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18 May, 2025
 

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Why is simple so complex?  Will robots take over my job?

Why is simple so complex? Will robots take over my job?

This year's Digital Agenda Summit did not disappoint. Speakers from all parts descended on Nicosia to present their views on technology, AI, generation 'Z', our future work environment, the changes to our health management and where we are heading in the future....

Lesser charges in cottage murders after plea bargain

Lesser charges in cottage murders after plea bargain

The trial in the deaths of two Russian women feared to have been possible victims of sex trafficking in Cyprus ended abruptly this week, with the defense cutting a deal with prosecutors who pursued manslaughter after reports suggested the murder motive would not hold up in court...

70% less wildlife in the world in less than half a century

70% less wildlife in the world in less than half a century

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reported a steep decline in the world's wildlife population in a report released last Thursday. The figures show a 69% drop from 1970 to 2018, a drop of less than half a century....

Digital controversies

Digital controversies

The three front-runners for the presidency of the republic laid out their objectives and ideas for tackling various issues and the nation's shift to a digital economy....

Cyprus probes dotted line in Israel-Lebanon deal

Cyprus probes dotted line in Israel-Lebanon deal

The foreign ministry in the Republic of Cyprus has sent a note verbale to Beirut in reference to a maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon, which reportedly includes a contentious line that Nicosia had crossed a decade ago...

Flood watches continue back-to-back in Cyprus

Flood watches continue back-to-back in Cyprus

A new weather alert went into effect on Monday evening, extending a previous warning as heavy rains have been pounding the island almost non-stop in many areas...

Cyprus launches label to better market products

Cyprus launches label to better market products

The new label and logo 'Cyprus made, Unique by origin' were presented by Energy Minister Natasa Pilides on Monday during the opening of the Industry Week fair...

Cyprus on ‘very good track’ to innovation

Cyprus on ‘very good track’ to innovation

The high scores of Cyprus in the field of innovation were stressed in the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2022, which was held at Nicosia Municipal Theatre on Monday. Keynote speakers from various fields attended the conference and talked about issues pertaining to a world which is in the digitisation process...

Boulder smashes pickup truck on mountain road

Boulder smashes pickup truck on mountain road

A contractor in the road maintenance business thanked his lucky stars on Monday after he emerged unscathed when a huge rock fell on his pickup truck just outside a mountain community in Limassol district...

Government offers cash for whistleblower’s torched cars

Government offers cash for whistleblower’s torched cars

The transport minister in the Republic of Cyprus has been credited with a Cabinet decision to compensate a state employee, whose family vehicles were torched after he blew the whistle on a car sales scam...

Man dies after unexplained car crash in Larnaca

Man dies after unexplained car crash in Larnaca

A rear seat passenger involved in an unexplained road accident in Larnaca over the weekend succumbed to his injuries on Sunday night, with police saying they were still investigating the incident...

Yellow warnings extended for parts of Cyprus

Yellow warnings extended for parts of Cyprus

The southern half of Cyprus is under an extended yellow warning all day Monday due to heavy thunderstorms, as a weakening cyclone southwest of the island is still affecting the area...

Greece, Turkey at it again over shocking refugee photo

Greece, Turkey at it again over shocking refugee photo

A shocking image of fully naked refugees picked up by Greek police has puzzled officials and the media, with Athens pointing the finger at Turkish authorities and Ankara firing back accusing Greece of covering up human rights violations...

Cyprus extra cautious over cyclone from west

Cyprus extra cautious over cyclone from west

Weather officials in Cyprus have issued a yellow warning for daytime Sunday due to heavy thunderstorms affecting parts of the island, as cyclone activity west of the island is moving southeast...

Are milk, meat and coffee still affordable?

Are milk, meat and coffee still affordable?

According to the Consumer Protection Service's Price Observatory, price increases of up to 21% and price decreases of up to 13% were observed between September 14 and October 12....

Evidence from defendants' computers and phones excluded from trial

Evidence from defendants' computers and phones excluded from trial

Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the court order to search Christakis Tziovanis and Antonis Antoniou's telecommunications data, an important development has occurred in the Al Jazeera case....

Who is analog and who is digital?

Who is analog and who is digital?

At the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit, the presidential candidates talk about the nation's future and the next generation....

Cyprus post offices to receive 210 electric scooters by 2025

Cyprus post offices to receive 210 electric scooters by 2025

According to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Works is developing a plan to promote postal services, and by 2025, the postal services will be equipped with 210 electric scooters....

Greece: Mother of 12 year old accused of abetting pedophiles

Greece: Mother of 12 year old accused of abetting pedophiles

The man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl, then pimping her out to prospective “clients” online, and one of the 213 men who responded to the pimp’s advertisement were jailed Wednesday....

President: By 2027, Cyprus will be able to export renewable energy

President: By 2027, Cyprus will be able to export renewable energy

It is estimated that by the end of 2027 Cyprus will have an excess of renewable energy that could be exported or exchanged, in addition to the quantities that could be available from Egypt, Israel, and Greece, President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, said on Friday morning, in his address at the EMGF Energy Transition Conference hosted in Nicosia....

COVID: Almost 2800 cases reported since last Friday the 7th of October

COVID: Almost 2800 cases reported since last Friday the 7th of October

Cyprus announced two deaths due to COVID-19 with 2,759 new cases detected from 7-13 October....

Police alarmed after speed camera van shot at

Police alarmed after speed camera van shot at

Police are investigating a shooting incident on the highway in rural Nicosia on Thursday night, when shots were fired at a traffic camera van injuring two employees who were on duty...

Russian tourists no longer welcome in the Czech Republic

Russian tourists no longer welcome in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic’s authorities have announced that from the end of this month, the country will start applying stricter entry rules for citizens of Russia....

Men arrested after bride kidnapping goes awry

Men arrested after bride kidnapping goes awry

Three men have been arrested on breaking and entering charges following a failed attempt to steal a young female from the household who secretly got hitched to her beau without dad’s blessing...

Arming Ukraine rumors intensify in Cyprus

Arming Ukraine rumors intensify in Cyprus

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has clarified that his country will not send weapons directly to Ukraine, but the commander-in-chief did not rule out a swap through a third country that was willing to replace Russian-made systems with modern armaments...

Tatar: Moving towards recognition

Tatar: Moving towards recognition

The pseudo-state (TRNC) will attend the historic Turkic States Summit in Uzbekistan on November 11 as an observing member, Ersin Tatar claimed in a meeting with a delegation of the AKP's Foreign Relations Committee in the occupied territories led by former MP Mehmet Jeyhan....

Cyprus ranks high in childhood obesity

Cyprus ranks high in childhood obesity

Cyprus is one of the top countries with a very high rate of childhood obesity, according to a report presented to the Parliamentary Health Committee on Thursday....

'Weeks of the German Language' is back after a 2 year hiatus

'Weeks of the German Language' is back after a 2 year hiatus

The Embassies of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Goethe-Institut Cyprus have the pleasure to announce that the 'Weeks of the German Language', which strives to promote multilingualism in Cyprus and contributes to the cultural exchange between Cyprus, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, will take place all over Cyprus for the 6th consecutive year....

Tax returns from prior years being cleared quickly

Tax returns from prior years being cleared quickly

The Tax Department is proceeding rapidly with the clearing of the Tax Declarations of companies and individuals from previous years with the aim of having all the declarations cleared by the summer of 2023, Tax Commissioner, Sotiris Markides, told CNA....

IMF predicts a return to fiscal surpluses for Cyprus following the pandemic

IMF predicts a return to fiscal surpluses for Cyprus following the pandemic

Cyprus’ public finances will return to surpluses in 2023 which will continue until 2027, the IMF said in its Fiscal Monitor 2022 issued on Wednesday....

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