Archive 2023

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand near Wellington on Wednesday at a depth of 48 km (30 miles), government seismic monitor Geonet said. The earthquake’s epicentre was 50 km from the town ...

EU’s highest court has restricted public access Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras and Elena Hadjidemetriou Under the provisions of the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive all EU member states are required ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful quake ripped through his country and neighbouring Syria, with an ...

The European Union on Tuesday announced that it had added the British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Marshall Islands and Russia to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. This ...

Pay ex-bonus +6.7 per cent vs Reuters poll +6.5 per cent Total pay growth slows to +5.9 per cent on bonus effect Bank of England worries about inflation heat in pay growth Unemployment ...

Russian troops have broken through the defences of Ukrainian forces in part of the Luhansk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said early on Wednesday. “During the offensive … the Ukrainian troops ...

International hydrocarbon exploration and production company Energean on Tuesday announced that Israel has now officially entered the oil exporters club, after hydrocarbon liquids were transported from Karish. “Energean is delighted ...

Ford (F.N) plans to cut 3,800 product development and administration jobs in Europe in the next three years, the company said on Tuesday, citing rising costs and the need for ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday called for a crackdown on people renting out their properties but who continue to evade the taxman by not registering as Airbnb. The House commerce committee discussed ...

The absolute pettiness of the outgoing president was on full display on Sunday when he entered into a very public spat with Katie Clerides, Disy member, former MP and daughter ...

AC Milan took a step towards their first Champions League quarter-final appearance for 11 years as Brahim Diaz’s goal gave the Italians a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in their ...

Foreign ministers of four European countries joined Washington on Tuesday in opposing a decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to authorise nine Jewish settler outposts in the ...

Everything said on the campaign trail will be put into practice, as it constitutes a “contract with the Cypriot people,” president-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. He was addressing supporters ...

The police cybercrime unit on Tuesday warned of a new SMS scam after a Nicosia resident reported that €23,000 was stolen from his bank account. The complainant told police that on ...

British police on Tuesday said they were investigating whether the murder of a transgender teenage girl in north-west England at the weekend was a hate crime, ahead of a planned ...

Michigan authorities on Tuesday said they have “no idea why” a 43-year-old man killed three Michigan State University students and wounded five others before turning the gun on himself, the ...

Russian forces bombarded front-line Ukrainian troops and towns in the eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday in what appeared to be early salvoes of a new offensive, as Western allies met ...

Three unique musical evenings will enrich Paphos’ cultural agenda in February with the presence of local and international musicians. First is a recital for solo guitar by the popular Greek ...

Three men aged 21, 39 and 45 were jailed on Tuesday for offences related to drug smuggling, committed in September last year. The 21-year-old appeared before Larnaca district court and was sentenced to ...

Rescuers from the north on Tuesday described the macabre scenes they witnessed in Adiyaman, while trying to save the Turkish Cypriot volleyball team buried under the rubble of the Isias ...

Famagusta district court on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 20 days in prison after finding him guilty of traffic offences committed on two separate occasions. According to a police statement, ...

Big agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the American Midwest are on a mission to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who have been caught up in a wave of hiring ...

A harmless unexploded rifle grenade was found at Kouklia beach on Tuesday. According to Paphos police spokesman and CID chief Michalis Nicolaou, officers received a tip off to investigate the ...

The justice ministry on Tuesday published explanatory guides to help inform the public on the implementation of the whistleblower protection law. Three separate guides have been issued on the ministry’...