Salman Rushdie releases new novel six months after stabbing attack
Salman Rushdie’s new novel “Victory City” will be published on Tuesday, nearly six months after a man repeatedly stabbed the writer onstage during a lecture in New York state ...
Man City hire £80,000 a day Pannick as defence counsel
David Pannick, of Blackstone Chambers, will again defend Manchester City after the Premier League brought more than 100 charges against the football club for breaches of financial rules on Monday.
City, ...
Famagusta carnival king and queen announced
The new king and queen of this year’s Famagusta carnival were presented on Wednesday at a press conference held at the Frenaros Community Council.
This year’s queen is ...
Porn star Ron Jeremy committed to state mental hospital
Porn star Ron Jeremy was committed to a state mental health hospital after being found incompetent to stand trial on rape and other charges, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles ...
Pushing the boundaries in football
PAUL LAMBIS meets a rising star of the female game, a South African of Greek Cypriot heritage
Tatiana Correia may not be a well-known name yet, but at the rate ...
Cyprus set to become a regional centre for managing natural disasters
The CyCLOPS training centre gives Cyprus the opportunity to become a regional centre for the management of natural disasters in the wider region, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday.
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Investors’ reactions to Biden’s State of the Union speech
Following are reactions from analysts and investors to US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday, in which he challenged Republicans to lift the debt ceiling ...
Cyprus/Ireland: questions of unity and equality
THE WAY THINGS ARE
My two islands have much in common. A reputation for hospitality and friendliness, a history of British occupation, civil strife, emigration, a brain and labour drain ...
Nicolaou’s family take action against ‘indifferent’ state
Family members of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a bridge in Alassa back in 2005, have instructed their lawyers to initiate criminal proceedings against the state, ...
Forest and Love
A day out in nature is what Forest and Love has planned for this Sunday with a nature-themed event of the same name. Artist and facilitator Eleni Phyla runs the ...
Day three: dozens of Turkish Cypriot children still trapped, two teachers found dead (updated)
Cyprus to send rescue team after Turkey accepts
By Nikolaos Prakas and Jonathan Shkurko
Two of the teachers with the dozens of Turkish Cypriot children were found dead on Wednesday ...
Four to stand trial over attempted robbery
Four people arrested in relation to a case of attempted robbery against a 72-year-old woman were immediately referred for a trial at the Famagusta district court, police said on Wednesday.
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Orange weather warning: -10C in mountains
The met office has issued an orange weather warning from 10pm on Wednesday to 7am on Thursday, warning of extremely low temperatures on the mountains.
The minimum temperature in the ...
Shoppers to face fresh price hikes as stores, suppliers pass on costs
Grocery costs seen rising further in 2023 -executives, analysts
Input costs exacerbated by Ukraine war
Retailers seeking to pass on high raw material costs
Unilever, Nestle, Danone to report results this ...
Who will Disy support? Official line is free vote but party divided (Update 2)
Disy’s parliamentary leader and long-standing MP Nicos Tornaritis has come out in support of Nikos Christodoulides ahead of the second round of the presidential election.
Other big names to ...
Archbishop says people should vote as they please
The Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios on Wednesday announced every person was free to vote for whoever they wished for the presidential elections.
Speaking to reporters after a liturgy, he said “...
Jamie Oliver attends event at namesake Engomi outlet
Star chef and restaurateur Jamie Oliver, paid a visit to Cyprus this month, dropping by his namesake Jamie’s Italian restaurant in Engomi on February 2, 2023.
The PHC Franchised Restaurants group, ...
Lost Russian oil revenue is bonanza for shippers, refiners
Russian state oil revenues fall 40 per cent on sanctions
Tanker owners post record profits, traders and bankers say
India, China get cheaper oil
Western sanctions on Russia have significantly reduced ...
Lidl boosts green credentials with ISO 50001 certificate
Lidl Cyprus continues to reduce its energy footprint while contributing to the protection of the environment on a daily basis.
This year, the company was also certified with the ISO 50001 ...
Shares of Japan’s Nintendo, SoftBank and Sharp tumble after earnings
Shares of Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.T) and SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) and Sharp Corp (6753.T) fell steeply on Wednesday, after the companies jolted investors with disappointing results, emphasising ...
Qatari investors ‘set to bid for Manchester United’
Qatari investors are planning to make a huge bid to buy Premier League club Manchester United, the Daily Mail newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.
The report described the ...
Election horse trading in full swing (Updated)
Horse trading over the presidential elections was in full swing on Wednesday, with social media awash with public announcements over who would support whom.
George Colocasides, who ran for president ...
‘Chosen One’ fulfils destiny as LeBron claims NBA scoring record
Hailed as the ‘Chosen One’ while still in high school, LeBron James always appeared destined to become the National Basketball Association’s all-time leading scorer and claim a record he ...
Troodos roads closed due to snow
Due to the severe accumulation of snow, police closed the mountain roads of Troodos and Machaira and limited the traffic on the mountain roads of Limassol and Paphos to four-wheel-drive ...