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The labour ministry, bar association and Etek (scientific and technical chamber) clinched a deal on Thursday securing €750 as an allowance for training lawyers and engineers. Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said ...

The transport ministry on Thursday said 52 heavy vehicles were written up for violating industry standards. A total of 778 checks were carried out a day earlier as part of an island-wide ...

A smoky yellow haze generated by hundreds of Canadian wildfires hovered over a large swath of the United States on Thursday, threatening to make breathing difficult and disrupting air travel ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the flood-stricken southern region of Kherson on Thursday to assess the scale of devastation after the destruction of a huge dam whose waters submerged ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos and other officials on Thursday attended a firefighting drill in the buffer zone in the Atsa area outside Nicosia. The exercise, a collaboration between the forestry ...

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said enhancing Cyprus’ outward orientation by attracting more foreign investments and promoting integration with foreign ecosystems, leveraging the potential of the digital economy is an important ...

The eurozone economy was in technical recession in the first three months of 2023, data from European statistics agency Eurostat showed on Thursday, after downward revisions of growth in both the ...

By Jeremy Wyatt and Joseph Ulatowski When Academy Awards boss Bill Kramer recently applauded comedian Chris Rock for speaking “his truth” about being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars ...

Those who benefited from the result of the high growth rates of recent years, to which the workers contributed decisively, were not the majority of society, Peo said on Thursday ...

The European Commission, under the aid programme for the Turkish Cypriots, on Thursday launched an EU-funded project to help in fully eradicating animal diseases that affect milk-producing livestock in the ...

Luxury properties valued above €400,000 were the driving force in Paphos’ housing market in 2022 Cypriot firm Ask Wire on Thursday released a report examining the Paphos property market for 2022, including an ...

Investing in digital skills is a must “A training market has been created and is rapidly developing in the field of educational robotics, employing more than 250 people in Cyprus, according ...

Police in Limassol were looking into a stabbing incident that took place at 2am on Thursday in a central part of town. According to a police statement, three people, aged 20, 21 ...

Pope Francis was in good general condition on Thursday morning after his first night in hospital following abdominal surgery, had rested well and the results of the first post-operation tests ...

A Japanese court on Thursday said a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional but it raised concerns about the dignity and human rights of same-sex couples, a ruling short of ...

A trial for two Greek Cypriot suspects that beat 25-year-old Turkish Cypriot Asya Karaali last weekend in Ayia Napa is set to start on July 6, the Famagusta district court decided ...

The annual contest attests to the vibrancy of viticulture in Cyprus says GEORGE KASSIANOS There were 170 different samples of wine competing for medals at the 14th Cyprus Wine Competition, with ...

Turkey’s lira weakened 0.8 per cent to a record low on Thursday, extending losses after a heavy selloff in the previous session that was seen as a sign of the ...

Liverpool have signed World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton & Hove Albion on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Thursday as they rebuild for next ...

Elon Musk and Tesla are facing a huge challenge as they are accused of market manipulation and insider trading in a lawsuit filed by cryptocurrency investors who are seeking damages ...

Meta Platforms’ (META.O) Instagram, Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube, TikTok and Twitter could face regulatory action after European consumer group BEUC complained to the European Commission and consumer authorities ...

Crypto markets are recovering from the past year’s harrowing events, with many platforms pushing upgrades and improving their features. Some, however, are struggling to rise again. Let’s discuss ...

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates about 10 times in a bid to control the rates of inflation. These higher rates have affected different investment options including stocks, commodities, and ...

Police arrested a 38-year-old man on Thursday after he allegedly stabbed another man, aged 41, in Protaras early on the same day. According to Famagusta police spokesperson Steve Theodoulou, officers received ...