Christodoulides leads rivals in CyBC poll
Nicos Christodoulides looks set to wipe the floor with his rivals in the 2023 presidential race, the latest poll published by state broadcaster CyBC has shown.
The survey, conducted on behalf ...
A 1990s relic, floppy disks get second life at California warehouse
It has been two decades since their heyday, but one bulk supplier of the iconic 3.5-inch floppy disk used to store data in 1990s says business is still booming.
Tom ...
Tesla cars will not be approved as fully self driving this year, Musk says
Tesla Inc’s TSLA.O advanced driver assistant software will not gain regulatory approval in 2022, Chief Executive Elon Musk said, signaling that the company is not yet able to satisfy ...
Ukraine says Russia wants to provoke mass migration to EU by hitting power plants
Russia is attacking Ukrainian power plants because it wants to force people to leave their homes and move westward to European Union nations, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.
Zelenskiy ...
Cyprus has absorbed 80% of EU funding since 2004
Lawmakers heard on Thursday that Cyprus has absorbed almost 80 per cent of EU funds allocated to it since joining the bloc – a good rate of absorption – but needs to keep ...
Energy crunch pits Germany against frustrated EU leaders seeking gas cap
Prime ministers of Italy and Belgium were among those to air frustration on Thursday with Germany’s refusal to cap gas prices as the 27 European Union leaders met for a ...
Massachusetts woman accused of assaulting officers with swarm of angry bees
A Massachusetts woman stands accused of using a swarm of bees as a dangerous weapon, according to a county sheriff, after she allegedly unleashed a hive of angry insects on ...
Varosha is the guiding light to a solution, Demetriades says
Varosha is the guiding light to a solution, and if this light goes out Cyprus will hurtle towards division, independent presidential candidate Achilleas Demetriades said on Thursday.
Speaking at a ...
Jazz from Cuba, Las Vegas and France
This weekend will be all about the jazz as two live music venues host musicians who will share their favourite international jazz melodies. Music inspired by the sounds of Cuba ...
Russia says West’s Ukraine weapons are going into the black market
Russia said on Thursday that the West’s supplies of advanced weapons to Ukraine were finding their way into the black market and then into the hands of extremist and ...
Two drivers have licences suspended, one jailed
Two men had their driving licences suspended on Thursday for drink driving with one of them also receiving three months in prison, police said.
In the first case tried by ...
Take a journey across time with Rialto Theatre
A different kind of walk is taking place this weekend in Limassol. A journey across time, an imprint of memory, an experience of sound and visual images will unfold on ...
Cyprus asks UN for postponement of works at Cetinkaya pitch
The foreign ministry sent a letter to the UN peacekeeping force Unficyp on Thursday asking for an immediate postponement of works taking place at the Cetinkaya football pitch in the ...
Status quo in Cyprus affects GC rights and freedoms, UN told
Cyprus’ Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Gavriella Michaelidou said that the current status quo on the island affects the rights and freedoms of Greek Cypriots.
Speaking on Wednesday during ...
Russia says outgoing PM Truss was a ‘catastrophically illiterate’ disgrace
Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed the departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, saying she was a disgrace of a leader who would be remembered for her “catastrophic ...
Clocks go back on Sunday Oct 30
The clocks go back an hour from Sunday October 30 at 4am, marking the end to summer time.
The European parliament voted to ditch the hour change back in 2019, with a ...
Swiss prosecutors appeal against acquittals of Blatter and Platini
Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing great Michel Platini on corruption charges, they said on Thursday.
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Unearth the Cypriot passion within
The Paphos village of Amargeti has a rich historical past and nature galore finds PAUL LAMBIS
From beautiful green valleys dotted with almond and olive trees to magnificent archaeological findings ...
Truss resigns after six weeks as UK prime minister (Updated)
Liz Truss quit on Thursday after the shortest, most chaotic tenure of any British prime minister, forced out after her economic programme shattered the country’s reputation for financial stability ...
Child sex abuse in Britain is epidemic, inquiry says
Child sex abuse is epidemic in Britain, affecting millions of victims, and those who work with young people should be prosecuted if they fail to report it, a seven-year public ...
Cyprus has bought new choppers for the national guard (with video)
Cyprus has already bought new helicopters for the National Guard and has made defence agreements with more than 15 countries, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Thursday.
Speaking at a military ...
Women turn to sex work to survive UK cost-of-living crisis
Online sex worker Martha blames Britain’s cost-of-living crisis for her dwindling earnings – partly due to increased competition as soaring household bills push more women to sell sex.
“People are ...
Webb Space Telescope renders Pillars of Creation with new depth, clarity
One of the most celebrated, awe-inspiring images of modern astronomy, revealing colossal spires of interstellar gas and dust called the Pillars of Creation, has been rendered anew with greater depth, ...
Ukrainians try to conserve electricity, endure water outages (wrapup)
Ukrainians endured the first scheduled power outages since the war began on Thursday and braced for more after Russian air strikes destroyed infrastructure, as Kyiv’s forces pressed on towards ...