US OPEN
Pegula sends top seed Swiatek packing to reach semi-final
American Jessica Pegula knocked world number one Iga Swiatek out of the U.S. Open 6-2 6-4 on Wednesday to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final.
The sixth seed threw ...
Court to announce ruling in auditor-general case on September 18
The Supreme Constitutional Court will be announcing its ruling on September 18 on the attorney-general’s request for the dismissal of the auditor-general on the grounds of inappropriate conduct.
In a ...
Man arrested for Nicosia burglaries
A 42-year-old was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with two burglaries committed in August in Nicosia.
The first case was reported on August 17 by a Nicosia resident, who said ...
gaza truce
US negotiators racing to present new Gaza ceasefire proposal
The White House is scrambling to put forward a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages by Hamas in the coming days, two U.S. officials, ...
What’s on this weekend
Hello September, hello new season of events! To welcome the first weekend of September, which often feels like the start of the year in many ways, the cultural agenda brings ...
23-year-old caught red-handed breaking into parked cars
A 23-year-old has been arrested in connection with illegal possession of property, after police caught him red-handed trying to break into parked cars.
At 1.15am on Thursday, a policeman, off ...
Cocaine and explosives found in residence, teen arrested
Cocaine and an improvised explosive device were confiscated by the police during a raid on a house in Limassol and an 18-year-old was arrested.
Having secured a search warrant, the ...
US ELECTIONS
US charges employees of Russia’s RT network in crackdown on election influence efforts
The US filed money-laundering charges against two employees of Russian state media network RT for what officials said was a scheme to hire an American company to produce online content ...
us open: Day 10
Sinner beats Medvedev in seesawing US Open quarter-final
Top seed Jannik Sinner broke through Daniil Medvedev’s defences to win 6-2 1-6 6-1 6-4 in a seesawing U.S. Open quarter-final on Wednesday.
Sinner beat Medvedev in this ...
Cyprus transport and storage sector grows in second quarter
Cyprus’ Turnover Value Index for the transport and storage sector reached 139.4 units in the second quarter of 2024, marking an increase of 1.8 per cent compared to the same period last year.
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Weather mainly fine with showers in the afternoon
Low pressure and an unstable air mass are affecting the region.
The weather on Thursday will be mainly fine, with clouds forming locally and isolated showers and possibly thunderstorms and ...
SCHOOL MURDERS
Georgia high school student, 14, kills 4 and wounds 9 in campus shooting
A 14-year-old boy killed two fellow students and two teachers and wounded nine others in a shooting at a Georgia high school on Wednesday, jolting the United States with the ...
Cyprus business & economy daily wrap-up
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has reported a rise in interest rates on consumer loans, which increased to 6.67 per cent in July, up from 6.18 per cent in the previous ...
Eurozone August business activity gains Olympic lift, PMI shows
Eurozone business activity received a boost from France hosting the Olympic Games last month but the malaise in the bloc is likely to return once the Paralympics wraps up as ...
UK services activity at four-month high in August
Britain’s services activity grew last month at the fastest pace since April and price pressures eased, according to a survey that pointed to a more benign inflation outlook and ...
Airbnb asks NYC to reconsider regulations on short-term rentals
Airbnb (ABNB.O) this week asked New York City to reconsider regulations on short-term rentals that went into effect in September 2023, citing higher prices for travellers and zero impact on ...
Pressure on for Ayaz to serve sentence in Cyprus
Pressure has been piling on the government this week after Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for being a ‘member of a ...
Our View: Outrage over Netflix series is manufactured grievance
It seems the Turkish Cypriot leadership enjoys presenting itself as the wronged and unfairly treated side in Cyprus. This sentiment was fueled a couple of a weeks ago by the ...
US OPEN
Draper downs De Minaur to reach semis
Britain’s Jack Draper beat 10th seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 7-5 6-2 on Wednesday in their U.S. Open quarter-final to reach his first Grand Slam semi.
Draper, the 25...
Fly tippers fined, made to pick up own rubbish
Fly tippers in Ayios Epiktitos and Ayios Amvrosios were fined and then made to collect the rubbish they had fly tipped by village police.
The villages’ Turkish Cypriot mayor Ceyhun ...
New samples taken from hotel wreckage where 35 Cypriots died
New samples were taken from the wreckage of the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman, where 35 Cypriots and 37 others were killed during last year’s earthquakes, as scientific ...
Education minister hails large families
Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Wednesday extolled the virtues of large families at the Nicosia district’s “large families’ celebration”.
Speaking to parents who attended the event, she said, “you, ...
Govt revokes eight ‘golden passports’
The government on Wednesday announced it had revoked the Cypriot citizenship of eight people who were naturalised under Cyprus’ citizenship through investment programme, commonly known as the ‘golden passport’ scheme.
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Phedonos hails new university campus in Paphos
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Wednesday hailed the opening of the American University of Beirut’s new campus in his town, describing it as “one of the most important projects” ...