Archive 2023

Canada, citing the risk of potential dangers, is advising LGBTQ travellers planning trips to the United States to check how they might be affected by recently passed laws in some ...

X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, said Tuesday it would now allow political advertising in the US from candidates and political parties and expand its safety and ...

The White House on Tuesday came close to declaring that the Kremlin was responsible for the death of Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was believed to have been ...

The United States on Tuesday announced a new package of military assistance to support Ukraine that includes additional air defence and artillery munitions, mine clearing equipment and medical vehicles. The ...

A 37-year-old man is in an “extremely critical” condition after being found in a pool of blood in his home by a relative on Tuesday. According to Famagusta police spokesman ...

An adult lion escaped from a private vehicle amidst heavy traffic in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, causing panic for two hours before it was recaptured, Pakistani ...

The Open University of Cyprus is to begin offering courses in English, according to a strategic plan issued to President Christodoulides by its chairman Giorgos Papas. Papas confirmed the plans ...

Air traffic at Syria’s Aleppo airport will resume on Tuesday following an Israeli air strike. Operations will restart at the airport at midnight, Syria’s transport ministry said. An ...

The use of smart devices in Cyprus saw a sharp rise in 2022 compared to 2020, according to the European Union’s statistical office Eurostat. Almost two thirds of people aged between 16 ...

The Scientific committee for the monitoring of Covid-19 disease has been renamed as the Advisory scientific committee following its meeting on Tuesday. In addition, the meeting saw information provided regarding ...

After two nights of violence, Iole Damaskinos goes to Chlorakas and speaks to those living in the village Fear, smouldering frustration and disbelief were the key feelings among Chlorakas residents, ...

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Tuesday called for last week’s elections to be re-run, saying the polls were riddled with flaws and calling on other African countries to ...

The Pharos Arts Foundation waves a radiant goodbye to the summer season with an exciting jazz concert featuring the multi-award-winning Daahoud Salim Quintet. Formed in 2015 by the outstanding young pianist ...

Officials of the European Investment Bank (EIB) will be in Cyprus next month for talks with the government concerning the EuroAsia Interconnector project, the finance minister told MPs on Tuesday. ...

Cyprus’ two largest political parties on Tuesday further condemned the violence in Chlorakas after a second night of clashes between Greek Cypriots and migrants, as Akel argued the government has ...

The headline guest at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con is the charismatic and versatile actor Tom Wlaschiha, best known for his recent portrayals of Jaqen H’ghar in the ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday he will inform his EU counterparts on the situation in the buffer zone near Pyla, where scuffles broke out between UN peacekeepers in ...

The funeral of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in a plane crash last week, was held privately at a cemetery on the outskirts of his hometown St ...

US rapper Eminem has asked Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, to not use his music during his presidential campaign, according to a letter disclosed this ...

Prominent Russian nationalist Igor Girkin failed in an appeal on Tuesday against his pre-trial detention on charges of inciting extremism, a Moscow court said. Girkin, also known as Strelkov, has ...

Playing down its green benefits could attract more consumers By Jennifer Yule It’s difficult to tell if the recent wave of anti-vegan sentiment has affected the plant-based meat market, ...

By Sachin Ravikumar A London scheme to cut traffic emissions by imposing a daily charge on the most polluting vehicles expanded to the whole of the British capital on Tuesday, ...

Lake Geneva, nestled at the foot of the Alps, has long been considered as a near-pristine body of water, but new research has found that its plastic pollution levels are ...

Two men have been arrested in the north after one bought a ‘TRNC’ identity card from the other, before sticking his own picture on it and using the card he ...