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19 November, 2024
 

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Russia vows retaliation over Lithuanian blockade of goods

Russia vows retaliation over Lithuanian blockade of goods

Russia warned NATO member Lithuania on Monday that unless the transit of goods to Russia's Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea was swiftly restored then Moscow would take undisclosed measures to defend its national interests....

Pesticide reduction key to sustainable agriculture

Pesticide reduction key to sustainable agriculture

Reducing the use of pesticides is key to sustainable agriculture, Commissioner Kyriakides tells CNA, and underlines that producers will be supported...

Ben Stiller to Zelensky, 'You are my hero'

Ben Stiller to Zelensky, 'You are my hero'

Actor and humanitarian envoy Ben Stiller met in Ukraine with refugees and officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday as part of his visit to the region on World Refugee Day....

As many as 15,000 passengers facing cancelled flights at Heathrow

As many as 15,000 passengers facing cancelled flights at Heathrow

In the latest meltdown at a major UK airport, Heathrow has asked airlines flying from Terminals 2 and 3 to cancel 10 percent of their schedules for Monday due to mounting problems with its baggage handling....

President welcomes Earl and Countess of Wessex

President welcomes Earl and Countess of Wessex

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades received the Earl and Countess of Wessex at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday morning....

Suspected sex offender facing trafficking charges

Suspected sex offender facing trafficking charges

Police are keeping a tight lid on an arrest in connection with a sex exploitation case after a man was arrested on Sunday on indecent assault and rape charges...

Big disparity of fuel prices on the island

Big disparity of fuel prices on the island

The highest price for Diesel has reached €1.999 in Cyprus, according to the Consumer Protection Service's Fuel Retail Price Observatory. ...

What is Turkey up to?

What is Turkey up to?

This summer, for the first time in many years, the omens concerning Greek-Turkish relations are particularly gloomy. There are many objective reasons why Turkey causing a heated incident is not the most likely scenario;...

Forestry warns public of near gale winds

Forestry warns public of near gale winds

The forestry department warned members of the public on Tuesday, the longest day of summer, to avoid activities that involve fire in the afternoon, fearing near gale winds that could make the work of fire fighters very difficult...

Turkey's fiscal cooperation with occupied areas unacceptable

Turkey's fiscal cooperation with occupied areas unacceptable

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades intends to send letters to the UN Secretary-General, the EU, the guarantor powers and the US to inform them of the illegal protocol of economic and fiscal cooperation Turkey has signed with the regime in the island’s occupied areas....

Cyprus plays supporting role in LNG arena

Cyprus plays supporting role in LNG arena

After years of trying to locate and extract natural gas from its EEZ, Cyprus' prospects continue to stagnate due to the current geopolitical conditions, the Cyprus issue, and the fact that the research, although promising, has not yet yielded the large quantities that were found in the EEZ of Egypt and Israel....

Transgender women banned from competing in women’s events

Transgender women banned from competing in women’s events

World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, starting Monday....

Here's why Volkswagen Beetles now cost $600,000

Here's why Volkswagen Beetles now cost $600,000

German outfit Milivié Design is offering restored and modernized versions of the original VW Bug for $600,000, but there's a reason for the hefty price tag....

IOM to assist Cyprus in migrant repatriations

IOM to assist Cyprus in migrant repatriations

Minister of Interior, Nicos Nouris, and the International Organization for Migration's Regional Director in Brussels, Ola Henrikson, discussed on Monday ways to enhance and increase cooperation between the two parties....

Construction materials up by 21.81% in May 2022

Construction materials up by 21.81% in May 2022

The Price Index of Construction Materials went up by 21.81% in May 2022 compared to the corresponding month of 2021, and continued the upward trend that follows since January 2021....

RCB finalizes sale of its loan portfolio to Hellenic

RCB finalizes sale of its loan portfolio to Hellenic

RCB Bank Ltd announced that the sale of Tranche B of its performing loan portfolio to Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd has been successfully completed....

Bank of Cyprus Drives Sustainable Digital Innovation in Financial Services with Kyndryl

Bank of Cyprus Drives Sustainable Digital Innovation in Financial Services with Kyndryl

Kyndryl, the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider and Bank of Cyprus, the leading banking and financial services group in Cyprus, announced an agreement to expand their collaboration with a new five-year managed IT services program that advances the Bank’s ESG commitments through 2030, by supporting the Bank’s levels of service, giving access and visibility to its products to all stakeholders....

Worker found dead in swimming pool in Paphos

Worker found dead in swimming pool in Paphos

Paphos police are investigating the death of a male worker whose body was found in a residential pool in Yeroskipou over the weekend...

Efforts afoot to de-escalate tensions

Efforts afoot to de-escalate tensions

The United States, seconded by Germany, has intervened decisively to keep tensions between uneasy allies Greece and Turkey from boiling over....

Cyprus to Greece ferry link launches with great fanfare [VIDEO]

Cyprus to Greece ferry link launches with great fanfare [VIDEO]

The launch of the ferry link service between Limassol and Piraeus occurred this Sunday amid great fanfare led by the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades and attended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anita Demetriou, and various other Ministers....

Κyriacos Koushos takes over as Labour Minister

Κyriacos Koushos takes over as Labour Minister

Κyriacos Koushos will take over as Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, following the death of Zeta Emilianidou who died on June 6 in hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm. ...

Turkish Cypriots must assume responsibility for migration flows

Turkish Cypriots must assume responsibility for migration flows

Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas has said that the EU will find a way to make the Turkish Cypriot leadership assume its responsibility for limiting the migration flows in Cyprus which is faced with "an unbearably big burden"....

Warden alleges illegal activity to undermine her

Warden alleges illegal activity to undermine her

Nicosia Central Prisons Warden Anna Aristotelous is launching a complaint against a high-ranking police official, accusing him of enlisting a convicted informant to seek videos that could be politically harmful to the country’s top corrections officer...

Tourist dies in motorcycle accident in Paphos

Tourist dies in motorcycle accident in Paphos

A male tourist in Paphos was killed in an accident over the weekend when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle, while his female passenger ended up being hospitalized in the capital on life support...

Leading brands pledge jobs for thousands of refugees

Leading brands pledge jobs for thousands of refugees

The companies - which include Amazon, Accenture, and Adidas - have committed to hiring and training over 250,000 refugees in the next three years....

Consulco brought together London and Limassol

Consulco brought together London and Limassol

An excellent dialogue took place during the hybrid conference ''Resilient Cities: London and Limassol'' organized by Consulco, on Thursday 16 June 2022 between London and Limassol, where speakers from Cyprus and Britain exchanged views on the two cities and their development. ...

And just like that, Cyprus gets its own 'Air Force One'

And just like that, Cyprus gets its own 'Air Force One'

President Nicos Anastasiades today expressed his sincerest gratitude to Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis for providing Cyprus with its own Presidential aircraft to be used by government officials for authorized trips abroad....

'Batterygate': Millions of iPhone users could receive compensation

'Batterygate': Millions of iPhone users could receive compensation

Millions of iPhone users could be eligible for payouts, following the launch of a legal claim accusing Apple of secretly slowing the performance of older phones. ...

Greek PM meets with President Anastasiades in Cyprus

Greek PM meets with President Anastasiades in Cyprus

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades said Friday that international law, strong alliances and the countries’ presence in the EU are what protect against Ankara's rhetoric and provocations....

Ukraine takes first steps to EU membership

Ukraine takes first steps to EU membership

The European Commission has backed Ukraine and Moldova to become candidates for EU membership....

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