Archive 2024

By MJ (Thinus) Booysen & Joubert Van Eeden In sub-Saharan Africa, high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution from vehicle tailpipe emissions cause poor health, developmental stunting, and even death. ...

Google plans to make adjustments to displaying search results on its platform in Europe after some smaller rivals complained about lower traffic to their sites following previous tweaks by the ...

A draft law on cryptocurrencies is undergoing the process of adoption in Morocco, according to the governor of its central bank, Abdellatif Jouahri. Cryptocurrencies have been banned in Morocco since 2017, ...

US single-family house prices increased solidly in September, which together with a resurgence in mortgage rates will further reduce affordability for many prospective homeowners. House prices jumped 0.7 per cent on ...

The award-winning film Gomsu (Neighbour), a poignant exploration of memory and resilience in post-invasion Cyprus, is to be screened at the Cyprus high commission in London on December 4. Sponsored by “...

Liverpool overawed rivals Manchester City in a 2-0 win on Sunday with goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah to take a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier ...

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren and Ferrari took their Formula One constructors’ title dueldown to the last race of the season ...

By Gordon Fletcher Elon Musk’s regular posts of strong support for president-elect Donald Trump on his social media platform X and his expected role within the new US administration ...

The election, for the second time, of Donald Trump in the US signals important geopolitical changes and is expected to impact the global economy decisively. Currently, the US economy presents ...

Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee bagged two goals apiece as Manchester United thumped Everton 4-0 on Sunday in new manager Ruben Amorim’s first Premier League match at Old Trafford. ...

By Loukis Skaliotis The election of Donald Trump has captured the attention of media and individuals worldwide. My concern today, and what has troubled me the most with Trump’s ...

Concrete manufacturers and traders are to continue their strike on Monday after workers and their employers failed to reach an agreement over the regulation of overtime pay. Both trade unions ...

Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he wanted former National Security official and loyalist Kash Patel to lead the FBI, signaling an intent to drive out the bureau’s ...

There is a major problem with the Road Transport Department and the provision of driving test appointments. This issue has existed since July and is only getting worse. There are ...

I helped my mother, a 19-year permanent resident of Cyprus, attend the Larnaca court this morning to meet up with her lawyer and submit some legal paperwork. It was interesting ...

Clearly the current visible, passive policing approach isn’t working. The recent spate of road deaths confirms this. Merely driving around with blue lights flashing creates a “law abiding” environment ...

Russian and Syrian jets struck the rebel-held city of Idlib on Sunday in the second day of intensive bombing in northern Syria aimed at pushing back insurgents who had swept ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem, with tourists shunning the Palestinian city and many residents seeking a way out as the Gaza war grinds ...

European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis stressed the importance of his role on his first day in office on Sunday. Kadis, a Cypriot national, told newspaper Phileleftheros he ...

Cyprus is “awaiting further actions from the United Nations” with regard to the planned enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in the early part of next year, deputy government spokesman ...

By Oren Anolik In 1998, at the time of the adoption of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, the head of Israel’s delegation, Judge Eli Nathan, expressed both hope ...

The three 24-year-old menwho attacked a taxi after its driver refused to drive them to the hotel in Larnaca in which they were staying were remanded in custody for a ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Sunday described the European Union’s outgoing High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell as a “true friend of Cyprus”, as his tenure in Brussels ...

Three and a half years since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood inside the former Dianellos cigarette factory which has functioned as the Turkish Cypriot legislature since 1974 and promised a ...