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When the supertanker Young Yong sailed to the Chinese port of Qingdao in September last year, it had quality certificates for its cargo stating it was transporting Malaysian crude oil, ...

The Producer Price Index in Industry in Cyprus for the month of October 2022 reached 141.9 points (base 2015=100), marking an increase of 0.2 per cent compared to September 2022, according to a report released ...

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Saudi Aramco had discovered two new natural gas fields, Awtad and AlDahna, in the country’s eastern region, state news agency SPA reported on ...

The National Betting Authority boasted a 1086 per cent increase in registered revenues during the past decade, with the activity accounting for 3.34 per cent of GDP – up from 0.12 per cent in 2012. ...

EVERYONE who spoke at the AGM of the Union of Municipalities on Tuesday praised the reform of local government that was voted through last April by the legislature after years ...

Christine McVie, whose songwriting and signature vocals helped make British-American group Fleetwood Mac one of the best-selling rock bands of all time, died on Wednesday. She was 79. McVie passed away ...

Argentina advanced to the knockout stages of the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Poland in their final Group C match on Wednesday even though skipper Lionel Messi saw ...

Police in Spain are examining a possible link between two letter bombs sent to the Ukrainian ambassador in Madrid and to an arms company that manufactures rocket launchers donated to ...

The percentage of companies employing 10 or more persons, where the staff participated in training courses declined in 2020 compared to 2015 according to Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU. In 2020, 67.4 per ...

Tamasos Bishop Isaias on Wednesday expressed his support to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, over his views on the war in Ukraine. Isaias was visiting the patriarch in Fener, Turkey, after an ...

Islamic State (IS) militant leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi was killed in fighting, its spokesman said in an audio message posted on an affiliated Telegram channel, another heavy blow to ...

Hakeem Jeffries was elected on Wednesday to become the Democratic Party’s top leader in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in January, making him the first black American ...

Australia reached the World Cup last 16 for the first time since 2006 after Mathew Leckie earned them a gritty 1-0 upset win over Denmark in their final Group D match on ...

French-born Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal of the game as Tunisia upset World Cup holders France 1-0 at the Education City Stadium on Wednesday, but the shock victory was ...

The humble baguette, France’s staple bread, made it onto the United Nation’s cultural heritage list on Wednesday, drawing delighted responses from French bakers and non-bakers alike. Paris-based U....

Attempts by Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou to interfere in parliament’s scheduled vote on mandating sex education in schools is “blatantly unethical” and violates the separation of powers, House president ...

Just before the year ends, a series of new exhibitions showcase local talent with events all across the country. Paphos, Nicosia and Limassol welcome new exhibitions in December, presenting solo ...

The education ministry is showing particular hostility, relentless resistance and intolerant attitudes towards children with disabilities, the confederation of organisations of the disabled (Kysoa) said on Wednesday. The statement was ...

The European Commission proposed a plan on Wednesday to compensate Ukraine for damage from Russia’s invasion with proceeds from investing Russian funds frozen under sanctions. Officials in the EU, ...

Bitcoin is being artificially propped up and should not be legitimised by regulators or financial companies as it is more akin to gambling, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday. ...

Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir has sold his newspaper Kibris to a Turkish company with ties to Ankara’s ruling AKP party, reports in the north said on Wednesday. In ...

A member of the British royal family’s household has left her role after making “unacceptable and deeply regrettable” comments about race and nationality to a woman at a grand ...

The full bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided the law on reducing VAT for electricity is unconstitutional, as it violates the separation of powers. According to the decision, ...

Priests, health professionals and other people carrying out conversion ‘therapies’ to LGBTI+ individuals will be faced with up to three years in jail according to a draft bill that aims ...