Is the Amazon rainforest on the verge of collapse?
By Simon Willcock, Gregory Cooper and John Dearing
Sprawling 5.5 million square kilometres, the Amazon rainforest is the largest of its kind and home to about one in ten of all ...
RCB Bank supports Red Cross relief effort for war victims
RCB Bank has donated 50,000 euros to the Cyprus Red Cross Society (CRCS) in support of the CRCS’ strenuous relief and humanitarian efforts on the ground for all those affected by ...
New password fraud scam on social media accounts
Police have received a large number of complaints about suspicious password phishing messages on social media and especially on Instagram.
Users receive a message, either electronically or via telephone, which ...
Ukraine should be a bridge between East and West, Chinese ambassador says
Chinese ambassador to Cyprus, Liu Yantao, told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), that Ukraine “should function as a bridge between the East and the West, not a frontier in big ...
France: EU has approved a new sanctions package against Russians and Belarus banks
The European Union said on Wednesday it was stepping up sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including targeting more Russian individuals and adding banks in Moscow’s ally Belarus.
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Coronavirus: Country categories revised from Thursday
The government has issued new country evaluations as regards Covid restrictions that will come into effect on March 10.
The categorisation of countries applies for travel purposes to non-vaccinated passengers or ...
Stellar ‘vampire’ finds love at first bite with companion star
Astronomers have gotten a good look at what happens when a “vampire” star sucks the outer layers of material from a companion star, stripping this “bitten” victim down to a ...
Cabinet approves proposal to buy 36,000 tonnes of barley and corn (Updated)
The cabinet on Wednesday green-lit a proposal to buy 36,000 tonnes of barley and corn in two shipments, to ease a shortage of grains on the market in the wake of ...
Britain will step up oil production after Russian import phase out
Britain will step up its production of oil and gas after saying it will ban Russian oil imports at the end of the year, transport minister Grant Shapps said on ...
Russia, China in ‘strategic convergence’ -Australian intelligence
A “troubling new strategic convergence” between Beijing and Moscow has developed and the risk of “major power conflict” had grown since Russia invaded Ukraine, Australia’s intelligence chief said on ...
Shackleton’s ship “Endurance” finally found beneath Antarctic ice, 100 years on
The wreckage of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship “Endurance”, which was crushed by Antarctic ice and sank some 10,000 feet (3,000 m) to the ocean floor more than a century ago, ...
Four dogs die in housefire
Four dogs died in a fire that broke out in a two-storey house in Zakaki, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said early on Wednesday.
Three fire engines from the Limassol ...
Film and TV pioneer thinks ahead and thinks big
In a man of vision, THEO PANAYIDES meets someone who is detail oriented and cerebral from his days filming the invasion as a teenager to backing the production of Jiu ...
Iran says Israel will pay for Syria attack that killed 2 Revolutionary Guards
Iran said on Wednesday that an Israeli airstrike in Syria that killed four people including two Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers would be avenged.
Syrian state media said the other two ...
Routine maintenance works on Nicosia-Limassol highway
The public works department has announced that road cleaning will be carried out on Saturday between 6am and 1pm on the Nicosia – Limassol highway.
The specific stretch of the highway ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, following an increase in the price for many goods and a shortage of grains on the market, the council of ministers is set to approve the ...
Dance world comes to life in Limassol this weekend
Preparations are underway for the 2nd Cyprus Choreography Showcase in Limassol this weekend. Organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education, and the Rialto Theatre, the Showcase brings ...
Man arrested on multiple counts following Paphos car chase
A young man was arrested Tuesday night following a car chase by Paphos police in the downtown area.
According to the police statement, around 8pm a traffic patrol conducting checks ...
Police say seizure of 132kg of cannabis at port a ‘major blow to drug traffickers’ (Update 2)
A 38-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a bizarre drug bust in which 132kg of cannabis was seized by the drug squad.
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Australia to declare east coast floods a national emergency
Floods that have devastated Australia‘s east coast will be declared a national emergency, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as authorities look to deploy aid and urgent supplies ...
Supply chain transformation necessary, stakeholders say
The need to rethink and further strengthen international supply chains was a key message by stakeholders attending the Supply Chain & Logistics Conference & Exhibition recently held in Nicosia.
The ...
Russian-linked private jet impounded as UK deepens aviation sanctions (Update)
Britain said on Wednesday it had impounded a plane connected to a Russian billionaire under new aviation sanctions which give authorities the power to detain any Russian aircraft and to ...
Ukraine invasion sets back Musk’s dream for cheaper EVs, for now
Surging raw materials costs, made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, could set back the dream of Tesla (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk and other auto executives to ...
Cyprus Business Now
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) president Christodoulos Angastiniotis on Monday sent an open letter to Eurochambres president Luc Frieden, protesting the latter’s decision to visit Turkey for ...