Covid team to meet, but no cause for stricter measures
The government’s covid-19 scientific advisory team is to convene on August 29 to review the current indicators in the face of a recent rise in virus cases.
Health Minister Popi ...
How Russia keeps its fleet of Western jets in the air
A Ural Airlines Airbus landed in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on Nov. 14 last year. Then it remained grounded on the tarmac.
Three days later, a spare part crucial for ...
Diaspora the focus of House president meeting with Greek minister
House president Annita Demetriou met with Greek deputy foreign minister Giorgos Kotsiras on Wednesday in light of the ongoing World Conference of the Cyprus’ Diaspora.
Kotsiras is responsible within the ...
Zacks Trade and Tradecurve compared: Which platform stands out
In the ever-evolving landscape of trading platforms, it becomes essential to choose a platform that best aligns with your trading needs and goals. With the emergence of new platforms and ...
Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in historic moment for India
– An Indian spacecraft landed on the rugged, unexplored south pole of the moon on Wednesday in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India’s standing as a ...
Rude official investigated after asking why elderly parents needed IDs
A district officer is being investigated after she allegedly asked a woman why she was bothering to renew her elderly parents’ IDs as they were bedridden, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...
Education minister confident all is in readiness for new school year
Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Wednesday met with teachers’ unions Poed and Oelmek to discuss a slew of issues affecting state schools, from staffing and the syllabus to the instalment ...
South African Earth warrior fighting for survival
In a member of Cyprus’ diaspora PAUL LAMBIS finds a woman who won a beauty contest and used the victory to raise environmental issues and battling for the freedom of ...
Privacy and the unwanted
THE WAY THINGS ARE
Some in Cyprus won’t say they have adopted a baby, perhaps from the need to protect the child’s assumed identity or their private business. ...
Putin uses BRICS summit to justify Russia’s war in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin used a speech to a summit of BRICS leaders on Wednesday to defend Russia’s war in Ukraine and praise the grouping as a counterbalance to U....
Pyla: No discussion of changes to status quo says government
The government’s position against any changes to the status quo is steadfast, according to its spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis.
“We are not even going to discuss any planning that calls ...
Walking tour explores ecology of art
Within the context of the art project Akamantis | Head and Hand by Kyriaki Costa, a guided walking tour will take place in Polis Chrysochous and in the wider area of ...
Bus fare hike will cause delays says Peo
The increase in Nicosia bus fares will not only make consumers dig deeper in their pockets but will also cause delays across the entire bus network, making life harder for ...
Investigation into 11-year-old car accident nears conclusion
Renewed investigations behind the death of 17-year-old Andreas Loizou who was killed in a car accident 11 years ago are coming to a close but may be inconclusive, reports suggested on ...
Eurobank to increase share in Hellenic Bank to 46.5 per cent
Greek lender Eurobank on Wednesday announced that it has formally entered into a share purchase agreement with Poppy S.à r.l., outlining its intention to acquire an additional 17.3 per cent ...
Rubiales’ apology over unsolicited World Cup kiss not enough – PM
The Spanish football federation chief’s public apology for his unsolicited kiss of national player Jenni Hermoso during celebrations of Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup was “...
Serena Williams gives birth to second child
Tennis great Serena Williams has given birth to her second child, a girl named Adira River Ohanian, and along with husband Alexis Ohanian welcomed the new arrival in social media ...
Kapnos introduces student tickets for Paphos airport
Kapnos Airport Shuttle on Wednesday announced that student tickets will be available to and from Paphos airport from September 1.
The student ticket, costing €12, was reinstalled after “requests from many students ...
‘King of Crypto’ living on bread and water – lawyer
FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried is “subsisting on bread and water” because the federal jail where he is being held ahead of his fraud trial has not provided him ...
Agricultural payments body and deputy minister discuss payment reforms
The Cyprus agricultural payments organisation (Capo) on Wednesday held a meeting with deputy minister for research, innovation and digital policy Philippos Hadjizacharias to discuss the organisation’s work and how ...
Israeli doctor to examine critically injured National Guard officer
A doctor is set to arrive form Israel on Wednesday to inspect the critically injured national guard officer.
The officer was injured on Thursday last week at the Andreas Papandreou ...
Peo calls for urgent restoration of fuel and electricity subsidies
The need to restore fuel and electricity subsidies is “imperative”, Peo union said on Wednesday.
In a written statement, the union said that the increased fuel prices and cost of ...
Police bust human trafficking networks, five arrested (Update 2)
Police on Wednesday carried out busts against a “criminal organisation involved in the smuggling of irregular migrants to Cyprus”, with five arrests made.
The move came as President Nikos Christodoulides ...
UK’s handling of Microsoft deal sows doubts over post-Brexit direction
The long-running battle between Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Britain over the Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) deal took another twist on Tuesday, raising more questions than answers about the country’s ...