‘Government’s safety polices running on autopilot’
Authorities came under fire in the House environment committee on Friday over glaring gaps in the collection, management and storage of recyclable tyres and the health and safety risks these ...
Our View: Millions spent on new attack choppers could have been put to much better use
The government has signed a deal to buy six assault helicopters from France at a total cost of €140 million and the expenditure was approved behind closed doors by the parties ...
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ends constitutional right to abortion (Update 3)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe Biden that ...
Man, 22, killed in Limassol road collision
A young man died in a road accident on Friday afternoon in Limassol.
Identified as 22-year-old Vassilis Chiras, he was a passenger on a high-capacity motorcycle driven by a 21-year-old.
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Ukraine set to withdraw from Sievierodonetsk as Russia closes in
Ukraine was set to pull its troops from the ruined city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of street fighting and bombardment, the regional governor said, in what would be a significant ...
Woman in Limassol arrested in alleged energy grants scam
The arrest of a 41-year-old woman, who allegedly deceived citizens and extracted a sum of money exceeding €60,000, was made on Friday by the Limassol Police Department.
According to the police, ...
Russia says EU candidate status for Ukraine, Moldova will have negative consequences
Russia on Friday said the decision by European Union leaders to accept Ukraine and Moldova as membership candidates would have negative consequences and amounted to the EU’s “enslaving” neighbouring ...
Two arrested in Limassol for assault and malicious damage
Police on Friday arrested a 38-year-old and a 35-year-old man who allegedly attacked a 32-year-old man last Saturday night when he spotted them damaging a vehicle.
According to police, the 32...
Ukraine needs ‘fire parity’ with Russia to defend Luhansk region, top general says
Ukraine needs “fire parity” with Russia in order to stabilize the difficult situation in the country’s eastern region of Luhansk, Ukraine’s top general told his U.S. counterpart ...
Police warn of email spam scams
Recently there have been increased reports of misleading spam messages being sent to email users, according to a police statement.
According to the notice, the alleged sender of the message ...
UN rights office says its findings suggest Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces
Information reviewed by the U.N. human rights office suggests Israeli security forces fired the shot that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, ...
Migrants, Melilla border guards clash as thousands storm Spanish enclave
About 2,000 migrants on Friday stormed a high fence that seals off Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla in a violent-two hour skirmish with border officers during which five migrants ...
Celebrating wind instruments in Katydata village
Before Windcraft Music Fest made its home in Katydata eight years ago, very few knew of this tiny Nicosia village. Thanks to the festival, however, it comes alive every August ...
Prince Charles expresses sorrow over slavery in Commonwealth speech
Britain’s Prince Charles expressed deep sorrow over slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda on Friday and acknowledged that the roots of the organisation lay in a ...
Defence ministry and Airbus sign deal for six light attack helicopters
The defence ministry and Airbus on Friday signed the deal for supplying the Republic with six H145M light attack helicopters with the option of acquiring an additional six in ...
State IT service bosses call work stoppage due to staffing issues
The Board of Directors of the Department of Information Services (DIS) in cooperation with the Pasydy union decided to go on a spontaneous work stoppage on Friday due to a ...
Tourist arrivals exceed 300,000 in May
The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday released its latest tourism report showing that 315,018 tourists arrived in Cyprus in May 2022, a 212.3 per cent year-on-year increase.
The number of arrivals stood ...
How drugs affect the human brain and the nervous system
Drugs can affect the brain and nervous system in a certain way to where addiction can form. If you want to learn about the science of this, you’ll want ...
What’s Eaten Where: Prague
Here in Prague, beer is cheaper than water. So it’s no wonder residents of the Czech Republic are the top consumers of beer in the world!
At an average ...
EU calls on Turkey to respect sovereignty member state, Borrell sends letter to Anastasiades (Update 2)
The European Council has expressed its deep concern over Turkey’s recent actions and statements and reiterated that Ankara must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the EU’s ...
Four individuals and three legal entities face charges over ‘golden passports’
Four individuals and three legal entities will face charges arising from Cyprus’ discredited citizenship by investment scheme, the attorney general’s office said on Friday, as it announced that a ...
Over 1,800 apply for scheme to buy protective biker equipment
Applications for government cash incentives to purchase protective motorbike gear, exceeded 1,800 in the first 24 hours after the scheme was launched, it emerged on Friday
Applications for the scheme will close ...
Swiss appeals court convicts ex-FIFA official Valcke of accepting bribes
A Swiss appeals court found former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke guilty of forging documents and accepting bribes in a case involving World Cup media rights, it said on Friday.
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The attention-seeking royals
He was the most popular royal of a younger generation. A prince who served in the British armed forces for over ten years and was promoted to British Army Major. ...