Man held in connection with Pera Chorio thefts
A 31-year-old man appeared before the district court of Nicosia on Monday, where he was issued a warrant for eight-day detention to facilitate investigation into a case of theft.
According ...
Northern Ireland trade law clears first parliamentary hurdle
Legislation allowing Britain to scrap some of the rules on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland on Monday passed the first of many parliamentary tests, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ...
Why is digital currency necessary for developing the international economy?
Cryptocurrency is digital money that has become the modern form of processing secure and anonymous payments online. It primarily relies on sending information without intermediaries or central authority over the ...
Sri Lanka stops fuel supply to non-essential services, shuts schools, urges work from home
Sri Lanka will shut schools and only allow fuel supplies to services deemed essential like health, trains and buses for two weeks starting Tuesday, a minister said, in a desperate ...
Tourism organisation praises value of audiovisual tourism
Earlier this month, the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) showcased a number of initiatives in audiovisual tourism at the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment conference which took place in Spain last week
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Stacks of bodies’: 46 dead migrants found in abandoned Texas truck (Update)
The bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, city officials said, in one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling ...
Cyprus Business Now
Shipping Deputy Minister Vassilios Demetriades on Monday flew to Lisbon to attend the UN Ocean Conference taking place in the city, co-hosted by the Kenya and Portugal governments.
A press ...
Meme stock investors bet on bankrupt Revlon being the next Hertz
Even for a veteran meme stock trader like Mike Minutelli, Revlon Inc (REV.N) is a wild bet.
The 30-year-old plumber from Oxford, North Carolina, scored a 350 per cent profit ...
AstraZeneca gets EU backing for targeted breast cancer therapies
AstraZeneca (AZN.L) said on Monday two of its existing therapies were recommended for treating patients with some forms of high-risk breast cancers in the European Union, in a boost ...
Ports authority ‘wasting taxpayer’s money’ audit finds
The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) conducts its business with profligacy and has lax bookkeeping, as a result of which it wastes a great deal of taxpayer money, a new report ...
Our View: Creation of separate environment ministry long past due
We are just two weeks away from the 11th anniversary of the one of the biggest environmental and human tragedies to hit Cyprus since 1974 and the 2005 Helios air crash, and ...
WIMBLEDON: Highlights from day 1
British hope Emma Raducanu and former champion Andy Murray gave the local fans reason to cheer on the opening day of Wimbledon after they won their first round matches on ...
Coronavirus: Face masks to be reintroduced in pharmacies after uptick cases, hospitalisations
The face mask mandate may be reintroduced in pharmacies following the health advisors’ recommendation on Monday, amid an uptick in Covid cases.
At the request of Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela, ...
Sol Hareket member denied entry in Turkey
The general secretary of Turkish Cypriot movement Sol Hareket was banned from entering Turkey during his recent trip there, it emerged on Monday.
Abdullah Korkmazhan was denied entry upon his ...
Man arrested for assisting illegal entry
Police on Monday arrested a 23-year-old man, who was wanted on suspicion of assisting illegal entry into the Republic last year.
An arrest warrant was pending against the suspect for ...
Soldier 27, critical after being injured during helicopter training (Updated)
Authorities on Monday were investigating the circumstances under which a contract soldier was critically injured during helicopter training.
The 27-year-old special forces contract soldier was hospitalised with brain swelling and ...
West pledges unwavering support for Ukraine as missiles strike shopping centre (Update 5)
Western nations on Monday pledged unwavering support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, including more sanctions on Moscow and air-defence systems, as Ukrainian officials said two Russian missiles struck ...
EU expects more Russian gas cuts, readies plan to curb demand
A “serious disruption” to the European Union’s gas supplies from Russia is likely, the bloc’s energy chief said on Monday as she urged countries to update their contingency ...
Louisiana judge temporarily blocks abortion ban after US Supreme Court ruling (Updated)
A Louisiana judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing Republican-backed laws banning abortion that were set to take effect after the US Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision to ...
Ten dead, 251 injured in chlorine gas leak at Jordan’s Aqaba port (Updated)
Ten people died and 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan’s Aqaba port, officials and state media reported on Monday, as authorities called ...
Still lots to be done for people with disabilities, MPs say
There is still a lot of work to be done regarding the rights of people with disabilities, the House labour and human rights committees concluded on Monday after a joint ...
Russia says it is expelling eight Greek diplomats
Russia declared eight Greek diplomats unwelcome and gave them eight days to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.
Greece in April asked 12 Russian diplomats to leave ...
Norway police seek delay to Pride events after gay bar shooting
Norwegian police said on Monday all Pride events across the country should be delayed, citing security concerns after a deadly weekend rampage by a gunman at a gay bar in ...
Credit Suisse found guilty in cocaine cash laundering case
Credit Suisse CSGN.S was convicted by Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court on Monday of failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang in the country’s first ...