Woman arrested at Paphos airport for impersonation
Police on Monday arrested and took into custody a 27-year-old woman who tried to depart from Paphos airport for impersonation.
According to a police statement, around 2pm on Monday, when ...
Man arrested in Larnaca on suspicion of burglary and theft
Police on Tuesday arrested a 41-year-old man in Larnaca for possession of burglary tools and illegal property.
According to a police statement, while conducting checks officers of the Larnaca CID ...
Today’s weather: Thunderstorms, possible hail
On Tuesday the weather will be mostly cloudy with local rain and isolated thunderstorms and possible hail. Winds will be mainly north-easterly to south-easterly, generally light to moderate up to 4 ...
A tale of two stock markets: how London still trumps Paris for investors
Paris’ luxury-laden stock exchange is now worth more than London’s. But although size matters, there are other indicators highlighting the UK capital’s popularity with investors.
While the UK ...
Yellow weather warning for Tuesday
The department of meteorology has issued a yellow warning for isolated heavy thunderstorms from 2am until 6pm on Tuesday.
According to the announcement, isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to initially ...
Washington plans aid to help Ukraine restore power after Russian strikes on grid
The United States will announce new aid on Tuesday to help Ukraine restore electricity as its people faced another week of brutal cold and darkness after Russian missile strikes on ...
China begins inquiries into weekend Covid protests
Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against COVID-19 curbs, three people who were at the Beijing demonstrations told Reuters, as police ...
Microsoft likely to offer EU concessions soon in Activision deal
Microsoft (MSFT.O) is likely to offer remedies to EU antitrust regulators in the coming weeks to stave off formal objections to its $69 billion bid for “Call of Duty” maker ...
Crypto lender BlockFi files for bankruptcy in New Jersey
Major cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection along with eight affiliates, it said on Monday, the latest crypto casualty to follow the spectacular collapse of the FTX ...
Rolls-Royce successfully tests hydrogen-powered jet engine
Britain’s Rolls-Royce (RR.L) said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be ...
Lack of expertise impacts review of tenders
The Tenders Review Authority (TRA) said on Monday that it finds in favour of the majority of appeals lodged before it, suggesting that public contracting authorities often make errors because ...
Our View: Swinging from a brutal regime to a utopia in prisons has not worked
The statement by the attorney-general on the state of the Nicosia central prisons was quite shocking given that the goings on at the facility have always elicited a tight-lipped response ...
Portugal beat Uruguay to become third team into last 16
Portugal beat Uruguay 2-0 on Monday with two goals from midfielder Bruno Fernandes to become the third team after France and Brazil to qualify for the World Cup knockout stage.
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EU fails to agree on Russian oil price cap, say diplomats
European Union governments failed to agree on Monday on a price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil, as Poland insisted that the cap had to be set lower than proposed ...
Haiti still needs foreign strike force to confront gangs, official says
The international community should send a strike force to Haiti to confront gangs even though police have ended a blockade of a fuel terminal that caused a humanitarian crisis, Haiti’...
Disney CEO Bob Iger calls the drive to make streaming profitable a priority
Walt Disney Co DIS.N Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Monday one of his top priorities is to make the company’s streaming business profitable.
Iger is responsible for ...
Sudan’s military leader freezes unions to curb Islamists’ influence
Sudan’s military leader issued decrees on Monday to freeze the activities of trade unions, control their finances and take over their leadership, according to a statement by the ruling ...
Musk says Apple mostly stopped advertising on Twitter
Elon Musk said on Monday that Apple Inc AAPL.O has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter, the most high-profile company to pull ads from the social media platform over concerns ...
Transport ministry has budget of over €400m next year
The transport ministry is set to have a budget of over €400 million for 2023, marking a more than 80 per cent increase since 2015, Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Monday, presenting his ministry’...
Casemiro strike sends Brazil into the last 16
Doha’s Stadium 974 thrummed to the samba beat on Monday night as Brazilian fans brought Latin American swagger to this patch of Qatar and Casemiro fired Brazil into the knockout ...
Somali troops overpower militants to end hotel siege
Somali security forces stormed a hotel in the capital on Monday to end a near day-long siege by al Shabaab militants who killed nine people at the building near the ...
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began erupting on Sunday for the first time since 1984, ending its longest quiet period in recorded history.
The night sky ...
Part of Karpasia to be turned into Turkish Naval Base
A swathe of the Karpasia peninsula is being carved into a military zone at the orders of the ‘government’ in the north, reports said on Monday.
The area will extend ...
Christodoulides keeps mum over secret deal with Diko
The election campaign team of presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides opted for total radio silence on Monday amid a swirling political uproar after reveals about a ‘secret deal’ he struck up ...