Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, a Syrian man – one of 44 irregular migrants aboard two inflatable boats that had set off from Turkey – drowned trying to make it to shore near Lara, ...
Festival fever holds strong through June
Summer is officially here! June arrives with a variety of festivals celebrating music, dance, films, cherries and lavender!
Kicking off the summer fun is the fourth Cyprus Accordion Festival that ...
Cyprus News Digest: Is this the end of Akamas as we know it?
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international.
Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...
Driver stopped tests positive for drugs
Paphos police are investigating a case of possession of drugs and driving under the influence of drugs after stopping a vehicle driven by a 25-year-old woman late on Thursday.
A ...
Man jailed for drink driving
A 54-year-old man, a permanent resident of Paphos, has been jailed for one month for driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a traffic accident.
A Paphos police spokesman ...
Weather forecast: Some cloud as temperatures remain at average level
Ahead of the weekend, the met office forecast is for mainly fine weather with occasional increased cloud in the mountains and temperatures close to the seasonal average.
In its early ...
Ukraine says its troops have pushed back Russian advance in eastern city
Ukraine said it had recaptured a chunk of the factory city of Sievierodonetsk, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Donbas region, and could hold it for ...
Shootings in US continue as three dead in a church parking lot in Ames, Iowa
A man shot and killed two women in the parking lot of a church in Iowa state and then turned the gun on himself, police said, adding three more dead ...
IMF warns of risks, government pledges to pay heed
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board on Wednesday evening concluded its article four consultation for Cyprus, which included an assessment of the country’s economic and financial developments.
According ...
Kuwait’s foreign ministry summons U.S. Embassy official over LGBTQI tweets
Kuwait‘s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the United States Embassy’s acting charge d’affaires over tweets the embassy published that “support homosexuality”, the ministry said in a statement.
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YouTube could be liable for unauthorised uploads if slow to act, German court rules
Google’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube and other platforms could have to pay copyright damages over unauthorised uploads even if the content was put online by a third party, Germany’s ...
Cyprus Business Now
Business deposit rates fell further in April, turning negative for the first time in the history of the banking system, according to a report by the Central Bank released on ...
The Bolsheviks to Putin: a history of Russian defaults
In 1918, Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky told Western creditors aghast at the Bolsheviks’ repudiation of Russia’s external debt: “Gentlemen, you were warned.”
He reminded them that dismissal of Tsarist-era debt ...
Cyprus 7th in world for number of guns per capita
Another spate of mass shootings in the US has brought the gun culture debate into focus once more, with concerns locally as Cyprus appeared seventh in the world for firearms ...
Our View: High rates EAC has had to pay for energy from private companies must be tackled
On the face of it, the auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has a point in criticising energy regulator Cera for its decision not to grant the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) any ...
Suspect in Buffalo mass shooting pleads not guilty to 25 counts
The avowed white supremacist accused of a racist attack that killed 10 people at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to 25 counts ...
Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to Jubilee crowds, will miss Friday service
A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-breaking 70 years ...
House gives the nod for over €100m to ease inflation pain
The House of Representatives on Thursday greenlit the state’s first supplementary budget for fiscal year 2022, amid criticism that the government keeps wasting taxpayer money on mass rapid tests for ...
Zelenskiy expects more weapons as battle for Ukraine’s east rages
Ukraine expects to receive more weapons from allies after a new U.S. pledge of help, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as the battle for Ukraine’s east raged 100 days into ...
U.S. targets yachts, cellist linked to Putin over Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Biden administration on Thursday issued a raft of new sanctions aimed at punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, with targets including several yachts linked to Russian President Vladimir ...
Radio-Television Authority under scrutiny
The goings on at the Radio-Television Authority (RTA) came under renewed scrutiny on Thursday, amid allegations of bribes and general disregard for procedures.
It was the second week in a ...
Coco Gauff shuts out noise to reach first grand slam final
Coco Gauff managed to shut out the noise to reach her first grand slam final at the French Open.
The American teenager, who burst onto the scene at Wimbledon as ...
US backed Syrian force warns against new Turkish attack, Russia alarmed
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Thursday a new offensive threatened by Turkey in northern Syria would create a humanitarian crisis and undermine its campaign against ...
Lenders told not to foreclose on properties if Estia approval still pending
The financial ombudsman has advised banks and credit-acquiring companies to refrain from foreclosing on mortgaged properties before the definitive conclusion of procedures within the Estia housing loan subsidy scheme, otherwise ...