Bill drafted for deposit return on bottles and cans
The government is drafting a bill that would introduce a small deposit return fee to help reduce waste, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis told the House Environment Committee on Wednesday.
He ...
Shipping companies tighten operations in fear of sanctions
Top oil shipping companies say they have tightened operational guidelines and deployed technology to prevent accidental breaches of sanctions, as the countries hit by ever tougher restrictions fight back with ...
Twitter sees rise in governments meddling with journalists
Twitter saw a surge in demands over the course of last year from governments around the world to take down content posted by journalists and news outlets, data to be ...
Big Four still dominate UK blue chip audits as fees rise
The Big Four accounting firms dominated auditing of Britain’s top listed companies last year and collected higher fees, the industry’s regulator said on Wednesday, as long-standing plans to ...
EU launches big climate plan for “our children and grandchildren”
European Union policymakers on Wednesday unveiled their most ambitious plan yet to tackle climate change, aiming to turn green goals into concrete action this decade and set an example for ...
Yellow alert for Thursday
As the heat wave continues to grip Cyprus, the met office has issued a new extreme high temperature warning for Thursday when temperatures are expected to reach 41C inland and 33...
Coronavirus: Where to get tested on Thursday
The health ministry announced a total of 61 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
Coronavirus: Non-urgent operations cancelled to clear beds for virus patients
The state health services (Okypy) is postponing all non-urgent operations in anticipation of a rise in hospital admissions as a result of the recent surge in coronavirus case, spokesman Charalambos ...
Sea turtles released after being nursed back to health (Video)
Two sea turtles – Androniki and Emma –were released back into the sea on Wednesday after recuperating at the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre of the Fisheries Department where they were taken ...
TV shows we love: Sweet Tooth
If you thought coronavirus restrictions were irrational, wait to see what they do to people who test positive during The Great Crumble. But this is only part of the story ...
Britain’s MI5 spy chief says: Beware of Russian and Chinese agents
Britain’s top domestic spymaster cautioned the population on Wednesday to treat the threat of spying from Russia and China as vigilantly as terrorism, warning that foreign spies were seeking ...
Bank of Cyprus revises its Privacy Statement
Bank of Cyprus, as part of its strategy to comprehensively protect and respect personal data, and responding to the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the ...
World hunger surged in 2020, with 1 in 10 people on Earth undernourished
Nearly 10% of everyone on Earth – an estimated 768 million of us – were undernourished in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted economies, job markets and supply chains and inflated food prices. According to ...
‘There’s a lot of twists and surprises’
Buckle in, the new episodes of Baptiste see the French detective face his most complex case yet. Georgia Humphreys finds out more from its lead star.
Tcheky Karyo may be ...
After 24-year search, Chinese man reunited with kidnapped son
A man has finally reunited with his abducted son after a 24-year hunt across China, handing out missing-person flyers, that burned through his savings and left him with massive debts.
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Public consultation over dumping plastic farm waste
The environment service has launched a two-month public consultation on draft regulations to manage plastic waste in the agricultural sector.
Uncontrolled dumping and burning of plastic agricultural waste pollute the ...
Do-it-yourself medal ceremony at Olympics amid pandemic
Olympic champions at the Tokyo Games starting next week can forget about having their medals hung around their necks as they stand on the podium, shaking hands with dignitaries and ...
Permission granted for Dherynia buffer zone church service
Church services to mark the saint’s day of Ayia Marina will be held at the chapel of the same name in the Dherynia buffer zone on Friday and Saturday, ...
Fish hooked on meth – the consequences of freshwater pollution
Around 269 million people worldwide use drugs each year. Often forgotten in this story is a problem of basic biology. What goes in must come out. Sewers are inundated with drugs ...
Italy stars insisted on open bus tour after triumph despite Covid risk
Italian team players overrode police objections in taking an open bus tour through the streets of Rome after their Euro 2020 victory, even though this had been forbidden for fear of ...
Coronavirus: Mandatory SafePass for bus and taxi drivers
Bus and taxi drivers must be vaccinated or have a 72-hour negative test to work, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said in new guidelines for the public transport sector issued on ...
Maguire reveals his father suffered suspected broken ribs at Wembley
Harry Maguire has told how his father was left with suspected broken ribs by ticketless fans who breached security at Wembley at the Euro 2020 final.
The England defender’s dad ...
Doom river: what it takes to survive whitewater raft flips
In this video, we see swift-water rescue trainees mastering the response protocol for righting a raft that’s flipped over in the midst of a raging river.
The group drills ...
Pope Francis returns to Vatican for rest after intestinal surgery
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Wednesday, 11 days after surgery to remove part of his colon, starting a period of near-total rest and rehabilitation expected to last at least ...