Clear with afternoon rains in the north
Monday will start off clear after morning clouds dissipate. In the afternoon, local rains and isolated thunderstorms, with a chance of hail, are expected in the mountains, the interior, and ...
Who is Pavel Durov, CEO of messaging app Telegram?
Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unidentified ...
Palo Alto forecasts annual results above estimates on cybersecurity demand
Palo Alto Networks has projected fiscal 2025 revenue and profit exceeding Wall Street expectations, indicating strong demand for its cybersecurity products amid an increasingly complex digital threat landscape.
Its shares rose ...
Battery maker Northvolt to shift R&D from California to Sweden
Battery maker Northvolt will shut down and shift development of lithium-metal battery technology from California to its R&D hub in Vasteras, Sweden, the company announced.
The decision is ...
Who is responsible for high electricity prices?
This week saw the Electricity Authority of Cyprus and private energy producers trading barbs over who is gouging consumers and who’s responsible for the high electricity prices. So what’...
Slot wins again as Liverpool cruise past Brentford
Arne Slot’s comfortable start to life as Liverpool manager continued when his new side strolled to a 2-0 victory over Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.
Liverpool dominated ...
Twenty dead, 5 million affected in Bangladesh floods
At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and overflowing rivers, officials said on Sunday.
The floodwaters ...
Nicosia field has become an illegal dumping site
I am a foreigner who relocated to Cyprus 1.5 years ago with my Cypriot wife. I would like to draw your attention to the unfortunate condition of the field opposite the ...
The very precious life of Elon Musk
Elon Musk is heading for a crash. It’s only a matter of time before one or another of his random enthusiasms brings him down. But if I had the ...
Madueke hits hat-trick as Chelsea thrash Wolves 6-2
Noni Madueke scored a second-half hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-2 away in a frenetic Premier League clash at Molineux on Sunday.
Chelsea’s first Premier League points of ...
Teenage boy found beaten and bloodied in Paralimni
A 17-year-old boy was found bleeding from his mouth after he was beaten by a group of people in Paralimni, police said on Sunday.
He was found at around 2am ...
Norris wins Dutch GP to end Verstappen’s unbeaten home record
McLaren’s Lando Norris ended Max Verstappen’s unbeaten home record with a commanding Dutch Grand Prix victory and second win of his Formula One career to breathe new life ...
Telegram founder Durov arrested in France, two sources says
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France as part of an investigation into crimes related to child pornography, drug trafficking and fraudulent transactions on ...
Bus service for disabled people a ‘blessing’
A year into the pilot bus service offering free on-demand rides to and from work, school and medical institutions for people with disabilities in Nicosia has proved to be a “...
Cyprus should never have hosted ‘odious demagogue’
With the recent ‘threats’ against Cyprus regarding the genocide in Palestine and its subsequent spill over into Lebanon, I’m curious as to whether any fuss has been made over ...
Two-state solution would be ‘catastrophic’ – Foreign Minister
The reference point for the Cyprus problem is now the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, said in an interview published on Sunday in Kathimerini newspaper, noting ...
Live from Cyprus
The end of the mid-August holidays may signal the end of summer for many but in reality, that’s far from the truth. With hot temperatures lasting until September and ...
A brief history of economic theory
Economic theory has its roots in antiquity. As early as the 18th century BC, the Babylonian King Hammurabi’s Code includes references to property rights, contracts, credit and economic justice.
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Green party calls on auditor-general to investigate Platres ‘illegal house’
The Green party on Sunday said it had written to Auditor General Odysseas Michealides to investigate a property accused of breaching environmental regulations.
This is because the private residence is ...
From animal cruelty to political inconsistencies
Now that the bronze, silver and gold dust has settled, we can perhaps reflect on the Paris Olympics 2024.
The Olympic games are a gift to us all from the ancient ...
Reuters staff hit in strike on hotel in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk
A member of the Reuters team covering the war in Ukraine was missing and two others were hospitalised after a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of ...
‘Frustrated tourist’ should use a guidebook
I want to comment on your article regarding a ‘frustrated tourist‘ not finding relevant signage at archaeological sites
I am nearly 65 and on my frequent visits to Cyprus in the ...
10-year-old British girl found unconscious in hotel pool
A 10-year-old British girl who was found unconscious in a Paralimni hotel swimming pool is in critical condition, police said on Sunday.
The young girl was staying at the hotel ...
How Israel-Gaza will affect the US election campaign – and vice versa
By Scott Lucas
As delegates assembled in Chicago for the start of the Democratic National Convention on August 19, something surreal was happening 6,000 miles away in Israel. In Tel Aviv, the ...