Archive 2022

Cyprus allocated €103 per person to research and development in 2021, less than half the €244 averaged in the EU27, according to data on government budget allocations for R&D published by ...

The head of Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee his agency had spied on a journalist, two sources present said, in a disclosure that coincides with growing pressure on the ...

I often think that I’m not really enjoying the best that Cyprus has to offer in terms of living arrangements. Nothing wrong with my house, of course. It’s ...

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog appealed for access to a Ukrainian nuclear power plant now controlled by Russian forces to determine whether it was a source of ...

Germany’s Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) said on Thursday it would offer only around 80 per cent of pre-crisis passenger capacity in the third quarter, less than previously planned, amid staffing shortages ...

A 38-year-old man is under arrest on suspicion of assaulting and insulting police officers and disturbing the peace while intoxicated, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. Paphos police spokesman ...

Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the first round of Premier League fixtures from Aug. 5-7 (all times GMT). Friday, Aug. 5 Crystal Palace v Arsenal (1900) * Arsenal will be involved in ...

Elaine Thompson-Herah, the only one of Jamaica’s “Big Three” women to show up at the Commonwealth Games, was rewarded with the 100 metres gold medal on Wednesday, while Kenya’s ...

It has been a month full of performances as the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama holds its 25th edition in amphitheatres around Cyprus. Productions from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain ...

In today’s episode, the chairman of the health insurance organisation Thomas Antoniou told the president yesterday that he wishes to resign – citing constant and unprovoked attacks on Gesy. Elsewhere, ...

The summer grinds on with temperatures forecast to remain above the seasonal average over the next three days. A yellow alert is in force from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm on Thursday, ...

Four people have been charged with stealing electricity at a Chlorakas apartment complex, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. Quoting police, it said that on Wednesday between 6.00 pm and ...

The Taliban are investigating a U.S. “claim” that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, a Taliban official said on Thursday, ...

Ajax Amsterdam has banned fans from bringing signs into Johan Cruyff Arena asking players for their shirts after matches, Dutch media reported on Tuesday. The club has told the Ajax ...

Police in Paphos are investigating a case of burglary and theft after someone broke into a house in town and stole a computer worth €1,800, €500 in cash and various other items. ...

Ukraine said Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, while NATO moved closer to its most significant expansion in ...

British airline easyJet posted a group headline loss of £114 million during the third quarter of 2022, according to its most recent trading update. The above figure includes a £133 million cost impact ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week released a report showing that pure new credit granted by Cypriot banks in June rose to €343.6 million, representing an increase of 32 per ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has signed the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) equality, diversity, and inclusion Charter. The aim of the Charter, according to a press release ...

While the rest of Europe has been experiencing unprecedented temperatures this year, some reaching record levels, Cyprus’ summer 2022 is nothing out of the ordinary and the island has not seen ...

There has been a lot of discussion in the past few weeks about Cape Greco and people diving from the beauty spot near the sea caves and how this could ...

The European Union’s securities watchdog has begun preparations for increased scrutiny of crypto transactions after the bloc agreed groundbreaking rules to regulate what it called a “Wild West” sector, ...

Shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said it expects weaker 2022 global container demand growth on Wednesday, after moving fewer containers by sea in the second quarter due to worsening consumer confidence ...

The government remains committed to the One China policy, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Wednesday night, noting that the EU also supports this. Speaking to state broadcaster RIK, Pelekanos ...