59% of young adults in Cyprus hold tertiary degree
Six out of ten of Cypriots aged 25 to 34 hold a tertiary degree, the third highest rate in the EU and well above the bloc’s target of 45 per cent by 2030, ...
Stocks rally as euro gains on likely rate hikes
US and European stocks rallied on Monday, with the S&P 500 (.SPX) for the moment moving away from a bear market, while the euro leapt after the European Central ...
Suspected church thief injured attempting to flee
A 25-year-old man, who allegedly attempted to steal money from the offering box at the Ayios Ambrosios church in the village of Pachna, has been hospitalised at the Limassol general ...
Ministry drafting management plan for possible monkeypox cases
Health officials on Tuesday held a wide-ranging meeting on how to handle a possible monkeypox outbreak here as they stressed that Cyprus is preparing in line with European Centre for ...
Finland, Sweden to send teams to Turkey to discuss NATO bids
Finland and Sweden will send delegations to Ankara on Wednesday to try to resolve Turkish opposition to their applications for membership of the NATO military alliance, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka ...
Toyota to cut global production plan by 100,000 in June
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will cut its global production plan by about 100,000 to roughly 850,000 vehicles in June due to the semiconductor shortage, it said on Tuesday.
The company did not ...
CING to welcome post-grad students from Bahrain
The first students from the Kingdom of Bahrain are expected to arrive in September to the postgraduate school of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING).
According to a ...
Traffic camera system inundated by number of violations
The embattled traffic camera system is struggling under the current volume of fines it is issuing, with officials calling for a further delay to widening the programme.
The ongoing pilot ...
Putin must suffer a strategic failure with his war on Kyiv, von der Leyen says
Kyiv must win the war it is fighting against Moscow, making the invasion of Ukraine a strategic failure for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, European Commission President Ursula von der ...
Top seven sites to buy YouTube views and likes
Every year it becomes harder and harder to develop your YouTube channel. The number of users on the platform continues to grow, and along with it, the competition increases. At ...
Biden says no change on “strategic ambiguity” as Taiwan overshadows Quad talks
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said there was no change to a U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan, a day after he angered China by saying he would ...
Buddika’s magic day bamboozles the students
By Richard Boxall
It was the day of a cricketing lifetime for all-rounder Buddika Ranasinghe of Sri Lankans CC at Happy Valley on Sunday.
The match against Cyprus Super Kings, ...
British Cypriot hotelier offers rooms to Ukrainian refugees
A British Cypriot owned Somerset hotel featured on BBC Breakfast has become a safe haven for Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion.
Its owner, Cypriot-born Nitsa Michael, who arrived in the UK ...
Hadjipantela condemns loss of life in Ukraine at World Health Assembly
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela condemned the loss of human lives during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and underlined his support for the Ukrainian people, in his speech at the 75th ...
Man arrested as police probe three rapes in Ayia Napa
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man who has reportedly admitted to raping three women in Ayia Napa between April 18 and mid-May, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday.
It said ...
Noel Gallagher stitched up after head-butt in Man City mayhem
As most Manchester City supporters revelled in another Premier League title on Sunday, one of their most famous fans Noel Gallagher was receiving stitches in his face after being accidentally ...
Qatar World Cup audience projected at 5bn, says FIFA boss
The 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar is expected to be watched by 5 billion people around the world, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Monday.
The TV audiences for the 2018 World ...
London’s $24 billion Crossrail finally opens
London’s long-delayed and over-budget Crossrail finally opened to passengers on Tuesday, offering faster journeys from Heathrow Airport and Berkshire in the west to Essex in the east through a ...
French Open order of play on Tuesday
Order of play on the main showcourts on the third day of the French Open on Tuesday (play begins at 0900 GMT unless specified, prefix number denotes seeding):
COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (1000)
Alize ...
Book Review: Grounds-keeping by Lee Cole
Towards the end of Grounds-keeping, Alma, the Ivy League educated writer in residence of Ashby College in Kentucky, criticises the writing of Owen, the novel’s protagonist and narrator. Her ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, exploratory gas drilling is underway in Cyprus’ block 6 by Total-ENI. Work at the site, dubbed ‘Cronos-1’, was initially scheduled to take place in the spring of 2020, ...
Cyprus Contemporary Dance festival aims to bridge cultures and worlds
The island’s most important contemporary dance festival returns to the Rialto Theatre in a couple of weeks following a two-year suspension due to Covid. Contemporary dance aficionados will have ...
Paphos castle damaged by humidity
The medieval castle of Paphos is threatened by damage from humidity and will be closed on May 26 and 27 for maintenance works by the department of antiquities.
Stella Pissaridou, head of ...
Prehistoric fossil in Peru sheds indicated marine origin of crocodiles
The discovery of a prehistoric crocodile fossil in Peru from around 7 million years ago has given paleontologists more clues as to how modern crocodiles, all freshwater creatures in the Andean ...