North Korea fires long-range missile ahead of S.Korea, Japan meeting
North Korea fired a long-range missile off its east coast on Wednesday, as leaders of South Korea and Japan were set to meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit ...
FM: Meeting with UNSG productive, positive and forward-looking
Minister of Foreign Affairs Constantinos Kombos met with the secretary general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres on Tuesday and discussed the appointment of a special envoy as well as ...
Russia’s Lavrov: Ukraine conflict will not end until West drops plans to defeat Moscow
The armed confrontation in Ukraine will continue until the West gives up plans to dominate and defeat Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with an Indonesian ...
Police investigating kidnapping, assault, in Paphos
Police on Wednesday are investigating a case of kidnapping of a 25-year-old man in Paphos.
According to the police, the 25-year-old man complained on Tuesday that on July 10 he was ...
Today’s weather: Hot and clear
On Wednesday the weather will be clear. Winds will be mainly northerly to north-easterly and on the west coast south-westerly to north-westerly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort. Later, on ...
Cyprus Business Now
Vehicle registrations in Cyprus experienced a substantial increase of 24.4 per cent during the first half of 2023, compared to the corresponding period in 2022.
Additionally, registrations rose by 22.4 per cent in June 2023 ...
27 per cent of jobs at high risk from AI revolution, says OECD
More than a quarter of jobs in the OECD rely on skills that could be easily automated in the coming artificial intelligence revolution, and workers fear they could lose their ...
Dubai property prices surge at fastest pace since 2014
Dubai residential property prices in the year to June 30 rose at their fastest in almost a decade, climbing by 16.9 per cent, while average rents jumped by 22.8 per cent, property consultancy ...
Earth’s hottest day ever recorded signals once again the dire impacts of the climate crisis
As the planet registered the hottest day ever recorded in its history, one wonders if humanity and Cyprus are prepared for the upcoming consequences
By Natasa Ioannou
The planet reached ...
Our View: IMF offers rational approach to CoLA
The taxpayer will have to provide another €60m that was not budgeted this year to pay for the increase in CoLA (from 50 to 67.7 per cent of the rise in the ...
Deadly Djokovic repels Rublev, meets Italian Sinner in Wimbledon semi-finals
Favourite Novak Djokovic found himself behind for the first time at this year’s Wimbledon but responded in brutal fashion to beat Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 and reach ...
NATO welcomes Ukraine’s membership but stops short of invitation
NATO leaders said on Tuesday that Ukraine should be able to join the military alliance at some point in the future but they stopped short of offering Kyiv an immediate ...
Microsoft deal to buy Activision can go forward, US judge says
A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that Microsoft MSFT.O, maker of the Xbox gaming console, may proceed with its planned acquisition of videogame maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O ...
Flooded Vermont capital waits anxiously as reservoir nears capacity
A Vermont reservoir threatened to overwhelm a dam protecting the state’s capital on Tuesday and exacerbate “catastrophic” flooding that has already shut roadways leading out of town and trapped ...
Russian veto signals end of Turkey-based UN aid operation in Syria
Russia on Tuesday signaled the demise of a long-running United Nations humanitarian operation in Turkey delivering aid to 4 million people in rebel-held northwest Syria after it vetoed a 9-month authorization ...
Some 42 children diagnosed with cancer every year
Every year 42 new cases of cancer in children are recorded in Cyprus, a stable but worrying trend, although survival rates remained very high, a paediatrician and oncologist said on Tuesday.
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Foreign CMP funding at risk
Germany and other countries are poised to withdraw their funding for Cyprus’ committee of missing persons (CMP), Greek Cypriot member Leonidas Pantelides told the house refugee committee on Tuesday.
In ...
Turkish Parliament speaker visits north
Turkish Parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus visited the north on Tuesday and met with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, ‘Prime Minister’ Unal Ustel, and the north’s ‘Parliamentary’ speaker Zorlu Tore.
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Small protest held ahead of casino resort opening
A few dozen Peo union members gathered near Limassol’s casino resort ahead of Tuesday’s grand opening, to demonstrate against the company’s refusal to allow unionisation on the ...
Russia says it may use similar weapons if US supplies cluster bombs to Ukraine
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Moscow would be forced to use “similar” weapons if the United States supplied cluster bombs to Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.
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President ready to discuss everything except partition
President Nikos Christodoulides said he is ready to discuss almost any issue to resolve the Cyprus problem but ruled out any solution other than a federation.
In an interview with ...
Russian ex-submarine officer on Ukraine blacklist gunned down on morning run
A Russian military officer who had commanded a submarine in the Black Sea and appeared on a Ukrainian blacklist of alleged war criminals has been shot dead by an unknown ...
Top seed Swiatek toppled by Svitolina in Wimbledon quarter-finals
Even the world’s best players are not immune to crippling nerves as Iga Swiatek discovered when her Wimbledon dreams were turned to dust in a 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2 quarter-final ...
Alphamega, Petrou Bros donate €5,000 to care home
With a long tradition of supporting the local community, Alphamega Hypermarkets and Petrou Bros donated €5,000 to the Timotheion Care Home, following the completion of their annual CSR initiative, which returns ...