WHO looks into reports of monkeypox virus in semen
The World Health Organisation is looking into reports that the monkeypox virus is present in the semen of patients, exploring the possibility that the disease could be sexually transmitted, a ...
AglanJazz 2022 line-up: everything you need to know
The biggest celebration of jazz that happens on the island returns this July. Happening for the 17th time, the AglanJazz Festival is getting ready to fill the old square of ...
SKY express joins Hellenic Bank Mple rewards scheme
Hellenic Bank cardholders have one more reason to be on cloud nine as SKY express, the new-gen, sustainable green fleet airline, is joining the lender’s Mple (Blue) rewards scheme.
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Two U.S. citizens missing, feared captured, in eastern Ukraine -families
Two U.S. citizens who traveled to Ukraine as volunteer fighters against Russian forces have been missing for a week and are feared captured, family members said on Wednesday.
Alexander ...
Man arrested for aiding illegal entry to Republic
A 50-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday for allegedly aiding the illegal entry into the Republic of ten migrants.
A police statement said that on Wednesday ...
State doctors to discuss working weekend in a meeting
A meeting between representatives of the health insurance organisation (HIO), the Cyrpus medical association and the state health services (Okypy) is set to take place on Thursday at 9.30am after ...
Brazil police find remains in search for UK journalist, suspect confesses – investigators
Police have found human remains in their search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira after a suspect confessed to killing them in the Amazon rainforest, ...
Cyprus supports responsible East Med gas exploitation says minister
Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides on Wednesday said that Cyprus is in favour of exploiting regional gas reserves in a sensible, effective and legal way.
“As we ...
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels say U.S.-led coalition carried out helicopter operation
The U.S.-led coalition carried out an early-morning helicopter landing operation in a part of northern Syria held by Turkish-backed rebels, a spokesperson for the rebel group told Reuters ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Wednesday reported that there was an increase in job vacancies during the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the corresponding period of 2021.
According to ...
Eurozone trade deficit almost doubles in April
The euro zone’s trade deficit almost doubled in April from the previous month after an already record expansion in March, and industrial production increased over the same period on ...
Ukraine war uncertainty hurts Cyprus’ leading economic index
The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) turned negative in May, following annual increases in the previous months, reflecting the uncertainty driven by the war in Ukraine.
The CCLI compiled ...
Parliament to debate long-awaited judicial reforms on June 30
The long-awaited justice reform bills are set to be discussed in parliament on June 30, with the head of the house legal committee vowing that the bills will modernise the legal ...
Our View: Why does every village have to be a tourist attraction?
Every few months the deputy ministry for tourism comes up with a new or recycled old idea. The latest, announced on Wednesday after the council of ministers, meeting was the ...
The United States’ other mass shootings
The Buffalo supermarket shooting, the massacre of elementary school children in Uvalde, Texas, the attack on a doctor and bystanders in Tulsa, Okla., and the workplace shooting at a Maryland ...
Vasiliko responds after minister said big number of stored tyres contributed to fire (Updated)
By Antigoni Pita and Gina Agapiou
Vasiliko cement works on Wednesday said it processed 4.5 million tyres between 2016-2021 after Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis referred to an overloaded tyre storage area ...
Anastasiades: State stands by all sports clubs
The government stands by all sports clubs without exception, President Nicos Anastasiades said at the inauguration ceremony of the Aek Larnaca academy sports centre on Wednesday evening.
In his greeting, ...
UK PM Boris Johnson suffers blow as second ethics adviser resigns (Updated)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a further blow to his authority on Wednesday when his second ethics adviser in less than two years quit his post.
Johnson last week ...
Man found guilty of raping a minor three years ago
A man was on Wednesday found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl three years ago in Paphos.
Paphos criminal court found the young man guilty of raping and sexually abusing ...
Ukraine defies Russian ultimatum for eastern city, US sends more weapons to Kyiv
Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States announced more weapons for Kyiv and urged its allies also not to “...
Intensified checks after €6,000 fines for laughing gas
Famagusta police on Wednesday said they will intensify checks to tackle the use of laughing gas, a day after the district court issued €6,000 fines for five cases of illegal possession ...
Two motorcyclists aged 23 and 68, killed in Nicosia accident
Two motorcyclists who were involved in a traffic accident in Nicosia died on Wednesday.
The victims were Victoras Kouroufexis, aged 23, and Christakis Kolokassides, aged 68.
According to Nicosia traffic police head ...
UK pushes on with plan to deport migrants to Rwanda
Britain pressed on with its strategy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda on Wednesday and is planning further flights despite a last-minute intervention by European judges that grounded the first ...
Russia says West, unlike China, ‘shoot themselves in the head’ over Ukraine
Russia said on Wednesday that the West had “shot itself in the head” by trying to limit energy imports from the oil and gas fields of Siberia due to the ...