UK shop prices jump 0.7 per cent in July, fastest annual rise since April 2024
British shop prices rose by the most in more than a year in the 12 months to July and food prices grew more strongly, according to a survey that adds to ...
Gaza death toll hits 60,000 as global monitor demands action to avert famine
A worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to end fighting and allow unimpeded aid access, a global hunger monitor warned on Tuesday, saying ...
New conscripts urged to show discipline, readiness at swearing-in ceremony
The safety and wellbeing of the 2025 conscription intake is a top priority for the defence ministry, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Tuesday during a swearing-in ceremony held at the ...
Kyrgyzstan bans online porn in crackdown on internet freedoms
Kyrgyzstan has banned access to online pornography and imposed state control over internet traffic under new laws signed by President Sadyr Japarov, his office said on Tuesday.
Japarov’s office ...
Portugal battles three large wildfires in sweltering summer heat
More than 1,300 firefighters backed up by a dozen waterbombing planes battled three big wildfires in central and northern Portugal on Tuesday, with authorities putting most of the country on red ...
Cyprus submits formal interest for EU €150 billion SAFE programme
Cyprus has officially submitted its declaration of interest to participate in the European Union’s new defence funding mechanism, the security Action for Europe (SAFE), Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas confirmed ...
My daughter’s house was destroyed
My daughter’s beautiful home in Souni Zanadja was totally destroyed in this week’s wildfires.
There was no warning and nobody to extinguish the flames. Their water and power ...
Five-year-old hit while crossing road in Larnaca
A 5-year-old child was hit by a car in Larnaca on Monday night and taken to hospital, the police said on Tuesday.
The child was hit while crossing Grigoris Afxentiou ...
Cyprus Ports Authority to study onshore power system at Limassol port
The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) has signed a contract with firm DBA S.p.A. for the preparation of a comprehensive study on the development of an onshore power supply (...
Temu promises cooperation as EU probes illegal listings and safety failures
Brussels has placed Temu under the spotlight, accusing the fast-growing e-commerce platform of breaching EU rules on illegal product listings, a charge the company has pledged to address in full ...
Turkish Cypriot Elections
North’s independent ‘MPs’ endorse Erhurman for election
The two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ who sit as independents have endorsed opposition candidate Tufan Erhurman’s candidacy for this October’s Turkish Cypriot leader.
Aysegul Baybars and Jale Refik Rogers, ...
Forestry department issues red alert for wildfire risk
The forestry department issued a red alert for wildfire risk on Wednesday, according to an announcement released on Tuesday.
The department stressed that starting a fire is a criminal offence, ...
Construction startup Bolsterup accepted into NVIDIA Inception Program
Bolsterup, a startup with Cypriot roots, announced that it has been accepted into the NVIDIA Inception Program, a global initiative that supports startups developing cutting-edge technologies across industries.
“We’re ...
Russia’s Aeroflot cancels more flights but says schedule is now ‘stabilised’ after cyberattack
Russian airline Aeroflot AFLT.MMcancelled dozens more flights on Tuesday but said it had now stabilised its schedule after a major cyberattack a day earlier.
Two pro-Ukraine hacking groups claimed ...
Cyprus presidency aims to leave a mark amid challenging times, says Raouna
European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna said on Tuesday that Cyprus aims to leave its own mark during its upcoming EU council presidency at a time of “multiple and significant ...
Fidan briefs EU’s Kos on Cyprus enlarged meeting
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan briefed the European Union’s enlargement commissioner Marta Kos on the recent enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which was held earlier this month in ...
Harmony: A shared ideal in ancient Chinese and Greek philosophy
By Professor Cheng Songliu
In his bookThe Origin and Goal of History, German philosopher Karl Jaspers introduced the concept of the “Axial Age”, which has gained widespread recognition in global ...
Cypriot average monthly earnings hit €2,509 in first quarter of 2025
The average gross monthly earnings of employees in Cyprus reached €2,509 during the first quarter of 2025, according to a report from the state statistical service released on Tuesday.
This reflects a 5.4 ...
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Majority of fire-struck villages reconnected to power, EAC says
Electricity has been restored in most of the of the villages affected by last week’s wildfires, electricity authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said in a social media post on ...
Insights from largest real-estate study ever conducted in Cyprus
The island’s number one real-estate platform, BuySell, in collaboration with AXIA Chartered Surveyors, has completed the largest and most comprehensive study of property sale prices ever conducted in Cyprus.
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Needless secret keeping shoots book in the foot
In a recent review, I talked about how fictional secrets ought, if possible, to be kept rationally and meaningfully, but that often this isn’t the case. The ‘but’ you ...
Top tools every early-stage startup should use for better productivity
Let’s get one thing out of the way—no, your startup doesn’t need every tool under the sun. But without a curated stack of truly essential tools for ...
No immediate need for further material aid for fire victims, ministry says
There is currently no immediate need for additional material donations for those affected by the recent wildfire in the Limassol mountain region, the interior ministry said on Monday, noting that ...
State tax revenue on the rise, audit report says
The amount of money the state is collecting in taxes is on the rise, a report into the tax department’s activities released by the audit office on Monday said, ...