UK rail union aims to shut network in 3 days of strikes
Strike action by rail workers on three days later this month will lead to a complete shut-down of Britain’s train network, their union said on Tuesday in what it ...
Supreme Court rules against Anastasiades on foreclosures bill
The supreme court has ruled that a bill passed by parliament last July extending a moratorium on foreclosures until the end of October 2021 was not unconstitutional and should therefore now ...
Music in the city
As the summer rolls in, live music nights pop up left, right and centre. Bars, cafés and music venues around the island are welcoming musicians and as the weekend ...
Mavroyiannis delays official announcement of candidacy for president
Officially backed by main opposition party Akel over the weekend, Andreas Mavroyiannis on Tuesday postponed a formal announcement of his presidential candidacy, as a mark of respect for the passing ...
Larnaca set for six days of flood festival celebrations
After a two-year hiatus, the flood festival (Kataklysmos) returns to Larnaca with celebrations over the long weekend to be held on the Finikoudes beachfront.
Events will start on Friday and ...
Johnson resigns from PGA Tour to play in Saudi-backed series
American two-time major champion Dustin Johnson said on Tuesday he had resigned from the PGA Tour to compete in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational that kicks off this week.
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BoC depositors see claim for compensation thrown out of court
A court has thrown out a lawsuit by depositors of Bank of Cyprus seeking compensation for the 2013 bail-in, where almost half of their uninsured savings were converted into shares.
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Limassol Blu Marine project accomplishes new milestone
The evening of May 27, 2022 marked a milestone moment for Limassol Blu Marine, as the first major construction stage of the Residential Tower (Phase A) was completed, allowing the Tower construction ...
Cryptoverse: The early birds betting bitcoin’s bottoming out
As the crypto winter creeps into June, the first signs of a thaw are emerging.
Some investors are now betting that bitcoin is bottoming out, judging by the money heading ...
EU agrees single mobile charging port in blow to Apple
Apple (AAPL.O) will have to change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single mobile charging port for ...
Why you need to make SPF a daily habit
By Sam Wylie-Harris
We’re not always able to see the beauty in sunscreen.
Even though skin damage should be something we should think about all year – not just during ...
Visiting PACE official makes trip to Varosha
After meeting the Famagusta mayor Simos Ioannou, who informed him about illegal actions in the area, Italian MP and rapporteur of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Piero Fassino ...
Italian police hit Colombian cartel in one of Europe’s largest seizures
Italian police have seized 4.3 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of 240 million euros ($257 million), dealing a heavy blow to the Colombian Clan del Golfo drugs gang, investigators said on ...
Close ties between Ireland and Cyprus underlined
The Cyprus issue and the latest Turkish provocations in Varosha, the situation in Ukraine and Brexit were the focus of a meeting in Nicosia on Tuesday between House president Annita ...
US wins authority to seize Russian oligarch Abramovich’s planes
A US court has issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich under U.S. measures imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...
Authorities remove fishing nets from around houses
Following pressure from environmental groups, officials have removed fishing nets from houses and farms in the Ayia Napa area that are deadly for snakes, hedgehogs, lizards, and other animals.
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Russian parliament votes to exit European Court of Human Rights
The Russian State Duma on Tuesday passed a pair of bills ending the European Court of Human Rights’ jurisdiction in Russia, after Russia announced plans to exit the court amid ...
Battle in Ukraine’s east rages, Zelenskiy vows to retake territory
Ukrainian forces struggled to hold their ground in bloody street-to-street fighting in the eastern frontline city of Sievierodonetsk as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the situation was difficult, also pledging to ...
Celebrating 100 years of James Joyce’s Ulysses
Bloomsday festivals are held around the world to mark Joyce’s great work and this year Cyprus is included too. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds out more
Ireland’s culture and celebratory ...
Cyprus bids farewell to ‘honest, intelligent and effective’ minister
The island’s political and business world put aside their differences on Tuesday in an outpouring of grief for Zeta Emilianidou, the highly respected labour minister and public official who ...
Russia says Mariupol, Berdyansk ports ready to ship grain
Russia’s defence minister said on Tuesday the Ukrainian ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol, seized by Russian forces, have been de-mined and are ready to resume grain shipments.
“The de-mining ...
Syrian, Russian forces boosted in northern Syria as they ready for Turkish offensive
Russia and Syrian government forces have been bolstered in northern Syria where Turkey may soon launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Turkish and rebel Syrian officials said, as Ankara prepares ...
Lawyer linked to Al Jazeera video fined by Bar Association
Controversial lawyer Andreas Pittadjis – whose famous line ‘this is Cyprus’ became a phrase used to laugh at scandals – was fined €4,000 by the Cyprus Bar Association on Tuesday for demeaning the ...
Open Call for the TSFM Word-Frame Cyprus
Calling all directors and screenwriters. TSFM Word-Frame is an intensive international training workshop aimed at short film directors and screenwriters, developed by Massimiliano Nardulli, Massimo D’orzi and Enrico Vannucci ...