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18 November, 2024
 

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Cypriot 'miracle worker' honored for his contribution to fetal medicine

Cypriot 'miracle worker' honored for his contribution to fetal medicine

Kypros Nicolaides, the UK Cypriot pioneer Professor in Fetal Medicine at King’s College London, has been presented with Greece’s Gold Medal of the Order of the Phoenix by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias....

Two arrested in suspected racial attack in Nicosia

Two arrested in suspected racial attack in Nicosia

Nicosia police are investigating a possible racially-motivated attack downtown last Friday, with two young men arrested over the weekend after a foreign national said he was assaulted as he was walking home from work...

Photo blunder throws north into chaos

Photo blunder throws north into chaos

A photo printed on lottery tickets in the north has landed officials in the hot seat and started a political media war, after it was revealed that depicted fighters holding a Turkish flag were actually Greek Cypriot paramilitaries rejoicing after capturing a Turkish Cypriot stronghold in 1964...

Scorcher tightens grip over Cyprus

Scorcher tightens grip over Cyprus

Another heat warning has been issued for Cyprus due to excessive temperatures, with daytime highs on Sunday expected to climb back up to 40 degrees in the afternoon, but evening skies call on sky enthusiasts to look up after sunset...

Foreign tourist goes after Ayia Napa police

Foreign tourist goes after Ayia Napa police

A Chinese man living in London is seeking public support as he takes on the police in Ayia Napa, saying he was physically and verbally abused in a racially-motivated encounter during the pandemic and further alleging he was denied access to a lawyer...

Consulco’s London Credit Fund keeps making 4% p.a. for its Euro investors

Consulco’s London Credit Fund keeps making 4% p.a. for its Euro investors

Consulco’s London Credit Fund has been reaching and exceeding its annualized target return of 4,00% on Euro since its inception. ...

Ukraine and Russia finalize deal on grain export

Ukraine and Russia finalize deal on grain export

An agreement for the safe export of grain from Ukraine was signed at noon on Friday by Kyiv and Moscow in Istanbul....

The end of prim and proper

The end of prim and proper

In the last 47 years, there have been moments in the history of Greek-Turkish relations during which a decent and honest arrangement could have been made....

Electricity grid capacity to be increased as temperatures soar

Electricity grid capacity to be increased as temperatures soar

Despite high temperatures, ongoing electricity demand remains lower than the one observed last summer, the grid's capacity is, however, expected to increase next week, to be able to respond to higher demand, according to Vrahimis Koutsoloukas, a spokesperson of the Cyprus Transfer System Administrator (CTSA)....

Ukraine, Russia set to sign deal on resuming grain exports

Ukraine, Russia set to sign deal on resuming grain exports

Russian and Ukrainian officials were poised Friday to sign deals designed to clear millions of tons of desperately needed grain for export, ending a standoff brought on by the war in Ukraine that threatened food security around the globe....

Germany dims lights as it leads Europe in saving energy

Germany dims lights as it leads Europe in saving energy

Summer nights in the wealthy Bavarian city of Augsburg this year are eerily dark and quiet: The facades of historic buildings are not illuminated, street lights are dimmed and most of the fountains are not operating....

Operation PANGEA: Illegal pharmaceuticals worth 11 million seized worldwide

Operation PANGEA: Illegal pharmaceuticals worth 11 million seized worldwide

Operation PANGEA, an international initiative targetting the illegal internet trade in pharmaceutical products, resulted in the seizure of 462 items in the form of pills, sprays, and gels, along with 123 food supplements in Cyprus. ...

ECB raises interest rates .5%, with further rate hikes on the horizon

ECB raises interest rates .5%, with further rate hikes on the horizon

The European Central Bank (ECB) increased interest rates by more than expected on Thursday, raising its benchmark deposit rate by 50 basis points to zero percent, impacting the Cyprus banking system and local borrowers....

Covid: 13 deaths and 10 thousand new cases detected last week

Covid: 13 deaths and 10 thousand new cases detected last week

The Health Ministry in Cyprus announced on Friday that 12 COVID-19 patients, three women and nine men, died of COVID from 15 to 21 July while 10,152 new cases were traced with the positivity rate reaching 9.14%. ...

Covid guidelines for autumn in the works

Covid guidelines for autumn in the works

The possible arrival of Centaurus, a new Covid subvariant which is more contagious but not more severe, in tandem with the downward trend in infections with the BA.5 subvariant in the last seven days in Cyprus, is not alarming, the Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday....

ECOMMBX earns Great Place to Work® Certification

ECOMMBX earns Great Place to Work® Certification

ECOMMBX is proud to announce that it has earned the coveted Great Place to Work® Certification with flying score, which is likely to be among the top – if not the highest – scores for this year....

Cypriot officers fly to Germany to bring groom back

Cypriot officers fly to Germany to bring groom back

Cypriot police officers traveled to Germany this week to pick up a marriage fraud suspect, who is believed to have fled the island where his wife was recently recognized as a trafficking victim in an ongoing criminal case...

The best of the Kathikas area

The best of the Kathikas area

The village of Kathikas is situated on a plateau 23 kilometers north of Paphos with a population of only 333....

Local tastes of Famagusta

Local tastes of Famagusta

Ever wonder where you can indulge in tasty traditional fare in the Famagusta area? ...

Lidl Food Academy in Limassol during the summer

Lidl Food Academy in Limassol during the summer

Lidl Cyprus is organising a series of summer events in Limassol, in the aim of offering flavours of summer to its customers and friends, as well as to make this summer even brighter!...

SBA Police probe corrupt official in pizzo case

SBA Police probe corrupt official in pizzo case

A local man working for the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus is facing corruption charges, where he is being accused of receiving money from businesses in order to turn a blind eye on violations...

Schools to enhance integration of migrant children

Schools to enhance integration of migrant children

There is a large number of migrant students in Cyprus in elementary and high schools and at the beginning of the next academic year, each school unit will set its goals and priorities to assist these students, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said Thursday....

Italy's PM resigns spelling trouble for Europe

Italy's PM resigns spelling trouble for Europe

Italian prime minister Mario Draghi has resigned, ending a national unity government formed to tackle unpopular reforms and spelling trouble for Europe at a time of acute economic challenges....

Tatar: Turkish Cypriot proposals will also benefit Greek side

Tatar: Turkish Cypriot proposals will also benefit Greek side

The proposals he submitted to the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades through the United Nations are aimed "at the well-being and happiness of the Turkish Cypriots",...

WFH 'epidemic' blamed for travel chaos across Europe

WFH 'epidemic' blamed for travel chaos across Europe

The CEO of Qatar Airways has blamed the chaos at airports on a work-from-home "epidemic," Reuters reported on Monday....

First informal presidential debate to be held tonight

First informal presidential debate to be held tonight

At 10 p.m. on Thursday, the three main candidates will be invited to give their points of view on the RIK1 show "Challenges". ...

Single-use plastics banned from October 1st

Single-use plastics banned from October 1st

As of October 1, 2022, single-use plastics products will no longer be available for sale or use in Cyprus....

A 62-year-old woman relives the horrors of war during the 1974 Turkish invasion

A 62-year-old woman relives the horrors of war during the 1974 Turkish invasion

Forty-eight years are not enough for a young girl to forget the systematic rape at the hands of Turkish soldiers, during the 1974 Turkish invasion. ...

Cyprus protected by UN and EU resolutions against Turkish political aspirations

Cyprus protected by UN and EU resolutions against Turkish political aspirations

As long as the Republic of Cyprus is shielded by the resolutions of the United Nations and the decisions of the European Union, Turkey's goal for full political control of the island will never be achieved,...

Cops seek public's help in Ledra clash

Cops seek public's help in Ledra clash

Nicosia police are asking the public for help in identifying young men who appear in a video in connection with a downtown brawl last weekend...

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