Hamburg police warn of possible toxins in air due to fire; 140 evacuated
Police in the German city of Hamburg warned locals on Sunday of possible toxins in the air after a fire at a storage facility.
Some 140 people have been evacuated, and ...
After tense night, thousands pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Dawn Ramadan prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound ended peacefully on Sunday after days of heightened tension at the flashpoint Jerusalem site, as a mass Passover benediction at the adjacent ...
Leclerc asks fans for privacy after home address leaked
Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has asked fans to respect his privacy after they keep turning up outside his Monaco apartment.
The 25-year-old Monegasque, who had an exclusive watch ...
Fiscal surplus shows economic resilience says Disy
The announcement of an increased fiscal surplus for the first two months of the year, amounting to €363m, is further proof that the Cypriot economy has resilience and is based ...
Services sector remained on the increase in 2022 says OEV
The broader services sector in Cyprus recorded an increase of 6.6 per cent year-on-year in 2022, with accommodation and food services (44.4 per cent), information and communication (15 per cent) and transport and storage (10.8 ...
It’s a long way from Chirokitia to Mars: Cyprus at the Venice Biennale
How the ancient settlement of roundhouses in the Cyprus village of Chirokitia could provide the blueprint for sustainable living on Mars is the focus of the Cyprus stand at the ...
President kicks off anti-cancer charity march
The longest running charity drive on the island reached its peak on Sunday with the holding of the 48th Christodoula March to raise money for cancer charities.
The slogan of ...
The conundrum that is the Cyprus problem
It really is impossible to answer ‘who do we think we are?’
By Gavin Jones
Before formulating my take on one of the most intractable and long-running disputes on the ...
City’s Haaland on the same level as Messi, Ronaldo – Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said striker Erling Haaland is of the same calibre as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after the Norwegian international scored twice in Saturday’s 4-1 ...
Unsettled weather to continue, snow expected on Wednesday
With dust in the atmosphere until Monday, the weather for Holy Week is set to be unsettled with snow expected on Troodos on Wednesday.
On Sunday light rains are expected ...
Two killed in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia: officials
50-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter were killed after Russian forces struck a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early on Sunday, authorities said.
Ukraine’s State ...
Arrest for cannabis possession
A 36-year-old man in Famagusta has been arrested after being found in possession of 255g of cannabis.
According to the drugs squad, Ykan, at about 5pm on Saturday, its officers ...
Bearish bets increase on Ethereum (ETH) ahead of Shapella upgrade
Several cryptocurrencies are on the market, making it more difficult to find a viable project to invest your money in. One of the things to look out for when searching ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here’s a summary of the top business news stories from the week starting April 3 in Cyprus:
Eurobank Cyprus was awarded the “Best Private Banking Boutique in Cyprus” award by ...
In search of common ground in Cyprus
Last week I was taken to task in the comments section for suggesting a referendum as a ladder for all parties to climb down in the political crisis in Israel ...
Counting male chickens before they hatch means good news for ethical farming
By identifying the gender of chicks in their eggs, EU-funded technologies could help prevent the killing of millions of the birds every year.
By Pieter Devuyst
Wil Stutterheim is on ...
What is the Good Friday Agreement and when was it signed?
The Good Friday Agreement largely ended the “Troubles”, three decades of violence that had racked Northern Ireland since the late 1960s. It was signed on April 10, 1998 – which fell that year ...
Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars
Tesla Inc assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy “is and will always be enormously important to us.” The cameras it builds into vehicles to assist driving, ...
Our View: Energy can open way for Cyprus talks
Despite the rhetoric about his determination to secure the resumption of talks for a Cyprus settlement as soon as possible, President Nikos Christodoulides’ official visit to Egypt – a little over ...
Visits to Ireland by U.S. presidents
John F. Kennedy, June 1963
President John F. Kennedy came to Ireland five months before his assassination for a visit that drew huge crowds wherever he travelled. He later told aides ...
Arteta preparing Arsenal players for Anfield ‘jungle’
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is preparing his players to take their Premier League title charge to the Anfield “jungle” as they look to end a marathon winless run at the ...
US IRS to hire nearly 30,000 staff over two years with $80 bln in new funds
The US Internal Revenue Service plans to hire nearly 30,000 new employees and deploy new technology over the next two years as it ramps up an $80 billion investment plan to improve ...
Disappointing IMF statement on Cyprus
Staff seem to have sacrificed quality for quantity in their obsession with the cult of GDP growth
The concluding statement of the IMF outlining its preliminary findings at the end ...
Small steps taken to welcome AI into workplace
With the launch of ChatGPT late last year speculation on its impact on the labour force has been largely negative but those in Cyprus see it could boost productivity, and ...