Our View: The elderly deserve better than what they’re getting
Occasionally, and even more in recent months, we keep hearing about how elderly people are being treated within the health service. The latest spate of abuses came only days ago. ...
South Korea announces $15 bln investment in advanced battery technologies
The South Korean government and its top battery companies plan to jointly invest 20 trillion won ($15.1 billion) through 2030 to develop advanced battery technologies, including solid-state batteries, the industry ministry said on ...
New price-comparison consumer platform approved by cabinet
The cabinet approved the creation of a digital platform that will allow consumers to compare the prices of goods across the market, Energy and Commerce Minister George Papanastasiou said on ...
Two suspects in custody after burglary and car theft
Paphos police on Friday made two arrests to facilitate investigations on cases of burglary and theft in the district.
The suspects are a 24-year-old mand and a 33-year-old woman, both ...
California jury finds Tesla Autopilot did not fail in crash case
A California state court jury on Friday handed Tesla Inc TSLA.O a sweeping win, finding that the car maker’s Autopilot feature did not fail to perform safely in ...
No let-up in Khartoum fighting after Sudan’s army declares truce
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Heavy firing rang out in Khartoum on Friday after Sudan’s army declared a truce, a Reuters witness said, dealing a blow to international efforts to end almost a ...
Duty-free tobacco products seized from Larnaca kiosk
Fifty-three cartons of cigarettes and 40 packets of tobacco were seized from a Larnaca kiosk on Friday after they were found to be duty-free.
According to Larnaca police spokesman Charis Hadjiyiasemi, ...
Woman detained for Limassol robbery
Limassol police on Friday arrested a 35-year-old woman after a reported robbery.
According to the report, around 8.30 on Thursday night, a 33-year-old man called the police after reportedly finding a ...
Cabinet approves bill on water quality
A new bill approved by the council of ministers on Friday will aim to strengthen the public’s trust in tap water, Health Minister Popi Kanari said.
Speaking after the ...
Cabinet approves proposal on criteria for naturalisation of third country nationals
The cabinet on Friday approved an interior ministry proposal to review the criteria for the naturalisation of third country nationals.
According to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, the proposal is mainly ...
Hatzigiannis says birthday post upload was an oversight
Deputy Minister for Culture Michalis Hatzigiannis on Friday attempted to give some kind of closure to a recent blunder by his office after an official post was made by his ...
Allies move to bolster Ukrainian tank forces ahead of counteroffensive
The United States said it will soon start training Ukrainian troops to use its Abrams tank and Germany announced a deal to establish a hub in Poland to repair tanks ...
Fork Food Market is back
The first week of May brings back the island’s favourite street food fiesta. On May 5, Fork Food Market returns for another season of tasty events in Nicosia. Taking place ...
Gunmen ambush family in South African homestead, kill 10
Gunmen stormed a homestead in a township outside the South African city of Pietermaritzburg and ambushed a family, killing 10 people, police said on Friday.
Police did not give a motive ...
Flurry of activity over Russian accounts
Sanctions imposed on Russia and Russian citizens so far will not significantly impact the Cypriot economy as its banks have very satisfactory levels of capital and one of the best ...
Open University says working with cybercrime unit on data dump
The Open University of Cyprus said on Friday it was continuing to cooperate with authorities on the hack of its database, even after a first tranche of files were made ...
Rainy March dampens shopper spending in Britain
British retail sales fell by a greater-than-expected 0.9 per cent in March from February, official figures showed on Friday, with bad weather and high inflation combining to keep consumers away from ...
Both sides should learn and respect the other’s histories, president says
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said Cyprus needed to follow the examples of other European countries and that both sides of the divide need to learn and respect each other’...
Larnaca to get new ‘green’ car park
Larnaca shoppers will have a new and green parking area at the entrance to the town’s main shopping district from December 2023.
The new municipal parking lot located on Grigoris ...
Pensioners’ union wants financial help for meds not covered by Gesy
The Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) has called on the state to assist with the cost of medicines which are not covered by the national health care system (Gesy).
The ...
Gambler who lost €30,000 reported makeshift casino to police
Two people were arrested in Paphos after a 63-year-old man who spent over €30,000 at an illegal makeshift casino reported the place to the police.
Paphos police spokesman and CID chief ...
IKEA plans new US stores in $2.2 billion push to challenge Walmart and Wayfair
IKEA stores owner Ingka Group will spend 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) expanding in the United States over the next three years, its biggest investment in a single country, in a bet ...
Critical diabetes drug in short supply due to new weight-loss fad
Diabetes type 2 injectable, Ozempic, a drug not regulated by the national health scheme (Gesy) is in general shortage in Cyprus, as people rush to take part in an international weight ...
We Can Only Begin To Notice parallel events
As part of the We Can Only Begin To Notice exhibition currently on at NiMAC in Nicosia, come two parallel activities. While the exhibition presents a curated selection of non-fiction ...