LinkedIn lays off 668 employees in second cut this year
Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) LinkedIn said on Monday it would lay off 668 employees across its engineering, talent and finance teams in the second round of job cuts this year for ...
Third lewd videos on north’s ‘agriculture ministry’ Facebook page (update 2)
A third lewd video involving Japanese women appeared on the official Facebook page of the north’s ‘agriculture ministry’ at around midday on Tuesday.
The video, the most explicit yet, ...
Israel military says status of post-war Gaza under discussion, ‘global issue’
An Israeli military spokesman said on Tuesday that the status of the Gaza Strip after Israel’s planned ground assault on the Palestinian enclave would be a “global issue” for ...
Book review: Do You Remember Being Born? by Sean Michaels
There was always going to be a novel about AI’s potential for replacing human authors. Not that I’d thought of it before, but when I came across Do ...
Southgate repeats plea to England fans to stop Henderson boos
England manager Gareth Southgate has reiterated his call for fans to stop booing Jordan Henderson and ahead of their Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy at Wembley Stadium said on Tuesday that ...
First passengers arrive from Haifa at Limassol port (update 3)
Forty-five of the passengers who arrived from Haifa at Limassol port early on Tuesday morning have already been transferred to Larnaca airport.
They were among a group of 159 evacuees that ...
Austria seal Euro 2024 place as Belgium-Sweden abandoned
Austria sealed a place at Euro 2024 on Monday but Sweden missed out on the finals for the first time in 28 years on a night in which their fixture with Belgium ...
Pro-Israel protest to take place in Larnaca
An event entitled “Cyprus Stands with Israel” is set to take place in Larnaca on Tuesday afternoon.
The event is set to begin at 5pm outside the Cyprus Central Synagogue.
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Britain’s M&S to hire 10,000 workers for Christmas season
British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) said on Monday it plans to recruit 10,000 temporary workers for the Christmas season, a more than 40 per cent increase on ...
Father and son run over outside Paphos primary school
A father and son were run over by a car outside a primary school in Paphos on Tuesday morning.
According to police, the father and son were attempting to cross ...
‘We have returned to the status quo in Pyla’ (updated)
The situation in Pyla has “returned to the status quo before the illegal actions of the Turkish army which led to the incidents with the peacekeepers”, President Nikos Christodoulides said ...
The Yom Kippur war: what has changed in 50 years?
By Colin Smith
Fifty years ago this weekend I was in Israel covering for the Observer the second week of what became known as the Yom Kippur or Ramadam war ...
Psychology Week at Biennale explores memory and nostalgia
The doors to Larnaca Biennale 2023 have opened and its first themed week is here focusing on Home and the mind, the psyche. The parallel events of Psychology Week – the first ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, Cyprus has received 26 requests from 26 countries for support in transporting third-country nationals currently in Gaza or Israel to their home countries via the island.
Meanwhile, TUS ...
EU leaders to focus on fallout from Hamas attack on Israel
European Union leaders aim on Tuesday to settle on a united approach to the crisis triggered by the Hamas attack on Israel after days of confusion, infighting and mixed messaging.
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Fifty-seven-year old man injured in Paphos road collision
A 57-year-old man was injured in a road collision on Monday in Paphos.
According to the police, the accident happened around 11.00am, when the 57-year-old entered oncoming traffic and collided ...
Russia is revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty – parliament speaker
Russia is revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty because the irresponsible attitude of the United States to global security, the speaker of the lower house of the ...
Paphos lyceum students injured in school fight
Two students in Paphos were injured in a fight during break time, police reported on Tuesday.
According to the police, around 10.30am a fight broke out between two groups of ...
Cyprus tourism stakeholders call for improved connectivity, winter season incentives
The government should be looking into ways of tackling the longstanding issue of seasonality in the tourism industry, as well as improving connectivity to the island, according to a survey ...
Cyprus Business Now
The 7th International Scientific Conference on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency has drawn to a triumphant close, attracting professionals, scientists, and enthusiasts from both Cyprus and abroad within the business ...
Today’s weather: Clear start, chance of afternoon rain
Tuesday will start off clear after dispersal of local clouds on the west and north coasts. Later clouds will develop bringing a chance of isolated rains or a storm, mainly ...
Asking prices of UK homes show smallest October rise since 2008
Asking prices for homes in Britain have risen at their slowest pace for the time of year since 2008, property website Rightmove said on Monday in a latest sign of how ...
Russians issue arrest warrant for Cypriot lawyer
Cypriot lawyer Christodoulides Vassiliades is on Russia’s wanted list after an arrest warrant was issued against him, however Russian authorities have not issued an extradition request against him in ...
Our View: CyBC decision to axe series shows it is indeed a state mouthpiece
Ever since the establishment of the Cyprus Republic, the CyBC had been used as the mouthpiece of the president and the government of the day. Although it likes to call ...