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 ...
Spain votes in election that could see Socialists lose power (updated)
Spaniards began voting on Sunday in a potentially close-run general election that could see Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s governing Socialists lose power and a far-right party make up part ...
Lythrodontas fire destroys crops, pine trees
A fire that broke out in Lythrodontas burned 5,000 square metres of pine trees, agricultural crops and wild vegetation, the forestry department said on Sunday.
The agriculture ministry’s department said ...
Why the 2024 US presidential election will likely be a choice between Biden and Trump again
By Victoria Cooper
Why, in a country of more than 330 million people, does it appear that Americans will have to choose between Joe Biden or Donald Trump at the 2024 US ...
Orange alert as temperature hits 44C
An orange weather alert was in force on Sunday for extreme heat, as temperature reaches 44C.
The warning for extreme high temperature is valid from 12 to 6pm, the met service ...
Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo, adieu to ‘all the birds’
Elon Musk said on Sunday he was looking to change Twitter’s logo, tweeting: “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds”.
In ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 17:
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus experienced a significant increase of 22.7 per cent in June 2023 compared to the same ...
In praise of summertime
Those songs of summer say it best
These days the heat of the summer months is too much for anyone to venture out while the Sun beats down at temperatures ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Black anniversary cliches fall like torrential rain
THE EUROASIA Interconnector that will link our electricity grid with that of Israel and Greece has run out of funds and the project promoter is seeking assistance from the state ...
Meta opens AI model to commercial use, throwing nascent market into flux
Meta (META.O) is releasing a commercial version of its open-source artificial intelligence model Llama, the company said on Tuesday, giving start-ups and other businesses a powerful free-of-charge alternative to ...
Microsoft to charge more for AI in office, secure Bing from leaks
Microsoft (MSFT.O) this week said it would charge at least 53 per cent more to access new artificial intelligence features in its widely used office software, in a glimpse at ...
Our View: ‘Strategic project’ EuroAsia Interconnector in funding disarray
We have been hearing about the EuroAsia Interconnector that will connect Cyprus to the power grids of Israel and Greece via submarine power cable, for more than 10 years. A project ...
Tesla’s Elon Musk optimistic on progress for self-driving, robots
Tesla (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk on Wednesday set new targets for artificial intelligence products including self-driving software and using humanoid robots in factories, though he acknowledged he’s ...
The twists and turns in the Hunter trial
As a British man struggled with the trauma of killing his sick wife, his fate was fraught with uncertainty and upheaval
With David Hunter’s court case winding down following ...
Church service held at Kythrea in the north
Ayia Marina is the only church in Kythrea that remains in relatively good condition, the mayor of the occupied town, Petros Kareklas said on Saturday.
The mayor was speaking after ...
EP Rapporteur on missing persons visits Cyprus
The Standing Rapporteur on the missing persons in Cyprus, MEP Isabel Santos met with relatives of the missing during her visit on the island on Saturday.
Santos held meetings with ...
Thousands submit tax returns under revamped system
Taxpayers can now pay any tax arrears online after submitting their returns electronically, tax inspector Soteris Markidis said on Saturday after 11,500 individuals submitted their declarations for 2022.
As of Friday, some 16,000 ...
Fire near houses in Limassol
Aircraft and firefighters from different services responded to a fire that broke out near a residential area in Koilani, Limassol on Saturday evening.
The blaze broke out around 5.30pm on ...
Iraqis try to protest at Danish Embassy after reports Koran was burned
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to repel hundreds of protesters as they tried to get to the Danish Embassy in Baghdad early on Saturday after reports a Koran was ...
Russian journalist killed, three wounded near Ukraine frontline
A war correspondent for Russia’s RIA news agency was killed and three other Russian journalists were wounded by shelling near the frontline in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on ...
Two more nights of music coming to Vinylio Wine Etc
Ready to fill the old town of Limassol with even more music is Vinylio Wine Etc as the bar organises more performances. Welcomed to its floor this July are two ...
Man City hungry for more success next season, Guardiola says
Manchester City are ready to chase more glory after reaching historic heights last season, manager Pep Guardiola said, as the treble winners prepare for the new campaign with a tour ...
EAC fault results in power cuts amidst heatwave
Specific areas in Nicosia and Limassol were left without power on Saturday early afternoon due to electricity authority fault, as temperatures hit 42C.
The fault, recorded a few minutes before 3...
Stanway’s second-chance penalty gives England 1-0 win over debutant Haiti
England’s Georgia Stanway made sure her retaken penalty counted to give the Lionesses a 1-0 victory over debutants Haiti in a dramatic World Cup opener for both teams on ...