Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, main opposition party Akel has said a bill allowing for a cap on prices of fuel at the pump would head to the House plenum later ...
13 kilos of cannabis seized at Larnaca airport
Police at Larnaca airport have seized 13.2 kilos of cannabis hidden in two cartons that had been sent to Cyprus from abroad, the second big haul in the past few days.
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Two arrests after brawl, torching of car at Yeri
Two youths, aged 19 and 21, are under arrest as police investigate a brawl among a number of young people and the torching of a car at Yeri late on Tuesday.
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Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, U.N. set to meet on grain exports
Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish military delegations are set to meet U.N. officials in Istanbul on Wednesday for talks on a possible deal to resume safe exports of Ukraine grain ...
China says it ‘drove’ away U.S. destroyer that sailed near disputed isles
A U.S. destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction from Beijing, which said its military had “driven away” ...
Trump incited Jan. 6 attack after ‘unhinged’ White House meeting, panel told
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a last-ditch bid to remain in power ...
Twitter sues Elon Musk to hold him to $44 billion deal
Twitter Inc TWTR.N sued Elon Musk for violating his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform and asked a Delaware court to order the world’s richest person ...
Cyprus university partners up with multinational software company
The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) earlier this week entered into a partnership agreement with software company SoftOne Cyprus.
The partnership was ratified through the signing of a memorandum of ...
Putting a stop to plastic pollution
By Victoras Pallikaras
As the world’s capacity to deal with the fast-rising supply of disposable plastic goods becomes overwhelmed, plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most urgent ...
Our View: Change of stance needed over abortion rights
Abortion legislation may have been modernised in 2018 but if what was said at the House human rights committee on Monday is anything to go by, the new provisions have largely ...
G20 watchdog to propose first global crypto rules in October
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Monday it would propose “robust” global rules for cryptocurrencies in October, following recent turmoil in markets that has highlighted the need to regulate ...
Maritime sector career prospects to be showcased at event
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) on Tuesday announced that it will be holding a seminar on career prospects in the maritime sector.
The seminar, which is being held in ...
Cyprus Business Now
The total number of permanent staff employed by the government decreased by 679 persons or 2.5 per cent, with the figure dropping from 26,629 to 25,950, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).
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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Easter Island region -EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Easter Island region in the Pacific Ocean near Chile on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was at a depth ...
Investigators look at front axle in Stroumbi combine harvester fatality (update)
The front axle of the combine harvester involved in a fatal accident in Stroumbi on Monday is now the focus of investigations.
The two victims – 53-year-old farmer Nicos Demosthenous, an ...
Sia forest fire under full control
A forest fire in the village of Sia was brought under full control after it burned a small area of dry grass, the Forestry Department said Tuesday.
According to the ...
Kapedes forest fire under control
A forest fire that broke out late on Tuesday afternoon in an area near the Machairas national forest park, in Kapedes, was fully under control, the Forestry Department said.
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Cost to Cyprus of increasing numbers of migrants increasing exponentially
Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday urged authorities to curb the flow of irregular migrants, pointing out that the cost to state coffers is increasing exponentially.
Committee chair of the House ad ...
U.S. climate envoy: Europe’s return to coal should be temporary
Moscow’s war in Ukraine must not sideline European Union efforts to cut carbon emissions even as the continent is forced to turn back to coal to cope with reduced ...
Breakaway east Ukraine territory defends death penalty as it opens Moscow embassy
The self-styled Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) on Tuesday opened an embassy in Russia, one of only two countries to recognise the breakaway statelet in eastern Ukraine, and defended its ...
Irish coalition government survives no-confidence motion in parliament
Ireland’s coalition government comfortably won a parliamentary vote of no confidence on Tuesday despite losing its formal majority last week.
Opposition party Sinn Fein tabled the motion after coalition ...
Anastasiades seeks further beneficial areas of cooperation with US
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday eyed closer cooperation with the US in various fields in an effort to explore new beneficial areas of cooperation.
In his address at a reception ...
Bill putting ceiling on prices at the pump heads to plenum
Main opposition party Akel said on Tuesday a bill allowing for a cap on the price of fuel products would head to the House plenum later this week.
The decision ...
Further extension on foreclosures freeze unlikely to make it to plenum
A bill extending a freeze on property foreclosures to December may not go to the plenum for a vote this week, after it failed to garner the necessary consensus in ...