Heatwave scorches Europe; health warnings issued
Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and Portugal on Friday, while officials in Europe issued health warnings for the heatwave in ...
Child in hospital after being hit by vehicle at Tour
A nine-year-old child was hit by a vehicle from the Tour de France’s publicity caravan and was taken to hospital, organisers told Reuters on Friday.
The child, who suffered ...
Firefighters battling blaze at landfill
Firefighters are battling to extinguish a fire that broke out at a landfill site in Pentakomo.
According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, EMAK fire engines responded to call at 5.25...
Seventeen-year-old caught driving over one hundred kilometers per hour
Avdimou police noticed a minor driving at an excessive speed on the Paphos – Limassol highway, near the village of Erimi, around noon on Friday.
The driver, later identified as a 17...
Paphos prepares to train island’s future hospitality professionals
tepakPaphos, a popular tourist destination, will become the home for future hospitality professionals after the decision to transfer Cyprus’ Higher Hotel Institute (HHIC) to the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) ...
Skittles are toxic, US lawsuit claims
Mars Inc has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles candies are unfit to eat because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged six years ...
Pensioners want painkillers, vitamins on Gesy
Painkillers, vitamins and other pharmaceutical products needed by a lot of patients should be covered under the national health scheme (Gesy), the Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) said on Friday.
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Biden starts sensitive Saudi Arabia visit, no immediate oil pledge expected (Update)
Joe Biden began a visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday by giving Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a fist bump and shaking hands with King Salman as Washington looks to ...
Calls for unity as Cyprus marks anniversary of 1974 coup
Cyprus marked the 48th anniversary of the 1974 coup on Friday with memorial services, a special session of parliament and other events that paid tributes to the fallen.
Engineered by the ...
NASA, Russian space agency sign deal to share space station flights – Roscosmos
NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos have signed a long-sought agreement to integrate flights to the International Space Station, allowing Russian cosmonauts to fly on US-made spacecraft in exchange ...
EU executive proposes import ban on Russian gold
The European Commission, the EU executive, formally proposed on Friday its latest package of sanctions against Moscow, including an import ban on Russian gold, and legal tweaks to prevent current ...
President defends HIO decision as criticism grows
Amid mounting criticism over the appointment of Dr. Petros Agathangelou to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) board, President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday defended the decision, countering that it was thanks ...
Ukrainian city cleans up and grieves after Russian missile attack
A Ukrainian city far from the frontline grieved for its dead and cleared its streets on Friday, a day after a Russian missile attack killed at least 23 people and wounded ...
Eriksen joins Manchester United on a free transfer
Manchester United have signed Christian Eriksen on a free transfer with the Danish playmaker signing a three-year deal, the Premier League club announced on Friday.
Eriksen, who needed life-saving treatment ...
CAS dismisses Russian appeals against FIFA and UEFA bans
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday dismissed appeals filed by the Russian football federation and four Russian clubs against FIFA and UEFA’s decision to ban them ...
New video promotes Akamas geology centre (video)
The Paphos regional board of tourism on Friday published a video to promote the Akamas geology and palaeontology centre in Pano Arodes.
The 30-second film was created to boost traffic ...
Amazon to create 4,000 jobs in Britain this year
Amazon.com said it would recruit 4,000 workers in Britain this year, including at fulfilment centres in Wakefield and Knowsley, taking its permanent workforce to 75,000 and making it one of the ...
American tourists splurge in Paris boutiques as euro slides
American tourist Shawna Wilson says she has splashed out on four dresses at the high-end LVMH-owned department store La Samaritaine in Paris, tempted by the prices as the euro reached ...
Man remanded for 4 days for assault on Congolese woman (updated)
The 43-year-old Greek Cypriot man who was caught on video assaulting a Congolese woman holding her infant in Larnaca, was on Friday remanded for four days.
The attack took place ...
Ministry tells halloumi makers to follow PDO rules
Cyprus is one step closer to the implementation of the halloumi PDO regulation as the agriculture ministry said on Friday it is notifying the relevant bodies to abide by the ...
President mulls next move after House votes on VAT
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday urged patience as he awaits the attorney general’s opinion on whether bills approved by the House plenary on Thursday regarding VAT on fuel and ...
TV shows we Love: Surviving Summer
Expelled from school and sent to Australia, rebellious New York teen makes waves among a young surfer’s circle when she gets there, managing to leave a predictable mess in ...
Biden brings Palestinians aid but no new peace plan
U.S. President Joe Biden promised on Friday not to give up efforts to end the decades-long Israeli Palestinian conflict, though he offered no new proposals to restart the stalled ...
Different aspects to analyze about digital yuan
The digital yuan is the name given to the central bank currency issued with the appropriate stamp of China’s Bank. The currency has made the target of converting the ...