US FDA panel gives thumbs down on approval for Amgen lung cancer drug
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday found that data from a late-stage trial was not reliable enough to support traditional approval of Amgenâs AMGN....
Government formally submits 2024 state budget
The government on Thursday formally submitted to the House the state budget for 2024 and the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework 2024-2026, marking the beginning of the proceedings for their discussion and approval ...
Auditor-general publishes his earnings online amid AG’s capital statement controversy
On his own initiative, Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday published online his earnings for 2022 â apparently trolling the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general who a day earlier decided they would not ...
Committee to review multiple pensions being given state officials
By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou
The issue of multiple pensions being given to state officials will be discussed at the house finance committee in two weeks it emerged on ...
Russia’s Putin sends the West a warning over nuclear testing
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held out the possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in over three decades and might withdraw its ratification of a ...
Upcoming markets around Cyprus
Itâs market season! No, not the Christmas kind just yet (though they are fast approaching as well), but seasonal pop-up bazaars displaying all sorts of goods. Throughout Octoberâs ...
90 per cent of public development contracts awarded to single contractor, report shows
MPs on Thursday heard that a staggering 90 per cent of public contracts for development projects are being awarded to a single contractor, raising eyebrows and concerns about the transparency and ...
Delays in flu vaccine delivery impact Covid-19 vaccination plans
Covid-19 and flu vaccines have not yet been administered to public, due to delays in receiving stores of the latter, Dr Christos Petrou said on Thursday.
Petrou, who is a ...
Forklift accident claims life of 29-year-old in Limassol
A 29-year-old died on Thursday after the forklift he was driving outside his familyâs business in Limassol fell over and crushed him, police said.
According to the Limassol traffic ...
Two men fined âŹ600 in Chlorakas violence-related case
Two men received fines of âŹ600 in a case linked to the violence which erupted in Chlorakas in late August after police found them in possession of weapons.
The two defendants, ...
Itâs time for the 50th Cyprus Rally
Itâs time for the 50th Cyprus Rally! At 18:00 on Friday, October 6, at the old Nicosia City Hall in Eleftheriaâ Square, the 27 crews of this yearâs anniversary race will ...
C.AR.E Festival in Larnaca this weekend
âHow amazing it would be if there was an annual event that, in one weekend, with dozens of dynamic and exciting activities, would bring together artists working with children and ...
Transport ministry to install 4,450 new bus stops
The transport ministry signed a contract on Thursday to install 4,450 new bus stops and shelters and upgrade over 1,000 existing bus stops.
In specifics, the contract provides for the installation of 2,350 ...
Norway’s Jon Fosse gets Nobel literature prize for giving ‘voice to the unsayable’
Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature âfor his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,â the award-giving body said on Thursday.
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Russian missile strike on Ukraine village kills 51 during memorial to fallen soldier
A Russian missile slammed into a cafe and grocery store in a village in northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing 51 people during a gathering to mourn a fallen Ukrainian soldier, Ukrainian ...
Alcotests to be introduced for pilots and cabin crew
Sample alcohol tests on airline pilots and cabin crew are set to be introduced, after the House Transportation Committee discussed the matter on Thursday.
The proposed law, which will bring ...
Spain will likely host 2030 World Cup final, minister says
The 2030 World Cup final will probably be held in Spain, one of the three hosts of the tournament along with Portugal and Morocco, Spainâs acting Sports Minister Miquel Iceta ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets Armenian PM after phone talks with Azeri leader
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thurday he had met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit in Spain, and discussed the security ...
âMum-shamingâ of Sophie Turner is part of a problem that harms all parents
By Fiona Woollard
Like many celebrity divorces, the split of Sophie Turner and singer Joe Jonas has been accompanied by a flurry of rumours. It was reported that the breakup ...
A maritime powerhouse
In the vibrant waters of the Eastern Mediterranean, the Cypriot shipping industry has long been a maritime powerhouse, both historically and in the modern era
As we embark on a ...
Disney Stacks collectibles now available at Lidl stores
Lidl Cyprus presents the Disney Stacks collectible wooden figures, created as part of Disneyâs anniversary campaign â100 Years of Wonderâ.
As of October 5, 2023 until November 15, 2023, and while stocks last, with ...
Debut novel embraces diversity
Gay or not, love is love, one writer tells PAUL LAMBIS
When stories are shared, we build an ethos of embracing diversity, novelist Despo Pavlou believes. Her debut novel, My ...
UAE minister âparticularly interestedâ in Cyprus electrical interconnector
The United Arab Emiratesâ Investment Minister Mohamed Hassan Alswaidi expressed a âparticular interestâ in the electrical interconnector between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel on Thursday.
Alswaidi, who is also the CEO ...
Russia surpasses UAE as India’s top naphtha supplier amid discounts
Russia has overtaken the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become Indiaâs top naphtha supplier, data shows, as New Delhi takes advantage of discounted Russian oil products and the re-routing ...