UCy researchers find new strain of HIV-1
UCy researchers find new strain of HIV-1
Molecular researchers at the University of Cyprus (UCy), in collaboration with the Gregorios AIDS Clinic at Larnaca general hospital, have discovered a new ...
Anti-government protesters gather outside New Zealand’s parliament
About 2,000 anti-government demonstrators gathered outside New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday to vent their frustration on a range of issues nearly six months after protesters were forcibly removed from the ...
Police nab man in Nicosia burglary spree
A 28-year-old man was arrested on Monday night after police were alerted to a possible burglary underway at a Nicosia shop.
According to the police, shortly after 11pm police sped ...
‘It’s like sitting on a powder keg’, say people near Ukraine nuclear plant
People living near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which is in southern Ukraine, on Monday said they were worried about the potentially disastrous consequences if it were hit by ...
Limassol car fire caused by arson
A car fire which broke out at dawn on Tuesday in Limassol was caused by arson, police have confirmed.
According to the statement, the fire was noticed around 4 am, while ...
Substantial copper resource base established in Cyprus
Ariana Resources, a mineral exploration and development company with gold mining interests in Europe and listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), ...
Palestinian tourists arrive in Larnaca for first time on direct flight
Palestinian tourists landed on Monday at Larnaca International Airport for the first time on a direct flight from Ramon International Airport in southern Israel, on a flight operated by Israeli ...
Big banks expected to rack up more than $1 billion in fines for WhatsApp use
Banking giants such as JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N) collectively face more than $1 billion in regulatory fines for employees’ use of unapproved messaging ...
Today’s Weather: Clear and warm with occasional clouds
On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear although locally increased cloud cover will be observed at times, especially in the western half of the island. Winds will be south-westerly ...
Australia embarks on crypto stock-taking ahead of sector regulation
Australia said on Monday it would do a virtual stocktake of the country’s cryptocurrency holdings, the first signal from the new centre-left government that it plans to regulate the $1 ...
Cyprus Business Now
Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe) president Thanos Michaelides on Monday said that hotel occupancy rates in the district are ranging between 80 and 85 per cent, before falling to approximately 70 per cent in ...
Cabinet agrees to creation of special education assessment centre
The creation of a Special Education Assessment Centre was decided by the Council of Ministers, at Monday’s meeting in Troodos with President Nicos Anastasiades.
The Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou, ...
Our View: President’s laxness over citizenship scheme unjustifiable
The auditor-general’s eagerly awaited report about the notorious citizenship by investment scheme was released on Monday and catalogued a long list of irregularities. There were violations of procedures, violations ...
Cineworld mulls filing for bankruptcy in the United States
Britain’s Cineworld (CINE.L) said on Monday it was considering options including a possible bankruptcy filing in the United States as the world’s second-largest cinema chain operator struggles ...
United protests turn to celebration after win over Liverpool
Manchester United produced an utterly unexpected 2-1 victory over old rivals Liverpool in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday following protests against their American owners and after their ...
Manchester Utd complete Casemiro signing from Real Madrid
Manchester United have completed the signing of Casemiro from Real Madrid, the Premier League club said on Monday, with the Brazil midfielder penning a contract until June 2026 with the option ...
North investigates 322 fake students
Two Bangladeshis appeared before a court in the north as they are accused of attempting to assist 322 compatriots to irregularly enter Europe.
They are further accused of charging each person €6,000 ...
Defense urges Florida jury to spare life of Parkland school shooter
A defense attorney on Monday implored a Florida jury to spare the life of Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 people in a 2018 high school mass shooting in the city of Parkland, ...
UK inflation to top 18% in early 2023, Citi warns
British consumer price inflation is set to peak at 18.6% in January, more than nine times the Bank of England’s target, an economist at U.S. bank Citi said on ...
Bulgaria says talks to resume Russian gas supplies are ‘inevitable’
Bulgaria’s interim energy minister said it was “inevitable” that the Balkan country would discuss resuming gas deliveries with Russia’s Gazprom GAZP.MM that were halted in April, after ...
Finnish PM tests negative for drugs in wake of leaked party video
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has tested negative in a drug test she took following the publication of video footage last week that showed her partying with friends, the prime ...
Fauci to step down as NIAID head, Biden’s chief medical adviser
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the chief medical adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden, will step down ...
Britain to pilot using smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine to boost supply
Britain is following the United States and Europe in making the most of limited supply of the monkeypox vaccine by administering smaller doses of the shot, health officials said on ...
Swedish police say they disarmed explosives found in Stockholm park
Stockholm police destroyed a bag containing explosives that was found in a park in the Swedish capital late on Sunday night and are investigating further, they said on Monday.
The ...