Pensioner dies three days after road collision
A 73-year-old man died early on Tuesday three days after he was hospitalised in serious condition following a road collision in Larnaca.
The pensioner was driving on Limassol Avenue in ...
Are lithium-ion batteries in electric cars a fire hazard?
General Motors Co (GM.N) has expanded the recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to a risk of fire from the pouch-type lithium-ion battery cells made by South ...
Kamala Harris says China intimidates to back South China Sea claims
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday accused China of coercion and intimidation to back unlawful claims in the South China Sea, in her most pointed comments on China on ...
German companies struggle with supply shortages.
Four out of five German companies are struggling with a shortage of raw materials, the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) announced on Thursday.
Global supply chains ...
Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta
Less than a month into a Covid -19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country’s high infection and severe illness rates fuelled by ...
G7 to meet on Afghan deadline, evacuation put on ‘war footing’
Leaders of the Group of Seven countries were set to discuss on Tuesday whether to seek an extension to a Aug. 31 deadline for the evacuation of thousands of people trying ...
Bitcoin price rises past $50,000 then retreats on profit-taking
Bitcoin’s price surged past $50,000 on Monday for the first time since May, but the rebound from a months-long slump later ran out of steam.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency ...
Europe could see natural gas shortages, price rises this winter
There is real danger that Europe will see shortages of natural gas this winter, combined with sharp increases in price for the commodity.
“Going into the current winter with less ...
Cyprus Business Now
KEDIPES is expected to move forward in its transformation into an asset management company (a ‘bad bank’), StockWatch reported on Monday.
The company, which was set up to manage non-performing ...
Coronavirus: Athalassa psychiatric hospital struggles with outbreak
Health professionals at the already overcrowded Athalassa psychiatric hospital are pulling overtime as they strive to process increased daily admissions plus the five patients and one nurse who have tested ...
Our View: Passport move nothing more than a gesture for home consumption
The council of ministers decided on Monday to revoke or not renew 14 passports of the Republic held by Turkish Cypriot ‘officials’, 10 of whom are members of the pseudo-state’s ‘cabinet’ ...
New wave of Islamist terrorism unlikely
Violent Islamist movements, as current events in Afghanistan demonstrate, have had some success in Muslim countries that have been invaded by the United States. But they have failed everywhere else, ...
Five killed in Mexico’s oil platform fire, output remains offline
Five workers were killed and six injured Sunday’s fire on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) that cut about a quarter ...
Police seize thousands of fake goods in Ayia Napa
Over 4,000 counterfeit items have been seized from several shops in the Famagusta district, police said on Monday.
A combined operation on Monday by the police and customs turned up over 4,000 ...
In farewell to New Yorkers, Cuomo says it’s ‘unfair’ he had to resign
In his final public remarks as governor of New York on Monday, Andrew Cuomo complained about what he called the unfairness of the state investigation that concluded he sexually harassed ...
Man arrested over theft from car
A 32-year-old was arrested in Limassol on suspicion of stealing from a parked vehicle and then using one of the stolen credit cards, police said on Monday.
The incident took ...
Coronavirus: One death, 333 new cases (Updated)
The health ministry announced one death and 333 cases of Covid-19 on Monday.
A 71-year-old man passed away at Limassol general hospital, raising total deaths to 484, of which 311 were men and 173 ...
Poland to build fence, double troop numbers on Belarus border
Poland will build a fence along its border with Belarus and double the number of troops there, the defence minister said on Monday, to halt a flow of migrants the ...
Antiskino open-air theatre festival is back
“The pandemic didn’t come to teach us about vaccines, viruses, transmissions and to alienate us,” says the Antiskino festival team. “It arrived and brought us closer, amplified our love ...
Allies step up pressure on Biden amid Kabul evacuation chaos (Update 3)
With thousands of desperate Afghans and foreigners crowding into Kabul airport in the hope of fleeing Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers, pressure grew on U.S. President Joe Biden on ...
What you pay for when you buy a Rolls Royce
When we talk of ultimate car manufacturing, one brand comes to mind: Rolls Royce, the epitome of luxury. Yet what makes the marque so expensive is not so much the ...
Riyaan and Moufflons lead the way in Cyprus Cricket
Two top-of-the-table clashes in the CCA #BAOFINANCIAL T20 Cup on Sunday saw Riyaan move to the summit of the eastern group, while Cyprus Moufflons cemented their place at the top ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Tuesday
A total of 36 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups.
Free rapid testing for the general population ...
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine wins full U.S. FDA approval (Updated)
The U.S. drug regulator on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine – the first to secure such Food and Drug Administration validation – prompting President ...