Georgia anti-abortion law allows tax deductions for fetuses
Pregnant women in the U.S. state of Georgia will be able to deduct their fetuses as dependents on their taxes under a 2019 anti-abortion law that a judge allowed to ...
UK leadership favourite Liz Truss U-turns on pay plan in first big misstep
British foreign minister Liz Truss, the front-runner to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, was forced to backtrack on one of her most striking pledges a day after announcing it ...
Veteran journalist, Takis Kounafis, dies aged 77 (Updated)
Tributes are pouring in for veteran journalist Takis Kounafis who died early on Tuesday aged 77.
His funeral will be held on Thursday, at 3.00 pm at Ayios Demetrios church in Acropolis, ...
Yellow weather warning issued again
The Met Office issued a new yellow weather alert over extreme high temperatures, from 11am to 3pm Wednesday.
According to the warning, the temperature in the higher mountains is expected ...
Reggae at The Yurts
There is something about the summer that simply fits with reggae music. The warm sunshine and the laid-back vibes that summer holidays bring seem to be the background scenes for ...
Opposition blasts uncaring government over foreclosures
Opposition deputies, lashed out against the government’s commitment to the foreclosures law before rejecting the president’s referral of the three bills they had passed last month.
Akel deputy, ...
Balarjishvili wins judo gold for Cyprus at Commonwealth Games
Cyprus won its first gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday night, as judoka Georgios Balarjishvili beat Scotland’s Finlay Allan in the men’s 66kg category.
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Joint police operation seizes 17.7kg of cocaine in fruit container
Police on Tuesday seized 17.7 kilos of cocaine and made two arrests in a drug bust carried out in cooperation with Greece’s police (Elas), Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police and ...
Cyprus based firm takes part in EU-funded defence projects
Cyprus-based research and development company SignalGeneriX announced its participation in three EU funded defence projects with a funding total of €65 million, describing this as a major success for itself and ...
Cryptoverse: Bitcoin beats the heat in a jumpin’ July
It’s been a good month for bitcoin – and we haven’t said that for a while.
After months of freefall, it jumped more than 17 per cent in July, its ...
Gloria Jean’s coffee franchise changes hands
The Gloria Jean’s Coffee franchise in Cyprus has been sold to Lanitis Entertainment.
This marks the end of C.C. Coffee Company’s 16-year ownership of the coffee chain ...
Russia accuses U.S. of direct Ukraine war role, grain ship sighted off Turkey
Russia on Tuesday accused the United States of direct involvement in the Ukraine war while the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow’s invasion headed towards ...
First monkeypox case reported in Cyprus (Update)
The first case of monkeypox was detected in Cyprus on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the health ministry.
The person infected is a 40-year-old man, who tested positive ...
Man linked to import of 132kg of cannabis arrested in Spain
A 46-year-old man who was arrested on Monday in Spain, in connection with case of trafficking of 132kg of cannabis, was remanded in custody for four days by Limassol District ...
Subsidies for P/Vs for electric cars
The energy ministry said on Tuesday it was accepting applications to help pay for the installation of photovoltaics to charge electrical or hybrid plug-in vehicles.
Part of a programme to ...
Do beauty supplements actually work?
KATIE WRIGHT asks the experts whether skin and hair-enhancing elixirs are worth the money.
For some beauty enthusiasts, supplements are a way of life.
Popping a couple of complexion-enhancing pills, ...
Project to test water at Ayia Napa marina
The Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (Cymepa) and the Bank of Cyprus have teamed up to test and analyse the waters in and around the Ayia Napa marina.
They presented ...
Keeping the island’s heritage alive
Awarded for achieving the American Dream, one leading US Cypriot has spent the last 50 years instilling the culture of his ancestral home in his compatriots. PAUL LAMBIS meets him
In 2019, ...
Cyprus signs up for new vaccine against Covid-19
Cyprus is one of 14 EU member states to sign up to a joint procurement contract with Spanish pharmaceutical firm Hipra for its protein vaccine against Covid-19.
The agreement was signed ...
House rejects president’s electricity, fuel referrals (updated)
The House of Representatives, in a hastily called session of the plenum on Tuesday, rejected the referral of three bills by President Nicos Anastasiades.
Two of the bills – scrapping double ...
Second probe into HIO conflict of interest
The committee charged with investigating potential conflict of interest among public officials said on Tuesday that it will look into the participation of the president and other members of the ...
Toyota unit falsified emissions data from at least 2003, probe finds
A major affiliate of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) falsified emissions data on some engines going back to at least 2003, more than a decade earlier than previously indicated, a ...
BP boosts dividend after profit hits 14-year high
BP’s (BP.L) second quarter profit soared to $8.45 billion, its highest in 14 years, as strong refining margins and trading prompted it to boost its dividend and spending on new ...
Cypriot powerhouse Tricomitis ready for UFC
Cypriot Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) powerhouse Andreas Tricomitis has been making history since his first steps into the octagon. After becoming the first Cypriot to win in Cage Warriors UFC ...