Delivery drivers are easy victims of racists – and the underworld
For months, some of the most lowly paid members of society have been forced to make a difficult choice: go out to work for peanuts and risk getting beaten up; ...
Five fined for attempting to cross at Ledra Palace with 58kg of meat
Five people were fined by the Turkish Cypriot police after attempting to cross from the Republic to the north at the Ledra Palace crossing point in Nicosia with combined total ...
Scientists document lost mountain cities on Silk Road in Uzbekistan
In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities that thrived along the fabled Silk Road trade route from the 6th to 11th ...
Fresh yellow weather warning issued for Sunday
The met office announced a yellow weather warning for strong storms, effective between midday and 6pm on Sunday.
Storms are expected to hit the mountains and inland areas, as well ...
Moldovans vote in presidential runoff amid fears of meddling
Moldovans were voting on Sunday in a presidential election that has been overshadowed by meddling allegations and could see Moscow claw back influence in the country at a time when ...
Hunters ‘disappointed’ by lack of huntable animals this year
Hunters have expressed their “disappointment” over a lack of huntable animals present in Cyprus on the first Sunday of the hunting season, Paphos district hunting federation chairman Giorgos Theodosiou said ...
Self-serving Cyprus budgets yet again
The Cyprus government’s budgets for 2025 to 2027 presented to the House of Representatives in October 2024 constitute business as usual with just a mechanical updating of the government finance estimates for 2024.
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Body found after fire at factory in Dromolaxia
A body was found in the remains of a polyurethane manufacturing plant in the Larnaca district village of Dromolaxia in which a large fire had broken out on Sunday.
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Three arrested for burglaries and thefts
Police on Sunday announced the arrest of three people regarding burglaries, thefts, and other, similar crimes.
Two of the three, aged 42 and 41 years old, were arrested in connection with an ...
Flooded Paphos hospital ‘was built with a lot of shoddy work’
The Paphos general hospital, which flooded during heavy rain on Saturday night, was “built with a lot of shoddy work”, the town’s mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Sunday.
“No ...
Swathes of Cyprus battered by storms
Large swathes of Cyprus were battered by storms on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, with strong winds felling trees and heavy rain sending water cascading down roads across the island.
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Today’s weather: More storms are on the way
More storms are expected to hit Cyprus on Sunday after the battering parts of the island faced on Saturday evening and into the night, with rain, hail, thunder, and lightning ...
The UK, the US and scoundrel leaders
In democracies people get the leaders they deserve
Standards in public life have reached rock bottom in the US and UK. A convicted felon is poised to win the US ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting October 28:
Financial support and advisory services are essential for Cyprus’ small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enhance resource ...
us election: Saturday night live
Harris opens ‘Saturday Night Live,’ urges US to ‘keep Calm-ala’ before election
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared on the “Saturday Night Live” TV comedy show on Saturday, adding a surprise jolt to the U.S. presidential election just three days before ...
us election: Iran's fear
Iran braces for Trump victory, fearing more Israeli strikes, Western sanctions
Iran’s leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent U.S. presidential election: A return to power of Donald Trump.
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Informing Martians about the Cyprob
OUR DELUSIONS of grandeur hit red after the Prezniktwo’s meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House last Wednesday. Our constantly growing geostrategic/regional/diplomatic footprint, combined with ...
EU’s clean partnerships require coordinated governance for impact
By Simone Tagliapietra and Cecilia Trasi
It has become clear that the European Union’s pursuit of a triple goal of decarbonisation, competitiveness and security requires better integration of the ...
Our View: Government is overplaying the White House visit
From the moment the official visit of President Nikos Christodoulides to the White House for a meeting with President Joe Biden was announced, the president, his spokesmen and their media ...
Digital ad sellers jump as Google, Reddit and Snap earnings indicate sturdy demand
Shares of online ad sellers surged earlier this week as strong earnings from Google-parent Alphabet, Reddit and Snap signaled solid spending from brands ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season.
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Zero carbon ammonia for shipping faces cost, safety challenges
At one of the world’s biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another last month, a key ...
Brazil institute sues social media giants for $525 mln over usage by minors
Brazil’s Collective Defense Institute, a consumer rights group, has filed two lawsuits demanding 3 billion reais ($525.27 million) from the Brazilian units of TikTok, Kwai and Meta Platforms (META.O) for ...
Cyprus’ water dam war: farmers say ‘we want it all’
Farmers call for more environmentally unfriendly desalination plants to meet domestic consumers’ needs
As the drought continues to rapidly shrink water levels in the reservoirs, farmers face ever increasing water ...
Pop-up bazaar aims at the sustainable
Next week, another bazaar is hitting the town. The season calls for it as every autumn, in the lead-up to a busy Christmas period, the What’s On calendar fills ...