US to award HP $50 mln for semiconductor tech project
The US Commerce Department has announced that it plans to award $50 million to HP (HPE.N) to support the expansion and modernization of an existing company facility in Oregon that ...
South African digital platforms need testing grounds to speed innovation
South African authorities should introduce regulatory ‘sandboxes’, or controlled testing grounds, to spur innovation in the country’s growing digital platform sector, according to tech investor Naspers (NPNJn.J) and ...
Qatar to provide LNG to Kuwait for 15 years
Qatar has agreed to supply Kuwait with 3 million tons per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 15 years, the second such deal since 2020 as Kuwait imports the fuel to ...
Urgent pleas to expand Paphos airport
As the summer tourist season edges towards its conclusion, Paphos airport is once again in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
While the island’s tourism industry thrives, with ...
Aston Villa back on track with win at Leicester
Aston Villa returned to winning ways in the Premier League as goals by Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran wrapped up a 2-1 victory at Leicester City on Saturday but they ...
Bournemouth stun Everton with last-gasp three-goal salvo
Bournemouth scored three late goals to stun Everton 3-2 in the Premier League at Goodison Park on Saturday and leave the hosts without a point from three matches.
Everton, under ...
Ipswich secure first point of season in draw with Fulham
A first-half goal from Liam Delap earned Ipswich their first Premier League point of the season, but they had to share the spoils in a 1-1 home draw with Fulham ...
All things potato at upcoming fest
September will have its fair share of fun events and local festivals and the community of Xylofagou is busy preparing for the next edition of the International Potato Festival. Celebrating ...
Norris leads McLaren front-row sweep with Monza pole
Lando Norris swept to his second successive pole position, and third in four races, in a McLaren front row sweep with team mate Oscar Piastri in qualifying for the Italian ...
Antonelli’s arrival echoes Hamilton’s 2007 breakthrough
Kimi Antonelli has yet to race in Formula One but Mercedes see the 18-year-old Italian as a fitting replacement for Lewis Hamilton, the most successful driver of all time, who ...
Police catch inmate a few hours after his escape
Police have apprehended 40-year-old Tolka Tongel, who had escaped from Athalassa psychiatric hospital, where he was being treated.
Police said Tongel was serving a 30-month sentence, imposed by the Larnaca ...
72-year-old scammed out of €95,000
A 72-year-old Limassol resident reported to the police on Saturday that he had been conned out of over €95,000 in online investments.
He told the police that around the end of ...
Oasis fans left frustrated as technical problems hit ticket sales
Fans seeking tickets for next year’s Oasis reunion tour to see the band play live for the first time in 16 years complained on Saturday of technical issues and long ...
Brighton end 10-man Arsenal’s winning start with 1-1 draw
Brighton and Hove Albion ended Arsenal’s winning start to the new Premier League season with a 1-1 draw at The Emirates on Saturday, with the home side holding on ...
Harris calls on Trump to debate with mics ‘on the whole time’
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee in the U.S. presidential election in November, on Saturday called on her Republican rival Donald Trump to debate her with their microphones ...
Saudi Arabian minister to visit
Saudi Arabia’s Transport Minister Saleh Al Jasser arrives in Cyprus on Monday for official talks with his Cypriot counterpart Alexis Vafeades.
The two ministers will also visit Limassol port, ...
Israeli bombardment kills dozens in Gaza as health officials prepare polio campaign
Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 48 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health authorities said, as clashes took place in central and southern areas of the enclave ahead of ...
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Akinci in hospital
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci is in a Famagusta hospital after fainting in a nearby hotel.
He was rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
Kibris Postasi reported that doctors ...
Serbia unlikely to join EU before end of decade, says President Vucic
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday his country was unlikely to enter the European Union in 2028, a date targeted by some other western Balkan countries hoping to join ...
Antonelli to replace Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025
Mercedes have signed 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton next year, the Formula One team racing team said on Saturday.
Italian Antonelli, who has won one sprint and one ...
Apoel fans join effort to find bone marrow donor for toddler
In an effort to find a compatible bone marrow donor for an 18-month-old boy in Paphos, the association of Paphos Apoel FC fans is setting up a saliva sample taking ...
Foreign minister discusses Amalthea Gaza aid with UN coordinator
The next steps regarding the Amalthea initiative, the corridor for transporting humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza, was discussed in Brussels between Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and UN coordinator for ...
Olympic exhaustion played a role in early US Open exit, says Djokovic
Novak Djokovic said the pursuit of Olympic gold left him without much in the tank for his U.S. Open title defence, as he crashed out of the Grand Slam ...
Good for the brain
By Justin Stebbing
Consuming too much caffeine is definitely bad for your health, and there may be good reasons why some people want to quit it altogether. But if you ...