Archive December 2024

Saudi Arabia will host the men’s soccer World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries, ...

OPEC cut its 2024 global oil demand growth forecast for a fifth straight month on Wednesday and by the largest amount yet, a series of downgrades that highlights China’s sputtering ...

Students from a selection of primary and secondary schools sang Christmas carols to President Nikos Christodoulides and First Lady Filippa Karsera on Wednesday. In turn, Christodoulides and Karsera invited the ...

An “ambitious but absolutely necessary” plan to ensure every household and every sector has the water it needs was presented on Wednesday by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, who said reservoirs ...

Hundreds of tractors blocked streets in central London on Wednesday, the latest protest by farmers against the government after it ended an exemption from inheritance tax for agricultural families. The ...

Photographs often appear as natural, value-free representations of the world; objective records of places, people and events ‘as they really were’ when photographers encountered them. Yet, reading these images critically ...

Dealers are legally obligated to replace faulty Takata airbags free of charge, the director of the road transport department, Andreas Louka, said on Wednesday. This comes as the consumer protection ...

As Cardano (ADA) and Ripple (XRP) show indications of peaking, investors are ready to find the next major altcoin to rule the charts. In anticipation of this, Rexas Finance (RXS) ...

The House will be voting at Thursday’s plenary on a referred bill amending the Constitution, establishing the right to a healthy and sustainable environment, after the legal committee on ...

The conclusion of the “Let’s create an SDGs heritage – SDGCultheritage” (www.sdgheritage.eu) project is approaching fast, and will see local dissemination events held by each partner organisation, to ...

What specific measures is Invest Cyprus currently taking to position Cyprus as a leading fintech hub? Our strategy for 2024-2026 focuses on three key areas: first establishing Cyprus as a ...

If you’ve spent at least a few minutes on the internet, you’ve probably noticed this stylish brown dog in a sweater, jeans, and red sneakers. It’s the “...

Mall of Cyprus and G. Charalambous Coffee Roasters invite you to experience four days filled with joy, flavour and Christmas magic. Over December 27-30, 2024, 3-6.30pm, we will welcome Santa ...

Russia said on Wednesday that relations with Washington were so confrontational that Russian citizens should not visit the United States, Canada and some EU countries in coming weeks because they ...

Government employment in Cyprus reached 55,243 people in November, according to the latest data from the state’s statistical service. This represents an increase compared to the average government workforce of 54,229 ...

We all know combining white and coloured clothes in the same wash can cause undesirable results. But our favourite Colour Catcher laundry sheet by Henkel provides the solution once again. ...

The prison guards’ union (Pasydy branch) on Wednesday refuted accusations after inmates in an open letter to President Nikos Christodoulides, decried the “deplorable” conditions in the country’s main prison. “...

A 22-year-old British citizen was arrested at Larnaca airport on Wednesday for smuggling over 20kg of cannabis. The passenger had arrived at Larnaca from Bangkok via the United Arab Emirates. ...

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday announced that the Republic of Cyprus and the Sultanate of Oman have signed a double tax treaty. According to the ministry, the treaty, which was ...

The third HackTech Hackathon, Cyprus’ most prominent tech event, brought together 22 talented teams for a weekend of innovation, collaboration and creativity. Focused on solving real-world challenges, the Hackathon featured two ...

CAPSBOLD, a creative marketing agency headquartered in Cyprus, and Tribe HR agency have joined forces this Christmas to support Sirius Dog Sanctuary, urging people to show love and care for ...

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) had no legal impetus to block the purchase of a medical facility by a US investor, the agency said on Wednesday. Commission ...

By Annie Pezalla As a psychologist who studies family relationships, I can tell you that a parent’s No. 1 job is to keep their kids safe. When a kid becomes ...

The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees during the ousted Syrian president’s rule ...