Sri Lanka fuel shortage set to ease; police clash with protesters
Sri Lanka’s central bank has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking gas shipments that will ease crippling shortages, its governor said on Thursday, but police fired ...
Maintenance on Pedoulas church sparks blaze, fire brigade bring it under control
A fire that broke out at the local church in Pedoulas has been brought under control by firefighters on Thursday afternoon.
“The fire is under control. It was put out ...
Exhibition turns Stasikratous into ocean blue
It might be in the heart of the city and miles away from the sea yet this Spring, a touch of ocean blue is coming to Stasikratous Street. How? Through ...
Crypto crash leaves El Salvador with no easy exit from worsening crisis
El Salvador’s big bet on bitcoin, which the Central American nation has been buying since September, has soured in recent weeks as a cryptocurrency rout shaved over a third ...
Fire service wraps up two days of drills
The fire department on Thursday wrapped up two days of drills in cooperation with the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), and with police in Larnaca.
The drills were part of ...
Erdogan digs in over Nato as Biden hosts Finnish, Swedish leaders (Update)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan dug in over his rejection of Sweden and Finland joining Nato, casting a shadow over a White House visit on Thursday by the leaders of the ...
What is HIRT and how could it boost your workout?
By Prudence Wade
If you feel like you’re in a bit of an exercise rut, you’re not alone.
After the huge explosion in fitness at the beginning of ...
Limassol sets up owl boxes to pursue natural fight against rodents
Two artificial nest boxes for barn owls have been placed near the storm water retention ponds of Limassol-Amathus sewage board in Kato Polemidia to reduce rodents in the area in ...
Why Athens beats Berlin and Barcelona as Europe’s hippest city break
By Jonjo Maudsley
The bronze lion’s eyes follow me around my bedroom. What is it trying to tell me? I lean in for a closer look and, as I ...
Tesla cut from S&P 500 ESG Index, and Elon Musk tweets his fury
An S&P Dow Jones Indices executive told Reuters on Wednesday it has removed electric carmaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) from the widely followed S&P 500 ESG Index (....
Three arrested after farmers’ protest turned ugly (Update 3)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday said he would not tolerate any violation of the provisions regarding the halloumi PDO, as three men were arrested following a protest on the issue ...
Fourth drilling rig arrives in Turkey
Turkey’s fourth drilling rig arrived at the port of Mersin on Wednesday.
The drilling rig joined the rest of the fleet, namely the Fatih, Yavuz and Kanuni drilling rigs.
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Transport minister to temporarily take on labour portfolio, Emilianidou still critical
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos will perform the duties of Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou who is being treated abroad after suffering cerebral aneurism, the government announced on Thursday.
In a brief ...
British Airways owner IAG to order 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets
British Airways owner IAG (ICAG.L) said on Thursday it has agreed to order 50 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX jets for delivery between 2023 and 2027, in a vote of confidence in the ...
UNIC in world’s Top 40 for impact rankings
University of Nicosia is among the top 40 Universities in the world for quality education, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
The 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings once ...
Vasiliko carries out emergency response exercise
The chairman of the board of directors at the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) Antonis Stylianou said last week’s security exercise at the port area of Vasilikos was a huge ...
One person severely injured in German school shooting – Bild (Update)
Shots were fired at a German school in the northern city of Bremerhaven on Thursday and one person, who was not a student, was wounded, police said.
An armed person ...
Ten years from boom to bust, Chinese football in a tailspin
A decade after the splash of Chinese cash first made waves in the global football market, the once racing certainty that China would become a major player in the game ...
Bicommunual committee signs contracts for church, mosque renovations
Contracts have been signed to renovate four more churches and three mosques across the divided island, the bicommunal technical cultural heritage committee announced on Thursday.
The works are due to ...
Money for Ukraine tops G7 agenda; inflation, food a concern
Group of Seven financial leaders are likely to agree on Thursday and Friday to help Ukraine pay its bills in coming months, but surging inflation, climate change, supply chains and ...
Half of Gazprom’s 54 clients opened Gazprombank accounts, says Russia’s Novak
Half of Russian gas giant Gazprom’s GAZP.MM 54 clients have opened accounts at Gazprombank, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday, as Moscow seeks to compel its clients ...
Man caught stealing candlesticks from church
Police on Wednesday arrested a 29-year-old man accused of allegedly stealing two gold-plated candlesticks of unknown value from the Ayia Theodora church in Mouttagiaka
According to the police, the theft ...
Restaurant review: The Noodle House, Limassol
The Noodle House has been going strong in Limassol for a few years being one of the earlier entrants in the city’s old town regeneration.
Found in one of ...
World Bank to offer $30 bln as Ukraine war threatens food security
The World Bank said on Wednesday it will make $30 billion available to help stem a food security crisis threatened by Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has cut off most ...