Archive July 2024

Stores were closed and buses not running around much of Venezuela on Wednesday, as tensions over a disputed presidential election and rumors of opposition arrests kept many people home. Socialist ...

Protesters clashed with police near Downing Street in London on Wednesday as Britain faced a second night of demonstrationsfollowing the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied knife attack ...

A fight broke out in Limassol on Wednesday night between two groups, leaving a man seriously injured on the seaside road. Initial information said that two people were injured in ...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but opened the door to reducing borrowing costs as soon as its next meeting in September as inflation continues coming into ...

A new yellow warning for high temperatures on Thursday was issued by the met office. According to the warning, the temperature is expected to reach around 40 degrees Celsius inland. The ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will be paying a working visit to Cairo on Thursday, to discuss Cyprus-Egypt relations, EU-Egypt relations, energy issues and developments in the Middle East. A press ...

Despite a spike in tensions in the Middle East, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday he did not currently expect Iran-backed militias to step up attacks against ...

Following a packed month full of remarkable productions of ancient Greek drama, the annual International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama will conclude next weekend with a performance by the National ...

Police on Wednesday were investigating murder, after two charred bodies were recovered from a burning vehicle in Limassol. The car, with the two men, had been located on a dirt ...

Cypriots abroad are the “best ambassadors” for the country’s interests, foreign ministry permanent secretary, Andreas Kakouris said on Wednesday. Commenting at the world conference for overseas Cypriots, Kakouris said ...

Renowned Rick and Morty artist Marc Ellerby will be attending Cyprus Comic Con this year, organisers said on Wednesday. Cyprus Comic Con will be held from October 5 to 6. Marc Ellerby ...

The north will soon require all property owners who rent their properties on short term bases on tourism websites such as Airbnb to register their properties with the ‘government’ as ...

The audit office on Wednesday flagged over 800 questionable cases of individuals who received guaranteed minimum income (GMI) but had accumulated a wealth of property. In a special report for the ...

The north is working to “create a reliable system in the field of higher education”, higher education accreditation authority (Yodak) chairman Aykut Hocanin said on Wednesday. Speaking following a meeting ...

Procter & Gamble (PG.N) missed Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter sales on Tuesday, on weak demand for its skincare products in major market China and waning price benefits in ...

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran early on Wednesday morning, an attack that drew threats of revenge on Israel and fuelled further concern that the ...

Trade union Sek said on Wednesday that an agreement had been reached on renewing collective labour agreements in the construction sector. The new agreement significantly improves employment conditions for some 40,000 ...

When my politically opposed friends Dub a proxy Democrat and let’s call her Sally, a Trumpite, get together it’s akin to tectonic plates grinding off one another. Maria ...

The Cyprus government’s surplus surged to €424.5 million in the January-June period, representing 1.3 per cent of GDP, compared to €62 million and 0.2 per cent of GDP during the same period in 2023, ...

The three-month-old child who died in Nicosia general hospital appears to have been “left to its fate” and was in a terrible state, with signs of malnutrition and likely insect ...

A meeting is set to take place on Thursday over the contentious fake news bill with key stakeholders at the justice ministry. Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis will be attending as ...

Benign inflation data and a cooling job market aside, US credit conditions featuring tepid loan demand and stiff terms may also be bolstering confidence among Federal Reserve officials that price ...

I recently volunteered with the City Friends Club in Limassol for a trash cleanup event. The City Friends Club is a non-profit organisation that holds monthly volunteer-led cleanups. The event ...

Britain’s Alex Yee ran a perfectly-paced 10km to snatch a dramatic Olympic triathlon gold on Wednesday, overhauling a fading Hayden Wilde of New Zealand in brutal conditions. The race ...