Hungary delays ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership -media
Hungary’s parliament will not ratify Sweden’s NATO membership before the summer recess as it has not included the vote in the agenda of next week’s session, Hungarian ...
Smoke hangs over U.S. Midwest, East, hurting air quality
Hazy, smoke-filled skies from raging Canadian wildfires hovered Wednesday over the U.S. Midwest and East, where millions of Americans were urged to limit outdoor activities as the poor air ...
Biden using CPAP machine for sleep apnea, officials say
U.S. President Joe Biden has begun using a continuous positive airway pressure machine to address what is a long-standing problem with sleep apnea, White House officials said on Wednesday.
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Afrobanana to be held in Lefkara, after Dali controversy
The Afrobanana music festival will be held in Lefkara in mid-July, the organisers said in an announcement on Wednesday.
Following the refusal to hold the festival in an area near ...
Supreme Court says law to mandate pre-school unconstitutional
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled a law from the presidency to make pre-school education at public institutions as on unconstitutional.
As stated in the decision of the court, the ...
As Russia teetered, the elite trembled, and private jets left
As one of the world’s most brutal mercenary forces marched on Moscow, some among Russia’s elite trembled in fear that the world’s biggest nuclear power was teetering ...
Court dismisses depositors’ case against Bank of Cyprus
The Nicosia District Court threw out a case on Wednesday brought against the Bank of Cyprus for the haircut on depositors’ savings in 2013, an announcement said.
In their decision, the ...
Kevin Spacey appears in London court for start of sex offence trial
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey appeared in a London court on Wednesday at the start of his four-week trial on a dozen sex offence charges.
Spacey, 63, denies allegations of historic offences ...
Trifecta make their debut
Some mid-week jazz will sound in Paphos as a group of established Cypriot musicians take the stage. The local jazz trio from Cyprus, Trifecta, performs at the garden of Technopolis 20 ...
Government working on tightening software licences used for spyware
The Deputy Ministry of Research is working on tightening the framework for dual-use software licensing related to tracking people, the permanent secretary of the ministry Stelios Himonas told the House ...
Twin sisters among 11 killed in Russian attack on Kramatorsk
Two 14-year-old twin sisters were among at least 11 people killed in a Russian missile strike on a crowded restaurant in Ukraine’s eastern city of Kramatorsk, officials said on Wednesday.
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Mild May means flamingos still at Paralimni lake
The public should take special care when visiting Paralimni lake the Department of the Environment said on Wednesday.
“Because the lake has retained more water than is typical for June, ...
New medical centre for Akaki
An ultra-modern medical centre will be opened in Akaki in 2024, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Wednesday.
An announcement from the organisation said that the centre will join ...
Paphos pensioner given 15 months in prison for car death
A 74-year-old woman from Paphos was sentenced to 15 months in prison for causing death by dangerous driving.
She was also banned from holding a driving licence for 24 months, and handed ...
President speaks with EU leaders on breaking deadlock in talks
Steps on breaking the deadlock on the Cyprus problem were central to separate phone conversations President Nikos Christodoulides had with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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Protesters burn Koran at Stockholm mosque on Eid holiday
A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday, an event that risks angering Turkey as Sweden bids to join NATO, after Swedish police ...
Cyprus signs agreement with Saudi Arabia in boost to tourism
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis announced on Wednesday the approval of a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia in the tourism sector, as well as the establishment of a ...
MPs agree high-level civil servants should file capital statements
The House institutions committee agreed on Wednesday that high-level civil servants and people applying for tenders should file a capital statement (pothen esches).
In his statements after the end of ...
Cabinet announces sanctions monitoring shake-up
Taking into account the “long standing challenges” Cyprus faces, the government on Wednesday announced seven measures to coordinate matters related to sanctions, including a rebranding campaign both at home and ...
Hellenic Bank expects pre-tax profit to exceed €200 million in 2023
The bank also reiterated its complete adherence to sanctions issued by the US, EU and UK
Hellenic Bank CEO Oliver Gatzke addressed shareholders, employees and other participants at the bank’...
Zelenskiy calls Russian leaders ‘bandits’, rules out frozen conflict
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described Russia’s political and military leaders as bandits on Wednesday, and ruled out any peace plan that would turn the war on Ukraine into a frozen ...
Italy pledges to stamp out anti-Semitism from football stadiums
Italy has signed a letter of intent aimed at eradicating anti-Semitism from football stadiums across the country.
Instances of racism and anti-Semitism are commonplace in Italian stadiums, with fans regularly ...
Health ministry honours outgoing thalassaemia chairman
The health ministry honoured the outgoing chairman of the national thalassaemia commission Panos Englezos, with a prize-giving ceremony.
The ceremony was attended by Health Minister Popi Kanari, who congratulated “the ...
Minister regrets no summer nurse available for disabled boy
The health ministry on Wednesday said it failed to provide a nursing assistant to a child with disabilities wishing to attend summer school because these personnel will have to cover ...