Kontides slips to second at Tokyo Olympics
Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides suffered what was described as the biggest injustice of his career at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday when he was punished for allegedly ‘pumping’ during the ...
One dead, 10 people stranded in south Turkey wildfire
One person has died and 10 people were trapped in a forest fire which was burning for a second day in southern Turkey on Thursday, Agriculture Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said, as ...
Azerbaijan, Armenia accuse each other of ceasefire violations
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Thursday of flouting a Russian-backed ceasefire that both sides had accepted the previous day to halt deadly border clashes.
Armenia’s defence ministry ...
Cyprus to return migrants from Lebanon
Fourteen migrants, including two children, who were spotted in a vessel late on Wednesday in the sea off Cape Greco in Akrotiri are expected to be returned to Lebanon, police ...
Motorway diversion near Zygi
Drivers travelling to Limassol have been urged to use the old road from the Chirokitia junction, due to road works on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, police said on Thursday.
According to ...
Workshop recreates ancient cooking pots from Cyprus and the Mediterranean
They say it can be meditative to work with clay and many handicraft processes possess a relaxing quality to them. The repetitive act calms the mind and soothes the nervous ...
Quake measuring 8.2 strikes Alaska Peninsula, tsunami alert issued
A shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula late on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in the region, authorities said.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake, which ...
Improved disabled access at Lady’s Mile beach
The British bases have announced the construction of a wheelchair ramp on Lady’s Mile beach to improve disabled access. It is the fourth ramp installed this year on Limassol ...
Shots fired at Zakaki house
Police on Thursday said they are investigating after shots were fired against the house of a couple in Zakaki, Limassol.
The incident was reported to the police around 5.40am with ...
Man arrested over Nicosia fire
A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire in Analiontas village on Wednesday that burned about two square kilometres of dry grass and wild vegetation.
Authorities ...
Sydney posts record daily rise in COVID-19 cases, seeks military help
Australia’s biggest city Sydney posted a record one-day rise in local COVID-19 cases on Thursday and warned the outbreak would get worse, as authorities sought military help to enforce ...
Shopify sees record Q2 revenue as worldwide consumers spend more online
Canada’s e-commerce giant Shopify announced record second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as consumers continue to spend big online.
The company’s revenue rose 57 per cent to $1.12 billion for the quarter ...
Puberty not sole factor in transgender eligibility says IOC
Male puberty is not the sole factor in ascertaining whether transgender athletes have an advantage over competitors, the International Olympic Committee’s medical chief said on Thursday.
New Zealand’s ...
Is WhatsApp compliant with privacy laws? Investigation to decide in 1 month
EU privacy watchdog EDPB on Wednesday gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook’s (FB.O) WhatsApp after its peers ...
Swimming: Double gold joy for American men, Chinese women
Caeleb Dressel won the blue riband men’s 100m freestyle as the United States celebrated two gold medals in the Tokyo pool on Thursday while China’s women responded with ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cypriot used car market has experienced a severe decline over the past 12 years, with 70 per cent fewer sales since that time, according to Andreas Shikkis, president of the Pancyprian ...
Cyprus Chamber of Shipping says EU emissions package won’t work
The Cyprus Chamber of Shipping doesn’t think that the EU’s package to decarbonise shipping will simply prove effective.
The “Fit for 55” package is a set of proposals to ...
France imposes health pass for restaurants, gyms, shopping, hospitals
The new French law extending the use of the health pass (pass sanitaire) to a wider range of public places will enter into force on Aug. 9 to help the country ...
Limassol Mayor: ‘We will keep job numbers stable throughout the pandemic’
Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides spoke exclusively to the Cyprus Mail about the city’s businesses, how they have been affected by the pandemic and what the municipality is doing to ...
Concerns over changes to protected turtle beach in Paphos
The green light for the first organised public beach to be established in a protected area, a turtle nesting spot, spells disaster for the future, the Cyprus Greens said on ...
Our View: It’s a mistake to stop free testing
It must have been very welcome news for the thousands of people not registered with the health service Gesy that they can now use the walk-in vaccination centres islandwide every ...
Ceasefire called after three Armenian soldiers killed in clashes with Azerbaijan
Armenia said that three of its soldiers had been killed in an exchange of gunfire with Azerbaijan and both sides later accepted a Russian ceasefire proposal to try to calm ...
French police recover jewels stolen in scooter heist
French authorities on Wednesday recovered most of the roughly 2 million euros ($2.37 million) worth of jewellery stolen from a high-end Paris boutique by an armed robber who fled the scene on ...
Kremlin: Biden is wrong to say that Russia only has nuclear weapons and oil
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden’s assessment of Russia as only having nuclear weapons and oil was wide of the mark and betrayed a ...