New primary school to be built in Livadia
A new primary school and kindergarten with a budget of €8 million is set to be constructed near Livadia, head of the technical services of the education ministry Andreas Marangos said ...
Erdogan says Turkey expects more counter-terrorism support from allies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he expected concrete steps from allies in support of Turkey’s counter-terrorism fight after a weekend bomb attack in Ankara, for which ...
Putin may soon announce run in Russia’s 2024 election
Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon indicate he will take part in a 2024 presidential election, Kommersant newspaper reported on Tuesday, paving the way for the Kremlin chief to stay in ...
UK Chancellor: I’d love to lower taxes before election but cuts inflationary
British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday he would love to lower taxes in the run-up to a national election expected next year, but added that any tax cut at ...
Limassol bids to become European Capital of Culture
Limassol “has all the qualifications needed” to be named European Capital of Culture 2030, mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on Tuesday outlining the town’s bid for the title.
Nicolaides said Limassol ...
New tax on the way for fuel
A new carbon tax is on the way, the government confirmed on Tuesday, at a time when households are already heaving under the pressure of rising fuel prices impacting the ...
Nicosia municipality denies drowning kittens
The Nicosia municipality on Tuesday rejected allegations made against them by the Green party that they had drowned kittens.
The kittens were found dead in the Misiaouli and Kavazoglu park ...
Endangered Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia
An endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, the smallest and hairiest of the five extant rhino species, was born in Indonesia last week in a conservation area, the government said on Monday.
Weighing ...
UAE’s Jaber says oil, industrial firms to commit to decarbonisation at COP28
By Maha El Dahan
More than 20 firms across the oil and gas sector and heavy industry have agreed to commit to curb emissions at the UN’s COP28 climate summit, ...
Countries pledge to raise $12 billion to fund coral reef protection
By David Stanway
An alliance of nations said on Tuesday members would raise $12 billion to protect coral reefs from threats such as pollution and overfishing, but experts warned the funding ...
President in hot water over failing to declare pension (updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides failed to claim in his capital statement (‘pothen esches’) an early pension he receives from the foreign ministry on top of his presidential salary, it emerged on ...
VAR officials involved in Liverpool error not selected for weekend games
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officials involved when Liverpool were wrongly denied a goal in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat at Tottenham Hotspur have not been included for this ...
Teachers of crucial importance for future say unions
Teaching and education related trade unions from across the divide issued a joint declaration on Tuesday in support of World Teachers’ Day, celebrated on October 5.
“The sustainable and effective financial ...
Dinos Milios: Head Shipping Finance, Eurobank Cyprus
Eurobank’s relationship-oriented culture extends from its approach in ship lending to the full spectrum of its services, placing the development of comprehensive relationships with its clients in key focus
“...
They’re just meat’: Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin
Drunk recruits. Insubordinate soldiers. Convicts.
They’re among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who’ve been pressed into Russian penal units known as “Storm-Z” squads and sent to the ...
Three new firefighting aircraft to be purchased
Three new firefighting aircraft are to be purchased for use by the forestry department, the government decided on Tuesday.
The decision was announced following an inter-ministerial committee meeting at the ...
Man arrested during Chlorakas violence to stand trial
A 47-year-old Syrian national arrested in Chlorakas on August 31 for burglary, spreading fake news, instigating violence, inciting others to commit a crime and knife-wielding is set to face trial on ...
Thai police arrest 14-yr-old suspected gunman after 3 killed at Bangkok mall
Thai police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 14-year-old suspected gunman after a shooting at a luxury mall in the capital Bangkok that emergency services said had killed three ...
Pennsylvania mummy ‘Stoneman Willie’ to receive proper burial after 128 years
A mummified man known as Stoneman Willie will receive a proper burial after being on display at a funeral home in Reading, Pennsylvania, for 128 years.
The unidentified man was an ...
Traffic cameras to be installed in Larnaca
The installation of traffic cameras in Larnaca will start over the weekend at the intersection of Spyros Kyprianou and Martin Luther King avenues in Larnaca.
According to the transport ministry ...
Hedge funds using computers to sell up to $30 billion of stocks soon
Hedge funds using computers to trade equities are expecting to start selling to the tune of $20 billion to $30 billion in the next two weeks given retreating stock markets, a UBS (...
Russia says 335,000 sign up to fight, no plans for new mobilisation
Russia has no plans for an additional mobilisation of men to fight in Ukraine as more than 335,000 have signed up so far this year to fight in the armed forces ...
‘I am Petar Markoski’
PAUL LAMBIS meets a musician blending sound and video looking to work with a Cypriot talent to build on his love for Greek music
With over 2,000 live performances, award-winning violinist, ...
€30,000 in scholarships given to Uni of Cyprus students
easyJet founder and president of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou on Tuesday handed over three scholarships to students doing an MBA at the University of Cyprus worth €30,000.
The ...