Paris taxi firm suspends use of Tesla cars after fatal accident
Leading Paris taxi company G7 has suspended the use of Tesla (TSLA.O) Model 3 cars in its fleet after a fatal accident involving one of the vehicles over the weekend.
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Mercedes drop F1 appeal and congratulate Verstappen (updated)
Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team dropped plans to appeal the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix outcome on Thursday and congratulated Max Verstappen as Formula One world champion.
Red Bull’s Verstappen, 24, ...
Restaurant review: Afternoon tea at The Elysium, Paphos
By Sarah Coyne
With Christmas on the horizon, what better way to celebrate than high tea? And for this there is no better place to go than the Elysium Hotel ...
Qantas to switch domestic fleet to Airbus in blow to Boeing
Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) said on Thursday it has chosen Airbus SE (AIR.PA) as the preferred supplier to replace its domestic fleet, switching from Boeing Co (...
New exhibition dives into joinery and mould making
Threading Stories, a project and exhibition space in old Nicosia, is opening once again, celebrating craft, processes and materials. This beginning marks the launch of a new chapter for the ...
Tickmill launches competition for Cyprus data scientists
Tickmill EU Ltd is proud to announce its first-ever competition for data science students in the Republic of Cyprus.
The broker explained that algorithmic traders have become a large part ...
MPs use budget debate to rail against government
Opposition MPs honed in on the government’s failings on the second day of the budget debate on Thursday, leaving Disy alone to defend what it said was a successful ...
Reddit confidentially files to go public
Reddit Inc, known for its message boards that became the go-to destination for day traders during this year’s meme stock frenzy, said on Wednesday it had confidentially filed for ...
Unions working on deal to allow more Turkish Cypriots to work in Republic (Updated)
The Turkish Cypriot union Turk-Sen is partnering with Greek Cypriot labour union Sek to allow up to 8,000 Turkish Cypriots to work in the government-controlled areas, according to Turkish Cypriot newspaper ...
244 per cent rise in irregular migrant arrivals
Irregular migrant arrivals to Cyprus surged 244 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, Frontex, the EU’s border control agency said on Wednesday.
Highlighting the influx, ...
Break-in at Paphos jewellery store
By Andreas Pavlou
Paphos police are searching for burglars who stole €10-12,000 worth of jewellery from a Paphos jewellers early Wednesday morning.
Paphos police spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou, said the owner ...
First group of migrants pope promised to resettle leave for Italy
Twelve migrants out of the 50 selected to settle in Italy under the protection of Pope Francis departed on Thursday morning, the interior ministry said.
The ministry thanked the pope for ...
Italy, Argentina to meet in London ‘Finalissima’ next year
European Championship winners Italy will face Copa America champions Argentina on June 1 in London, Europe’s governing body UEFA and its South American counterpart CONMEBOL said on Wednesday.
The game, ...
Man remanded for attempting to travel with forged papers
By Andreas Pavlou
A man has been remanded for five days by Paphos District Court for forging and attempting to use a forged document.
Paphos police said the man, of ...
Three remanded for welfare office fracas
Three people were remanded in custody for one day following an episode at Paphos welfare office, police said on Thursday.
According to spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, the incident took place around ...
New PwC ‘heatmap’ evaluates EMEA private business climate
Switzerland, Norway, UK, Germany, Sweden and France lead the rankings as best places for private businesses and entrepreneurship to flourish in PwC’s first-ever EMEA Private Business (EPB) Heatmap.
The ...
Match-fixing case dropped after witnesses retract
The attorney-general was forced to drop match fixing charges against the chairman of a second division football club and a referee after the main prosecution witnesses retracted their statements and ...
Alien ‘super-Jupiter’ breaks the mold on where planets can exist
One of the largest planets ever detected orbits at an enormous distance around two stars with a combined mass up to 10 times greater than our sun, an extreme celestial family ...
France to tighten rules for travellers from UK, Sweden extends covid vaccination rules
France will beef up controls on travellers arriving from Britain after a steep rise there in infections linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, the government said on Thursday.
The measures ...
Celebrity diets and food fads have been around for centuries –
By James Brown and Duane Mellor
The word diet originates from the Greek dieta meaning to live normally. However, nowadays it mostly refers to restricting food to help weight loss ...
Coronavirus: Weddings cancelled in wake of unvaxxed ban
Half of the scheduled weddings and baptisms have been cancelled following a decree banning unvaccinated people from social events, the Cyprus association of professional events said on Thursday.
Cancellations of ...
Most lawyers doubt impartiality of judges
Six out of ten lawyers in Cyprus do not consider judges to be impartial, while eight out of ten believe judges are influenced by their personal ideological views, a survey ...
Liverpool will cope with AFCON absences, says Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he is happy with his squad and has options to cover for the absence of key players during the Africa Cup of Nations.
The 24-team ...
EU leaders consider new sanctions against Russian ‘surprises’
European Union leaders will consider on Thursday what economic sanctions they could impose on Russia if Moscow were to launch a new attack on Ukraine, Slovenia’s prime minister said, ...