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OpenAI has scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation AI model planned for an October debut, after internal testing found the system did not meet the company’s safety ...

Auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the installation of air conditioners in public schools, warning of serious risks to public health and saying required implementation stages had ...

KLM will operate 164 destinations across 64 countries this winter, increasing capacity on a number of European and long-haul routes as it prepares to introduce its first Airbus A350. The winter programme, ...

Low pressure is expected to affect Cyprus from Wednesday, bringing rain, thunderstorms and a gradual drop in temperatures, the Met Office said on Tuesday. On Tuesday, increased cloud cover will ...

Petrolina’s first-half net profit more than tripled to €9.94 million in 2026, as the acquisition of eWise Cyprus, formerly ExxonMobil Cyprus, sharply increased revenue and lifted the contribution from associated aviation-fuelling ...

The Spanish octogenarian whose eviction last week has triggered nationwide protests over Spain’s housing crisis will be able to return to her Madrid house after reaching an agreement with ...

British police said on Monday they were investigating whether individuals acting for a foreign state were involved in an apparent plot to attack an airbase used by the United States ...

The Cyprus government is preparing further measures to tackle the rising cost of living, while insisting it is already making full use of the options available without putting public finances ...

US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release ...

Cyprus’ petroleum product sales returned to annual decline in August, falling 1.4 per cent to 121,646 tonnes, according to figures released on Monday by the state statistical service (Cystat). The result reversed ...

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) surged by more than 800 per cent over the past year, with the sharp rise now feeding directly into second-hand vessel values, according ...

WISTA International president Elpi Petraki completed a series of visits across Denmark, Sweden and Estonia, meeting maritime professionals, students and industry representatives as the organisation strengthens links across its international ...

The rapid development of AI is beginning to affect the entire global technology supply chain, according to George Malekkos, president of Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA), who has called ...

The Council of the EU on Monday gave the green light to the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest, covering drones and counter-drone systems, maritime defence, space, air ...

Developments on the Cyprus problem over the past week have been less of a “flurry of diplomatic activity” than a “flurry of negativity”. At home we’ve had the fiasco ...

A US judge blocked the Trump administration on Monday from conditioning counterterrorism funds to state and local governments on changes to election administration. The decision by Washington-based US District Judge ...

Mexican authorities urged residents of Baja California Sur to prepare for the imminent arrival of major Hurricane Polo on Monday, warning of deadly winds and flash floods. “Conditions deteriorating over ...

An Italian court on Monday convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia for the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, whose tortured body was found days after his disappearance in Cairo, ...

US President Donald Trump told reporters that United States officials talked with mediators trying to end Washington’s war with Iran on Monday, adding the US will win the Iran ...

SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday and deployed new Starlink satellites, achieving key milestones despite an early engine failure and a decision to ...

The trial into the shooting incident on January 17 in central Larnaca has been postponed for October 13. Six people have been referred to the Larnaca criminal court in connection with the ...

The police disciplinary investigation into leaked photographs of the body of a murder victim from the morgue is still ongoing, a police representative told the House human rights committee on ...

The government is considering installing CCTV systems in all buses used by students, as a permanent solution to delinquent behaviour on school routes, Transport Minister Evie Tsolaki said on Monday. ...

Cyprus is among eight EU member states that reported having a fully designated national contact point for the cross-border referral of victims of human trafficking, a report published on Monday ...