Pesticides should be used as a last resort
Even with the known risks to health and ecosystems, conventional agriculture is hooked on chemical pesticides
Things are better than they used to be on the pesticides front. For example, ...
Our View: Are borrowers more deserving of state support than the low paid?
One of the interest groups set up to protect people with bank loans on Tuesday called on the government to take measures to protect borrowers from the continuous rise of ...
US opens probe into 280,000 new Tesla vehicles over steering issue
US auto safety regulators said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into 280,000 new Tesla (TSLA.O) Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over reports of loss of steering control and power ...
Turkish staff member at Sweden’s consulate in western Turkey shot, seriously injured
A Turkish staff member at Sweden’s honorary consulate in the western city of Izmir was shot and seriously wounded in front of the consulate building, TRT state broadcaster said ...
Mobile camera operator in Limassol found positive to initial narcotest
A mobile traffic camera operator in Limassol was found positive to a preliminary narcotest, police said on Tuesday night.
According to authorities, a citizen complained to them that the vehicle ...
Leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan say peace possible despite differences
The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia are both hopeful they can secure a lasting peace agreement despite their differences over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, they said in interviews broadcast ...
US reiterates support for Cyprus solution
The United States will continue to support the agreed Security Council framework for a bizonal, bicommunal federation with political equality and will continue to urge the parties to resume negotiations, ...
Collapse of grain deal not thought to impact Cyprus
Officials and farmers said on Tuesday they do not anticipate either a spike in grain prices or immediate shortages after the lapse of the Black Sea grain deal last month.
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Fortress excavated in Palaepaphos
Work has been completed on the excavation of a monumental fortress at the Laona-Palaepaphos ancient site, dating to the Cypro-Classical period (5th–4th c. BC), the antiquities department said on ...
Tacoy announces intention to run for UBP leadership
The north’s current ‘labour minister’ Hasan Tacoy announced on Tuesday his intention to challenge ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel for the leadership of the UBP.
Speaking in a televised interview, ...
Music night pays tribute to Thanos Mikroutsikos
Music evenings for all tastes are coming up this month at Technopolis 20 in Paphos. Jazz, Latin, flamenco sounds and more will fill the venue’s charming garden. Adding to its ...
Teens from across divide meet at summer camp
Teens from across the divide met and participated in a Cyprus Friendship Programme intercommunal student camp last week, where they were visited by the deputy British High Commsioner.
The camp, ...
President’s election campaign hit with €36,000 fine
Nikos Christodoulides’ presidential campaign office was hit with a €36,000 fine on Tuesday for violating the election rules in the run up to the elections.
The fine came from personal data ...
Cyprus property prices surge — foreign buyers contribute to rising demand
The housing market in Cyprus experienced a notable upswing during the first quarter of 2023, as property prices continued to soar, particularly in the apartment segment, primarily driven by increased demand.
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Cyprus on track to meet anti-money laundering measure
Officials have given assurances that by September Cyprus will do a test run of an ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) register for companies, and that by the end of the year ...
In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change
By Lisi Niesner and Sarah Marsh
Just off the coast of Kiel in northern Germany, scuba divers use hand trowels to dig up emerald green seagrass shoots complete with roots ...
Unesco recommends adding Venice to list of world heritage sites in danger
Unesco experts have recommended that Venice and its lagoon be added to its list of World Heritage in Danger as Italy is not doing enough to protect the city from ...
How concrete, asphalt add to the misery of heat waves
It only takes just a fraction of a second to suffer a pretty serious burn. Asphalt and concrete in direct sunlight can often reach surface temperatures as high as 82 Celsius (180 ...
Barbed wire along buffer zone set to be removed
Controversial barbed wire fencing along stretches of the buffer zone may start being removed in September, reports said on Tuesday.
The news was welcomed by residents of the impacted villages, ...
Larnaca villages say can’t support both waste and asphalt plants
Larnaca officials on Tuesday gave the government an ultimatum: either the Koshi landfill stays or the asphalt plant. Both cannot coexist in the same area.
Refineries have left parts of ...
No worker hit by heatstroke in latest heatwave
The Labour inspection department announced that not a single worker was found to have suffered from heatstroke during the latest heatwave, but said it had received “a small number of ...
England thrash China 6-1 to ease into last 16
Lauren James shone again with two fine goals as England put in their best performance of the Women’s World Cup so far to sweep aside China 6-1 on Tuesday ...
Ministry of finance calls on local authorities to be prudent with budgets
The finance ministry on Tuesday reminded municipalities and sewerage boards to prepare their budgets for the first half of 2024 “with prudence and rationality” given the coming transition to the new ...
Stokes says England ‘walked the walk’ to level Ashes series
England captain Ben Stokes said on Monday the 2-2 draw in the Ashes series showed his side had “walked the walk” after losing the first two tests against Australia, which ...