Soldier arrested for killing dog expresses remorse (updated)
The teenage conscript arrested on Wednesday for killing a dog and injuring another with a shotgun told police investigators he regretted his act.
According to the police, the young man ...
Coronavirus: Police issue fines to 25 people for health and safety violations
Police booked 24 individuals and one business during the last 24 hours, for breaching measures in place to contain the spread of Covid-19.
A police spokesperson said 3,233 checks were carried out between 6...
Fire in Indonesia prison kills 41 in block crowded to more than 3 times capacity
A fire killed 41 inmates in an overcrowded prison block in Indonesia’s Banten province, a government minister said on Wednesday, injuring scores more in a blaze that police said may ...
Police seize counterfeit euros, arrest two suspects
Limassol police arrested two men after a chase on Tuesday on suspicion of possession of counterfeit euro notes and drugs.
Shortly after 12pm, officers signaled the driver to stop, but ...
Fire damages Nicosia kiosk
A kiosk in Nicosia was extensively damaged by a fire which broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
According to police, the fire started after 4am inside the ...
Us and our home
Earth is the only planet known to us where we can live
By Roberto Sciffo
The blue planet, planet earth, is unique to our solar system and, given our current ...
Seventeen people die in flooding of Mexican hospital, powerful quake kills one
Severe flooding led to the deaths of 17 people, most of whom had COVID-19, at a hospital in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo after torrential rains caused the River Tula ...
Alcaraz retires to send Auger-Aliassime into US Open semi-finals
Felix Auger-Aliassime moved into the U.S. Open semi-finals on Tuesday when Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz retired due to an abductor injury while trailing 6-3 3-1.
The 18-year-old Spaniard showed ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus Statistical Service has released a report showing that the first six months of the year saw a total of 3,990 building permits being issued by the relevant municipal authorities, ...
European banks have billions in tax havens, Cyprus absent from haven list
Major European banks have placed €20 billion, around 14 per cent of their overall profits and a figure which has remained unaltered since 2014, in countries listed as tax havens, a study by ...
EU launches green bonds to finance Recovery Plan
The European Commission on Tuesday announced the adoption of its new Green Bond framework, taking a step towards issuing €250 billion (about $298 billion) in green bonds, equivalent to 30 per cent of ...
Cyprus researcher CYENS creates a digital twin of Nicosia
At CYENS, the Research Centre of Excellence in Cyprus (formerly RISE), a team is at work creating a digital twin of the city of Nicosia.
“The digital twin offers the ...
After ECtHR judgment on Vassiliou, a Greek Cypriot Truth Commission could be the answer
The question is whether the Cypriot government or better, the Greek Cypriot community, has the courage to face the truth
By Achilleas Demetriades
On 15 July I had posed the question “...
Our View: Practical steps needed to see human trafficking cases brought to court, not new laws
It is good that the House Ethics Committee has taken up the weakness of the authorities in combating human trafficking. The committee met on Monday to look at the failings ...
Important beneficial factors associated with BTC
You might be well aware of the fact that nowadays, people are moving towards modernisation. It is one of the most important reasons people are shifting to advanced cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies ...
Cyprus suffer third straight defeat in World Cup qualifying
Cyprus were beaten 2-0 in Slovakia on Tuesday night to round off a miserable triple-header in World Cup qualifying.
After losing 3-0 in Malta and 2-0 at home to Russia, ...
Medvedev reaches US Open semi-final
World number two Daniil Medvedev dropped his first set at this year’s U.S. Open but eventually overcame Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-5 to reach ...
MPs call for measures to encourage people to have more children
MPs on Tuesday called for support measures to encourage couples to have more children, citing the low birth rate which is well below the replacement level of 2.1.
The House ad ...
Akhundzada: Shadowy Taliban supreme leader whose son was suicide bomber
In one of the only known photographs of Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, he stares directly at the camera – an expressionless face between a white turban and a long, grey ...
AZ boss Soriot says do not rush needlessly into Covid booster jab
AstraZeneca Plc Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said booster COVID vaccine doses may not be needed for everyone in Britain and rushing into a nationwide rollout of third doses risks piling ...
Okypy given ten days to solve problems with A&E
Health minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has given the state health services organisation (Okypy) ten days to smooth out problems with emergency services on weekends following complaints from patients.
On Sunday, the ...
Switched at birth, Spanish woman sues health department over identity mix-up
A 19-year old Spanish woman whose identity was swapped at birth with another baby born hours earlier is suing the regional health department for more than 3 million euros ($3.55 million), her ...
Suspects nabbed in chase after €10m jewel heist in Paris
Police in Paris caught three suspected armed robbers after opening fire on their car as they made their getaway from a 10 million euro ($12 million) jewellery heist at a Bulgari store ...
Von der Leyen calls on Turkey to reverse Varosha moves
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called on Turkey to “reverse the actions undertaken in Varosha” and reiterated the EU’s commitment to a bizonal, ...