Police to increase road presence over the holidays
The police on Wednesday warned that heightened road safety checks will be carried out from December 23 through to January 6, as they also issued safety advice for the holidays.
The bolstered ...
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche returns for a single performance
It is 1956 and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein is having its annual quiche breakfast. When the Communists threaten their picture-perfect town, five women are ...
What is a goblin?
By Marguerite Johnson
The 2022 word of the year from the folks at the Oxford English Dictionary is “goblin mode”. Voted by the public and coming in at 93 per cent, “goblin ...
TikTok ban for U.S. government phones advances, threatening its ad revenue, experts say
A proposal to bar federal employees from using Chinese app TikTok on government devices appeared set to become law, threatening to deal a blow to the company’s reputation and ...
Top three tokens to buy In 2023: ImmutableX (IMX), Quant (QNT) and Orbeon Protocol (ORBN)
It can be difficult to stay on top of the trends and decide which tokens to invest your money in for the long run. To make it a bit easier, ...
Post-Brexit settlement scheme for EU citizens unlawful, London court rules
The British government’s post-Brexit settlement scheme for EU citizens is unlawful, London’s High Court ruled on Wednesday.
The Independent Monitoring Authority, a body funded by the government to ...
Second Lidl Cyprus Mind REset programme ends in success
In collaboration with Junior Achievement Cyprus, Lidl Cyprus ran the free environmental and educational Mind Reset programme for public and private schools across Cyprus, a second year running.
A fun, ...
New centre aims to help vulnerable groups find work
A new information and training centre opened in Nicosia aims to offer networking and employment opportunities, particularly for vulnerable groups, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday.
Speaking from the opening ...
Cash loses top spot in euro zone as digital payments spread
Cash is losing its top spot as the euro zone’s dominant means of payment, a European Central Bank survey showed on Tuesday, in a historic shift for a part ...
Chelsea appoint Vivell as new technical director
Chelsea on Wednesday appointed Christopher Vivell as the London club’s technical director under the new ownership led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.
Vivell earlier worked with RB Leipzig, ...
Rouble slumps to weakest vs dollar since May
The rouble plunged to its weakest level since early May past 70 against the dollar on Wednesday, taking its monthly losses to almost 14% as fears over sanctions on Russian oil and ...
Cryptocurrencies at crossroads after annus horribilis
To borrow from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 2022 is not a year on which the cryptocurrency world shall look back with undiluted pleasure.
Crashes, contagion, collapses came in such quick succession ...
New mental health centre will ‘improve the lives of patients’
The creation of a new mental health centre, based on modern psychiatric care principles will improve the lives of patients as well as health workers, President Nicos Anastasiades said laying ...
Further gas find confirmed in block six (Update)
Between two and three trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas has been uncovered in exploratory drilling in block six of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the energy ministry ...
Three objections have been filed over the archbishop elections (Update)
Three objections have been filed over the archbishop elections, it emerged on Wednesday, after Paralimni mayor Theodoros Pyrillis strongly hinted that certain bishops may have muddied the waters.
Pyrillis did ...
Girl with strep A to be transported to Israel today
The 4-year-old girl intubated at Makarios hospital for strep A is to be transferred to Israel on Wednesday evening in “one of the health ministry’s biggest ever operations”.
Christina ...
Patient numbers in hospitals rising
Experts on Wednesday expressed concern as hospitals remain at high occupancy rates with many patients being admitted for respiratory illnesses.
Admissions are rising in the pulmonology, pathology, and paediatric wards – ...
Female students turned away from Afghan universities after Taliban ban
Female university students in Afghanistan were turned away from campuses on Wednesday after the Taliban-run administration said women would be suspended from tertiary education.
The decision to bar women was ...
Guitar-maker “Dr Fret” bringing lumps of wood back to life
In the only luthier on the island, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man who loves to talk who labours over custom-made instruments but will listen to ‘anything beautiful’ himself
The sign ...
Dangerous acts causing the death of another
By Alexandros Clerides
In any case where the death of a person results from an act of another person, there is a question as to how much this act will ...
Hellenic CEO back and pursuing bank’s targets
By George Christou
Hellenic Bank CEO, Oliver Gatzke, after a two-month absence from his post, returned to the helm 10 days ago determined to deal with all pending issues facing and ...
Why Solana (SOL) and Near (NEAR) holders are buying more Golteum (GLTM) tokens
As we gear up to close the 2022 trading year, many investors are scampering for worthy investments that guarantee high returns with less risk.
Due to the high volatility of many ...
French federation condemns racist abuse of players after World Cup final loss
The French Football Federation (FFF) has condemned the online racist abuse directed towards its players and pledged to take action after they were targeted as the team lost to Argentina ...
Unions-minister meeting to discuss CoLA cancelled
A meeting due to be held between the ministry of labour and representatives of labour unions Sek, Peo and Deok to reach an agreement over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), was ...