Britain’s M&S lifts store worker pay by 7 per cent citing rising living costs
British retailer Marks & Spencer will raise hourly pay for over 40,000 store workers by 7 per cent from April a third rise in just over two years that may catch the ...
Police uncover illegal tobacco stash in Larnaca paddock
Police on Tuesday carried out a coordinated operation with the Larnaca Customs Department resulting in the seizure of a large quantity of illegal tobacco products.
According to police statement, on ...
Intel releases software platform for quantum computing developers
Intel Corp (INTC.O) on Tuesday released a software platform for developers to build quantum algorithms that can eventually run on a quantum computer that the chip giant is trying ...
Visa, Mastercard pause crypto push in wake of industry meltdown
US payment giants Visa (V.N) and Mastercard (MA.N) are slamming the brakes on plans to forge new partnerships with crypto firms after a string of high-profile collapses shook ...
Two trains collide in Greece, at least 36 killed, 85 injured (Videos)
A Greek passenger train collided head-on with a cargo train late on Tuesday, throwing entire carriages off the tracks and killing at least 36 people, many of them students, in the ...
Britain’s Sainsbury’s to close two depots, 1,400 jobs affected
British supermarket group Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) plans to consolidate five existing Sainsbury’s and Argos general merchandise depots into three, closing two by 2026, in a move that will impact 1,400 ...
Environmental organisations throw backing behind Akamas Plan
The federation of environmental organisations on Tuesday expressed its support for the finalised Akamas plan, which it said succeeds in walking the fine line between conservation and sustainable development.
Speaking ...
Our View: New cabinet smacks of bowing to party backers
The first political act of a newly-elected president is the selection of the people who will make up the council of ministers, the executive’s decision-making body. The choices made ...
Social welfare office to launch hotline
The social welfare services is rolling out a new hotline for the public to call when in need of information, it emerged on Tuesday.
The number is 1450 and will be ...
Man banned from sports venues after caught covering his face with hood
A 38-year-old man was banned from all sports venues on Tuesday, following a decision at Nicosia district court.
According to police, the man was wearing a hood covering his face ...
French court dismisses Uganda lawsuit against TotalEnergies
A French civil court on Tuesday dismissed a fast-track lawsuit brought by campaigners against energy major TotalEnergies TTEF.PA over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania, saying the case ...
Francophonie Month to kick off March 1, education minister says
Cyprus will celebrate the 2023 Francophonie Month as part of the country’s efforts to promote multilingualism, outgoing Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a press conference, Prodromou ...
GDP share of general government expenditure reduced in EU and Cyprus in 2021
In 2021, general government total expenditure in the EU amounted to 51.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) and was still influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and government measures to mitigate ...
Row continues in north over help for Turkish earthquake victims
‘Parliament’ in the north descended into a shouting match on Tuesday after ‘Foreign Minister’ Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu was called a rude, disrespectful traitor over the ongoing row on the ...
PEO says strategy on foreign workers ‘modern-day slave trade’
The PEO trade union on Tuesday called on the new government to bin the revised strategy on hiring foreign workers – announced by the outgoing administration a week ago – saying that ...
New president says criticism is welcome
Shortly after taking the oath of office on Tuesday, new President Nikos Christodoulides said he welcomes criticism of his appointments after it was pointed out to him that he had ...
Sandy Hook families get approval to dig into Alex Jones’s finances
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday allowed victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre to retain a forensic financial investigator to dig into the finances of bankrupt right-wing conspiracy theorist ...
Tributes, debut performance and returning quartets this week at Sarah’s Jazz Club
The first week of March brings with it a touch of alternative performances at Nicosia’s popular jazz bar. Beyond the live music nights audiences are used to, Sarah’s ...
Turkish court sentences journalist to jail under ‘disinformation’ law
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a journalist to 10 months in prison for spreading disinformation, handing down the first jail term under a new law that critics say threatens free ...
80 Afghan citizens dead in Italian shipwreck – Taliban foreign ministry
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led foreign ministry said on Tuesday that 80 Afghan citizens, including children, had died in Sunday’s shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy.
Rescuers have so far confirmed ...
New president says finding solution to Cyprus problem his priority
Newly sworn in President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said finding solutions to solve the Cyprus problem would be the absolute priority of his administration.
His first words in the post ...
Over 1,200 traffic violations recorded in last four days
A total of 1,349 traffic violations were recorded between February 24 and 28, the police said on Tuesday.
Of the registered offences, 738 were for driving above the speed limit, 99 for drink driving, 86 for ...
February rainfall 75 per cent of average
Total rainfall in February was 75 per cent of average for the month, preliminary data released by the met office on Tuesday showed.
The average rainfall for February is 81.6 mm, while ...
Arrest after pit bull knifed to death
A 54-year-old man has been arrested after he fatally wounded the pit bull of his neighbour with a knife because the animal allegedly attacked his own dog.
The incident was ...