Archive June 2024

Inland temperatures on Thursday are expected to peak at 40C, with a yellow warning in place from 12 noon till 16.30pm. Yellow warnings are issued for temperatures that may affect vulnerable ...

At least 31 people died and over 60 were still being treated in hospitals after consuming tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. ...

Two persons, 17 and 14, were arrested in Larnaca for illegal possession of property, theft, and attacking a policeman. Police said a woman from Nicosia reported her handbag had been stolen from ...

The U.S. military’s on-again, off-again floating pier in Gaza is expected to resume operations on Thursday to unload sorely needed humanitarian aid for Palestinians, two U.S. officials ...

International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) this week upgraded the long-term credit rating of the Bank of Cyprus to BB+ with a positive outlook. This ...

British inflation returned to its 2 per cent target for the first time in nearly three years in May, but strong underlying price pressures all but rule out a pre-election interest ...

Ferrari’s first electric car will cost at least 500,000 euros ($535,000), a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the luxury automaker prepares to open a plant that will make ...

Sweden’s financial supervisory authority has fined Nasdaq Stockholm (NDAQ.O) 100 million Swedish crowns ($9.59 million) for not complying with bourse rules at several occasions in recent years, the regulator said ...

Britain’s financial watchdog will wait until after next month’s national election to publish its review into how banks conduct mandatory extra checks on “politically exposed” customers and their ...

A Cyprus-based platform dedicated to predicting and managing insect-borne diseases raised an alarm on Wednesday about the increasing threat of tiger mosquito-borne infections in Europe. The Early Warning Decision Support ...

Although the subsidy of electricity bills, after its last extension, would have finally expired at the end of June, the government has now extended it to for another four months – ...

Scotland kept alive hopes of reaching the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time by holding Switzerland to a gripping 1-1 draw at Euro 2024 on Wednesday thanks ...

The United Nations has confirmed that he special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin will visit the island soon to continue efforts to find common ground ...

Goals from Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan gave Germany a comfortable 2-0 win over Hungary in Group A on Wednesday that made the host nation the first side to qualify ...

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday hosted a working lunch for Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis. The meeting, part of Gerapetritis’ official visit to Cyprus, aimed to strengthen bilateral relations ...

During Wednesday’s session of the House ethics committee, disagreements surfaced regarding Disy’s proposal for the disclosure of donors and donation amounts to the social support fund managed by ...

Cancer drugs estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of euros, which were stored in a refrigerated area at Limassol General Hospital, have been destroyed, state health services organisation (Okypy) ...

The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened Cyprus for the first time on Wednesday, saying Hezbollah could consider it “a part of the war” if it continued ...

Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told Reuters on Wednesday. ...

Cyprus currently has around 120 illegal dumpsites, with the Fire Service having been called to extinguish fires at 45 such sites in the Nicosia district alone over the past two years, the ...

Lowly Albania held Croatia to a 2-2 draw in a thrilling Euro 2024 encounter on Wednesday that left both teams fighting it out for progression to the knockout stage. Klaus Gjasula ...

The Turkish Cypriot police on Tuesday arrested a 56-year-old man at the Deryneia crossing point after he had attempted to smuggle 410kgs of frozen chips from the Republic to the ...

Consistent changes in the number of members of the Cypriot delegation of the Cypriot Olympic Committee to the Games of Small States in 2023, as well as the number of flights ...

Another weekend is almost here with plenty of cultural activities for old and young to enjoy. Music celebrations in the streets, yoga celebrations and performances are taking place this Thursday, ...