Two arrested after 3kg cannabis found
Two people have been arrested in Larnaca after police found 3kg of cannabis.
After investigations in March at the post office, members of the police drug unit YKAN and the ...
Thousands of Japan homes without power after quake kills four late Wednesday (Video)
Tens of thousands of Japanese households remained without power on Thursday morning after a magnitude 7.4 quake struck shortly before midnight, throwing a swathe of northeastern Japan into darkness, severing key ...
Airline industry asks for removal of all Covid-19 restrictions
Airports Council International (ACI Europe) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday asked for the removal of all Covid-19 travel restrictions currently in force for trips within the ...
Facebook removes more Russia posts claiming children’s hospital bombing a hoax
Facebook on Wednesday removed official Russian posts that falsely claimed reports of Russia bombing a children’s hospital in Ukraine were a hoax, a company spokesperson said, even as similar ...
Shells hit theatre sheltering Ukraine civilians, Biden calls Putin a war criminal
International outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grew on Thursday as U.S. and Ukrainian officials said civilians waiting in line for bread and sheltering in a theatre had ...
Three million barrels of Russian oil, products could be shut in next month: IEA
Three million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian oil and products may not find their way to market beginning in April in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, the ...
Cyprus Business Now
Director-General of the Ministry of Finance George Panteli, who represented Cyprus at the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) which ended yesterday in Brussels, said on Wednesday that sanctions ...
BMW, Michelin hit by supply-chain disruption, Publicis cedes control in Russia
Michelin and BMW were among the latest companies on Wednesday to warn of disruption to their operations from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while ad group Publicis said it had ...
Introduction of minimum wage up in the air
By George Pirishis
There are new developments regarding the introduction of the minimum wage in the market since the general director of the Federation of Employers and Industrialists (OEB), Michalis ...
Ideological and financial turf war brewing over English-taught degrees
The introduction of English-language undergraduate courses at state universities is proving to be a tricky puzzle to solve, with concerns over admissions criteria and tuition fees while ideological splits are ...
Our View: The Ukraine war as an excuse to extend tax return deadline is absurd
When it comes to thinking up excuses for delaying the submission of tax returns deputies are very resourceful and imaginative. On Monday, Diko deputy Panicos Leonidou tabled two bills that ...
Quake hits Japan off Fukushima coast, leaving two dead and reviving painful memories
A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted Japan‘s northeast coast off Fukushima late on Wednesday, leaving two dead and 94 injured and reviving memories of a quake and tsunami that crippled the ...
Free dental checks on Friday
The health ministry announced on Wednesday that its dental services will offer free dental checkups across the republic to mark World Oral Health Day 2022.
Four mobile dental units will be ...
Musk’s ‘combat challenge’ to Putin prompts mockery in Russia
The Kremlin may have ignored billionaire Elon Musk challenging President Vladimir Putin to a fight over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but several Russian officials have stepped in to defend ...
Fed hikes rates, signals aggressive turn against inflation
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and projected its policy rate would hit a range between 1.75% and 2% by year’s end ...
Zelenskiy asks US Congress to ‘protect our sky’ against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged American lawmakers to do more to protect his country from Russia’s invasion in an address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday and pleaded ...
Putin says operation ‘going to plan’, war rages despite talks
By James Mackenzie and Natalia Zinets
Russian bombs rained down on Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, Ukrainian official said, despite talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv in peace negotiations ...
Coronavirus: 3,714 new cases, no deaths
No Covid-19 deaths were announced on Wednesday, but the ministry stated that 3,714 fresh infections were identified out of 83,857 tests with a positivity rate of 4.43 per cent.
The total death toll ...
The Royal Opera House comes to Rialto Theatre
The Rialto Theatre’s collaboration with Britain’s Royal Opera House continues with a series of screenings over the next few months bringing some of the world’s leading opera ...
UK’s Johnson fails to secure public oil rise pledges after talks with Saudi, UAE
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and William James
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held talks about energy security on Wednesday with the de facto leaders of Gulf oil exporters Saudi Arabia ...
Memorial plaque unveiled for four Egyptians who died in 2021 fire
House president Annita Demetriou unveiled a memorial on Wednesday for the four Egyptian men who lost their lives in the devastating fire that destroyed lives, businesses and homes in the ...
Ukrainian ambassador grateful for Cyprus’ support
The Ukrainian ambassador to Cyprus Ruslan Nimchynskyi has thanked the government and the people for the support and solidarity shown to his war-torn country.
“I am extremely grateful for the ...
Pilides cautious over prospects for reviving EastMed pipeline
Even if the EastMed pipeline project kicked off immediately, it would not provide a solution to the energy crisis that Europe is experiencing as a result of Russia’s invasion ...
TV shows we love: Ted Lasso by Jonathan Shkurko
I don’t usually warm up to TV comedy shows, often finding them pointless, repetitive and generally lacking the necessary gravitas crucial to maintain my focus for more than one ...