Our View: About time HIO took moves to regulate GPs
It was about time the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), which runs the national health scheme Gesy, tried to address the weaknesses of the scheme that incur higher costs and also ...
Zverev tames Alcaraz to return to French Open semis
German third seed Alexander Zverev capitalised on an error-filled performance from Carlos Alcaraz to tame the high-flying teenaged Spaniard 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7) on Tuesday and reach a second straight ...
Canada to temporarily decriminalise some drug possession to tackle abuse problem
Canada will temporarily decriminalise the possession of some illegal drugs like cocaine, MDMA and opioids for personal use by adults in British Columbia (B.C.) to help tackle a burgeoning ...
Ukrainian troops hold out as Russia assaults Sievierodonetsk (Update)
Ukrainian forces were holding out in the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday, resisting Russia’s all-out assault to capture a bombed-out wasteland that Moscow has made the principal ...
UK’s Boris Johnson faces new threat of confidence vote over lockdown parties (Updated)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing the growing threat of a confidence vote as two more lawmakers suggested they had lost faith in his government over the “partygate” scandal ...
Prince Andrew is trying to ‘make amends’, Archbishop of Canterbury says
The Archbishop of Canterbury said Prince Andrew is seeking to “make amends” and highlighted the importance of forgiveness after Queen Elizabeth’s son’s fall from grace following accusations of ...
Turks clash with police on anniversary of anti-Erdogan ‘Gezi’ protests
Turkish police clashed with protesters around Istanbul’s main Taksim Square on Tuesday as they gathered to mark the anniversary of nationwide anti-government demonstrations that began nine years ago in ...
MoU signed by CMMI and technical university of Athens
The Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) and the National Technical University of Athens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at future partnerships in the fields of maritime and ...
Berlin to supply arms to Greece, Athens to deliver Soviet weapons to Kyiv -Scholz
Germany will deliver infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Greece so that the government in Athens can pass on Soviet-style weapons to Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.
“We ...
Uvalde begins to bury its dead in wake of school massacre (Update 2)
The grieving Texas town of Uvalde begins laying to rest the 21 children and teachers who were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school a week ago, with funerals ...
UN had ‘constructive’ talks in Moscow on Russian grain, fertilizer exports (Updated)
A senior UN official had “constructive discussions” in Moscow with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov on facilitating Russian grain and fertilizer exports to global markets, UN spokesman Stephane ...
Rapist gets four years
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to four years in jail on Tuesday after he was found guilty of raping a woman in the sea in Ayia Napa.
The Larnaca-Famagusta district ...
Medical negligence claim against clinic
A medical negligence case was reported to Limassol police by the family of a 55-year-old man who died on Tuesday morning while he was treated at a private clinic.
Police ...
K-pop supergroup BTS to meet Biden, speak at White House Tuesday
South Korean supergroup BTS, a fundraising juggernaut for social justice causes in the United States, will visit the White House on Tuesday to discuss hate crimes targeting Asians with US ...
Businesses could wait two years for VAT refunds
Representatives of the business community, backed by deputies, on Tuesday demanded the government speed up the process for VAT refunds, giving them back some much needed cash.
Lawmakers at the ...
‘Quit smoking’ scheme has 50% success
More than half the smokers who took part in last year’s programme for quitting smoking, kicked the habit, said the state health services (Okypy).
Okypy said, that 436 people participated ...
Two directors of Brazil teak investment firm convicted in London
Two company directors behind a fraudulent green investment scheme in Brazil were convicted on Tuesday by a London jury of defrauding about 2,000 investors out of around 37 million pounds.
Andrew Skeene ...
EU agrees gradual Russian oil embargo, gives Hungary exemptions (Updated)
European Union leaders have agreed an embargo on Russian crude oil imports that will take full effect by the end of the year, but Hungary and two other landlocked Central ...
Ex-bishop’s accuser wants the ‘truth out’
The woman who accused former Bishop of Kition, Chrysostomos, of indecently assaulting her said she was in court to “get the truth out”, during her cross-examination by the lawyer for ...
Three held for using special bags to steal from shops
Three people were remanded for eight days on Tuesday on suspicion of using special bags to bypass anti-theft scanners and steal from various shops in Larnaca.
The stolen merchandise, which ...
Turkish court to rule in case against top Erdogan opponent
A Turkish court is expected to reach a verdict on Wednesday in a case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition figure who opinion polls suggest would be a strong ...
Russia’s Navalny says he faces new criminal case, up to 15 more years in jail
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday he has been charged in a new criminal case and faces up to 15 more years on top of his existing sentence if ...
Cost reduction in banks is demonised
For a company’s business strategy to work successfully, it must be based on changes taking place in the economy and in each sector, on political developments and on the ...
Big band sounds
“Time to get encapsulated by the sounds of the big band,” says Sarah’s Jazz Club as it gets ready to welcome the Mendonis Big Band, a jazz ensemble of 15 ...