House remedies fuel price oversight
In an extraordinary plenary session hurriedly convened on Thursday, the House passed a law extending by another two months a reduction on fuel tax – a matter that should have been ...
Ukraine clings to Bakhmut, Blinken tells Lavrov U.S. will back Kyiv all the way
Ukrainian forces held out in the eastern city of Bakhmut against Russian attackers on Thursday, while the top U.S. diplomat told his Russian counterpart in their first face-to-face encounter ...
Biden admin offers $1.2 billion for distressed, shut nuclear plants
The Biden administration said on Thursday it is offering $1.2 billion in aid to extend the life of distressed nuclear power plants which, for the first time, could offer funding to ...
Serbians protest removal of prosecutors probing corruption
Hundreds of opposition supporters and rights activists rallied peacefully in Belgrade on Thursday to protest the replacement of two deputy prosecutors who were investigating a high-profile corruption case.
The protest ...
Breaking silence, Boris Johnson says he would struggle to back new Brexit deal
Boris Johnson criticised Rishi Sunak’s new post-Brexit deal with the European Union for Northern Ireland on Thursday, saying the prime minister had allowed the bloc to retain too much ...
Five local bands to perform at New Division this month
Music fans in Nicosia have plenty to look forward to this March. In the centre of town, the bar is planning several live music nights bringing some of the most ...
Thousands of buildings require inspection, says Etek
Thousands of buildings in Cyprus require inspection, the scientific and technical chamber (Etek) said on Thursday, as the interior ministry looks to swiftly pass a bill that will secure the ...
TechIsland equips fire-stricken school class with computers
The non-profit organisation TechIsland has previously rebuilt the Regional Primary School in Arakapas, which suffered from a terrible wildfire. The organisation has invested more than €200,000 in renovating the school.
TechIsland ...
Real estate agents urge public to remain vigilant
The real estate sector appears to be rife with scams and bad actors as another warning has been issued and the public urged to be vigilant.
Marinos Kineyirou, president of ...
Paphos shopkeepers incensed as awnings taken down
Some 25 shopkeepers in Paphos were furious on Thursday after they woke up to find their shop shades seized by local authorities.
The incident may make an interesting start for the ...
Tourists arrested for cannabis possession
Two tourists have been arrested for cannabis possession as one of them was found driving under the influence of drugs, Famagusta police said on Thursday.
The pair, both men aged 22 ...
Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan denied parole for 16th time
A California review board on Wednesday denied parole to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee serving a life sentence for assassinating U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
Sirhan was ...
Cypriot students aboard doomed train still unaccounted for (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the government is in touch with the families of the two Cypriot students who were on one of the trains that collided in an ...
Conte nominated for manager of the month despite overseeing only one game
Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has been nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Month award for February despite overseeing only one game, a 4-1 defeat by Leicester City.
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Scientists reveal hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza
A hidden corridor nine metres (30 feet) long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, and this could lead to further findings, Egyptian ...
Ronaldinho’s son signs for Barcelona’s youth academy
Joao Mendes, the son of former Brazil forward Ronaldinho, has signed a contract with Barcelona’s youth team, the Spanish club announced on Thursday.
The 18-year-old, who previously terminated his ...
Cyprus to become a protagonist of technological developments
The new Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias took over the portfolio of the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy during a brief ceremony ...
The best sommeliers in the world
In the recent international contest the Cyprus entrant did better than ever before, raising the bar for the profession on the island
The ASI Best Sommelier of the World contest ...
US ambassador Julie Fisher met with Unficyp’s Colin Stewart
The new US ambassador to Cyprus Julie Fisher met the head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart on Thursday inside Nicosia’s buffer zone to ...
The wellbeing ‘pandemic’
By Steven James Jackson, Marcelle Dawson and Michael Sam
Are we in the midst of a wellbeing pandemic? The question may seem curious, even contradictory. But look around, the concept ...
Blinken, Lavrov speak amid war of words over Ukraine at G20 meet
The United States and its European allies sparred with Russia over the war in Ukraine at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in New Delhi on Thursday, with the rival ...
Christodoulides and cabinet visit Eoka fighters’ graves
President Nikos Christodoulides laid a wreath at the imprisoned graves and Makedonitissa tomb on Thursday, where he went to visit with his cabinet members.
“It is no coincidence that my ...
Anger, sorrow in Greece after devastating train crash
Anger and sorrow grew in Greece on Thursday over a devastating train crash that killed dozens of passengers along with crew members near the central city of Larissa in the ...
Ukraine clings to Bakhmut; Russia battles saboteurs in cross-border raid
Ukrainian forces hung on to positions in the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut on Thursday, while Moscow said its security forces were battling Ukrainian saboteurs who had taken hostages in ...