Archive December 2024

Critical care nurses (CCN) are a crucial–if not critical – part of any emergency care structure; they look after patients in the ICU alongside doctors and specialists, as well as ...

A new English radio station will be launched on January 1 in Cyprus, the people behind it said on Monday. Wow Radio Online will play a mixture of hit songs while ...

Strong signs of a likely bull run in early 2025 entice investors to Shiba Inu (SHIB). A new and revolutionary cryptocurrency, Rexas Finance (RXS), is positioned to generate outstanding returns of 12,044% ...

Polis Chrysochous’ new sewerage system is expected to be completed in 2029, the town’s mayor Yiotis Papachristofi said on Monday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he explained the contract ...

The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BoCCF), in collaboration with bahçes Histories* of Cyprus, announces a series of culturally-oriented walks. You are invited to the first walk at Katydata, ...

Former US president Jimmy Carter, a man defined by his humility and idealism, has died at 100. Many US presidents come from modest upbringings. Born in Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter’s ...

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday said he was “saddened” by the death of former United States President Jimmy Carter the previous day. Christodoulides described Carter as “a selfless leader ...

Deep into Christmas week, there is a lot happening this season and even more coming our way next year. As 2025 rolls in, a new wave of events and cultural happenings ...

The United States may offer financial assistance to the Republic of Cyprus to upgrade the Andreas Papandreou air base in Paphos, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Speaking to newspaper ...

Turkish sporting giants Besiktas JK on Sunday night named Cypriot businessman Serdal Adali as the club’s new chairman. Adali secured a club record total of 8,901 votes among the club’...

South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released new estimates for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, revealing slower-than-expected growth. In 2024, SAF production reached 1 million tonnes (1.3 billion litres), doubling the 0.5 million ...

A 49-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Sunday night after police found a loaded pistol in his car. The police found the pistol, which had seven full cartridges in ...

Yet more snow is expected to fall atop the Troodos mountains on Monday and overnight into Tuesday, with hailstones and rain expected in lower ground across other parts of the ...

The value of Portuguese homes that changed hands in the third quarter rose 28 per cent to a record 9.05 billion euros ($1.04 billion), potentially aggravating a shortage of affordable housing, as interest ...

Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as U.S. president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and ...

Toyota Motor’s (7203.T) global production decreased for a 10th straight month in November, the Japanese carmaker said, although its worldwide sales grew for the second consecutive month on solid ...

New Nike (NKE.N) CEO Elliott Hill’s plan to refocus on sports that are core to its brand like basketball and running allayed some investor worries on December 20, but ...

The Cyprus problem in 2024 started with a bang or two, then a whimper, then another bang and wimped out again by December, mid-year coming as it did on the 50th ...

Liverpool thrashed West Ham United 5-0 at the London Stadium to stretch their Premier League lead to eight points on Sunday with Mohamed Salah once again in irrepressible form. Salah ...

To call it a milepost year in anti-free speech might be taking it too far, but definitely 2024 had its fair share of such troubling incidents. But the more precedents are ...

US billionaire Elon Musk drew criticism from German politicians from the government and opposition on Sunday for an opinion piece he wrote backing the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) which ...

Thirty-five years ago, I was strapped into a parachute and yanked skywards by a speedboat. After the initial shock, I was floating in nothingness, a complete and total silence, viewing ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Sunday said it was “deeply saddened” by the aeroplane crash which occurred in South Korea earlier in the day and killed almost 180 people. It offered its “...