Zouma given community service over ‘reprehensible’ cat attack video
West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service and banned from keeping cats for five years after kicking and slapping his pet in ...
New York couple accused of laundering $4.5 bln in crypto still in plea talks
A New York couple accused of laundering $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex are still negotiating a possible plea deal while reviewing more than 1.1 ...
Kremlin says talks with Zelenskiy possible, but negotiations stalled
Russia said on Wednesday that it did not rule out a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but that any such talks needed to be ...
Russian forces advance, US to send precision rockets to Ukraine
Russian troops on Wednesday pressed closer to the centre of a factory city in their drive to grab a swathe of eastern Ukraine, while the United States said it would ...
Surprise! How men react when becoming a dad isn’t part of the plan
Imogene Smith, Deakin University and Jacqui Macdonald, Deakin University
For many dads, having a child is unplanned. What happens next can vary. One man said:
We broke up and she ...
Music from near and far at Technopolis 20
More live music evenings are coming to Technopolis 20 in June, starting with the Yogev Shetrit Jazz Trio on June 10, with two of the members travelling straight from Israel to perform ...
Kadis: Any cheese that does not meet PDO specs, can’t be called halloumi
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said that any cheese that does not meet the specifications set by the protected designation of origin (PDO) cannot be called halloumi.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
Lidl supports Cyprus Red Cross for ninth consecutive year
Lidl Cyprus is firmly ‘On the Road to a Better Tomorrow’, having reaffirmed its corporate responsibility and social contribution commitment, backing the Cyprus Red Cross (CRC) for a ninth consecutive ...
Arrest after bank robbed in Kiti (updated)
A 33-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a bank robbery in Kiti earlier in the day.
According to police, at around 10.40am a person wearing a medical ...
Russian central bank plays down role of dollar and euro at home and globally
Russia’s central bank said on Tuesday that the role of the dollar and the euro as global currencies would decline as central banks rethink their strategies after the West ...
Russian manufacturing activity returns to growth in May
Russian manufacturing activity expanded in May after three months of contraction and price pressures eased notably, but sanctions continued to dent client demand, a survey showed on Wednesday.
The S&...
OPEC mulls excluding Russia from oil-production deal
Some OPEC members are considering the idea of suspending Russia in an oil production deal as Western sanctions hurt the nation’s ability to produce more, the Wall Street Journal ...
Turkey hikes gas and power prices, household gas prices up 30 per cent
Turkish state-owned energy importer BOTAS said on Wednesday it had raised natural gas prices for households, industry and electricity production, with the price for households raised by 30 per cent.
Separately, ...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian woman in West Bank, say she attempted stabbing
A knife-wielding Palestinian woman threatened an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank and was shot dead on Wednesday, the army said, an account that was disputed by Palestinian officials.
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New PIO director takes up duties
The new director of the government press and information office (PIO), Aliki Stylianou took up her duties on Wednesday, introduced by interior ministry permanent secretary Costas Constantinou.
The position had ...
Thrill-seeking chef doesn’t do it for the stardom
In the owner and creative force of a local foodie institution THEO PANAYIDES finds a hard-working man in total control of his kitchen who is passionate about cooking for people ...
Turkish vice president says ‘provocative actions’ by Greek Cypriot side will ‘not go unanswered’
“Provocative actions” by the Greek Cypriot side will not go unanswered, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay has said following a meeting in Ankara with Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel.
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Introduction of the Electronic Identity Card in Cyprus
The EID was created to help individuals prove and verify identity without visiting authorities/departments in person
By Stefanos Kelelis
Recently, the Civil Registry Law of 2002 (L.141 (I) 2002) was amended, ...
Three years on, Gesy has been fully embraced by the population, health minister says (Updated)
The number of people that have used the health service Gesy are indicative of its success, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Wednesday to mark three years since the introduction ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, some 11,000 traffic violations recorded by traffic cameras were deemed invalid, with the company operating them asking that they be rescinded.
Elsewhere, the proportion of tourists holidaying ...
European Film Festival in the capital
International independent cinema is to take over the amphitheatre of Eleftheria Square this June as the European Film Festival takes place. Opening on June 7 and lasting until July 1, the festival ...
Denmark votes on closer EU defence ties on Russia concerns
Danes vote on Wednesday to decide whether to join the European Union’s defence policy, potentially becoming the final hold-out in the bloc to sign up as Russia’s invasion ...
One-week summer course for PhD students at Tepak
The Limassol-based Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) is organising a summer school for PhD students this summer.
The programme targets students from the eight universities participating in the European University ...
World Children’s Day overshadowed by conflict, says Children’s rights commissioner
This year’s World Children’s Day is overshadowed by 35 million children around the world who are forcibly displaced from their homes, instead of being able to grow up safely ...