Chicago shooting suspect admits to deadly attack
The man accused of firing a semiautomatic rifle into a Chicago-area Independence Day parade from a rooftop has admitted to authorities that he carried out the attack that killed seven ...
Subsidies approved for families with kids are nursery schools
The cabinet has approved €16 million to subsidise the cost of nursery schools for children up to four years old.
It will subsidise the cost to families and feeding the children.
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Plans to ease traffic will hit private car use
The government is pressing ahead with its policies to discourage the use of private vehicles as it instead looks to promote public transport – with promises of trams and smart traffic ...
Jail terms and fines for working illegally
Limassol district court on Wednesday handed down jail terms to six people for illegal employment and residence in the Republic and imposed fines on two others.
A man aged 64 was ...
Remains of four killed during coup exhumed for new burials
The remains of four men killed by Eoka B during the July 1974 coup which overthrew the government of then president Archbishop Makarios are being exhumed from a group grave at ...
People can change, the message as prison schools mark end of year
Prison director Anna Aristotelous sent a message that “people can change” during the official closing ceremony of the facility’s schools on Wednesday.
Ten inmates were awarded their diplomas with ...
Extradited drug lord returns to Italy to serve 30-year sentence
Rocco Morabito, the second most-wanted fugitive in Italy and a bigwig in the powerful ‘Ndrangheta mafia, was flown to Rome on Wednesday after being extradited from Brazil ending some 28 years ...
Unions say government has backed down over minimum wage
Trade unions Sek and Peo on Wednesday accused the government of backing down after a broad meeting the previous day at the presidential palace failed to approve the introduction of ...
Economic strategy designed to tackle future challenges
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday said that the government’s long-term economic strategy Vision 2035 is based on tangible actions and is designed to tackle the challenges that Cyprus will ...
Triumph for Cyprus in Birmingham
Akel MP Irene Charalambides was on Wednesday re-elected vice president of the parliamentary assembly of the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe until 2025 with the most preference votes.
The ...
Man jailed for 3.5 years for attempted rape
A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail on Wednesday for attempting to rape a woman while he was drunk in Paphos.
The attempted abuse took place as the ...
Rybakina finds her range to set up Halep semi-final
Elena Rybakina recovered from a shaky start to overwhelm Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6 6-2 6-3 on Wednesday and set up a Wimbledon semi-final with Simona Halep, becoming the first Kazakhstan ...
Russia’s parliament passes sweeping wartime economic controls
Russia’s parliament on Wednesday rushed through two bills imposing strict controls on the economy, requiring businesses to supply goods to the armed forces and obliging employees at some firms ...
Cabinet approves more funds for solar water heaters
Cabinet on Wednesday approved an additional €350,000 to subsidise the installation or replacement of solar water heaters amid a surge in demand for cheaper, green energy.
The initial incentives scheme for €600,000 ...
Halep demolishes Anisimova to reach Wimbledon semi-finals
There has been no stopping Simona Halep at this year’s Wimbledon as the Romanian produced another eye-catching performance to surge into the semi-finals with a 6-2 6-4 win over ...
Double murder investigation after woman succumbs to arson injuries
A 73-year-old woman died on Wednesday, about a month after she was seriously burned in a house arson in the village of Pyrgos in Limassol, police said.
Demetra Charalambous was ...
TV shows we love: Jane the Virgin
It started out with despair. After watching what seemed like most of the newly-released TV hits on Netflix, and with the removal of some standard feel-goods, I was desperately seeking ...
Driver jailed for two years for fatal hit-and-run
A 42-year-old man has been jailed for two years after the Paphos district court found him guilty of causing a fatal hit-and-run which took place in 2017.
The court case took ...
Undersecretary to President expected to be moved from intensive care (updated)
Undersecretary to the President Petros Demetriou, who underwent heart surgery on Tuesday, is in stable condition and no longer on a ventilator, CyBC reported on Wednesday.
Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...
With sexual abuse on the rise cabinet approves expansion of Children’s House
With cases of child sexual abuse on the rise, the cabinet on Wednesday morning approved the expansion of the Children’s House, where affected youngsters are supported.
“It was considered ...
New poll shows Christodoulides ahead in presidential race
Nikos Christodoulides still has a considerable lead ahead of the February 2023 presidential election, according to a poll released by Alpha TV on Wednesday, which also showed a tight race between ...
Russia’s Lavrov calls for efforts to protect international laws
Russia’s Lavrov calls for efforts to protect international laws
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HANOI, July 6 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on all parties in the world ...
Airbus cancels deal with Qatar Airways for fourth A350
Europe’s Airbus (AIR.PA) has raised the stakes in a dispute with Qatar Airways over damage to the painted surface of long-haul A350 jets by revoking the contract for ...
Two remanded, third sought after counterfeit dollars found in Paphos (updated)
Two people were remanded in police custody on Wednesday while a third is being looked for by the police after $4,300 in counterfeit notes was transferred to the Bank of Cyprus ...