Police seize over 20,000 illicit cigarettes
Police on Sunday, searched the home, properties and vehicles of a 56-year-old man in Nicosia.
During the search they found and seized 21,120 cigarettes and 4,850g of rolling tobacco.
The 56-year-old ...
UK consumers bought more in January but overall gloom persists
British consumers unexpectedly increased their shopping in January, but the big picture remains one of weak demand from inflation-hit households relying more on discounts at retailers to make ends meet.
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Lanes closed on the Nicosia-Limassol highway
Both lanes are closed on Monday morning, due to an accident on the Nicosia-Limassol highway in the direction of Nicosia, by the vicinity of Ayia Varbara, due to an accident. ...
Britain’s Tesco to explore sale of banking unit
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco Plc (TSCO.L) is planning to review its presence in the UK banking sector in a move that could lead to a sale of its ...
NBA Hall-of-Famer Pierce to pay $1.4 million over crypto promotion, SEC says
Former pro US basketball star Paul Pierce has agreed to pay more than $1.4 million to settle charges he illegally promoted digital assets, Wall Street’s top regulator said Friday.
The ...
Amazon asks employees to be in office at least three days a week
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) would require employees to be in office at least three days a week from May 1, the e-commerce giant said on Friday.
The COVID-19 pandemic had ...
End of legal loophole that lets retailers charge more for card use
The commerce ministry is to draw up legislation to close a loophole in the law that allows vendors to charge extra to consumers using credit cards.
The legislation will allow ...
Wins for Man United and Spurs in Premier League
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford’s superb run of form continued as he netted a goal in each half of his side’s 3-0 Premier League win over Leicester City ...
The floaty-bag problem: why four ‘flying objects’ were shot down
The United States has been having “a bit of a floaty-bag problem over its airspace,” as South Africa’s ‘Daily Maverick’ news-site put it.
Indeed it has. Four balloons or ...
Meta to launch monthly subscription service priced at $11.99
Meta Platforms META.O on Sunday announced that it is testing a monthly subscription service, called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and ...
Blinken to Turkey: ‘the United States is here’ with aid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said Washington would provide longer term help to Ankara as it seeks to rebuild following ...
Greek musicians hold Cyprus concerts
Stars of Greece’s music scene will be on the island next month for shows says ELENI PHILIPPOU
Cyprus’ music scene is getting used to welcoming stars from abroad. Sometimes ...
Tremor measuring 3.0 felt in Limassol
An 3.0 earthquake was felt in Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, mainly in Limassol, officials said.
Social media posts first referred to the tremor around 4.30pm.
A statement from the geological surveys ...
Energy hot potatoes the new president will face
Cyprus has the resources and potential to generate most of its electricity from RES
Cyprus has a new president. A new era is starting and that includes energy. Many serious ...
UK police find body near where woman went missing in late Jan
Police in the north of England said on Sunday they had found a body near where a woman went missing last month.
Nicola Bulley, 45, was last seen walking her dog ...
‘Voice of the Cypriot countryside’ buried in Paralimni
The funeral of renowned Cypriot traditional singer Kyriacou Pelagia was held in Paralimni on Sunday.
Known as the “voice of the Cypriot countryside”, Pelagia died on Saturday at the age ...
Top three picked for Paphos bishop, voter turnout just short of 26% (Update 4)
Archimandrite Tychikos Vryonis, Archimandrite Ioannis Ioannou and Bishop Amathountos Nikolaos have made the top three in the elections for a new bishop of Paphos.
The fourth candidate, Karpasia Bishop Christoforos ...
Christodoulides offered a little something for everyone
Victory against a backdrop of watered down traditional partisanship and a real abstention rate of 45 per cent
Though a close call, Nikos Christodoulides’ win last Sunday came down to a ...
Police arrest 21 people in immigration sweep
Police on Sunday, during an islandwide sweep, arrested 21 people who were on the island illegally, they said.
The operation was carried out by members of the aliens and immigration service ...
Christodoulides will approach Tatar meeting with ‘absolute seriousness’
Newly-elected President Nikos Christodoulides will do everything possible to achieve some kind of result during his informal meeting next week with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, he said on Sunday.
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Ukraine troops prepare for threat of Russia capturing Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops conducting weekend exercises near the small town of Siversk, in the country’s east, said they were preparing to defend one of the possible targets of a new ...
Consumer body says continued hikes on bottled gas are a rip-off
The Cyprus Consumers’ Union & Quality of Life association slammed the continued rise in the price of a cylinder of gas saying it was not justified.
In an announcement, the ...
‘All in good time’, Christodoulides says about new cabinet
Everything will happen in good time, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday when asked about the formation of his new cabinet.
After voting in the elections for bishop of Paphos ...
Plastic bag ban. Well, some of them and only sometimes
As of Saturday, another law cracking down on the use of plastic came into effect at supermarkets and shops in Cyprus, but it is unlikely to have too much of ...