Hungarian PM’s party backs ratification of Finland, Sweden NATO entry
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party will back the ratification of Finland and Sweden’s bid to join NATO, the party’s parliamentary group said on Wednesday, as ...
U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, in what would be the most ...
Confusion over number of Turkish earthquake victims in north
Authorities in the north are sending mixed messages about the number of Turkish earthquake victims that have arrived in the area, reports said on Wednesday.
According to reports in Yeni ...
Turkish Cypriots in mixed marriages appealing to EU
Turkish Cypriots in mixed marriages will be filing an appeal to the European parliament committee of petitions over the denial of Cypriot citizenship to their children, reports said on Wednesday.
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Rahm motivated by No.1 battle with McIlroy, Scheffler
Rory McIlroy issued a one-word response when asked earlier this month if he felt like the best player in the world.
“Yes.”
That was before the Waste Management Phoenix Open, ...
After Greece train crash carnage, a soul-wrenching wait for the missing
When he heard the news of the deadly train crash in central Greece, 24-year-old student Konstantinos rushed to the city where the injured had been taken to search for three ...
Vanessa Bryant settles for $28.85m over Kobe crash pics
Vanessa Bryant settled her remaining claims against the County of Los Angeles on Tuesday over the sharing of graphic photos of her husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna after ...
Cold weather, bad planning to blame for UK salad crisis, Spain says
Spain’s agriculture minister said on Wednesday that bad planning by Britain and problems caused by Brexit as well as cold weather were the main reasons behind a shortage of ...
Katerina Leah presents debut single with a Limassol performance
Vocalist Katerina Leah and her band prepare for an intimate live performance this week to celebrate the release of Leah’s debut single Candles in my Head. The Vinegar Factory ...
Tepak eager to expand further
The House education committee on Wednesday discussed Tepak’s budget as the state university said it is eager to expand to more cities.
Tepak rector Panayiotis Zafiris argued that there ...
Economy, migration, green energy: new ministers present priorities
Maintenance of a stable economy is of paramount importance for the new government, as is reducing the cost of energy and tackling “the Achilles heel” which is the Green Line ...
Bitcoin moves towards Satoshi’s payment dream
Satoshi Nakamoto would be proud. Adolescent bitcoin may finally be repaying its creator’s faith.
The 15-year-old cryptocurrency has filled many roles – from source of speculation to hedge against inflation – ...
Lovin’ it! Russians give Big Mac replacement the thumbs up
The signature sauce has changed and the ingredients have been tweaked, but the ‘Big Hit’, which went on sale in Russia this week, is a tasty alternative to the McDonald’...
Greece’s policies may affect migrant sea routes to Italy – Italian minister
Tough Greek border policies might have contributed to decisions leading to the sinking of a migrant boat off Italy on Sunday, killing more than 60 people, by spurring a journey to ...
Stun grenades, arrests on ‘day of disruption’ protest in Israel
Israeli police fired stun grenades and scuffles broke out in Tel Aviv on Wednesday during a nationwide “day of disruption”, raising the intensity of weeks of protests against a contentious ...
Erdogan indicates Turkey elections to be in May
President Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote with a date just over three months after a ...
Lilly to cut insulin prices by 70 per cent from fourth quarter
Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.N) said on Wednesday it would reduce prices by 70 per cent for its most commonly prescribed forms of insulin.
The US drugmaker said the reduced ...
Cypriot driver ‘excited about the road ahead’
A rising star on the racing circuit hailed as a champion of the next generation tells PAUL LAMBIS he has his eyes set on Formula 1
Nico Christodoulou has had a ...
Who is the new Deputy Minister of Research & Innovation
As was recently announced, the new Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy is Philippos Hadjizacharias.
Hadjizacharias is the managing partner of the consulting and audit firm PHS & ...
The 15-minute city: utopian dream or curse?
There is no doubting that the pandemic significantly affected our ways of communicating, travelling, consuming and interacting. Congested cities like London, New York, Paris, Athens and, to some extent, Nicosia ...
China scoffs at FBI claim that Wuhan lab leak likely caused COVID pandemic
The FBI has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan likely caused the COVID pandemic, director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday, a claim ...
Russia tries to close ring on Bakhmut as Ukrainians mount ‘furious resistance’
Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle the small eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more than half a year ...
Teacher fined for attacking pupil
A teacher has been fined €850 by the Limassol district court, for causing actual bodily harm to a 10-year-old pupil she attacked during class in 2018, it emerged on Wednesday.
According to ...
Two teachers banned for leaking exam topics
Two teachers have been struck from the private school teacher register, and a school has been sanctioned over the leak of an exam question in January, the education ministry said ...