Days after lawmaker’s murder prompted fears, UK minister accosted by crowd
A senior British minister was accosted on the street by angry protesters as he walked to an office in central London on Tuesday, days after the murder of one of ...
Bill extending maternity leave to be swiftly sent to vote
A bill extending maternity leave for second and third children will be discussed as a matter of urgency at the House labour committee next Tuesday with a view to a ...
A beach party to say goodbye to the summer
A beach party in October? Why not? It does sort of still feel like summer some days and some say that summer never really ends in Cyprus. An upcoming beach ...
EU starts debate on budget rules amid high debt, investment needs
The European Commission opened a debate on Tuesday on how to reform the European Union’s fiscal rules to deal with a pandemic-induced surge in public debt and with the ...
Hope for decision on ferry to Greece early next year
A new, tweaked tenders procedure inviting carriers to submit bids for a Cyprus-Greece ferry link – discontinued some 20 years ago – should be rolled out by next month, deputy minister for shipping ...
J.P.Morgan: chip crisis to hurt Apple iPhone sales
J.P.Morgan on Tuesday became the second brokerage in two weeks to cut its forecast for Apple’s iPhone sales for the crucial holiday quarter as the global chip ...
Moscow imposes new Covid curbs as daily deaths break record
Moscow’s mayor announced four months of stay-home restrictions for unvaccinated over-60s on Tuesday and the Russian government proposed a week-long workplace shutdown as the national death toll from ...
Moving to digital practices at House to be speeded up
Speeding up the digital transition of the House of Representatives and modernising its operation were the focus of a meeting on Tuesday between House president Annita Demetriou and deputy minister ...
Returning to coal amid energy crunch would be climate ‘tragedy’ – EU
By Fransiska Nangoy
The European Union’s head of climate change policy said that returning to using dirty energy from coal during the current energy crunch is “not a smart ...
Qatar finance minister in charge of newly formed climate change ministry
Qatar’s emir created an environment and climate change ministry on Tuesday and appointed Ali Bin Ahmad Al-Kuwari as finance minister, a role he had held in an acting capacity ...
Gold award for OUC’s digital education app
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) has won a gold award at the Cyprus Education Leaders Awards 2021 for innovative applications of digital technology in education for a third consecutive year.
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New online platform allows public to assess flood risks
Frederick university has launched a free online platform for flood forecasting in Cyprus and Attica in Greece.
The platform was developed by Frederick Research Centre through the CyFFORS (Cyprus Flood ...
New project to protect Alonas’ famous hazelnut trees
Alonas’ hazelnut forest will be cleaned and promoted through a project forming part of the national strategy for the development of Troodos mountain communities.
The environment department in collaboration with ...
‘Green is good’ says UK’s Johnson, wooing Wall Street dollars
By William James
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced nearly 10 billion pounds ($13.72 billion) of private investment in green projects on Tuesday and courted the “trillions of the markets” in a ...
Britain to create 440,000 new jobs with net-zero strategy
Britain’s net-zero strategy will create 440,000 new jobs in green industries by 2030, junior energy minister Greg Hands said on Tuesday, adding it included a zero-emission vehicle mandate to end the ...
Pandemic costs island’s health services €100m
State health services organisation (Okypy) is by the side of patients, its Chief Executive Officer said on Tuesday as he announced the pandemic had cost the island’s health service ...
Haiti gang seeks $17 mln for release of kidnapped missionaries
A Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries is asking for $17 million to release them, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a Haitian official.
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Poland comes under fire over challenge to primacy of EU law
Poland’s prime minister came under repeated criticism during a tense debate in the European Parliament on Tuesday, with the EU’s chief executive telling Warsaw that its challenge to ...
Coronavirus: After policy change over 6,500 lose SafePass
Health ministry sources on Tuesday said that 6,772 people’s SafePasses are no longer valid as policy shifted on Monday to exclude those who failed to return for a second Covid ...
Man found guilty of sexually abusing two underage sisters
A 31-year-old man who was found guilty of sexually abusing two of the three underage daughters of his partner received a five-year jail sentence on Monday.
Nicosia criminal court sentenced ...
Don’t make these mistakes with your autumn skincare routine
By Prudence Wade
As the weather gets cooler and we come into autumn, many of us will be making changes to our wardrobes – putting away our summer clothes and getting ...
Coronavirus: Where eligible groups can get tested on Wednesday
A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
Top European court says Turkey should change law on insulting president
Europe’s top human rights court called on Turkey on Tuesday to change a law regarding insulting the president under which tens of thousands have been prosecuted, after ruling that ...
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt sign electricity agreement (updated)
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to connect their respective electricity grids in Athens on Tuesday, with the Greek premier calling the emerging alliance among ...