Pogba winner in Milan sends Man United through
Manchester United reached the Europa League quarter-finals after a brilliantly-taken Paul Pogba goal earned them a 1-0 win at AC Milan to secure a 2-1 aggregate victory in their last-16 ...
Sturgeon denies she misled parliament in high-stakes row
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon denied on Thursday that she had misled parliament over how she handled sexual misconduct claims against her predecessor, in a dispute that threatens her ...
Dinamo stun Spurs as brilliant Orsic nets hat-trick
Dinamo Zagreb sent Tottenham Hotspur crashing out of the Europa League after a stunning hat-trick by forward Mislav Orsic gave the Croatian champions a 3-2 aggregate win over the English ...
Elam suspended from Twitter
Twitter on Thursday suspended the account of the Cypriot nationalist party Elam, with a pro-migrant NGO welcoming the news.
The party’s account – @elamcy2008 – was suspended on Thursday, Doros Polycarpou ...
House votes to scrap Grains Commission
Parliament on Thursday voted to scrap the Grains Commission, a semi-governmental entity that had been running up big deficits in recent years.
Under another bill, the competences and staff of ...
Arsenal reach last eight despite defeat by Olympiakos
Arsenal endured a nervous night as they lost 1-0 to Greek side Olympiakos on Thursday but progressed into the Europa League quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate.
After a 3-1 victory in ...
Biden weighing new sanctions to block Russian gas pipeline
President Joe Biden’s administration is weighing additional sanctions to block construction of the nearly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, potentially including the project’s parent company ...
Macron imposes lockdown on Paris as virus spreads faster
France’s prime minister on Thursday imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and several other regions after a faltering vaccine rollout and spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants forced President ...
Audit boss says state’s deal with Altamira a ‘major scandal’
In 2017 the now-defunct cooperative bank – run by the state at the time – signed a no-bid contract with asset management outfit Altamira by which the latter would manage the lender’s €7 ...
Coronavirus: no deaths, 385 new cases announced on Thursday (Updated)
The health ministry announced 385 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday from 45,598 PCR and rapid tests yielding a positivity rate of 0.84 per cent.
Eighty-three of the new cases were in Limassol ...
Coronavirus: Boris says Astra jab is safe, ‘I’m getting mine tomorrow’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out in Britain were safe and he was due to have his ...
Petrolina begins second stage of dismantling fuel facilities in Larnaca
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides on Thursday visited the old site of Petrolina’s fuel facilities on the Larnaca-Dhekelia road which the company has begun dismantling, with a view to clearing ...
Coronavirus: Cyprus to resume AZN jabs Friday after EMA backing (Updated)
Following the opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which clarified that, after a thorough investigation, there was no link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the thromboembolic events reported by ...
Classical music online
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra has revived its live concerts with a series of performances around the island titled Music from the Theatre of Cyprus, for a small number of audiences. ...
Another level: Manhattan’s soaring Hudson Yards properties
When you think of New York’s highest-end penthouses, one neighbourhood that has definitely earned a premier spot on the property market is… The Hudson Yards.
“In a place where ...
EU halts sanctions on Turkey oil executives as ties improve
The European Union has frozen plans to blacklist more senior executives at Turkey‘s state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), four diplomats said, in the clearest sign that a diplomatic offensive ...
PEC to invest €200 million in Cyprus energy market
The construction of the first private conventional power station by Power Energy Cyprus (PEC) is already underway and going according to schedule.
The company has ordered three SGT-800 gas turbines ...
Coronavirus: EU wants member states to act quickly on ‘Digital Green Certificate’
The European Commission would like to see member states and the European Parliament act quickly on its proposal for a digital green certificate covering vaccination, testing and recovery so that ...
What I learned from taking cold showers for a month
By Katie Wright
I’m no stranger to cold water. Whenever I holiday on the Isle of Wight or visit a friend who lives near the coast, no matter what ...
Turkish central bank raises interest rates; lira at 8.75 to euro
The central bank of Turkey on Wednesday raised its key interest rate to 19 per cent from 17 per cent.
The lira rose to about 8.75 against the euro from over 9 to the ...
Wimbledon to go ahead without famous queue
Wimbledon’s famous ticket queue will not operate this year and the number of fans inside the grounds at the grasscourt Grand Slam is likely to be reduced, the All ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Friday
A total of 55 testing sites will operate on Friday, with the majority in the capital, the health ministry announced on Thursday.
The test sites provide free antigen tests for the ...
Kouklia community leader sacked by interior minister
The interior minister has sacked Kouklia community leader Michalis Nicolaou amid recriminations with council members relating to alleged financial misconduct.
Nicolaou was informed of the minister’s decision on Wednesday ...
Coronavirus: British variant found in all latest samples sent to ECDC, authorities concerned (Updated)
Authorities are deeply concerned over the fact that the more infectious coronavirus variant first identified in Britain was detected in all 45 samples sent from Cyprus to the European Centre for ...