Rolls-Royce successfully tests hydrogen-powered jet engine
Britain’s Rolls-Royce (RR.L) said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be ...
Lack of expertise impacts review of tenders
The Tenders Review Authority (TRA) said on Monday that it finds in favour of the majority of appeals lodged before it, suggesting that public contracting authorities often make errors because ...
Our View: Swinging from a brutal regime to a utopia in prisons has not worked
The statement by the attorney-general on the state of the Nicosia central prisons was quite shocking given that the goings on at the facility have always elicited a tight-lipped response ...
Portugal beat Uruguay to become third team into last 16
Portugal beat Uruguay 2-0 on Monday with two goals from midfielder Bruno Fernandes to become the third team after France and Brazil to qualify for the World Cup knockout stage.
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EU fails to agree on Russian oil price cap, say diplomats
European Union governments failed to agree on Monday on a price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil, as Poland insisted that the cap had to be set lower than proposed ...
Haiti still needs foreign strike force to confront gangs, official says
The international community should send a strike force to Haiti to confront gangs even though police have ended a blockade of a fuel terminal that caused a humanitarian crisis, Haiti’...
Disney CEO Bob Iger calls the drive to make streaming profitable a priority
Walt Disney Co DIS.N Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Monday one of his top priorities is to make the company’s streaming business profitable.
Iger is responsible for ...
Sudan’s military leader freezes unions to curb Islamists’ influence
Sudan’s military leader issued decrees on Monday to freeze the activities of trade unions, control their finances and take over their leadership, according to a statement by the ruling ...
Musk says Apple mostly stopped advertising on Twitter
Elon Musk said on Monday that Apple Inc AAPL.O has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter, the most high-profile company to pull ads from the social media platform over concerns ...
Transport ministry has budget of over €400m next year
The transport ministry is set to have a budget of over €400 million for 2023, marking a more than 80 per cent increase since 2015, Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Monday, presenting his ministry’...
Casemiro strike sends Brazil into the last 16
Doha’s Stadium 974 thrummed to the samba beat on Monday night as Brazilian fans brought Latin American swagger to this patch of Qatar and Casemiro fired Brazil into the knockout ...
Somali troops overpower militants to end hotel siege
Somali security forces stormed a hotel in the capital on Monday to end a near day-long siege by al Shabaab militants who killed nine people at the building near the ...
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began erupting on Sunday for the first time since 1984, ending its longest quiet period in recorded history.
The night sky ...
Part of Karpasia to be turned into Turkish Naval Base
A swathe of the Karpasia peninsula is being carved into a military zone at the orders of the ‘government’ in the north, reports said on Monday.
The area will extend ...
Christodoulides keeps mum over secret deal with Diko
The election campaign team of presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides opted for total radio silence on Monday amid a swirling political uproar after reveals about a ‘secret deal’ he struck up ...
A concert in total darkness
Lights out, music on. December 2’s concert as part of the Nicosia International Festival will be a one-of-a-kind experience, unlike any other music event the island has known. Besides welcoming ...
Digitisation and green: budget for schools
The government’s education budget for 2023 amounts to €1.3 billion, marking a 4.1 per cent increase compared to that of 2022, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Monday.
Presenting his ministry’s budget ...
Europol take down massive cocaine ‘super cartel’
European policing agency Europol said on Monday it had helped co-ordinate the takedown of a cartel managed from the United Arab Emirates believed to control up to a third of ...
UK faces winter of strikes as workers demand higher pay
Britain faces widespread industrial unrest in the run up to the Christmas holiday period and into January as workers struggling with double-digit inflation resort to strike action to demand better ...
Cyber Monday sales to touch $11.6 bn as shoppers go discount hunting
Spending on Cyber Monday, the biggest US online shopping day, may hit a record $11.6 billion, according to a report, as discounts on everything from pajamas to AirPods drive shoppers to ...
Ghana edge out South Korea 3-2 in thrilling game
Mohammed Kudus scored twice to help Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a World Cup Group H thriller at a rocking Education City Stadium on Monday, keeping the Black Stars ...
Cypriots are ‘proud’ contributors to volunteerism
Cypriots actively show their sensitivity for other people’s trials with volunteerism being an important part of the culture, the honorary chairwoman of the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council, first lady ...
Let the dances continue…at the Heritage private school
Greek and music departments of the Heritage private school collaborated for an ‘emotional and memorable journey’ of significant musical creators.
A unique musical evening took place at the Heritage Private ...
Greek Cypriots ‘remain faithful to reunification’
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said that a solution to the Cyprus problem could represent a win-win situation for all stakeholders, adding that the possibility of it happening is still high, ...