Gate in buffer zone barbed wire fence knocked down
One of the barbed-wire metal gates installed in Peristerona has been destroyed as the local authorities remain puzzled as to what exactly happened.
A police source from the larger and ...
Our View: Rising prices crisis likely to draw out minimum wage talks
What had been expected to be a routine meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday to announce a final decision on the minimum wage ended in a major disagreement between ...
Russia warns humanity at risk if West seeks to punish it over Ukraine
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity, as the near five-month ...
Boris Johnson ‘up for a fight’ as clamour to quit grows
Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied pressure to quit on Wednesday from senior ministers and a mounting rebellion within his ruling Conservative Party, saying he will fight off any attempts to ...
BBC says UK N.Ireland minister resigns, Lewis says he has not
The BBC said it had deleted an earlier tweet in which it reported Britain’s Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis had resigned because it was inaccurate.
The Telegraph’s political ...
Ailing Nadal finds mental steel to edge Fritz
A hurting Rafa Nadal exhibited heroic mental strength to edge American 11th seed Taylor Fritz in a final set tiebreaker during a captivating Wimbledon quarter-final contest on Wednesday to keep ...
People in Cyprus can expect to work for more years than EU average
Cypriots can anticipate a working life of 37.9 years, the eighth longest in the EU27 and above the EU27 average of 36 years, according to figures published by Eurostat on Wednesday.
These ...
Woman stabbed to death at Swedish political festival
A woman was stabbed to death on the Swedish island of Gotland, police said on Wednesday, at a political festivaltaking place just over two months before a national election.
Police ...
IMF chief says ‘cannot rule out’ possible global recession
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said the outlook for the global economy had “darkened significantly” since April and she could not rule out a possible ...
Ukraine battles to push back Russian advance in northern Donetsk (Update 5)
Ukraine has so far staved off any major Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but pressure is intensifying with heavy shelling on the city of Sloviansk and ...
Coronavirus: North records over 2,000 cases, one death in past week
The Turkish Cypriot side recorded 2,251 new Covid cases and one death in the past week.
The ‘health ministry’ said that from June 29 to July 5, some 18,869 tests were performed.
The total ...
New bills aim to let ordinary citizens petition government and House
Ordinary citizens may soon be able to petition the government and parliament under two bills currently under discussion in the House legal affairs committee.
Both bills, one submitted by the ...
British Airways to cut more flights during summer holiday months
British Airways will cut more flights during the crucial summer holiday months, as airlines and airports across Europe struggle to keep up with strong post-pandemic demand from holidaymakers.
Britain last ...
Kyrgios roars into Wimbledon semis after overpowering Garin
Nick Kyrgios is just one match away from a place in the Wimbledon final after steaming past Cristian Garin in straight sets.
The controversial Australian, whose antics this fortnight have ...
Anastasiades meets potato farmers in Xylofagou, promises support
President Nicos Anastasiades promised potato farmers on Wednesday that the government would support them and they should be “absolutely sure of that”.
The president was in Xylofagou to open a ...
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 ...