Police bust cannabis ‘factory’ (with video)
A cannabis production site was busted on Monday by the drug squad Ykan, with pictures and a video posted on social media showing findings of the raid.
The site, seemingly ...
Paphos hoteliers call for better winter connectivity
Paphos hoteliers on Monday asked for improvements in the volume, coverage and frequency of flights to Cyprus for the winter months.
An increase in winter flights can create impetus for ...
Auditor-general questions Gesy boss’ tardy response for explanation
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has turned up the heat on the Health Insurance Organisation, reporting the entity to the attorney-general for its alleged failure to provide information he requested.
In a ...
Biden issuing new order lifting travel restrictions, imposing jab rules
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order imposing new vaccine requirements for most foreign national air travelers and lifting severe travel restrictions on China, India and much ...
World ‘way off track’ in halting warming, UN warns ahead of COP26
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is “way off track” in capping rising temperatures, the United Nations said on Monday in a stark illustration of ...
Coronavirus: Two deaths, 189 new cases
The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19, men aged 49 and 82, along with 189 new positives on Monday.
There are 59 Covid-19 patients in hospital, 20 of whom are in serious condition. Of ...
Cyprus meets Finland in upcoming concert
Musicians from Finland and Cyprus will meet on stage next week as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra welcomes two distinguished and dynamic musicians from abroad. Petros Gospodinov, the former principal cellist ...
Allegation of CIA ‘murder’ plot is game-changer in Assange extradition hearing, fiancee says
The partner of Julian Assange said on Monday a media report that the CIA had plotted to kill or kidnap the WikiLeaks founder was a game-changer in his fight against ...
Tesla drives toward $1 trillion club on record Hertz order
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Monday neared $1 trillion in market capitalization as the company founded by Elon Musk received its biggest-ever order from Hertz, which announced plans to buy 100,000 electric ...
Disy leader offers to help children of bicommunal couple get RoC IDs
Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Monday said he would try and help the two children of a bicommunal couple get IDs since authorities have been refusing to issue the documents ...
Man arrested for speeding
A 40-year-old was arrested in Paralimni after being caught driving at double the speed limit, police said on Monday.
A police statement said that the man was pulled over by ...
Family question suicide finding in son’s death
Police on Monday said they have thoroughly investigated the death last year of a 29-year-old man from Greece, after their conclusion that he committed suicide has been questioned by his ...
Airbus rejects pressure to curb record jet output goal
Airbus (AIR.PA) has rebuffed calls by aircraft leasing companies to temper plans to almost double production of its best-selling A320 jet family, telling them its ambitions are justified by ...
Facebook ad revenue hurt by Apple privacy changes
Ahead of Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) financial results on Monday, the social media giant is expected to be hurt more than others in big tech by Apple Inc’s (...
Raducanu not worried about coaching situation ahead of return to the court
Emma Raducanu is relaxed at the prospect of finishing the season without a coach as she prepares for an emotional week in Romania.
The 18-year-old Briton is making just her ...
Britain to raise minimum wage to 9.50 pounds a hour
Britain will announce a rise in its minimum wage for those aged 23 and over to 9.50 pounds ($13.06) per hour from 8.91 pounds in the government’s budget statement on Wednesday, the finance ...
Isis woman who allowed Yazidi child to die gets 10 years in German jail
A Munich court on Monday sentenced a German woman, who had allowed a young Yazidi girl to die of thirst, to 10 years in prison after finding her guilty of supporting ...
Coronavirus: Delta Plus arrives in Cyprus (Update 2)
By Evie Andreou and Nick Theodoulou
The Delta Plus sub variant has been detected in two of the Covid-19 samples sent for sequencing to the ECDC and a private lab ...
Stylish ways to wear animal print this autumn
By Katie Wright
A timeless fashion classic, animal print is back for autumn and it’s fiercer than ever, with bright hues, touchable textures and cosy knits here to liven ...
Greek socialist party leader dies at 57 after battle with cancer
Fofi Gennimata, leader of Greece‘s socialist opposition Movement for Change, died on Monday after a long battle with cancer.
The death of Gennimata, who was to turn 57 next month, ...
Turkey and West climb down from brink of biggest diplomatic crisis (Updated)
Turkey and its Western allies climbed down from a full-blown diplomatic crisis on Monday after foreign embassies said that they abide by diplomatic conventions on non-interference, averting a threatened expulsion ...
EU regulator starts real-time review of Merck’s Covid-19 pill
U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Monday the European Union’s drug regulator has initiated a real-time review of its experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug for adults.
Under ...
Akamas land owners to demonstrate against masterplan
Residents of the Akamas communities will hold a protest on Tuesday outside the offices of the state environment service in Nicosia after the authority suggested changes to the local master ...
Coronavirus: From Flight Passes to jabs, pandemic sped up digitisation
The coronavirus situation has acted as an accelerator for digitisation, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos said Monday as MPs reviewed the junior ministry’s proposed ...