A child’s death highlights threat posed to young by Pakistan’s floods
In the hours before her six-year-old son died in her lap, Badar Bibi recalled how she rushed from a field clinic set up to treat people caught in Pakistan’s ...
Pilides extols role of Cyprus in EU energy security, EU commissioner due to visit
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides announced the upcoming visit of the Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, in a statement after the conclusion of the extraordinary meeting of energy ministers in Brussels on ...
Zelenskiy to appeal directly to U.S. defense companies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is scheduled to speak to US arms makers and military leaders on September 21, when he is expected to make an appeal for more weapons for his ...
New York governor declares disaster emergency after polio found in wastewater
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency on Friday after samples of the polio virus were discovered in wastewater in three counties outside of New York City.
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Romanian low cost carrier Blue Air extends flight cancellation until October 10
Romanian low cost air carrier Blue Air said on Friday it will cancel all flights until October 10, extending a halt in operations by a month, saying it cannot pay for ...
Four detained after Germany’s largest ever heroin seizure
Four people were detained after police made their largest ever seizure of heroin in Germany, prosecutors said on Friday, with police confiscating some 700 kilos as part of an operation against ...
King Charles vows to serve his nation as Britain mourns late queen (Update 3)
Britain’s King Charles paid a heartfelt tribute on Friday to his late “darling mama” Queen Elizabeth, and vowed to serve as monarch with “loyalty, respect and love” as she ...
US says Russia oil price cap should reflect historical prices, curb Putin profit
The price cap that G7 countries want to impose on Russian oil to punish Moscow should be set at a fair market value minus any risk premium resulting from its ...
Crowds mourn ‘amazing lady’ Queen Elizabeth outside royal residences
The crowd gathered outside Buckingham Palace to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth on Friday were rewarded with a surprise that brought cheers on a sombre day when King ...
EU to claw back energy firms’ profits rather than cap Russian gas price
European Union energy ministers on Friday tasked Brussels with drafting proposals within a few days to cap the revenues of non-gas energy producers and help power firms stay afloat.
But ...
Allocai discusses the creation process for his album ‘Black Silver’
The creative process is a rather nebulous term and once that can apply to a great many things. Recent scholarly research has investigated whether constraints placed on an individual can ...
Three years into trial Paphos court acquits man accused of rape and kidnapping
The Paphos court on Friday acquitted a 30-year-old man accused of the rape and kidnapping of a woman.
Both the accused and the complainant are third country nationals.
The offences ...
EU makes it harder for Russian tourists to enter bloc from Monday
The European Union will make travelling to the bloc more difficult and expensive for Russians from Monday after it formally backed suspending a visa facilitation agreement over Russia’s invasion ...
A Glitter Baptism for artist’s exhibition
‘Let’s baptise everyone with glitter’ is the title of one of the works by local artist Mariandrie, a pink and blue canvas decorated with fabric glue, clear polish and, ...
BoE delays rate decision meeting by a week after Queen’s death
The Bank of England on Friday postponed next week’s interest rate decision following the death of Queen Elizabeth, its first delay to a monetary policy meeting since the central ...
Bearing the scars: One year of Turkey’s unorthodox easing cycle
Nearly 12 months ago, Turkey’s central bank embarked on a rate-cutting cycle in the face of soaring inflation, defying traditional monetary policy and running against a global trend of rising ...
What are the different types of Catastrophic Injury
Surviving an accident can leave you with anything from small cuts and scrapes, to a catastrophic injury from which you never completely recover. Whether you were involved in a car ...
Division of Cyprus is a European issue, EP president says (Updated)
The forced division of an EU member state is not a Cyprus question, but a European question, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said on Friday in an ...
‘Substantial victory’ for Kyiv acknowledged on Russian TV
Russian state television broadcast an interview on Friday acknowledging that Kyiv had achieved a “substantial victory”, after Ukrainian forces burst through the frontline in a lightning advance.
The Ukrainian breakthrough ...
Over 70 animals, mostly goats, killed by pack of stray dogs
Larnaca police were investigating on Friday after an animal breeder reported that 74 of his animals were killed by three stray dogs in Tersefanou.
The owner of the farm told police ...
Cypriot professor presents papers on corruption at Cambridge
Cypriot professor Andreas Kapardis presented two papers on corruption during the 39th Cambridge international symposium on economic crime.
The emeritus professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of ...
Flint and Beyond: Davonte Walker reaches new heights as a personality and journalist
Many skills and talents are required to become a successful journalist, such as effective writing, depth of knowledge, investigative ability, and professionalism. They are expected to write impartial news stories ...
A minute with Rafaella Constantinou Artist
Where do you live?
I am currently living in Paphos on my own
What did you have for breakfast?
For breakfast I had a halloumi pie and a Fredo Espresso
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Excavating for 70 missing persons at Dikomo landfill will cost €10 million
The amount of money needed for work at Dikomo landfill, where the remains of approximately 70 Greek Cypriots are believed to be buried, is huge, close to €10 million, but the work ...