ...
Fantastic Fury knocks out Wilder in heavyweight classic
Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday when he sent Deontay Wilder to the canvas for a third time with a vicious right hand to the head in ...
Education minister says zero tolerance will be shown for sexual offences in schools
The institutional framework for handling of sexual offences withing schools is being examined, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromos said on Sunday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, the minister said the ...
Britain and Ireland argue on Twitter over Brexit deal
By William James and Philip Blenkinsop
Britain and Ireland traded barbs on Twitter on Sunday after British Brexit negotiator David Frost restated his view that the EU must agree “significant ...
Coronavirus: Almost 1,000 got vaccine dose at Limassol walk-in (updated)
A total of 949 people received one dose of a coronavirus vaccine at a special walk-in centre set up at the Lanition stadium in Limassol on Sunday, the ministry of health ...
Volcanoes, tsunamis and risk, how worried should we be?
‘Don’t bother your pretty head about it’ is the prevailing media take on the risk of the volcanic eruption on La Palma in the Canary Islands turning into a ...
Recognition of the north to start talks will not happen Anastasiades tells demo
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that despite pressure the Turkish demand to recognise the occupied areas so talks on solving the Cyprus problem can resume cannot be met.
Speaking ...
Britain calls on ex-Tesco boss ‘Drastic Dave’ to fix supply chain
Boris Johnson has turned to former Tesco (TSCO.L) boss Dave Lewis to fix supply chain problems that have hit the British economy and sparked criticism of the Prime Minister’...
Seven years since FBME Bank shuttered, stricken depositors still in limbo
‘We are told nothing and several people in the UK have taken their own lives because of what is being done to them’
It has been around seven years since ...
16 dead as Russian plane crashes in Tatarstan region
A plane carrying a group of parachute jumpers crashed after takeoff in the Russian region of Tatarstan early on Sunday, killing 16 people and injuring six, the Emergencies Ministry said.
At ...
Musk’s Tesla plant party in Berlin draws fans and protests
The first cars to emerge from Tesla’s new Berlin factory should roll off the production line as early as next month, CEO Elon Musk said at the site of ...
Further tests needed to establish cause of baby’s death
Specialised histological, genetic and other tests are expected to show a cause of death for one month old baby that died this week at the Makarios hospital.
A postmortem that ...
Coronavirus: 11 businesses, 29 individuals charged for breaking measures
Eleven businesses and 29 people were charged for breaking coronavirus measures in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Sunday, police said.
The charges resulted from a total of 3,698 checks around ...
British industry warns of factory closures without help on fuel costs
Britain’s most energy intensive manufacturers, including producers of steel, glass, ceramics and paper, have warned the government that unless something is done about soaring wholesale gas prices they could ...
The expert way to avoid prosperity and stability
Failure to learn from economic history condemns the rest of us to its repeat, or worse
By Andrew Shouler
The world may not yet have reached the critical moment, its ...
Cyprus welcomes G20 tax agreement
Cyprus on Sunday welcomed the agreement reached by the G20 on October 8, marking the long-term efforts to create fair and healthy competition at global level and to safeguard the tax ...
Global tax deal seeks to end havens, criticized for ‘no teeth’
A group of 136 countries on Friday set a minimum global tax rate of 15 per cent for big companies and sought to make it harder for them to avoid taxation in ...