Our View: Government must not give into union blackmail
The pampered workers of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), having failed to impose their diktats on the government with work stoppages and day strikes have announced they would be ...
Cyprus finally has its missing Goodwill Moon Rock
A lunar sample collected 50 years ago during the United States’ Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 and designated for Cyprus is now on the island, and will be on public display this ...
Netanyahu secures parliament majority, seeks more time to form government
Israel’s incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed up enough parties for a coalition with a parliamentary majority on Thursday but requested more time to present the new government, citing ...
U.S. lawmakers push for more oversight of Elon Musk’s Neuralink
U.S. House Representatives Earl Francis Blumenauer and Adam Schiff want further U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scrutiny of Elon Musk’s Neuralink following a Reuters report that outlined ...
House gives nod for 2023 budget
The House on Thursday gave the nod to the state budget for fiscal year 2023, in what was parliament’s final act of the year before going into mandatory recess ahead ...
Brittney Griner: Months in captivity end on UAE tarmac
After months of painstaking negotiations with Moscow, it became clear to the Biden administration that it faced a grave choice – to exchange notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for U....
U.S. House overwhelmingly approves bill backing record military spending
The U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation on Thursday paving the way for the defense budget to hit a record $858 billion next year, $45 billion more than proposed by President ...
House maintains ‘Grivas funds’ in budget as unruly protest rages outside (Updated)
By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti
The House on Thursday decided against cutting funding to activities or foundations commemorating Eoka leader Georgios Grivas, as supporters of the historical figure mounted ...
Cypriot team wins first prize at Nasa Space Apps challenge
Cyprus has secured one more great success in the space sector, as a Cypriot team won the first international prize for Local Impact in the Nasa International Space Apps Challenge.
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Qatar probing death of a worker at World Cup training site
Qatar has launched a work safety investigation into the death of a Filipino, officials said on Thursday, following reports that the man died while working at a training site during ...
US Congress passes landmark bill protecting same-sex marriage
The US House of Representatives on Thursday gave final congressional approval to legislation that provides federal recognition of same–sex marriages, a measure born out of concern that the Supreme ...
Xmas Street Fest coming to Engomi
As Christmas day draws closer, more and more festive events are popping up across the island, sprinkling holiday spirit in every corner. Engomi municipality and the Mall of Engomi are ...
Oil rebounds on optimism over China’s revamp of COVID protocols
Oil prices rebounded on Thursday amid optimism over China’s easing of anti-COVID measures, recouping losses after slumping to the lowest levels so far this year in the previous session.
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Free parking in Larnaca for the holiday season
Larnaca’s municipal council on Thursday announced free parking for motorists at a number of hotspots in the coastal town over the Christmas and New Year period.
Free parking will ...
Motorists warned of road closures for Quantum Nicosia Marathon
A number of roads in the capital Nicosia will be closed to traffic from 4pm on Saturday, December 10 and from 6am to 1pm on Sunday, December 11 in light of this ...
Health ministry issues Strep A advice after rise in EU cases
The health ministry on Thursday published information on Streptococcus type A infection in light of recent child deaths in the UK, but clarified that similar incidents have not yet been ...
Russians living in the north push for direct flights
Russians living in the north of the island on Thursday called for direct flights to Russia.
The president of the ‘Northern Cyprus Solidarity Association of Russian Speakers’, Marina Kocadal, told ...
Cooking oil collection relaunched after five years
A programme that collects used cooking oil from households to convert it into biodiesel re-launched on Thursday after five years of inactivity.
The mobile unit of environmental education by Akti ...
Power cuts not ruled out as EAC unions step up measures (Update 2)
By Elias Hazou and Jonathan Shkurko
Trade unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday announced measures as of next week that could potentially lead to ...
The green hills of Lythrodontas
In the foothills of Machairas, one village has it all, finds PAUL LAMBIS. So much so the young people chose to stay
The most beautiful things are, as they say, ...
Harry and Meghan decry “pain and suffering” of women brought into royal family
Prince Harry said the British royal family had dismissed race-related hounding of his wife Meghan by the press as a rite of passage as the couple delivered a fierce attack ...
HackAdTech by AdTech Holding opened its doors for IT specialists in Cyprus
Teams built amazing solutions for improving life in Cyprus and the AdTech industry
A few months ago I saw board ads in downtown Limassol advertising an open hackathon by AdTech ...
Are bucket lists a good idea?
The 2007 movie The Bucket List has gained a certain amount of cult status, encouraging viewers to never stop believing in themselves and to never lose sight of their passions.
Although ...
Contentious sex education law being referred back to parliament
The contentious sex education law will be referred back to parliament as the attorney-general has deemed it unconstitutional, the government said on Thursday.
Nonetheless, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou will be ...