Saving vultures: dogs to the rescue
Two border collies will help save rare Griffon vultures from being poisoned
Griffon vulture
Two dog handlers are in Greece training with border collies Dixie and Sofie ahead of the ...
Two Cypriots known to be in ravaged Mariupol
Two of 39 Cypriots or Ukrainians with Cyprus-links in war torn Ukraine are in Mariupol, which has been besieged by Russian forces, with no water or electricity and scarce food and ...
Hellenic Bank has little direct exposure to Russia
Hellenic Bank on Tuesday announced that it has negligible direct exposure to Russia, while its indirect exposure through any adverse effects on the Cypriot economy hinges on a number of ...
The biggest spring beauty trends: from Y2K hair to grunge glam
By Katie Wright
The spring/summer fashion season is upon us, and while it might not be warm enough to bust out the shorts and sandals yet, it’s fun ...
Shell directors may face lawsuit over climate transition plans
Environmental lawyers ClientEarth said on Tuesday they were preparing legal action against the directors of Shell (SHEL.L) over the company’s climate transition plan, in what they said would ...
Prosecutors seek longer, stricter jail term for Kremlin critic Navalny
Russian prosecutors asked a court on Tuesday to sentence jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to an additional 13 years on fraud and contempt of court charges and to move him to ...
USB hub withdrawn from market as not safe
A USB hub has been taken off sale after the department of Electrical and Mechanical Services said it is not up to standard.
The i-JMB 7-port USB hub, model K-6028...
Child commissioner takes back comments linking traffickers to police (updated)
As a row over living conditions at Pournara reception centre rumbled on, child commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Tuesday clarified that she had misspoken the previous day when she said that ...
Coronavirus: Free testing for eligible groups on Wednesday
The ministry of health will operate a total of 75 rapid testing sites on Wednesday for eligible groups to have free tests.
Eligible groups include minors, the vaccinated and anyone who ...
Belarus resisting attempts to drag it into Ukraine conflict, Lukashenko says
President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Belarus had intercepted a missile fired at it two days ago from Ukraine, but that it would resist what he called attempts to ...
Investors see risks spiking, fear market-wide liquidity crunch
Wild swings in asset prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are prompting some investors to pare risk in their portfolios, fearing that the type of volatility seen in commodities ...
Police chief says increasing trend in racist incidents
Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou said on Tuesday there had been no incidents of antisemitism recorded in Cyprus in 2019 and 2020 but that there had been the same years, 40 and 41 incidents respectively ...
Swimming to support vulnerable groups
One local resident has set himself the challenge of swimming around much of the island to raise awareness of the environmental cost of refugees, and more. MELISSA HEKKERS meets him
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First Lady takes part in event for return of Parthenon Marbles
First Lady Andri Anastasiades recently participated in an event on the repatriation of the stolen Parthenon (Elgin) Marbles at the Museum of Acropolis in Athens.
To mark women’s day ...
Eriksen in Denmark squad for first time since cardiac arrest at Euros
Christian Eriksen was called up to the Denmark national squad on Tuesday, the first time he has been selected since he suffered a cardiac arrest at the European Championship last ...
UK unemployment falls below pre-pandemic rate
Britain’s unemployment rate dropped below its pre-pandemic rate in the three months to January while pay rose faster than expected, according to official figures that are likely to bolster ...
Contemporary artists from around the world meet at Nicosia Gallery
The group exhibition Under the Same Sky is the first physical exhibition of the Contemporary Art Gallery Riana Raouna and will present works by 12 emerging artists from all over the ...
Cyprus to tap alternative and domestic tourism markets, Perdios says (updated)
With the loss of Russian and Ukrainian arrivals, Cyprus tourism is now operating with a worst-case scenario and will need to tap alternative markets and domestic custom to, at best, ...
Turkey to keep policy rate at 14 per cent despite energy surge
Turkey’s central bank is expected to hold its policy rate at 14 per cent this week, a unanimous Reuters poll showed on Monday, despite the Ukraine conflict and soaring energy ...
Coronavirus: Unless further setbacks, Covid will be treated like the flu, adviser says (updated)
Annual vaccinations against Covid-19 are on the cards for the elderly, vulnerable and immunosuppressed as part of a return to normality, epidemiologist Michalis Voniatis said on Tuesday.
Speaking a day ...
Kyiv struck by Russian shelling, curfew announced
Russian shelling struck Kyiv on Tuesday killing at least two people, authorities said, as invading forces tightened their grip on the Ukrainian capital and the mayor announced a 35-hour curfew ...
Price of pork could easily double, and soon, butchers say
The price of meat is set to soar in the coming months, the head of the butchers’ association told the Cyprus Mail as he predicted that “hard times are coming”.
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Britain to ban exports of luxury goods to Russia, impose new import tariffs
Britain on Tuesday said it would ban the export of luxury goods to Russia and impose a new 35 per cent tariff on £900 million worth of Russian imports, including vodka, metals, ...
Ireland seeks closer trade relations with Cyprus (with video)
Ireland is seeking to reinforce trade relations with Cyprus, according to Martin Heydon, the country’s Minister of State for Research and Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development.
Heydon ...