No room on dog beach for four-legged friends
One of the few places where dogs should be able to roam free
Summer is heating up: temperatures are soaring as are tempers, with rows flaring at the beaches as ...
Small businesses want a piece of Barbie’s world
It is Barbie’s world, and U.S. small businesses hope their social-media marketing can help them cash in on it.
From Malibu makeovers to striped dog bandanas to hot ...
Cypriots in Rhodes following local authorities’ instructions, FM says (updated)
There is no information about the exact number of Cypriots in Rhodes, where a wildfire has been raging for six days, said the director of consular affairs at the foreign ...
One killed in bridge collapse in the Greek city of Patras
Part of a bridge collapsed on Sunday along a ring road in Patras, Greece’s third-largest city, killing one person and injuring eight, the fire brigade said.
Fire brigade rescuers ...
Use of fireworks is out of control
I am becoming increasingly alarmed at the continued use of fireworks every day by stupid, irresponsible people, especially during this heatwave when the ground everywhere is so dry.
It doesn’...
Russian attack on Odesa kills one, damages cathedral, Ukrainian officials say
A Russian air attack on Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa early on Sunday killed one, injured nearly 20 and badly damaged an Orthodox cathedral, Ukrainian officials said, adding the icon ...
Taxi drivers set up ‘coffee shop’ outside Larnaca airport
Taxi drivers have turned the outdoor area of the Larnaca airport into a “coffee shop” with authorities seeking appropriate measures to put an end to their inappropriate behaviour, Transport Minister ...
Helping cancer patients ‘to live the dream’
Going through cancer is devastating, but a Paphos-based charity offers a welcome distraction
When I first met Andrew Lauder, I didn’t know what to expect. He simply sounds too ...
Pope urges world leaders to do more to tackle climate change
Pope Francis said on Sunday that recent heat waves across many parts of the world and flooding in countries such as South Korea showed that more urgent action was needed ...
Ryanair says flights to and from Greek island Rhodes operating as normal
Ryanair RYA.I said on Sunday that its flights to and from the Greek island of Rhodes are operating as normal and unaffected by a wildfire that forced thousands of ...
Cyprus: policies to narrow inequalities
An enforceable tax on wealth, a serious clampdown on tax evasion, combatting the public sector payroll and improving the minimum pay system are all crucial
Income inequalities are dominated by ...
Cyprus ‘warmly welcomes’ amendment to extend renewal period on arms sales to the island
Defence Minister Michalis Georgallas on Sunday welcomed the US Senator Robert Menendez’s proposed amendment to the National Defence Appropriations Act (NDAA) extending to three years from one the renewal ...
UK’s Gove warns against treating tackling climate change as ‘religious crusade’
British housing minister Michael Gove warned on Sunday against making tackling climate change “a religious crusade”, days after the governing Conservatives narrowly won a local election by opposing charges for ...
Treatment of wheelchair users a disgrace
While the wheelchairs are rolling over the Cyprus Mail pages this week, in Larnaca we just putter along the sidewalks without dropped curbs. Often cars block them where they exist – ...
Teenage girl rescued after was found unconscious at sea
An officer was slightly injured during the rescue of a 17-year-old girl who was found unconscious in the sea area of Paphos over the weekend.
Information about the missing teenager ...
Will this consensus scaling effort cement Ethereum’s and DigiToads role in DeFi and Gaming?
The Ethereum Consensus Scaling Effort is a series of projects that are designed to improve the scalability of the Ethereum blockchain. The goal of these projects (which include sharding, rollups, ...
Geri blaze another nail in coffin for Cyprus recycling
And that’s aside from the health and building zone concerns
When one of only two paper and plastic recycling processing plants burnt down in Geri, Nicosia last week, it ...
Spanish election: Franco’s ghost?
“Europe is threatened by anti-European mobs who destroy police stations, burn libraries and stab babies,” explained Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s far-right Vox Party and the bogeyman in ...
Stroke patient who waited for hours at A&E ‘receiving full medical care’ says Okypy
A stroke patient who waited for about seven hours on a stretcher at the Paphos accidents and emergency department “is receiving full medical care” state health services organisation (Okypy) said ...
UK band The 1975 cancels Indonesia, Taiwan shows after Malaysia LGBT controversy
British band The 1975 said on Sunday they have cancelled shows in Taiwan and Muslim-majority Indonesia, a day after Malaysia banned them from performing there after their frontman kissed a bandmate ...
Documentary festival announces this year’s line-up
More than 20 ground-breaking documentaries will take place at the 18th edition of the Lemesos International Documentary Festival this summer. From August 1 to 8, a line-up of cinema screenings and parallel events ...
Annual impact of Turkey’s economic embargo on RoC at 1% of Cyprus GDP
The impact of Turkey’s economic embargo on the Republic of Cyprus amounts to around one percentage point of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually.
According to the data collected ...
Cyprus-Greece-Israel trilateral postponed due to Netanyahu’s surgery (updated)
The Cyprus-Greece-Israel trilateral meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent surgery on Saturday.
The prime minister’s office said planned trips to Cyprus ...
Five dead after heavy rains in eastern China, crops damaged in northeast
Five people died and two were missing, after heavy rain burst a river bank in a village near eastern China’s Hangzhou city on Saturday, flooding houses and carrying away ...