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Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and ...

Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan on Monday, as the war in Gaza continued to reverberate through ...

Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement. The incident occurred ...

European Central Bank governors fear publishing their interest rate forecasts would invite pressure from governments trying to gauge if their central banker was serving their domestic agenda, sources told Reuters ...

Cyprus’ Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) fell by 0.9 per cent in March 2024, when compared to the same month from the previous year, according to a report released on Monday by ...

Panzer’s delicatessen in north west London has lost 37 suppliers from the European Union since Britain left the bloc’s single market in 2021, and owner David Josephs fears more will ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) tumbled 4 per cent on Monday, as its latest global price cuts fanned Wall Street concerns about dwindling margins at the electric-vehicle maker in the run-up to its ...

Preparations are being stepped up across the board ahead of the coming of this year’s wildfire season, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday. Speaking at an event to ...

Drug alarmism has always been very dear to politicians and journalists. In the past, they would talk about ‘white death’ with reference to marijuana, giving the impression that someone smoking ...

Tensions were raised in northern Cyprus’ ‘parliament’ on Monday as ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu spoke on the state of play regarding the Cyprus problem. Ertugruloglu’s speech had enjoyed a ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Monday that Turkey is “under no obligation to respond” to the north’s authorities over the matter of Cypriots being refused ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday evening touted forthcoming “daring reforms” in Cyprus’ health sector. He was speaking at an event organised by the Cyprus patients’ associations federation (Osak) to mark ...

Cypriot consumers should not pay anything for the Great Sea Interconnector until the project is up and running, the energy minister asserted on Monday. “It’s a matter of principle,” ...

The auditor-general has called on the cabinet to investigate the commissioner of Internal Audit for possible dereliction of duty, in that she did not properly handle allegations of conflict of ...

An earlier introduction of sex education in Cyprus’ schools “would have saved many children” from abuse, Volt MP Alexandra Attalides said on Monday. Speaking at a House human rights committee ...

A deal was struck over the employment of third-country nationals in Cyprus, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou announced on Monday, as he thanked social partners for their “maturity and seriousness” in ...

Three upcoming events have a lot to offer Cyprus’ culture lovers. Get ready to taste local wines from the Paphos region, explore Larnaca and Cypriot musicians in a secret location ...

Police on Monday announced they had successfully identified four potential victims of human trafficking. The four potential victims were identified during a real time training exercise organised by European cross-border ...

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said he did not have the same kind of support at the club during his 2-1/2 year tenure as current Old Trafford boss ...

The archaeological site at the Paphos gate on the western edge of Nicosia’s walled city is now open for visitors. “Through the antiquities department’s excavations in the area, ...

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza will mark the start of Passover, a week-long festival that celebrates freedom, with a renewed plea to the government to make a deal ...

The Audit Office on Monday decried what they see as inaction on the part of the veterinary services regarding the operation of illegal livestock farms on protected land. Its upset ...

The Audit Office on Monday moved to report the Legal Service to the European Commission and the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (Intosai) amid allegations of threats, revenge, and ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has released a statement notifying the public of scheduled closures for all banks on several upcoming dates. The closures are as follows: Wednesday, May 1, 2024: ...