Wales end Ukraine’s World Cup dream and 64-year wait
Wales ended their 64-year wait for a place in the World Cup finals as they beat Ukraine 1-0 on Sunday to end the war-torn nation’s hopes of reaching Qatar.
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Ambitious project to give new life to Cyprus tree bags EU award
An ambitious programme to protect the Cyprus cedar has been awarded the EU’s LIFE Award in the nature protection category, a fitting accolade for a tree native to the ...
Weekend Escapes: Episode 3 “Larnaca Food Festival”
In the third episode of “Weekend Escapes,” series founder, Alexandros Tsangarides, visited the 8th Larnaca Food Festival, an authentic, pulsating street food festival that has now become an institution in ...
Nadal destroys Ruud to win record 14th French Open title
Rafael Nadal brutally crushed Casper Ruud on Sunday to lift a record-extending 14th French Open trophy and increase his lead at the top of the list of men’s Grand ...
Accidents cause heavy traffic on motorways between Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca on Sunday
Heavy traffic was observed on parts of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway late on Sunday afternoon due to a large number of accidents, in which no injuries were reported, the Cyprus Broadcasting ...
Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee celebrations end with pageant through London
Military bands, dancers, performers and celebrities paraded through the streets of London on Sunday to mark the final day of the Platinum Jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the ...
Ukraine’s president travels close to frontline troops as Russia pushes them back
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had visited two cities very close to one of the most active frontlines between his country’s troops and Russian forces, where a regional ...
Cyprus: Cost of living problems likely to persist
The government’s budget estimates for 2022 now look way out of line
The cost of living crisis afflicting households and businesses in Cyprus and most other countries is deepening as ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Halloumi identity crisis awaits another half-baked solution
MY FRIEND Costas Christofides made the big leap last Sunday, announcing his candidacy for the presidential elections to a full house at the Pallas theatre in Nicosia and received an ...
Gunmen kill worshippers during church service in Nigeria -media
Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria’s Ondo state during mass on Sunday, killing several people, local media reported.
A doctor at a hospital in Owo, a town ...
(Update)-AKEL approves Mavroyiannis for the presidential elections with 90pct of the vote
Former Cyprus problem negotiator and career diplomat, Andreas Mavroyiannis, won a resounding 90 per cent of the votes (891 votes) during Akel’s extraordinary pancyprian conference, which was called to approve his ...
Fragments from a vanished world
The first novel by a Turkish Cypriot author reflects a time on the island when there was sense of peace even though trouble was brewing
Bamyakoy, a fictional Cypriot village ...
At least three dead in Philadelphia in latest U.S. mass shooting
A mass shooting in Philadelphia left at least three people dead and 11 others wounded, police said on Sunday in the latest case of gun violence in the United States after ...
Lebanon warns against any Israeli ‘aggression’ in disputed waters
Lebanon warned Israel on Sunday against any “aggressive action” in disputed waters where both states hope to develop offshore energy, after a ship arrived off the coast to produce gas ...
Putin warns United States against supplying Ukraine longer range missiles
President Vladimir Putin warned the United States in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Russia would strike new targets if the West supplied longer-range missiles to Ukraine for use in ...
How to stop sea level rise
“Ninety per cent of ice flowing to the sea from the Antarctic ice sheet, and about half of that lost from Greenland, travels in narrow, fast ice streams measuring tens ...
Larnaca woman with suspicious rash diagnosed with chickenpox
In light of the current global outbreak of monkeypox, a woman in Larnaca who presented symptoms of a suspicious rash earlier in the week, was diagnosed with chickenpox and was ...
EU sanctions: Is geopolitics trumping economics?
The oil ban may not bring the pain to Russia that Brussels expects. The losers are the consumers
The EU finally agreed on Thursday to impose a ban on seaborne ...
Cyprus ready to deal with monkeypox
Cyprus is fully prepared to deal with an outbreak of monkeypox, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Sunday, adding that if necessary, tests for the disease will be carried out ...
Off-duty police officer saves woman’s life at wedding reception
An off-duty police officer helped save the life of a 48-year-old woman who suffered a cardiac arrest at a wedding reception.
According to a statement by the Cyprus Police Officers ...
Disy leader mulls Akel’s choice of presidential candidate
There are two options in the next presidential elections, according to ruling Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou – the stability of the country with a Disy government, or a ...
Helicopter from Turkey arrives in north to help battle summer brush fires
A fire-fighting helicopter from Turkey arrived in the north on Sunday, where it will be stationed, as announced by Turkish Cypriot ‘Prime Minister’ Unal Ustel after the recent major fire ...
Reunification or partition?
The governors of Cyprus have never promoted a comprehensive and viable plan of peaceful coexistence and mutual support of Greek and Turkish Cypriots
I am convinced that in a well-structured, ...
Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze
Firefighters were still working on Sunday to put out a massive blaze that killed at least 41 people at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh, the latest incident highlighting the country’...