House passes bill extending cut in consumption tax on fuel
The House on Thursday passed a bill extending to the end of February 2023 the period for reduced consumption tax on fuel, in a move that will ease some of the ...
Crews in Florida race to rescue those trapped by Hurricane Ian
Emergency crews took to helicopters and boats on Thursday to rescue residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast stranded by floodwaters, downed power lines and piles of debris left behind by ...
Private practice doctors prohibited from Gesy hospital work
As of November 1, doctors who have a private practice within hospitals contracted with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) but who themselves are not registered with the national health system will ...
Germany steps up pressure for EU to impose sanctions on Iran
Germany’s foreign minister said on Thursday she wanted the European Union to impose sanctions on Iran following the death of a young woman in police custody and the subsequent ...
UK’s Labour has 33-pt lead over ruling Conservatives – YouGov poll
Britain’s opposition Labour party has surged to a 33-point lead over the ruling Conservatives, according to a YouGov poll on Thursday, after days of chaos in financial markets triggered ...
US charges ex-Army major and his wife over alleged plot to leak military health data to Russia (Update)
A former U.S. Army major and his anesthesiologist wife have been criminally charged for allegedly plotting to leak highly sensitive healthcare data about military patients to Russia, the Justice ...
Top banks say London forex rigging case filed too late
Eight of the world’s biggest banks, including Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, say it is unfair to rope them into a vast London lawsuit over alleged ...
Beer fest in Larnaca this weekend
September is undoubtedly the month when beer, of all kinds, gains momentum on the island with beer festivals taking place around the island. This weekend it is the turn of ...
‘We need to win back the trust of the Turkish Cypriots’, candidates say
Three of the presidential candidates said the trust of the Turkish Cypriots needs to be won back, and that more should have been done to invest in their community.
Speaking ...
More than half of Russians feel anxious or angry about mobilisation, poll indicates
More than half of Russians felt fearful or anxious after hearing that the Kremlin was drafting hundreds of thousands of soldiers to fight in Ukraine, according to a poll released ...
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to limit passenger flow until March
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Thursday said it would continue limiting the daily number of passengers in the coming months as it struggles to find a way to solve its ...
Mutually-agreed solution to Cyprus problem ‘a fading scenario’, UN official says (Updated)
The scenario of a mutually agreed solution to the Cyprus problem is fading and would not be available much longer UN Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart said on Thursday.
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Queen Elizabeth died of ‘old age’, death certificate shows
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth died of old age, according to her death certificate, which was published by the National Records of Scotland on Thursday.
Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died ...
Oil price dips as dollar strengthens, demand weakens
Oil prices retreated slightly on Thursday after gaining more than $3 in the prior session, with a strong dollar capping oil demand from buyers using other currencies and concerns over the ...
Cyprus wants exemption from EU’s mandatory energy reduction target
Cyprus will request specific exemptions from the measures concerning the mandatory reduction of energy demand during peak hours, as well as the imposition of a cap on the additional profits ...
Hamilton feels for fans as Verstappen heads for early title
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he felt for the fans ahead of a Singapore Grand Prix that could see Red Bull’s Max Verstappen take a second ...
Injuries went up by 20% last season amid packed schedule
Injuries across Europe’s five major leagues rose by 20% last season and cost clubs in the region of half a billion pounds, a new study has found, raising concerns about ...
Jewish new year celebrated at Larnaca’s Radisson resort
Larnaca’s new Radisson Beach Resort hosted a very special event in honour of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah 5783) on Thursday, September 22.
The initiative came from Quality Group and, ...
Two arrested in north during protests over new complex
Two people were arrested in the north on Thursday suspected of attacking police during protests over a new €100m-plus ‘government’ complex being built.
According to police in the north, they ...
What The Queue says about Englishness
By Cynthia Sear and Andrew Dawson
As we have seen from coverage of The Queue – capitalised and thus now, apparently, a proper noun – the English are proud of their queuing ...
EUMed-9 summit cancelled, Anastasiades returning home
President Nicos Anastasiades will be returning to Cyprus from Alicante, Spain on Thursday night, following the cancellation of the EUMed-9 Summit over the health of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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Europe braces for mobile network blackouts
Once unthinkable, mobile phones could go dark around Europe this winter if power cuts or energy rationing knocks out parts of the mobile networks across the region.
Russia’s decision ...
Police taking measures to protect state pathologist
Police confirmed on Thursday that they had already taken some security measures for the protection of Panicos Stavrianos, the medical examiner that wrote up the initial report on the death ...
An experience for all the senses
Set in the forests of Paphos, the village of Panayia has something for everyone: nature trials, churches and wine finds PAUL LAMBIS
Cyprus is home to many spectacular landscapes, and ...