How concrete, asphalt add to the misery of heat waves
It only takes just a fraction of a second to suffer a pretty serious burn. Asphalt and concrete in direct sunlight can often reach surface temperatures as high as 82 Celsius (180 ...
Barbed wire along buffer zone set to be removed
Controversial barbed wire fencing along stretches of the buffer zone may start being removed in September, reports said on Tuesday.
The news was welcomed by residents of the impacted villages, ...
Larnaca villages say can’t support both waste and asphalt plants
Larnaca officials on Tuesday gave the government an ultimatum: either the Koshi landfill stays or the asphalt plant. Both cannot coexist in the same area.
Refineries have left parts of ...
No worker hit by heatstroke in latest heatwave
The Labour inspection department announced that not a single worker was found to have suffered from heatstroke during the latest heatwave, but said it had received “a small number of ...
England thrash China 6-1 to ease into last 16
Lauren James shone again with two fine goals as England put in their best performance of the Women’s World Cup so far to sweep aside China 6-1 on Tuesday ...
Ministry of finance calls on local authorities to be prudent with budgets
The finance ministry on Tuesday reminded municipalities and sewerage boards to prepare their budgets for the first half of 2024 “with prudence and rationality” given the coming transition to the new ...
Stokes says England ‘walked the walk’ to level Ashes series
England captain Ben Stokes said on Monday the 2-2 draw in the Ashes series showed his side had “walked the walk” after losing the first two tests against Australia, which ...
How hot is too hot for the human body?
As heat records fall, W. Larry Kenney, Daniel Vecellio, Rachel Cottle and S. Tony Wolf assess how much danger we are in
Extreme heat has been breaking records across Europe, ...
BP boosts dividend even as profit slumps 70 per cent to $2.6 billion
BP’s (BP.L) second-quarter profit slumped 70 per cent from a year earlier to $2.6 billion, missing forecasts, as refining margins and oil trading income fell, but still allowing the energy ...
Lukashenko taunts Poland again over Wagner troops near border
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday taunted Poland over the presence of Russian Wagner mercenaries near the NATO country’s border, saying Warsaw should thank him for keeping them in ...
Pound’s mini-budget dip made UK’s Brexit bill dearer
Sterling’s drop at the time of former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s failed budget plans meant the British taxpayer stumped up tens of millions of pounds extra to fund ...
Myanmar junta grants partial pardon to democracy champion Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s ruling military pardoned on Tuesday jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted but she will remain under house ...
New Turkish credit card regulations ‘blow to north’s tourism’
Turkish Cypriot economists fear a “blow” to the north’s tourism industry after Turkey introduced new regulations on overseas credit card spending for its citizens.
On Monday night, Turkey’s ...
BirdLife Cyprus hails artificial nest success
BirdLife Cyprus is celebrating the success of artificial nests placed in the area surrounding the village of Androlykou.
The nests were placed in the area as it is home to ...
Cyprus retail trade booms in June 2023
Cyprus’ retail trade boomed in June 2023, with both volume and value seeing a significant increase when compared to the same month in 2022.
The Retail Trade Value Index rose by 8.4 per ...
Bilateral relations underlined on Jordan trip (updated, video)
Bilateral relations were underlined on Tuesday as President Nikos Christodoulides met Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman.
Christodoulides arrived at the Al Husseiniya palace at around midday and was received ...
Emerging artists and more at Fengaros Festival
One of the biggest music festivals in Cyprus is coming up this week. ELENI PHILIPPOU discovers what’s to come
In just a few days, one of the biggest music ...
Russia says thwarts Ukrainian attacks on navy, civilian ships in Black Sea
Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday it had thwarted attacks by Ukrainian sea drones on its navy and civilian ships in the Black Sea, in thefirst clash of Ukrainian ...
Cyprus youth look at climate change
Cypriot youths have been invited to attend a two-day conference that centres on environmental and climate issues. The 2nd Local Youth Conference on Climate Change in Cyprus (LCOY Cyprus 2023) is ...
Union warns of lifeguard shortage on Cyprus beaches
There is insufficient lifeguard coverage on Cypriot beaches, labour union Pasyek Peo warned on Tuesday.
As the summer season reaches its peak and visitors from both home and abroad flock ...
Tourists flock to Chinese zoo to see ‘human-like’ bear (video)
Visitors are thronging a zoo in eastern China’s Zhejiang province after a video of one of its bears went viral with some netizens suggesting she looked so human that ...
More than 365 ways to withdraw cash without an ATM
What if you didn’t need an ATM to ensure you have cash in hand to go about your summer endeavours? What if you could walk into a store, shop ...
US scrape through to last 16, Dutch hammer Vietnam
The U.S. women’s national team struggled to a startling 0-0 tie with Portugal in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday to advance to the knockout round of the Women’...