Gender equality focus of Jordan visit
Gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou will head to Jordan on Monday for official contacts to boost bilateral relations between the two countries.
According to her office, the visit aims to ...
Crypto investors rush to Algotech’s presale for passive income despite Polkadot and Cardano surge
Big players like Polkadot and Cardano have seen more greens than red recently. But conversations aren’t around price recovery for the big boys but excitement for new projects like ...
Fighting, fuel shortages knock out Gaza’s second-largest hospital
Fighting, fuel shortages and Israeli raids put the Gaza Strip’s second-largest hospital completely out of service on Sunday, local and U.N. health officials said, as Israeli forces battled ...
An open letter to UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin
Dear Ms Holguin
Welcome to Cyprus!
While I appreciate that as a foreigner in Cyprus I should hold my counsel on all things Cypriot, my many years of residence in ...
Russia claims Avdiivka but says Ukrainian soldiers holed up at coke plant
By Guy Faulconbridge and Tom Balmforth
Russia claimed the capture of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdrew, but Moscow said that some Ukrainian troops were still holed up ...
UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto
The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said ...
Police looking for man who threatened with gun
Unrest broke out in the early hours of Sunday when a man pulled out a gun outside a baker in Nicosia to break up an incident with youngsters.
According to ...
Nato needs the Russian bear of old
Nato joke aside, Trump’s isolationism nothing new in US
Donald Trump’s rant in which he encouraged Russia to attack Nato member states failing to comply with their treaty ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 12:
In a recent development, Cyprus’ Research and Innovation Foundation on Monday announced that it is joining forces ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Phed Express roars back into action over sewage
TIME is running out for the governor of the central bank Constantinos Herodotou, whose despotic reign since his appointment in April 2019 ensured he was universally disliked by his staff, who ...
Our View: Cyprus’ energy policy a mess of epic proportions
Nothing exemplifies the amateurishness and superficiality of our state services as well as the country’s energy policies of the last 15 years. Policies – if you could describe the catalogue of ...
Google pledges 25 million euros to boost AI skills in Europe
Google (GOOGL.O) has pledged 25 million euros ($26.98 million) to help people in Europe learn to use artificial intelligence (AI).
Announcing the funding on Monday, the tech giant said it had ...
Cisco to cut more than 4,000 jobs, lowers annual revenue forecast
Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) said it would cut 5 per cent of its global workforce, or more than 4,000 jobs, and lowered its annual revenue target as the company navigates a tough ...
From drain to gain: the hidden treasures in wastewater
EU industries from food and drinks to chemicals and biotechnology are seeking to profit from materials in water after it has been used.
By Michael Allen
For decades, most of ...
Israel’s Tower proposes $8 bln chip plant in India
Israel’s Tower Semiconductor (TSEM.TA) has submitted a proposal to India’s government to build an $8 billion chipmaking facility in the South Asian nation, according to national daily Indian ...
North’s education sector riddled with corruption
University after university accused of issuing fake degrees, misconduct and embezzlement
A new fake diplomas and fraud scandal at a university in the northern part of Cyprus has reignited the ...
Late Rodri goal earns Man City draw with Chelsea
Rodri’s late goal salvaged a 1-1 Premier League draw for Manchester City against Chelsea on Saturday as the champions avoided their first home loss in 15 months but had their 12...
Gomes double fires Wolves to win at Tottenham
Wolverhampton Wanderers put a dent in Tottenham Hotspur’s top-four ambitions as Joao Gomes scored twice in an impressive 2-1 away victory in the Premier League on Saturday.
Brazilian Gomes ...
Liverpool ease to 4-1 win over Brentford to maintain title charge
Darwin Nunez scored with an exquisite chip as Liverpool kept their foot on the throttle in the Premier League title race with a 4-1 win at Brentford on Saturday to ...
Shocking tale of protracted abortion at hospital
The House human rights committee will discuss women’s reproductive rights this week, following a woman’s testimony on Saturday that it took five days for doctors at Makarios hospital ...
Hungary can soon ratify Sweden’s Nato bid, PM Orban says
The Hungarian parliament can ratify Sweden’s NATO membership when it convenes for its new spring session later this month, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told his supporters on Saturday.
“It’...
Navalny was struck down with ‘sudden death syndrome’, his mother was told at Russian prison
Alexei Navalny’s mother was told on Saturday that Russia’s most prominent opposition leader had been struck down by “sudden death syndrome” and that his body would not be ...
Applications for ‘PVs for All’ open end of the month
Applications for the solar panels through the government programme ‘Photovoltaics For All’ will be starting at the end of February, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Saturday.
The ‘Photovoltaics for ...
Concerns over health of native Cyprus cattle
Cows indigenous to Cyprus are starting to appear malnourished in their protected area at Akrotiri, the Animal Party said on Saturday, calling on authorities to act immediately to save them.
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