Firefighters sound the alarm, still understaffed
The firefighter’s association has sounded the alarm over the department’s staffing crisis as fire season kicks off, saying it was a struggle to provide efficient services and public ...
Our View: Okypy’s financial autonomy by 2024 proving to be a pipe dream
AS if on cue and in line with predictions for anyone with eyes to see, the state health services organisation (Okypy) on Thursday admitted that the June 2024 target for public ...
Djokovic through to last 16 after schooling Kecmanovic
Novak Djokovic booked his place in the fourth round at Wimbledon and a meeting with the unknown.
The defending champion and number one seed beat fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0 6...
Ukraine’s Berlin envoy draws Israeli, Polish ire with views on WW2 nationalist
Ukraine’s outspoken ambassador to Germany, a talkshow staple who was central to the public debates that led Berlin to step up weapons deliveries to Kyiv, is facing criticism for ...
Tesla hit by new lawsuit alleging racial abuse against Black workers
Fifteen Black former or current employees at Tesla filed a lawsuit against the electric car maker on Thursday, alleging they were subjected to racial abuse and harassment at its factories.
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Mertens beats former Wimbledon champion Kerber to reach last 16
Elise Mertens stayed solid against an error-prone Angelique Kerber of Germany to defeat the former Wimbledon champion 6-4 7-5 on Friday and reach the fourth round.
Mertens will next meet ...
Ukraine requests Turkey detain Russian-flagged ship it says carrying Ukrainian grain
Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, according to a ...
Abortion drug maker says Mississippi can’t ban pill despite Supreme Court ruling
By Brendan Pierson
The maker of a drug used in medication abortions has told a federal judge that the US Supreme Court’s recent ruling eliminating the nationwide right to ...
Racism not something that is accepted in schools, Prodromou said
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Friday rubbished allegations of racist motives by teachers for incidents in secondary schools.
Following a meeting with the association of secondary school headteachers, Prodromou noted ...
Weekly film nights in Larnaca
Free film screenings under the stars? Yes, please! And that is exactly what is currently on every Wednesday at the garden of the Pierides Museum thanks to the events held ...
Norway pledges 1 bln euros to support Ukraine
Norway on Friday pledged 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) to help Ukraine defend itself, support people in need and for reconstruction in the wake of Russia’s invasion.
Addressing a news conference ...
Fires in Xylophagou and Klirou brought under control (update)
A brush fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in an area of Xylophagou that destroyed 2500 square metres of wild scrubland has been brought under full control.
A written statement ...
Turkey, Armenia agree to start direct cargo trade at earliest date, Ankara says
Turkey and Armenia agreed in normalisation talks between special representatives that the neighbours would start direct air cargo trade between each other at the earliest possible date, as they work ...
Anastasiades will answer Tatar’s ‘new proposals’ once he’s seen them
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday he was not aware that Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar would be handing over proposals to a UN official who met separately with the ...
Paphos police discover stolen goods during raid
Paphos police are investigating a case of stolen property found in a building in Stavrokonou.
According to the Paphos police department spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, on Thursday, between 11.50am and 12.10pm, ...
NATO in talks to build naval base in Albania, prime minister says
Albania is in talks with NATO to build a naval base at Porto Romano, a port under construction on its Adriatic coast, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday.
Rama ...
Police investigate death of UK Cypriot in Larnaca seaside area
Police in Larnaca are investigating a case of unnatural death, after the discovery of a 76-year-old man who was floating unconscious in the sea off Oroklini.
From the evidence found ...
Fire near Alethriko affects visibility for motorists
A fire that broke out in an area near the village of Alethriko in the Larnaca district, is affecting visibility on the Larnaca-Limassol motorway, police said on Friday.
According to ...
WikiLeaks’ Assange lodges appeal against U.S. extradition
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has appealed to the High Court in London to block his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges, his brother said on Friday, the ...
Ukraine requests Turkey detain Russian-flagged ship carrying Ukrainian grain
Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, according to a ...
Italy court turns down request to unfreeze Russian businessman’s yacht
An Italian court has thrown out requests to unfreeze billionaire Alexey Mordashov’s yacht which was seized by the police as part of a drive by Western states to target ...
Peru firefighters control blaze near Machu Picchu, remain on alert
Peruvian firefighters largely controlled wildfire near the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu on Friday, though remained alert for a possible resurgence of the blaze due to strong winds near the ...
Putin: Belarus’s integration with Russia speeding up thanks to West
President Vladimir Putin on Friday said political pressure from the West was accelerating Belarus’s integration with neighbouring Russia, which has been proceeding on and off for more than two ...
Russian envoy to Bulgaria to ask Moscow to shut embassy after mass expulsions
Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria said on Friday she would ask Moscow to close its embassy in the Balkan country after her appeal for Sofia to reverse what she called ...