Arrest for driving at 182km/hr on highway
Police arrested an 18-year-old man early on Wednesday for speeding along the Nicosia-Limassol highway at 182 km/hr instead of 100km/hr, which is the limit.
The 18-year-old was taken to ...
Arrest in connection with spate of car thefts
Police arrested a 36-year-old man on Tuesday in the context of investigating a series of cat thefts, according to an announcement.
The 36-year-old was arrested on the spot after police ...
Ukraine war: six months that shook the world
Six months ago, Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine on a “special military operation” – a mass invasion on a scale unseen in Europe since World ...
No Independence Day celebrations but we remain defiant
By Ruslan Nimchynskyi
On August 24, 2022 Ukrainians celebrate Independence Day, marking the 31st anniversary of the country’s declaration of independence.
It was our biggest national holiday, celebrated by millions of ...
Europe facing its worst drought for 500 years – study
Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, reducing inland shipping, electricity production and the yields ...
Ukraine girds for Independence Day attacks on war’s six-month mark
Ukrainians mark 31 years since they broke free from the Russia-dominated Soviet Union on Wednesday in what is certain to be a day of defiance against the Kremlin’s six-month-old war ...
Ukraine war and soaring inflation continue to bruise Cypriot economy
External geopolitical uncertainty and soaring inflation continue to trouble the Cypriot economy, causing a decline across a number of leading economic activity variables for the second month in a row, ...
AstraZeneca on hunt for deals, but may not stay in vaccines
AstraZeneca may not stay in the vaccine business in the long run and is looking to buy small and mid-sized companies specialising in oncology and cardiovascular treatments, Chief Executive Pascal ...
Cryptoverse: A mixer with your crypto cocktail?
The DeFi dream is shaken. And stirred.
The grand crypto project has declined in 2022: total user funds deposited in decentralized finance has shrunk to about $61 billion from over $170 billion at ...
Cyprus Business Now
Cypriot company Point Nine on Tuesday announced that it has been selected as one of the 50 best companies to watch in 2022 by The Silicon Review, one of the world’s ...
Climate delay strategies and how to identify them
Climate sceptics have now moved away from climate denial to climate delay
By Georgia Savvidou
Cypriots are expected to experience the effects of climate change sooner and to a higher ...
Our View: Things are looking up for Cyprus energy, but that could change
When Noble Energy made its first discovery in the Aphrodite field in 2011 there was rejoicing and expectations, encouraged by politicians, that Cyprus would be selling natural gas a few years ...
Apple plans to cut iPhone 14 production lag between China, India
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to start making the iPhone 14 in India about two months after its release out of China, in a move that will narrow the gap from ...
NASA poised for historic Artemis I lunar launch from Florida
A half century after the end of NASA’s Apollo era, the U.S. space agency’s long-anticipated bid to return astronauts to the moon’s surface remains at least ...
IAEA says it could visit Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in days
The U.N. nuclear watchdog will visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine within days if talks to gain access succeed, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Kasoulides reaffirms support for Ukraine at 2nd Summit of Crimea Platform
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides reaffirmed Cyprus’ principled stance and the unwavering commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, in his address to the Second Summit of Crimea Platform.
“Ι ...
Palestinians welcome Turkey-Israel normalisation, Ankara says
Turkey said on Tuesday that Palestinian authorities, including different political factions, welcome the normalisation of ties between Turkey and Israel and that they want the dialogue to continue.
Last week, ...
U.S. to announce $3 billion in new military aid for Ukraine -official
The United States will announce a new security assistance package for Ukraine of about $3 billion as early as Wednesday, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, in what would be ...
Turkey’s business group receives U.S. letter on Russia sanctions risks
Turkey’s leading TUSIAD business association has received a letter from U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo warning of possible sanctions risks if companies establish relations with sanctioned Russian ...
Greenhouse emissions up in Cyprus, decline across rest of EU over past 30 years
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in Cyprus have risen steadily in the past three decades from 1990 to 2020 compared to the rest of the European Union, which recorded a decline in most ...
Eight children dead, more missing as flooding destroys Afghan homes
At least eight children were killed in floods that swept away houses in central and eastern Afghanistan this week, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Tuesday, adding that ...
Ukrainian woman wields knife at Russian gathering (video) (Update)
A Russian public organisation dealing with the Russian diaspora, has reportedly asked Russia’s Investigative Committee to prosecute a Ukrainian woman on terrorism charges for allegedly menacing Russian citizens in ...
Germany touts possible ‘major role’ for Canadian LNG in shift away from Russia
Germany hopes Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) will help ease its shift away from Russian gas imports, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday, a day after Canada played down the ...
Superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch is auctioned in Gibraltar
A $75-million superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian steel billionaire was auctioned on Tuesday in Gibraltar, court sources said, in what is understood to be the first sale of its ...