England thrash Ireland to earn Nations League promotion
England secured promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League with a 5-0 romp over 10-man Ireland in interim manager Lee Carsley’s last game in charge at ...
Sinner crowns outstanding season with ATP Finals win over Fritz
Home favourite and world number one Jannik Sinner became the first Italian to win the ATP Finals title following a dominant 6-4 6-4 victory over American Taylor Fritz on Sunday.
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Will our children still know the scent of Cyprus orange blossoms?
By Nicolas Netien
The sweet fragrance of orange blossoms that has perfumed Cyprus’ spring air for generations may become just a memory.
This week, as government plant health officers inspected ...
Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head, security sources say
An Israeli strike on a building in a densely populated district of Beirut on Sunday killed Hezbollah’s media relations chief Mohammad Afif, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, though ...
Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza
Pope Francis has suggested the global community should study whether Israel’s military campaign in Gaza constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people, in some of his most explicit criticism ...
Police arrest man for attacking sailor in Larnaca
Police arrested a 47-year-old man for possession and transport of an illegal firearm, possession of explosives without a licence, and assault and bodily harm.
According to police, a sailor from ...
COP29: success and failure in first week
COP29 has completed its first week with some successes, but also with a series of controversies.
France’s top climate official is not going to COP29 in Baku after Azerbaijan’...
The pension framework is in need of reform
A large number of countries are facing increasing problems with pension sustainability and adequacy. To address this challenge, some European countries have adopted a three-pillar framework, which is based on: ...
President says his government focuses on a human-centred approach
President Nikos Christodoulides said Sunday that since his government took office, they have addressed all major issues and have put specific actions on track for implementation through a human-centred approach.
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Gaming as a sport in Cyprus has a way to go
The esports scene in Cyprus has evolved considerably in recent years, gaining traction and recognition, thanks primarily to a few dedicated people around the island with gaming in their hearts.
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Panayiotou travels to Brussels for EU agriculture meeting
Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou is travelling to Brussels on Sunday, to participate in the Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers of the European Union (EU), which will take place on ...
The spirit of the season in Nicosia
With Christmas just around the corner, it is time for the island’s neighbourhoods to fill with twinkly lights, festive décor, seasonal cheer and lots and lots of activities ...
Marco Rubio: Trump’s foreign policy pick might be a hopeful sign for Nato
Almost all of Donald Trump’s nominees for critical positions within his presidential administration have been non-traditional. Fox News presenter Pete Hegseth was just named as Trump’s possible defence ...
President says doing everything possible for restart of Cyprus talks
The government will do everything possible to create conditions for the resumption of Cyprus talks, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
The president, who was speaking to journalists before addressing ...
Never surrender versus the art of compromise
By Loukis Skaliotis
“Most of the time now we settle for half, and I like it better.”
The above phrase, as the whole of the closing passage in Arthur Miller’...
Greek student dies in drink driving crash in Nicosia
A 20-year-old student from Greece died in Nicosia on Sunday, after a car crash with another six people, police said.
The 20-year-old girl, Eirini Kontogiorgou, had been a passenger along ...
‘Protecting independent journalism is critical to safeguarding democracy’
Police protection is seen as one of the ways of dealing with the increasing levels of threats against journalists.
Speaking at the last conference of the Journalists Matter campaign in ...
Kombos to inform EU on Turkey’s moves to upgrade north at OTS
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will brief his EU counterparts on the latest attempts of Turkey to upgrade the illegal breakaway regime at the Organization of Turkic States.
According to an ...
Cyprus should join Nato’s ‘Partnership for Peace’
I have read with interest the latest book by Chrysostomos Pericleous called “Leaders Inferior to Circumstances”. The book covers the last 20 years of Cyprus’ political history. The author openly criticises ...
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Three dead in Dherynia car crash
Three people died on the Dherynia-Frenaros Road on Sunday night, police said in the morning.
According to police, the crash occurred a little after midnight when a 44-year-old crashed into ...
Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century
African elephants are Earth’s largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. They also are in peril. Fresh evidence of this comes in a study ...
Intense weather could continue through Monday
Intense weather conditions are expected to continue on Sunday into Monday, the fire service said, after storms overnight caused the met office to issue a yellow weather warning.
The warning ...
Tens killed, wounded in Israeli strike on residential building in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, medics say
Tens of Palestinians were killed or injured in an Israeli strike on a multi-storey residential building in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya on Sunday, medics told Reuters.
There was no ...
Bangladesh deaths from dengue cross 400 as outbreak worsens
Bangladesh is battling its worst outbreak of dengue in years, with more than 400 deaths as rising temperatures and a longer monsoon season drive a surge in infections, leaving hospitals struggling ...