Archive May 2022

By Kate Abnett European Union lawmakers will attempt to block a plan to label gas and nuclear energy as sustainable investments as Europe wrestles with reducing its carbon dioxide emissions ...

The meadows in the foothills of the Alps above the Swiss town of Montreux are covered in narcissus blooms. Locals refer to the flowers as ‘May snow’ since they create ...

By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than Polluted water flowing from an iron ore mine in eastern Slovakia has turned the Slana River orange, killing fish and wildlife on a long ...

Western countries must not trade security for economic profit, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Tuesday, referring to debates over the use of Chinese technology in 5G networks and the ...

The office of the personal data protection commissioner has handled 1616 complaints and imposed fines of €1.37m in the past four years, her office said on Tuesday. The statement was issued ...

The world is facing a major oil supply crunch as most companies are afraid to invest in the sector as they face green energy pressures, the head of Saudi Aramco ...

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou remains in a medically induced coma as she receives treatment in Athens after suffering cerebral aneurism, while the president is scheduled to visit her on Wednesday. ...

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday lambasted President Vladimir Putin, casting the Kremlin chief as a doomed madman who started a “stupid war” that was butchering the innocent ...

With the weather warming up it can only mean one thing: festivals. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at what is coming up With world-renowned music acts, creative workshops, village visits, striking set-ups ...

The crypto winter is into its ninth week and bitcoin can’t shake the chills. From technicals to turnover, market indicators are flashing red or amber for the biggest cryptocurrency, ...

A week of intensive musical classes and concerts is coming up in July as another edition of the Cultural Crossroads Festival takes place. Music students will be able to join ...

Six out of ten of Cypriots aged 25 to 34 hold a tertiary degree, the third highest rate in the EU and well above the bloc’s target of 45 per cent by 2030, ...

US and European stocks rallied on Monday, with the S&P 500 (.SPX) for the moment moving away from a bear market, while the euro leapt after the European Central ...

A 25-year-old man, who allegedly attempted to steal money from the offering box at the Ayios Ambrosios church in the village of Pachna, has been hospitalised at the Limassol general ...

Health officials on Tuesday held a wide-ranging meeting on how to handle a possible monkeypox outbreak here as they stressed that Cyprus is preparing in line with European Centre for ...

Finland and Sweden will send delegations to Ankara on Wednesday to try to resolve Turkish opposition to their applications for membership of the NATO military alliance, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka ...

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will cut its global production plan by about 100,000 to roughly 850,000 vehicles in June due to the semiconductor shortage, it said on Tuesday. The company did not ...

The first students from the Kingdom of Bahrain are expected to arrive in September to the postgraduate school of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING). According to a ...

The embattled traffic camera system is struggling under the current volume of fines it is issuing, with officials calling for a further delay to widening the programme. The ongoing pilot ...

Kyiv must win the war it is fighting against Moscow, making the invasion of Ukraine a strategic failure for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, European Commission President Ursula von der ...

Every year it becomes harder and harder to develop your YouTube channel. The number of users on the platform continues to grow, and along with it, the competition increases. At ...

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said there was no change to a U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan, a day after he angered China by saying he would ...

By Richard Boxall It was the day of a cricketing lifetime for all-rounder Buddika Ranasinghe of Sri Lankans CC at Happy Valley on Sunday. The match against Cyprus Super Kings, ...

A British Cypriot owned Somerset hotel featured on BBC Breakfast has become a safe haven for Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion. Its owner, Cypriot-born Nitsa Michael, who arrived in the UK ...