Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said the government has received the first batch of information on natural and legal persons included on the US sanctions list, while two ...
Man caught driving six times over alcohol limit
Police on Tuesday arrested a 41-year-old man caught driving with an alcohol content of about six times the legal limit, who was also involved in a road collision.
According to ...
The relationship between guns and murder
Here’s how to sound wise when writing a story about mass killings and gun control. Last week saw two such massacres in Serbia (eight deaths and nine deaths respectively) ...
Okypy says doctors’ strike ‘unnecessary’ (updated)
The 24-hour strike planned for Thursday by public hospital doctors in protest over uncertainly in medical malpractice suit insurance is unnecessary, spokesman of the state health services organisation (Okypy) Charalambos ...
Ryanair places major Boeing order after jet price spat
Ireland’s Ryanair (RYA.I) sealed a multibillion-dollar deal for as many as 300 Boeing (BA.N) jets on Tuesday, burying the hatchet after an 18-month public feud over prices upset ...
Today’s weather: Mainly clear and mild
On Wednesday the weather will be mainly clear. Winds will be variable, light to moderate up to 4 Beaufort, later turning south-westerly to north-westerly. The sea will be calm to slightly ...
Supporters of Pakistan ex-PM Khan plan march to capital to protest arrest
Supporters of Imran Khan were planning to march to Islamabad on Wednesday where the former Pakistan prime minister is in custody in a corruption case, raising fears of more clashes ...
US small business sentiment slumps to more than 10-year low
US small business confidence fell to more than a 10-year low in April on worries about the near-term economic outlook and persistent worker shortages, but there were few signs that ...
Cyprus Business Now
Alpha Bank Cyprus on Tuesday announced a new deposit interest rate for private accounts over €50,000 that reaches up to 2.10 per cent.
In their official announcement, the bank stated that private ...
Knowledge Transfer Office ready to accept applications
The Research and Innovation Foundation’s (IDEK) Central Knowledge Transfer Office (CKTO) this week announced that it has started officially accepting applications from interested parties.
“We encourage everyone who has ...
Amazon offers shoppers $10 to pick up purchases as it targets delivery costs
Amazon.com (AMZN.O) is offering customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than have it shipped to a home address, as the e-commerce giant joins other retailers in racing ...
Small, big actions; Cyprus and the environment
By Maria Eirini Liodi
It is our small daily actions, that can dictate the overarching greater impact we have on our environment, be it good or bad. This concept was ...
Our View: Social media better at weeding out nepotism than president is
Appointment fiascoes are becoming a habit for the current government. On Tuesday a teenage girl decided not to take up the post of advisor to the deputy minister of tourism ...
De Bruyne stunner earns Man City 1-1 draw at Real Madrid
Kevin De Bruyne netted a stunning equaliser with a rasping low strike to give Manchester City a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first leg on ...
Authorities not cooperating in Pega report, committee says
There is no evidence that Cyprus is a hub for the export of illegal surveillance software because the authorities of the states involved are not cooperating, Pega report rapporteur Sophie ...
Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, must pay her $5 million, jury says
Donald Trump must pay $5 million in damages for sexually abusing magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defaming her by branding her a liar, a jury decided ...
Russia marks Victory Day with new strikes on Ukraine, but pared-back parade
Russia fired cruise missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday and paraded troops across Moscow’s Red Square for its annual celebration of victory in World War Two, pared back amid shortages ...
Suspect in fatal collision pleads not guilty to premeditated murder
A 45-year-old on trial for the murder of 58-year-old Ioannis Polykarpou pleaded not guilty on Tuesday while appearing before Paphos criminal court.
Polycarpou was fatally injured in a traffic accident ...
Writers’ strike freezes ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff
Writing for a new season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and a coming “Game of Thrones” prequel was halted as a nearly week-long strike by thousands of film and television ...
FBI says it has sabotaged hacking tool created by elite Russian spies
The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber ...
New fishing harbour could threaten endangered Mediterranean monk seal
A new fish farming harbour being proposed in Pentakomo will pose a threat to the endangered Mediterranean Monk Seal, BirdLife Cyprus said on Tuesday.
In a press release, the environmental ...
European Parliament calls for close scrutiny of spyware in Cyprus
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday the government will go over the findings of a special European Parliament committee which called on Cyprus to assess its export licence regime for ...
Dance, music and feel-good event coming to Paphos
“Community bonding is central to human happiness and wellbeing,” say the organisers of an upcoming Paphos event. “Let’s come together to have fun and celebrate life consciously through dance ...
Charges dropped against four charged with aiding kidnap
Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday dropped charges against four people accused of aiding and abetting the 2017 kidnapping and subsequent transport abroad of a four-year-old girl from outside her Nicosia kindergarten ...