Porsche’s iconic 911 to be sole survivor of automaker’s combustion models
Porsche (P911_p.DE) has a plan to gradually electrify its car lineup so that electric vehicles make up 80 per cent of sales by 2030, and it aims to make its ...
Puma sales beat estimates but US market drags
German sportswear brand Puma’s (PUMG.DE) second-quarter sales grew by 11 per cent, the company reported on Wednesday, slightly ahead of market expectations thanks to stronger revenues from Asia and ...
Nissan nearly doubles Q1 operating profit
Japan’s Nissan Motor (7201.T) on Wednesday posted a 98 per cent rise in first-quarter operating profit to 128.6 billion yen ($913.35 million), beating analysts’ estimates.
The result compared with an average estimate ...
Police allay safety fears over repatriations by sea between Cyprus and Lebanon
The police leadership has sought to allay fears coming from the union Isotita that officers lives were being put in danger when they are required to accompany migrants back to ...
It’s not the end of democracy in Israel, just the liberal version
The protesters in Israel came out every week for seven months to fight what they saw as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s assault on democracy, but they lost. On Monday ...
Moscow buildings hit as Russia says it downs Ukrainian drones
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had brought down three Ukrainian drones early on Sunday that had tried tostrike Moscow in the second such attack in a week, which damaged ...
Solar energy or agriculture: can we have both?
Agrivoltaics seem to offer the perfect solution to the problem of appropriating farmland for solar parks, but are they a nonstarter in Cyprus? As with everything energy-related, things are not ...
At least six die in Palestinian faction clashes in Lebanon
At least six people were killed in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where the mainstream faction Fatah fought against rival groups that support Islamists, ...
Verstappen takes a crushing eighth win in a row in Belgium (Updated)
Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen roared to a crushing eighth win in a row, one short of the all-time record, in a Red Bull one-two with Sergio Perez at ...
Explosion at political rally in Pakistan kills at least 40, injures 130
At least 40 people were killed and over 130 injured when an explosion tore through a political rally in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police said.
The police said ...
Pope urges Russian ‘brothers’ to restore Black Sea grain deal
Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to abandon the Black Sea grain deal, under which it had allowed Ukraine to export grain from its seaports ...
Yellow weather warning for Monday
A new yellow alert was issued by the met office on Sunday, warning of high temperatures on Monday.
Inland temperatures are expected to rise to 40C. The alert will be ...
Establishing a truth commission is long overdue
A divided Cyprus cannot really heal without a process of reconciliation
By Fahri Zihni
The 18th century English writer Samuel Johnson wrote “among the calamities of war may be jointly ...
Canada’s Trudeau sets sights on fourth election fight with Cabinet refresh
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made massive changes to his cabinet last week in a move political analysts say is more theater than substance, but the Liberal leader’s close ...
Nicosia theatre company issues SOS for members
A shrinking expat population and a theatre-going decline in general has impacted membership of the long-established Anglo-Cypriot Theatre company
Graham Thomas is a worried man – and it’s not about ...
Medvedev: We’d have to use a nuclear weapon if Ukrainian offensive was a success
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has sometimes raised the spectre of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine, said on Sunday that Moscow would have to use a nuclear weapon if ...
Countdown to Lemesos International Documentary Festival
Cinephiles are in for a treat this August as the Lemesos International Documentary Festival returns for its 18th edition. The annual Limassol festival kicks off on Tuesday at the Lanitis ...
Palaichori blaze under control (Update 2)
A fire that broke out at 2.24pm in the area of Palaichori was brought under complete control at 5.20pm, the forestry department said on Sunday.
The fire burned 10 hectares of ...
President, Greek PM in talks over Turkey
The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is on an official meeting to the island on Monday to discuss issues of relations between Cyprus and Greece, Turkey, and the EU.
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Drones proving useful in fire detection and prevention
Drones have proven extremely useful as a means to help prevent fires, the spokesman of the fire department said on Sunday as he called on the public to become “safety ...
Anger over administration-sanctioned Quran courses in north
Secularism under threat as summer courses for children offered in mosques
“Today, the tyranny of secularism [in the northern part of Cyprus] has matched the tyranny of Greek Cypriots. This ...
Putin reviews show of Russian naval might, says navy to get 30 new ships this year
President Vladimir Putin reviewed a parade of warships and nuclear submarines in his native St Petersburg on Sunday and announced that the Russian Navy would receive 30 new ships this year.
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Public opinion: Is it hotter than it used to be? (video)
After a heatwave of 10 straight days with 40-plus temperatures, we asked people on the streets of Nicosia if the summer heat really is worse now than it was in the ...
Israel to build $27bn rail expansion, eyes future link to Saudi Arabia
Israel will build a 100 billion shekel ($27 billion) rail expansion that will connect its outlying areas to metropolitan Tel Aviv and, in the future, could provide overland links to Saudi Arabia, ...