Tax department warns public of new SMS scam
The tax department warned that spam messages impersonating their services are being sent out in a likely fraud attempt.
The department on Tuesday urged the public to ignore the messages ...
EU meeting tries to break gas price cap impasse
European Union energy ministers are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday to try to agree on a bloc-wide cap on gas prices after months of deadlocked talks over whether the measure ...
Paphos bishop says running mates have worked on their elections for years
Paphos bishop Georgios on Tuesday said he wishes to continue the tradition of the Church of Cyprus of resisting new-age practices.
Speaking at a district meeting in Paphos, Georgios, who ...
New Zealand bans future generations from buying tobacco under new laws
Future generations of New Zealanders will be banned from purchasing tobacco as part of a package of new anti-smoking laws that passed parliament on Tuesday and are among the most ...
Erdogan: Turkey’s inflation will fall to 40 per cent in months, 20 per cent in 2023
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was “apparent” that inflation would fall to around 40 per cent in a few months, and further to 20 per cent in 2023.
Turkey’...
VAT slashed on drinks in bars, clubs
Alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks consumed in bars, entertainment venues, cafes, beer halls and clubs, will now be subject to a lowered VAT, Commissioner of Taxation Sotiris Markides, announced in a ...
Larnaca man hits the jackpot, takes home over €7 million
Christmas came early for a Larnaca resident over the weekend as his €50 Joker lottery ticket hit the right numbers which netted him €8,773,087.
The lucky ticket was purchased at an OPAP ...
October was worst month for UK strikes for more than a decade
The United Kingdom recorded the highest number of working days lost to labour disputes in October for more than ten years, official data showed on Tuesday, as employees went on ...
Five Chinese citizens badly injured in Kabul attack, businessman says
Over a dozen Chinese citizens were wounded, five of them seriously, in a gun and bomb attack on a hotel in downtown Kabul, a Chinese businessman in the Afghan capital ...
European Parliament lawmaker denies taking bribes from Qatar
European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili, a suspect in an investigation into money laundering and corruption at the parliament, has denied receiving money from Qatar, one of her lawyers said ...
Book Review: Now Is Not The Time To Panic by Kevin Wilson
There are times in our lives that we never seem to shake off, that don’t so much haunt us as continue to form part of our core selves well ...
Don’t expect any man-marking of Messi in semi-final, say Croatia
Croatia will not attempt to stop Argentina superstar Lionel Messi by man-marking him but instead will focus on immobilising the entire team in their World Cup semi-final on Tuesday, they ...
Access for fishermen not affected by Paralimni breakwater collapse
Despite the collapse of parts of the Paralimni marina breakwater fishermen can enter and exit as normal, fisheries director Marina Argyrou announced on Tuesday.
Speaking to Cyprus News Agency (CNA), ...
Retrospective exhibition of George Kotsonis in Limassol
As part of its activities aimed at presenting visual artists that defined the evolution of Cypriot art, The Limassol Municipal Arts Centre – Apothikes Papadaki will hold a retrospective exhibition of ...
Limassol police make headway with hooligan arrests
Limassol police made another arrest on Monday for the violent incidents that occurred on Sunday, December 4, which led to the cancellation of the Apollon-AEK match at Tsirio Stadium.
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Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode we hear that power cuts will take place from Wednesday if there is increased electricity demand or adverse weather conditions, as a result of a strike ...
Another arrest for forgery at Paphos airport
Police arrested a 23-year-old man at Paphos airport for forgery and impersonation on Monday.
According to police spokesperson, Michalis Nikolaou, at around 1:30 pm a man bound for France presented himself ...
Police rule arson in Limassol car fire case
Police in Limassol established that a vehicle fire that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday morning was due to malicious action.
According to the police, the fire was ...
Man falls to his death in Nicosia work accident
A 57-year-old man, formerly of Paphos, fell to his death in a work accident that occurred Monday afternoon in Nicosia.
The late electrician fell from a moving ladder, shortly after ...
Two men arrested in Paphos for illegal drugs
Police in Paphos arrested two people on Monday found to be in possession of illegal drugs.
According to the police, the vehicle driven by a 31-year-old Paphos resident was stopped ...
Russia, Ukraine say situation difficult in Donetsk, both claim battlefield successes
Russia and Ukraine said on Tuesday that the situation on the battlefield in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk was difficult and claimed successes in repelling each other’s attacks.
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US Justice Dept is split over charging Binance as crypto world falters
Splits between US Department of Justice prosecutors are delaying the conclusion of a long-running criminal investigation into the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, four people familiar with the matter ...
Today’s Weather: Mostly cloudy, thunderstorm possible
On Tuesday the weather will be mostly cloudy and isolated rains are expected at intervals, while an isolated storm is also possible locally. Winds will be north-easterly to south-easterly and ...
Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas after U.S. files charges
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas at the behest of U.S. prosecutors on Monday, the day before he was due to testify before Congress about the ...