Today’s weather: High temps, afternoon rains
Wednesday will start off mostly clear after the dissolution of local low clouds. After midday increased clouds and isolated rain or a brief thunderstorm is expected mainly in mountainous areas ...
Corpses, body parts of 12 people strewn across Mexico’s Monterrey in spate of violence
The mutilated corpses and dismembered body parts of 12 people were dumped in seven locations across the metropolitan area of the Mexican city of Monterrey on Tuesday in a spate of ...
Forget the Akamas you hoped to see
Roads, kiosks and houses all spell disaster
By Efi Xanthou
The Akamas peninsula is the last pristine area left in the non-occupied area of Cyprus. And change is imminent. Road ...
Our View: Police terror suspect information should not be shared
At the end of 2019 the state set up a Team for the Evaluation of Suspect Foreigners on issues of Terrorism, police spokesman Christos Andreou said. He was responding to questions ...
Former ‘MP’ in the north arrested for forged medical prescriptions
Authorities in the north were on Tuesday clamping down on a prescription medicine scandal, after 26 bin bags with tablets were found in an abandoned building.
Reports from the north said ...
National Council briefed over Cyprob developments in New York
‘Resuming negotiations does not just depend on Greek Cypriots’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday briefed the National Council over his contacts in New York and his meeting with UN general-secretary ...
Contentious e-basket bill discussed in parliament
Discussions over the contentious e-basket bill began at the House commerce committee on Tuesday, with MPs slamming the government for “turning a blind eye” to the rising problems society faces.
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Thousands flee Karabakh to Armenia, death toll rises in fuel depot blast (Updated)
Hungry and exhausted Armenian families jammed roads on Tuesday to flee homes in the defeated breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, a departure blighted by an explosion at a fuel depot that ...
A third of US Democratic senators call for Menendez’s resignation
One-third of all U.S. Democratic senators, including Senator Cory Booker, on Tuesday called on Senator Bob Menendez to resign after federal prosecutors charged him and his wife with taking ...
Illegal supermarkets reported but nothing done, MPs hear
A number of retailers are operating illegally as supermarkets, while authorities are failing to clamp down on the phenomenon, the supermarket association charged during Tuesday’s House commerce committee.
Speaking ...
Majority of refugee homes not connected to sewage due to cost
Almost 80 per cent of households in the villages of Dherynia, Achna, Sotira, Avgorou, Acheritou, Frenaros, Liopetri, Xylofagou, Ormidia, and Xylotymbou are not connected with the sewage systems, which will go ...
Italy to allow migrant expulsions on public order grounds – draft
Foreigners who live legally in Italy could in future be kicked out of the country if they pose a threat to public order or national security, according to a draft ...
Fire in Limassol’s Alassa area (Update)
A fire raging in Limassol was placed under control on Tuesday night, as forces from across the country had gathered around the Alassa and Limnatis region to battle the flames.
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New exhibitions added to island’s art scene
The end of September and the beginning of October will welcome a handful of new art exhibitions by artists of all ages and backgrounds. Coming up first in Nicosia is ...
MPs demand action on rising prices, interest rates
Lawmakers on Tuesday again harangued the government over its apparent apathy relating to rising interest rates, with one MP calling on President Nikos Christodoulides himself to come to parliament to ...
Benefits of AI outweigh drawbacks says minister
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not replace human intelligence but rather boost human ingenuity, the Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy said on Tuesday.
Philippos Hadjizacharias was speaking at ...
Goal is to make gender equality ‘the norm’
Cyprus ranks 22nd among EU member-states when it comes to gender equality, and 106th out of 146 countries worldwide, making it imperative to accelerate its promotion across the board, gender equality ...
Audit service probes Christodoulides’ pay as palace official
The audit office is investigating a complaint that claims President Nikos Christodoulides received substantial benefits past his post between 2013 and 2018, while he was working at the presidential palace.
Audit office ...
LiquidChart review: 5 things to know about them before you start trading
Profitable yet challenging, trading in the financial markets has many moving parts. Traders commonly depend on technical analysis tools and platforms to help them effectively traverse this landscape. One such ...
Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme’ record low
By Jake Spring
Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday, adding ...
EU’s bid to save bees stings sugar beet farmers
By Maytaal Angel and Gus Trompiz
Europe’s sugar beet growers are turning away from the crop in a move that could drive soaring prices even higher, as the EU’...
House committee chairman raises pitfalls of blanket pesticide ban
Cyprus is looking forward to the adoption of a ‘rational’ compromise for pesticides regulation, the House of Representatives announced on Tuesday.
Agriculture committee chairman, Giannakis Gabriel, said that rational regulation ...
Call for private-public cooperation to promote tourism
Cyprus marked World Tourism Day on Tuesday with a call to both the state and private sector to join forces and develop strategies and incentives that can spearhead innovation and ...
Tatar seems to do U-turn on Cyprus special envoy
A UN Secretary-General Special Adviser could be appointed for Cyprus under certain conditions Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday, despite categorically denying any such an appointment the previous ...