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421. Friday the 13th to sort it all out

Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock...

422. Clocks go back this weekend

People in Cyprus got an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning, as clocks fell back to winter time on Saturday after midnight marking the end of Daylight Saving Time...

423. Britain's Thomas Cook scrambles for £200 million to avert collapse

Britain’s Thomas Cook needs to find an extra 200 million pounds to satisfy its lenders or one of the world’s oldest holiday company risks collapse, potentially stranding thousands of holidaymakers across Europe. ...

424. With courage and moderation

It is often said Greece’s post-dictatorship era ended with SYRIZA’s defeat. But how will we now close the accounts of the past and stop arguing about what happened 44 or 75 years ago? And how will Greece look ahead to resolve its accumulated problems – now we are done with ideological fixations and have lived the “dream” of the Left in power?...

425. Ice cubes for tigers as heatwave smashes European records

Belgian zookeepers fed chickens in giant ice cubes to tigers on Wednesday as northern Europe baked in record temperatures during another heatwave that climate experts believe could become the new normal. ...

426. Cyprus pushes for ferry link with Greece

The government is looking for ferry links to Greece as cheaper alternatives to costly flights, with the shipping deputy minister hoping there will be a weekly connection by next summer...

427. Playing with fire

The emerging crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean over Turkey’s drilling activities in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) raise the prospect of an open Greco-Turkish conflict to a level higher than anytime since the Imia crisis...

428. Not a day seems to have gone by

429. Clocks move forward for summer

Daylight Saving Time went into effect on Sunday at 3am in Cyprus as public opinion around the world is still divided whether there is value in switching back and forth...

430. Rain is back all week

Chances of rain, a temperature drop and a low barometer are back in the forecast for Cyprus just days prior to Daylight saving time...

431. Wrestling in the Colosseum

How will the hatred that has spread around us in the years of the crisis be erased? The Greek people have been deeply divided. You have the supporters of the bailouts versus the critics, the haves versus the have-nots, the patriots versus the traitors and so on. ...

432. Cyprus 2019 GDP forecast at 3.3%

433. Healthy man’s flu death raises questions

The death of a 34-year-old man who got the seasonal flu is raising questions over his medical treatment while officials warn that flu cases have been more aggressive this year...

434. Knife pulled in firewood rights dispute

A man is under arrest for injuring another man with a knife during a dispute over the rights to firewood in an open field in Limassol...

435. The beauty of Troodos (video)

436. Frigid cold and snow blanket Cyprus

437. Cold snap expected to worsen

A low pressure system over Cyprus is expected to cause barometric pressure to drop in the evening, with chances of rain and thunderstorms throughout the week...

438. Autopsy sheds light on New Year's Day fatality

The autopsy on a 39-year-old man from Paralimni, who was found dead on New Year’s Day, has revealed that he choked on his own vomit...

439. Paphos among cheapest getaways for Brits

Paphos has found itself among the cheapest destinations, ranked eighth in a total of 42 places in this year’s Post Office Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer...

440. First snow arrives in Troodos

The first snow of the winter has arrived on the Troodos mountain, while all of Cyprus remains under a flood watch due to severe weather...

441. Bitcoin for payments a distant dream as usage dries up

442. Interview with Jaap Winter professor of international and corporate law at Vrije University

443. Cyprus falls back to winter time

People will get an extra hour of sleep on Sunday morning, as clocks fall back to winter time Saturday after midnight marking the end of Daylight Saving Time possibly for the last time...

444. Cyprus will fall back to winter time normally

Daylight Saving Time will end normally on October 28 despite some EU states trying to opt out and people debating online whether they like to fall back or spring forward...

445. Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists who harnessed the power of evolution

446. Kakopetria 2nd Spoon Sweet Festival

Autumn is just around the corner and if you are looking for amazing sweet fruit preserves this weekend, then look no further because you can taste great spoon sweets in Kakopetria this Sunday...

447. Delicious village brunch in Agros

448. Cyprus prepares new tourism body launch

A deputy tourism ministry is set to start operations by 2 January 2019, a long-awaited move expected to modernise Cyprus’ tourism industry...

449. More hotels to stay open during winter

Cyprus hoteliers say the occupancy rate has reached or exceeded 90%, with officials expecting good performance through the end of the year despite Russian numbers dwindling...

450. Ryanair adds Athens in 2018 winter route

Low-cost carrier Ryanair announced on Thursday a new route from Athens to London’s Luton airport, which will be part of the company’s winter 2018 schedule with three flights per week....