Dream of unlimited, clean nuclear fusion energy within reach
The old joke is that nuclear fusion is always 30 years away. Yet the dream of abundant clean energy is no laughing matter as we meet an ITER researcher to catch ...
North asks for electricity as power station runs out of fuel
The government has received a request to transfer electricity to the north because one of its two power stations stopped working, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Monday.
Turkish Cypriot ...
Our View: Justice fails to move fast in all cases
We often bemoan the slowness of the justice system in Cyprus but this can’t be said for the case of 26-year-old British tourist, who was jailed for 12 months last ...
Improving Nadal flies past Van de Zandschulp into quarters
Second seed Rafael Nadal took another step forward in his bid for a rare calendar-year Grand Slam on Monday by booking his spot in the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a commanding 6...
Fourth of July shooter on rooftop kills 6 in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb (Update 3)
A gunman perched on a rooftop opened fire on families waving flags and children riding bikes at a Fourth of July parade on Monday, killing six and wounding more than 36 ...
Ambassadors acknowledge dire situation after Pournara visit
The ambassadors of France, Germany and the Netherlands visited Pournara reception center on Monday in what was seen as acknowledgement of the problem facing Cyprus and of the need for ...
Ukrainians take up new positions as Putin proclaims victory in Luhansk (Update)
Ukrainian forces were taking up new defensive lines in the east on Monday, preparing for a hard new phase in the war as President Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s victory ...
Neophytou unveils 100-point plan to modernise Cyprus
Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou on Monday unveiled his 100-point plan to reform and modernise the country, pledging that under his administration Cyprus would transition to “the next ...
Progress made on bill which would release €85m by EU
Lawmakers on Monday made more progress on a government bill aimed at reducing the stock of non-performing loans on banks’ books – a pledge Cyprus made to the EU in exchange ...
Ukraine PM: Rich Russians should pay the bill to rebuild
The cost of rebuilding Ukraine following Russia’s invasion could reach $750 billion and rich Russians should help pay the bill, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Monday.
“We believe ...
Travel chaos to subside soon says industry boss
Travel company executive Akis Kelepeshis expects the airport and airline chaos gripping Europe to subside in the coming weeks as thousands of flights have already been cancelled and more people ...
Music inspired by Cyprus’ music and dialect
ΣaiΣ is a newly formed music project created by Savvas Chrysostomou. On a mission to share his music, Savvas is performing in Paphos on Friday and will be joined by ...
Bank of Cyprus announces voluntary retirement scheme
The Bank of Cyprus on Monday announced that it will implement a voluntary retirement scheme that will seek to reduce its staff by 15 per cent, which amounts to approximately 500-600 ...
Rescue teams scan mountains for missing after Italian glacier collapse
Helicopter crews and drones flew over the Italian Alps on Monday searching for 14 people missing after part of a mountain glacier collapsed, killing at least seven people in a disaster ...
‘Hang in there’, Macron tells ministers in minority government (Update)
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged his ministers to “hang in there”, be ambitious and show a willingness to compromise after he carried out a limited reshuffle that saw no ...
Al Jazeera reporter likely killed by unintentional gunfire from Israeli positions, U.S. says
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by unintentional gunfire from Israeli positions, but independent investigators could not reach a definitive conclusion about the origin of the bullet ...
Ozersay accuses Tatar of using his ideas on cooperation (Update)
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s much-trumpeted proposals for cooperation may have caused a row in north, but had still not been received by the Cyprus government on Monday.
The ...
Church close to securing ‘OK’ for luxury hotel
The archbishopric is close to getting the green light for building a five-star hotel in Geroskipou, Paphos, at an estimated cost of €100 million.
Filed years ago, the initial paperwork was ...
OUC gets ranked highly
The Open University of Cyprus and two of its professors have been ranked among the top universities and scientists by a leading academic research portal.
The Open University of Cyprus (...
Fire breaks out in Akaki-Meniko area
A fire broke out on dry grass in an area between Akaki and Meniko villages at around 2pm on Monday.
According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, the fire department ...
Ways to wow in white as summer heats up
By Sam Wylie-Harris
Last week the Duchess of Cambridge demonstrated why white is a summer staple.
Wearing a perfectly tailored suit – which looks to be the same Alexander McQueen outfit ...
Employment and production value fell in Cypriot industrial sector in 2020
Employment in the broad industrial sector decreased in 2020 by 1.5 per cent to 39,100 compared to 39,700 in 2019, according to the results of the Survey on Industrial Production 2020, published by the Cyprus Statistical ...
Hellenic ‘Green Home’ product latest in eco-lending offerings
Hellenic Bank is leading the green transition and growth sector, by expanding its range of green-lending products and introducing ‘Green Home’, its latest financing product.
The bank is the first ...
European Union to set up platform for Ukrainian reconstruction
The European Union will set up a reconstruction platform to coordinate the rebuilding of Ukraine after its war with Russia, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission said ...