Finding Covid-19’s origins is a moral imperative: WHO’s Tedros
Discovering the origins of COVID-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in his strongest comments yet that the ...
Two due in court after excessive speeding on highway
Two people are due to appear in court on Monday after driving at excessive speeds on the highway, police said on Sunday.
At 10.45 on Saturday night a police patrol on ...
Driver arrested after drugs found
A man was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning with 120g of cannabis, police said.
At around 3am members of the force stopped a vehicle that was being ...
Saudi Aramco reports record profit of $161.1 billion in 2022
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Maha El Dahan
Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco 2222.SE on Sunday reported a record annual net profit of $161.1 billion for 2022, up 46% from the year earlier, ...
China chooses continuity, retaining central bank chief, finance minister
China unexpectedly kept its central bank governor and finance minister in their posts at the annual session of the rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, prioritising continuity as economic challenges loom at ...
New bishop of Paphos to be enthroned on Sunday afternoon
The new Bishop of Paphos Tychikos will be enthroned by Archbishop Georgios on Sunday afternoon at the Ayios Theodoros church in Paphos.
In the morning priests will gather at the ...
Tesla hits the brakes but rare earths juggernaut rolls on
Tesla (TSLA.O) will eliminate the use of rare earths in its next-generation electric vehicles (EV).
The big reveal at the company’s investor day last week caused a sell-off ...
Is Bitcoin still in its infancy?
Bitcoin, the first decentralized digital currency, has been around for over a decade. However, the question remains, is Bitcoin still in its infancy? The problem led the group to understand ...
Rice into low-carbon plastic: bringing hope to a struggling Fukushima town
Jinichi Abe grins as he watches diggers working earth near his rice fields, knowing they are returning still more fields to productivity after Fukushima nuclear reactors exploded and sprayed the ...
Breeders of new fish hope to tickle taste buds of salmon, cod and tuna lovers
Fish farming can make food supplies more stable while itself becoming more sustainable, according to researchers in Hungary and Norway.
By Pieter Devuyst
Attention seafood lovers! Gabor Hetyey strongly recommends ...
How will Bitcoin survive the crypto winter?
Bitcoin is the core of Cryptocurrency and is known for its market cap, while it has been through several cycles of hype, adoption, and rejection. The most recent of these ...
Nissan to overhaul electric powertrains for EVs, hybrids in search of cost cuts
Nissan on Thursday said it will overhaul its approach to powertrains for all-electric and hybrid petrol-electric vehicles as it aims to bring hybrid prices in line with those of petrol-powered ...
Our View: Government can’t always let itself be swayed by popular demands
During a visit to a primary school on Thursday, President Nikos Christodoulides was asked about the twice-yearly exams, which parents, students, teaching unions and Akel want scrapped. He said he ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Beautiful words are not enough
HAS NOBODY informed Nikos Christodoulides that the election campaign is over and that he should stop behaving like a presidential candidate and act like the presidente of the Kyproulla republic?
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Gary Lineker was right on refugees
There is no easy answer to the irregular arrival of refugees on the shores of Europe along the Mediterranean Sea and those of Britain in the Channel, and the UK ...
Annita Demetriou wins Disy leadership taking almost 70 per cent of the vote (Update 7)
House President Annita Demetriou on Saturday made history as the first woman to be elected as leader of the Disy party since its founding in 1976 by former president Glafcos Clerides.
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The Book Club series return to Tapper
Everybody knows what a book club is and how it is run. The Book Club by Quintessentially Queer is not that however. The Book Club series, which launched in Limassol ...
Cyprus and Saudi Arabia to step up promotion of investments
Cyprus and Saudi Arabia have signed a framework cooperation programme (FCP), taking a new step in promoting investments between the two countries in areas of mutual concern.
The FCP was ...
More than 1,300 migrants brought ashore in Italy after multiple rescues
More than 1,300 migrants have been rescued in three separate operations off the southern tip of Italy, the coastguard said on Saturday, two weeks after at least 74 people died when their ...
France faces another day of nationwide protests against Macron’s pension plans
France faced a seventh day of demonstrations on Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plans amid ongoing rolling strikes which have affected refineries, public transport and garbage ...
Fury, Usyk agree to terms for unification fight
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed terms for their heavyweight unification bout on April 29 at Wembley Stadium in London, a lawyer for Usyk told Reuters on Friday.
The two ...
Li Qiang becomes China’s premier, tasked with reviving economy
Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, took office on Saturday as China’s premier, the country’s No.2 post, putting the close ally of President Xi Jinping ...
Time to make strategic plans for the future economy of Cyprus
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
The economy of Cyprus depicts positive features as regards growth, employment and public finances. However, its economic development model requires radical adaptation in order ...
Shiffrin slaloms to record 87th World Cup win
An emotional Mikaela Shiffrin wrote her name in the history books as the most successful Alpine World Cup skier of all time on Saturday after taking a record 87th career ...