Nigerians fight government’s Twitter ban with legal action
Almost 200 Nigerians filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to lift a ban on Twitter, describing the government’s decision to block the site as stifling “any dissenting voice” and digital ...
UK seeks financial services ‘exemption’ from minimum tax
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is pushing for the City of London to be exempt from a new global minimum corporation tax system championed by the Group of Seven (G7) ...
The project that promotes a future for the past
An EU-funded project in Kato Drys is making a difference to refugees’ lives and keeping traditional skills alive
By Martin Clark
I have been leading EU projects concerning sustainability for 33 ...
Our View: Passports report shows there must be some culpability
The 780 pages of findings of the investigative committee set up to look into the citizenship scheme from 2007 to 2020 was given to the attorney-general on Monday and the summary released did ...
Plastic waste a ‘Searious Business’ ahead of Cyprus visit
An island-wide initiative to reduce the plastic footprint in Cyprus is currently underway, thanks to the effort of Netherlands-based social enterprise “Searious Business”, in cooperation with the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism ...
Defrauding the EU just got harder
On June 1, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office started operations. Their mission? To hunt down those cheating the EU out of money
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
This article focuses on ...
Tsitsipas ends Medvedev run in Paris to book semi spot
Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat world number two Daniil Medvedev in straight sets on Tuesday to advance to the French Open semi-finals for the second straight year and end the ...
Zverev canters into maiden French Open semi-final
Alexander Zverev settled some early nerves before beating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-final of the French Open for the first time on Tuesday.
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Days before G7, PM Johnson’s lawmakers attack “unBritish” aid cuts
Lawmakers from the governing Conservative Party railed against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cut to foreign aid spending on Tuesday, a show of defiance just days before their leader hopes ...
Karousos warns of increased vehicle checks
In the past week alone, checks on the state of vehicles on the road found that over one third had defective headlights, indicators or brake lights, and over 17 per cent ...
Coronavirus: CDC eases travel recommendations, Cyprus is on level 3 (Updated)
By David Shepardson
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics.
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Coronavirus: One death and 60 new cases recorded (updated)
One death and 60 new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 0.16 per cent.
The death is a 66-year-old man. This brings the number of deaths from ...
Pavlyuchenkova sets up meeting with Zidansek in Paris semis
Ten years after reaching her first grand slam quarter-final, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova made it through to the last four for the first time to set up a clash with Tamara Zidansek ...
‘Stand against hate’: Canadian Muslim family loses three generations in attack
By Moira Warburton and Anna Mehler Paperny
Relatives of a Canadian Muslim family killed in London, Ontario, when a man rammed them with his pick-up truck this week are urging ...
Cabinet reshuffle on the cards, Diko names Papadopoulos as House president candidate (updated)
The race for the House presidency has blended with talk of an impending cabinet reshuffle, with reports that President Nicos Anastasiades is considering outgoing House President Adamos Adamou for the ...
Ruling tax commissioner’s appointment was null, may not affect decisions he made
The supreme court has declared null and void the appointment of tax commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris – a development that could impact any acts taken by the official during his time in ...
Book telling migrant story to be presented
A new book presentation is added to this month’s events calendar as journalist, writer and volunteer Melissa Hekkers will introduce her book What Would the Mediterranean Say? by Armida ...
Coronavirus: More than 5,000 vaccine slots booked by 20 somethings
More than 5,000 people aged 23 to 27 booked an appointment for a Covid vaccine on Tuesday, the health ministry said.
In total 5,450 appointments were booked of the 10,250 available.
On Wednesday, the vaccination ...
Hewitt to become FA’s first chairwoman in its 157-year history
Debbie Hewitt is set to become the Football Association’s first chairwoman after receiving a unanimous nomination from the FA Board.
A seven-member selection panel led by independent non-executive FA ...
Auditor general calls for former police chief to excuse himself from inquiry panel
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has asked that former police chief Kypros Michaelides recuse himself from a panel currently investigating the activities of a slaughterhouse business and whether it received favourable treatment ...
Table Mountain: a review of the best trails for trekkers
Towering over Cape Town, Table Mountain offers hikers of all abilities both breathtaking views and several trekking options. The flat-topped peak forms part of the Table Mountain National Park, and ...
EU official visits CMP laboratory
The EU’s Director-General for Structural Reform Support Mario Nava on Tuesday met the three members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) at its anthropological laboratory.
Nava, who was ...
Over 100kg of rubbish cleared from Larnaca seabed
Divers on Monday collected more 103 kilos of rubbish from the seabed in the Psarolimano area of Larnaca, including glass and plastic bottles, cans and two tyres.
The clean-up was organised ...
Cyprus climate change conference planned for October
The Cyprus Institute (CyI) will hold its second International Conference on Climate Change in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East on October 13 and 14 just ahead of the next global climate ...