Threats to Cyprus seas under the microscope
Working to understand the marine environment of Cyprus, once local scientist is now hoping to improve it to a degree through pioneering pilot research restoring local corals through the creation ...
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Gael Monfils makes statement for older player at Australian Open
American Learner Tien kept the teenage revolution going at the Australian Open by reaching the last 16 on Saturday after 38-year-old Gael Monfils had made a statement for the older player ...
Cyprus ‘in the final stage’ of preparation for Schengen membership
Cyprus is “in the final stage” of preparation to join Europe’s Schengen zone, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday.
Speaking at a meeting of the European People’s Party ...
Lebanon’s new president stresses urgency of Israeli withdrawal from south under truce deal
Lebanon’s new president Joseph Aoun stressed to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday the urgency of an Israeli military withdrawal as stipulated by a ceasefire deal that ended ...
Intrepid white dwarf has a close encounter with a massive black hole
Scientists have detected emanating from the nucleus of a galaxy relatively close to our Milky Way flashes of X-rays gradually increasing in frequency that seem to be coming from a ...
Americans to visit Paphos for airbase upgrade discussions
A group of experts from the US are to visit Paphos’ Andreas Papandreou airbase to discuss planned upgrades to it, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday.
Speaking at a European ...
Three killed in Russian airstrike on Kyiv, officials say
Russian forces unleashed a combined drone and missile strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Saturday, killing three people in a central district, officials said.
Explosions boomed across the ...
TikTok faces US ban deadline as users brace for fallout
TikTok buzzed with nervous anticipation across the US on Saturday as a looming federal ban threatened to sever access to the Chinese-owned app that has captivated nearly half of all ...
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Teen Tien reaches fourth round as Monfils stops Fritz
American Learner Tien kept the teenage revolution going at the Australian Open by reaching the last 16 on Saturday after 38-year-old Gael Monfils had made a statement for the older player ...
Hezbollah chief says Gaza ceasefire deal shows ‘persistence of resistance’ against Israel
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem congratulated Palestinians on Saturday over the Gaza ceasefire deal, saying in a speech that it proved the “persistence of resistance” against Israel.
The remarks were the ...
We all know olive oil is healthy
By Evangeline Mantzioris
Olive oil is synonymous with the Mediterranean diet, and the health benefits of both are well documented.
Olive oil reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes ...
Fury at ‘shamefully’ low new minimum wage in north, almost €200 higher than Republic
Trade union leaders and opposition figures in the north on Friday night expressed fury at the new minimum wage, which was announced following a meeting of the minimum wage determination ...
Teen arrested for cannabis, cocaine, driving without a seatbelt
A 19-year-old male was arrested in Limassol on Friday evening after police found cannabis and traces of cocaine in his car after he had abandoned it during a chase.
The ...
‘Once a mod, always a mod!’
By Ania Sadkowska and Katherine Townsend
We first met Martyn in 2013 when he was 54 and working as a professor at a UK university. He cut a sharp figure in a ...
Man arrested for committing sundry traffic offences at once
A 30-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested on Friday night after police found him to be committing sundry traffic offences at once.
The police first observed him running a red ...
Today’s weather: Mainly clear
Saturday’s weather is expected to be mainly clear, with temperatures set to rise to a maximum of 19 degrees Celsius inland, 21 degrees Celsius on the coasts, and eight degrees Celsius ...
Free film nights in Larnaca every Monday
That’s right, film fans, the Larnaka Cinema Society organises free cinema evenings every Monday night and the series will continue into the spring months as well. Two more cinema ...
The saddest day in Cyprus?
“January always shocks Cyprus. It springs itself on us,” says Limassolian Christos Damianos.
“We’ve just had all the jollity of Christmas, and then – bang! Suddenly it’s cold, we’...
Cyprus Business Now: Eurobank, inflation, Limassol development projects
Eurobank’s acquisition of Hellenic Bank is expected to conclude by the end of May, paving the way for the legal and operational merger with Eurobank Cyprus.
The latest update ...
EU assesses Big Tech cases ahead of Trump arrival
The European Commission said it was assessing its cases against Apple (AAPL.O), Alphabet (GOOGL.O), X and Meta (META.O), stressing that President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the ...
Microsoft halts hiring in US consulting unit as cost-cutting measure
Microsoft (MSFT.O) is planning to halt hiring in part of its consulting business in the US in a bid to cut costs, CNBC reported this week, citing an internal ...
Global equity funds see drop in demand on rising US Treasury yields
Demand for global equity funds declined sharply in the week through Jan. 15, as US Treasury yields rose and expectations for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts fell following a ...
UK firms cut headcount in response to tax hike, survey shows
Around one in six British companies cut hiring late last year, the highest share since early 2021, according to a survey that showed firms felt pressure to raise prices due to ...
Nokia signs multi-year patent license agreement with Samsung
Finland’s Nokia (NOKIA.HE) has announced that it has signed a multi-year patent license agreement with Samsung (005930.KS) for the use of Nokia’s video technologies in the South ...