Children’s safety campaigns must change
I am a full-time teacher, currently working in Saudi Arabia and also the founder of a small educational advocacy group called (Occupational Safety & Health) OSHliteracy.org, which advocates for ...
Poland votes in tight presidential race between pro-EU and nationalist visions
By Kuba Stezycki and Alan Charlish
Voting was underway in Poland’s knife-edge presidential election on Sunday, which will determine whether the largest country in the European Union’s eastern ...
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Seven killed by bridge blasts in Russian regions bordering Ukraine on eve of peace talks
By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly
At least seven people were killed and 69 injured when two bridges were blown up in separate Russian regions bordering Ukraine ahead of planned peace ...
Hunters ‘a pillar of environmental protection’
For more than seven decades, the Cyprus Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Federation has been a pillar of environmental protection, director general of the interior ministry Elikkos Ilia said on Sunday.
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The rise and fall of American credit
The recent downgrade by the rating agency Moody’s of America’s AAA rating has passed by largely unnoticed among the plethora of world and local events taking place.
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Love is not Afraid: Pride march held in Nicosia
Under the slogan Love is not Afraid, the Cyprus pride march, organised by Accept, was held on Saturday with many taking part wearing black as a sign of protest.
“Black ...
Today’s weather: Chance of storms in the afternoon
Although the day will start off sunny on Sunday, clouds are expected to develop in the afternoon with even the chance of a thunderstorm.
Clouds will develop in the afternoon ...
US judiciary pushes back on tariffs
Three judges of the US Court of International Trade (USCIT) held that most of the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were unlawful and struck them down.
Trump immediately appealed ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting May 26:
Cyprus inaugurated its new Business Support Centre (BSC) on Monday, marking what the government described as a ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Putin’s useful idiot Fidias
ON COMPLETING a year in the European Parliament, MEP and TikToker Fidias Panayiotou appears to have gained promotion from the role of entertaining village idiot to that of tedious useful ...
Our View: Teaching unions must not dictate state education policy
The ludicrous ‘referendum’, held by the secondary teachers union Oelmek, overwhelmingly rejected the bill that would introduce a new system of evaluation of the work of each teacher. A total ...
UK services sector sentiment hits 2-1/2-year low
Business confidence in Britain’s services sector hit a two-and-a-half-year low in the quarter to May and cost pressures are ramping up partly as a result of employment tax rises, ...
Google begins direct online sales of Pixel phones in India
Google this week began direct online sales of its popular hardware devices in India, including Pixel phones, watches and earbuds, ahead of an anticipated launch of its first physical stores ...
Poland’s CD Projekt’s ‘Cyberpunk 2’ enters preproduction phase
Poland’s biggest game developer CD Projekt (CDR.WA) has announced that the next big game set in the Cyberpunk universe, “Cyberpunk 2”, has entered the preproduction phase.
“Cyberpunk 2”, on which 96 ...
Property arrests ‘a reaction to two-state solution demands’
The arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north may have been “designed as a reaction to the Turkish side’...
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
Doue dazzles as PSG humble Inter 5-0 to win Champions League
Teenager Desire Doue scored twice to inspire Paris St Germain to their first European Cup triumph with a crushing 5-0 victory over Inter Milan on Saturday, the biggest winning margin ...
Ruthless Sinner humbles Lehecka as Americans dig deep at French Open
World number one Jannik Sinner flattened Jiri Lehecka into the French Open clay to make the fourth round and Novak Djokovic also made a statement of intent but a trio ...
Tatar renews call for crossing points in Mia Milia and Louroujina
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Saturday renewed his call for crossing points to be opened in the eastern Nicosia suburb of Mia Milia, and in the village of Louroujina, ...
Mutuum Finance (MUTM)’s growth mirrors Ethereum (ETH)’s 2017 surge
In 2017, Ethereum (ETH) experienced one of the most remarkable bull runs in crypto history. Starting at less than a dollar, ETH skyrocketed to over $1,400, turning early investors into millionaires. This ...
Piastri on pole as McLaren sweep front row in Spain
Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri seized pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday with teammate and title rival Lando Norris completing a McLaren front row sweep.
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Hamas seeks changes in US Gaza proposal, Witkoff calls response ‘unacceptable’
Hamas said on Saturday it was seeking amendments to a U.S.-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but President Donald Trump’s envoy rejected the ...
‘Federal Cyprus already exists at the mafia level’
A federal Cyprus already exists at the mafia level, former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ferdi Sabit Soyer said.
“A federation has been established in Cyprus. It has been established unofficially, ...
EU Commission ‘strongly’ regrets announced increase in US steel tariffs
The European Commission said on Saturday that it “strongly” regrets an announced increase of U.S. tariffs on steel imports and that the EU is prepared to impose countermeasures.
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Energy minister to attend Med9 summit in Slovenia
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou will attend this week’s meeting of energy ministers from the European Union’s ‘Med9’ states, which is set to take place in the town of ...