High dust warning issued by labour department
The department of labour inspection on Tuesday issued a warning for high concentrations of atmospheric dust expected to remain in effect for two to three days.
In its statement, the ...
PlantX Founder: “Plant based food trend started long before WEF consensus”
The notion that plant-based food is a “Great Reset” WEF-inspired trend might be overblown.
Sean Dollinger, the founder of PlantX (PLTXF:OTC US) tells investors the trend has been incipient ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides announced his cabinet on Green Monday. It included some high-profile names including well-known singer Michalis Hadjiyiannis as Deputy Minister of Culture, as well ...
Man and child seriously injured in quad bike accident
Two persons, one hospitalized in critical condition, were injured in a road accident in a Nicosia village, police announced on Tuesday.
The accident happened around 3.30pm on Monday at Agia ...
Fourth arrest made in Nicosia stabbing incident
Police on Monday made a fourth arrest for a stabbing incident in Pera Chorio Nisou that took place on Sunday.
The 48-year-old man arrested, has been recuperating at Nicosia general ...
Russia fights to encircle Ukraine’s defenders in Bakhmut
Russian forces pressed their offensive in eastern Ukraine as they attempted to encircle the small mining city of Bakhmut, the scene of the toughest fighting in battlefields saturated by rain ...
Nehru Avenue closed due to president’s investiture ceremony
Police on Tuesday announced the closure of Nehru Avenue in Nicosia due to the investiture ceremony of new president-elect, Nikos Christodoulides.
Nehru Avenue, in front of the Parliament building will ...
Woman arrested for impersonation at Paphos airport
Police on Monday took into custody a 22-year-old woman for impersonation at Paphos airport.
According to the police spokesman and head of CID, Michalis Nikolaou, on Monday around noon, the ...
Swiss regulator investigates 12 banks in Lebanese central banker corruption case
Switzerland’s financial regulator has investigated 12 banks and launched enforcement proceedings against two of them in relation to corruption charges against longtime central banker Riad Salameh, it said on Monday.
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Seven injured in Paphos road accident
Seven people, including five children, were injured in a traffic accident in Paphos on Monday afternoon.
According to police statement around 6pm a 45-year-old driver on the road from Kelokedari ...
Russia’s Medvedev says arms supplies to Kyiv threaten global nuclear catastrophe
Russia’s former president and an ally of President Vladimir Putin said in remarks that the West’s continued supply of arms to Kyiv risked a global nuclear catastrophe, reiterating ...
Moscow accuses US of preparing a ‘toxic chemicals’ provocation in Ukraine
The United States is planning a provocation in Ukraine using toxic chemicals, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday.
The ministry cited former U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan ...
Cuba’s top cigar maker puffs out more sales, led by European buyers
Sales at Cuban cigar maker Habanos rose 2 per cent last year compared with the previous year, the company announced on Monday, as it recovers business following the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
Why are UK energy bills for consumers still rising?
British energy regulator Ofgem on Monday lowered its price cap on household energy bills from April, but this will offer little relief to consumers as energy costs continue to rise.
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Tesla’s German plant hits 4,000 cars per week ahead of schedule
Tesla’s (TSLA.O) German plant in Brandenburg near Berlin is now producing 4,000 cars per week, the company said on Monday, quadrupling from May when Chief Executive Elon Musk had ...
Maternal deaths in Cyprus on upward trajectory
Maternal deaths in Cyprus more than doubled in the past 20 years, making it one of the worst performers across the globe, a report by the World Health Organisation revealed on ...
Our View: Thanasis Nicolaou deserved better from Cypriot authorities
It was no real surprise that the Attorney-general’s office told the long-suffering family of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou that there was not enough evidence to open a criminal case ...
Canada blocks TikTok from government devices citing security risks
Canada on Monday blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from government-issued devices, saying it presents an “unacceptable” level of risk to privacy and security.
Canada also moved to block ...
‘Buildings in the north more resilient’ than those in Turkey
Buildings in the north have more resilient construction than those in Turkey, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Monday, despite criticism over the weekend that many school buildings were old ...
New cabinet announced, some familiar faces (Update 4)
By Nikolaos Prakas and Andria Kades
President-elect Nikos Christodoulides officially announced his new cabinet on Monday, after lengthy speculation and horse-trading over who would be given top posts in the ...
Israel sees ‘difficult days ahead’ after West Bank attacks, riot
Israel on Monday deployed extra troops in the occupied West Bank after a Palestinian gunman shot dead two Israelis and a Palestinian was killed when Jewish settlers rampaged through a ...
Green Monday outings boosted by ‘perfect weather’
Cities in Cyprus emptied on Monday as most people headed out into nature for picnics to celebrate the start of the Orthodox Eastern Lenten period.
The skies filled with kites, ...
Guardiola wary of Bristol City’s unbeaten run ahead of FA Cup clash
Manchester City may have avoided drawing a fellow Premier League team in the FA Cup fifth round but manager Pep Guardiola does not feel their progress is guaranteed against Championship ...
‘New chapter’: Sunak strikes Northern Ireland deal with EU (Updated)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland on Monday, saying it would pave the way for a new ...