Limassol police arrest two for cannabis
Police in Limassol on Monday arrested two people, aged 20 and 22, after cannabis products were found in their possession.
In a spot search of a car driven by one of the ...
Back-to-back yellow weather warnings, high fire risk
The Department of Meteorology has issued a yellow warning for high temperatures on Monday valid from 11am until 5pm. A previous warning for high overnight temperatures expires at 8am.
The ...
European companies cut jobs as economy sputters
Elevated levels of inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe to freeze hiring or cut jobs.
Here are some layoffs announced since the ...
Adidas hikes 2024 earnings guidance after second-quarter beat
German sportswear maker Adidas is increasing its full-year earnings guidance after a better than expected second quarter, it said on Tuesday, in its second upgrade this year.
The success of ...
Nvidia investor dilemma: how much is too much in a stock portfolio?
Outsized positions in artificial intelligence darling Nvidia (NVDA.O) have boosted portfolio managers’ returns this year but the bets stand to magnify risk if the chipmaker’s red-hot shares see ...
Foreign leaders react to Biden ending reelection campaign
Following are some reactions from foreign leaders and officials to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision on Sunday to end his campaign to seek reelection in November:
NEW ZEALAND ...
Kamala Harris’ vice president – top names include Beshear, Buttigieg
U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision on Sunday to drop his reelection bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic candidate leaves Harris with ...
trump camp reacts
Trump campaign switches gears to confront a Harris challenge
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will try to show swing voters that his likely new rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, has her fingerprints all over two issues he is counting ...
Many Democrats back Harris in 2024 race, but Pelosi, Obama silent
Many Democrats on Sunday quickly backed Vice President Kamala Harris to run as the party’s presidential nominee against Donald Trump after President Joe Biden’s abrupt departure from the ...
Biden ends failing reelection campaign, backs Harris as nominee
President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday under growing pressure from his fellow Democrats and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s candidate to face Republican ...
Biden quit race for reelection after agonizing over poll data
U.S. President Joe Biden gave most of his aides a mere moment’s notice of his decision to quit the race for reelection on Sunday after an agonizing 48 hours ...
The final days: How Biden and his inner circle blew it
U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign on Sunday followed a series of strategic missteps by his campaign team and White House aides that amplified ...
Biden, 81, pulls out of presidential race, will serve out term
By Jeff Mason, Jarrett Renshaw and Kanishka Singh
U.S. President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability ...
Piastri takes first win amid team orders row
By Alan Baldwin
Australian Oscar Piastri took his first Formula One win in a McLaren one-two at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday after Lando Norris reluctantly handed back the ...
Further yellow weather warnings for Sunday, Monday
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Monday as high temperatures are again forecast.
The warning will be in place from 11am until 5pm with maximum temperatures ...
Turkish invasion: 50 years
Memories of a soldier: ‘I’ll never see the Stones live’
Kratinos Pyliotis, a 19-year-old National Guardsman in 1974, served at an artillery unit in Athalassa (known as 189MPP) and recounts his experience of the coup and invasion
July 15: I was threatened ...
Energy review: the world will need all the energy it can get
During the last two months two major reports were released reviewing world energy. First was the Energy Institute’s (EI) ‘Statistical review of world energy 2024’ published in June, followed by ...
A global IT outage brought supply chains to their knees
Friday’s global IT outage – caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike – wrought havoc on business operations around the world.
Severe disruptions were reported in multiple countries, ...
Mitsotakis visit ‘not just symbolic’
The visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus, was not only of symbolic importance but it was more one of substance, the presidency said in a post on ...
Paphos village readies for bird spectacle
In a few days time the annual spectacle of migrant swallows gathering in the village of Mesana in the Paphos district will again be visible, the community council has warned.
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Fighting rages in southern Gaza, Israeli strikes hit central areas
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israeli forces battled Palestinian fighters in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday, and struck areas in the centre of the coastal enclave where thousands of ...
Water in dams at half the level of last year
As the hot summer continues unabated in Cyprus, the Water Department on Sunday said the islands dams are only 36.8 per cent full, a result also of slow inflow during a ...
Trump says he received no warnings of ‘a problem’ before assassination attempt
Donald Trump said on Saturday nobody warned him of a problem in the lead-up to the former president’s rally in Pennsylvania when a would-be assassin shot him in the ...
Refreshing the cultural scene
For those staying on the island this July and August, fear not, there is plenty to enjoy. After all, we are a summer destination. Among the busy cultural agenda of ...