Croatia seizes $21 mln worth of cocaine at Adriatic port
Croatian police said on Wednesday they had seized 745 kg of cocaine concealed in containers in the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka over the past month and a half, their biggest ...
Israel considers recognition of Morocco’s rule over Western Sahara
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser visited Rabat on Wednesday as his government mulls a possible announcement of recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara, ...
Putin accuses Ukraine of destroying the Kakhovka Dam at behest of West
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of destroying the Kakhovka dam at the suggestion of the West, in what he called a “barbaric” war crime that escalated the ...
Woman found dead at her home in Paphos
A 38-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Kato Paphos on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The British woman was found in her flat, which she lives in with ...
Telethon launched in support of those with neurological problems
The Telethon 2023 month kicked off on Wednesday in support of people with neurological and genetic problems.
According to an announcement, the telethon was launched by the Cyprus Institute of Neurology ...
Audit service of police force ‘unconstitutional’
The law on the police internal audit service is unconstitutional, the House legal affairs committee heard on Wednesday.
The discussion referred to a specific bill regarding internal, undercover investigations on ...
Rush to pass new student evaluations before summer recess
Decisions on the evaluation of high school students following the abolition of twice-yearly exams should be taken before the summer holidays, House education committee chairman Pavlos Mylonas said on Wednesday.
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Canadian wildfires prompt new evacuations, alarm over air quality
Firefighters battled hundreds of forest blazes on Wednesday as Canada’s worst-ever early season wildfires prompted the evacuation of thousands and a blanket of smoky air wafting over U.S. ...
Parties condemn checkpoint attack on police officers
Parties on Wednesday condemned an attack by a Turkish national on police officers at the Ledra Street crossing point.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, when a Turkish national attempted to ...
Aristophanes brings the clouds to Nicosia
Antilogos Theatre continues its productions of the famous ancient Greek comedy The Clouds, commonly known in Greek as Nefeles. Just a handful of performances remain, taking place at the Open ...
Lira plunges 7% as Turkey edges towards free market
Turkey’s lira plunged 7% to a record low on Wednesday in its biggest selloff since a historic 2021 crash, a move traders said is a “strong signal” that Ankara is moving ...
Real Madrid to sign Bellingham from Dortmund for €103m
Borussia Dortmund have agreed to sell England midfielder Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid for an initial fee of 103 million euros, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday.
Bellingham will become the ...
House scrambles to regulate government advisors
A bill aiming to regulate the contentious issue of government advisors was discussed at the House institutions committee on Wednesday.
After weeks of ridicule over questionable appointments for ministerial advisors, ...
Messi to join Inter Miami after PSG exit
Lionel Messi will snub a lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia and move to Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent after parting ways with French champion Paris ...
Reddit to lay off about 5 per cent of its workforce
Reddit said on Tuesday it is laying off about 5 per cent of its workforce, or 90 employees, joining a list of technology companies that have been cutting jobs across corporate America.
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House focuses on sexual harassment in public sector
There are serious cases of sexual harassment in Cyprus, MPs heard on Wednesday as discussion continued on unwelcome sexual advances and gender-based harassment in the public service as disciplinary offences.
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Swiatek outclasses Gauff, Jabeur’s dream in tatters
Holder Iga Swiatek was tested by American sixth seed Coco Gauff in a rematch of their 2022 French Open title clash but the world number one showed her class to secure ...
Putting passion into his music
In a Cypriot singer from South Africa, PAUL LAMBIS finds a man who pours life-changing experiences into song, with music that speaks from the heart
There are a handful of ...
No sign fire at Russian cultural centre was arson – police
No scientific data or testimonies have emerged to show a large fire at the Russian cultural centre in Nicosia was arson, the police said on Wednesday.
The fire in late ...
Aphrodite Hills to host famed Real Madrid training clinics
The Atlantica Hotels & Resorts Group, the largest hotel company in Cyprus and Greece with a portfolio of 50 hotels, is set to begin collaboration with Be Free Football and the ...
Call to unfreeze public sector posts
The House must consider the unfreezing of 1,851 vacant first appointment roles, civil servants union Pasydy director Stratis Mattheou and finance ministry director general George Panteli said on Wednesday.
The Cyprus ...
HIV positive mother complains over treatment
The health ministry condemned on Wednesday a report by an HIV positive woman, who accused doctors of writing on the cover of her newborn’s health booklet that the mother ...
Ukrainians face homelessness, disease as floodwaters crest from destroyed dam
Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes as floodwaters crested across a swathe of the south on Wednesday after the destruction of a vast hydro-electric dam on the front line between Russian and ...
EU Commission allocates $1.3bn to tackle mental health ‘silent epidemic’
The European Commission said on Wednesday it would allocate 1.23 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to mental health initiatives across the 27-member European Union and make mental health a pillar of health policy.
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