Archive 2022

While the legislature is discussing the pension bill for public employees that was submitted by the government, unions and pressure groups have taken the opportunity to push their long-standing demand ...

Africa-focused fintech firm Flutterwave said on Wednesday it has added Nigeria’s eNaira as a payment option for merchants, a move that could help boost adoption of the digital currency. ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he understood that Xi Jinping had questions and concerns about the situation in Ukraine but praised China’s leader for what he said ...

Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo gave timely reminders of their value with both on target as Manchester United got their Europa League campaign back on track with a 2-0 victory ...

The council of ministers has approved a law allowing anyone over age 16 to legally have their gender changed on official documents without having undergone gender reassignment surgery, according to reports ...

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors on Thursday passed a resolution demanding that Russia end its occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The ...

At least nine people died, including two 12-year-old children, in a stampede at a large rock concert in the western Guatemalan city of Quetzaltenango, authorities and emergency services said on ...

Some residents of the wealthy liberal enclave of Martha’s Vineyard decried a move by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to fly dozens of migrants to the vacation island as ...

Ryanair RYA.I said it will cancel 420 Friday flights, impacting 80,000 passengers, due to an air traffic control strike in France that will limit overflights and more than halve Air France’...

A report relating to allegations and counter-allegations between the central prisons director and the head of the Drugs Squad was handed over to the attorney-general on Thursday. The report was ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday the ministry would examine a bullying incident at a Limassol gymnasium, where a boy put another classmate in a headlock as other children ...

Former UNSC representative in Cyprus Alvaro de Soto said it was still possible to find a solution to the Cyprus problem, claiming that not many changes would be needed in ...

Blues, swing and all that jazz! Another weekend will bring another round of live music nights at Sarah’s Jazz Club with some of the island’s most beloved and ...

Maritime police transported an injured woman on board a boat sailing off Geroskipou to Paphos general hospital on Thursday after a call received by the joint search and rescue coordination ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he understood China’s Xi Jinping had concerns about the situation in Ukraine, a surprise acknowledgement of friction with Beijing over the war ...

Interior minister Nicos Nouris on Thursday assured lawmakers that local government reform will become a reality on July 1, 2024. Speaking to the members of the House interior committee on Thursday, Nouris ...

Roger Federer broke the news fans across the world have long been fearing when he announced on Thursday he will retire from competitive tennis after next week’s Laver Cup ...

Bicommunal activist Andreas Soudjis, will remain in the north’s central prison until he is charged and the trial in the case against him begins, a military court in the ...

One, a fintech company backed by Walmart Inc , will introduce checking accounts to thousands of Walmart employees and a small percentage of its online customers for beta testing in the ...

The epitome of life in the mountains, Kakopetria has something for everyone finds PAUL LAMBIS To discover Cyprus’ most beautiful places, one needs to journey inland to the island’s ...

The finance ministry has requested the release of €138,000 for the purchase of two hybrid limousines for the needs of the presidency. According to Politis on Thursday, the finance ministry, in ...

The state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will unite people from across the globe, the official in charge of the huge ceremonial event said on Thursday, as mourners from ...

South Korean police arrested a woman on Thursday charged with murdering what is believed to be her two children whose remains were found in suitcases in New Zealand last month. ...

A diver was taken to Famagusta General with decompression sickness on Thursday, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said. According to JRCC, they received a call at 10:12 am near the ‘Zenobia’ ...