UAE’s Jaber says oil, industrial firms to commit to decarbonisation at COP28
By Maha El Dahan
More than 20 firms across the oil and gas sector and heavy industry have agreed to commit to curb emissions at the UN’s COP28 climate summit, ...
Countries pledge to raise $12 billion to fund coral reef protection
By David Stanway
An alliance of nations said on Tuesday members would raise $12 billion to protect coral reefs from threats such as pollution and overfishing, but experts warned the funding ...
President in hot water over failing to declare pension (updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides failed to claim in his capital statement (‘pothen esches’) an early pension he receives from the foreign ministry on top of his presidential salary, it emerged on ...
VAR officials involved in Liverpool error not selected for weekend games
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officials involved when Liverpool were wrongly denied a goal in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat at Tottenham Hotspur have not been included for this ...
Teachers of crucial importance for future say unions
Teaching and education related trade unions from across the divide issued a joint declaration on Tuesday in support of World Teachers’ Day, celebrated on October 5.
“The sustainable and effective financial ...
Dinos Milios: Head Shipping Finance, Eurobank Cyprus
Eurobank’s relationship-oriented culture extends from its approach in ship lending to the full spectrum of its services, placing the development of comprehensive relationships with its clients in key focus
“...
They’re just meat’: Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin
Drunk recruits. Insubordinate soldiers. Convicts.
They’re among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who’ve been pressed into Russian penal units known as “Storm-Z” squads and sent to the ...
Three new firefighting aircraft to be purchased
Three new firefighting aircraft are to be purchased for use by the forestry department, the government decided on Tuesday.
The decision was announced following an inter-ministerial committee meeting at the ...
Man arrested during Chlorakas violence to stand trial
A 47-year-old Syrian national arrested in Chlorakas on August 31 for burglary, spreading fake news, instigating violence, inciting others to commit a crime and knife-wielding is set to face trial on ...
Thai police arrest 14-yr-old suspected gunman after 3 killed at Bangkok mall
Thai police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 14-year-old suspected gunman after a shooting at a luxury mall in the capital Bangkok that emergency services said had killed three ...
Pennsylvania mummy ‘Stoneman Willie’ to receive proper burial after 128 years
A mummified man known as Stoneman Willie will receive a proper burial after being on display at a funeral home in Reading, Pennsylvania, for 128 years.
The unidentified man was an ...
Traffic cameras to be installed in Larnaca
The installation of traffic cameras in Larnaca will start over the weekend at the intersection of Spyros Kyprianou and Martin Luther King avenues in Larnaca.
According to the transport ministry ...
Hedge funds using computers to sell up to $30 billion of stocks soon
Hedge funds using computers to trade equities are expecting to start selling to the tune of $20 billion to $30 billion in the next two weeks given retreating stock markets, a UBS (...
Russia says 335,000 sign up to fight, no plans for new mobilisation
Russia has no plans for an additional mobilisation of men to fight in Ukraine as more than 335,000 have signed up so far this year to fight in the armed forces ...
‘I am Petar Markoski’
PAUL LAMBIS meets a musician blending sound and video looking to work with a Cypriot talent to build on his love for Greek music
With over 2,000 live performances, award-winning violinist, ...
€30,000 in scholarships given to Uni of Cyprus students
easyJet founder and president of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou on Tuesday handed over three scholarships to students doing an MBA at the University of Cyprus worth €30,000.
The ...
C-3PO’s head, ‘Titanic’ costumes for sale at Propstore film auction
From “Star Wars” droid C-3PO’s head to Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Titanic” costume, a trove of costumes and props are headed to auction next month in a sale of ...
Cyprus tourism revenue soars by 26.9 per cent in 2023 — Dutch tourists highest spenders
Cyprus tourism has experienced a remarkable surge in revenue, with an impressive 26.9 per cent increase during the period of January to July 2023, compared to the same period in 2022.
These findings ...
Trio win 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics for use of light to study electrons
Scientists Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics for using pulses of light to study the behaviour of electrons, in work which could ...
Greek party leader confirms support prior to island trip
Restarting negotiations on the Cyprus problem from where they left off in Crans Montana and support for confidence building measures (CBMs) were the key message of Syriza leader Stefanos Kasselakis ...
Sentence increased for people smuggler
The Court of Appeals on Tuesday increased an 18-month prison sentence to three years for an individual involved in aiding illegal residency in the Republic.
The decision came after the ...
Banks behind 70 per cent jump in greenwashing incidents in 2023
The number of instances of greenwashing by banks and financial services companies around the world rose 70 per cent in the past 12 months from the previous 12 months, a report on Tuesday ...
ICRC combs streets of ‘deserted’ Karabakh capital for stranded residents
Only a few hundred people remain behind in the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, including the sick, disabled and elderly, an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) official said on Tuesday, ...
Doctors take issue with vaccine regulations
Simultaneous vaccinations for Covid and this year’s influenza strains will start as of Wednesday in Nicosia and Limassol, while hours have been extended at vaccination points island wide due ...