Man arrested for drink driving in Limassol
Police arrested a 57-year-old man for drink driving and damaging a police vehicle in Limassol, authorities announced on Sunday.
According to police, the man was arrested at 11pm on Saturday ...
We need an inquiry into the Takata airbag fiasco
By Loukis Skaliotis
The democratic system of government has come to be accepted as the preferred system, primarily because it provides legitimacy to those who govern. It is supposed to ...
Cyprus foreign ministry welcomes EU conclusions on enlargement and Turkey
Cyprus’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the EU Council Conclusions on enlargement on Sunday, noting that they incorporate crucial issues for the Republic of Cyprus and that they send a ...
Genomes reveal timing of Homo sapiens interbreeding with Neanderthals
Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense these close cousins of our species are not gone. Their legacy lives on in the genomes of most people on ...
Japan’s antitrust watchdog to find Google violated law in search case, Nikkei reports
Japan’s competition watchdog is expected to find Google GOOGL.O guilty of violating the country’s antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources.
The Japan Fair Trade ...
President says no other alternative but to end Turkish occupation of Cyprus
There is no other alternative but to end the Turkish occupation of Cyprus and reunite our homeland, pledged President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday.
In a speech at an event in ...
The Christmas we get we deserve
“I believe in Father Christmas” by Greg Lake is a song that’s played on the radio and in shops each Christmas all over the UK and in many other ...
Three teens injured in fight outside Limassol cafe
Three teens were injured in a fight outside a cafe in Limassol, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the teens were outside of a cafe in Limassol at around 7...
President says Syria’s sovereignty must be safeguarded
President Nikos Christodoulides said that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Syria must be safeguarded, and hoped that countries like Turkey would not attempt to exploit the gap created by ...
Government budgets continue to serve the few and neglect the people
Government budgets are the main instrument of economic policy that determine how resources are to be allocated and collected from various interest groups. On Wednesday, MPs voted to approve the ...
Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges after night of grief, scuffles
A man suspected of driving a car into a German Christmas market in an attack that killed at least five people and injured scores of others faces charges of murder ...
Man in critical condition after Nicosia fire
A 52-year-old man is in critical condition at Nicosia General on Sunday after suffering severe burns from a fire in an abandoned house, the fire services said.
The incident occurred ...
Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza, orders hospital to evacuate
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Prez buffs his battered crown with Christmas present from the banks
THE TWO big banks gave Prezniktwo the Christmas presents he was asking for to improve his public image, after the battering it received from the comrades and other social justice ...
A big man and an intellectual heavyweight
Zenon Stavrinides, the well-known Greek Cypriot intellectual and Cyprob aficionado, passed away last October aged 78 and my column this week is in celebration of his life.
He was the eldest ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting December 16:
Limassol’s share of the 2025-2027 state budget has drawn the ire of the Limassol Chamber of ...
Smarter, greener, better – redefining the future of machine power
In an age of smart machines, EU-funded researchers are ensuring that they are being designed with sustainability and societal well-being in mind.
By Jack McGovan
Machines have always fascinated Dr ...
boxing
Ukraine’s Usyk outpoints Fury to retain world heavyweight crowns
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles by unanimous decision against Britain’s Tyson Fury to remain undefeated after an enthralling clash in ...
Our View: Students join the legions of take, take, take demands
On the final day of the debate of the state budget, a group of students gathered outside the House of Representative to protest against the cuts to their financial aid. ...
Arm CEO downplays ambitions to make its own chip in Qualcomm case
The chief executive of Arm (O9Ty.F) has downplayed the company’s ambitions to become a chip supplier in its own right at a trial against Qualcomm, a major ...
Germany: Xmas market murder
German authorities probe motive in deadly Christmas market attack
Authorities investigated a Saudi doctor with a history of anti-Islam rhetoric as the suspected driver in a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg that ...
Explainer: How would a US bitcoin strategic reserve work?
Bitcoin hit a record high above $107,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump reiterated plans to create a US bitcoin strategic reserve, stoking the enthusiasm of crypto bulls.
Here’s how ...
UK property asking prices decrease, headwinds remain for 2025
Average asking prices for newly listed houses and apartments in Britain fell by 1.7 per cent in December, but activity was robust for the time of year as movers aimed to ...
Pfizer forecasts in line 2025 profit as it seeks turnaround
Pfizer (PFE.N) this week forecast 2025 profits roughly in line with Wall Street expectations, offering some relief to investors after a tumultuous year during which it attracted criticism from activist ...