Bank workers union claims victory over travel expenses
Bank employees union Etyk on Tuesday said that after an arbitration process through the ministry of labour it has ensured that Bank of Cyprus staff are reimbursed the full travel ...
EU looks to cover transport costs for Ukraine grain exports by land
The European Union is ready to export almost all of Ukraine’s farm produce via “solidarity lanes” and help cover costs, EU agriculture commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said on Tuesday, after ...
Further weather warning issued as heatwave remains in place
A yellow warning for high temperatures, which are expected to reach up to 42C, has been issued for Wednesday while a red alert for forest fires remains in place.
The ...
Health system shows signs of strain as hospitals fill up
With Cyprus hospitals full to bursting, questions have been asked after the situation seemed to peak with a man who had suffered a stroke reportedly left waiting at Paphos hospital’...
Fire crisis caused Mitsotakis to cancel Cyprus visit
The visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed due to the crash of a firefighting aircraft in Greece on Tuesday afternoon.
The ...
Local communities threaten action after waste plant fire (update 2)
Communities in the area of Pentakomo waste treatment plant (Oeda) are prepared to take dynamic measure and block the entrance after another fire on Tuesday sent further toxic fumes into ...
Companies fined €21,000 for employing ‘undeclared’ workers
The labour ministry’s inspection services handed out a total of €21,500 in fines to businesses employing undeclared workers during the month of June, it said on Tuesday.
A total of 15 ...
Football agents lose appeal against FIFA over new regulations
Football agents have lost an appeal to block new FIFA regulations that would cap their transfer commissions and introduce exams to secure a licence after the Court of Arbitration for ...
Hot weather putting strays in danger as water removed
Strays in Nicosia are suffering in the heatwave as “unconscientious” individuals are removing food and water bowls put out by volunteers, the Environmental Movement said on Tuesday.
Animal activists and ...
Russia extends conscription for compulsory military service up to age 30
Russia’s lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to raise the maximum age at which men can be conscripted to 30 years from 27, increasing the number of young men liable ...
Government servers to be relocated by October
By October government servers damaged by a water leak in April will be relocated to premises operated by the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA), the deputy minister of research said on ...
Italian farmer battles frost, floods, heat and hail in epic year
By Claudia Greco
Farmer Andrea Ferrini is on the frontline of climate change in Italy and it is hurting.
First his fruit and corn crops in northern Italy withered in ...
Government biggest single donor to CMP
The European Union funds 80 per cent of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus budget while the biggest single donor is the Cyprus government, Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Anna ...
World’s biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms
Stunning drone footage has revealed details of the Batagaika crater, a one kilometre long gash in Russia’s Far East that forms the world’s biggest permafrost crater.
In the ...
Paris 2024 runs tests on Seine to create opening ceremony to remember
A flotilla of 39 boats sailed from the Austerlitz Bridge to the foot of the Eiffel Tower as Paris 2024 organisers tested the 6 km (3.7 mile) route along the Seine river that will ...
Heat kills off avocado plantations
Avocado plantations in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias have been destroyed by the recent heat wave, president of its Community Council Nicos Kleanthous said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...
Wildfires bring death and destruction to sun-scorched Mediterranean (Update 2)
Large areas of the Mediterranean sweltered under an intense summer heatwave on Tuesday and firefighters battled to put out blazes across the region.
In Algeria, at least 34 people have died. ...
Beating the taboo of mental illness
The most important thing is to seek professional advice and guidance, says Dr Vasilios Silivistris
The stigma and taboo of mental illness across cultures is profound especially here in Cyprus. ...
Cyprus economic growth and inflation for 2023 estimated at 3 per cent
Cyprus’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate and inflation rate are expected to reach 3 per cent, respectively, for 2023, consistent with the predictions made in May, according to a report released ...
President meets teens of the diaspora
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday met a group of teenagers from the US and Canadian diaspora, to whom he recounted the events surrounding the coup and 1974 invasion.
Visiting him at ...
CFA Society Cyprus announces new board of directors
After a successful annual general meeting held on July 17, 2023, the CFA Society Cyprus has introduced its newly elected board of directors for the term 2023-2024, led by the newly appointed ...
Fireworks that started wedding fire were illegal
Fireworks used at a wedding that started a fire over the weekend had not been given the relevant licence, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.
The ministry said the use ...
Pluralism lacking on Cyprus radio, report finds
Pluralism in Cyprus’ radio landscape appears to be sufficient however there are observed trends which must be kept in check to ensure the industry’s development is not hampered, a ...
Documenting an intangible cultural heritage
PAUL LAMBIS meets two very different men who share one thing in common
Although Wang Jiangjiang and Pavlos Michaelides are from different cultures, live in different parts of the globe, ...